As expected, Marvel has raised their prices for some of their comics to $3.99. Top Cow will not be following suit, for at least a year. That’s good news in these tough times, from the Witchblade and Darkness publisher. Official press release below.
Top Cow Productions, Inc. announced today it will maintain a $2.99 price point for its regular-sized comic books throughout 2009, despite the recent move of other publishers to raise the cost of some of their books to $3.99.
“We looked around and saw cover prices creeping up and up all around us,” noticed Top Cow Publisher Filip Sablik. “It seems wrong to raise your prices on customers during these tough economic times. Once we knew we were going to hold the line on our prices, it made sense to call attention to it. Hopefully, it will encourage some fans to try our titles.”
And despite the price freeze, Top Cow will not compromise the quality of its regular-sized books to cut overhead costs.
“Our content pages will remain the same as it is now and in fact we’re adding more and more added-value pages, including interviews, back-matter articles and preview art,” said Sablik. “We want to be the value and quality leader in the industry.”
The $2.99 price point does not apply to oversized books, exclusive variant covers and special editions.
Well, this is the time for comic sales, hey? Time to buy up big for the fellow geek in your family. That wonderful indie publisher, Top Shelf, currently has a sale on now until Sunday December 14. You get free priority shipping for all orders over $40 to the US. They also have a bunch of $3 stocking stuffers.Go 
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