Dark Horse Gold Key Estimated Print Runs
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Re: Estimated Print-Runs For The New Line
Posted this on the DK board today.
Also, not sure if I have discussed the Boom Stan Lee books here or did so at the Valiant boards but look at the numbers for these July books.
275 STAN LEE TRAVELER #9 4,251
276 STAN LEE SOLDIER ZERO #10 4,250
284 STAN LEE STARBORN #8 3,995
So much for these books being in higher demand than the DK line. Even the low print run Samson was generating more sales than this. To no surprise, I found this weekend that the Stan Lee books will be discontinued with the 12th issues of each being their last. Boom deserves credit for at least hanging in there long enough to comfortably conclude those titles. Not sure how good they have been since have only read preview samples of them but at least they did not experience the production delays which plagued our DK books.
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Re: Estimated Print-Runs For The New Line
I think this is VERY similar to how the GK books would have gone. Bad art and not exactly stunning stories will do this to any book.Second_Death wrote:Posted this on the DK board today.
Also, not sure if I have discussed the Boom Stan Lee books here or did so at the Valiant boards but look at the numbers for these July books.
275 STAN LEE TRAVELER #9 4,251
276 STAN LEE SOLDIER ZERO #10 4,250
284 STAN LEE STARBORN #8 3,995
So much for these books being in higher demand than the DK line. Even the low print run Samson was generating more sales than this. To no surprise, I found this weekend that the Stan Lee books will be discontinued with the 12th issues of each being their last. Boom deserves credit for at least hanging in there long enough to comfortably conclude those titles. Not sure how good they have been since have only read preview samples of them but at least they did not experience the production delays which plagued our DK books.
On a seperate note I'm suprised Starborn was the worst seller, seemed the most interesting from the first issue.
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Re: Estimated Print-Runs For The New Line
Reading the line of 3 since the start, Starborn has had the weakest art and most confusing storyline in my view, and I find it the least enjoyable.ian_house wrote:I think this is VERY similar to how the GK books would have gone. Bad art and not exactly stunning stories will do this to any book.Second_Death wrote:Posted this on the DK board today.
Also, not sure if I have discussed the Boom Stan Lee books here or did so at the Valiant boards but look at the numbers for these July books.
275 STAN LEE TRAVELER #9 4,251
276 STAN LEE SOLDIER ZERO #10 4,250
284 STAN LEE STARBORN #8 3,995
So much for these books being in higher demand than the DK line. Even the low print run Samson was generating more sales than this. To no surprise, I found this weekend that the Stan Lee books will be discontinued with the 12th issues of each being their last. Boom deserves credit for at least hanging in there long enough to comfortably conclude those titles. Not sure how good they have been since have only read preview samples of them but at least they did not experience the production delays which plagued our DK books.
On a seperate note I'm suprised Starborn was the worst seller, seemed the most interesting from the first issue.
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Re: Estimated Print-Runs For The New Line
In my opinion, the Dr Solar stories were stunning beginning with issue 5. The rest of the stories were strongly trending upward, too.ian_house wrote:I think this is VERY similar to how the GK books would have gone. Bad art and not exactly stunning stories will do this to any book.Second_Death wrote:Posted this on the DK board today.
Also, not sure if I have discussed the Boom Stan Lee books here or did so at the Valiant boards but look at the numbers for these July books.
275 STAN LEE TRAVELER #9 4,251
276 STAN LEE SOLDIER ZERO #10 4,250
284 STAN LEE STARBORN #8 3,995
So much for these books being in higher demand than the DK line. Even the low print run Samson was generating more sales than this. To no surprise, I found this weekend that the Stan Lee books will be discontinued with the 12th issues of each being their last. Boom deserves credit for at least hanging in there long enough to comfortably conclude those titles. Not sure how good they have been since have only read preview samples of them but at least they did not experience the production delays which plagued our DK books.
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Re: Estimated Print-Runs For The New Line
But sadly you don't pick up readers at issue 5, only lose them. I agree they were getting better. But with a non-existant time schedule and more than half of the readers scared off by the first few issues they didn't stand a chance.StarBrand wrote:In my opinion, the Dr Solar stories were stunning beginning with issue 5. The rest of the stories were strongly trending upward, too.ian_house wrote:I think this is VERY similar to how the GK books would have gone. Bad art and not exactly stunning stories will do this to any book.Second_Death wrote:Posted this on the DK board today.
Also, not sure if I have discussed the Boom Stan Lee books here or did so at the Valiant boards but look at the numbers for these July books.
275 STAN LEE TRAVELER #9 4,251
276 STAN LEE SOLDIER ZERO #10 4,250
284 STAN LEE STARBORN #8 3,995
So much for these books being in higher demand than the DK line. Even the low print run Samson was generating more sales than this. To no surprise, I found this weekend that the Stan Lee books will be discontinued with the 12th issues of each being their last. Boom deserves credit for at least hanging in there long enough to comfortably conclude those titles. Not sure how good they have been since have only read preview samples of them but at least they did not experience the production delays which plagued our DK books.
Re: Estimated Print-Runs For The New Line
No doubt if they'd started the series with issue 5, and sustained their publishing schedule, we'd be talking about a hit book right now.ian_house wrote:But sadly you don't pick up readers at issue 5, only lose them. I agree they were getting better. But with a non-existant time schedule and more than half of the readers scared off by the first few issues they didn't stand a chance.StarBrand wrote:In my opinion, the Dr Solar stories were stunning beginning with issue 5. The rest of the stories were strongly trending upward, too.ian_house wrote:I think this is VERY similar to how the GK books would have gone. Bad art and not exactly stunning stories will do this to any book.Second_Death wrote:Posted this on the DK board today.
Also, not sure if I have discussed the Boom Stan Lee books here or did so at the Valiant boards but look at the numbers for these July books.
275 STAN LEE TRAVELER #9 4,251
276 STAN LEE SOLDIER ZERO #10 4,250
284 STAN LEE STARBORN #8 3,995
So much for these books being in higher demand than the DK line. Even the low print run Samson was generating more sales than this. To no surprise, I found this weekend that the Stan Lee books will be discontinued with the 12th issues of each being their last. Boom deserves credit for at least hanging in there long enough to comfortably conclude those titles. Not sure how good they have been since have only read preview samples of them but at least they did not experience the production delays which plagued our DK books.
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Re: Estimated Print-Runs For The New Line
Anyone have the numbers for the later issues?
Re: Estimated Print-Runs For The New Line
I don't think any numbers came out this month on this line.cplsimon wrote:Anyone have the numbers for the later issues?
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Re: Estimated Print-Runs For The New Line
Added Magnus 1 For $1 info.
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Re: Estimated Print-Runs For The New Line
Added numbers for Dr Solar 8 and Turok 3.
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Re: Estimated Print-Runs For The New Line
Thanks for the update
Re: Estimated Print-Runs For The New Line
cplsimon wrote:Thanks for the update
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Re: Estimated Print-Runs For The New Line
Did anyone see an estimated print-run on the Magnus trade?
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Re: Estimated Print-Runs For The New Line
I added numbers on Turok 4 and Mighty Samson 4. I had to estimate Mighty Samson 4 myself, and that's explained next to the number I entered for it.
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Added new Occultist #1 numbers.
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166 - Turok Son of Stone Aztlan Vol. 1 $15.99 Dark Horse - 533
166 - Turok Son of Stone Aztlan Vol. 1 $15.99 Dark Horse - 533
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Re: Estimated Print-Runs For The New Line
Is that the trade print run of turok?
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That would be pretty pathetic if it was
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Re: Estimated Print-Runs For The New Line
If one writes to dark horse would they tell you the official print run?
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Re: Estimated Print-Runs For The New Line
Knowing the way they promoted Dark Key they probably would be like - "We released that? You Sure? Wow, We didn't know that."Phantom.. wrote:If one writes to dark horse would they tell you the official print run?
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Re: Estimated Print-Runs For The New Line
Phantom.. wrote:Is that the trade print run of turok?
That's pretty likely that 533 is the number that Diamond sold through. I've yet to see a DK trade of any kind in a shop or at a convention. If customers didn't like the singles, there's no chance in hell that retailers gambled on trades. Those 533 were probably mostly pre-orders.
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Re: Estimated Print-Runs For The New Line
that is mega low. as in embarsing.
shame dark horse screwd the line up so bad.
shame dark horse screwd the line up so bad.
Re: Dark Horse Gold Key Estimated Print Runs
Did anyone ever figure out, or does anyone know how to figure estimated print runs for the Magnus, Turok and Mighty Samson trades from this line?
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Re: Dark Horse Gold Key Estimated Print Runs
Mighty Samson Judgement 447 copiesStarBrand wrote:Did anyone ever figure out, or does anyone know how to figure estimated print runs for the Magnus, Turok and Mighty Samson trades from this line?
Turok Son of Stone Aztlan 533 copies
Magnus Robot Fighter Vol. 1 1,068 copies
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Re: Dark Horse Gold Key Estimated Print Runs
Thanks, Phil.TheVisitor wrote:Mighty Samson Judgement 447 copiesStarBrand wrote:Did anyone ever figure out, or does anyone know how to figure estimated print runs for the Magnus, Turok and Mighty Samson trades from this line?
Turok Son of Stone Aztlan 533 copies
Magnus Robot Fighter Vol. 1 1,068 copies
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