Post by Mark Caringer on Jan 27, 2007 12:32:51 GMT -5
Joe Fridays Talks Wolverine and Jubilee,check it out:
Q: Joe, a while back you stated that while Wolverine: Origins had poor reviews it was making good sales, which was a good indicator you were on the right track. Can you truly judge that a comic is good by how much it sells? Take into consideration that there are many comic readers out there who'll purchase issues, even though they know they're bad, simply to complete their collection, not to mention those who'll buy an issue just to see what the big reveal is (who is Ronin? who is Ultimate Cable? etc) and then are disappointed.
JQ: Hey, first let me say this, poor reviews? Is this a global thing, like everyone reviewed the book badly, because I have a large list of people who really love it and are buying it in truckloads. I cannot run my business by reviews, if I did would most have to cancel half our line of comics [laughs]
Now, while I’m sure there are some completionists out there who will buy every issue, I don’t think that number is enough to keep a book afloat at significant numbers. It certainly doesn’t make up 50,000 readers of a book that’s selling 100,000 copies. The bottom line is that this is a business and you the costumer vote with your dollars or your feet; it’s a message that comes through loud and clear. When a title isn’t working, it doesn’t matter if it’s a top character, the sales do drop, it’s very visible to us. And to be honest, I could make a statement that is just as accurate but diametrically the polar opposite of what you just said. For every person that buys a comic even when they don’t like it because they “collect” it, there are just as many (and I’ll bet even more) people who will complain about a company, project, comic, story, artist, column, etc., while actually loving everything about it behind closed doors.
Come on, don’t tell me every single person here doesn’t know someone just like that.
Q: Since Wolverine: Origins #10 had Jubilee taken away by the medics at S.H.I.E.L.D.... does this mean that she is potentially going to become an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and receive powers and extra training by them? When can we get some word on Jubilee's big project that you talked about months ago on this site?
JQ: Hmmmm, Jubilee, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., I kind of like that [laughs]
Q: Jubilee is supposed to regain her powers and become a major character in an upcoming series. When does it come out?
JQ: no one ever said she was getting her powers back. We’ve been trying to avoid at all cost just re-powering mutants across the board, and Jubilee is no exception. I can tell you here that she will remain powerless for the foreseeable future.
Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., man, I can’t get that out of my head.
Q: Joe, a while back you stated that while Wolverine: Origins had poor reviews it was making good sales, which was a good indicator you were on the right track. Can you truly judge that a comic is good by how much it sells? Take into consideration that there are many comic readers out there who'll purchase issues, even though they know they're bad, simply to complete their collection, not to mention those who'll buy an issue just to see what the big reveal is (who is Ronin? who is Ultimate Cable? etc) and then are disappointed.
JQ: Hey, first let me say this, poor reviews? Is this a global thing, like everyone reviewed the book badly, because I have a large list of people who really love it and are buying it in truckloads. I cannot run my business by reviews, if I did would most have to cancel half our line of comics [laughs]
Now, while I’m sure there are some completionists out there who will buy every issue, I don’t think that number is enough to keep a book afloat at significant numbers. It certainly doesn’t make up 50,000 readers of a book that’s selling 100,000 copies. The bottom line is that this is a business and you the costumer vote with your dollars or your feet; it’s a message that comes through loud and clear. When a title isn’t working, it doesn’t matter if it’s a top character, the sales do drop, it’s very visible to us. And to be honest, I could make a statement that is just as accurate but diametrically the polar opposite of what you just said. For every person that buys a comic even when they don’t like it because they “collect” it, there are just as many (and I’ll bet even more) people who will complain about a company, project, comic, story, artist, column, etc., while actually loving everything about it behind closed doors.
Come on, don’t tell me every single person here doesn’t know someone just like that.
Q: Since Wolverine: Origins #10 had Jubilee taken away by the medics at S.H.I.E.L.D.... does this mean that she is potentially going to become an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and receive powers and extra training by them? When can we get some word on Jubilee's big project that you talked about months ago on this site?
JQ: Hmmmm, Jubilee, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., I kind of like that [laughs]
Q: Jubilee is supposed to regain her powers and become a major character in an upcoming series. When does it come out?
JQ: no one ever said she was getting her powers back. We’ve been trying to avoid at all cost just re-powering mutants across the board, and Jubilee is no exception. I can tell you here that she will remain powerless for the foreseeable future.
Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., man, I can’t get that out of my head.
Wouldn't that eventually lead to infectied lesions and possibly gangrene?