DC Comics Shares the Rest of Their Bombshell-Themed Variant Covers

[MajorHoy]

Most likely, retailers ordered very little.
It's not really something that retailers would be interested in, I'm sure.

I would wager that the initial orders were in the 10-15k range.

It's actually pretty ironic in that retailers agree that DC needs more female-centric comics, but then when they put something out that is... they shy away from it because "it doesn't sell".
And... uh... it won't, if it's not on the shelf. :-/

Actually, it may not be the female-centric part that's the problem here as much as the time period when these stories are set. It seems to me like DC has been shying away from anything from the last century for a while, and I'm sure retailers may think the average comic book buyer these days may be less likely to buy a comic book set during World War II.

[GlennSimpson]

I think having Joker on the cover made it invoke Killing Joke in a dark humor way, though.
The Death in the Family cover didn't do that.

It would probably be a similar thing if they had a cover of Sue Dibney with bulging eyes and a fake, plastic smiling face (think Soundgarden's video for "Black Hole Sun") or the same image of Sue with Dr. Light grinning beside her.

Especially if the title of the book was "Sue Dibney"

[Lee Stone]

Actually, it may not be the female-centric part that's the problem here as much as the time period when these stories are set. It seems to me like DC has been shying away from anything from the last century for a while, and I'm sure retailers may think the average comic book buyer these days may be less likely to buy a comic book set during World War II.

I dunno...
There's been very successful games like Dishonored, Fallout and Bioshock that have borrowed heavily from the 40s and earlier, even as far as the music.

[Lee Stone]

Especially if the title of the book was "Sue Dibney"

Especially.

[MajorHoy]

I dunno...
There's been very successful games like Dishonored, Fallout and Bioshock that have borrowed heavily from the 40s and earlier, even as far as the music.

"Games", especially if they involve shooting people, don't equal comic books that involve reading and looking at pictures.

How many people would be more likely to play a game where you have Wild West gunfights than read comic books with DC Western characters set in the late 1800s?

[Mahzian]

So glad that bombshells is getting an ongoing, such a cool concept. My local tells me that the statues are the best selling line they stock, so there's a market out there for this stuff.

[MajorHoy]

So glad that bombshells is getting an ongoing, such a cool concept. My local tells me that the statues are the best selling line they stock, so there's a market out there for this stuff.

But while people may buy pin-up / lite-porn style statues or artwork, will that also translate into actual comic book sales?

I hope so, and I can be very enthusiastic about this line, but I'm not getting my hopes up too high yet.

[vartox]

But while people may buy pin-up / lite-porn style statues or artwork, will that also translate into actual comic book sales?

I hope so, and I can be very enthusiastic about this line, but I'm not getting my hopes up too high yet.

If they'll buy a variant cover with the art and designs on it, why not a whole book full of the same designs with similar art?

The first chapter is out tomorrow, I guess we'll see how it does on Comixology before print sales.