Daredevil and Blackest Night covers = Boneriffic!

It’s no secret that I am a huge Daredevil fan. The reason I got restarted on collecting comics was Daredevil, back when Bendis was still writing it. Next week, collecting Daredevil will be slightly more expensive from here on out. This is because of the renumbering, starting with Daredevil #500. What changed besides the number? For one thing, the writer- Andy Diggle (I’m excited about this) and the artist- Roberto dela Torre. I’m interested to see what those guys add to the Daredevil mythos. However, apart from that, nothing else changes- just the price.

Some people think it’s a marketing scheme. Captain America, Uncanny X-Men, Hulk and a few other titles did it and their prices went up, too. I’m not exactly fond of this change, but I think it is necessary due to the recession. We have to pony up some dough if we want these titles to continue, yes? Although yeah, they are the best selling titles of Marvel publication, but if the other titles’ sales are going down, these companies need to stay liquid, too.

But Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and other publishers, you have to promise us something, okay? Make sure you guys are churning out comics of outstanding quality. We pay, you deliver. That’s how it works.

This is why I’m pleased with the Daredevil cover:

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