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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2022 6:04:56 GMT -5
I'd love such a series but apparently Dark Horse's one didn't work out that well in the end? Yeah, a DH anthology format would not make much of an impact. Ideally, a quarterly with a painted cover, even if it is digitally painted, would be great. It would help if they employed artists that look good in Black and White. A new SSOC should have a Conan story of around 60 pages, they can add pin-ups if they like, I guess. But no back-up stories with other REH characters. Titan should keep well away from Dark Agnes, Belit and Valeria - don't need to make the same mistakes Marvel did. Right now it is even difficult selling Conan comics, let alone an REH anthology. They need to establish sales of the Conan books first, and then expand the range, hopefully, we'll get a good Solomon Kane Series, eventually. |
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Post by Jason Aiken on Sept 18, 2022 14:54:39 GMT -5
HUGE mistake. It's Conan or nothing at this point. A black and white REH anthology would be dead on arrival.
A black and white Conan magazine would be pretty niche, but an REH mag would be even more so.
Worry about putting out a quality Conan comics first. Prove you can do that.
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Post by johnnypt on Sept 18, 2022 21:16:26 GMT -5
Yeah, unfortunately that would be making the same mistake Marvel did coming out at once with all kinds of product that the audience didn’t end up wanting. Get ONE book to sell well, then go from there.
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Post by karasuthecrow on Sept 18, 2022 22:18:17 GMT -5
It hurts but you are right, its Conan or nothing, hopefully Jim Zub will have better chances now that he is starting from the ground up.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2022 4:18:09 GMT -5
Unfortunately it looks like Fredrik Malmberg and Titan may end up making the same mistakes as Marvel with too many books early on. Have a butcher's at Fredrik's recent tweet below:
It’s everything from continuing the great archival program that Marvel started to several new mini-series, oneshots, and of course the workhorse, the monthly Conan the Barbarian. And how to make our (together with @comicstitan of course) program unique. And secret super 2nd title
The sales were not that good for the minis at Marvel, they are unlikely to sell better at Titan.
The orders for Conan the Barbarian will probably average out at around 15 to 20 thousand copies for Conan the Barbarian, and that's good for a Titan book. The majority of retailers will be even more reluctant to order a REH/Conan title not published by Marvel. I expect it'll be the reverse with the Forbidden Planet stores in the UK, they are owned by Titan Entertainment and will try to push the book.
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Post by irondavith on Sept 19, 2022 4:43:54 GMT -5
Unfortunately it looks like Fredrik Malmberg and Titan may end up making the same mistakes as Marvel with too many books early on. Have a butcher's at Fredrik's recent tweet below: It’s everything from continuing the great archival program that Marvel started to several new mini-series, oneshots, and of course the workhorse, the monthly Conan the Barbarian. And how to make our (together with @comicstitan of course) program unique. And secret super 2nd title
The sales were not that good for the minis at Marvel, they are unlikely to sell better at Titan. The orders for Conan the Barbarian will probably average out at around 15 to 20 thousand copies for Conan the Barbarian, and that's good for a Titan book. The majority of retailers will be even more reluctant to order a REH/Conan title not published by Marvel. I expect it'll be the reverse with the Forbidden Planet stores in the UK, they are owned by Titan Entertainment and will try to push the book. I did not know Forbidden Planet was owned by Titan. I picked up a couple of really good deals on Conan omnibuses there recently. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2022 5:43:53 GMT -5
Unfortunately it looks like Fredrik Malmberg and Titan may end up making the same mistakes as Marvel with too many books early on. Have a butcher's at Fredrik's recent tweet below: It’s everything from continuing the great archival program that Marvel started to several new mini-series, oneshots, and of course the workhorse, the monthly Conan the Barbarian. And how to make our (together with @comicstitan of course) program unique. And secret super 2nd title
The sales were not that good for the minis at Marvel, they are unlikely to sell better at Titan. The orders for Conan the Barbarian will probably average out at around 15 to 20 thousand copies for Conan the Barbarian, and that's good for a Titan book. The majority of retailers will be even more reluctant to order a REH/Conan title not published by Marvel. I expect it'll be the reverse with the Forbidden Planet stores in the UK, they are owned by Titan Entertainment and will try to push the book. I did not know Forbidden Planet was owned by Titan. I picked up a couple of really good deals on Conan omnibuses there recently. Yeah, they still have some good deals on the omnis online. Sometimes, you can find a good deal in store. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2022 6:49:49 GMT -5
Just checked out the Titan solicitations for December. Just like Marvel they usually have solicitations for graphic novels a little earlier. It looks like if Titan decide to release an omnibus in May 2023 we should get a solicitation in the next couple of months, sometime in November, I guess.  GUN HONEY BLOOD FOR BLOOD TP VOL 01 (MR)TITAN COMICS OCT221249 OCT221250 – GUN HONEY BLOOD FOR BLOOD PX ED TP VOL 01 (MR) – 17.99 (W) Charles Ardai (A) Ang Hor Kheng (CA) Stanley Lau "Artgerm" With weapons expert Joanna Tan, the legendary "Gun Honey," off the grid, recuperating from her last job, a vengeful rival takes her place – and frames Joanna for murder. On the run from Malaysia to Milan, from Montana to Monaco, can Joanna catch up to her ruthless enemy…or will she catch a bullet first?
Collects issues #1-4.
"The finest kind of pulp noir." Ed BrubakerIn Shops: Mar 01, 2023 SRP: 17.99  THREE GHOSTS OF TESLA HCTITAN COMICS OCT221264 (W) Richard Marazano (A / CA) Guilhem THE UNTOLD STORY OF NIKOLA TESLA'S FINAL ADVENTURES!
Won the 2018 Special double "Grande Ourse" award for best writing and best drawing at Andenne Convention, Belgium!
Science meets the supernatural in award winning cartoonist Richard Marazano's graphic novel, when the eccentricities of infamous engineer and inventor, Nikola Tesla, are warped into a terrifying mystery during World War Two.In Shops: Mar 08, 2023 SRP: 24.99 |
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Post by Jason Aiken on Oct 31, 2022 11:19:57 GMT -5
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Post by irondavith on Oct 31, 2022 16:20:15 GMT -5
Cool thanks. Worth noting at the bottom of the report - also as we suspected from Malmberg's earlier tweets - they're continuing the Savage Sword omnibus series from number 9 🤗. Hopefully they'll reprint the first one too!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2022 16:40:43 GMT -5
Thanks Jason. Looking good if you're a Buscema fan with De La Torre on Conan and Benito Gallego on the new Tarzan comic. Good that they intend to continue and hopefully complete the SSoC omnis. |
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Post by karasuthecrow on Oct 31, 2022 21:11:21 GMT -5
Yeah, they just re told us what has been said for months.
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Post by Von K on Oct 31, 2022 21:43:11 GMT -5
Thanks Jason. Long time to wait but looks like it's going to be awesome. Hope we get a preview or two along the way. |
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Post by hyrkanian on Nov 1, 2022 4:11:38 GMT -5
I can't wait to see Roberto's Conan but it's total nonsense to color this beautiful old school art style. Just imagine how magnificent his drawings would have looked in the old SSoC magazines.
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Post by Taurus on Nov 1, 2022 10:54:34 GMT -5
That is exactly what I was thinking. Why color such a beautiful black and white drawing?  De La torre's art asks for black and white format. Otherwise it is a crime. Man, these editors make such questionable decisions... I don't understand, really. Make it in black and white, magazine format and it is a success. But other than that we are very lucky to have Jim and De La Torre on the book. Titan couldn't have chosen better. |
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De La torre's art asks for black and white format. Otherwise it is a crime.