tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post4029939095711823119..comments2024-03-28T20:51:56.173-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Michael Alan Nelson Interview On ComicVineAnjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-5622008652907368032013-02-28T20:56:45.878-05:002013-02-28T20:56:45.878-05:00anyone else hope the world killes come backanyone else hope the world killes come backAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-1691579097267833362013-02-25T17:09:51.800-05:002013-02-25T17:09:51.800-05:00Actually, Supergirl #67 just before Flashpoint sol...<i>Actually, Supergirl #67 just before Flashpoint sold 19,764, while the lowest the current run of Supergirl has reached is 29,450 for issue #13.</i><br />That's omitting the fact that the book had been declared cancelled due to the imminent reboot announced somewhere around #64.<br />So orders from shops naturally dropped off for the final issues, plus there were the rotating creative teams and huge instability at the time in the aftermath of Gates & Ingle's leaving the title. Considering the book was quite old at that time (67 issues!) the average of 22'000 it had for the final year was very good. <br />To say current Supergirl is only up to issue #17 and has levelled at 30'000 in sales is that not indicative of something? Given the figures for the initial issues?<br /><br />To put it into context here's the figures for the last 18 issues of the previous series, again bear in mind the books relatively advanced age at this point:<br /><br /><b>#49 - 27,729<br />#50 - 33,338<br />#51 - 29,845<br />#52 - 29,490<br />#53 - 28,317<br />#54 - 26,940?<br />#55 - 25,257<br />#57 - 23,420?<br />#58 - 25,412<br />#59 - 22,606 (final Gates/Ingle issue)<br />#61 - 22,048<br />#62 - 21,780<br />#63 - 21,594?<br />#64 - 21,410?<br />#66 - 20,000<br />#67 - 19,764? (final issue)</b>Dave Mullennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-84214706895256053402013-02-24T11:39:38.270-05:002013-02-24T11:39:38.270-05:00Just this once, may I post a used comment? I wrote...Just this once, may I post a used comment? I wrote this over at Comic Vine yesterday:<br /><br />I'd like a new costume too* - the Superman Family Adventures look would do nicely, anything to see the back of the oddball boots and streetwalker shorts. <br /><br />I like that Michael wants Kara to start having some fun but I'm not good with his emphatic-sounding attitude as regards Kara's relationships with Kal and Kon. Why won't she ever get on great terms with them? Yes, they didn't know Krypton the way she did, but Superman at least is a fellow Kryptonian and her first cousin; she should at least try using him as a sounding board for her grief. <br /><br />Anyway, if youre reading this Michael, best of luck, matey. <br /><br />* For Supergirl, not me!Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-37432234420060481562013-02-23T19:28:04.882-05:002013-02-23T19:28:04.882-05:00Actually, Supergirl #67 just before Flashpoint sol...Actually, Supergirl #67 just before Flashpoint sold 19,764, while the lowest the current run of Supergirl has reached is 29,450 for issue #13. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-19573745052945081752013-02-23T18:44:01.480-05:002013-02-23T18:44:01.480-05:00IMO Johnson and Green took too long on their first...IMO Johnson and Green took too long on their first arc 1-14 thus sales fell back to pre-52 sales level. Kara is only up to the first two week in the 52 universe. <br /><br />Stories that took 7 issues when it could have been 4 issues, 3 issues for a story that could have easily been 1 1/2 issues. I wanted her to further along in moving on with her life well before H'el showed up.<br /><br />It felt like they were writing far more for the trade paper books than for the series.<br />I can't help but feel if things had moved at a quicker pace instead of the decompressed stories they gave us. (There is place for it but it was way too soon for it to be one right off the bat on it.) Supergirl would have kept a great deal more of their new higher sales level instead of falling back to it's pre-52 levels.valerie21601http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2093237/valerie21601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-65962237593665762442013-02-23T12:24:43.486-05:002013-02-23T12:24:43.486-05:00Yota, definitely think a supporting cast will help...Yota, definitely think a supporting cast will help. Part of the problem with the earliest issues was it was only Kara ... she couldn't even communicate.<br /><br />Think of Sterling Gates influence on the book when Lana, Inspector Henderson, Superwoman, and others were added. It made it a richer atmosphere.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-49396280343336460532013-02-23T12:22:47.903-05:002013-02-23T12:22:47.903-05:00Philly, definitely worth getting the pre-H'El ...Philly, definitely worth getting the pre-H'El issues. Those last couple were solid.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-52291831892871505232013-02-23T12:22:21.107-05:002013-02-23T12:22:21.107-05:00Kim, I agree that Mike Johnson was heading towards...Kim, I agree that Mike Johnson was heading towards those goals. It is a shame thet H'El derailed them.<br /><br />But I can be glad to see that Nelson is talking about the book like Berganza and others have in the past. At least he foresees happiness and heroism.<br /><br />Still, I would love to talk to Johnson about what his plans were. Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-48195465674297412662013-02-23T11:37:09.322-05:002013-02-23T11:37:09.322-05:00I really would love a supporting cast. My favourit...I really would love a supporting cast. My favourite comics of all time have always shared having a rich wealth of friends and family for the hero to interact with, whether it brings drama or silliness, or if they act to support the character or just keep them grounded... A person by themselves is only so interest, superpowers or no.Yotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07101654298319387595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-15475873017820697722013-02-23T11:32:29.434-05:002013-02-23T11:32:29.434-05:00I stopped reading Supergirl after issue 9, not bec...I stopped reading Supergirl after issue 9, not because I stopped enjoying the title, but money and other obligations impacted my comic reading. Is it worth it to pick up the back issues, at least up until the H'el on Earth arc?Phillyradiogeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898493001431352624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-52719927259344801202013-02-23T11:00:38.946-05:002013-02-23T11:00:38.946-05:00The things he said about Kara that I liked was, es...The things he said about Kara that I liked was, essentially, parroting what Mike used to say he wanted to do with her.<br /><br />So uhm...?Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055675095443418258noreply@blogger.com