With comic book prices going up to $3.99 and no doubt going up more in the future. I wonder will there be even less reader willingness to buy new book properties?
Or will, for example people who buy superhero comics, only stick with superhero comics. In particular the superhero comics they know.
Is their less of a willingness to by new books with new characters from other publishers?
I wonder how this effects start up companies?
The price increase to $3.99 brings up another factor to consider. Now that the retailer, even with their discount is paying more. And they have a limited budget every month. Guess which books will get axed?
The price increase will help further to let the big two companies all but dominate the market. And while books like Chew or the Walking Dead may be great. At the end of the day comic books are also a business. And the numbers don’t lie.
And while some people may be tired or even hate the superhero market. Again just look at what sells at the top every month. Look at what people are buying. Those numbers don’t lie.
If your not working for the big two companies, or run a creator owned book that sells good enough to bring a profit. It sure does seem tough for comic creators to make a full time income on comic book work only.