Comments on: Marvel Month-to-Month Sales: November 2006 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/12/27/marvel-month-to-month-sales-november-2006-2/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:15:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: ComicList: New Comic Book Releases List http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/12/27/marvel-month-to-month-sales-november-2006-2/#comment-10987 ComicList: New Comic Book Releases List Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:39:32 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/12/27/marvel-month-to-month-sales-november-2006-2/#comment-10987 <strong>MARVEL: Month-to-Month Sales for November 2006...</strong> Paul O'Brien writes Once again, CIVIL WAR is the dominant theme for November, as the mega-crossover sprawls into its seventh month. This should have been the last one, but thanks to the delays, there's a while to go yet. However, we do get two new on... MARVEL: Month-to-Month Sales for November 2006…

Paul O’Brien writes Once again, CIVIL WAR is the dominant theme for November, as the mega-crossover sprawls into its seventh month. This should have been the last one, but thanks to the delays, there’s a while to go yet. However, we do get two new on…

]]> By: Terry http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/12/27/marvel-month-to-month-sales-november-2006-2/#comment-10986 Terry Sun, 31 Dec 2006 18:33:17 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/12/27/marvel-month-to-month-sales-november-2006-2/#comment-10986 Rob Liefeld wasn't kicked off of Heroes Reborn. Marvel had just gone thru a major management change, and the new regime didn't like Rob's & Jim's contracts as they thought it was paying them too much and giving them too much creative power. They told both Rob & Jim that they had to renegotiate their contracts if they wanted to stay on the books --- the new contracts would be for much less money, and much less control. Rob opted out, Jim stayed and took on Rob's books. Rob Liefeld wasn’t kicked off of Heroes Reborn. Marvel had just gone thru a major management change, and the new regime didn’t like Rob’s & Jim’s contracts as they thought it was paying them too much and giving them too much creative power. They told both Rob & Jim that they had to renegotiate their contracts if they wanted to stay on the books — the new contracts would be for much less money, and much less control. Rob opted out, Jim stayed and took on Rob’s books.

]]> By: Paul O'Brien http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/12/27/marvel-month-to-month-sales-november-2006-2/#comment-10985 Paul O'Brien Sat, 30 Dec 2006 01:35:56 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/12/27/marvel-month-to-month-sales-november-2006-2/#comment-10985 Ah, good point. Okay... it depends which webpage version of the chart you're looking at, but at least one of them (on CBR) does list two separate order codes for DR STRANGE #1 on the October charts, in which case the second order code must be the variant cover. Ah, good point. Okay… it depends which webpage version of the chart you’re looking at, but at least one of them (on CBR) does list two separate order codes for DR STRANGE #1 on the October charts, in which case the second order code must be the variant cover.

]]> By: chasdom http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/12/27/marvel-month-to-month-sales-november-2006-2/#comment-10984 chasdom Fri, 29 Dec 2006 18:50:04 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/12/27/marvel-month-to-month-sales-november-2006-2/#comment-10984 > 84. DOCTOR STRANGE: OATH > 10/06 #1 (of 5) - 40,280 > 11/06 #2 (of 5) - 29,824 (-26.0%)This looks like an awfully steep drop > for the second issue, but then there was a variant cover on issue #1. On > that basis, then, it’s not quite so bad. See... but the variant was a freebee based on the # of Civil War copies ordered. And last month, when I asked you whether that was included in the numbers, you said "no". So which is it? --chasdom > 84. DOCTOR STRANGE: OATH
> 10/06 #1 (of 5) – 40,280
> 11/06 #2 (of 5) – 29,824 (-26.0%)This looks like an awfully steep drop > for the second issue, but then there was a variant cover on issue #1. On > that basis, then, it’s not quite so bad.

See… but the variant was a freebee based on the # of Civil War copies ordered. And last month, when I asked you whether that was included in the numbers, you said “no”. So which is it?

–chasdom

]]> By: Blog@Newsarama » You have all failed in your responsibility. http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/12/27/marvel-month-to-month-sales-november-2006-2/#comment-10983 Blog@Newsarama » You have all failed in your responsibility. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:24:13 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/12/27/marvel-month-to-month-sales-november-2006-2/#comment-10983 [...] Paul O’Brien - he brings the Marvel sales figures and the cold, hard truth, as in his analysis of the sales of the first issue of the new Iron Fist series: Every month there seems to be at least one new title that sticks out a completely spurious “Sold out at Diamond” press release, as if this were some sort of achievement. The reality, of course is that the print run is only fixed after the orders come in, and so anything can sell out at Diamond if the overprint is kept small enough. Frankly, if you’re a Marvel Universe superhero title, debuting in the 30Ks is not great, because you tend to fall sharply over the next couple of issues, and then you’re in trouble. The last IRON FIST solo title, launched in March 2004, started off with 34K, and got axed with issue #6. Obviously this is a few thousand higher, but it’s still not brilliant. [...] [...] Paul O’Brien – he brings the Marvel sales figures and the cold, hard truth, as in his analysis of the sales of the first issue of the new Iron Fist series: Every month there seems to be at least one new title that sticks out a completely spurious “Sold out at Diamond” press release, as if this were some sort of achievement. The reality, of course is that the print run is only fixed after the orders come in, and so anything can sell out at Diamond if the overprint is kept small enough. Frankly, if you’re a Marvel Universe superhero title, debuting in the 30Ks is not great, because you tend to fall sharply over the next couple of issues, and then you’re in trouble. The last IRON FIST solo title, launched in March 2004, started off with 34K, and got axed with issue #6. Obviously this is a few thousand higher, but it’s still not brilliant. [...]

]]> By: Sean W http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/12/27/marvel-month-to-month-sales-november-2006-2/#comment-10982 Sean W Thu, 28 Dec 2006 14:55:25 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/12/27/marvel-month-to-month-sales-november-2006-2/#comment-10982 Didn't Millar promise to throw himself into the sun or something if ULTIMATES #13 wasn't on store shelves by the end of 2006? Didn’t Millar promise to throw himself into the sun or something if ULTIMATES #13 wasn’t on store shelves by the end of 2006?

]]> By: Journalista » Blog Archive » Dec. 28, 2006: Taking stock of Marvel http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/12/27/marvel-month-to-month-sales-november-2006-2/#comment-10981 Journalista » Blog Archive » Dec. 28, 2006: Taking stock of Marvel Thu, 28 Dec 2006 14:54:58 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/12/27/marvel-month-to-month-sales-november-2006-2/#comment-10981 [...] Speaking of which: Writing for The Beat, Paul O’Brien looks at November’s sales of Marvel comics and does the month-to-month comparisons, noting that while the House That Jack Built still dominates the comics shops, the delays affecting the company’s big Civil War crossover appear to be costing the Marvel — and retailers — money. This is all irrelevant to the company’s greater fortunes, of course; Marvel is an intellectual-property licensing company these days, with comics publishing there more to justify the trademarks than anything else. Still, it does seem as though the company’s previous aura of invincibility seems a bit dimmer at the moment. (Above: Wolverine, not looking quite so fearsome. Panel from Astonishing X-Men #10 written by Joss Whedon, drawn by John Cassaday and colored by Laura Martin; ©2006 Marvel Characters, Inc.) [...] [...] Speaking of which: Writing for The Beat, Paul O’Brien looks at November’s sales of Marvel comics and does the month-to-month comparisons, noting that while the House That Jack Built still dominates the comics shops, the delays affecting the company’s big Civil War crossover appear to be costing the Marvel — and retailers — money. This is all irrelevant to the company’s greater fortunes, of course; Marvel is an intellectual-property licensing company these days, with comics publishing there more to justify the trademarks than anything else. Still, it does seem as though the company’s previous aura of invincibility seems a bit dimmer at the moment. (Above: Wolverine, not looking quite so fearsome. Panel from Astonishing X-Men #10 written by Joss Whedon, drawn by John Cassaday and colored by Laura Martin; ©2006 Marvel Characters, Inc.) [...]

]]> By: Jamie Coville http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/12/27/marvel-month-to-month-sales-november-2006-2/#comment-10980 Jamie Coville Thu, 28 Dec 2006 02:58:35 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/12/27/marvel-month-to-month-sales-november-2006-2/#comment-10980 "Axed with issue #12. This is, apparently, not what they want." I love Nextwave, but that line made me laugh out loud! “Axed with issue #12. This is, apparently, not what they want.”

I love Nextwave, but that line made me laugh out loud!

]]> By: Somebody http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/12/27/marvel-month-to-month-sales-november-2006-2/#comment-10979 Somebody Thu, 28 Dec 2006 02:00:47 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/12/27/marvel-month-to-month-sales-november-2006-2/#comment-10979 POB> 171. AGENTS OF ATLAS POB> Levelling out, but the numbers aren’t good. Well, there is that sequel think Kirk mentioned @ Newsarama... POB> 173. SPIDER-MAN FAMILY POB> 11/06 Spider Clan - 12,143 POB> Another batch of reprints with a bizarre lead story reinventing Spider-Man as a martial arts hero. Don’t ask. I can’t begin to imagine who’s supposed to be the target audience for this. Isn't this a second sequel to one of the original Marvel Mangaverse one-shots (after the Legend of the Spider-Clan mini)? How did they sell? JD> Actually, it’s been rescheduled for mid-March. HUH? When they announced Hitch had finally finished - http://forum.newsarama.com/printthread.php?t=93867 (and think what it means that they actually felt the need to announce this) - a couple of weeks back, they said the end of January. And it doesn't take three months to ink & colour (especially since you'd think they could have been doing so as Hitch finished each page) an issue. POB> 171. AGENTS OF ATLAS
POB> Levelling out, but the numbers aren’t good.

Well, there is that sequel think Kirk mentioned @ Newsarama…

POB> 173. SPIDER-MAN FAMILY
POB> 11/06 Spider Clan – 12,143
POB> Another batch of reprints with a bizarre lead story reinventing Spider-Man as a martial arts hero. Don’t ask. I can’t begin to imagine who’s supposed to be the target audience for this.

Isn’t this a second sequel to one of the original Marvel Mangaverse one-shots (after the Legend of the Spider-Clan mini)? How did they sell?

JD> Actually, it’s been rescheduled for mid-March.

HUH?

When they announced Hitch had finally finished – http://forum.newsarama.com/printthread.php?t=93867 (and think what it means that they actually felt the need to announce this) – a couple of weeks back, they said the end of January. And it doesn’t take three months to ink & colour (especially since you’d think they could have been doing so as Hitch finished each page) an issue.

]]> By: JD http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/12/27/marvel-month-to-month-sales-november-2006-2/#comment-10978 JD Wed, 27 Dec 2006 16:24:43 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/12/27/marvel-month-to-month-sales-november-2006-2/#comment-10978 ULTIMATES Late. Issue #13 is now due in the last week of January. ----- Actually, it's been rescheduled for mid-March. ULTIMATES
Late. Issue #13 is now due in the last week of January.
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Actually, it’s been rescheduled for mid-March.

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