Each week that I don’t have a steady job brings with it guilt over buying comics. Guilt because I’m not buying everything I want, and guilt because I spend money at all. I wish I could lay out the cash for the trades and OGN’s I want each week (um, hello, omnibus hardcover of Whedon & Cassaday’s Astonishing X-Men?) but I’m pretty broke. The lovely thing about comics, though, is that they still cost less than a beer does in Brooklyn, and so as of now, at least, they’re still in the budget.
This week includes: Hellblazer #259 (oh, John, will you ever change? Don’t ever change.), Madame Xanadu #15, No Hero #7 (of 7–how gory will the last one be? Let’s see if Warren can outdo even himself.)
Things I want but don’t know if I can afford: Labor Days volume 2 and Neil Gaiman’s newest, Odd and the Frost Giants. Seriously, Mr. Gaiman, I can’t keep up with you these days. I haven’t even read the Graveyard Book yet (cue shocked gasps).
What about you? How do you make the decision what to buy and what not to buy when money is tight? I know that technically trades come out cheaper than buying singles, but buying a couple of singles each week always feels like spending less money. It’s wrong, I know, but I can’t convince myself otherwise…
September 21st, 2009 at 11:18 am
Doesn’t DC send you review copies? They should send you next week’s BATMAN: BLACK GLOVE and HIGH MOON. i’m sure you’d qualify for the comp list, right?
May 17th, 2011 at 9:59 pm
I totally hear ya man!! and I dont even look through the entire store! It’s a tough decision but you just gotta think about what your jonesing for in the moment. Yes little singles do seems like less and i’m usually gonna buy the graphic novels later. So maybe try to be patient until they come out together!