^ Well you know, someone made a "widescreen" version of Old Man Logan. It actually worked fairly well. I'm not home so I can't add a screenshot, but it did work.
^ Well you know, someone made a "widescreen" version of Old Man Logan. It actually worked fairly well. I'm not home so I can't add a screenshot, but it did work.
Again it's not an either/or proposition: digital comics should offer traditional comic book layouts in a digital format as well as new takes on sequential art that traditional comics can't accommodate. There'll be markets for both approaches.
Again it's not an either/or proposition: digital comics should offer traditional comic book layouts in a digital format as well as new takes on sequential art that traditional comics can't accommodate. There'll be markets for both approaches.
Agreed.
The hell with ebooks. I say people need to get the hell out of their house, buy a book, and read it.
Yep...I know that collecting ONLINE comics has no value, I just want to read the stories of my youth.
Rob
Yep...I know that collecting ONLINE comics has no value, I just want to read the stories of my youth.
Rob
Yup, additionally it's great for picking up books you might not ordinarily spend on.
Yeah I love going to my LCS and picking through the dollar (or hell the 50cent and quarter bins!) and finding some real gems. Iconic, important stories, sure they aren't minty fresh, but they're still good reads. Now this is my question... would an online/digital/ebook comic ever be as cheap as picking through the back issue bins? I dunno.
I think in many ways to do a true e-comic they need to basically construct them like flash movies. Or like the Marvel motion comics, where the stories move along automatically.
Going digital would also put the comic book stores out of business wouldn't they?
Going digital would also put the comic book stores out of business wouldn't they?
It probably wouldn't help matters.
Going digital would also put the comic book stores out of business wouldn't they?
It is something I'm willing to let happen. The two local comic book stores I go to have become gaming centers (board games) and they block access to the comic books....
Going digital would also put the comic book stores out of business wouldn't they?
It is something I'm willing to let happen. The two local comic book stores I go to have become gaming centers (board games) and they block access to the comic books....
The problem with comic shops is that they are the niche within the niche. Joe Blow doesn't stumble by the comic shop one day on a whim and say "Why not give a comics a try?" Those already interested in comics seek out comic shops; and it's only a portion of those interested who bother. Many comics readers get their product solely from mail order websites, Ebay or retailers like Books-a-Million; they never set foot in a comic shop.
The collapse of the comic shop wouldn't affect the industry; the hardcore comics fans who go to comics shops will seek out their product (and they'll often even find it *cheaper* outside of the comic shop). The only damage caused by a comic shop collapse would be to the handful of people running the shops. Is that sad? Sure. But it's not worth holding back everything just for the sake of a handful of people.
I really DO hope DC and Marvel get off their backsides and get their comics transferred to digital. There is so much great material that can still only be found in back issue bins and eBay that these companies really should be paying more respect to, especially from the "Bronze" and "Copper" ages which are remarkably under-represented in reprints and collections.
Additionally, there's a huge number of people who have next to no access to comics proper, besides trades in the local bookshop. Most cities in my country probably don't have a big enough fanbase to support even one successful comic shop, so there's very few around. Digital is the obvious way to make comics more accessible.
I think the best thing they could do would be to create a dedicated ad-supported daily web-comic of a few of the more popular characters, with an online store full of digital issues and other products.
Going digital would also put the comic book stores out of business wouldn't they?
The problem with comic shops is that they are the niche within the niche. Joe Blow doesn't stumble by the comic shop one day on a whim and say "Why not give a comics a try?" Those already interested in comics seek out comic shops; and it's only a portion of those interested who bother. Many comics readers get their product solely from mail order websites, Ebay or retailers like Books-a-Million; they never set foot in a comic shop.
The collapse of the comic shop wouldn't affect the industry; the hardcore comics fans who go to comics shops will seek out their product (and they'll often even find it *cheaper* outside of the comic shop). The only damage caused by a comic shop collapse would be to the handful of people running the shops. Is that sad? Sure. But it's not worth holding back everything just for the sake of a handful of people.
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