Post by The Unforgiven on May 24, 2002 4:09:58 GMT -5
Guys, I got this news from the internet... sa lahat ng bumibili ng DC comics, check this out!
"In August, DC will raise the price on 20 of their monthly titles. The price increase is virtually line-wide, and affects titles in the mainline DC imprint, four Cartoon Network titles, and four Vertigo titles. No Wildstorm titles show a price increase in August.
As a result of the change, DC no longer has any comics priced under $2.00, as Justice League Adventures, Scooby Doo, Batman: Gotham Adventures, Powerpuff Girls, Looney Tunes and Dexter’s Laboratory will increase in cover price from $1.99 to $2.25.
Many DC books that were priced at $2.50 will rise in price to $2.75, with Azrael: Agent of the Bat showing the largest jump, rising from $2.50 to a $2.95 cover price for its final seven issues. Batgirl, Birds of Prey, Catwoman, Hawkman, Lab Rats, JSA, Green Arrow and The Legion will remain at a cover price of $2.50, while the four Superman monthly titles, Batman, Flash, Wonder Woman, JLA, Green Lantern, Nightwing and Robin remain at $2.25.
Of Vertigo monthly titles, only Fables, Transmetropolitan, Lucifer and 100 Bullets maintain a $2.50 cover price. Ongoing Wildstorm titles retail for $2.95.
While most likely not a direct cause of the price increases, several paper industry sources recently predicted that the downward price slide in paper prices would be coming to an end soon, which will result in increased production costs.
As a slight aside, the price of standard newsprint continues to slide however, dropping roughly 28% in price per ton over the course of the past year. These price decreases won’t likely have any effect on comic prices, as virtually every publisher prints on better stock paper due in part to the rapid price increase of newsprint a few years ago which made it cost essentially the same to print comics on newsprint as it did to print on higher grade paper.
Now that most comics use computer color separation, moving back to standard newsprint, even though it is cheaper, according to some publishers, would result in a dramatic decrease in color quality, as ink spreads further on newsprint, causing the colors to run slightly at their borders.
Back to DC’s price increases, Detective and Gotham Knights are the only titles consistently under the #50 sales spot to see increases, while the remainder of the mainline DC titles cover the bottom half of the Top 100 and beyond, with Legends of the Dark Knight ranking #64 for May sales, and Azrael clocking in at #132.
Based on estimated sales numbers, it would roughly appear as if monthly DC titles selling under 25,000 copies a month (with the exceptions of Detective, Legends of the Dark Knight, and Gotham Knights) saw a price increase, while those selling roughly 26,000 copies a month or more maintained their price.
The full list, and prices of the series seeing price increases reads as follows:
Title, new price (old price) (position on May, 2002’s Top 300 chart)
Detective Comics $2.75 ($2.50) (19)
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight $2.50 ($2.25) (64)
Batman: Gotham Knights $2.75 ($2.50) (45)
Azrael: Agent of the Bat $2.95 ($2.50) (132)
Harley Quinn $2.50 ($2.25) (94)
Supergirl $2.50 ($2.25) (106)
The Spectre $2.75 ($2.50) (111)
Young Justice $2.75 ($2.50) (79)
The Power Company $2.75 ($2.50) (104)
The Titans $2.75 ($2.50) (88)
Hunter: The Age of Magic $2.75 ($2.50) (145)
Codename: Knockout $2.75 ($2.50) (149)
Hellblazer $2.75 ($2.50) (109)
American Century $2.75 ($2.50) (157)
Batman: Gotham Adventures $2.25 ($1.99) (139)
Justice League Adventures $2.25 ($1.99) (115)
Looney Tunes $2.25 ($1.99) (203)
Scooby-Doo $2.25 ($1.99) (180)
The Powerpuff Girls $2.25 ($1.99) (166)
Dexter’s Laboratory $2.25 ($1.99) (no issue)
Historically, Marvel and DC play the waiting game with one another in regards to price increases in their product, one publisher announcing price increases only after the other releases information first.
When asked about the price increases, DC sources declined to comment. Marvel’s Joe Quesada told Newsarama that no price increase was expected in Marvel’s titles in the foreseeable future."
"In August, DC will raise the price on 20 of their monthly titles. The price increase is virtually line-wide, and affects titles in the mainline DC imprint, four Cartoon Network titles, and four Vertigo titles. No Wildstorm titles show a price increase in August.
As a result of the change, DC no longer has any comics priced under $2.00, as Justice League Adventures, Scooby Doo, Batman: Gotham Adventures, Powerpuff Girls, Looney Tunes and Dexter’s Laboratory will increase in cover price from $1.99 to $2.25.
Many DC books that were priced at $2.50 will rise in price to $2.75, with Azrael: Agent of the Bat showing the largest jump, rising from $2.50 to a $2.95 cover price for its final seven issues. Batgirl, Birds of Prey, Catwoman, Hawkman, Lab Rats, JSA, Green Arrow and The Legion will remain at a cover price of $2.50, while the four Superman monthly titles, Batman, Flash, Wonder Woman, JLA, Green Lantern, Nightwing and Robin remain at $2.25.
Of Vertigo monthly titles, only Fables, Transmetropolitan, Lucifer and 100 Bullets maintain a $2.50 cover price. Ongoing Wildstorm titles retail for $2.95.
While most likely not a direct cause of the price increases, several paper industry sources recently predicted that the downward price slide in paper prices would be coming to an end soon, which will result in increased production costs.
As a slight aside, the price of standard newsprint continues to slide however, dropping roughly 28% in price per ton over the course of the past year. These price decreases won’t likely have any effect on comic prices, as virtually every publisher prints on better stock paper due in part to the rapid price increase of newsprint a few years ago which made it cost essentially the same to print comics on newsprint as it did to print on higher grade paper.
Now that most comics use computer color separation, moving back to standard newsprint, even though it is cheaper, according to some publishers, would result in a dramatic decrease in color quality, as ink spreads further on newsprint, causing the colors to run slightly at their borders.
Back to DC’s price increases, Detective and Gotham Knights are the only titles consistently under the #50 sales spot to see increases, while the remainder of the mainline DC titles cover the bottom half of the Top 100 and beyond, with Legends of the Dark Knight ranking #64 for May sales, and Azrael clocking in at #132.
Based on estimated sales numbers, it would roughly appear as if monthly DC titles selling under 25,000 copies a month (with the exceptions of Detective, Legends of the Dark Knight, and Gotham Knights) saw a price increase, while those selling roughly 26,000 copies a month or more maintained their price.
The full list, and prices of the series seeing price increases reads as follows:
Title, new price (old price) (position on May, 2002’s Top 300 chart)
Detective Comics $2.75 ($2.50) (19)
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight $2.50 ($2.25) (64)
Batman: Gotham Knights $2.75 ($2.50) (45)
Azrael: Agent of the Bat $2.95 ($2.50) (132)
Harley Quinn $2.50 ($2.25) (94)
Supergirl $2.50 ($2.25) (106)
The Spectre $2.75 ($2.50) (111)
Young Justice $2.75 ($2.50) (79)
The Power Company $2.75 ($2.50) (104)
The Titans $2.75 ($2.50) (88)
Hunter: The Age of Magic $2.75 ($2.50) (145)
Codename: Knockout $2.75 ($2.50) (149)
Hellblazer $2.75 ($2.50) (109)
American Century $2.75 ($2.50) (157)
Batman: Gotham Adventures $2.25 ($1.99) (139)
Justice League Adventures $2.25 ($1.99) (115)
Looney Tunes $2.25 ($1.99) (203)
Scooby-Doo $2.25 ($1.99) (180)
The Powerpuff Girls $2.25 ($1.99) (166)
Dexter’s Laboratory $2.25 ($1.99) (no issue)
Historically, Marvel and DC play the waiting game with one another in regards to price increases in their product, one publisher announcing price increases only after the other releases information first.
When asked about the price increases, DC sources declined to comment. Marvel’s Joe Quesada told Newsarama that no price increase was expected in Marvel’s titles in the foreseeable future."
