Hey,
Can't remember savings per issue.. but apparently new issues are discounted at 10-15%. I use a third party website to preview comics I am interested in reading and if I liked what I saw, I'll usually buy the hard copy.
It is hard to help people decide on which new titles to check out because everyone's taste is so different. Take for instance, the discussion Bryan and I were having. He made some good points and was happy to suspend disbelief (I suppose that's fair when you're reading Spider-man lol)..but I wasn't able to reconcile with it entirely and that's why my review was sour.
Now, I'll link you to two articles I wrote a while back that might help you a little..
and
Kill or Be killed - but scroll down towards the end.
Enjoy the reading!
Nick.