Dark Horse Gold Key Estimated Print Runs

MoonChild · Post by **MoonChild** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:27:52 pm

It is confirmed that The Occultist is part of the new line.

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:39:41 pm

MoonChild wrote:It is confirmed that The Occultist is part of the new line.

Thanks. I thought I'd removed that asterisk and footnote.

TheVisitor · Post by **TheVisitor** » Tue May 17, 2011 11:55:14 am

per ICv2

Doctor Solar #6 - 7,016 copies
Turok #2 8,015 copies

--Phil

Sting · Post by **Sting** » Tue May 17, 2011 3:46:21 pm

Any info on the Solar trade numbers?

xodacia81 · Post by **xodacia81** » Tue May 17, 2011 3:56:37 pm

TheVisitor · Post by **TheVisitor** » Tue May 17, 2011 5:43:42 pm

Sting wrote:Any info on the Solar trade numbers?

1,031 per ICv2

--Phil

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Wed May 18, 2011 2:41:29 am

TheVisitor wrote:per ICv2

Doctor Solar #6 - 7,016 copies
Turok #2 8,015 copies

--Phil

Thanks. Top post now updated.

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Wed May 18, 2011 3:23:10 am

TheVisitor wrote:
Sting wrote:Any info on the Solar trade numbers?
1,031 per ICv2

--Phil

If they end up printing more of these, will they be second prints, or will they say first prints?

caxiotis · Post by **caxiotis** » Wed May 18, 2011 2:51:02 pm

TheVisitor wrote:
Sting wrote:Any info on the Solar trade numbers?
1,031 per ICv2

--Phil

Thats a real small print run. I would have thought at least double that.

vikingspawn · Post by **vikingspawn** » Wed May 18, 2011 10:17:02 pm

caxiotis wrote:
TheVisitor wrote:
Sting wrote:Any info on the Solar trade numbers?
1,031 per ICv2

--Phil
Thats a real small print run. I would have thought at least double that.

Isn't that amount even lower than the "Predator vs Magnus" trade from years ago?

*gonna check out on my amazon cart for a copy of that one.

I noticed alot of the Dark Horse trades get higher in price more so than the single comics do....Re: Thing from Another World, Star Wars: Redemption, James Bond: Serpent's Tooth....

MoonChild · Post by **MoonChild** » Thu May 19, 2011 1:25:28 am

Anyone gotta pic of the new solar trade? I never seen it nor heard much about it, any new stuff in it? shooter interview? extras? I found it, looks like cover to #1, also found this, dont think I seen it before Solar 10 Cover

magnusr · Post by **magnusr** » Thu May 19, 2011 2:33:40 am

MoonChild wrote:the new solar trade ... new stuff in it? shooter interview? extras?

No new stuff.

/Magnus

MoonChild · Post by **MoonChild** » Thu May 19, 2011 3:43:46 am

magnusr wrote:
MoonChild wrote:the new solar trade ... new stuff in it? shooter interview? extras?
No new stuff.

/Magnus

Weak Sauce! Thanks for the info tho bro

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Thu May 19, 2011 2:49:49 pm

TheVisitor wrote:
Sting wrote:Any info on the Solar trade numbers?
1,031 per ICv2

--Phil

Added this info to the top post.

jbtheo · Post by **jbtheo** » Thu May 19, 2011 3:12:01 pm

If DH was an indy publisher, those numbers would be fantastic. But, considering that they are the #3 or 4 size publisher, not so great.

I know! They should make a movie first, and then the comics will start selling more and become successful!

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Thu May 19, 2011 5:53:40 pm

caxiotis wrote:
TheVisitor wrote:
Sting wrote:Any info on the Solar trade numbers?
1,031 per ICv2

--Phil
Thats a real small print run. I would have thought at least double that.

Yeah, for a DH book in the first month of release, that's really, really not good. Nowadays, tpb sales can make a book even though singles are selling crappy (see Scalped)..... Not with numbers like that though. I know some people think they are just on hiatus, but if those numbers don't make Mike Richardson hit the abort button on this line, then he is even dumber than he sounded in that cbr or newsarama interview.

Little Lulu vol 25 from DH outsold it in Nov 2010 (just one that I stumbled upon).

BruceReville · Post by **BruceReville** » Thu May 19, 2011 6:00:20 pm

400yrs wrote:
caxiotis wrote:
TheVisitor wrote:
Sting wrote:Any info on the Solar trade numbers?
1,031 per ICv2

--Phil
Thats a real small print run. I would have thought at least double that.
Yeah, for a DH book in the first month of release, that's really, really not good. Nowadays, tpb sales can make a book even though singles are selling crappy (see Scalped)..... Not with numbers like that though. I know some people think they are just on hiatus, but if those numbers don't make Mike Richardson hit the abort button on this line, then he is even dumber than he sounded in that cbr or newsarama interview.

Little Lulu vol 25 from DH outsold it in Nov 2010 (just one that I stumbled upon).

I never even heard of the best selling TPB until I looked it up.

http://comiczine-fa.com/news/sales-in-perspective/

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Fri May 20, 2011 8:07:47 am

BruceReville wrote:
400yrs wrote:
caxiotis wrote:
TheVisitor wrote:
Sting wrote:Any info on the Solar trade numbers?
1,031 per ICv2

--Phil
Thats a real small print run. I would have thought at least double that.
Yeah, for a DH book in the first month of release, that's really, really not good. Nowadays, tpb sales can make a book even though singles are selling crappy (see Scalped)..... Not with numbers like that though. I know some people think they are just on hiatus, but if those numbers don't make Mike Richardson hit the abort button on this line, then he is even dumber than he sounded in that cbr or newsarama interview.

Little Lulu vol 25 from DH outsold it in Nov 2010 (just one that I stumbled upon).
I never even heard of the best selling TPB until I looked it up.

http://comiczine-fa.com/news/sales-in-perspective/

They showed the One Piece anime on adult swim on the Cartoon Network years ago. It had something to do with a pirate kid that could stretch his arms out long.

vikingspawn · Post by **vikingspawn** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 2:07:54 pm

http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/20296.html

185 - MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER #4 $3.50 DAR - 7,795

256 - MIGHTY SAMSON #3 $3.50 DAR - 4,359

caxiotis · Post by **caxiotis** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 3:33:54 pm

vikingspawn wrote:http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/20296.html

185 - MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER #4 $3.50 DAR - 7,795

256 - MIGHTY SAMSON #3 $3.50 DAR - 4,359

Again, very shocked by the Mighty Samson print run number. People are obviiously not buying the Might Samson book.

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 2:47:29 am

vikingspawn wrote:http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/20296.html

185 - MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER #4 $3.50 DAR - 7,795

256 - MIGHTY SAMSON #3 $3.50 DAR - 4,359

Top post updated with this info. Thanks for posting it.

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:15:19 am

caxiotis wrote:
vikingspawn wrote:http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/20296.html

185 - MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER #4 $3.50 DAR - 7,795

256 - MIGHTY SAMSON #3 $3.50 DAR - 4,359
Again, very shocked by the Mighty Samson print run number. People are obviiously not buying the Might Samson book.

I wonder if that's because the other books have foloowings from the Valiant days, but Samson doesn't.

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 3:24:01 pm

Doctor Solar 1 22,630
Doctor Solar 2 13,715
Doctor Solar 3 10,115
Doctor Solar 4 8,677
Doctor Solar 5 7,778
Doctor Solar 6 - 7,016
Doctor Solar Trade- 1,031
Occultist 1 5,399
Magnus 1 17,729
Magnus 2 11,168
Magnus 3 8,890
Magnus 4 7,795
Mighty Samson 1 7,814
Mighty Samson 2 4,914
Mighty Samson 3 4,359
Turok 1 12,607
Turok 2 8,015

What is sad about looking at these numbers is that there are 22k+ copies of Solar #1 that sold. That's alot of people that wanted to try and like this. They really botched this with the crappy art in Solar and then the delays.

sbcomics · Post by **sbcomics** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:05:30 pm

I think the delays had a lot to do with it, and that first story arc on "Solar" maybe wasn't the "blow-your-doors-off" type of storyline that you want to launch an entire line with.

I think if they'd launched with Turok 1 and come out on time, these numbers would look a lot different.

orbitalshift · Post by **orbitalshift** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:57:48 am

Doctor Solar #1 art was unquestionably the biggest nail in the Gold Key coffin. Look at the numbers between issue 1 and 2. The first issue of a new line needs to be a home run, not a strike out. I can't for the life of me understand what they were thinking. Add to that lateness and the uninspired art and it's recipe for disaster. I agree Turok was the best of the bunch.