TF Comic Sales..for those interested

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 5:20 pm

I actually think, taking the sum of their work today, DW was better than IDW.

I'm in the minority who think that here. But consider this. Furman contributed with The War Within series, which for the time, was new and exciting stuff. They gave us those awesome MTMTE profiles, even attempting in the last issue to explain mass shifting and other basic TF concepts. Both the first and second G1 series were better than what we're getting now, and the ongoing, particularly towards the end, was top notch stuff. Mad Brick at least gave us the fights we wanted to see with art by none other than the Figster at his best, like the Sunstorm vs. Jetfire and Predaking vs. Bruticus battles. Despite the lameness of every G.I.Joe/TF crossover, the art in the DW one was freakin awesome. We got some nice extras too, like posters and calendars. Sure, there were massive misfires, like Micromasters. But all in all, I think I enjoyed DW more than IDW.

Hook2 · Post by **Hook2** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 7:40 pm

Yaya wrote:I actually think, taking the sum of their work today, DW was better than IDW.

I'm in the minority who think that here. But consider this. Furman contributed with The War Within series, which for the time, was new and exciting stuff. They gave us those awesome MTMTE profiles, even attempting in the last issue to explain mass shifting and other basic TF concepts. Both the first and second G1 series were better than what we're getting now, and the ongoing, particularly towards the end, was top notch stuff. Mad Brick at least gave us the fights we wanted to see with art by none other than the Figster at his best, like the Sunstorm vs. Jetfire and Predaking vs. Bruticus battles. Despite the lameness of every G.I.Joe/TF crossover, the art in the DW one was freakin awesome. We got some nice extras too, like posters and calendars. Sure, there were massive misfires, like Micromasters. But all in all, I think I enjoyed DW more than IDW.

Hey, you aren't the only one. I think the second volume of DW G1 is far superior to anything Idw has shat out in 2 years. It's one of my favorite Tfs comics of all time. War Within vol 3 shares similar status. And I was really, really digging their ongoing right out of the gate with issue 0, and salivating to see where it was going when DW crashed!

There is nothin' wrong with liking DW over Idw. In fact, after the marvel revival with issue 81, I would vote for a revival of DW continuity next, so we could FINALLY see the end of Age of Wrath!

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 7:43 pm

It's not a bad argument, given that we got 2006-half of 2008 for IDW's peak, and 2008-on has been terrible, bar Last Stand of the Wreckers and the occasional blip of goodness like AHM #8 and parts of Ironhide.

But I reject it. The IDW continuity in general still has more potential than the cartoon retread of DW's main continuity. Every single story there was a variation of something we had seen before. Infiltration was a whole new and much smarter take on the TFs.

That said, if you do a Dreamwave reread, I am going to go back to Prime Directive and see how it compares.

Hook2 · Post by **Hook2** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 7:52 pm

bumblemusprime wrote:It's not a bad argument, given that we got 2006-half of 2008 for IDW's peak, and 2008-on has been terrible, bar Last Stand of the Wreckers and the occasional blip of goodness like AHM #8 and parts of Ironhide.

But I reject it. The IDW continuity in general still has more potential than the cartoon retread of DW's main continuity. Every single story there was a variation of something we had seen before. Infiltration was a whole new and much smarter take on the TFs.

That said, if you do a Dreamwave reread, I am going to go back to Prime Directive and see how it compares.

Hey, what I mean to say is, I enjoyed the books from DW I mentioned far more than AHM, Ongoing or Ironhide...

But what I love about these forums is that apparently you can actually have things like different favorite comic books and not get burned alive.

Hook2 · Post by **Hook2** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 8:28 pm

Just saw some solicits for the ongoing issue written by James Roberts. Can't wait to see that! I'd trade all of my Idw books post Revelation to get ahold of that thing right now!

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 9:27 pm

Hook2 wrote: But what I love about these forums is that apparently you can actually have things like different favorite comic books and not get burned alive.

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bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:06 am

Yaya wrote:
Hook2 wrote: But what I love about these forums is that apparently you can actually have things like different favorite comic books and not get burned alive.
aheh.....hehe........aheheh......haha........HA.....HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...HAHAAAAAAAAAAAAA.........HAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!

Oh he will learn, Yaya. He will learn.

Meaning that if you're Yaya, you're essentially screwed.

Okay, I admit it... I am looking forward to this Dreamwave re-read. Especially given that you are with us on the sorry state of IDW.

Hook2 · Post by **Hook2** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:57 am

bumblemusprime wrote:
Yaya wrote:
Hook2 wrote: But what I love about these forums is that apparently you can actually have things like different favorite comic books and not get burned alive.
aheh.....hehe........aheheh......haha........HA.....HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...HAHAAAAAAAAAAAAA.........HAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!
Oh he will learn, Yaya. He will learn.

Meaning that if you're Yaya, you're essentially screwed.

Okay, I admit it... I am looking forward to this Dreamwave re-read. Especially given that you are with us on the sorry state of IDW.

Well, I went back and read it again(DW ongoing) after Idw #15 came out and I'll say this: It felt like a Transformers comic that at least understood what it was supposed to be about.

DJ_Convoy · Post by **DJ_Convoy** » Thu May 19, 2011 10:48 pm

I'd imagine the sales will get updated shortly. I saw them elsewhere; it looks like they took yet another dip.

Then I saw someone post something along the lines of: "The sales go down just as the book gets good. Typical Transformer fans."

I can not tell you how pissed that little off hand comment makes me. Much angrier than I should be about something so utterly trivial, but bare with me, here.

So it's our fault the sales are in the toilet?

YOU'RE GODDAM RIGHT IT IS.

Many of us don't want to buy the book anymore! Many of us dropped it! Many of us won't pick it up again! Even if Costa suddenly was revealed to be the only begotten son of Furman and had somehow inherited all of Dad's knowledge, talent and verve- there would still be people who wouldn't be willing to give him a second (or third or fourth) chance! And why should they? What has IDW done to earn that kind of faith or trust? Once (or more often) bitten, twice shy!

This "blame the fans" self-loathing is SO BACKWARD and foolish. The currrent editorial regime has hid behind a "course corrections take time" and "this was our plan all along; it's just that you can see it now" mentality for a while now- but every month proves that whatever changes they've made were too little, too late.

Since "Typical Transformers fans" are apparently to blame for the book's continual downward spiral in dales, might I suggest that the typical IDW apologist/sycophant is responsible for the book's continual mediocrity?

I've said this over and over again- IDW, Andy Schmidt, Costa, whomever- they've really misunderstood what happens when faith in a publisher or a creative team is shaken.

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Fri May 20, 2011 1:15 am

Yes indeed.

Also, I just spent what would be the cost of four IDW single issues on the first two volumes of Walt Simonson's Fantastic Four run. That's shipping included. A good sixteen issues of Simonson malarkey. Economics, people!

Post by **Best First** » Fri May 20, 2011 8:27 am

Simsonomics people!

DJ_Convoy · Post by **DJ_Convoy** » Fri May 20, 2011 1:18 pm

Save the sheckles and buy the Simonson Thor Omnibus. Amazing stuff.

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:56 pm

April 2011 TF Sales
156 TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #18 9,813 copies
190 TRANSFORMERS HEART OF DARKNESS #2 7,426 copies
216 TRANSFORMERS RISING STORM #3 6,050 copies
222 TRANSFORMERS 3 MOVIE PREQUEL FOUNDATION #3 5,863
TPB:
118 TRANSFORMERS SECTOR 7 TP 730
Total Revenue April 2011: $130,909.18

May 2011 TF Sales
148 TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #19 10,089
190 TRANSFORMERS HEART OF DARKNESS #3 7,356
225 TRANSFORMERS RISING STORM #4 5,645
231 TRANSFORMERS 3 MOVIE PREQUEL FOUNDATION #4 5,372
TPB:
93 TRANSFORMERS 3 DARK MOON MOVIE ADAPTATION TP 1,105
112 TRANSFORMERS RISING STORM TP 877
113 TRANSFORMERS FOUNDATION TP 874
268 TRANSFORMERS IDW COLLECTION HC VOL 04 384

Total TF Revenue May 2011: $184,138.98

Summary:
Total TF Revenue December 2006: $209,000.
Total TF Revenue November 2006: $208,000
Total TF Revenue October 2006: $189,533
Total TF Revenue January 2007 $161,380
Total TF Revenue for February 2007 $121,024
Total TF Revenue for March 2007 $329,932
Total TF Revenue for April 2007 $198,345
Total TF Revenue for May 2007 $238,936.79
Total TF Revenue for June 2007 $535,169.76
Total TF Revenue for July 2007 $262,600.59 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for August 2007 $127,860.12 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for September 2007 $118,460.58 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for October 2007 $424,635.39 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for November 2007 $125,453.58
Total TF Revenue for December 2007 $102,105.78
total TF Revenue for January 2008 $247,827.98
total TF Revenue for February 2008 $250,586.39
Total TF Revenue for March 2008 $62,690.88
Total TF Revenue for April 2008 $107,759.55
Total TF Revenue for May 2008 $111,658.23
Total TF Revenue for June 2008 $211,659.50
Total TF Revenue for July 2008 $202,113.45
Total TF Revenue for August 2008 $282,627.66
Total TF Revenue for Sept 2008: $133,329.84
Total TF Revenue for Oct 2008: $152,733.21
Total TF Revenue for Nov 2008: $158,982.55
Total TF Revenue for Dec 2008: $188,709.54
Total TF Revenue for January 2009: $131,025.02
Total TF Revenue for February 2009: $223,255.27
Total TF Revenue March 2009: $251,328.92
Total TF Revenue April 2009: $276,880.11
Total TF Revenue May 2009: $150,588.06
Total TF Revenue June 2009: $268,418.81
Total TF revenue for July 2009: $162,828.27
Total TF revenue for August 2009: $160,104.97
Total TF revenue Sept 2009: $125,925.01
Total TF RevenueOctober 2009 : $116,709.76
Total TF Revenue Nov 2009: $132,551.12
Total TF Revenue Dec 2009: $131,644.06.
Total TF revenue January 2010 : $189,830.76
Total TF Revenue February 2010: $114,452.08
Total TF Revenue March 2010: $148,667.40
Total TF Revenue April 2010: $165,619.84
Total TF Revenue May 2010 $168,071.34
Total TF Revenue June 2010 $177,546.27
Total TF Revenue July 2010=$130,846.66
Total TF Revenue August 2010 $136,790.92
Total TF Revenue September 2010: $189,086.08
Total TF Revenue October 2010 $183,134.65
Total TF Revenue November 2010: $116,038.81
Total TF Revenue December 2010: $$114,597.26
Total TF Revenue January 2011: $158,766.30
Total TF Revenue February 2011: $200,120.90
Total TF Revenue March 2011: $153, 583.76
Total TF Revenue April 2011: $130,909.18
Total TF Revenue May 2011: $184,138.98

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:56 am

Ten thousand copies. They'd better hope Chaos moves something other than my bowels.

DJ_Convoy · Post by **DJ_Convoy** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 3:46 pm

NO WAY! SALES ARE GOING UP! IDW LISTENING TO US! ME FRIEND WITH MIK COSTAL! HE SAY HI TO ME ONE TIME ON ITERNET BOX! COMIC GOOD NOW!!11!1

*dies*

Sunyavadin · Post by **Sunyavadin** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:31 pm

Sorry, one of those sales was me. I'll continue reading till the first time I see a fleshling then I'm back out.

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Thu May 10, 2012 10:12 pm

Wow, the trend has reversed and sales are up!

April TF Revenue
149 TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE ONGOING #4 12,053
150 TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE ONGOING #4 11,896
Trades
131 Transformers Classics V3 750 copies @ $24.99

Total:
$114,299.01 (These sales do not include Autocracy, the online digital TF comic)

Didn't think it was possible. Usually, strong writing doesn't equate to saving the plummeting TF sales, but not so here. A testament to Roberts and Barbers competence and energy. We we hanging around 9,000 something before these series started. And Transformers is handily outselling every G.I.Joe title.

I know what you might say. IDW's Popeye #1 just outsold both. But the dude eats spinach. So gotta let it slide.

Oh, little catching up:
October 2011
Comics:
Ongoing #28 10,469 copies
Ongoing #27 10,242 copies
Graphic Novels:
Classics UK TP Vol 1 722 copies @$29.99 each
Total: $104,289.67

November 2011
Comics:
Ongoing #30 10,452 copies
Ongoing #29 10,440 copies
Graphic Novels:
Ongoing Vol 5: Chaos 988 copies @19.99 each
Total: $103,109.20

December 2011
156 Death of OP: 12,961 copies
173 Ongoing #31 10,348 copies
Graphic Novels:
IDW Collection HC VOl 5 401 copies @ $49.99 each
Total: $113,048.90

January's numbers
Comics:
121 TF MTMTE #1 15,342 copies
144 TF RID #1 12,236 copies
As for the trades:
118 Classics V2 812 copies
Giving us $130,328.10 from only two comics and a trade. Again, not bad.

February
Comics
161 MTMTE #2 11,670 copies
162 RID #2 11,654 copies
188 Infestation 2 TF #2 8,993 copies
188 Infestation 2 TF #1 8,958 copies
Trades
120 Transformers v6 Police Action 850 copies @ $17.99
Total:
$179,978.75

March
Comics
147 MTMTE #3 12,065 copies
150 RID #3 11,940 copies
Trades
115 Transformers v7 Chaos 977 copies @ $19.99
214 Transformers Classics UK v2 549 copies @ $29.99
Total:
$131,774.69

Summary:
Total TF Revenue December 2006: $209,000.
Total TF Revenue November 2006: $208,000
Total TF Revenue October 2006: $189,533
Total TF Revenue January 2007 $161,380
Total TF Revenue for February 2007 $121,024
Total TF Revenue for March 2007 $329,932
Total TF Revenue for April 2007 $198,345
Total TF Revenue for May 2007 $238,936.79
Total TF Revenue for June 2007 $535,169.76
Total TF Revenue for July 2007 $262,600.59 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for August 2007 $127,860.12 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for September 2007 $118,460.58 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for October 2007 $424,635.39 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for November 2007 $125,453.58
Total TF Revenue for December 2007 $102,105.78
total TF Revenue for January 2008 $247,827.98
total TF Revenue for February 2008 $250,586.39
Total TF Revenue for March 2008 $62,690.88
Total TF Revenue for April 2008 $107,759.55
Total TF Revenue for May 2008 $111,658.23
Total TF Revenue for June 2008 $211,659.50
Total TF Revenue for July 2008 $202,113.45
Total TF Revenue for August 2008 $282,627.66
Total TF Revenue for Sept 2008: $133,329.84
Total TF Revenue for Oct 2008: $152,733.21
Total TF Revenue for Nov 2008: $158,982.55
Total TF Revenue for Dec 2008: $188,709.54
Total TF Revenue for January 2009: $131,025.02
Total TF Revenue for February 2009: $223,255.27
Total TF Revenue March 2009: $251,328.92
Total TF Revenue April 2009: $276,880.11
Total TF Revenue May 2009: $150,588.06
Total TF Revenue June 2009: $268,418.81
Total TF revenue for July 2009: $162,828.27
Total TF revenue for August 2009: $160,104.97
Total TF revenue Sept 2009: $125,925.01
Total TF RevenueOctober 2009 : $116,709.76
Total TF Revenue Nov 2009: $132,551.12
Total TF Revenue Dec 2009: $131,644.06.
Total TF revenue January 2010 : $189,830.76
Total TF Revenue February 2010: $114,452.08
Total TF Revenue March 2010: $148,667.40
Total TF Revenue April 2010: $165,619.84
Total TF Revenue May 2010 $168,071.34
Total TF Revenue June 2010 $177,546.27
Total TF Revenue July 2010=$130,846.66
Total TF Revenue August 2010 $136,790.92
Total TF Revenue September 2010: $189,086.08
Total TF Revenue October 2010 $183,134.65
Total TF Revenue November 2010: $116,038.81
Total TF Revenue December 2010: $$114,597.26
Total TF Revenue January 2011: $158,766.30
Total TF Revenue February 2011: $200,120.90
Total TF Revenue March 2011: $153, 583.76
Total TF Revenue April 2011: $130,909.18
Total TF Revenue May 2011: $184,138.98
Total TF Revenue June 2011: $137,048.52
Total TF Revenue July 2011: $133, 532.95
Total TF Revenue August 2011: $100, 512.35
Total TF Revenue September 2011: $109,818.03
Total TF Revenue October 2011: $104,289.67
Total TF Revenue November 2011: $103,109.20
Total TF Revenue December 2011: $113,048.90
Total TF Revenue January 2012: $130,328.10
Total TF Revenue February 2012: $179,978.75
Total TF Revenue March 2012: $131,774.69
Total TF Revenue April 2012: $114,299.01

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 7:57 pm

May TF comic sales in:

176 TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE #5 11,602
178 TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE #5 11,506

TPB:
268 TRANSFORMERS IDW COLLECTION HC VOL 06 $49.99 452

Total TF Revenue May 2012: $114,796.40

Comparision with other IDW titles:
121 STAR TREK TNG DOCTOR WHO ASSIMILATION #1 20,940
129 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #10 19,254
132 MAGIC THE GATHERING #4 18,779
157 FRANKENSTEIN ALIVE ALIVE #1 14,692
175 GODZILLA #1 11,994
176 TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE #5 11,602
177 STAR TREK #8 11,590
178 TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE #5 11,506
181 STAR TREK #9 11,171
183 ROCKETEER ADVENTURES 2 #3 10,942
185 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES COLOR CLASSICS #1 10,732
187 TRUE BLOOD #1 10,615
197 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #9 9,438
199 GI JOE VOL 2 #13 9,391
201 TRIO #1 9,353
202 StEPHEN KING JOE HILL ROAD RAGE #4 9,335
204 GHOSTBUSTERS #9 9,133
206 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS FORGOTTEN REALMS #1 9,005
213 GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #178 8,804
217 SNAKE EYES & STORM SHADOW #13 8,567
222 LOCKE & KEY CLOCKWORKS #6 8,436
223 COBRA #13 8,115
234 HERO COMICS 2012 7,601
280 NEXT MEN AFTERMATH #43 5,655
296 NIGHT OF 1000 WOLVES #1 4,985

Interesting to see G.I. Joe titles taking a hit. Costa's title now the lowest selling G.I.Joe comic series. Christos Gage, how he misseth thee. Surprised by the popularity of TMNT.

Summary:
Total TF Revenue December 2006: $209,000.
Total TF Revenue November 2006: $208,000
Total TF Revenue October 2006: $189,533
Total TF Revenue January 2007 $161,380
Total TF Revenue for February 2007 $121,024
Total TF Revenue for March 2007 $329,932
Total TF Revenue for April 2007 $198,345
Total TF Revenue for May 2007 $238,936.79
Total TF Revenue for June 2007 $535,169.76
Total TF Revenue for July 2007 $262,600.59 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for August 2007 $127,860.12 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for September 2007 $118,460.58 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for October 2007 $424,635.39 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for November 2007 $125,453.58
Total TF Revenue for December 2007 $102,105.78
total TF Revenue for January 2008 $247,827.98
total TF Revenue for February 2008 $250,586.39
Total TF Revenue for March 2008 $62,690.88
Total TF Revenue for April 2008 $107,759.55
Total TF Revenue for May 2008 $111,658.23
Total TF Revenue for June 2008 $211,659.50
Total TF Revenue for July 2008 $202,113.45
Total TF Revenue for August 2008 $282,627.66
Total TF Revenue for Sept 2008: $133,329.84
Total TF Revenue for Oct 2008: $152,733.21
Total TF Revenue for Nov 2008: $158,982.55
Total TF Revenue for Dec 2008: $188,709.54
Total TF Revenue for January 2009: $131,025.02
Total TF Revenue for February 2009: $223,255.27
Total TF Revenue March 2009: $251,328.92
Total TF Revenue April 2009: $276,880.11
Total TF Revenue May 2009: $150,588.06
Total TF Revenue June 2009: $268,418.81
Total TF revenue for July 2009: $162,828.27
Total TF revenue for August 2009: $160,104.97
Total TF revenue Sept 2009: $125,925.01
Total TF RevenueOctober 2009 : $116,709.76
Total TF Revenue Nov 2009: $132,551.12
Total TF Revenue Dec 2009: $131,644.06.
Total TF revenue January 2010 : $189,830.76
Total TF Revenue February 2010: $114,452.08
Total TF Revenue March 2010: $148,667.40
Total TF Revenue April 2010: $165,619.84
Total TF Revenue May 2010 $168,071.34
Total TF Revenue June 2010 $177,546.27
Total TF Revenue July 2010=$130,846.66
Total TF Revenue August 2010 $136,790.92
Total TF Revenue September 2010: $189,086.08
Total TF Revenue October 2010 $183,134.65
Total TF Revenue November 2010: $116,038.81
Total TF Revenue December 2010: $$114,597.26
Total TF Revenue January 2011: $158,766.30
Total TF Revenue February 2011: $200,120.90
Total TF Revenue March 2011: $153, 583.76
Total TF Revenue April 2011: $130,909.18
Total TF Revenue May 2011: $184,138.98
Total TF Revenue June 2011: $137,048.52
Total TF Revenue July 2011: $133, 532.95
Total TF Revenue August 2011: $100, 512.35
Total TF Revenue September 2011: $109,818.03
Total TF Revenue October 2011: $104,289.67
Total TF Revenue November 2011: $103,109.20
Total TF Revenue December 2011: $113,048.90
Total TF Revenue January 2012: $130,328.10
Total TF Revenue February 2012: $179,978.75
Total TF Revenue March 2012: $131,774.69
Total TF Revenue April 2012: $114,299.01
Total TF Revenue May 2012: $114,796.40

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:55 pm

Why the spike between TMNT #9 and #10?

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 10:04 pm

bumblemusprime wrote:Why the spike between TMNT #9 and #10?

Wow. Good question.

DJ_Convoy · Post by **DJ_Convoy** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:18 pm

Nice to see the TF titles are good 'n' stable. Also nice to see that *****'s work on ** ***: ***** is shedding *******, if you're into that kind of schadenfraude thing.

inflatable dalek · Post by **inflatable dalek** » Sun Jun 17, 2012 4:45 am

Nice to see us doing better than GI Joe now. Though I'm surprised Real American Hero is selling that much less than the TF books, I was under the impression it was selling really well. Or has there just been a big drop off over the run? It certainly makes sense of not everyone at IDW initially being keen on doing Regeneration One, which I'd previously found to be a strange attitude if the Joe version was doing so well.

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:32 pm

June's TF comic sales are in courtesy of CBR:

163 TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE #6 11,437
164 TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE #6 11,267

TPB:
69 TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE VOL 01 $19.99 1,459

Total TF Revenue June 2012: $119,754.37

Wow. For the first time, RID outsold MTMTE. I just don't get that.

Summary:
Total TF Revenue December 2006: $209,000.
Total TF Revenue November 2006: $208,000
Total TF Revenue October 2006: $189,533
Total TF Revenue January 2007 $161,380
Total TF Revenue for February 2007 $121,024
Total TF Revenue for March 2007 $329,932
Total TF Revenue for April 2007 $198,345
Total TF Revenue for May 2007 $238,936.79
Total TF Revenue for June 2007 $535,169.76
Total TF Revenue for July 2007 $262,600.59 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for August 2007 $127,860.12 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for September 2007 $118,460.58 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for October 2007 $424,635.39 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for November 2007 $125,453.58
Total TF Revenue for December 2007 $102,105.78
total TF Revenue for January 2008 $247,827.98
total TF Revenue for February 2008 $250,586.39
Total TF Revenue for March 2008 $62,690.88
Total TF Revenue for April 2008 $107,759.55
Total TF Revenue for May 2008 $111,658.23
Total TF Revenue for June 2008 $211,659.50
Total TF Revenue for July 2008 $202,113.45
Total TF Revenue for August 2008 $282,627.66
Total TF Revenue for Sept 2008: $133,329.84
Total TF Revenue for Oct 2008: $152,733.21
Total TF Revenue for Nov 2008: $158,982.55
Total TF Revenue for Dec 2008: $188,709.54
Total TF Revenue for January 2009: $131,025.02
Total TF Revenue for February 2009: $223,255.27
Total TF Revenue March 2009: $251,328.92
Total TF Revenue April 2009: $276,880.11
Total TF Revenue May 2009: $150,588.06
Total TF Revenue June 2009: $268,418.81
Total TF revenue for July 2009: $162,828.27
Total TF revenue for August 2009: $160,104.97
Total TF revenue Sept 2009: $125,925.01
Total TF RevenueOctober 2009 : $116,709.76
Total TF Revenue Nov 2009: $132,551.12
Total TF Revenue Dec 2009: $131,644.06.
Total TF revenue January 2010 : $189,830.76
Total TF Revenue February 2010: $114,452.08
Total TF Revenue March 2010: $148,667.40
Total TF Revenue April 2010: $165,619.84
Total TF Revenue May 2010 $168,071.34
Total TF Revenue June 2010 $177,546.27
Total TF Revenue July 2010=$130,846.66
Total TF Revenue August 2010 $136,790.92
Total TF Revenue September 2010: $189,086.08
Total TF Revenue October 2010 $183,134.65
Total TF Revenue November 2010: $116,038.81
Total TF Revenue December 2010: $$114,597.26
Total TF Revenue January 2011: $158,766.30
Total TF Revenue February 2011: $200,120.90
Total TF Revenue March 2011: $153, 583.76
Total TF Revenue April 2011: $130,909.18
Total TF Revenue May 2011: $184,138.98
Total TF Revenue June 2011: $137,048.52
Total TF Revenue July 2011: $133, 532.95
Total TF Revenue August 2011: $100, 512.35
Total TF Revenue September 2011: $109,818.03
Total TF Revenue October 2011: $104,289.67
Total TF Revenue November 2011: $103,109.20
Total TF Revenue December 2011: $113,048.90
Total TF Revenue January 2012: $130,328.10
Total TF Revenue February 2012: $179,978.75
Total TF Revenue March 2012: $131,774.69
Total TF Revenue April 2012: $114,299.01
Total TF Revenue May 2012: $114,796.40

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:31 am

July's TF comic sales are in courtesy of CBR: Way to go Furminator/Wildstuff! Think they sold more issues of any TF comic since the New Avengers/TF crossover.

137 Transformers Regeneration One #81 15,975
164 Transformers Robots in Disguise #7 11,231
165 Transformers More Than Meets the Eye #7 11,114
293 Transformers Regeneration One 100 pg Spectacular $7.99 4,408

TPB:
60 Transformers Autocracy $19.99 1,469
71 Transformers RID Vol 1 $19.99 1,346
198 Classics UK V3 $29.99 548

Total TF Revenue June 2012: $260,796.09

Good month. 3 ongoings plus 3 trades releases. Good opening month for Regeneration and Autocracy sold more trades than RID.

Summary:
Total TF Revenue December 2006: $209,000.
Total TF Revenue November 2006: $208,000
Total TF Revenue October 2006: $189,533
Total TF Revenue January 2007 $161,380
Total TF Revenue for February 2007 $121,024
Total TF Revenue for March 2007 $329,932
Total TF Revenue for April 2007 $198,345
Total TF Revenue for May 2007 $238,936.79
Total TF Revenue for June 2007 $535,169.76
Total TF Revenue for July 2007 $262,600.59 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for August 2007 $127,860.12 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for September 2007 $118,460.58 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for October 2007 $424,635.39 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for November 2007 $125,453.58
Total TF Revenue for December 2007 $102,105.78
total TF Revenue for January 2008 $247,827.98
total TF Revenue for February 2008 $250,586.39
Total TF Revenue for March 2008 $62,690.88
Total TF Revenue for April 2008 $107,759.55
Total TF Revenue for May 2008 $111,658.23
Total TF Revenue for June 2008 $211,659.50
Total TF Revenue for July 2008 $202,113.45
Total TF Revenue for August 2008 $282,627.66
Total TF Revenue for Sept 2008: $133,329.84
Total TF Revenue for Oct 2008: $152,733.21
Total TF Revenue for Nov 2008: $158,982.55
Total TF Revenue for Dec 2008: $188,709.54
Total TF Revenue for January 2009: $131,025.02
Total TF Revenue for February 2009: $223,255.27
Total TF Revenue March 2009: $251,328.92
Total TF Revenue April 2009: $276,880.11
Total TF Revenue May 2009: $150,588.06
Total TF Revenue June 2009: $268,418.81
Total TF revenue for July 2009: $162,828.27
Total TF revenue for August 2009: $160,104.97
Total TF revenue Sept 2009: $125,925.01
Total TF RevenueOctober 2009 : $116,709.76
Total TF Revenue Nov 2009: $132,551.12
Total TF Revenue Dec 2009: $131,644.06.
Total TF revenue January 2010 : $189,830.76
Total TF Revenue February 2010: $114,452.08
Total TF Revenue March 2010: $148,667.40
Total TF Revenue April 2010: $165,619.84
Total TF Revenue May 2010 $168,071.34
Total TF Revenue June 2010 $177,546.27
Total TF Revenue July 2010=$130,846.66
Total TF Revenue August 2010 $136,790.92
Total TF Revenue September 2010: $189,086.08
Total TF Revenue October 2010 $183,134.65
Total TF Revenue November 2010: $116,038.81
Total TF Revenue December 2010: $$114,597.26
Total TF Revenue January 2011: $158,766.30
Total TF Revenue February 2011: $200,120.90
Total TF Revenue March 2011: $153, 583.76
Total TF Revenue April 2011: $130,909.18
Total TF Revenue May 2011: $184,138.98
Total TF Revenue June 2011: $137,048.52
Total TF Revenue July 2011: $133, 532.95
Total TF Revenue August 2011: $100, 512.35
Total TF Revenue September 2011: $109,818.03
Total TF Revenue October 2011: $104,289.67
Total TF Revenue November 2011: $103,109.20
Total TF Revenue December 2011: $113,048.90
Total TF Revenue January 2012: $130,328.10
Total TF Revenue February 2012: $179,978.75
Total TF Revenue March 2012: $131,774.69
Total TF Revenue April 2012: $114,299.01
Total TF Revenue May 2012: $114,796.40
Total TF Revenue June 2012: $119,754.37
Total TF Revenue July 2012: $260,796.09

inflatable dalek · Post by **inflatable dalek** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:33 pm

Pretty good, if unspurprising given the push. It'll be interesting to see what the drop off for issue 2 is.

One odd thing that's been shown by MTMTE and RID swapping which one comes out first, is that the first TF comic out in the month sells slightly better than the second. With 82 out the gate first in August I wonder if that pattern will hold and it will keep ahead of the other books issue 8?

inflatable dalek · Post by **inflatable dalek** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 7:24 pm

EDIT: Whoops, quoted the wrong month, Yaya has the figures I'm actually talking about below.

A big drop off for Reg was inevitable really regardless of the quality considering the first issue got much more of a push. How it goes for 83 will be the real sign of the books long term performance.

Slight dips for the other two books are more worrying though, they have to be hovering around the danger point now where they can't afford to loose many more readers before IDW start some serious reconsidering [Though do these charts include digital sales? If not things probably aren't as bad as they might seem. IIRC Roberts mentioned on Twitter this issue of MTMTE topped ComiXology's Japanese download chart. So presumably they're doing OK across the board in the format?]

Hopefully the themed months having no impact whatsoever will see the end of that experiment. As well as being either underwhelming (if your not a regular buyer will the promise of Decepticons in a Transformers book draw you in?) or basically false advertising (only one of the books actually managed to have more than a tokenistic Dinobots presence, if that was why you brought you in you wouldn't come back) the last two months have felt the weakest in the year to date.

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 12:32 pm

August's TF comic sales are in courtesy of CBR:

179 Transformers Regeneration One #82 12,328
193 Transformers Robots in Disguise #8 10,971
194 Transformers More Than Meets the Eye #8 10,940

TPB:
107 GI Joe/Transformers V1 $24.99 1,149

Summary:
Total TF Revenue December 2006: $209,000.
Total TF Revenue November 2006: $208,000
Total TF Revenue October 2006: $189,533
Total TF Revenue January 2007 $161,380
Total TF Revenue for February 2007 $121,024
Total TF Revenue for March 2007 $329,932
Total TF Revenue for April 2007 $198,345
Total TF Revenue for May 2007 $238,936.79
Total TF Revenue for June 2007 $535,169.76
Total TF Revenue for July 2007 $262,600.59 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for August 2007 $127,860.12 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for September 2007 $118,460.58 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for October 2007 $424,635.39 (estimate)
Total TF Revenue for November 2007 $125,453.58
Total TF Revenue for December 2007 $102,105.78
total TF Revenue for January 2008 $247,827.98
total TF Revenue for February 2008 $250,586.39
Total TF Revenue for March 2008 $62,690.88
Total TF Revenue for April 2008 $107,759.55
Total TF Revenue for May 2008 $111,658.23
Total TF Revenue for June 2008 $211,659.50
Total TF Revenue for July 2008 $202,113.45
Total TF Revenue for August 2008 $282,627.66
Total TF Revenue for Sept 2008: $133,329.84
Total TF Revenue for Oct 2008: $152,733.21
Total TF Revenue for Nov 2008: $158,982.55
Total TF Revenue for Dec 2008: $188,709.54
Total TF Revenue for January 2009: $131,025.02
Total TF Revenue for February 2009: $223,255.27
Total TF Revenue March 2009: $251,328.92
Total TF Revenue April 2009: $276,880.11
Total TF Revenue May 2009: $150,588.06
Total TF Revenue June 2009: $268,418.81
Total TF revenue for July 2009: $162,828.27
Total TF revenue for August 2009: $160,104.97
Total TF revenue Sept 2009: $125,925.01
Total TF RevenueOctober 2009 : $116,709.76
Total TF Revenue Nov 2009: $132,551.12
Total TF Revenue Dec 2009: $131,644.06.
Total TF revenue January 2010 : $189,830.76
Total TF Revenue February 2010: $114,452.08
Total TF Revenue March 2010: $148,667.40
Total TF Revenue April 2010: $165,619.84
Total TF Revenue May 2010 $168,071.34
Total TF Revenue June 2010 $177,546.27
Total TF Revenue July 2010=$130,846.66
Total TF Revenue August 2010 $136,790.92
Total TF Revenue September 2010: $189,086.08
Total TF Revenue October 2010 $183,134.65
Total TF Revenue November 2010: $116,038.81
Total TF Revenue December 2010: $$114,597.26
Total TF Revenue January 2011: $158,766.30
Total TF Revenue February 2011: $200,120.90
Total TF Revenue March 2011: $153, 583.76
Total TF Revenue April 2011: $130,909.18
Total TF Revenue May 2011: $184,138.98
Total TF Revenue June 2011: $137,048.52
Total TF Revenue July 2011: $133, 532.95
Total TF Revenue August 2011: $100, 512.35
Total TF Revenue September 2011: $109,818.03
Total TF Revenue October 2011: $104,289.67
Total TF Revenue November 2011: $103,109.20
Total TF Revenue December 2011: $113,048.90
Total TF Revenue January 2012: $130,328.10
Total TF Revenue February 2012: $179,978.75
Total TF Revenue March 2012: $131,774.69
Total TF Revenue April 2012: $114,299.01
Total TF Revenue May 2012: $114,796.40
Total TF Revenue June 2012: $119,754.37
Total TF Revenue July 2012: $260,796.09
Total TF Revenue August 2012: $165,327.12

Post by **Best First** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:56 am

HTF is RID selling more than MTMTE!?

idiots.

inflatable dalek · Post by **inflatable dalek** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:58 am

Best First wrote:HTF is RID selling more than MTMTE!?

idiots.

It seems to be the case that the one that comes out first in the month does slightly better, sales switched at the same time the order of publication did.

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 3:55 pm

inflatable dalek wrote:
Best First wrote:HTF is RID selling more than MTMTE!?

idiots.
It seems to be the case that the one that comes out first in the month does slightly better, sales switched at the same time the order of publication did.

Is everyone who buys a comic off the rack now and then getting paid at the first of the month?