It really depends, because new TPB's are about equivalent to what it would cost to get singles, and it is about 5 bucks cheaper everytime if you get paperback, and another 5 bucks cheaper if it isn't DC/Marvel. (Image TPB's can be high too.)BurningDoom wrote:Not lately. TPBs have been going up in price (probably due to popularity because so many people have your mentality about it). The last few months I've been looking at the recent TPBs and thinking, "Are they serious with this price?"AppleQueso wrote:Generally I just google around for the most acclaimed story arcs for a given character and just pick up trades. That way, you get a complete story in one go.
Single issues add up quite a bit cost wise, and they're usually crammed full of ads anyway.
And if their back-issues that are 6 months or older (and aren't Silver or Golden Age), you can usually get the singles for MUCH cheaper than ANY TPB.
On backorder TPB's and singles, its hit or miss. I know SIN CITY is a ton cheaper in singles than any form of TPB, but picking up Hellboy is cheaper in trades.
