The Red Eye Busted Pt. 2

Hey folks,

Here's a sneak peak at how the Red Eye busts are coming along!!! Photo courtesy of Matty Mask.

Enjoy!!



- K.

Not so Marvel-ous...

I'm sure a lot of comic fans have already heard the grim news. Marvel comics plans on raising the price of their single issues from $2.99 (already nothing to sneeze at) to $3.99. (It's not on all their issues yet but if it's successful don't be surprised if you see their full line go up in price.) Now let me put this into perspective for you. I charge $4.00 an issue for 22 page comics (technically 24 but there's 2 pages of ads) and I don't print anywhere near the number that bigwigs like Marvel are putting out.

And let's face it. We're far from in a golden age of writing and art with the big two. Marvel and DC have been putting out mediocre product for a very long time with a few glaring exceptions (the recent Brian Azzarello Joker graphic novel springs to mind). And why should folks pay an extra buck when they can plunk down $2.99 for amazing comics like Hellboy, The Goon, The Walking Dead, Invincible, Fear Agent, etc.?!? And most folks don't mind paying a little more for a smaller press book either. I know IDW has been charging $3.99 for some time. But it's definitely not the same tripe that Marvel is putting out. I'm sorry. And I sure as shit don't believe in having to buy twenty plus titles a month to keep up with a storyline (I'm looking at you Civil War and Secret Invasion).

Perhaps it's just time for some of us comic geeks to let go. Hell, I haven't been able to afford to buy individual issues since the summer and I was only buying 3 titles a month. But I know guys who easily drop $200 a month on comics. And you DC fanboys can bet your asses if Marvel fans keep buying DC will quickly follow suit. The best way to fix all this? Don't buy Marvel's $3.99 titles. Vote with your wallet folks.

- K.