The Economics of Comic Books

Being a longtime comic book fan myself I always try to support anything comic book related. Today Tyler Cowen draws our attention towards a new blog called Ecocomics. The blog is a good-natured look at the economics behind comic book storylines. My favorite so far? This post entitled, “Where Does the Canadian Government Get the Money from to Keep Making Super-Soldiers?” A sample:

Regardless, someone in the Canadian government was still there to provide funding for Weapon X, whatever its intended purpose may have been. And I’m sure they had to receive progress reports such as: “We created a supersoldier with a healing ability and an indestructible skeleton. And he was really cool. But then he killed all of the scientists and the guards… and he’s living in the woods now. So… we need more money.”

And Canada, true and loyal country that it is, kept footing the bill. And Weapon X kept on chugging, giving bionic enhancements and healing factors to the clinically insane. Now that’s good government.

I predict good things for Ecocomics. Now go visit them yourself.