Green Lantern Sales Numbers

[Big Daddy Dave Skywalker Moisture Farmer Find all posts View Profile Close Big Daddy Dave Skywalker]

Yep. Confidence from the Dark Knight. When that movie came out and made as much as it did, WB stepped back and got serious about comic movies as a source of revenue. And they needed it as the Harry Potter movies were wrapping up. GL was sold to them as the beginning of a new line of moneymajers for them.

I really don't blame WB. Green Lantern COULD have been a big moneymaker. They just didn't make a good enough movie to get the audience they needed.

[Space Cop The Dandy Find all posts View Profile Close Space Cop]

...Bad word of mouth killed it. Most people that saw it once didn't want to see it again, and they told people who passed on it altogether.

I saw it three times in theater and bought all the toys I could without doubling up. So, I did my part.

[Big Daddy Dave Skywalker Moisture Farmer Find all posts View Profile Close Big Daddy Dave Skywalker]

Anyhoo, I would rather see the actual comics get fixed so I can come back to them. A movie at this point isn't even a concern.

I'm all for DC cancelling both of these titles, and launching one GOOD one titled Green Lantern starring Hal Jordan. Then six months later, launch a GOOD GLC title.

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I saw it three times in theater and bought all the toys I could without doubling up. So, I did my part.

Lol, can't say you aren't loyal to the Corps!

[Trey Strain Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Trey Strain]

Anyhoo, I would rather see the actual comics get fixed so I can come back to them. A movie at this point isn't even a concern.

I'm all for DC cancelling both of these titles, and launching one GOOD one titled Green Lantern starring Hal Jordan. Then six months later, launch a GOOD GLC title.

But don't call it the GLC.

[Big Daddy Dave Skywalker Moisture Farmer Find all posts View Profile Close Big Daddy Dave Skywalker]

But that's what I want to buy.

[Trey Strain Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Trey Strain]

Hal's comic has "the Green Lantern Corps" in it, and apparently people think it's a B title so they're snubbing it.

[Big Blue Lantern Corps Honor Guard Find all posts View Profile Close Big Blue Lantern]

That sounds ridiculous when you put it right out there like that. I get why DC replaced Martian Manhunter with Cyborg as the 7th founding JLA member, but was it worth it? It might have been better to just make J'Onn black, which is really what it was all for anyway.

I'm convinced that it was trying to get a DC version of Iron Man to connect with mainstream readers and audiences. I understand the idea, but it's obviously not working.

The GL movie wasn't the 11th biggest money loser of all time because its take at the box office was so bad. What made it a financial disaster was its outlandish budget for CGI. And that kind of presentation is far more infeasible for television.
The movie grossed $220M, but the production budget was $200M, and that doesn't even count the marketing budget.

I'm still trying to understand where that CGI budget went. I actually thought the visuals were fine in and of themselves, but not for what they cost. We saw Flash fight in Gorilla City and Grant Gustin was the only real part of several scenes. Then we saw the Flash Dynasty (one version, anyway) take on an army of CGI gorillas. How is that possible on a TV budget, but some glowing green props and some aliens aren't feasible? It wasn't the concept that blew up the budget, it was poor planning.

I saw it three times in theater and bought all the toys I could without doubling up. So, I did my part.

As did I. I want a GLC movie for many reasons, but one is certainly for new Green Lantern collectibles.

[Ωmega Man Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Ωmega Man]

But don't call it the GLC.

But that's what I want to buy.

Hal's comic has "the Green Lantern Corps" in it, and apparently people think it's a B title so they're snubbing it.

On the contrary... I think it SHOULD be called GLC and not "Green Lantern Corps". Remember when Morrison came on to write the League and it was simply called JLA?

If DC is worried with making the franchise great then focus on the whole GLC and not just one Lantern. When the Corps is fixed, THEN let some of the individuals shine in other titles. Somebody needs a clear understanding of what the Corps needs to move forward, what needs to return, and what needs to be left behind for awhile. When the rest of the Batman line suffers TPTB don't change Batman, they change the scenery, the situations, and the characters involved in everything else. It won't do a Hal title any good if DC is still lost with what to do with the rest of the GLC.

John can't lead the Corps alone. The siding with the Sinestros and the idea of eventually making them GREEN Lanterns is ridiculous. Guy and Arkillo as BFF's is as lame as it sounds.

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[Trey Strain Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Trey Strain]

\ How is that possible on a TV budget, but some glowing green props and some aliens aren't feasible? It wasn't the concept that blew up the budget, it was poor planning.

Green Lantern's CGI budget alone was $54M, or $27M per hour. The Flash's TOTAL COST is $3M per episode.

If you know how to shoot ring constructs and alien gobbledy-gookers within a $3M total budget, then maybe you should open a CGI firm. Or better yet, just don't use that stuff in a GL television series, since the public isn't clamoring to see it.

[Big Blue Lantern Corps Honor Guard Find all posts View Profile Close Big Blue Lantern]

Green Lantern's CGI budget alone was $54M, or $27M per hour. The Flash's TOTAL COST is $3M per episode.

If you know how to shoot ring constructs and alien gobbledy-gookers within a $3M total budget, then maybe you should open a CGI firm. Or better yet, just don't use that stuff in a GL television series, since the public isn't clamoring to see it.

You mean like this...



Or something like this...




Or this...

[Trey Strain Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Trey Strain]

Green Lantern had more than 2,000 special effects. Imposing blurs over images and making prosthetic masks in The Flash is not comparable.

You can argue with me, but you can't argue with the numbers. You should explain to DC how they can make a GL television series on the cheap with kewl ring constructs and hordes of aliens that nobody wants to see anyway. They'd love to have their eyes opened about it.

John Q. Public is not a longtime comics fanboy and habitue of comics message boards. He won't watch a few well-written episodes of a GL series and then say, "Well, shit. There ain't no ring constructs or gobbledy-gookers in that, so I ain't gonna watch it any more."

[Ωmega Man Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Ωmega Man]

He's just pushing his 'no constructs' argument, nothing more. You can give him episode by episode special effects budgets and he wouldn't bother reading any of it.

I'd say the whole 4 part crossover used less $$$ for special effects than just the first hour of the GL film. Trey insists he knows everything about comics, tv, movies, and marketing though so... LOL

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[Big Daddy Dave Skywalker Moisture Farmer Find all posts View Profile Close Big Daddy Dave Skywalker]

Here's how volume 5 compares to the two current series (I don't think either title qualifies as an official volume 6)

Green Lantern 1 $2.99 DC 141,682 [169,159]
Green Lantern 2 $2.99 DC 142,344
4 Green Lantern 3 $2.99 DC 122,644
Green Lantern 4 $2.99 DC 104,199
Green Lantern 5 $2.99 DC 97,878
Green Lantern 6 $2.99 DC
7 Green Lantern 7 $2.99 DC 90,232
Green Lantern 8 $2.99 DC
10 Green Lantern 9 $2.99 DC 87,601
14 Green Lantern 10 $2.99 DC 80,615
9 Green Lantern 11 $2.99 DC 78,708
9 Green Lantern 12 $2.99 DC 77,187
4 Green Lantern 0 $2.99 DC 89,909
6 Green Lantern 13 $2.99 DC 91,814
16 Green Lantern 14 $2.99 DC 78,499
16 Green Lantern 15 $2.99 DC 74,363
16 Green Lantern 16 $2.99 DC 72,884
17 Green Lantern 17 $2.99 DC 71,060
19 Green Lantern 18 $2.99 DC 69,801
21 Green Lantern 19 $2.99 DC 71,018
19 Green Lantern 20 $7.99 DC 67,414
18 Green Lantern 21 $2.99 DC 71,870
22 Green Lantern 22 $2.99 DC 62,415
20 Green Lantern 23 $2.99 DC 59,176
Green Lantern 23.1-4 (standard and special covers total) 253,264
26 Green Lantern 24 $2.99 DC 57,109
25 Green Lantern 25 $2.99 DC 54,322
31 Green Lantern 26 $2.99 DC 51,420
26 Green Lantern 27 $2.99 DC 48,831
25 Green Lantern Red Lanterns 28 $2.99 DC 49,200
31 Green Lantern 29 $2.99 DC 45,797
39 Green Lantern 30 $2.99 DC 44,483
39 Green Lantern 31 $2.99 DC 43,769
20 Green Lantern 32 $2.99 DC 56,315
48 Green Lantern 33 $2.99 DC 47,279
34 Green Lantern 34 $2.99 DC 43,846
15. Green Lantern Futures End - 77,372
54 Green Lantern 35 $2.99 DC 45,893
38 Green Lantern 36 $2.99 DC 46,157
38 GREEN LANTERN #37 -- 44,033
35 Green Lantern 38 $2.99 DC 39,342
38 Green Lantern 39 $2.99 DC 41,997
37 Green Lantern 40 $2.99 DC 42,334
47 Green Lantern 41 $3.99 DC 45,704
51 Green Lantern 42 $3.99 DC 39,290
35 GREEN LANTERN #43 $3.99 DC 42,482
35 Green Lantern 44 $3.99 DC 39,371
55 Green Lantern 45 $3.99 DC 38,406
62 Green Lantern 46 $3.99 DC 38,976
51 GREEN LANTERN #47 $3.99 DC 45,706
49 Green Lantern 48 36,068
50 Green Lantern 49 $3.99 DC 35,237
47 Green Lantern 50 $4.99 DC 36,242
57 Green Lantern 51 $3.99 DC 32,862
54 Green Lantern 52 $3.99 DC 32,936

33 Sinestro 1 $2.99 DC 46,480
60 Sinestro 2 $2.99 DC 34,640
72 Sinestro 3 $2.99 DC 30,422
102 Sinestro 4 $2.99 DC 28,095
82 Sinestro 5 $2.99 DC 26,867
42. Sinestro Futures End - 60,761
87 Sinestro 6 $2.99 DC 33,621
62 SINESTRO #7 -- 33,549
75 SINESTRO #8 -- 31,509
78 Sinestro 9 $2.99 DC 26,346
77 Sinestro 10 $2.99 DC 28,698
78 Sinestro 11 $2.99 DC 28,384
91 Sinestro 12 $2.99 DC 28,848
113 Sinestro 13 $2.99 DC 23,044
90 SINESTRO #14 $2.99 DC 25,505
101 Sinestro 15 $2.99 DC 22,090
98 Sinestro 16 $2.99 DC 23,179
111 Sinestro 17 $2.99 DC 22,331
151 SINESTRO #18 $2.99 DC 17,189
112 Sinestro 19 20,535
106 Sinestro 20 $2.99 DC 20,199
125 Sinestro 21 $2.99 DC 15,928
114 Sinestro 22 $2.99 DC 18,191
135 Sinestro 23 $2.99 DC 15,430

10 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps Rebirth 1 $2.99 DC 113,965
11 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 1 $2.99 DC 108,708
28 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 2 $2.99 DC 77,972
42 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 3 $2.99 DC 64,737
41 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 4 $2.99 DC 54,815
46 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 5 $2.99 DC 50,935
49 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 6 $2.99 DC 49,988
53 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 7 $2.99 DC 48,064
51 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 8 $2.99 DC 45,194
55 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 9 $2.99 DC 43,485
54 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 10 $2.99 DC 41,234
57 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 11 $2.99 DC 40,111
60 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 12 $2.99 DC 39,148
63 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 13 $2.99 DC 38,053
52 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 14 $2.99 DC 37,504
57 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 15 $2.99 DC 36,331
58 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 16 $2.99 DC 35,996
61 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 17 $2.99 DC 35,205
59 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 18 $2.99 DC 34,507
61 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 19 $2.99 DC 34,140







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12 Green Lanterns Rebirth 1 $2.99 DC 99,504
18 Green Lanterns 1 $2.99 DC 84,910
28 Green Lanterns 2 $2.99 DC 82,062
29 Green Lanterns 3 $2.99 DC 78,708
37 Green Lanterns 4 $2.99 DC 71,140
44 Green Lanterns 5 $2.99 DC 64,252
36 Green Lanterns 6 $2.99 DC 58,346
38 Green Lanterns 7 $2.99 DC 55,367
47 Green Lanterns 8 $2.99 DC 52,025
50 Green Lanterns 9 $2.99 DC 49,434
50 Green Lanterns 10 $2.99 DC 46,306
53 Green Lanterns 11 $2.99 DC 44,703
51 Green Lanterns 12 $2.99 DC 42,241
55 Green Lanterns 13 $2.99 DC 41,090
59 Green Lanterns 14 $2.99 DC 39,854
62 Green Lanterns 15 $2.99 DC 38,571
50 Green Lanterns 16 $2.99 DC 37,845
54 Green Lanterns 17 $2.99 DC 36,626
59 Green Lanterns 18 $2.99 DC 35,824
60 Green Lanterns 19 $2.99 DC 35,368
60 Green Lanterns 20 $2.99 DC 34,224
63 Green Lanterns 21 $2.99 DC 33,556

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100 Planet of the Apes Green Lantern 1 $3.99 Boom 22,712
143 Planet of the Apes Green Lantern 2 $3.99 Boom 16,203
149 Planet of the Apes Green Lantern 3 $3.99 Boom 13,734

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116 Star Trek Green Lantern Vol. 2 1 $3.99 IDW 20,853
156 Star Trek Green Lantern Vol. 2 2 $3.99 IDW 15,595
155 Star Trek Green Lantern Vol. 2 3 $3.99 IDW 14,526
167 Star Trek Green Lantern Vol. 2 4 $3.99 IDW 13,643
158 Star Trek Green Lantern Vol. 2 5 $3.99 IDW 12,988

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97 Green Lantern Space Ghost Special 1 $4.99 DC 25,149

Both HJ&TGLC and GLs are within a few hundred copies of where GL vol 5 was when DC cancelled it. We aren't even one year into Rebirth, and the sales are about to be lower before we get to that one year mark. Comparatively, both titles are faring MUCH better than the last surviving GL vol 5 spinoff, Sinestro, which was at 15k by the time it's mercy killing came. So there's good and bad news in the Rebirth relaunch by DC in having ONE of the two titles carry stronger sales.

[Trey Strain Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Trey Strain]

Both HJ&TGLC and GLs are within a few hundred copies of where GL vol 5 was when DC cancelled it. We aren't even one year into Rebirth, and the sales are about to be lower before we get to that one year mark. Comparatively, both titles are faring MUCH better than the last surviving GL vol 5 spinoff, Sinestro, which was at 15k by the time it's mercy killing came. So there's good and bad news in the Rebirth relaunch by DC in having ONE of the two titles carry stronger sales.

Not only that, but this decline occurred about two and a half times faster than the previous one. It's been calamitous.

Sinestro's comic was a bad idea anyway. Geoff loves the character, but almost nobody else does.

Sinestro depicted as an army general and protagonist, the creaton of an emotional spectrum, the junking of the Guardians with Hal and John running the Corps, and the addition of Baz and Cruz as Earth Lanterns have crashed and burned. Decisively. With all due respect to Geoff, all of these were his ideas.

Just tap out and reboot it, DC.