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lihlih posted...

How do you guys feel about Gwenpool? I see so many people online talk about how shitty it is, but my local comic book stores all tell me how hard it is to keep them stocked because of how well they sell.

The first thing you need to consider is that how well the book is selling in your area (or your specific store/stores) is not necessarily how well it's selling overall. Then the second question you have to ask yourself is, are those sales (good or bad) to traditional comic book fans, or is the book actually pulling off the minor miracle (these days, anyway) of appealing to a completely all-new, all-different demo (comic nerd pun intended)?

From my understanding, the official sales numbers on that comic are absolutely abysmal. Even by modern standards, where the best-selling comics overall are still selling less than titles that would have been straight up cancelled in the 80s/90s if they were selling those numbers.

Which is probably why her original series was cancelled in the first place.

That has nothing to do with whether or not the stories are well written (I have no opinion on the matter, because I never really liked her as a concept, so I've never read them). But the impression I've always had is that she's niche at best and doesn't sell well. Like an even shittier Squirrel Girl.
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