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Inflation Comics were never meant to be a luxury item They're meant to be mass entertainment, which means they should be affordable to the masses Assuming you can even get a comic in front of a potential new comic reader to buy — something that almost has to happen digitally, since the physical objects are sold[...]

And that's even with the bestseller, The Walking Dead selling $2.99. That's four at $4.99, one at $2.99, one at $5.99 and four at $3.99. In comparison, the average price of a top ten comic in October 2004 was $2.69, A 66% increase in price in ten years. In that time, the USA has experienced only 26% inflation[...]

Could this be a new standard price point for a standard Marvel series trade paperback of a certain size? THOR GOD OF THUNDER TP VOL 03 ACCURSED will now be $19.99, not the previously solicited $16.99. ULT COMICS SPIDER-MAN BY BENDIS TP VOL 05 will be $19.99, not the previously solicited $17.99. AVENGERS TP VOL 04 INFINITY will[...]

ComicsInflationWatch: Von Allen finds a great comparison to make Let's get right into it In 2010, the US Federal Minimum Wage was $7.25 per hour Figuring a 36 hour work week (factoring in unpaid lunches), it meant that someone working a minimum wage job was earning $261.00 per week before paying any taxes In 2010, the[...]

Larry of retailer Larry's Wornderful World Of Comics is a... controversial figure. He riled up Laura Hudson. He's got physical with Kevin Church. He went