Update on DW comic

[HorseTechie]

Wanting something more solid on this, I PMed one of the inside PR folk on the DW message board. Here's the response I got:


As far as I know, TMNT is going to be on temporary hiatus, but Dreamwave has definately (to my knowledge), not abandoned TMNT. Thanks for your concern regarding this title! Keep checking dreamwaveprod.com for the TMNT news.... cool?

DW_Insider

[Bowser_Koopa]

does this mean, they haven't dropped it or there is still a 50/50 chance?

[Eidiot88]

Sounds more than 50/50 if he said check the site.

[VaughnMichael]

so damn confusing....
I talked to a friend of mine lastnight who works at a comic book shop in pgh and he said they just orderd isue 10....so I have no freakin clue what in the hell is going on with this comic....but all this miss information is not good for the comic I can tell you that much..dw needs to get there stuff together
-Vaughn Michael

[Michaelangelo|DAH]

Well, sounds the comic hasn't been cancelled or anything, and it will return sometime in the future. LeSean and Peter David just sounded like it was gone for good :(

I'm confused too!!!

[Jephael]

I don't think they ever said that, dude. But it is possible that if the series stays on hiatus for long, LeSean won't return to do more issues.

[Michaelangelo|DAH]

Nope, they never said it. But they just seemed like it would never return ever. like when LeSean ''I doubt that it will ever be inked and colored'' or something like that.

HELL, I WANT IT BACK

[HorseTechie]

I'm just gonna go with the "on hiatus"bit then. Not concelled and not gone. But on hiatus. Which is prolly why PAD and LesSean are also confused since they aren't being asked to produce anything at the moment.

Like they decided to put the TMNT comic into hiberation, or in TF geek speak, 'stasis lock'. Until DW can afford to run it full steam again.

[Ninjatron]

Thanks HT. This is good news. Things are looking up.

DW_Insider knows the score. He's a good guy. I've seen him at conventions. So it's great to get the word straight from him.

I think a lot of this confusion stems from how they themselves weren't sure what to do with the book, and the word on cancelation got out before they were ready.

Sayonara.

[HorseTechie]

And... the second reply from the other, Candice PRM:

Hi Achtee,
Unfortunately, I cannot answer anything about this yet, sicne there are no answers! I hope to put out something official soon to answer everyone's questions.

So, until then please be patient and understanding of the situation. Thanks.

[CookSux]

I predicted it!

[HorseTechie]

Someone asked about sales from Decmber on DW TMNT #7. I found a listing of all the sales on DW books. A comparison. Shows that the TMNT are not the only ones suffering (while the giant bots rule).

TRANSFORMERS GENERATION ONE VOL 3 #0* -- DRE 53,081

GI JOE/TRANSFORMERS #5 (Of 6)* -- DRE 52,934


TRANSFORMERS/GI JOE #4 (Of 6) -- DRE 52,199


TRANSFORMERS WAR WITHIN VOL 2 #3 -- DRE 39,958

TRANSFORMERS ARMADA #18 -- DRE 28,066

STREET FIGHTER #4* -- IMA 27,606

TRANSFORMERS MTMTE OFFICIAL GUIDE #8 -- DRE 17,479

TMNT ANIMATED #7 -- DRE 13,721

DUEL MASTERS #2 -- DRE 10,247

DARKMINDS MACROPOLIS VOL 2 #3 -- DRE 8,179

[Michaelangelo|DAH]

that was me... Thanks.

Doesn't look too good.

DOWN
DOWN
DOWN

each issue

:( :cry:

[OA]

I know we're talkin DW here, but i found those numbers on the sales very intersting...does anyone know how the Mirage comic is fairing?? just wonder...

[Bowser_Koopa]

i think it was 8 or 10.000, i'm not sure :P

[Michaelangelo|DAH]

I know we're talkin DW here, but i found those numbers on the sales very intersting...does anyone know how the Mirage comic is fairing?? just wonder...

Yeah right about 7 or 8000

[cqb101]

I know we're talkin DW here, but i found those numbers on the sales very intersting...does anyone know how the Mirage comic is fairing?? just wonder...

Yeah right about 7 or 8000

Ya, but Mirage can afford low numbers like that because they don't have to pay for the character rights where as DW does. Anyway, glad to hear that it's just on hiatus and not completely cancelled.