KMD posted on Nov. 1, 2010 at 12:25 PM
Fascinating to say the least. It's pretty clear the two "Blackest Night" issues did nothing to bring in new readers. It's also clear that "Generation Lost" and "Vanishing Point" have done little to boost Booster's sales either.
Some of the numbers are not surprising. "Mighty Crusaders" was a flop but so were the Red Circle books. DC did nothing to promote "The Web" and "The Shield" so that can't be a surprise. The JSA related numbers can't be much of one either. Did the All Stars need their own book? Did Magog? I think Power Girl has enough fans to survive a while longer and it does have its own niche.

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Nov. 1, 2010 at 3:44 PM
I agree, KMD. I believe that history is pretty clear: event crossovers will drive up book sales in the short-term only. We should be thankful that BOOSTER GOLD hasn't suffered significantly from any notable falloff thanks to it's temporary $4 price hike.

BoosterPowershot posted on Nov. 1, 2010 at 11:20 PM
Booster Gold is my favorite superhero. Power Girl is second. The fact that both of these have hit below the 20K mark now is distressing.

Lissbirds posted on Nov. 2, 2010 at 1:13 AM
Interesting perspective. I like your attitude towards Generation Lost #12. Hopefully I can move on, too. What bugs me most is that the comics industry isn't self-aware and losing touch with its fans. The weird thing is, I'm a new reader. (But I read JLI first, so I guess that puts me in the old category.)

 Boosterrific [Official Comment] posted on Nov. 2, 2010 at 2:00 AM
I recognize that a slavish devotion to continuity can be a detriment to story telling, and I'm willing to accept changes to characters that provide genuine development. However, I just really don't appreciate unnecessary, 180 degree about-faces to the history of a character in the middle of a story, especially when the change appears to serve no purpose other than to fill an issue or two of a series that is off the rails. In other words, I am and always have been opposed to change for change's sake.

I suppose if I had faith in Winick to pull this story out, and make this seemingly abrupt change organic, I wouldn't be experiencing such grief over the death of the character that I knew as Ice. However, Winick's track record of disregarding established characters has never earned anything but my scorn. So I naturally expect only the worst from this sudden, unexpected story development. (I'm not by nature an optimistic person.)