"Ideally, yeah, but here's what would happen: Most people would (duh) just download pirated digital versions and then never buy the print versions." > > Especially when you consider just how crappy and overpriced modern comic books have become.
Modern comics book industry have literally become something where the more you pay, the less you get in quality and content.
Just look at the comic books from the 60's,70's and 80's and compare them to what's on the market now.
Yeah, it's completely backwards from a logical or practical point of view. However, Marvel is still in the business of selling physical comic books, so from the business' point of view, you can understand that they're not yet ready for digital sales to eat the lunch of physical sales.
It's really only a matter of time before the business model catches up to the practical reality, of course.
Yeah, it's completely backwards from a logical or practical point of view. However, Marvel is still in the business of selling physical comic books, so from the business' point of view, you can understand that they're not yet ready for digital sales to eat the lunch of physical sales.
It's really only a matter of time before the business model catches up to the practical reality, of course.
No, digital sales of comic books are available day 1. Sales, you're paying full price.
Marvel Unlimited is a subscription service a la Netflix for comic books. I believe it lets you read the whole back catalog for a monthly fee, and they're just saying new comics will not be available for subscribers until 3 months later. But if you're willing to buy each issue for a long term rental, you can have it same day.
I said long term rental, since that's all you're doing with digital comics. Physical comic books though cannot be removed from your possession without breaking the law.
I said long term rental, since that's all you're doing with digital comics. Physical comic books though cannot be removed from your possession without breaking the law.
Try buying something from Image Comics on Comixology [comixology.eu], then - I'd like to see how they're going to pry the downloaded CBZ or PDF files from my hard drive...
"Try reading a printed copy in the dark" > > Light a candle or oil lamp dude,or by the cooking fire like people did centuries before ebooks had the misfortune of ever showing up.
The one they can charge more for comes first. Same reason the movies premier in a theater.
It's only backwards if you're a consumer. Get back to consuming! You're gonna fill your plate up with spandex dudes, and you're gonna like it! BTW, Justin Bieber has a new single out.
Hemp farms dude and that paper is more recyclable and can grow in pretty dry conditions and grows much faster and was only banned to feed the psycho greed of the Dupont Family.
According to Google, forest growth in Europe over the past twenty years measured about twice the land area of Ireland. We're not running out of paper any time soon.
The old comics with predictable frame sequences can be read easily in electronic format, but anything from the late 80's onward requires the ability to see the entire two-page splash to know which direction you're supposed to scroll on your not-adequately-sized-for-comics-pages digital device. Even reading them in trade format can be hard since sometimes comics artists forget that trades can't bend their spines 180 degrees open, and they draw solely for the periodicals.
You know, people who have experienced great hardships in their lives, or at their friends have, or their parents or grandparents, and they felt inspiration to create art to uplift and inspire people, captivate them with meaningful tales with unique characters and topics that are easily relatable even when they're fantastical. Even "dark and tormented" stuff, that you know is made by a good person nonetheless. Remember all that? Well, it still exists sometimes, but it's drowned in the sea of absolute "mainst
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A bit backwards (Score:3)
Aren't modern comics created on computers? Shouldn't the digital versions come first and the "Deluxe" real-world-matter edition come later?
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"Ideally, yeah, but here's what would happen: Most people would (duh) just download pirated digital versions and then never buy the print versions."
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Especially when you consider just how crappy and overpriced modern comic books have become.
Modern comics book industry have literally become something where the more you pay, the less you get in quality and content.
Just look at the comic books from the 60's,70's and 80's and compare them to what's on the market now.
It's rather sad actually.
Re:A bit backwards (Score:4, Insightful)
Yeah, it's completely backwards from a logical or practical point of view. However, Marvel is still in the business of selling physical comic books, so from the business' point of view, you can understand that they're not yet ready for digital sales to eat the lunch of physical sales.
It's really only a matter of time before the business model catches up to the practical reality, of course.
Re:A bit backwards (Score:4, Informative)
No, digital sales of comic books are available day 1. Sales, you're paying full price.
Marvel Unlimited is a subscription service a la Netflix for comic books. I believe it lets you read the whole back catalog for a monthly fee, and they're just saying new comics will not be available for subscribers until 3 months later. But if you're willing to buy each issue for a long term rental, you can have it same day.
I said long term rental, since that's all you're doing with digital comics. Physical comic books though cannot be removed from your possession without breaking the law.
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I said long term rental, since that's all you're doing with digital comics. Physical comic books though cannot be removed from your possession without breaking the law.
Try buying something from Image Comics on Comixology [comixology.eu], then - I'd like to see how they're going to pry the downloaded CBZ or PDF files from my hard drive...
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"Aren't modern comics created on computers? Shouldn't the digital versions come first and the "Deluxe" real-world-matter edition come later?"
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No moron. The advavage the book format have is that *IT'S READABLE ANYWHERE*
Try reading you ebook on a phone or tablet that has a dead battery or power sources.
Re: A bit backwards (Score:1)
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"Try reading a printed copy in the dark"
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Light a candle or oil lamp dude,or by the cooking fire like people did centuries before ebooks had the misfortune of ever showing up.
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The one they can charge more for comes first. Same reason the movies premier in a theater.
It's only backwards if you're a consumer. Get back to consuming! You're gonna fill your plate up with spandex dudes, and you're gonna like it! BTW, Justin Bieber has a new single out.
stop killing trees (Score:2)
at least when you keep comics in the digital domain, you're not sapping natural resources from the globe.
Re:stop killing trees (Score:4, Informative)
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Hemp farms dude and that paper is more recyclable and can grow in pretty dry conditions and grows much faster and was only banned to feed the psycho greed of the Dupont Family.
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According to Google, forest growth in Europe over the past twenty years measured about twice the land area of Ireland. We're not running out of paper any time soon.
Green is status seeking (Score:2)
Trees capture CO2 from the atmosphere and sequester it.
Digital devices require power to run, so you're burning fossil fuels to read.
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Digital comics are pants. (Score:2)
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And so (Score:2)
Went into a comic store for the first time in 15 years last year. The "new stuff" was already in bags with a backing board, for a surcharge of course.
You all are aware you can get silver Roman coins 2000 years later for about $10-$20, right, so many did they make.
Remember when comics were made by good artists? (Score:-1)