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But I think the point is we need you two to keep inflating these sales figures so the series can live on I currently only by the issues monthly from my LCS, but will eventually get the giant hardcovers/Omnibus for reading purposes
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11-15-2017, 09:57 PM | #722 | |
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As for universe, forgive me if I already said my piece on it but I think that with all the characters running around in TMNT we could have never managed with just one monthly book. The micros were ok but I think it's better to have a solid numbering system so universe has that going for it but I think the problems it has kind of has to do with how it manages the order of content. If the main line of comics is doing 4-5 issue story arcs then I think universe should try and keep to 1-2 issue stories, 3 at the most. I know you got to write for the trade but we can't ever have another 4 issue April & Casey again, even people like me who put a large amount of their spending money into this series are struggling to deal with that. I'm not the editor I don't know all the numbers but there's got to be a balance. The next Universe story looks great and i think people are going to like it because it has the turtles staring in it but we still have a lot of other characters that need time. I guess the best way to handle it was like back in 34-36 where we had 1/2 turtles with a few side characters. That's how Universe should work. |
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i believe IDW has given away free copies of issue #1 in the past, as well as selling the greatest hits copy of it for $1. that’s always a good way to hook new readers. i agree about the necessity of Tmnt Universe. and as much as i love having the back-up stories (most of the time) there are times i’d rather the back-up occasionally be sacrificed, unless there is a story that really needs to be told like ‘Inside Out’ or ‘what is ninja?’ i also do like the flexibility of being able to see 2 to 3 or even 4 issue supporting arcs in Universe. yeah Casey & April was definitely a story that could have been told in a single issue i think. i almost feel like Tmnt Universe #11 felt like another filler story that didn’t really do much for the series overall. i’m actually really happy the Turtles will be more of focus in the upcoming Universe arc. i love the series. but i just wish the Turtles were more front and center. Quote:
how you just get the single issues from your LCS, that's the best way to do it.
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12-29-2017, 10:04 PM | #724 |
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November sales weren't posted here, so:
http://www.comichron.com/monthlycomi...7/2017-11.html TMNT Ongoing #76 12,258 TMNT Ghostbusters II all sold between the 10,000-12,000 range TMNT Universe 16 8,044 No December sales yet of course. Universe only sold 8,000 copies this month, might be the lowest a IDW TMNT comic ever sold unless I'm forgetting something. |
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12-29-2017, 10:58 PM | #726 |
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Oh yeah, I wasn't counting the Nick Adventures comic, just the main IDW TMNT series and its spinoffs.
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12-31-2017, 01:23 PM | #727 | |
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But doing a quick Find by IDW, it looks like the main TMNT book is their third best-selling overall; the second-best ongoing below Star Wars Adventurers (the Ghostbusters crossover #1 beat the ongoing by about 500). TMNU is #12 for IDW overall, but if you don't count the TMNT/GB crossover, it comes in #7 for IDW's ongoings by my count. (I'm assuming Star Trek Discovery and Sword of Ages are ongoings? They're both at #1 this month, which explains why they sold so well.) Far as I can tell, the TMNT secondary book beat the My Little Pony and Transformer secondary books. If you look at where TMNTU stands in IDW's rankings, it's doing fairly well, at least by this list. And the TMNT ongoing continues to be one of IDW's top performers month to month. ...How did I miss that IDW publishes Star Wars Adventures? I've been buying those for my nieces. No surprise to see that one selling gangbusters. |
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01-15-2018, 06:26 PM | #728 |
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December sales are in!
Batman TMNT 2 #1: 50,213 Batman TMNT 2 #2: 41,791 TMNT #77: 11,270 TMNT Universe #17: 7,869 http://www.comichron.com/monthlycomi...7/2017-12.html Now we know why there's a second Batman/TMNT crossover, sales are through the roof. On the opposite end of the spectrum, TMNT Universe sales are sinking faster than the Titanic in 1912. |
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I expect Universe to continue through all of 2018, so we should get another 12 issues. I don't know about 2019 though, unless sales stabilize.
I guess if sales dip to 5,000 or less monthly, it's probably a sign they'll either re-tool it or replace it with separate mini's/specials like they used to. Or more 5 issue a month specials like Dimension X or Bebop/Rocksteady. |
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The ongoing seems to have dropped a large amount this time. IDK Could be because of the bat crossover? Ongoing is about at the same number Universe was at only ten issues ago.
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My guess is that the Batman crossover sales are "normies" that just enjoy the bada$$ery of that concept. Those who don't know that IDW is doing its own line and just say "Yeah, I'll take that crossover". Which isn't bad, but hey...they should stick around.
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01-16-2018, 01:50 PM | #733 |
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The ongoing dropped by almost 1000, that seems like a lot of folks jumping ship.
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01-16-2018, 01:59 PM | #734 |
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That's what happens I guess when the TMNT become background characters in their own comic.
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01-16-2018, 01:59 PM | #735 |
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Or maybe the digital versions should start getting counted.
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01-16-2018, 02:05 PM | #736 |
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Is there any place that tracks digital sales? I really wonder why it isn't made public.
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01-16-2018, 02:07 PM | #737 |
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It’s not new so much. I recently read #14 from vol 1 and it was kind of like that. It must be easy for writers to fall into that type of deal of having other characters front and center.
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No I doubt that. There is a drop in sales during the holidays from my understanding. I remember this happening last year and the sales did pick back up.
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That actually makes a lot of sense...though you'd think they would go up during the holidays. But then again, who in these days wants 20 page comic issues for Christmas?
(Well...I mean I do...if they're the original issues of Bone...)
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