Comments on: Do Lower-Priced Promotional Comics “Work”?

By: MarcJohn

MarcJohn — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:39:18 +0000

I picked-up the first issue of Dark Horse’s Conan because the 0 issue was bargain-priced ($0.25 I think?), then ended-up buy every issue (50 issues), every month.
And I read Chew #1 for free on Comixology, then purchased the first trade paperback on Amazon.
I don’t think I ever would have tried these series if it wasn’t for the introductory pricing …so, these low priced (and free) first issues work on me!

By: Brooks

Brooks — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:02:11 +0000

Sweet Tooth
Orchid
American Vampire

Those are a few that The $1 book helped make my decision whether to buy or not.

By: Chad

Chad — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:15:25 +0000

Who the heck would AVOID a comic because it cost less?

Count me in the crew as someone who often tries introductory issues when they’re priced at $1 or less (including both series mentioned here). Do I keep buying? Depends on the series.

I still think the 9¢ Fantastic Four issue was the best one.

By: Aussiesmurf

Aussiesmurf — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:43:08 +0000

I tried the following series and would not have bought them if it wasn’t $1.00 :

Joe the Barbarian
Unwritten
Greek Street.

By: Joe Kach

Joe Kach — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:50:13 +0000

I just went out & bought Lord of The Jungle #1 thanks to this Blog post.

Now I’ll run around my office thumping my chest & shouting “AAAAAAAAHHHHHH-aaaaaa-AAAAHHHHH!!!”.

–J.

By: Nathania

Nathania — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:53:08 +0000

Tried Chew for a buck. liked it so much, went out and bought volume 1. most of the time, i rely on free previews on the internet.

By: Isaac

Isaac — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:07:46 +0000

I buy every $1.00 comic that comes my way. The dark flip side is when Marvel charges an EXTRA dollar for the first issue. What the hell are they thinking with that one?

By: Joe Kach

Joe Kach — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:55:25 +0000

I’d buy that for a dollar!

–J.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:26:27 +0000

Well, I don’t think that I have tried a new series for $1 that then leads me to regularly buying a series that I wouldn’t have otherwise bought. However, I have sampled more things because of promotional issues (Buck Rogers, Kirby-Genesis, etc.). I would not even have tried these if not for the promotional issue, so…..I spent $1 more than I would have…..

However, I whole-heartedly appreciate when a company makes a #1 issue $1 so that I can try it.

By: Simon DelMonte

Simon DelMonte — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:37:20 +0000

I tried the $1 first issue of a Buck Rogers comic. I think I got what I paid for, and haven’t thought about it since.

Way back when, I bought DC’s 10 cent Superman and Batman comics. The former was awful and I think the story it set up was almost immediately retconned away. The latter led to the reasonably well done Bruce Wayne: Murderer? arc, and I would have bought it anyway.

By: Kat Kan

Kat Kan — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:11:10 +0000

One of my LCS’s orders these $1 comics and offers them for free to customers who buy at least one other comic. Most of the time, these are series I would try anyway, but sometimes the $1 comic inspires me to start reading a series. For me, it works. And, if the title is something appropriate for younger readers, I share the comic with my students.