Skylanders Comic Sells Huge Numbers

Like last year’s high-profile My Little Pony release, Skylanders comics will also be available in a number of formats including “micro fun packs” available at non-comics retail cash wraps in places like Toys R Us and GameStop and a hardcover edition which will collect the first three issues of the comic and be available on the same day #1 hits the stands.

Besides My Little Pony, Adams pointed out that they recently released some of the Micro Fun Packs for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, timed to coincide with the release of this month’s movie.

Since the sales numbers are split between formats and mostly outside of the direct market, the phenomenal sales for Skylanders will likely go largely unreported because it will take place outside of Diamond’s regular channels.

Veteran comics writer Ron Marz, who will write Skylanders, tweeted this about the book’s success:

Skylanders #1 is on sale in October.