Barnes and Noble - your neighbourhood comic shop?

[Janson]

It's the same source for the most part I believe. Your floppies have Canadian cover prices on them underneath the US right? Keep in mind the Quebecor bankrupcy occurred in 2008. Grabbed a random stack issues I have lying around the office right now...

Batman Vs Predator #1 (DC) - 1991 "Printed in Canada"
Philip K Dick's Electric Ant #2 (Marvel) - 2010 "Printed in Canada"
George RR Martin's Fevre Dream (Avatar) - 2010 "Printed in Canada"
Robert E Howard's Kings of Night (Dark Horse) - 1990 "Printed in Canada"
Captain Action #1 (Moonstone) - 2008 "Printed in Canada"
Stainless Steel Rat #2 (Eagle Comics) - 1985 "Printed in Canada"
HedgeKnight #4 (Marvel) - 2008 "Printed in Canada"
Micronauts #1 (Image) - 2002 "Printed in Canada"
Kiss Psycho Circus #1 (Image) - 1997 "Printed in Canada"
Alien Worlds #1 (Eclipse) - 1985 "Printed in Canada"
Temporary Natives (Marvel/Epic) - 1990 "Printed in Canada"
American Splendor (DC/Vertigo) - 2008 "Printed in Canada"

exceptions...
RIP Brasher #1 (TSR) - 1990 "Printed in USA"
Adventures of Captain America #1 (Marvel) 1991 "Printed in the USA"

Dawn of the Dead #3 (IDW) - 2004 "Printed in Korea" (!)
Night of the Living Dead #3 (Dead Dog) - 2004 "Printed in Hong Kong"

Spiderman vs Wolverine #1 (Marvel) - 1987... no indication.


(wow... can you tell how badly I'm procrastinating from my deadline tomorrow? It's going to be a late night if I keep goofing off on the internet like this)

Here is a couple recent books I picked up last week:
Publisher - Title - Country Printed
Boom! - Incorruptible 17 - USA
DC - Jonah Hex 65 - Canada
Dynamite - Red Sonja ROTG 2 - Canada
IDW - GI JOE ARAH 165 - Korea
Marvel - Ruse 2 - Canada
Aardvark Vanaheim-GLamourpuss 18 - Canada (duh)
Image - Invincible 79 - USA
SLG - Royal Historian of OZ 4 - CANADA
Dark Horse - SW Darth Vader +TLC 4 - USA

So most of the single issue printing has moved up North as well not just trades. This still is a recent change for us in the States as far as floppies are concerned.

[Janson]

I am also noticing cover price seems to reflect where the issue is printed, most of my books that printed outside of the US have a $3.99 cover price.

Here is 4 random issues of FF
542 - March 2007 - USA
565 - May 2009 - Canada
566 - July 2009 - USA
573 - January 2010 -USA

All had a 2.99 cover price.