When logging on to the Internet to check email this afternoon, I came across this image of current gas prices, and instantly I thought of the price of comics. If you're a comic reader, you know that most comics cost $2.99 or $3.99, generally. At times we have customers who grumble about the cost of comics, which at the current price, while a bit much when you're buying 20+ titles a month (which is often the case with the avid reader), is a relative bargain compared with the current price of a gallon on gas. And, besides, you can read X-Force #3 over and over again, while you can't enjoy that gallon of gas years later.
Luckily, we haven't reached this price here in Jacksonville ... yet. However, I'm sure we will. And, with gas prices, soaring food costs, and so many great titles coming up to choose from, it's in the best interest of all fanboys and fangirls to take advantage of Free Comic Book Day on May 3rd, discounts at conventions, garage sales, flea markets, and Spring/Summer sales at their local comic shop. Let's face it, we can start riding our bikes, taking public transportation, and trading in our SUV's for smaller, more efficient cars, but we shouldn't have to cut back on comics, just when Secret Invasion and Final Crisis is starting!
Comics & Classics will be at the Daytona Comic & Toy Show on Sunday, April 27th from 10am to 5pm in the Holiday Inn & Suite on A1A with deep discounts on recent back issues, games, cards, and collectibles. Find a friend and carpool it down to Daytona to join us and enjoy the savings!
