How did Harbinger:The Beginning & X-O Manowar:Birth sell

grifter78 · Post by **grifter78** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:33:19 pm

I'm just wondering if the numbers were good because I'm looking forward to more trades of these as well as some of the other Valiant titles.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:52:09 pm

Good question. I wonder what the numbers are?

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:57:27 pm

It's been brought up many times before and no one "in the know" has come across with any numbers.

greg · Post by **greg** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:04:20 pm

Diamond estimate numbers are available for X-O Manowar: Birth...
http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/12593.html

#58 on the Top 100 Graphic Novels - April 2008 - X-O Manowar: Birth - 1,786 copies

That total doesn't include Amazon.com sales or any retailers using then Valiant Retailer Direct program.
It's likely that other counts aren't included either, like non-Diamond international sales.

robb77 · Post by **robb77** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:02:58 pm

1786 is good when not one distributer in my area (london) stocked this

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:33:47 pm

not to shabby

grifter78 · Post by **grifter78** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:44:14 pm

I guess the latest press release answers my question:

June 7, 2008, New York, NY - Following the successes of its first two deluxe hardcover edition releases, Harbinger: The Beginning and X-O Manowar: Birth, Valiant Entertainment will release its third hardcover edition, Archer & Armstrong: First Impressions, on September 24.

"Our first two hardcovers have been big hits with Valiant fans both new and old," said Walter J. Black, Senior VP & Publisher of Valiant Entertainment.”

Boy, now I'm going to be promoting Wildstorm AND Valiant.

And I couldn't be happier about it.

MedicAR · Post by **MedicAR** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:42:11 am

My LCS got mine and one for the shop, the one for the shop sold within a week, so he'd order another. He said he's sold about four of each now.

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ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:44:30 am

MedicAR wrote:My LCS got mine and one for the shop, the one for the shop sold within a week, so he'd order another. He said he's sold about four of each now.

Same happened with the XO HC at an LCS I went to.