Tuesday, May 29, 2007
U.S. Comics in Canada: Too Expensive?
:: Posted by Bryan @ 5/29/2007 04:09:00 AM The frst of two articles I'm linking to from Comic Book Bin. Herve St-Louis turns in a timely discussion of the price of comics in Canada, now that the Canadian dollar is almost on par with the U.S. --a situation that hasn't existed for decades. Great for buying direct from the U.S., not so great when it comes to shopping at you local comic book shop:
While large comic book publishers such as DC Comics and Marvel Comics have regularly adjusted the pricing on Canadian comic books, the pricing has rarely reflected the current exchange rate between Canada and the United States.
The premium paid by Canadian comic book readers is abusive. For example, a copy of Ultimate Power # 4 costs to an American customer, $2.99. The price for the same comic book for a Canadian customer is $3.75. This means that the same comic book costs about 80% less for an American customer than a Canadian one.
Bonus link: how one cartoonist created the "Diefendollar" (sort-of)Labels: comics retailers, links, real world
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