One Piece Passes Lifetime Batman Sales
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- Manga are taking over the North American comic market in more ways than one. Recently One Piece passed Batman for lifetime sales. Now only trailing Superman. Shocking when you consider One Piece has only been around for 25 years and has only 1 creator. Batman and Superman have existed for over 80 years. Have hundreds of writers and artists and sell in periodic format. Much cheaper than One Piece's volume format. DC and Marvel need to understand what One Piece and manga are doing to generate this success and incorporate it into their strategies. One Piece Passes Batman lifetime sales this week. Next year it may be Superman.
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The pic at 0:15 is not Oda đ that is one of the creators* of Zelda, Eiji Aonuma
It doesn't happen often but it does happen. Thanks for the clarification.
@@Wes_From_TC you betcha!! It's weird that Aonuma's pic comes up when you search for Oda!
@@Wes_From_TC Perch made the same mistake and played it off as an intentional "joke" lol. I wonder how many other people have done the same thing
@@jbpmichel lol no wonder i was thinking oda has an uncanny resemblance to aonuma!
well probably get Ready to see ONE PIECE to pass Superman ! One piece will end 5 years from Now !!
Oda knows how to stay consistent and write,Comic-book writers should remember what thatâs like.
@maravreviews4035 This đ
I think one thing people don't talk about is how manga has massive sales at the end of the series. So I can definitely see One Piece being number 1 a decade from now
Poeple are probably waiting to buy a whole special set. Could see it hit 1 bill when its all said and done
Mom: Go to Sleep. Kid: Can I read one Manga series first? Mom: Okay, fine. Kid: Picks up One Piece Vol 1
Yeah I'd definitely try to get as many volumes as possible once it ends
I actually finished reading One Piece in eight months in 2021 and it still boggles my mind that a group of such whimsical characters that started with Ok-ish adventures got real suddenly when they reached Arlong Park. From there on, the adventures and exploration kept getting on brilliant and brilliant.
@Ultimate Sora lol ok bot
You mean you caught up?
@Ultimate Sora the sales says otherwiseâŠ..
What's amazing about one piece is how deep, subtle and surprisingly even handed the story really is. Enemies in one arc are friends in the next, the Marines are the bad guys...and often, unmistakably the good guys, and vice versa the Pirates. And it's not a moral muddle of characters changing on a whim, but of our mistaken assumptions about the surface motivations of several characters. At the same time, there really are true villains and true heroes. You can say One Piece has something for everyone, a true attempt to please the audience and moments designed to make the readers howl in delight no matter their politics or orientation. (Spoilers)...there's a scene in ennis lobby where Luffy orders Ussop to destroy the flag of the world government with a fire shot. I think almost every fan of the manga, left, right and center is a fan of that shot (and critizes each other for misinterpreting it) . One Piece gets it, and I think the more wonderful things my son has ever given back to me by urging me to read it.
I should say here, I'm a (former) Marine
@@chuckhaynes9166 Akainu did nothing wrong
@@RyogaEchizen Akainu does his job I agree with that but he is the essence of an extremist. What he does and thinks is not bad in itself but the way he does that is wrong. I hope I expressed what I think pretty clear, English is not my first language so I have some difficulties when I try to express ''philosophical'' aspects of a story or a character.
@@RyogaEchizen He literally doesn't do anything any worse than Sengoku granpa does and Garp is asked to do!
@Ultimate Sora Youâre wrong
If the next chapter of one piece is going where people think its going, I'm expecting chapters 1044 and 1045 are gonna be massive.
You have no idea about chapter 1044.
For the sheer amount of new characters that get created One Piece is fantastic. All that "representation" nonsense they are vomiting into American comics is done in one piece is such an organic way.
For real. Racism, transition and homosexuality have been interpreted FANTASTICALLY by Oda and nobody in the West can take a hint.
Thats so bull. LOL.
Representation exists in Manga.
Feminine boy protagonists.
Feminine men.
Real Gay men!
Strong Women!
Diversity!
LOL. And if youre going to tell me "Well Politics in Manga and Comics are different". Its the Same. The same problems that society faces. LOL.
Even the Damn Ghibli movies has blatant politics in it criticizing the government.
@@aimilioscomics LOL. Its basically the same thing. Theres no difference in the politics in Manga and Comics. Stop these
Anti-Woke Bull. Its not 2016 anymore.
@@iHateincels you're just racist against Japan
We have gay cross-dresses, obese grandmothers, Skeletons, Clowns, Reindeers, Rubber Boys, the Power Rangers, Cyborgs, Dinosaures and even a Zoo. You can make everything work if you are just creative enough.
Batman and Superman are global, if one piece had even 5% of that exposure, no superhero comic would be able to catch up
One piece is the greatest story ever told, if you havenât read the manga or watched the anime I highly recommend it. Donât be intimidated by itâs length, just think of it as an endless supply of content to enjoy
"Donât be intimidated by itâs length, just think of it as an endless supply"... hehe that's what he said to herđđđ
Out of all the things Oda gets done right in One Piece, one of the biggest he gets is Hype. So much so that he left the last chapter on a very high note and went on a two week hiatus. Even being gone for two weeks, sales will still soar. Besides that the closest he gets to side stories are either B or C subplots or any Cover Story.
Although among the things done right, Oda knows how to make interesting characters and how you want to follow them. Besides the Straw Hat Crew, you have numerous side and background characters to bring more into the story somehow.
Uh, you DO know that it's just a game of numbers right? American comics only ever had about 100m total customers, limited mainly to North and South America, whereas One Piece sells WORLD WIDE, to Africa, Asia, Europe AND ALL the Americas too? This is a fallacious argument, simply meant to prop up a foreign entertainment source that has ALWAYS been outselling American comics.
I also consider the SBS side stories. There is so much fun to read them. :D
@@Slitheringpeanut
No, One Piece managed to get to a world wide market! American comics failed to do that do not try to play it, it just makes them look worse.
@@Raximus3000 MANGA has ALWAYS been sold WORLD WIDE. ALWAYS. They were selling in EUROPE long before it hit America, and it was OUTSELLING AMERICAN COMICS THEN!
You know what would be a REAL accomplishment? Manga outselling the French/European graphic novel market, known as les Bande Desinee. THAT is the REAL market that Manga is competing against. The American comic has ALWAYS been a wannabe.
AND I LOVE SUPERHERO COMICS! I really do, but at no point in history, especially when the usual Karens murder it by whine and getting the Comics Code Authority implemented was there EVER a chance that American Comics were going to even matter on a world wide market place.
There has only ever been ONE Superhero that has ever sold really well outside of America. Just one, and he failed in America, Lee Falks' The Ghost Who Walks, the Phantom.
@@Slitheringpeanut
Sure, of course they were sold worldwide, histroy has started in the 90s, lol.
Advantages of manga:
1) Price. Color is nice, but more expensive. Also, I wonder whether color is used as a cover for poor artwork. In black and white, the artwork has to stand on its own.
2) Contiguous. Each story has a start and an end. Easily identifiable. No confusion over where to begin (unless you're getting into the Fate series).
3) Single author (1). The story is the concept and execution of a single individual, so the story maintains consistency, continuity, and vision, and doesn't have an issue with lost canon, or reboots.
4) Single author (2). The authors aren't competing to be put in charge of one of the company's stable of characters. New ideas are constantly being created, and each author has to prove hanself with hans own work. This also means an author can't just ride on the popularity coattails of some other author's work.
5) Diversity. Due to #4, they don't have to try to force established characters into new identities just to provide 'representation'. Every author creating a new story has to come up with new and unique characters, so it intrinsically drives diversity without stepping on existing stories' canon toes. There's no need to repaint and reboot.
6) Specialization. You want boys' action/adventure? There's an imprint for that. You want girls' romance? There's an imprint for that. You want boy love stories? There's an imprint for that. You want porn? There's an imprint for that. You want a serious political thriller? There's an imprint for that. They aren't equally popular, but they don't have to be. They just have to be popular enough to allow each imprint to continue to tell the stories that they want to tell.
7) It's not a speculator's market. In fact, the monthly releases (non-trade, usually run in an anthology magazine like Shonen Jump) are explicitly _disposable_ . So how do they drive popularity? Engagement with the readers. Character popularity polls. Collectibles given away with first print runs of the trades. Sustaining a story involves getting and keeping readers who will want to buy. It's depends strongly on the popularity of people buying, not merely popularity on Twitter. A speculator's market, on the other hand, is the opposite. It depends more on hype and press and people on Twitter driving non-readers to buy, but not engage. That means you need to constantly produce more spectacle in order to produce a new wave of hype, vs the non-speculator approach of continually and consistently drawing in the readers who are buying the product.
well said esp #7
You nailed it perfectly
In regards to #1, Archie comics digests are in color and are cheaper than Manga.
@Ultimate Sora story and story-telling wise, no western comics can beat it. Never was.
That last one, 7, is the BEST advice you gave. I 100% agree.
Wait... Even with all the multiple Batman-featured covers added together?
Ha! Finally, something that can pierce through Batman's plot armor.
Meanwhile DC.... "Perfect, everything is going according to plan".
The Newest One Piece Chapter that came out today was monumental
There are some colored editions of manga out there, such as Dragon Ball and even Fist of the North Star. There would have to be a popular series to push the want for a colored edition..such as a large enough fan base to support or show interest. You couldn't do it for every manga out-right.
there is colored one piece too, up to the v40s i think so far
JJBA has colored editions as well, and I think the collections we got in America use that edition. I do know there's at least one instance where the colors make a plot hole, so it's not perfect.
@@JDPetty0990 lemme guess...the skylight with Dio and the Prison Priest?
What DC and Marvel can learn from manga is to focus on telling good stories while avoiding alienating and attacking your fans.
What
Since when did DC and Marvel attack their fans?
Well... I think they have the right to call out their fans.
Especially if youre HOMOPHOBIC, SEXIST or RACIST.
I think they have to call out their fans.
Is this like when Star Wars said "Dont be racist". And youre too dumb enough and thought that Disney is calling everyone racist if they hated Reva. And all that Disney did was tell people to not be RACIST. Which is a Good advice.
@Ultimate Sora you mean you're racist đł
@@ultimatesora4467 You're everywhere in this comment section. Imagine focusing your entire time on something you hate. Just go read Ms. Marvel instead if you think that's so much better.
@@iHateincels The problem is more profound than you think. Your analysis is way too superficial. For starters, it's never a good start to appropriate someone else's work. People generally don't like it when established characters are changed. Look at The Mummy for example. People were displeased with the new Eve in the third movie even though all they did was change the actress. Now imagine what happens if you gender swap a beloved character or change their sexuality or race. It can work but only if the new character is more interesting than the old one. But current Marvel and DC lack the creativity to accomplish that. Their characters are shallow, their skin color, gender or sexuality defines their entire character. And nobody likes generalizations, especially stereotypes. Only woke people don't seem to mind despite constantly stating they hate categorization of people. Yet they do it so much that it's already a clichee. That alone wouldn't be so bad would their characters not be so obnoxious and condescending. Who likes such a character? It's another instance of woke people doing exactly what they allegedly hate. You want to convey a messege through a popular medium? Great, then write your own story. Isn't appropriation one of the matters woke people hate the most? Especially cultural appropriation? Then why do they think it's fine to take a germanic myth like Thor and turn him female? It seems like everything they hate is ok as long as they are doing it. Nobody likes hyposcriscy. At least try to be consistent with your ideology.
If it was indeed racism and homophobia then how do you explain that the same people who hate woke Marvel and DC, love One Piece? Two of the most beloved characters are gay cross-dresses, Bon Clay and Emperor Ivankov aka Ivan. They even have an obese grandmother as one of the 4 strongest characters and everyone thinks she's badass. Yet Marvel and DC can't even make regular females work? How can you explain that? If you are respectful and creative enough then you can make everything work. But both these things are absent in woke culture while abundant in the Japanese Manga industry.
You can call out people on everything you want but you need to be able to take the feedback because these people can also call you out on your bs. But before calling out on people for something you should first check if it's actually true. The entire approach is wrong because all they do is create new stereotypes. They aren't calling out on sexism in general, they are solely accusing white males of such, regardless of wether it's true or not. Django Unchained did it right. There were good and evil white people as well as good and evil black people. No stereotypes, the message was clear, not all white men are your enemies and not all black people are your friends. Instead of shaming you for being a white male, Quentin Tarantino tried to inspire people to relate to the good white man and not be the evil white man. You should be the good black guy Django who respects the white guy that helped him and despised the black guy who helped the racist white people. Tarantino gave you role models. Woke people on the contrary only see black and white and don't even care if it's true.
They don't give you role models and don't try to inspire you, for them it's clear, you are a white man, you must be evil. Shaming never works, it only alienates you. You have to inspire your audience to be good people. People watch movies to be entertained, when the movie ends they want to feel better about themselves and not feel stereotyped. Which one would you prefer? Your entire gender and race portrayed as mysandrists or some of them as people who learned to not hate white men? They are not calling out on racism etc. they are creating it. It's not about solving these issues, it's only about virtue signaling, proving they are morally superior. It's all just a game based on a huge inferiority complex. They never had the Intention to actually solve any sort of problem, they never even bothered wether it actually exists or not.
Western comics used to be about trying to please the audience.
Yup! The difference with Manga is the entertainment itself. Manga still holds the aspect of what readers love about comics, it's the joy of reading awesome stories and awesome art without thinking of the ROI of the book.
One piece does have a coloured version but like the chapters are released like every week
The success of the One Piece Live Action on Neflix and break record of Wednesday when it reach number 1 in 86 countries. Solidify thats its already mainstream in the West..
Oda knows how to world build. His world is so vast and interesting
Itâs funny that Iâm actually catching up on one piece right now.
It will never catch William Shakespeare
Of course not, Shakespeare is taught world wide, not just America.
The Bible is still the best-selling book ever, with 2,000 years of sales in hundreds of languages (3,500 years of sales in serialized form, starting with Moses' writings and continuing through scores of prophets and apostles). Cervantes' "Don Quixote" is probably No. 2 in all-time sales.
I disagree. I believe Oda will outsell Shakespeare before he reaches 60. One piece will blow up once it gets to its final chapters, and the sales will increase exponentially.
Oda: Challenge accepted
@@damc8415 you sell a religious book that's quit fu_ked up tho
honestly I'm kind of surprised that it hasn't happened sooner
One piece knows what its audience wants. Its repetitive but it works.
@@ultimatesora4467 lol you're saying this but you can't deny the fact.. and fact is, One Piece is beating Superman and Batman. 24 years of cohesive story telling. How can you say it's trash writing.. you say it's repetitive. But Impel Down, Marine Ford aren't repetitive. Batman and Superman got no goals in their stories. One Piece does.
@@Derezedd Dude don't respond to trolls.
gOda >>> entire western industry
Iâm trying my best to put together One Piece, I have the first 3 volumes & then vol 70-98. But getting up to 70 is difficult, I just hope they reprint the box sets, I check every single day to see if theyâre back in stock.
@Ultimate Sora sounds like a personal opinion, At Least come up with a solid argument on why people think itâs trash.
@@naedid2512 Don't argue with trolls. He's just here to bash One Piece because he doesn't like the fans. Leave it be.
Bro is desperate for attention â@@ultimatesora4467
Some Manga vol and box sets get very expensive on the aftermarket when they go out of print. Some Marvel and DC TPB and omnibus editions have a collectible factor as well.
Congratulations to One Piece.
@Ultimate Sora you mean you're racist đł
Manga prices are very cheap in comparation of north american comic books.The storylines are better too.Mangas are the future of industry.
And I donât know if thatâs a good thing or not?
One Piece is awesome and they actually nailed the live action!
As a Manga fan, this is great news and more Proof that Comics need to follow the Manga system now. Manga are cheaper to get, art style is unique to each Manga, both the Manga and Anime are almost match one to one with very little deviation from another, You can start from number one while comics have a problem on where to start, The worst Manga have the better quality compared to what DC and Marvel are making, and Manga are easier to find thanks to being sold thanks to the Anime making it easier to promote, while in book starts while comics had to rely on comic-bookstore, and both the movie, games and shows are nothing like the comics. It is simple, if comics want to survive then they must use the Anime/Manga system.
Uhm there is tons of anime that deviate from there source material
One Piece is the most beautiful tale of all time. The vast array of emotions that causes to the reader is unparalleled and the story hasnât even tackled some of its hottest characters, itâs insane.
Iâve wanted to read one piece, have loved the few episodes Iâve watched, but whether itâs the manga or anime there is just so much, itâd take forever for me to get caught up, and Iâd much rather read all of it then start from some more recent spot
When you want to start reading it you think is too long but believe me, when you catch up with it you'll think that the story is too short. Personally, I would love it if this manga would have been 3-4k chapters longer. :D
It may seem daunting from the outside, I agree, but just try taking the plunge. When the ball gets rolling, it'll be hard to stop. It won't actually take you that long to catch up, which you'll bemoan after. đ
it's only daughting in the beggining. I've been reading for about seven years, and between this time, with weekly chapters, end of arc rereads, and reread of the whole series, I must've read at least 3000 thousand chapters plus some 500 episodes.
As a long time fan of One Piece, trust me, once you get into the story, the size is positive, not a negative.
And don't get me wrong, there is low points in the story. No doubt about that. But it's still 100% worth it
@Ultimate Sora did you read/watch One Piece?
@Ultimate Sora is your opinion but a ''compete garbage'' won't have millions of fans around the world and won't be the best-selling manga/comic of all times.
Wes stepping even closer to becoming a manga reviewer. His time is coming, we are we waiting for you to crossover.
To sum this up, a good story with a good writer without any agenda, will sale, sale, sale!
I'm so glad i started one piece. And i just started in 2021
But still one piece still serialising, maybe for 5-7 more years
What the funny thing is is is one piece is in color when they do certain digital releases
i wonder if the batman will lead to a renaissance in the character actually doing detective work and fighting crime again in the comics.
Heâs does, you donât read comics. Donât you?
@@travislego he hasn't done any detective work in a loooooooong time.
@@garou12 heâs done detective work Batman 118 and a bunch in detective comics. You just donât read lmao
@@travislego and why do you think that is jackass?
@@garou12 because he clearly does detective work in those issues.
Dante D Comics and I discussed this topic last year where Luffy squashed the Bat in sales. Onepiece is well over 20+ years old and even surpassed Dragon Balls Graphic Novel sales. Its art, fun story and adventurous nature have become beloved. This isn't anything new as America will try to grab or alienate fans, Manga just supplies fans with a great narrative and art. Wokeness isn't a selling point- if it happens to be part of the story, great! Its not shoved down anyone's throat. Also Comics are Comics. Doesn't matter where it's from. I would easily compare Berserk to the Killing Joker or Spawn. It's all about the story and art with me!
Hmmm...what wokeness have you seen in Batman
@@deetee4403 Damian being interested in a guys for one. its also saturated in other comics not belonging to the Bat. Ask his pal the Kryptonian.
@@LowellLucasJr. so if Damian was obsessed with girls...would that be ok? Also, is Damian really obssessed with boys? Your comment sounds silly
@@deetee4403 No sir. Damian was changed because DC wanted representation. He was introduced over 10 years ago without any mention of his interest in men. Since your not familiar with the Kryptonian, I refer to Superman's son recent lover who happened to be male. These aren't stories that developed over time, these were " suddenly happens" stories. Mere check marked â status quo books to show DC is 'Woke'. By you not doing your research and mocking others , that I find 'silly'.
@@LowellLucasJr. so having one male lover makes him obessed with boys, like you said? Yes that does sound silly.
If they release the official digital coloring for one piece in physical copies we would witness a huge jump in one piece sales
To quote Drew âGasp* đ§ Explain yourself â
Thatâs insane especially realizing Batmanâs lifetime is creeping closer and closer to a century
I like manga ya you have to sacrifice the colored art but $20 got me 3 volumes of PokĂ©mon and if 1 volume has 6 chapters thatâs the equivalent of 18 issues of something Marvel will charge $15 like in the June solicitation issues 1-5 of just Silk is around that price
Maybe marvel and DC will learn from walking dead theyâre reprinting in color and it seems to be selling well
I do agree I would love more consistency that can vary if writers and art changes during current runs and sometimes not for the better but seeing Drew talk about villains for hire issue 3 *I believe* and how a delay revealed something in the story shown from a different book
Marvel & DC need to either plan release accordingly so that doesnât happen or make your event self contained and not move it into mainline story until after it wraps up
When comics fail to amuse, I don't seek out more comics. I read books. This has always been the case.
I read comics books and manga so I can truthfully say I'm a lover of all literatuređ„°âșïžđđđđđ
Couple thoughts:
1. Coloring manga is blasphemous! Like coloring black and white movie. Imagine colored "Dead man", "The Lighthouse", "Eraserhead" movies. Color distracts. Color hides. Bad color ruins.
2. Tomes are cheaper. Producing big volume of print at once and not starting printing presses each short period.
Color manga works for some series. I prefer One Piece coloured because of the wide variety of character designs. It's hard to process in black and white
Man to think my first taste of one peace was from 4 kids amazing
If you look up Odaâs work schedule which is readily available he works 110 hours a week on each chapter
He rarely takes an weeks off and this has been his work schedule for over 20 years
One Piece is so good.
One of the very few things that threw me off from DC/Marvel Comic is their use of multiverse/different universe & many different individuals/personalities for one same character. I actually like a few Marvel/DC characters/superheroes e.g. X-Men.
Recent example (from Movie actually) is the three different Spiderman that came from three different universe. I couldn't stomach that. The concept is not a winning formula for comic, cartoon or even movies.
There's is side quest like ace light novel ,episode 0 and sbs corner but it's just that a side quest you are not required to read it to enjoy the story you are reading them if you want to know it's just there so some of questions can be answered more clearly
To be honest biggest thing I think with manga especially one piece and naruto is a fact as the story progresses the character gradually evolve and change while for comics it's a brief character change then back to the status quo even when they do big permanent change it is a ridiculous one. Like killing off tony stark in civil war 2 then having to flip back as they made massive clusterfuck with iron heart and so on.
The only manga example that is sort of similar to that is boruto but at this point that manga improved by a lot.
Actually Naruto and one pieceâs main characters donât change at all. Thatâs actually part of their character. Also comic characters going through a brief changes sometimes and sometimes they go through big changes. Batman is not the same Batman as his original version of the character. The evolution of these characters are decade spanning mythologies. Not to mention there are entire continuities but though confusing at times is definitely worth keeping up but modern creators have just abandoned
@@shawnboahene5231 Luffy is technicly the same person as he were in the begginig, his character progression is learning to be better at it. He evolves while staying the same. Besides that, the point of his character is to change others around him, not the other way around.
As a one piece fan I love to see it.
One Piece is already number 1 comic, because according to Guinness World Record : One Piece is the most copy comic book by single author.
we need to start talking about bande dessinee. the french comic industry is speculated to be just as, if not, bigger than manga. we need to look to the french comic culture; we all have our eye on manga right now.
What series would you recommend for newcomers to French comics like myself?
Itâs well earned. While One Piece isnât perfect itâs one of the most consistent series Iâve ever had the experience to read. And it blows away modern Marvel and DC. A lot of CB âprosâ in the big two could learn a lot from mangaka in terms of interacting with customers and producing quality product.
Someone at DC headquarters is rushing to find out which remaining Batrman characters they can turn into a racial minority or change the sexual gender of.
Itâs crazy bc one piece isnât even that popular in the west. Once it catches on, I suspect nothing will compare other than the Bible in terms of popularity
Never even heard of it, you could have said One Piece was a KPOP band and I would have believed it.
Side note, I stopped buying Silk when I realized it's Vol 4 already. Volume 4 and its on issue 3??? wtf? Big plus for Manga.
This should be a wake-up call for western comic makers to step up their game and fight their competition to the east.
Which, of course, will not happen. Not as long as movies are the big money maker and the comic creators are more preachy than they are entertaining.
When you pick up one piece you'll be reading the main storyline. Everything is cannon and matters. Fans care about that
That's always been the big draw I've had for manga: Having a cohesive story. I may not like the ending a lot of the time, but when you have things like One Piece it's pretty amazing to see that kind of dedication for decades.
Conversely the thing that has made stop reading comics as much is their constant jumping from book to book. Nothing's more annoying than getting engrossed in the story then seeing: *_Continued in this book (that you won't find when you search the catalog)_* Thankfully we went to trades eventually, but even then they don't always contain all the side stories related to story run.
It makes me wish Crossgen comics had actually succeeded back in the day, even though they had varied comics the majority were all tied together by a central theme of either the protagonist or antagonist having a sigil that gave them some kind of plot device for the comic series. That way of doing the comics allowed for their to be varied authors and stories, but something that tied them together when crossovers or events happened.
I find that a lot better than dealing with trash like current villainous X-Men or whatever the heck Tom King is taking a dump on at the moment. A lot of the stuff in comics is done to push product, having cohesion among products is pretty powerful for getting fans to come together especially in manga because they're all literally on the same page.
I thought this happened last year?
Are there trade/jingoistic reasons why American superhero comics do not sell more in the east?
Asking for a friend...if you want DC comics to follow one piece, would that not mean not catering to the majority middle-aged comic book audience in the west?
Comic is like soap opera never ends
Personally i won't surpresy me if dc to save himself, start to rent his characters and lore rights to manga,comic or manhuwas editorials but with character underrated and small used actually, like powergirl(in they let the lector to place in a own universe, better), to said the lectores that they be seriesly in unfollow with the bad agenda and now they will do the things right truthly
One Piece not only beat Batman, Oda beat JK Rowling, yes, the Harry Potter creator, on books selling. More than 500 million by a single autor. One Piece also get a Ginnes record. I am pretty sure it will pass the 600 millions of Superman.
Itâs predicted to pass Superman in 2025 if not earlier. Oraâs not perfect but heâs head and shoulders my favorite author of all time.
@@Awesomemt2018 One Piece is my all time favorite too. Oda and his manga deserved all those insane records.
its inspiring Inded
do u know why does it called One Piece? it has everything in One Piece and work so well.
I mean whose surprised ODA can write the manga until 2040 if he wishes lol
Japan is the largest comics market in the world and has been for a while now. So everyone should have seen it coming.
I love One Piece
Oh look a book that sells WORLD WIDE across almost all continents out does Batman who only sells in the Americas. In other news water is still wet.
Most of One Piece sales are from Japan
we Can learn alot from this
And you know what's the best thing there? One Piece actually has Batman in it!
The value of a periodical does not match up to a volume of manga I'm sorry buy respectfully. The western comic book fan has been getting ripped off for generations now. If you go in and pick up most issues from Marvel or DC you are paying anywhere between 3.99-4.99 for a single issue comprising of 16-20 pages of material for what is essentially 1 chapter of a story because it will be collected into a trade later most of the time. Then when you buy said trade it usually goes for 15.99-32.99 depending on the event or just a normal trade.
Where in manga I am getting 5 chapters, usually they're beefy books with at least 100-110 pages (most of the time single chapters are 20-22 pages) for about 9.99-15.99 with a few outliers, which ultimately I feel is a much better value.
The only ones who don't really rip people off is Image with the first volume of any comic book but then they start raising the prices really fast.
I believe Mainstream culture cant even get you change your mind if you never give up and stay constitent who you truly can to the point others cant even ignore your presence.
I mean how weird is it still to be a weeb compared to a marvel fan ?
They can never learn from Manga. And Comics are in a position where there is nothing for Manga to learn.
But aside from Affordability the only strategy that DC and Marvel should learn and keep that in their mind is - JUST KILL THE ICONIC CHARACTERS. NO ONE WANTS TO KEEP ON READING THE BATMAN AND SUPERMAN. AND WHENEVER YOU TRY NEW CHARACTERS DON'T MAKE THEM JUST FOR DIVERSITY WITH NO BACKSTORY. GIVE THEM CHARACTER. LOOK AT KING OF SPIES, THE MAGIC ORDER.
Hellboy and Spawn imo were wayyy badass than Superman and Batman lmao.
LET'S GOOOOOOOO
5:27 after watching ur vid about 2021 sales and how the printers are practically swamped, we wont see the light of this idea probably till 2024 earliest.
But thats more than alright. Coz we also discussed about whats hot right now from 2021 onwards and what will stay hot from 2022 onwards. Jujutsu, demon slayer, aot, and now spy x family is airing. Jjk n demon slayer r confirmed for a sequel season in 2023 btw, so manga sales of those titles will just keep exploding.
So this idea of coloring manga for the western audience mustve played around in the western publisherâs head for a while now. Its just that they cant bring it to reality coz current the situation, where demand is absolutely outstripping supply, simply wont allow it.
Coz amateur artists have already colored in some popular mangas. Its all on youtube, so its in video format. Im sure the pdf format is available. Highly illegal for distribution ofcourseđ đ
But its a great long term future project for the publishers tbh.
learn comic books simple is the best.
Boy I really fucking tried to get into spiderman, batman and superman, but there were no clear enough starts and then I found out about the reboots and some have shitty art styles, I just gave up on them.
Batman checked his utility belt. How did Luffy get close enough to pickpocket One Piece from him? After all, he's the (blank) BATMAN!
Some anime rubber man stomped the almighty batman. I cant wait to see his fanboys cry
@@cryharddctard1355 Enlongated Man and Plastic Man are laughing. Just not in front of Bruce.
The way thatâs not oda
Oda-sensei banzai!
also outsold superman
Oda is going to destroy superman soon...
oof
Dc already destroyed his anus after they decided to violate him in one of his superman comics.
I would have believed it was DragonBall Z. Se how much I know đ€
One thing Manga in general does way better than every woke project is that they don't categorize and stereotype all groups of people. It's not all black and white. Look at One Piece. You have good and evil pirates just like you have good and evil marines. Many of the bad guys later became good guys too.
Now you have no choice. You're going to have to make Dok read Manga for a weekly YT series.
I think One Piece is indeed huge and deserves this success. However, while passing Harry Potter is likely, it isn't really a one and done deal. Unlike Superman and Batman, Harry Potter sales are still very much alive. I see Luffy and Harry racing at the top with these huge numbers for a while.
I kind of have doubts all batman books were included into this; seriously.
did you say batbat
I think that there are two different characters that might eclipse both Batman and One Piece in lifetime unit sales.
Donald Duck, when published by Dell, was selling millions of copies monthly --- both in his own title, Uncle Scrooge, and Walt Disney Comics & Stories. D.D. stories are still being made all over the world, especially Europe.
And believe it or not the all time unit sales winner could possibly be (because of the golden age to sixties) a character who would appear in up to ten floppies a month including digests. A character who became so popular that the publisher dumped their superhero titles and ne-named their company after him --- Archie Andrews.
Wes, too bad you're not working for a publisher --- colouring Manga on a regular basis in North America would probably be getting you a hefty annual bonus. đđđ
That's pretty interesting. I keep hearing Near Mint Condition talk about the duck books, but I've never been interested in checking out those titles. Now, I might have to look into it more closely.
@@kidicarus2215 You should.
The duck books by Carl Barks or Don Rosa are especially hilarious
@@deecee784 I agree. The "duck" works of Carl Barks are among the best comics ever made. The works of Don Rosa are good as well though not quite as good as the works of Barks in my opinion.
if you want to see a glimpse of the world of one piece watch a youtube video called " The Breathtaking World Of One Piece " it's made by a one piece fan Strawhat V
i hope you will upload it as a reaction video if it's okay
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Damn you like every comment?
I read every comment.
@@Wes_From_TC damn I wanna leave a sus comments not to get caught
Batman has more quality titles, who cares? One Piece is arguably the most overrated piece of fiction ever.
Wrong
I agree. The best manga in my opinion doesnât hold a candle to comics when they are at their best. Also one piece is⊠alright.
@@shawnboahene5231 I don't think one is better than the other, both manga and comics have their strengths and weaknesses. Manga in my opinion is more dynamic with it's editing and sequences of movement, whereas comics are very static. One Piece is the McDonald's of manga, a better manga would be Full Metal Alchemist, Negima or even JoJo.
Lmao edgy bat-tards in denial. You just cant accept that a non american comic series stomped your almighty batman. Go cry in your basements
Batman has quality titles? Which one? Like when he admit he pissed his pants? Or that TDKR mess? Batman is over boys, accept that fact.