D84 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 https://comicbook.com/comics/news/dc-comics-raising-prices-6-six-dollars-batman-joker-superman-wonder-woman/ Seriously? I'm out. Comics4All and Juno Beach 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 I was completely out at $1.99. Are they specificaly trying to force themselves out of business? I know they would rather go digital but this is nuts. If the pandamic didn't kill comic book shops, this is just spitting in their faces and driving the nail in the coffin... oakman29 and D84 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mercury Man Posted March 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2021 You can get decent Bronze Age books for less. Time to switch focus. oakman29, djzombi, KCOComics and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedcake Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Yeah, no thanks. I still have ASM and Daredevil on my pull list for some reason. If they raise prices again then I'll probably drop them. It's bad enough they come out non stop and slip in the occasional ten dollar issue. 6 bucks a comic, inflation or no, can't be good for business. KCOComics, djzombi and Comics4All 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMan Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I was out when they went to 65 cents. Welcome to the club! djzombi, SkOw, adampasz and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMan Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, Mercury Man said: You can get decent Bronze Age books for less. Time to switch focus. good call, my man djzombi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 With only ASM on my buy list, I can absorb a price increase and that is only to maintain the collection. Eventually though it will come to an end. Comics4All 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littledoom Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Increase in price.. has the quality increased? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
followtheleader Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Most of DC is marginal, imo. We all know Batman will get that though. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 1 hour ago, NoMan said: I was out when they went to 65 cents. Welcome to the club! Likewise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff R. Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 1 hour ago, 1950's war comics said: our local newspaper is $2.50 an issue and it only has about 20 pages... i would never buy one or even read it for free because it is all lies ,.... but it seems that it was only 50 cents an issue 15 years ago ,... so the price has quintrupled since then Declining readership, lower ad revenue, and higher production costs will end printed newspapers and comics. I remember when our local newspaper was 7 cents for the daily issue, and a comic book was 12 cents. 1950's war comics and EmilC 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 1 hour ago, 1950's war comics said: our local newspaper is $2.50 an issue and it only has about 20 pages... i would never buy one or even read it for free because it is all lies ,.... but it seems that it was only 50 cents an issue 15 years ago ,... so the price has quintrupled since then There's a good chance you can trademark "quintrupled" since "quintupled" is taken. onlyweaknesskryptonite, Comics4All, bb8 and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 9 minutes ago, valiantman said: There's a good chance you can trademark "quintrupled" since "quintupled" is taken. I quintruple dog dare him to do it! 1950's war comics, onlyweaknesskryptonite and Comics4All 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 1 minute ago, kav said: 11 minutes ago, valiantman said: There's a good chance you can trademark "quintrupled" since "quintupled" is taken. I quintruple dog dare him to do it! You're going to owe him royalties, if you keep that up. kav and onlyweaknesskryptonite 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 1 minute ago, valiantman said: You're going to owe him royalties, if you keep that up. "Royalities" onlyweaknesskryptonite and valiantman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry JSA Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I got rid of pull list. The quality isn’t there for me right now with the newer stuff nor does any of it interest me. I’d rather spend my time collecting to get the things that are more worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 1 minute ago, Terry_JSA said: I got rid of pull list. The quality isn’t there for me right now with the newer stuff nor does any of it interest me. I’d rather spend my time collecting to get the things that are more worthwhile. That's a smart choice. There was a guy years ago who could not understand how others around here could buy books that had a higher dollar value. Then he revealed that he was spending almost $100 a week in new books. If anyone wants to collect moderns and spend $100 a week to read current issues, then more power to them. But if they are looking to find the cash to support buying a larger purchase once in awhile, maybe it's time to get a Marvel Unlimited App, be six months behind at a fraction of that cost and buy that big book you want. Kramerica, Terry JSA and adampasz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry JSA Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Buzzetta said: That's a smart choice. There was a guy years ago who could not understand how others around here could buy books that had a higher dollar value. Then he revealed that he was spending almost $100 a week in new books. If anyone wants to collect moderns and spend $100 a week to read current issues, then more power to them. But if they are looking to find the cash to support buying a larger purchase once in awhile, maybe it's time to get a Marvel Unlimited App, be six months behind at a fraction of that cost and buy that big book you want. Exactly! I even complain about books being $3.99 or even $4.99 nowadays. If I’m spending like $50 each week for a few titles that aren’t really up to par, why not take the money I’m spending every week on new comics and put it towards a grail or something. Edited March 23, 2021 by Terry_JSA Buzzetta, D84 and SkOw 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExNihilo Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 31 minutes ago, Buzzetta said: That's a smart choice. There was a guy years ago who could not understand how others around here could buy books that had a higher dollar value. Then he revealed that he was spending almost $100 a week in new books. If anyone wants to collect moderns and spend $100 a week to read current issues, then more power to them. But if they are looking to find the cash to support buying a larger purchase once in awhile, maybe it's time to get a Marvel Unlimited App, be six months behind at a fraction of that cost and buy that big book you want. This is eye opening the number of responses with people stating they pull less than 5 books a month. In some cases, zero books a month. I do about 10 books a month depending on if any events are going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 1 minute ago, ExNihilo said: This is eye opening the number of responses with people stating they pull less than 5 books a month. In some cases, zero books a month. I do about 10 books a month depending on if any events are going on. Down to ASM and not even that. In order to get those I wait around 5-6 months and put up a WTB ad for current issues. Nobody is going to pull 1 book for me even if it comes out twice a month, and my life and schedule does not allow me the time to go driving miles away on new comics day to make sure I get that ASM title. If I do that, it becomes 'work'. Once I no longer see any value in it, then it all ends. D84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
