Tuesday, April 06, 2004
Continuing my comic book obsession, I dug up my copy of the Batman: A Death In The Family trade paperback last night and read through it. It's still one of my favourite Batman stories. It has everything -- The Joker, lethal laughing gas, Superman, the death of a Boy Wonder and a heck of a lot of fighting between Bats, the BW and The Joker's hired goons (oh yeah, and terrorists, too).
Of course, the script and artwork isn't nearly up to the comic book standards of today, but that's part of its charm.
The worst thing about digging it up is possibly the cover price. Back in 1988 when the TPB first came out (and when I bought it), the cover price was $4.95 for the collected four issues covering the story arc. Ah, the good, ol' days when comic books were affordable by a twelve-year-old. These days, one issue goes for roughly $4.25, and collections of four issues tend to have price tags of at least $15. No wonder so many kids don't read comic books anymore. It's too damned expensive.
Of course, the script and artwork isn't nearly up to the comic book standards of today, but that's part of its charm.
The worst thing about digging it up is possibly the cover price. Back in 1988 when the TPB first came out (and when I bought it), the cover price was $4.95 for the collected four issues covering the story arc. Ah, the good, ol' days when comic books were affordable by a twelve-year-old. These days, one issue goes for roughly $4.25, and collections of four issues tend to have price tags of at least $15. No wonder so many kids don't read comic books anymore. It's too damned expensive.
// posted by Chris @ 9:25 AM 
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