Christopher

October 15, 2010 3:39 pm

Page 1 of the Comic Manifesto...

Seriously, that was a fantastic article, Tom.  Great to meet you and your wife last weekend. 

 

October 6, 2010 8:56 pm Nice article, Jason.  I think the ability for the owner and maybe even the clerks to read material the day before will help sales.  At a minimum, it will decrease the number of times that a customer walks into a store and says "what's good this week" or "hey, how is new comic, Thor: The Mighty Avenger?", and getting a blank stare in return.

October 5, 2010 8:30 pm Thanks for hosting this awesome event.  My wife used to work right down the street, and I haven't been to Brooklyn in years.  Definitely there, unless the subway breaks down... oh wait, that's DC.

October 5, 2010 12:22 pm

Saw the article about the Brooklyn party.  Thanks for putting together such an awesome-sounding event.  And my host gift to you ... newly bought iFanboy membership for me.  Everyone wins.  Aww yeah.

May 14, 2010 10:59 pm

Wood - where is the discussion of INDIFFERENCE CURVES!  Just kidding man.  Fantastic article.  Brought me right back to college - I was an Econ major, and I loved it.  Your thoughts are all on point, especially regarding the percentage of income.  

The thing I always found fascinating with economics were the various assumptions that always underly the models and theories.  For example, the assumption of the rational consumer.  And this is where my joke about indifference curves comes up.  When we speak about rationality in the Econ sense, I recall that economic theory isn't thinking that our tastes make objective sense, but that GIVEN OUR TASTES, we'll act the same when faced with the same economic choices.  And I'm not "rational" when it comes to comics!  

I would almost say that I have a different price elasticity for each perceived "type" of comic.  For example, with FF and Batman, I have severe price inelasticity.  With 2nd tier titles, the elasticity eases.  With "meh" titles, yes, I have much more price sensitivity.  So it might also be a definitional issue with respect to the good being analyzed

keep 'em coming, buddy.

Chris Campbell