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Watch your pennies, comics fans!
Money is tight, salaries are being cut and comic-book prices are in some cases going up. Something's gotta give.
In my case, that "something" is a number of comic-book titles I used to purchase regularly. Gone from my monthly stacks are "Titans," "Teen Titans" and "Outsiders." After a decade at least of buying "Hellblazer," I've stopped, because, after all, how much more can John Constantine do after more than 250 issues. Despite all the excitement surrounding DC's Batman-is-absent saga "Battle for the Cowl," I'm only buying the main series, not the many one-shots that have accompanied it. And despite my love for Marvel's Avengers, I'm giving very serious consideration towards dropping "Mighty Avengers" (do I really need to buy New Avengers, Dark Avengers, and this week-kneed leg of the stool?)
Many others are trying to balance their yen for comics along with the diminshing power of their wallets. Over at Newsarama's Blog@, you can get a good sense of how real consumers are feeling about feeding their comics jones and also being able to keep food on the table. It ain't easy. Comics are a fairly all-consuming hobby, and the recession may force some buyers to give up on titles they've been purchasing for years.
What's a comic book geek to do? My advice: Read the reviews on the various enthusiast sites of titles you can no longer afford to pick up, then hope you've got more money to pick up the trade paperback collection of the issues you had to forego.
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