Comics Are Expensive: Rasl #1, Kick Ass #1, Action Philosophers Vol. 3

Busy week this time around, with more than I could actually afford to bring home. I’m starting to think I need to take a moment to assess the books I’m reading issue by issue to get a better idea of what I desperately need to read the moment it arrives and what can wait to [...]

Comics Are Expensive: Umbrella Academy #6, Immortal Iron Fist, Crossing Midnight Vol. 2

A rather light week at the comic shop this week, with only a handful of things I really had to have. The $25 price tag on the first volume of Sinestro Corps proved to be something of a mixed blessing – while pushing the hardcover out of my budget, it left enough room for volume [...]

Comics Are Expensive: Fantastic Four #554, Tiny Titans #1, Nova Annual #1, Uncanny X-Men #495

This week’s installment of Comics Are Expensive is a little smaller than intended – the Wednesday before payday is never kind to new books, and I just couldn’t swing the $14.99 to pick up the second TPB of Mike Carey’s Crossing Midnight. I plan on making up for it next week, though, and with any [...]

Comics Are Expensive: Teen Titans #55, Avengers: The Initiative #9, Suburban Glamour #3, Captain America #34, Northlanders #3

I’m not good with money. Well, that’s a matter of perspective. There’s a way of looking at things where I’m fantastic with money, only it’s the “getting it as far away from me as possible” way. This becomes a problem when it comes time to acquire little things like nourishment and shelter. I have a [...]