DC raised prices after OYL began?!?

[Prognosticator]

So I normally just buy comics in bulk and pay out with a credit card. A week or two ago I was organizing my DC stuff (which is the majority of what I buy), and I noticed that my "One Year Later" issues had been bumped up a full 50 Cents each!

Now, I don't even want to hear someone say, "so, it's only 50 cents" b/c if you buy comics, you know that's a lie; the $ adds up quick!

Anyway, before OYL most DC books (ouside Crisis or Specials) only cost $2.50, yet another benefit against Marvel (which averages $3.00-$4.00 per issue)! But they snuck in a price jump after OYL on most of the regular titles.

Myself, I regularly buy Batman, TEC, Superman, Action, Green Arrow, Firestorm, Catwoman, and I used to get Nightwing too...

Was anyone else caught off guard by the price hike???

 

[Prognosticator]

Hmmm, where is the guy that was trying to tell me there's no Marvel bias on here yesterday???

 

[Green Lantern]

There was a thread about it awhile ago when it was announced that DC was pushing up their prices to $2.99. It was on Newsarama a month or so before it happened.

 

[Anubis]

Yeah, this is old news.

 

[WOLVERINE25TH]

Yeah, I started that thread. I believe I called it "The Last of the $2.50 books" or somethin' dramatic like that.

Anyways, I type out a purchase list now 'cause I get so many titles I end up forgettin' some as they all don't get put into my bag fer me (yet), and lookin' ahead I found the price hike on DC's site, especially after Spidey made the final jump.

 

[WOLVERINE25TH]

Yup, here it is: http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showthread.php?t=224969

 

[Harlekin]

Heh, I knew about it and I still got caught off-guard on this one.

 

[Prognosticator]

You're right I missed it...but the thread only last 4 days from beginning to end so it's not like anyone really made a big deal about it.

I probably I more work to do at work that week. Actually it looks like that thread took place during 'Spring Break' so I definitely would have been away for longer 4 days.

Regarless, it happened and it's too bad for us Dan Didio officially gets a "questionable" checkmark against his namesake for that one. Price hikes is the first step toward "Joey Q'ing" the company.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Price hikes are kind of necessary, I'd say. Marvel's been outselling DC a lot lately, and part of the reason is because Marvel's charging more for their comics right off the bat.

 

[Darthphere]

Price hikes are kind of necessary, I'd say. Marvel's been outselling DC a lot lately, and part of the reason is because Marvel's charging more for their comics right off the bat.

Yeah thats it.....

 

[GoldenAgeHero]

^^^lol. i can see why people floick to marvel, sure they have cool characters. but marvel doesnt know wtf to do with them.

 

[Darthphere]

Yes, we get it GAH.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah thats it.....

I said part, jerkface.