Is Hickman the reason sales and enthusiasm of Uncanny/Age of X-man have fallen?
Did his announcement really hurt the other books or help to keep people interested on this franchice? or it is only a scapegoat
Last edited by phoenixzero23; 05-28-2019 at 06:22 PM.
I would love to be able to track that. The numbers may have changed, but I think the numbers were dwindling before the announcement. You wouldn't happen to know the current numbers would you? I have to believe Uncanny was outselling AoX regardless of the announcement simply because of Wolverine and Cyclops' presence.
As i remember many people were dissapointed since Disassembled, that's why it feels weird to blame things on Hickman.
Maybe it could have influenced that. But I don't think it is the only reason
Sorry, I don't have the numbers.
Last edited by phoenixzero23; 05-28-2019 at 06:26 PM.
I think pre-order sales for all but the final issues of UXM and AoXM would have been locked before the Hickman announcements really kicked in. The only way to figure Hickman's impact at this point would be to look at sell-through numbers (and possibly day-of-release digital), none of which we see.
The announcement of Hickman and the interviews I've read from him about his upcoming X-Men run is the reason I cancelled all six preorders for the Age of X-Man trade paperbacks. I wasn't that interested, to begin with, but didn't want to feel left out. Which is why I initially preordered. I knew long term this alternate universe story probably wouldn't matter, but now I'm positive it won't.