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Post by terryallenuk on Jun 21, 2022 9:33:01 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2022 10:32:21 GMT -5
Excellent news.
I kinda hoped Titan would pick up the comics as well.
Good to see they will continue the omnibus editions and other reprints. I just hope they don't overdo it in the 1st year like Marvel with numerous titles, they gotta take their time and do a good job.
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Post by Jason Aiken on Jun 21, 2022 10:39:15 GMT -5
Titan is probably the best place for the REH properties at this point. The big two (Marvel and DC) don't have anyone on staff to write the characters properly in the current political climate. Marvel did a horrible job this time around save for Savage Avengers which was fun.
I don't think Titan producing a monthly Conan the Barbarian is a good idea, though. They should adapt full REH stories and release them in hardcover. The monthly comic book market is dead and the sales will be embarrassing.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2022 10:59:34 GMT -5
Titan is probably the best place for the REH properties at this point. The big two (Marvel and DC) don't have anyone on staff to write the characters properly in the current political climate. Marvel did a horrible job this time around save for Savage Avengers which was fun. I don't think Titan producing a monthly Conan the Barbarian is a good idea, though. They should adapt full REH stories and release them in hardcover. The monthly comic book market is dead and the sales will be embarrassing.Yeah, you're right. Looking at the sales of Titan, if it sells over 15k after the 1st issue it'll be a best seller. JANUARY Cowboy Bebop 1 $3.99 01/26/22 Titan 30,858 We Ride Titans 1 $3.99 01/12/22 Vault 17,513 Blade Runner 2029 11 $3.99 01/05/22 Titan 7,139 Horizon Zero Dawn Liberation 4 $3.99 01/05/22 Titan 5,697 Doctor Who Empire of Wolf 3 $3.99 01/12/22 Titan 4,653 Gun Honey 4 $3.99 12/15/21 Titan 459 Gun Honey 3 $3.99 11/17/21 Titan 244 FEBRUARY Blade Runner Origins 9 $3.99 02/23/22 Titan 7,549 Blade Runner 2029 12 $3.99 02/09/22 Titan 6,989 Doctor Who Empire of Wolf 4 $3.99 02/09/22 Titan 4,429 Gun Honey 3 $3.99 11/17/21 Titan 2,558 Cowboy Bebop 1 $3.99 01/26/22 Titan 1,794 MARCH Cowboy Bebop 2 $3.99 03/02/22 Titan 14,030 Blade Runner Origins 10 $3.99 03/16/22 Titan 6,714 Life Is Strange Settling Dust 4 $3.99 03/09/22 Titan 2,788 APRIL Cowboy Bebop 3 $3.99 04/27/22 Titan 9,617 Blade Runner Origins 11 $3.99 04/20/22 Titan 6,373 Minions Mini Boss 1 $3.99 04/13/22 Titan 2,858 Gun Honey 1-4 Photo Pack $17.99 04/06/22 Titan 652 Horizon Zero Dawn Liberation 1-4 Pack $19.99 04/06/22 Titan 306 |
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Post by Jason Aiken on Jun 21, 2022 11:15:48 GMT -5
Titan is probably the best place for the REH properties at this point. The big two (Marvel and DC) don't have anyone on staff to write the characters properly in the current political climate. Marvel did a horrible job this time around save for Savage Avengers which was fun. I don't think Titan producing a monthly Conan the Barbarian is a good idea, though. They should adapt full REH stories and release them in hardcover. The monthly comic book market is dead and the sales will be embarrassing.Yeah, you're right. Looking at the sales of Titan, if it sells over 15k after the 1st issue it'll be a best seller. If Ablaze plays their cards right, they could outsell the official title. I could see Heroic Signatures pulling the license from them, though to avoid that. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2022 11:30:10 GMT -5
Yeah, you're right. Looking at the sales of Titan, if it sells over 15k after the 1st issue it'll be a best seller. If Ablaze plays their cards right, they could outsell the official title. I could see Heroic Signatures pulling the license from them, though to avoid that. Fredrik Malmberg shoulda sorted out a deal with Glenat. Ablaze are fine when it comes to translating comics written and illustrated by others but when it comes to their own stuff like Belit & Valeria, they're no better than Marvel. |
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Post by Jason Aiken on Jun 21, 2022 12:34:20 GMT -5
If Ablaze plays their cards right, they could outsell the official title. I could see Heroic Signatures pulling the license from them, though to avoid that. Fredrik Malmberg shoulda sorted out a deal with Glenat. Yeah, very short-sighted on his part. Then again, it was probably a bur in his ass to pay for works starring a character that Heroic Signatures still claims to own. The Glenat editions would look damn good in oversized hardcover from Titan, similar to the Elric hardcovers. Yeah, but right now the comic industry is in dire straits. Some people who they may not have been able to afford several years ago are probably in their price range today as far as writers go. Truman, Busiek, and Bunn could all be had for a reasonable offer. When was the last time you saw Busiek and Truman write anything? But I agree, I haven't read the Belit and Valeria comic yet, still on my to be read pile, but it is universally panned on here. Check this out from the official press release AIPT posted: aiptcomics.com/2022/06/21/conan-the-barbarian-titan-comics/Looks like they have the distribution.... they really have no excuse for fucking this up. I would encourage any editor at Titan or Heroic Signatures to come on this board and consult us before you have another Brian Wood or Jason Aaron fiasco. This is probably the last chance before the property is run completely into the ground. Dark Horse failed down the stretch, Marvel was an abomination, don't let this be the third strike. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2022 13:55:08 GMT -5
Thanks for the link Jason.
...another thing to consider, I really don't like saying this, but it could just be that there's no real interest in new Conan stuff in the comic book industry right now!
Even if there's a successful Netflix series the impact on the Direct Market would probably be minimal.
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Post by johnnypt on Jun 21, 2022 13:59:13 GMT -5
Is there any desire for brand new Conan stories completely separated from the Howard stories? I'd say the last decade from DH and Marvel has shown there's not really much of an interest for it. The Glenat/Ablaze run shows where the interest is. I don't think it's a good idea to pick up where DH left off, but constructing runs around specific adaptations may be a better way to go than what was just done. Marvel treated the original stories like Dracula reacting to the cross, so I'd advise trying a different direction that that.
Edit-Hun, you beat me to it!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2022 14:30:57 GMT -5
Is there any desire for brand new Conan stories completely separated from the Howard stories? I'd say the last decade from DH and Marvel has shown there's not really much of an interest for it. The Glenat/Ablaze run shows where the interest is. I don't think it's a good idea to pick up where DH left off, but constructing runs around specific adaptations may be a better way to go than what was just done. Marvel treated the original stories like Dracula reacting to the cross, so I'd advise trying a different direction that that. Edit-Hun, you beat me to it! I think that's probably the best approach for the new series considering Ablaze have the adaptations covered. I gotta admit I am concerned by the potential figures for the new CtB series. Is it worth it? |
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Post by enriqued on Jun 21, 2022 14:50:41 GMT -5
My only hope right now it's to see some sort of conclusion of the Dark Horse saga. If they're not going to finish "The slayer" properly or reboot "Queen of the black coast", AT LEAST, they should give us a proper ending to the Prince/Vizier storyline. I know Kurt Busiek want to do it and he has a pretty complex idea of how to do it. I really would like to read that.
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Post by Jason Aiken on Jun 21, 2022 15:35:35 GMT -5
If Busiek, Truman, or Bunn aren't writing the new Conan series, we're screwed.
You guys are right, there's not much of an appetite for straight Conan pastiche. They have to follow the early Dark Horse formula writing around adaptations. Hell pick up with the end of Conan: the Slayer. Bunn's writing was the best Conan we've had in several years. Get him to continue the saga of the Ghoul and bring back Busiek to keep the Vizier framing sequence going. Then save the adaptations, including Black and Red for Truman and Giorello.
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Post by Erik on Jun 21, 2022 17:02:56 GMT -5
Can't say I ever heard of Titan comics, but this is good news. I'm all for giving a different company a chance to do some good with REH's characters.
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Post by mindboggled on Jun 23, 2022 12:43:03 GMT -5
I think they wouldn't have bought the license if they weren't going to do something special with it, they are aware that the sales are abysmal with Marvel. So I am assuming they are going to try a different approach. I am feeling good about this.
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Post by karasuthecrow on Jun 23, 2022 19:47:59 GMT -5
Having Titan Books publishing both Conan comics and books could be an excellent deal, especially if they have long running plans.
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