TF Comic Sales..for those interested

[Yaya]

September's TF comic sales are in, courtesy of CBR:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?p...ticle&id=41449

177 Transformers Regeneration One #83 11,288
181 Transformers Robots in Disguise #9 10,828
184 Transformers More Than Meets the Eye #9 10,705
193 Transformers MTMTE 2012 Annual 9,442 (@$7.99)
200 Transformers RID 2012 Annual 8,809 (@$7.99)

Total IDW TF Revenue September 2012: $276,781.28

The Annuals gave a nice little boost in a month with no trades, and sold pretty well considering the price.

Obvious drop in sales for the other singles. I think one can mistakenly interpret this as bad, but we should remember that these sales do not include digital sales, which I think since Autocracy are likely growing in number. Aren't some of you guys going the digital route already with some of these?

Been a while since revenue has cracked $260,000 for a month:

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
Total TF Revenue September 2012: $265,781.28

[inflatable dalek]

Obvious drop in sales for the other singles. I think one can mistakenly interpret this as bad, but we should remember that these sales do not include digital sales, which I think since Autocracy are likely growing in number. Aren't some of you guys going the digital route already with some of these?

Though this was also the month the **** hit the fan over European and UK digital sales so those would have likely been hit fairly hard. Which is of course a large part of what makes that so frustrating, decent issues (especially the Annuals) kicked for an admin error.

It' would actually be interesting to see the consolidated (ie, IDW themselves, Comixology ect) digital sales figures to see how they compare to the physical. I'm actually surprised there's not such a chart already.

[Yaya]

October's numbers are up, courtesy of CBR:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?p...ticle&id=42165

Comics
191 Transformers Regeneration One #84 10,994
194 Transformers Robots in Disguise #10 10,683
195 Transformers More Than Meets the Eye #10 10,566

Trades:
106 Transformers More Than Meets the Eye Vol 2 1,173 @$19.99
170 Transformers Classics Vol 4 766 @$24.99
279 Transformers Vol 7 473 @$49.99

Total: $194,885.42



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
Total TF Revenue September 2012: $265,781.28
Total TF Revenue October 2012: $194,885.42

[Yaya]

January 2013 Numbers:

177 TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE ONGOING #13 9,935
178 TRANSFORMERS REGENERATION ONE #87 9,861
179 MARS ATTACKS TRANSFORMERS (ONE SHOT) 9,805
192 TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT THUNDERCRACKER #1 8,327

TPB:
87 TRANSFORMERS REGENERATION TP VOL 01 $19.99 1,164
235 TRANSFORMERS COMPLETE DRIFT HC $24.99 446

Total TF Revenue January 2013: $185,746.62

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
Total TF Revenue September 2012: $265,781.28
Total TF Revenue October 2012: $194,885.42
Total TF Revenue November 2012: $163,063.32
Total TF Revenue December 2012: $236,545.51
Total TF Revenue January 2013: $185,746.62

[Yaya]

February's numbers are up, courtesy of CBR:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?p...ticle&id=44230

Comics:
182 Transformers Spotlight Megatron 10,356
190 Transformers MTMTE #13 10,051
192 Transformers RID #13 9,874
193 Transformers Regeneration #88 9,782
207 TF Prime Rage of the Dinobots #3 7,821
210 TF Prime Rage of the Dinobots #4 7,609

Lots of comics but no trades out in February and a spotlight was the best selling issue of the month. Interesting.

Total TF Revenue Febuary 2013: $221,417.07

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
Total TF Revenue September 2012: $265,781.28
Total TF Revenue October 2012: $194,885.42
Total TF Revenue November 2012: $163,063.32
Total TF Revenue December 2012: $236,545.51
Total TF Revenue January 2013: $185,746.62
Total TF Revenue Febuary 2013: $221,417.07

[Yaya]

April's numbers, courtesy of CBR:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?p...ticle&id=45363

Comics:
195 Transformers RID #16 9,699
197 Transformers MTMTE #16 9,636
199 Transformers Regeneration One #90 9,477
208 Spotlight Trailcutter 8,690

Trades:
113 RID V3 974 @ $17.99
224 GI Joe/Transformers V3 665 @$24.99

Total TF Revenue April 2013: $183,773.59

Ouch. Less than 10,000 copies, with regular titles such as My Little Pony, TMNT, G.I.Joe, Judge Dredd, Doctor Who, and Star Trek all outselling the Transformers. Can someone please explain to me why as the quality of the TF stories go up, the sales inevitably go down?


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
Total TF Revenue September 2012: $265,781.28
Total TF Revenue October 2012: $194,885.42
Total TF Revenue November 2012: $163,063.32
Total TF Revenue December 2012: $236,545.51
Total TF Revenue January 2013: $185,746.62
Total TF Revenue February 2013: $221,417.07
Total TF Revenue March 2013: $238,444.54
Total TF Revenue April 2013: $183,773.59

[bumblemusprime]

Ouch. Less than 10,000 copies, with regular titles such as My Little Pony, TMNT, G.I.Joe, Judge Dredd, Doctor Who, and Star Trek all outselling the Transformers. Can someone please explain to me why as the quality of the TF stories go up, the sales inevitably go down?

Costa's run had the same issue, regardless of quality. It's typical numbers fatigue. MLP, TMNT and numerous other comics are below 10 issues. Once you get up around 15, 20, 30 issues, monthly sales fall off considerably because of the amount of backstory. That doesn't mean that TPBs fall off, though.

Look for more crossovers, events, tie-in limited series, and the like over the next few years. Hopefully we can avoid the dreaded renumbering, in which someone decides that 33 issues is far too many.

[snarl]

Didn't Ryall (may have been somebody else) come out online and say that the numbers were a load of ***** anyway?

The only exposure I have to sales is when I trek over to FP on release day.

Typically, there's multiple smelly BO ***** reading the book in the shop, with the book occupying a decent amount of shelf space but clearly selling out pretty quickly.

[Hound]

At Botcon, IDW said sales were great. I don't think there's any cause for concern. Just keep spreading the word. Buy issues for friends as gifts etc :-)

[Yaya]

May's sales numbers, courtesy of CBR:
Comics:
201 Transformers RID #17 9,496
204 Transformers MTMTE #16 9,395
208 Transformers Regeneration One #90 9,207
214 Transformers Monstrosity #1 8,563
228 Transformers Prime Beast Hunters #1 7,643

Trades:
216 Classics UK V4 471 @$24.99

Total TF Revenue May 2013: $188,543.25

And here's June's numbers, finally. Courtesy of CBR:
Comics:
201 RID #18 9,496
204 MTMTE #18 9,395
208 Transformers Regeneration One #92 9,207
214 Monstrosity # 1 8,563
228 Transformers Prime Beast Hunters #2 7,643

Trades:
216 Classics UK v4 471 @$24.99

Total TF Revenue June 2013: $188,534.25

July's sales numbers, courtesy of CBR:
Comics:
223 Transformers RID #19 9,564
227 Transformers MTMTE #19 9,320
233 Transformers Regeneration One #92 8,990
253 Transformers Monstrosity #3 7,583
273 Transformers Prime Beast Hunters #3 7,004

Trades:
127 MTMTE v4 1,000 @$19.99

Total TF Revenue May 2013: $189,409.39


August's sales numbers

Comics:
187 Transformers More Than Meets Eye 20 9,402
192 Transformers Robots In Disguise 20 9,218
205 Transformers Regeneration One 94 8,541
224 Transformers Monstrosity 3 7,361
243 Transformers Prime Beast Hunters 4 6,691

Tredes:
125 Transformers Dark Prelude 796
154 Transformers Classics Vol. 5 668


September's sales numbers

230 Transformers Regeneration One 0 10,249
245 Transformers More Than Meets Eye 21 9,258
279 Transformers Monstrosity 4 7,109
311 Transformers Prime Beast Hunters 5 5,827

Trades:
114 Transformers Robots In Disguise Vol. 4 927

October's sales numbers, courtesy of CBR:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?p...ticle&id=49082

Comics:
236 MTMTE #22 9,249
237 RID #21 9,220
241 RID #22 9,044
249 Transformers Regeneration One #95 8,663
329 Transformers Prime Beast Hunters #6 5,492

Trades:
216 Classics v6 661 @$29.99
224 TF Prime BH v1 641 @$17.99

Total TF Revenue October 2013: $163,044.93

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
Total TF Revenue September 2012: $265,781.28
Total TF Revenue October 2012: $194,885.42
Total TF Revenue November 2012: $163,063.32
Total TF Revenue December 2012: $236,545.51
Total TF Revenue January 2013: $185,746.62
Total TF Revenue February 2013: $221,417.07
Total TF Revenue March 2013: $238,444.54
Total TF Revenue April 2013: $183,773.59
Total TF Revenue May 2013: $188,543.25
Total TF Revenue June 2013: $188,534.25
Total TF Revenue July 2013:189,409.39
Total TF Revenue August 2013: $197.045.23
Total TF Revenue September 2013: $149,978.30
Total TF Revenue October 2013: $163,044.93

[Shanti418]

Odd how ReGen #0 DID increase sales - as I imagine that's partially the point of making #0 issues - but didn't make the next issue tick up one bit as compared to ReGen prior to #0.

[Yaya]

So I decided to just check in on how sales are going. Here's July's. What I found was interesting....and disturbing.

21 STAR TREK GREEN LANTERN #1 [*] IDW 64,052
105 MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #32 IDW 24,488
108 MICKEY MOUSE #1 IDW 24,299
121 TMNT ONGOING #48 IDW 21,106
134 TMNT ONGOING #47 IDW 19,393
145 MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDS FOREVER #18 IDW 17,397
156 GODZILLA IN HELL #1 IDW 15,388
158 JEM & THE HOLOGRAMS #5 IDW 15,010
176 WALT DISNEY COMICS & STORIES #721 IDW 12,213
181 MICKEY MOUSE #2 IDW 11,592
186 GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #216 IDW 11,203
192 ONYX #1 IDW 10,795
199 UNCLE SCROOGE #4 IDW 10,253
201 DONALD DUCK #3 IDW 10,085
209 TMNT CASEY & APRIL #2 IDW 9,714
218TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE #43 IDW 9,346
219 TRANSFORMERS #43 IDW 9,333
222 STAR TREK ONGOING #47 IDW 9,268
223 GHOSTBUSTERS GET REAL #2 IDW 9,218
237 X-FILES SEASON 10 #25 IDW 8,363
239 TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE ANIMATED #1 IDW 8,194
242 TRANSFORMERS COMBINER HUNTERS SPEC (ONE SHOT) IDW 8,096
244 TRANSFORMERS VS GI JOE #8 IDW 8,010
248 TRANSFORMERS WINDBLADE #5 IDW 7,621
260 SHRINKING MAN #1 IDW 7,031
262 X-FILES ANNUAL 2015 IDW 6,981
267 GODZILLA RULERS OF THE EARTH #25 IDW 6,707
294 DIRK GENTLYS HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY #2 IDW 5,616

Mickey Mouse? Jem?? Onyx??? Uncle ****** SCROOOGE???? All outselling Transformers.

At least Windblade rightfully selling the lowest, even below the animated comic.

[Professor Smooth]

Mickey Mouse? Jem?? Onyx??? Uncle ****** SCROOOGE???? All outselling Transformers.

Mickey Mouse and UNCLE SCROOGE (represent!) outsell EVERYTHING almost everywhere *but* America.

[Yaya]

Uncle Scrooge? In Japan???

[Professor Smooth]

Uncle Scrooge? In Japan???

http://www.wolfstad.com/dcw/blog/2007/0 ... the-world/

In some European countries, Disney comics sell over 1 million copies *per WEEK*.

Edit: There are currently 9 Disney publications active in Japan. Most (all?) of which, if I'm not mistaken, outsell every comic book released regularly in the US.

[Yaya]

Uncle Scrooge? In Japan???

http://www.wolfstad.com/dcw/blog/2007/0 ... the-world/

In some European countries, Disney comics sell over 1 million copies *per WEEK*.

Edit: There are currently 9 Disney publications active in Japan. Most (all?) of which, if I'm not mistaken, outsell every comic book released regularly in the US.

Wow. Scrooge it is.

IDW is a clever lot. They really know how to run a company. I remember when all they had really was TF. Now look at them. Compare that to the train wreck DW. Either those guys were pisspoor managers, or they were theives. I think we know which.

[Professor Smooth]

Compare that to the train wreck DW. Either those guys were pisspoor managers, or they were theives. I think we know which.

A lot of folks don't know the half of it.

Dreamwave's early successes were *blatant* rip-offs of popular anime, namely Ghost in the Shell (Dark Minds) and Record of Lodoss War (Warlands).

They only got the Transformers license because they severely overbid on it. This was why they offered multiple (often connecting) covers (to get fans to buy at least two of each issue) and multi-tiered incentive covers (to get store owners to *order* more copies, knowing they could recoup their costs on the incentive, even if the individual issues were destined to be quarter-bin fodder).

Pat Lee (who refused to allow his name appear in print without "Superstar Artist" as a prefix like he was the flippin' Amazing Spider-Man or something) created and bought into his own hype, despite having a grasp on anatomy that would made Rob Liefeld look like Leonardo DaVinci, and not actually *drawing* most of the stuff his name appeared on.

That became more of an issue when other companies (Marvel and DC) payed Lee a *lot* of money to draw books like an X-Men cross-over, an Iron Man book, some Batman/Superman stuff, and a few issues of my beloved Spider-Man. He then farmed the actual work out to a few ghost writers and gave them a fraction of the money that Marvel and DC paid. Bill Finger got a better deal.

Even with genuine talent, multiple covers, pointless mini-series, ridiculous incentives, and other quick-fix cash-grabs, the whole thing went pear-shaped, seemingly overnight (but actually over the holiday vacation). This led to said genuine talent like Simon Furman, Don Figueroa, Guido Guidi, and more finding themselves unemployed just in time for the start of the new year. Unemployed, uncompensated for the work they'd done already, AND forced to pay for the artwork they'd mailed to the company to be returned, as Dreamwave refused delivery.

While all that was happening, Pat Lee and his brother made sure that the cars they'd bought with company money and the loans they'd taken out from their family were safe from litigation. They didn't lose a *dime* while everyone who worked for them (and, by the way, DEFENDED them, when folks like me started to point out that something smelled fishy with Dreamwave) were out thousands, or tens of thousands of dollars. They also transferred all of the (now) secure assets to a new company called Dream Engine, which went on to do absolutely nothing.

There are a lot of names that Transformers fans don't think too much of. But, when Transformers celebrates its 100th anniversary, the one that will continue to stand, above ALL others, as the most infamous name to ever be involved with the franchise, is... Michiyamenotehi Funana.

[Hound]

To be fair, the Jem comic is ******* brilliant so far

[bumblemusprime]

Floppies are dead. Digital & trades will tell another story, esp considering that the TF series are now in the upper 40s and far away from the buzz of early issues.