Originally posted by Big Daddy Dave SkywalkerView Post
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
67 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 20 $2.99 DC 33,721
68 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 21 $2.99 DC 33,259
66 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 22 $2.99 DC 33,116
69 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 23 $2.99 DC 32,517
63 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 24 $2.99 DC 32,210
65 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 25 $3.99 DC 31,838
68 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 26 $2.99 DC 31,481
69 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 27 $2.99 DC 31,251
79 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 28 $2.99 DC 30,864
77 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 29 $2.99 DC 30,911 81 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 30 $2.99 DC 31,268
83 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 31 $2.99 DC 30,586
i see the FAKE OUT () helped in sales but did nothing for the long term, it's time people, it's time to Make Kyle Great Again
The whole damned problem is that they never should have added Baz and Cruz, and then crammed the other four Lanterns into one comic. Anybody at DC who didn't know that that was a terrible idea should be fired. And not just fired but escorted from the building by security.
I'm sure the thinking was,"These are Geoff's characters, so how can this fail? Besides, there are countless Latinas and Muslims out there who have been dying for an excuse to buy one of our comics!"
That's only one of the problems, albeit a very large one. The other is that the comics are written poorly. Green Lanterns is a complete waste of time joke and has been from the start, and Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps is written by Robert Venditti, who is a deadly dull writer.
Right now, I think the books are down to people who will buy Green Lantern unconditionally, but I won't be surprised if Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps also dips into the 20,000s in sales. I took a look at the latest issue because I'm interested in the Controllers, and it was once again an exercise in overly decompressed boredom where little happens. I'm pretty confident Venditti will manage another lame arc that should be awesome, and you're just not going to excite people or hold an audience's attention with that type of content.
It's kind of weird. Whenever he tries something, he's always somehow missing the mark. Sometimes he's moving things too fast, other times too slow. Sometimes he ignores character development, and other times when he tries going deeper with the characters, it still seems like something is missing. But you can always count on an abrupt, empty, anti-climactic ending. I suppose he's just not a good enough writer to hit the sweet spot and get things just right. Writing is, of course, a craft, and while everyone can do it, so to speak, it takes quite a bit of skill to do well.
That said, the Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps book isn't written so bad as to be outrageous. It's just always uninteresting whenever I give it a gander.
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
67 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 20 $2.99 DC 33,721
68 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 21 $2.99 DC 33,259
66 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 22 $2.99 DC 33,116
69 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 23 $2.99 DC 32,517
63 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 24 $2.99 DC 32,210
65 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 25 $3.99 DC 31,838
68 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 26 $2.99 DC 31,481
69 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 27 $2.99 DC 31,251
79 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 28 $2.99 DC 30,864
77 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 29 $2.99 DC 30,911
81 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 30 $2.99 DC 31,268
83 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 31 $2.99 DC 30,586
19 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 32 $2.99 DC 57,000
59 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 33 $2.99 DC 33,624
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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
69 Green Lanterns 22 $2.99 DC 32,686
72 Green Lanterns 23 $2.99 DC 32,251
72 Green Lanterns 24 $2.99 DC 31,683
76 Green Lanterns 25 $3.99 DC 31,413
68 Green Lanterns 26 $2.99 DC 31,045
70 Green Lanterns 27 $2.99 DC 30,278
74 Green Lanterns 28 $2.99 DC 30,024
75 Green Lanterns 29 $2.99 DC 29,451
83 Green Lanterns 30 $2.99 DC 29,462
85 Green Lanterns 31 $2.99 DC 28,997
87 Green Lanterns 32 $2.99 DC 28,775
90 Green Lanterns 33 $2.99 DC 28,238
77 Green Lanterns 34 $2.99 DC 27,959
80 Green Lanterns 35 $2.99 DC 27,338
A quick little bump in the Hal title for one issue, was that the Metal event crossover? Then right back to business as usual. The diversity title still sinking like a rock.
19 Doom Patrol 1* $3.99 DC 76,225
79 Doom Patrol 2* $3.99 DC 37,856
96 Doom Patrol 3* $3.99 DC 30,140
105 Doom Patrol 4* $3.99 DC 26,261
101 Doom Patrol 5* $3.99 DC 24,693
104 Doom Patrol 6* $3.99 DC 21,954
120 Doom Patrol 7* $3.99 DC 18,432
125 Doom Patrol 8* $3.99 DC 17,483
133 Doom Patrol 9* $3.99 DC 16,381
I wonder how long Gerard Way's contract is for? If it's for the standard 12 issues, we could very well see Doom Patrol volume 6 end with #12. If not, I'm curious how long DC will let this title go before they pull the plug.
Originally posted by Big Daddy Dave SkywalkerView Post
The diversity title still sinking like a rock.
I'm pretty sure they're puffing the numbers for that one by offering free returns to the comics shops on unsold copies. They used to do that to promote The New Guardians. I think the actual sales of Green Lanterns are about 5K lower than than what's posted on Diamond.
Originally posted by Big Daddy Dave SkywalkerView Post
The diversity title is sinking like a rock.
For a min I thought you were talking about the title with the jew, the latino, the black and the ginger xP but yeah the other one with the Geoff Johns characters looks like is dropping faster.
For a min I thought you were talking about the title with the jew, the latino, the black and the ginger xP but yeah the other one with the Geoff Johns characters looks like is dropping faster.
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