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How does Beckett Comics come out with such cheap prices on their books, and why aren't more people reading them.
This topic spawned out of a discussion on newsarama about lower comic prices. Many people talk about how the price of books are getting higher.
And yet, Beckett Comics puts out books that cost cheaper than most.
The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty, Ruule, and Fade From Grace (as well as the Terminator 3 book they did).
The first issues of their books (on Ruule and Fade From Grace, not sure about the others were only 99 Cents!!). The cost of their monthly books are only $1.99 
I just picked up Fade From Grace issue 1-3. Full color interiors, interesting story NO ADS (Thudpucker will like that), and previews for their other books in the back of the comic.
Fade From Grace tells the story of a couple (John and Grace). They are a young couple in love. One night, there is a fire in the apartment building. John, having been out to get Grace ice cream, rushes in to save her, but their apartment door is jammed shut, due to the heat causing the door to buckle. In desperation, John reaches for the door-- only to suddenly have the ability to 'phase' through it.
He has never experienced these powers before, and now he has to decide what to do with them. He becomes a 'hero', and helps the common man, and is dubbed 'FADE' by one of the poeple he saved.
By the third issue, there is a super battle slugfest, and John/Fade and Grace both realisse that playing hero can have serious consequences....
The coloring on this book is bright and beautiful. The title is clever, incorporating the two main characters in it, and the story is fairly intriguing.
I wonder how Beckett Comics is able to put out 1.99 books w/ no ads on shiny, glossy paper, while the other companies charge 2-3 bucks a pop, and claim that they ads are necessary to 'keep the prices down', yet the prices stay the same.
What is Beckett doing that the other companies aren't?
And do you read any of their titles...?
You can check out a free full page look at The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty on their website:
http://www.beckettcomics.com/prvws/prvws.asp
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| Posted: Jan 13, 2005 3:26 am Post subject: Re: Beckett Comics Discussion: How do they have such CHEAP.. |
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i got the free Sleeping Beauty on FCBD but haven't checked out later issues. i really should. and i have no idea how they keep it so cheap.
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| Posted: Jan 13, 2005 3:26 am Post subject: Re: Beckett Comics Discussion: How do they have such CHEAP.. |
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What is Beckett doing that the other companies aren't?
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Selling Pokemon card magazines.
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| Posted: Jan 13, 2005 3:26 am Post subject: Re: Beckett Comics Discussion: How do they have such CHEAP.. |
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| B-Rose wrote: | | i got the free Sleeping Beauty on FCBD but haven't checked out later issues. i really should. and i have no idea how they keep it so cheap. |
issue 6 just came out today.
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| Posted: Jan 13, 2005 3:28 am Post subject: Re: Beckett Comics Discussion: How do they have such CHEAP.. |
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| The Roman Candle wrote: | | Ron T. wrote: |
What is Beckett doing that the other companies aren't?
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Selling Pokemon card magazines. |
didn't know that, but that wasn't quite what I meant. 
I was just really amazed that I got 3 issues of a comic for only $4.97
The 6 issue Ruule: Kiss and Tell cost me $10.94.
You really can't beat the prices there.
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| Posted: Jan 13, 2005 3:29 am Post subject: Re: Beckett Comics Discussion: How do they have such CHEAP.. |
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Is this the same Beckett that did the baseball trading card book.If so my guess is candle is right.The Pokemon card guides.Love Sleeping Beauty.
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| Posted: Jan 13, 2005 3:29 am Post subject: Re: Beckett Comics Discussion: How do they have such CHEAP.. |
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| Ron T. wrote: | | The Roman Candle wrote: | | Ron T. wrote: |
What is Beckett doing that the other companies aren't?
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Selling Pokemon card magazines. |
didn't know that, but that wasn't quite what I meant.
I was just really amazed that I got 3 issues of a comic for only $4.97
The 6 issue Ruule: Kiss and Tell cost me $10.94.
You really can't beat the prices there. |
I figure when ever single 10 year old in the US buys your 5 dollar magazine every month, you can pretty much do what you damn well please.
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| Posted: Jan 13, 2005 3:30 am Post subject: Re: Beckett Comics Discussion: How do they have such CHEAP.. |
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Beckett is producing some nice stuff, to be sure. Unfortunately, they are losing money on the books. They've got money backing them, but the books are not making money for the company. The hope is that low price comics will attract readers so the books could make money at some point.
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| Posted: Jan 13, 2005 3:34 am Post subject: Re: Beckett Comics Discussion: How do they have such CHEAP.. |
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| Matt Talbot wrote: | | The hope is that low price comics will attract readers so the books could make money at some point. |
The funny thing is, that when people complain about high comic prices, I point these books out, and I get responses like "I am not interested in those titles"
Well, have you ever read them?
'No, plus I don't have access to them at my shop'
This thinking blows my mind. People complain prices are to high, you point out cheaper books, and they basically say "never read 'em or heard of them, or seen them in my shop, but I am not interested anyway'
Weird 
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| Posted: Jan 13, 2005 3:35 am Post subject: Re: Beckett Comics Discussion: How do they have such CHEAP.. |
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I bought Ballad of Sleeping Beauty #'s 1 - 5 at WWTx from Mack, but I still haven't really read them. I flipped through #1 but it didn't really hold my attention.
Maybe I need to give it another chance.
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| Posted: Jan 13, 2005 3:43 am Post subject: Re: Beckett Comics Discussion: How do they have such CHEAP.. |
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| Ron T. wrote: | How does Beckett Comics come out with such cheap prices on their books, and why aren't more people reading them.
This topic spawned out of a discussion on newsarama about lower comic prices. Many people talk about how the price of books are getting higher.
And yet, Beckett Comics puts out books that cost cheaper than most.
The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty, Ruule, and Fade From Grace (as well as the Terminator 3 book they did).
The first issues of their books (on Ruule and Fade From Grace, not sure about the others were only 99 Cents!!). The cost of their monthly books are only $1.99
I just picked up Fade From Grace issue 1-3. Full color interiors, interesting story NO ADS (Thudpucker will like that), and previews for their other books in the back of the comic.
Fade From Grace tells the story of a couple (John and Grace). They are a young couple in love. One night, there is a fire in the apartment building. John, having been out to get Grace ice cream, rushes in to save her, but their apartment door is jammed shut, due to the heat causing the door to buckle. In desperation, John reaches for the door-- only to suddenly have the ability to 'phase' through it.
He has never experienced these powers before, and now he has to decide what to do with them. He becomes a 'hero', and helps the common man, and is dubbed 'FADE' by one of the poeple he saved.
By the third issue, there is a super battle slugfest, and John/Fade and Grace both realisse that playing hero can have serious consequences....
The coloring on this book is bright and beautiful. The title is clever, incorporating the two main characters in it, and the story is fairly intriguing.
I wonder how Beckett Comics is able to put out 1.99 books w/ no ads on shiny, glossy paper, while the other companies charge 2-3 bucks a pop, and claim that they ads are necessary to 'keep the prices down', yet the prices stay the same.
What is Beckett doing that the other companies aren't?
And do you read any of their titles...?
You can check out a free full page look at The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty on their website:
http://www.beckettcomics.com/prvws/prvws.asp |
I'm glad to see a thread about this.
Jeff Amano is doing a great job at starting the Comic book wing of Beckett Publishing.
I think he just got nominated for 2 awards for Fade from Grace and Ballad of sleeping Beauty.
They are really trying to put out such reader and retailer friendly books with an accessable price and an easy accessable starting place. Really good people too.
I hope you will give them a chance.
I did the new cover for the tpb of the first RUULE series.
I've noticed that both Ruule series are retelling of Bible stories and deal a lot with theology under the surface of the story. |
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| Posted: Jan 13, 2005 3:47 am Post subject: Re: Beckett Comics Discussion: How do they have such CHEAP.. |
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Hey Mack!, welcome back.
Glad to hear that Fade From Grace and Ballad are catching some noteriety. I am going to try to push these books at the shop, if i can convince my boss to order more... 
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