VEI Reborn Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Nobody is questioning the quality of NWM, just the erratic and somewhat delayed publishing. People Speculators are fickle as has been pointed out several times. Their attention spans aren't long enough to hold fast to a series that appears to have disappeared. Fixed it for you :thumbsup: Most regular comic book buyers couldn't care less if a book is delayed for a month. Bull-. Nothing makes me stomp my feet more than a delay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500Club Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I think e.s. and his team know what they are doing. I mean they have been slowly creeping up in market share. And DC has been dropping. . But that's a commentary on Image itself, not NWM. I suspect the delay isn't about e.s., though. My guess is that it's art related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaseman210 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Everyone.... Take a breath. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Nobody is questioning the quality of NWM, just the erratic and somewhat delayed publishing. People Speculators are fickle as has been pointed out several times. Their attention spans aren't long enough to hold fast to a series that appears to have disappeared. Fixed it for you :thumbsup: Most regular comic book buyers couldn't care less if a book is delayed for a month. This is just wrong. The speculators left the building a long time ago on NWM and are now chasing books like Jupiter's Legacy, EoW, or the next "hot" #1. The fast and big money has already been made on this book. Speculators were slabbing raws for 9.8s and flipping them to the collectors for $200, not the other way around. Most comic buyers will look elsewhere if a book is delayed - out of sight = out of mind. It is even worse if the book is only 3 issues in, has a minor delay in releasing #4, and then a long delay in releasing #5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjoseph7772 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 People are chasing jupiters legacy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimatejason-migration Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I personally would much rather have a book be late than to have a bunch of fill-in artists or have the story suffer due to rushed writing. Quality over Quantity every time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsJustRyan Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 People are chasing jupiters legacy? You didn't like JL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 People are chasing jupiters legacy? You didn't like JL? Isn't it a mini? I bought a #1 and will be irritated if it is a mini as I only follow ongoing series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mschmidt Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Nobody is questioning the quality of NWM, just the erratic and somewhat delayed publishing. People Speculators are fickle as has been pointed out several times. Their attention spans aren't long enough to hold fast to a series that appears to have disappeared. Fixed it for you :thumbsup: Most regular comic book buyers couldn't care less if a book is delayed for a month. This is just wrong. The speculators left the building a long time ago on NWM and are now chasing books like Jupiter's Legacy, EoW, or the next "hot" #1. The fast and big money has already been made on this book. Speculators were slabbing raws for 9.8s and flipping them to the collectors for $200, not the other way around. Most comic buyers will look elsewhere if a book is delayed - out of sight = out of mind. It is even worse if the book is only 3 issues in, has a minor delay in releasing #4, and then a long delay in releasing #5. Most LCS' get far more copies of indie books for pull list customers than they do to put on the rack - there are exceptions, sure, but in general that's just how it is. If you have NWM on your pull list, a 1 month delay means nothing. It's crazy how people keep on saying that these minor delays are somehow killing books - like Mind the Gap somehow suffered because of the delays in getting the first couple of issues out. No, it suffered because it was a bad book with a convoluted, uninteresting story that was going nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsJustRyan Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 People are chasing jupiters legacy? You didn't like JL? Isn't it a mini? I bought a #1 and will be irritated if it is a mini as I only follow ongoing series. Todd Think Tank Mind MGMT Were also mini's. To each his or her own. Some of the mini's have turned into great series. Also, some true mini's are worthwhile reads. my Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 People are chasing jupiters legacy? You didn't like JL? Isn't it a mini? I bought a #1 and will be irritated if it is a mini as I only follow ongoing series. Todd Think Tank Mind MGMT Were also mini's. To each his or her own. Some of the mini's have turned into great series. Also, some true mini's are worthwhile reads. my I'm happy to read a mini, just via TPB. I prefer to follow ongoings monthly with floppies. It's just how I roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsJustRyan Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Drek_Police Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 NWM 5...please hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Most LCS' get far more copies of indie books for pull list customers than they do to put on the rack - there are exceptions, sure, but in general that's just how it is. If you have NWM on your pull list, a 1 month delay means nothing. It's crazy how people keep on saying that these minor delays are somehow killing books - like Mind the Gap somehow suffered because of the delays in getting the first couple of issues out. No, it suffered because it was a bad book with a convoluted, uninteresting story that was going nowhere. Ask your LCS how many extra copies of NWM #1 they had in total, or for any other uproven Indie #1 prior to the big price run ups at the end of the year. Heck, even ask them how many copies of Uber #0 or Helheim #1 they ordered. Most will say the same thing - they will order a few extra copies (5-10 for small stores, 10-20 for larger ones) outside of what they have on customer's pull lists and that is it. They do not take chances on books unless they are certain it will sell big. This is why most indies see a healthy drop from #1 to #2 - #1s will sell to speculators but nobody cares about #2 unless #1 is a decent book. As far as pull lists, again, ask your LCS how many people are dropping titles that are delayed. We had two boardies post about conversations they had/heard at their LCS and the delay is hurting NWM. Regardless of how much better the book is, Bedlam still sells more copies. If you look at the sales figures, #4 increased by what, 70% over #3? If I were Image, I would have kept #5 on time, heck even pushed it up a bit, to keep building on that momentum. A jump like that is huge for an indie title that was in the 7400 range for the previous issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awax Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Nowhere Man, don't worry, Take your time, don't hurry, .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 http://www.midtowncomics.com/store/dp.asp?PRID=Nowhere+Men+%235_1251958 It's actually happening. #5 is coming out the 22nd. "Dead to the world." Coincidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I asked my LCS about it today. They haven't noticed any drop off in readers talking about the book, purchasing it, or removing it from their pull lists. In fact, people keep mentioning it. For instance, passers by, "have you read Nowhere Men?" "Do you have Nowhere Men?" stuff like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@Captain_Sawyer Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 My LCS had a raw NWM 1 1st print on Tuesday and it was gone today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@Captain_Sawyer Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 My LCS had a raw NWM 1 1st print on Tuesday and it was gone today Dumb of me for not including price. The NWM 1 was listed at $39.99 and it was NM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necessaryevil Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 http://www.midtowncomics.com/store/dp.asp?PRID=Nowhere+Men+%235_1251958 It's actually happening. #5 is coming out the 22nd. "Dead to the world." Coincidence? Is that still the cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
