Looked like HoX and PoX were easily set to be#1 and #2, but perhaps TWD's final issue will get in the way.
Looked like HoX and PoX were easily set to be#1 and #2, but perhaps TWD's final issue will get in the way.
The real question is if HoX #1 will outsell Whedon's Astonishing #1 which I think is the highest-ordered X-Men issue of the 21st century.
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Thats not a real question. Of course its not outselling Astonishing. AXM had alot more going for it as it launched and it did so 15 years ago when comics were selling more overall. Hickman is inheriting the line at one of its lowest point and he's not as big of a name as Whedon was back then
Because the Spider-Man franchise currently is printing money for Marvel as seen with all the Venom related stuff (as well as that silly Kraven crossover). X-Men is currently not doing well as Age of X-Man attests.
Sales (units) are pretty much the same. While X-Men was definitely a top seller at the time, the launch of Astonishing X-Men was also competing with X-Men and Uncanny X-Men, as well as several other X-related titles.
House of X is all there is, and while the idea of Whedon coming on had some buzz, a novelty really, no one saw it as the beginning of a new era, a return to the promised land. People need Hickman, and the Marvel variant/incentive machine is a juggernaut.
That said, I'm being conservative and saying 240K.
There's no way HoX/Pox will outsell the first twelve issues of Whedon's run, but with all the promotion and hype, beating the first one seems feasible.
Emma brings in the sales
And lol age of copy cats didn't even make it to top 120