So I hear many times from some of my fav Youtuber news how Marvel comics may shut their doors via Disney not seeing a profit like the films, and that DC comics is stated by inside sources to be losing tons of money and may close in the next 2-3 years if not sooner. Trying to sell there back issues as of now.
Comics like Darkhorse, IDW, Image, ect are chugging on, but the Big 2 seem to be finding themselves stretch thin while Disney and Warner looking to shut the non profitable, and often SJW mindset, comic studios down to save cost and focus only on movies and shows for IP content. Thus why DC has its channel now for show content.
So if true, assuming this is the case, how do you feel?
I seriously doubt that they will close up Marvel comics or DC anytime soon.
Based on July 2019 sales alone house of X which sold 185,630 copies at $5.99 alone brought in $1,111,923.7 for the publisher in one month.
It doesnt cost that much to produce and distribute a comic book. Flash at position 49 with sales of 38436 units at $3.99 grossed $153,359.
I can See DC returning to the idea that Batman is in everything given 8 of the 15 comics they had in the top 50 featered the dark night
https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/43808/top-500-comics-july-2019
Based purely on the top 20 selling titles for both Marvel and DC in July that meant Marvel took sales of $7,005,555 and DV took sales of $5,183,202. Both companies produced more than 20 comic titles that month and that is JUST one month.
There's clearly still a lot of money to be made producing comics, so I wouldnt worry. That mind you is without the revenue from selling rights to those intellectual properties and the revenues made by those sales/licenses. Not to mention licenses of merchandise/toys etc.