At that point I move to trade waiting.
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COMICS!!! |OT| January 2017 This is the Dawning of the Age of Apocalypse
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At that point I move to trade waiting.
I only buy three double shipped books at 2.99, at 3.99 I'd only buy 1 or none.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
I might do the same if this is the course of action.
echoshifting
Banned
I'm only pulling three double shippers at this point, I think. I would definitely drop Wonder Woman and probably Deathstroke. Superman would have to get better, the last few issues have not been so great.
I have found these double shippers create twice as many opportunities to drop them, and upping the price would make this a much bigger problem.
TetraxShards
Member
Like Hagi, I'd move to trades or if I wanted paper comics, I would go back on the UK reprints. There's nothing happening that's important enough to cost €8 per title per month when Netflix and Spotify are €10 a month. Even wrestling is €13 a month for the majority of it.
I know people will bring up my video game habit, and you're right to do so, but I still get enjoyment out of most of the ones I actually play. I feel very burned out on trying to keep up with masses of comics. The event-based nature of superhero comics has driven me to breaking point with the hobby, and I'm now quite content to just pick and choose these days.
And all this is done to prop up a rapidly dying method of purchasing things. This is like record labels doubling down on CDs in case they piss off HMV.
LordOfLore
Banned
See y'all tomorrow. If the Aquaman by Johns Omnibus is solicited before I wake up, message me.
flaxknuckles
Member
Why would they increase the price of Cyborg when it's already selling like crap? Dangit, I was liking it but now it's getting dropped.
I wouldn't even buy them monthly for that much. I draw the line at 2.99 for everything but Aquaman, Walking Dead, and Invincible. Everything else can get bought on sale if they start raising prices again.
echoshifting
Banned
I haven't checked the numbers, but based on that interview with Didio, I'd speculate that they didn't see a meaningful increase in sales with these mid-tier books, so they decided they might as well charge four bucks.
GrandHarrier
Member
None of you must read Marvel comics based on what I am hearing about prices.
I think it'd be a almost a full year if they do intend to do a price increase in April. And I really didn't expect the $2.99 to last long, especially for the single shipping books.
echoshifting
Banned
I'm not really bothered by it as a comics consumer, I just think it's interesting and somewhat surprising.
echoshifting
Banned
Years ago. Marvel Now I think
flaxknuckles
Member
I was when I could get cheap comic codes (which is ending next month) and before Marvel Now where they started hiking up the prices I was buying $3 stuff all the time.
TetraxShards
Member
How many here just wait for MU though? There was a big enough contingent for them to attempt a separate thread for awhile there.
Years ago
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Or MU wait everything
Miles looking like E.T in this week's Spider-Man
Spidey lips are so in right now
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Thanks. I will see if there anything that is interesting to me.
Silver Surfer
echoshifting
Banned
This right here, this is the good stuff
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
It's on the list now.
What's interesting is that these are already, in general, the lower selling titles, so I wonder if it leads to some cancellations.
Trades and book fairs save it
And yet, those two (Aqua/Borg) I feel they're gonna keep running as JL goes into theaters
KoruptData
Member
I at one time had like 50 titles a month on my pull. I'm down to:
Batman
Superman
Wonder Woman
Archie
Saga
Deadly Class
Star Wars
Poe Dameron
Dr. Aphra
Shade
Harley
Doom Patrol
12 titles!
Batman
Superman
Wonder Woman
Archie
Saga
Deadly Class
Star Wars
Poe Dameron
Dr. Aphra
Shade
Harley
Doom Patrol
12 titles!
TheDarkKnight774
Member
Yup. His best works since she hulk
New Superman, Blue Beetle, and the female bat/super books will be hurt as well.
echoshifting
Banned
I'm not convinced this move will lead to big drops. I think it's likely DC has compared to how many copies these characters could move before and after the price change, and concluded the audience is going to be roughly the same size for these books at $4. That's why they're doing it.
Edit: I didn't think this through all the way. What I should have said is, the audience may be smaller but the profits are probably going to be about the same
Edit: I didn't think this through all the way. What I should have said is, the audience may be smaller but the profits are probably going to be about the same
Freezasaurus
Member
That was before Hot Toys ate your wallet.
I'm never changing avatars again
BrightLightLava
Unconfirmed Member
Even to Spooky Olivia in October?
Freezasaurus
Member
I don't believe you.
I thought Aquaman was not going up in price. That one ships twice a month.
That's my one exception
ViewtifulJC
Banned
DOOM PATROL #7
Written by GERARD WAYArt by MICHAEL ALLRED
finally comics will be saved
Written by GERARD WAYArt by MICHAEL ALLRED
finally comics will be saved
TetraxShards
Member
Even OC Olivia?
Looks like a cross between Carol Danvers and Chloe Price.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Mine is down to 32. But they are mostly Image titles so they don't all come out each month.