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Onyx Minor
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IDW has had the Transformers franchise for awhile, but how are things going? Let's take us for a look at the numbers from the beginning. What trends do you see?

Based on information from this source:

http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/1850.html


Here are some numbers to get started:

Then and now:
30 TRANSFORMERS INFILTRATION #1 45,468 (January 2006)
146 TRANSFORMERS DEVASTATION #5 13,185 (February 2008)

The trend:
68 TRANSFORMERS INFILTRATION #4 28,835
138 TRANSFORMERS ESCALATION #1 20,625
148 TRANSFORMERS DEVASTATION #1 15,704

Spotlights
159 TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT HOT ROD 14,133
155 TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT MIRAGE 11,046
152 TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT GRIMLOCK 11,411

Not even the movie brought the numbers:
88 TRANSFORMERS PRIME DIRECTIVE MOVIE PREQUEL #1 23,658
114 TRANSFORMERS PRIME DIRECTIVE MOVIE PREQUEL #2 18,039
114 TRANSFORMERS PRIME DIRECTIVE MOVIE PREQUEL #3 18,000
127 TRANSFORMERS PRIME DIRECTIVE MOVIE PREQUEL #4 17,306

109 TRANSFORMERS MOVIE ADAPTATION #1 (Of 4) 18,071
123 TRANSFORMERS MOVIE ADAPTATION #2 (Of 4) 16,204
121 TRANSFORMERS MOVIE ADAPTATION #3 (Of 4) 16,247
122 TRANSFORMERS MOVIE ADAPTATION #4 (Of 4) 16,210

From what we can see, their numbers are less than 1/3 what they started out to be. What do you guys think? Are Transformers losing some of their momentum? If so, what is the cause?


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Onyx Minor   Are Transformers still going strong?   Jun 2 2008, 11:02 PM
Moroboshi Ataru   Part of the reason the story lines are being chang...   Jun 2 2008, 11:31 PM
Tm_Silverclaw   Here is an idea.. Get the comic out of comic book ...   Jun 3 2008, 03:44 AM
Stormrave   Silverclaw: That idea will work only if there are...   Jun 3 2008, 04:14 AM
Denyer   Just as a general comment on bookstore sales; IDW ...   Jun 6 2008, 12:27 PM
Jim S   QUOTE(Denyer @ Jun 6 2008, 10:27 AM) What...   Jun 6 2008, 02:29 PM
Deathy G1   QUOTE(Jim S @ Jun 6 2008, 03:29 PM) For T...   Jun 6 2008, 03:12 PM
Jim S   QUOTE(Deathy G1 @ Jun 6 2008, 12:12 PM) Q...   Jun 6 2008, 06:22 PM
Denyer   QUOTE(Jim S @ Jun 6 2008, 08:29 PM) For T...   Jun 7 2008, 11:13 AM
Blueshift   I remember hearing that IDW do most of their comic...   Jun 3 2008, 06:57 AM
Buruko   None of these numbers really scare me, Transformer...   Jun 3 2008, 07:28 AM
Mecha KJ   The data isn't completely accurate though. Ma...   Jun 3 2008, 07:38 AM
MirageAg99   I know I've started waiting for the TPBs and t...   Jun 3 2008, 07:44 AM
1987olds442   Like others have already mentioned I wonder what t...   Jun 3 2008, 07:55 AM
rjk7   The dropoff in numbers is certainly a concern, but...   Jun 3 2008, 08:20 AM
Reload   QUOTE(Mecha KJ @ Jun 3 2008, 07:38 AM) Th...   Jun 3 2008, 09:01 AM
Spark   QUOTE(Mecha KJ @ Jun 3 2008, 08:38 AM) Th...   Jun 3 2008, 12:39 PM
Magnusblitz   IDW hurts their own single-issue sales by panderin...   Jun 3 2008, 07:20 PM
sharkicon   I believe they are.   Jun 4 2008, 01:20 AM
Blueshift   Traditionally in the comics market though, maxiser...   Jun 4 2008, 09:58 AM
Commander Shockwav   We keep a tally of ICV2-based revenue figures at t...   Jun 12 2008, 03:57 PM
Jim S   QUOTE(Commander Shockwav @ Jun 12 2008, 12...   Jun 12 2008, 06:41 PM
Canthros   QUOTE(Jim S @ Jun 12 2008, 07:41 PM) QUOT...   Jun 23 2008, 02:51 PM
Commander Shockwav   What I meant was can someone besides me make a lin...   Jun 13 2008, 01:51 PM
Dagimus   I don't like this thread on bit! The last ...   Jun 14 2008, 03:37 PM
Ineedchocolate   QUOTE(Dagimus @ Jun 14 2008, 03:37 PM) I ...   Jun 14 2008, 11:23 PM
Zodberg   QUOTE(Dagimus @ Jun 14 2008, 04:37 PM) I ...   Jun 17 2008, 02:16 PM
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