tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post5851535655369461015..comments2023-11-03T04:39:50.760-05:00Comments on Galley Slaves: Comic Books and InflationJonathan V. Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426165197358366129noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-51877790423330569482008-04-18T13:03:00.000-05:002008-04-18T13:03:00.000-05:00I agree with SB. I'd add that if they sell less co...I agree with SB. I'd add that if they sell less copies, they have to have greater margins to recoup the company's fixed costs. Since the comic book customer base is devoted and the casual reader has all but disappeared, the market is insulated from the supply-demand curve.<BR/><BR/>If they can't get 50,000 people to pay $1.25, they may have more success getting 25,000 people to pay $2.50.trumwillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156143676616919381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-67135524266559995572008-04-14T21:22:00.000-05:002008-04-14T21:22:00.000-05:00Now, if I had to guess "what gives," I'd say that ...Now, if I had to guess "what gives," I'd say that supply and demand doesn't really apply here. Or, more to the point, it applies in a different way. To wit:<BR/><BR/>Yes, overall demand has gone down (I think this has to do with the fact that fewer kids--throughout history the prime demographic for comics--are buying comics). However, the people who ARE buying comics are a.) older, and b.) wealthier. They can afford to pay more. As you lose that younger demo to video games, TV, DVDs, whatever, it only makes sense to maximize your profits off that older cohort that can afford the $3 book.<BR/><BR/>The problems for the comic book industry is a long term one: Again, if I had to guess, I'd say that Marvel, DC, et al are absolutely decimating their younger population of readers. These are the people who become the wealthier readers in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and beyond.<BR/><BR/>But uh...I don't think this has much to do with the treasury. Just as a guess.<BR/><BR/>SBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com