RevTibe wrote:partholon wrote:im completly nonplussed about the character. she screams "editorial" to me. wheter IDW or HASBRO i dont know but its not fan love causing this high profile IMO. hence why were now on book THREE to sell her to the public that all evidence on the sales front dont want her and i dont give much hope for the book to last past issue 12 TBH.
What evidence do you have in mind? The Windblade books seem to fluctuate between 90-70% of the MTMTE/ex-RID sales (i.e., Windblade selling 8k when ex-RID sells 10k), with one or two Windblade issues outselling the main pair. (Getting my data from Comichron.)
I'm not a comic sales expert, but that seems pretty good for a pair of miniseries, considering it doesn't benefit from preexisting buyers/subscribers as much as the main pair.
Edit: Forgot to mention that I'm not saying sales = quality (I'd argue that Vol. 1 was great even if it only sold to a dozen people), but sales data is certainly a useful talking point in this context.
ya just answered your own question.
sales indeed are NOT an indication of quality. ive bought lots of books over the years that no one followed but they were all immensely enjoyable, but end of the day sales dictate what happens to an ongoing.
look at "gi joe Vs transformers" .
a FAR more marketable book than windblade and one that garnered massive critical acclaim. its gone at issue 12. IDW is a company and if its not making the cash thats it. james and john recently said in their comments on RID/MTMTE hitting 50 that the plans were there to tie them up at issue 12 should the numbers not add up.
its cold and calculating but thats business, hell furman got kicked off the "-ation" books because his run dropped below 16k issues a month and IMO they were some of the BEST TF books he ever did !
so 8k for windblade aint gonna cut it. this is the THIRD time theyve launched a book for her and this time it doesnt even have her name in the title so it doesnt bode well IMO.
I wont be collecting it so its no skin off my nose and if it lasts for the fans that like it ill be happy. but ive seen the same thing before with stuff like alpha flight and various captain marvel/firestorm books. with the last series, which was meant to be an ongoing , effectively being canceled at issue 7 the chances of windblade/till all are one hitting 50 are slim.
like i said Editorial seems to be pushing this character not the general TF fanbase, whom IMO would much rather have a grimlock/impactor ongoing than a windblade one.
i think thats the source of alot of hate for her. personally in and of herself ive no prob with windblade, i dont think she can carry a book, but as a backround cast member ive not a problem. its just she's got SOOO many opertunties now while
genuine fan favourites are languishing in obscurity.
i mean its mad weve never had a
propper dinobots mini series (maximum just tied up furmans dangling plots from the ation series), or a decepticon focused book. hell a wreckers ongoing (could be done easily even now as a flashback book so as not to bugger up continuity) is just screaming to be made.
If IDW thew idea's like that out you would have people going "yeah that'd be great!". IMO ya just dont get the same reation from "hey heres ANOTHER windblade book". its all about the set up i suppose. i reckon fans would go berzerk at the prospect of a DJD comic. despite the fact just like windblade they didnt exist a few years ago (and indeed are entirely new character with no toys
). but thanks to james's work it feels "merrited". i think alot of the haters for windblade dont think she's earned the book as she pretty much came out of nowhere on the comics front.