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Sunday Trending Topics: The Marvel Vs DC Price Per Page War

This struggle has been happening ever since standard format comic books pushed past the 15 cent price point.  One side (usually DC, I believe) would blink first and bump cover price up a nickel — often temporarily bumping up page count as well to soften the transition.  The other side, usually Marvel, would proudly proclaim "Still Only X Cents!".

And of course, upon seeing that burst,  every fan's heart sank, because they knew that line wouldn't hold for very long.  How long will the lines hold this time around?

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I'd be prepared to bet dollars to donuts* that this 'trailer' for a Luke Cage film that doesn't exist was somehow initiated by Isaiah Mustafa himself.

First Look At The Pinocchio Puppet From Gris Grimly And Guillermo Del Toro

Produced by The Jim Henson Company and Guillermo Del Toro, the next movie version of Pinocchio has some serious geek credentials right out of the gate. I also expect that it will make something of a fan hero out of its director, Gris Grimly, building on the love already earnt with his wonderful books.

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The Big Price Point Mass Debate Continues

If they don't, or if they rise, well, that's another lesson to learn. Marvel's bean counters have stated that Marvel raised prices to see what the market would bear. I guess we're going to find out soon.

Numbercrunching Marvel August 2011 Solicitations

Two things of note. Marvel have seemed to decide that their $2.99 books will be 20 pages long now, just like DC. Exepct they aren't saying so, and refuse to say what any of their books will actually be in terms of story length. And I've asked. Not even an estimate. So we have no other choice to presume that all their $2.99 books will be 20 pages by August.

The Deadpool Of Wenatachee, Washington

Like Deadpool of Wenatchee, Washington. Putting up flyers around the town (above) explaining what he's about and offering his services by e-mail.

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