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[QUOTE=butterflykyss;4795716]this is the unfortunate truth I think some may not be prepared to accept. many people blame the poor sales numbers on coates but the reality is a lot of the books that were not tied to coates, including agents of wakanda, have done poorly. I want this to change but the market hasnt been kind to books that are focused on black characters.[/QUOTE]
Black Panther is the only black character ,besides Spawn, to have sold as many single comics as he has since his creation. The current sales for Coates run is the lowest it has been for the main Black Panther series since the characters creation.
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[QUOTE=Vibranium Weave;4795730]Black Panther is the only black character ,besides Spawn, to have sold as many single comics as he has since his creation. The current sales for Coates run is the lowest it has been for the main Black Panther series since the characters creation.[/QUOTE]
but the numbers coates is seeing can be seen across the comicbook medium. low sales are not just specific to coates black panther.
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[QUOTE=butterflykyss;4795735]but the numbers coates is seeing can be seen across the comicbook medium. low sales are not just specific to coates black panther.[/QUOTE]
I thought your argument was black characters don't sell? Now it's numbers across the medium?
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Disney/Marvel should just take the initiative and branch the character into other entertainment platforms rather than focusing on comics and movies. And also get a new creative team behind the solo book.
Looking at these sales figures makes me a sad panther.
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[QUOTE=butterflykyss;4795735]but the numbers coates is seeing can be seen across the comicbook medium. low sales are not just specific to coates black panther.[/QUOTE]
Hudlin & Priest were not writing Black Panther at a time when the character was in 4 movies that grossed over a billion dollars each. The average person on the street now knows about Wakanda. Hudlin & Priest didn't have that, but they managed to sell comics.
Coates had a brand name and plus Captain America Civil War was coming out around the same time.
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[QUOTE=Cville;4795738]I thought your argument was black characters don't sell? Now it's numbers across the medium?[/QUOTE]
yes they dont sell but low sale numbers is just a nature of the beast this day and age. these are mutually exclusive conditions as they both exist in the case of black panther as evidence by aow.
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[QUOTE=Vibranium Weave;4795768]Hudlin & Priest were not writing Black Panther at a time when the character was in 4 movies that grossed over a billion dollars each. The average person on the street now knows about Wakanda. Hudlin & Priest didn't have that, but they managed to sell comics.
Coates had a brand name and plus Captain America Civil War was coming out around the same time.[/QUOTE]
pirating and the overall comicbook market was different when both these writers were on BP book. the argument has always been coates is the reason for low sales but then why is aow doing so poorly?
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[QUOTE=butterflykyss;4795793]pirating and the overall comicbook market was different when both these writers were on BP book. the argument has always been coates is the reason for low sales but then why is aow doing so poorly?[/QUOTE]
To be fair to AOW The Invaders didnt sell well and that book had established popular Characters...
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[QUOTE=butterflykyss;4795793]pirating and the overall comicbook market was different when both these writers were on BP book. the argument has always been coates is the reason for low sales but then why is aow doing so poorly?[/QUOTE]
The Only Black character that consistently sales is Miles and thats because of the Spider-Man brand
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Hopefully they do a Captain Marvel type rebrand..
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[QUOTE=Dariel81;4795804]To be fair to AOW The Invaders didnt sell well and that book had established popular Characters...[/QUOTE]
that's is fair. it goes to the point about black characters and the market making it hard for BP to excel. hopefully that can change.
[QUOTE=Dariel81;4795816]The Only Black character that consistently sales is Miles and thats because of the Spider-Man brand[/QUOTE]
yup exactly.
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[QUOTE=Dariel81;4795819]Hopefully they do a Captain Marvel type rebrand..[/QUOTE]
This is my hope too. Captain Marvel had a lot of restarts to get her where she is today. Hopefully Marvel decides to put the same investment into T'Challa as well.
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[QUOTE=Dariel81;4795816]The Only Black character that consistently sales is Miles and thats because of the Spider-Man brand[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=butterflykyss;4795822]that's is fair. it goes to the point about black characters and the market making it hard for BP to excel. hopefully that can change.
yup exactly.[/QUOTE]
Ghost Spider is at 21,000 at #5, Miles is at 29,900 on #13. Cant be just the Spiderbrand. Some of it has to be the writing.
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Ezyo also address what going on with AoW in the quote below:
[QUOTE=Ezyo1000;4793128][B] Honestly itd the same as BP and the Crew, and Ultimates. T'Challa gets put into team's with c list heroes and is expected to keep the sales up. Fans will claim they wish Marvel would give their c list heroes nore attention, but when they do this happens. Honestly he should be doing bigger thing's on Avengers, AoW should of utilized some bigger heroes as thst will raise his profile, leading A listers, not carrying c list[/B][/QUOTE]
It did also happen to the Ultimates and Carol was apart of that team too.
Also how is Strikeforce doing?
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Time for some fresh blood on the title.