A number of years ago, I used to write for a Star Wars fansite called EUCantina.net . It started with a series of emails I wrote to a podcast I listened to back then, called The EU Review . The podcast's two hosts would sometimes discuss new Star Wars products, review them, and make recommendations on whether you should buy them. For comic books, they would occasionally recommend waiting for the comic to be re-released in Trade Paperback format to save money. A thought entered my head: is that really more economical? I opened a spreadsheet and started comparing the price of hardcover, trade paperback, and omnibus format Star Wars comics vs. the price of each individual issue. The answer was that it varied significantly, with some books collected editions being significantly cheaper on a price-per-issue basis, while others were significantly more expensive. On average the price difference between buying issues vs. trade paperbacks was not significant (though o...
A blog where I discuss the books and comics that I read, as well as occasionally some other media.