Marvel month-to-month sales for August

Olivier E. · 09-26-2005, 10:01 AM

http://groups.google.es/group/rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe/msg/376845fd441243d2?&hl=es&q=marvel+august+sales

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Anyone who
went to the convention and thought they had a rarity will be thrilled to
learn that Marvel shipped 15,039 of the things in August, to chart at
number 138, outperforming several Marvel Universe titles.

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14. ULTIMATE IRON MAN
Mar 05 Ultimate Iron Man #1 (of 5) - 150,869
Apr 05 n/a
May 05 Ultimate Iron Man #2 (of 5) - 90,197 (-40.2%)
Jun 05 n/a
Jul 05 n/a
Aug 05 Ultimate Iron Man #3 (of 5) - 77,378 (-14.2%)

All the X-titles are dropping get new writers

People don't seem to be that interested in the new UFF team, same sales as before

There's no need for Supreme Power to go under Max, the sales are great, but then a new 1 always brings new readers

1602:New world sold really low

all the mini series sell really low

the market seems dead

Bervda · 09-26-2005, 10:10 AM

I'm kind of happy about some of this stuff. I'm a Marvel fan, but I haven't been happy with the quality of the X-books or the amount of mini's as of late. Maybe they'll change something. Money does talk.

ds9 · 09-26-2005, 10:11 AM

I wonder why UXM and USM are losing so many readers? New Avengers and Astonishing Xmen are kicking alot of ass.

ds9 · 09-26-2005, 10:17 AM

147. NEW WARRIORS
Jun 05 New Warriors #1 (of 6) - 20,841
Jul 05 New Warriors #2 (of 6) - 15,449 (-25.9%)
Aug 05 New Warriors #3 (of 6) - 13,485 (-12.7%)

Dreadful numbers, and this one surely can't be aimed at the digest
audience. A shame, because it's really quite good.

bachman · 09-26-2005, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ds9

I wonder why UXM and USM are losing so many readers? New Avengers and Astonishing Xmen are kicking alot of ass.

My theory on the Ultimate books.

It's not "new and exciting" any more. When it debuted five years ago it was a whole new universe where anything could happen, so people wanted to check it out. Now, it seems to be following a little too closely to the regular Marvel U. . No big differences. Not bad, just not different enough.
Plus they introduce, like, 5 new people with each storyline. The well will soon run dry
Also, a lot of people are "waiting for the trade".

ds9 · 09-26-2005, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by bachman

My theory on the Ultimate books.

It's not "new and exciting" any more. When it debuted five years ago it was a whole new universe where anything could happen, so people wanted to check it out. Now, it seems to be following a little too closely to the regular Marvel U. . No big differences. Not bad, just not different enough.
Plus they introduce, like, 5 new people with each storyline. The well will soon run dry
Also, a lot of people are "waiting for the trade".

I wonder how the trade sales are doing on the books.

Olivier E. · 09-26-2005, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by ds9

147. NEW WARRIORS
Jun 05 New Warriors #1 (of 6) - 20,841
Jul 05 New Warriors #2 (of 6) - 15,449 (-25.9%)
Aug 05 New Warriors #3 (of 6) - 13,485 (-12.7%)

Dreadful numbers, and this one surely can't be aimed at the digest
audience. A shame, because it's really quite good.

No one buys those digests