Comments on: The strong showing of Victor Gischler’s comics debut. http://prettyfakes.com/2008/08/the-strong-showing-of-victor-gischlers-comics-debut/ Pouring bourbon on the line that separates art from trash. And then? Setting it on fire. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:13:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike Cane http://prettyfakes.com/2008/08/the-strong-showing-of-victor-gischlers-comics-debut/comment-page-1/#comment-94121 Mike Cane Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:59:59 +0000 http://prettyfakes.com/?p=1522#comment-94121 Well, Victor knows I bought a copy. I haven't read it yet. It's still in my backlog. But at least Marvel charged me for buying it and isn't waiting for money for my reading it. Gischler will be known by everyone some day! He's that damned good. Well, Victor knows I bought a copy. I haven’t read it yet. It’s still in my backlog. But at least Marvel charged me for buying it and isn’t waiting for money for my reading it. Gischler will be known by everyone some day! He’s that damned good.

]]> By: gorjus http://prettyfakes.com/2008/08/the-strong-showing-of-victor-gischlers-comics-debut/comment-page-1/#comment-94120 gorjus Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:28:33 +0000 http://prettyfakes.com/?p=1522#comment-94120 You know, ARGH! You are dead right, of course, Steve. My brain has been turned off all day (I originally had down Warren Ellis instead of Garth Ennis--repeatedly). Good catch and thanks. As Prof. Fury and I e-mailed today, the <a href="http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/05/dc-month-to-month-sales-june-2008/" rel="nofollow">DC June Numbers</a> came out--and <em>Little Black Book</em> handily bested a good chunk of the DC line. This includes fan favorite and critical darling comics such as Bird of Prey (21k and change), Catwoman (around 18k), Jack of Fables (16k and change), Manhunter (16k), Ex Machina (15k), The Spirit (shade over 13k), Jonah Hex (13k), Hellblazer (12k), 100 Bullets (11k), and DMZ (right under 10k). It must be noted that many of these comics do extremely well as collections--I've never read an individual issue of DMZ, but I've bought several collections; same with Jack of Fables. There's a lot of long-term investment in comics, and keeping stock on the bookshelves of BAMS and B&Ns. I do think it's encouraging to see, though, that a top-shelf crime comic like Criminal--a truly fine work in any medium--is a "rock-solid" 15k, according to the Beat, and that Victor is in that range. You know, ARGH! You are dead right, of course, Steve. My brain has been turned off all day (I originally had down Warren Ellis instead of Garth Ennis—repeatedly). Good catch and thanks.

As Prof. Fury and I e-mailed today, the DC June Numbers came out—and Little Black Book handily bested a good chunk of the DC line.

This includes fan favorite and critical darling comics such as Bird of Prey (21k and change), Catwoman (around 18k), Jack of Fables (16k and change), Manhunter (16k), Ex Machina (15k), The Spirit (shade over 13k), Jonah Hex (13k), Hellblazer (12k), 100 Bullets (11k), and DMZ (right under 10k).

It must be noted that many of these comics do extremely well as collections—I’ve never read an individual issue of DMZ, but I’ve bought several collections; same with Jack of Fables. There’s a lot of long-term investment in comics, and keeping stock on the bookshelves of BAMS and B&Ns.

I do think it’s encouraging to see, though, that a top-shelf crime comic like Criminal—a truly fine work in any medium—is a “rock-solid” 15k, according to the Beat, and that Victor is in that range.

]]> By: steve http://prettyfakes.com/2008/08/the-strong-showing-of-victor-gischlers-comics-debut/comment-page-1/#comment-94119 steve Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:17:52 +0000 http://prettyfakes.com/?p=1522#comment-94119 Actually, that'd be a Dave "100 Bullets" Johnson cover. Still sweet, though. Actually, that’d be a Dave “100 Bullets” Johnson cover. Still sweet, though.

]]> By: Victor Gischler http://prettyfakes.com/2008/08/the-strong-showing-of-victor-gischlers-comics-debut/comment-page-1/#comment-94110 Victor Gischler Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:19:35 +0000 http://prettyfakes.com/?p=1522#comment-94110 Gorjus, Awesome. I appreciate these facts. A nice boost ... although it was actually my mom who purchases 12,000 of those copies. Still ... VG Gorjus,

Awesome. I appreciate these facts. A nice boost ... although it was actually my mom who purchases 12,000 of those copies.

Still …

VG

]]> By: Professor Fury http://prettyfakes.com/2008/08/the-strong-showing-of-victor-gischlers-comics-debut/comment-page-1/#comment-94057 Professor Fury Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:19:31 +0000 http://prettyfakes.com/?p=1522#comment-94057 GO VICTOR. I think Victor should take the cred his success has given him with Marvel and plow it into reviving Shamrock. Look out! She's lucky! GO VICTOR. I think Victor should take the cred his success has given him with Marvel and plow it into reviving Shamrock. Look out! She’s lucky!

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