Whitechapel - Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla & Feed Publisher Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=289626#Comment_289626 2011-04-07T12:28:05-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 warrenellis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2 Doesn't that just warm your bits? Five of this week’s Image books have sold out at Diamond and are going back to press. PR below and 2nd printing cover roughs scattered throughout this post. ... Doesn't that just warm your bits?

Five of this week’s Image books have sold out at Diamond and are going back to press. PR below and 2nd printing cover roughs scattered throughout this post. Please note, just because these are sold out at Diamond doesn’t mean you can’t still buy them in your local comics shop...
]]> Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=289632#Comment_289632 2011-04-07T12:51:08-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 Paul Sizer http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=44 One more voice to add to the crowd, but NONPLAYER lives up to every last bit of hype it garnered. Stunning, so glad to see that level of artistry rewarded so well. Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=289633#Comment_289633 2011-04-07T12:54:34-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 joe.distort http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1173 the nice thing for me is that lately i have been able to sample a bunch of image comics #1s, and if i dont like them i make my money back on it. i personally liked BLUE ESTATE quite a bit, and ...
i personally liked BLUE ESTATE quite a bit, and thought NONPLAYER was unbelievably gorgeous. especially that two page spread!]]> Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=289646#Comment_289646 2011-04-07T14:38:12-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 mjmartinejohn http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8529 Green Wake deserves a look. Creepy good art and an interesting story. Nonplayer's color palette is incredible, if you love color, check it out. Undying Love sounds like a great concept, I will ... Nonplayer's color palette is incredible, if you love color, check it out.
Undying Love sounds like a great concept, I will have to go and pick that one up.

It is great to see titles like this whipping through their initial print run. What are the numbers on these books? 5k? 10k?]]> Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=289658#Comment_289658 2011-04-07T15:50:10-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 Richard Pace http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=320 Hitting the shop tomorrow, hopefully my guy has pulled what I've requested. Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=289691#Comment_289691 2011-04-07T22:01:50-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 James Cunningham http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2925 I really like the way Image has become the new, more successful and interesting Vertigo. Chew and Walking Dead in particular feel like something from Vertigo in its prime, when Preacher and ...
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to be mesmerized by Nonplayer's art again for a while, and then soak in the background details of Orc Stain.]]> Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=289695#Comment_289695 2011-04-07T22:40:06-07:00 2011-04-07T22:41:11-07:00 Owen http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5044 Really good news at present when it feels (totally subjective I know) the superhero stuff is leaking out of every pore. After the coverage of Nonplayer here and at Warrenellis.com I knew what to ... After the coverage of Nonplayer here and at Warrenellis.com I knew what to expect but it was still breath taking, Green Wake and Blue Estate were talked up on CBR and other places so I picked those up aswell. I think Green Wake is stronger but Blue Estate was fun. Didn't see Undying Love and already have a copy of Infinite Vacation which was awesome, concept and execution. Hopefully they'll get enough return business to keep all our bits warm for a while.]]> Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=289702#Comment_289702 2011-04-07T23:39:45-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 Jamie Heron http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9334 Fuck, but I do want Nonplayer. It looks gorgeous, and I can remember following the Project Waldo blog when it was mentioned in ImagineFX. Now I just need to wait for pay-day... Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=290040#Comment_290040 2011-04-09T21:53:20-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 truffaut http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10235 I really like the way Image has become the new, more successful and interesting Vertigo. Chew and Walking Dead in particular feel like something from Vertigo in its prime, when Preacher and ... I really like the way Image has become the new, more successful and interesting Vertigo. Chew and Walking Dead in particular feel like something from Vertigo in its prime, when Preacher and Transmetropolitan shared the shelves. It's great to see this direction of original, creator-driven content working out for them so well.

My thoughts exactly.

All five of the re-released comics are great; Image is really having a fantastic year.]]> Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=290831#Comment_290831 2011-04-16T03:34:19-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 Gordon http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10275 I've been thinking a lot about this. My main belief is that it's great to see a big publisher putting so much focus on new, original titles and generating so much publicity and sales. However, the ...
However, the fact that sales are based in part on people wanting to sell their copies on at a profit through Ebay etc makes me wonder about the sustainability of the titles. Will sales drop off once they're no longer hot titles and make them "look bad" in the sense that they couldn't sustain the initial high numbers (something completely outside the control of the creative team because it was not them that marketed their title as something guaranteed to increase in value and thus attract the attention of those interested in making money rather than the comic itself)? Or is it a necessary evil that can be overcome and any sale is a good sale?]]> Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=291395#Comment_291395 2011-04-21T11:09:42-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 Andrew Diroll-Black http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7902 I'm positively scratching at the door for Nonplayer. What's a typical print run for these kinds of books? I mean, the news is only as good as the supply allows. If they were tiny runs, then it ...
What's a typical print run for these kinds of books? I mean, the news is only as good as the supply allows. If they were tiny runs, then it could be a non-headline.]]> Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=291400#Comment_291400 2011-04-21T11:31:28-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 joe.distort http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1173 one thing that bums me out is seeing creators not involved with these books complain that these are 'bleeding cool sellout' books. who cares how the numbers get bumped??? im sure if it was my cash ...
who cares how the numbers get bumped??? im sure if it was my cash flow i wouldnt. and im pretty sure these same folks would like to have that kind of $$ bump on their early creator owned stuff...the internet has been making things a little TOO transparent for me these days]]> Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=291402#Comment_291402 2011-04-21T11:34:20-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 Andrew Diroll-Black http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7902 @ Joe: I think it's not just complaining because they're sellouts. I agree with Gordon's criticisms mainly in that it sucks that good books get started on a high, then get dropped because of the ...
I think it's not just complaining because they're sellouts. I agree with Gordon's criticisms mainly in that it sucks that good books get started on a high, then get dropped because of the ebayer bubble doesn't support them long enough. The publishers and distributors shake their heads and say, "well, they don't put up the numbers they used to, cut 'em off!" So the story doesn't get told, despite there having been a real fan base.

Yes, creators like to get that initial shot of cash from a sellout book, but I think all of them would prefer that their books continue on for an entire run, an entire story, month-in, month-out. Sustainability is the key.]]> Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=291403#Comment_291403 2011-04-21T11:44:56-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 joe.distort http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1173 yeah but if these books werent going to have higher numbers anyway, how does it hurt to get more sales up front to keep the books going longer? Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=291405#Comment_291405 2011-04-21T12:01:19-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 warrenellis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2 What's a typical print run for these kinds of books No such animal. It's the total orders + a percentage of that tacked on as overprint, and that overprint percentage can vary wildly. Especially ... What's a typical print run for these kinds of books

No such animal. It's the total orders + a percentage of that tacked on as overprint, and that overprint percentage can vary wildly. Especially at Image, because the overprint will directly affect what the creator earns. In this case, I would be surprised to learn that the overprint was more than 20 or 25% of total orders, and would guess it to be around 15%.

The publishers and distributors shake their heads and say, "well, they don't put up the numbers they used to, cut 'em off!"

That's not how Image works.]]> Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=291413#Comment_291413 2011-04-21T13:08:01-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 Andrew Diroll-Black http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7902 @warrenellis Those are both heartening statements. My cynical brain wants to believe that there's more market stress on these decisions. Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=291671#Comment_291671 2011-04-23T18:19:12-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 Charlene http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4463 Image has totally upped their game recently. There are so many great books coming out of there and what's even greater is that they are 'new' creators for the most part. These books are selling ... Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=291686#Comment_291686 2011-04-23T20:39:04-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 Beamish http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8236 My lcbs didn't stock nonplayer so I missed it. Emails shall be sent. Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=291689#Comment_291689 2011-04-23T21:31:44-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 Charlene http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4463 Preeeee order! Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=292287#Comment_292287 2011-04-28T22:04:38-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 ruzkin http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6220 Very happy to see Green Wake selling out - the author is not just a lovely fellow, but he's been toiling away at the bottom rungs of the comic industry for years and out of the blue, three different ...
For anyone who read Green Wake and enjoyed it, more good news - it's been extended from the original 6 issue run into an ongoing series.]]> Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=292329#Comment_292329 2011-04-29T07:15:17-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 Gordon http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10275 That is fantastic news about Green Wake! Absolutely loved the first issue and it's my favourite of all the recent big debuts. Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=292505#Comment_292505 2011-04-30T13:22:38-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 Charlene http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4463 I interviewed Kurtis and Riley about Green Wake a little while back and also reviewed Snow Angel at Comics Vox. Shameless, shameless plug. Green Wake #2 is out next week. Really can't wait. Comics Vox. Shameless, shameless plug. Green Wake #2 is out next week. Really can't wait.]]> Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=294379#Comment_294379 2011-05-12T23:48:04-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 Joshua Pantalleresco http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7252 Green Wake has been fantastic so far. Loved issue two. Missed some of the others, but without question Image is having a fantastic year. Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=294419#Comment_294419 2011-05-13T08:28:58-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 Gordon http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10275 @Charlene I really want to read that interview but the link isn't working for me. Is there a technical issue or is my PC just shite? Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=294446#Comment_294446 2011-05-13T13:20:23-07:00 2011-05-13T13:21:06-07:00 adam_geen http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4370 @Gordon Hmm, worked fine for me. Try this one. Clickie
Clickie]]> Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=294465#Comment_294465 2011-05-13T15:49:13-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 Beamish http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8236 Holy shit, I just read Nonplayer, it is fantastic. I want more, now. Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=294535#Comment_294535 2011-05-14T07:58:59-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 Gordon http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10275 @ adam_geen That link worked fine, thank you! Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=294548#Comment_294548 2011-05-14T10:22:38-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 scs http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7988 Finally corralled a copy of Nonplayer. Wonderful art, nice idea, OK dialog, too early to tell about the overall story. I'm definitely on-board for the next few issues. Loved the coloring, too.
Loved the coloring, too.]]> Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=294584#Comment_294584 2011-05-14T15:43:49-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 Charlene http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4463 @Gordon it might just have been my host being in one of it's moods when you tried it. @adam thanks! :)
@adam thanks! :)]]> Five Image Comics Sell Out On Release http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9730&Focus=295777#Comment_295777 2011-05-25T20:16:13-07:00 2013-05-19T14:19:59-07:00 scs http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7988 iFanboy has a distinctly different take on this in their article The Myth of the Sell Out Announcement. I'm not knowledgeable enough about the industry to say if they're right or wrong, but the sales ... The Myth of the Sell Out Announcement. I'm not knowledgeable enough about the industry to say if they're right or wrong, but the sales figures cited are so small that even a small underestimate ends up in a "sell out" without the book actually being a hit.

That said, it's a damned shame that something the quality of Nonplayer sold less than 9,000 copies, sell-out or not.]]>