How much do you spend monthly on comics?

[Mjolnir!]

I'm curious to know what people spend on new comics a month these days especially with the inflated prices.

 

$3.99 a book seems pretty steep and now I've seen $4.99 cost for a book.

 

If you're the person who buys a lot of titles what's your tipping point? How much are you willing to spend up to? $6, 8, gulp $10.00 per title?

 

 

 

 

[Doktor]

new books only, excluding back issue hunting, I'm probably only at $100-ish. Maybe $150 some months if there's a few variants I want.

[JayT]

I'm curious to know what people spend on new comics a month these days especially with the inflated prices.

 

$3.99 a book seems pretty steep and now I've seen $4.99 cost for a book.

 

If you're the person who buys a lot of titles what's your tipping point? How much are you willing to spend up to? $6, 8, gulp $10.00 per title?

 

 

 

 

I don't know why anybody who lives where DCBS ships would ever pay cover price for comics to read.

 

That said, if you enjoy what you read I'd pay what I'd have to pay to read it. For sure, you'd find out how much you really like something. I've got much more into manga recently, just really opens my eyes to value and for me no drop off in fun I have.

 

I'm a big VALIANT fan. I'd probably pay cover to read them even though the objective value of comics has seemed off with me ever since we got into the digital age when comparing them with other modes of entertainment (netflix etc).

[CAHokie]

I have no idea how much I spend but I get at least 25 regular titles a month plus whatever looks interesting.

[Brian48]

I wait for the trades. I think I might have only bought 5-6 books off the rack last year, and that was only for my son whom I was encouraging to do some reading.

[Myparentsbasement]

$20 to $30 a month.

I follow one title, and I'll pick up a few other issues if they seem interesting.

[Buzzetta]

On new books?

 

I am down to collecting

 

Amazing Spider-man

Rai - (It's about to rolled into 4001 AD)

Timewalker

Wrath of the Eternal Warrior

X-O Manowar

 

 

[Fan Boy]

On new comics/hardcover/TPB only ... Per month I'd say between 50-100 loonies varies.

 

But with back issues in GA/SA/BA? This is entirely other story!

[piper]

I buy very few modern floppies... Probably less than 6 titles per month. I also pick up the odd TPB.

[batman_fan]

Looking back through my records and averaging on a per month bases, I have spent a grand total of $0.00 per month for the last 5 years on new comics. I may pick up one to two trades a year but only at 50% off.

[comicstock]

$50-60 a month and maybe a dozen TPBs/ year

[BarryAllen]

Typically don't buy monthly, but every six months on moderns. Reading 40 titles at current, so figure around ~$1,915 per year plus Marvel Unlimited subscription and ~10 TPBs and ~3-5 Absolute/Omnibus Editions.

 

So for "reading" per year I am at around ~$2,500 or ~$208.33 per month.

 

More than I thought!

 

:shrug:

[Mjolnir!]

Typically don't buy monthly, but every six months on moderns. Reading 40 titles at current, so figure around ~$1,915 per year plus Marvel Unlimited subscription and ~10 TPBs and ~3-5 Absolute/Omnibus Editions.

 

So for "reading" per year I am at around ~$2,500 or ~$208.33 per month.

 

More than I thought!

 

:shrug:

 

Wow you're keeping the industry in business!

 

 

[rjpb]

I buy 8 or 10 floppies a month at a 20% discount, but with 9% sales tax, so $25- $30 a month.

I also average at least one trade or hardback a month, either from my LCS or Amazon, for around another $20 to $30 a month. In total less than what I spend on beer.

[BarryAllen]

Typically don't buy monthly, but every six months on moderns. Reading 40 titles at current, so figure around ~$1,915 per year plus Marvel Unlimited subscription and ~10 TPBs and ~3-5 Absolute/Omnibus Editions.

 

So for "reading" per year I am at around ~$2,500 or ~$208.33 per month.

 

More than I thought!

 

:shrug:

 

Wow you're keeping the industry in business!

 

 

I'm trying!

[Mjolnir!]

Typically don't buy monthly, but every six months on moderns. Reading 40 titles at current, so figure around ~$1,915 per year plus Marvel Unlimited subscription and ~10 TPBs and ~3-5 Absolute/Omnibus Editions.

 

So for "reading" per year I am at around ~$2,500 or ~$208.33 per month.

 

More than I thought!

 

:shrug:

 

Wow you're keeping the industry in business!

 

 

I'm trying!

 

Do you have time to keep up reading all of those titles?

[BarryAllen]

Typically don't buy monthly, but every six months on moderns. Reading 40 titles at current, so figure around ~$1,915 per year plus Marvel Unlimited subscription and ~10 TPBs and ~3-5 Absolute/Omnibus Editions.

 

So for "reading" per year I am at around ~$2,500 or ~$208.33 per month.

 

More than I thought!

 

:shrug:

 

Wow you're keeping the industry in business!

 

 

I'm trying!

 

Do you have time to keep up reading all of those titles?

 

I do, but reading is one of my few hobbies. It helps to wait and read 6 months of issues all at once versus monthly - the stories flow better and there is less need for me to backtrack to keep things straight.

 

The TPBs and large format editions are usually of stories I love and read them a couple of times per year.

 

Gotta make time for your passions in life, comics is one of mine!

[oldbsturgeon]

I buy one title a month, its $3.99 and then I have been getting the DKIII collector's edition and that is $12.99. that means my monthly went from 4 to 17, but that is only for another 6 months.

To be honest, with the rebirth thing happening in DC which will likely lead to my dropping the one title I do go in for, I will likely go the book Snyder goes to if its detective as its being hinted at.

Fairly soon I'll be back to 4 a month.

[Erndog]

For new books on Wednesdays? Probably between $40-$50 a month.

[The Less Blob]

$40-$80 a month, not including the once or twice a year convention splurge.

 

I am down a bit. Was probably more like $150-$250 a month a few years ago. mainly back issues/dollar box books, some new comics on occasion, some TPBs.

 

Not buying anything off the rack for the most part now (not up to date enough on new comic arbitrage and my two honey holes for that have closed). Once in a while for my son. Bought him some of the Thanos/Deadpool issues, for example.