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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2017 16:10:27 GMT -5
Back on the docket last month, off again this month.... 211 CONAN THE SLAYER #6 8,057 Down less than 300, DH's #8 for the month. This issue was solicited normally but came out late, now what is the irregular schedule going to do to this number in the coming months? For situations like this, having these things available digitally is an asset. You forget they come out, see someone talking about it on the boards, if you can't get to the store, go download it Trade 133 CONAN TP VOL 20 WITCH SHALL BE BORN 730 I think the trades just aren't on anyone's radar screen anymore. A trade with Conan the Avenger material??? I'll pass.
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Post by lordyam on Mar 21, 2017 21:29:47 GMT -5
Out of pure curiosity I decided to look at the February sales
1.) Serenity: No Power In The Verse: 19,505 2.) Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 11,169 3.) Visitor: How and Why he stayed 8,034 4.) Alien Vs Predator: Life and Death: 7,740 5.) Angel Season 11: 6,681 6.) Baltimore the Red Kingdom: 6,141 7.) World of Tanks: 5185 8.) Ether: 4,795 9.) Empowered: Soldier Of Love: 4225 10.) Dept H: 4,097
This was out of.....13 issues
Dark Horse Presents, Dead Inside, and Spells on Wheels didn't even make the list
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Post by lordyam on Apr 11, 2017 14:52:15 GMT -5
Okay March's releases are out
1.) Neil Gaiman's american gods - 44,885 2.) Serenity No Power in the Verse - 19,621 3.) Hellboy and BPRD 1954 Ghost Moon - 12,134 4.) Blackhammer - 11,862 5.) BTVS Season 11 - 10,869 6.) Lady Killer - 8,964 7.) Conan - 7,868 8.) Alien Vs Predator Life and Death - 7,660 9.) Aliens Defiance - 7,559 10.) Angel Season 11 - 7,065 11.) Rebels - 6,913 12.) Visitor How and Why he stayed - 6,453 13.) Lobster Johnson - 6,230 14.) One and Future Queen - 5,241 15.) Baltimore the Red Kingdom - 5,171 16.) Shadows on the Grave - 4,980 17.) Elf quest the Final Quest - 4,921 (this is odd; it was supposed to be released NEXT month of all times)
The other 7 didn't make the list
That's 24 issues that were scheduled, and one that was prematurely released so.... yeah. Conan's in the 7/25 spot which translates to the upper 28th percentile (meaning it sells more than 72% of dh's other products
It's REALLY bizarre. Occasionally DH adapts some famous writers work or something that people wanted a sequel too (fight club 2 or instance) and that REALLY rakes in the dough, but otherwise
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Post by johnnypt on Apr 11, 2017 19:33:44 GMT -5
Thanks for pitching in while I'm on vacation this week😀 A less than 200 issue drop with all the release chaos going on isn't too bad.
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Post by johnnypt on Apr 12, 2017 13:54:52 GMT -5
One last trade number:
155 CHRONICLES OF CONAN TP VOL 34 BETRAYAL IN ZAMORA $19.99 DAR 799
Talk about going out with a whimper.
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Post by lordyam on Apr 13, 2017 2:56:34 GMT -5
That's kinda sad. I wasn't really impressed with the later stories myself though
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Post by johnnypt on May 8, 2017 10:51:50 GMT -5
April #s:
217 DAR Conan the Slayer (2016) #8-7,759, down -109, a drop of 1.39%, #7 for DH last month. Basically holding steady in the high 7000s.
The trade for the first six issues came in at 1,039. These days, anything with pre-orders over 1000, I'd call it a success!
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Post by lordyam on May 8, 2017 21:30:00 GMT -5
Wow. Considering the nonsense that's been going on that's not to shabby.
I think at this point they should adapt ONE more series and release others as miniseries.
Then you do the VERY last Conan story and end with a bang
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Post by lordyam on Jun 14, 2017 0:58:11 GMT -5
One thing that is interesting. Elf quest Final quest is supposed to be 24 issues. If it really IS the final part of the elf quest series (the writers are in their 60s at this point) I'm curious what the effect will have on Dark Horse
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Post by johnnypt on Jun 19, 2017 11:03:05 GMT -5
We're now holding steady:
249 DAR Conan the Slayer (2016) #9 7,729 (#8 7,759 -30 -0.39%)
Still #7 for DH, who gets a boost from American Gods.
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Post by johnnypt on Jul 17, 2017 12:24:31 GMT -5
Finally took a little bit of a hit, have to think the delays had something to do with it:
245 DAR Conan the Slayer (2016) #10 7,520 (#9 7,729 -209 -2.8%)
6th for DH, I'd suspect the next two issues have low triple digit drops as well.
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Post by lordyam on Jul 17, 2017 15:05:23 GMT -5
Wait. The delays haven't started yet though.
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Post by johnnypt on Jul 17, 2017 15:48:14 GMT -5
#9 solicited for March, came out in May, no real change
#10 solicited for May, came out in June, bit of a hit
#11 solicited for June, hopefully out in July, my guess is about the same hit, between 100-200 down
#12 is hopefully on target for August, THEN the delays begin...in fact hard to call it a delay when we have no idea when or if #13 is going to come out.
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Post by lordyam on Jul 17, 2017 19:58:43 GMT -5
I think it's still going to come out.
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Post by johnnypt on Jul 17, 2017 20:50:47 GMT -5
So do I, but it can't be reassuring to store owners to have a mid-level seller book not show up in solicits for two months in a row. The least DH could do is give a little update without going into a lot of detail, but these days the least seems to be too much.
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