How many comics need to be sold for a story to be considered a success?

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• AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  All of them.

  The size of the first run is calibrated to expected sales, production, and marketing costs. If the first run sells out, it met whatever expectations led to the decision to print it.

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• Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Literary success: None.

  Financial success: a shit ton more than that.

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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Well this certainly clears that up!

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• beepbooprobot@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  None. OP, you’re a success just for trying. Publish your dream, sales won’t add to or take away from that.

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• hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I love all the different takes on this. The answers make you realize why it’s a great question.

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• SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So let’s allow A to represent the cost of producing the comic.

  Let’s let B represent the amount you’re selling each comic for.

  So, C will be the amount of profit made.

  So:

  B - A = C

  If C is zero you’ve broken even, if C is less than zero, you’ve spent more money than you’ve made, and if C is above zero you’ve turned a profit.

  So C being above zero would be a “success.”

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  • snooggums@midwest.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    While that is a great summary of reaching a profit, breaking even or a small amount of profit is rarely considered a success especially if that is the criteria for sequels/continuations/similar products.

    So a one off single comic that has zero expectations might be a success if it makes a small profit, but as a test to see if it should become a series a significant amount of profit would be needed.

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    • SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It was mostly sarcasm, but thank you for the compliment and the more detailed writeup of what actually matters.

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• mcherm@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  One.

  I’m thinking of a comic made to tell the story of a relationship, culminating in a wedding proposal.

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  • CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Damn, you sold it to her? That’s cold!

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    • mcherm@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      LOL – good point. I guess the correct answer is zero. 😃

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• Quicky@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Several

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• zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Enough that it’s a better return percentage than index funds.

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