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by **Benderbrau** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:58 pm

GHERU wrote:is this OML 2?

Still hurts doesn't it? :lol:

by **GHERU** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:59 pm

Dragavon wrote:Depends on where you get it.

On Amazon, it's $10-15

On DCBS single issues are 1.79-2.59

by **GHERU** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:59 pm

Benderbrau wrote:Still hurts doesn't it?

yes yes it does

makes me physically angry every time I think about it

by **Benderbrau** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:02 pm

GHERU wrote:yes yes it does

makes me physically angry every time I think about it

by **GHERU** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:06 pm

Benderbrau wrote:

on top of everything, now I've been face raped

bad day for the RU

by **Benderbrau** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:13 pm

GHERU wrote:on top of everything, now I've been face raped

bad day for the RU

I guess it's a good thing I didn't post this instead

by **spidertour02** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:40 pm

"Here's your shitburger, now with mustard!"

Seriously, this is the most asinine "promotion" I've ever seen in my life.

by **alaska1125** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:02 am

GHERU wrote:if you buy the singles though DCBS you often end up spending less then you would then buying the trade from DCBS or Amazon

Well sure. I made the erroneous assumption that we were speaking of the $3.99 cover price at the LCS versus the cost of the trade at the same. So the argument really becomes "why would you ever purchase this in any form outside of discounted online retailers...other than to support your LCS." Which I endorse, but can't necessarily afford.

by **ThatGuyRoman** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:04 am

I'm reading less in less Marvel, it's not just the price, it's what you get FOR that price. I just don't find that a lot of their books have been worth THREE dollars, let alone FOUR.

by **DeadFett** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:45 am

Reduced to $3.99? :lol:

by **skywatcher** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 2:12 pm

GHERU wrote:whats the page count on these "extra-sized" issues?

I also suspect the $4 price tag will remain even when these "extra" pages inevitably disappear! :-(

by **GLX** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 2:21 pm

For popular titles such as Avengers, regular issues are $4, while extra-size issues are $5. I can see the pricing be set because they're not only going to sell, but to "cut back costs".

by **skywatcher** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:03 pm

GLX wrote:For popular titles such as Avengers, regular issues are $4, while extra-size issues are $5. I can see the pricing be set because they're not only going to sell, but to "cut back costs".

You truly believe these comics were ever to be sold for $5 each? I think this was planned as a "reduction" from the start.
Doesn't make it any more palatable, even with the "extra" pages.

by **GLX** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:09 pm

skywatcher wrote:You truly believe these comics were ever to be sold for $5 each? I think this was planned as a "reduction" from the start.
Doesn't make it any more palatable, even with the "extra" pages.

X-Men: Schism #1 was $5 with "extra content" and it sold out.

I can't handle a $5 monthly, but I only purchase "premium" comics if they're worth it (ex: Uncanny X-Force).

by **skywatcher** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 4:19 am

GLX wrote:
X-Men: Schism #1 was $5 with "extra content" and it sold out..

That's irrelevant to the question I posed. I think it's pretty obvious this "price reduction" was planned from the start and that there was never any intention to charge $5 for the titles concerned.
By the way, by "sold out" you mean at the publisher don't you? I still see plenty of unsold copies of Schism #1 on the LCS shelves even now.