tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546837.post281181605916492365..comments2023-09-15T05:16:16.412-04:00Comments on Paciocco's Mind: Strategy session for those who hate "Brand New Day"MrCynicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09597685655664903990noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546837.post-77853235337443517392008-02-27T21:20:00.000-05:002008-02-27T21:20:00.000-05:00in the near future? No.On the other hand, the fac...in the near future? No.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, the fact that Marvel is reduced to such cynical exploitation kind of defeats the "success" of Brand New Day, doesn't it? I mean, if it's atrophied to the point where the only way they can claim success is to effectively grab from the type of people who won't break their runs, even if it's costing them three times as much, isn't that kind of circling the wagons?MrCynicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09597685655664903990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546837.post-81209772112954337452008-02-27T20:58:00.000-05:002008-02-27T20:58:00.000-05:00So the first issue sold really well and the other ...So the first issue sold really well and the other two issues sold at around Pre-OMD levels for Amazing Spider-Man.<BR/><BR/>But Marvel was only putting out 1 issue of Amazing Spider-Man a month before.<BR/><BR/>The other two Spider-Man books they put out (Sensational Spider-Man and Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man) sold around 40,000 and 50,000. But they were canceled in favor of putting out two extra issues of Amazing Spider-Man a month, right?<BR/><BR/>That means that Marvel is selling over 100,000 more copies of Spider-Man comics a month.<BR/><BR/>So for Brand New Day to fail (earn Marvel less money) the sales of Brand New Day would have to go down to Pre-OMD Amazing + Pre-OMD Sensational + Pre OMD Friendly Neighborhood divided by 3.<BR/><BR/>And, if I've got the math right, that's around 63,000 to 65,000.<BR/><BR/>Do you really think Amazing Spider-Man will sell below 65,000 anytime in the near (or even distant) future?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546837.post-36480173812879433932008-02-27T20:00:00.000-05:002008-02-27T20:00:00.000-05:00Well, yes and no.Keeping in mind that I just resta...Well, yes and no.<BR/><BR/>Keeping in mind that I just restarted this blog after a long abscence for various reasons, but that this was (and still is) a topic I wanted to weigh in on (see also my thoughts on Civil War and the Initiative from last week), and that, well, nothing in comics is truly permenant.<BR/><BR/>Are the retailer orders up? Yes. It's a new run, with a hot team (McNiven and Dan Slott), so initial retailer orders are up. <BR/><BR/>Now, will the next month of Spider-books keep that up or will there be a drop off on the names alone? We don't know that yet. Nevermind what will happen come Slott's next story arc on the title. <BR/><BR/>And even if retailer orders are up, are purchases at the checkout that way? Again, don't know. Again, something that can be influenced. <BR/><BR/>According to Slott, pre-OMD Spidey was doing about 106,000 a month. Now, his first issue did about 132,000, but by the end, they'd gone back to about pre-OMD levels. <BR/><BR/>Is it success to rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic? Oh yes, he points out that if you were to combine the sales of the monthly titles pre-OMD day, then BND is a raving success, but...<BR/><BR/>Well, how many fans are just buying because they don't want to break a run?<BR/><BR/>Again, these are just my thoughts.<BR/><BR/>No such thing as too late.MrCynicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09597685655664903990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546837.post-64388361415123378502008-02-27T18:49:00.000-05:002008-02-27T18:49:00.000-05:00"With that in mind, here are just my thoughts on h..."With that in mind, here are just my thoughts on how you can use other books to lure Spider-Man fans away from the relaunch named after a particularly bad decade old Sting Song."<BR/><BR/>Isn't this a little too late?<BR/><BR/>The relaunch already happened.<BR/>And the first issue of the relaunch was the #1 book for all of January.<BR/>More than Hulk #1, the first appearance of the New Cap, Mighty Avengers, and Whedon's last monthly issue of Astonishing X-Men.<BR/>The other two issues of Brand New Day also placed in the Top 10.<BR/><BR/>Isn't Brand New Day already a success?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com