Originally Posted by
Raffi Ol D'Arcy
I would say a figure of at least 1000 units is a pretty good figure. A great result would be 1500+ and a fantastic result would be north of 2000. These are of course my personal views but I would think others opinions would not differ much from mine.
The Bendis GoG Omni was $125. For comparison, here are several other $125 Omnis and their premiere month figures:
Uncanny X-Men Vol. 3 – 2,308
Shang-Chi Master of Kung Fu Vol. 1 – 2,232
Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Vol. 1 – 2,064
Infinty Gauntlet– 1,837
The Mighty Thor by Walt Simonson– 1,612
Fantastic Four by John Byrne Vol. 2 – 1,509
Annihilation Conquest – 1,396
War of Kings – 1,396
Annihilation– 1,363
Werewolf by Night– 1,347
Fantastic Four by John Byrne Vol. 1 - 1,145
Spider-Man by Roger Stern – 1,135
X-Men by Claremont & Lee Vol. 1 – 1,104
Spider-Man The Clone Saga – 1,012
X-Statix - 819
Golden Age Captain America Vol. 1 – 769
New Avengers Vol. 1 (Bendis) - 756
Powers Vol. 1(Bendis) - 560
Daredevil By Miller and Janson Omnibus - 3rd Printing!!! - 863
One could use the argument that the Bendis GoG material was already published not so long ago in OHCs. But look at another $125 Omni such as the Sider-Man Clone Saga Omni. That material is available in TPBs and still getting reprints. Also, the Hawkeye Omni was printed shortly after the Hawkeye OHCs saw print, but the Omni still managed to shift 1,682 units. A similar case with the Deadpool Posehn & Duggan run in Omni moving 1,286 copies. Granted, the latter 2 were priced at $100, but still they sold more or less twice the amount than the Bendis GoG Omni.
Even the 3rd Printing of the Daredevil Miller Janson Omni priced at $125 achieved a higher figure of 863! X-Statix and New Avengers had similar but higher figures than the Bendis GoG Omni, and they both went on clearance what seemed like forever. Only recently has the X-Statix Omni achieved OOP status and that was 5 years after its release. I suspect the Guardians of the Galaxy by Bendis Omnibus Vol. 1 will be another candidate for the remainder and clearance clubs.