I really think a lot of this has to do with the abundance of digital availability. When I was a kid, we were forced to buy the rare commodity to enjoy the stor

I really think a lot of this has to do with the abundance of digital availability. When I was a kid, we were forced to buy the rare commodity to enjoy the story. We'd even pool our money to do so. (I have a friend that had every IronMan up until about 1998, for example). Now, you can find out about backstory by reading Wikipedia. And you can either buy legitimate digital copies, or download illegal versions...