Apparently, DC Comics didn't learn from their mistake a couple of years ago when they tried raising comic book prices from $2.99 to $3.99, using the stupid justification of "back-up stories." People stopped buying their comics.
Besides the existing Justice League and Action Comics already priced at $3.99, in April's solicits, there appears to be some comics that have gone from $2.99 to $3.99 (Yes, I'm talking to you Batman and Detective Comics) with the justification of a "back-up story." These additional stories may be better than filler like sketches, etc. that comics use to raise the prices to $3.99 or $4.99 (or even up to the atrocious $7.99!!!), but typically they're not even worth the paper they're printed on. Does anyone even recall a good back-up story they read when DC tried this tactic a couple of years ago? I thought not.
So what's going to happen with this increase? People will stop buying the comics. Again.
Boo hiss to DC for repeating their own mistakes.
