Free Comic Book Day and the Atom.
An exchange between a parent and a kid in our store:
Kid: “Hey, Free Comic Book Day is May 6th! That’s next Saturday!”
Parent: “We saw the comics they’re giving away, remember? There’s a reason they’re free.”
No love for the free comics, I guess.
Speaking of FCBD, I thought I’d do a search on the eBay to see what Free Comic Book Day 2006 goodies are already being auctioned off…and found someone selling the Superman/Batman reprint:
“I KNOW MANY OF YOU WONT GET THIS BOOK AT YOUR LOCAL COMIC SHOP. IT WAS OFFERED LATE, AFTER THE ORDERS WERE DUE AND COSTS MUCH MORE THAN THE STANDARD FCBD BOOKS. IT IS BRAND NEW, NEAR MINT & NEVER OPENED OR READ. IN SHORET SUPPLY. GET YOURS NOW WHILE I STILL HAVE A FEW TO SPARE.”
You know, if it’s in shoret supply in your area, e-mail me after May 6th and if we have any left over, I’ll send you one for free so long as you cover the shipping. We ordered pretty heavily on them, and should have some extras…unless FCBD is especially busy this year.
And, by the way, the wholesale price we paid for this comic is 29 cents per copy. For comparison, the Justice League, Donald Duck, and X-Men/Runaways giveaways were cheaper by a few cents, while Funny Book, Deadbeats/Soulsearchers, Scott Pilgrim, and Owly cost more. Keenspot is nearly twice the price. So the price for Superman/Batman isn’t really that out of line…it may be a little pricier than about half of the books, but it’s only 13 cents more expensive than the cheapest one.
Here, have an old Atom cartoon to watch…perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon:
