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>> "it's tough to shell out the money for something I could be done reading 5-10 minutes later." Haven't comic book readers done this for decades? I'm not big

>> "it's tough to shell out the money for something I could be done reading 5-10 minutes later." Haven't comic book readers done this for decades? I'm not big into comics but I was under the impression they are the sort of thing people read again (i.e. people don't just read once and delete).

cwal37 13y ago
I'm peculiar because I didn't really grow up reading comics, but was introduced to them near the end of high school. I was already a voracious reader as I had grown up constantly ensconced in books (my parents' house has a library), and I started with collections of old Marvel series, so like, the first 20-40 issues of Fantastic Four, or The Avengers, or whatever in single volume. I'd read 5 years of a series in a single night. I just enjoyed reading them. Even in the big superhero books today I find that I have to force myself to look at the art most of the time because I can almost get all my visual stimulation from text. This is less of the case in smaller, more interesting titles, but I still find myself speeding through, and I almost never re-read them.
cruise02 13y ago
Yes, but before you had a collectible comic. The digital copies really don't have any secondary market value. That said, I love reading comics and I use Comixology heavily. I just usually wait until I can get about 50 issues of a title in one of their 99 cent sales and splurge for a good month's worth of reading.
- 2muchcoffeeman 13y ago
  I was reading comics during the 90s collectable craze. It was all speculation and ultimately hurt the comic industry. So I think devaluing the physical comic is a good thing. I agree with getting huge chunks of a series though. But that doesn't always work since Marvel and DC are still big on story arcs that cross over several titles. Following a single title often leads to incomplete stories.
  - pdenya 13y ago
    As a former comic reader, owning a physical comic is like owning a book. It's satisfying but convenience will win for most of the market.
    - 2muchcoffeeman 13y ago
      The graphic novels are like books to me. But getting the monthly titles was more about going to the comic book store with friends and hanging out (and speculating about their value). The comic book store I used to go too closed down a few years ago. I'm sad to see it go, but the industry is going to have to change to survive.
  - cruise02 13y ago
    Yeah, you do have to be crossover-aware before you pick up 50 issues of a title. I passed on an X-Men sale they ran a while back because I remember having to drop that title every summer when I was a kid. They were doing the sale every week, and it's always something different. I've picked up huge continuous runs of Deadpool, Daredevil, and the Walking Dead.
- bobbyi_settv 13y ago
  For current-ish Marvel comics, rather than/ in addition to waiting for Comixology sales, you can use the comiccodes subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/comiccodes/ http://www.reddit.com/r/comiccodes/ The way it works is that currently almost all physical Marvel issues and some hardcover collections come with a code that can be redeemed for the digital copy. People who have a physical copy often don't need the digital copy too, so /r/comiccodes/ is a marketplace where people sell those codes. The going price tends to be $1/ issue and most people take Paypal, although some prefer Comixology gifts or Amazon e-giftcards or whatever.

cwal37 13y ago

I'm peculiar because I didn't really grow up reading comics, but was introduced to them near the end of high school. I was already a voracious reader as I had grown up constantly ensconced in books (my parents' house has a library), and I started with collections of old Marvel series, so like, the first 20-40 issues of Fantastic Four, or The Avengers, or whatever in single volume. I'd read 5 years of a series in a single night. I just enjoyed reading them. Even in the big superhero books today I find that I have to force myself to look at the art most of the time because I can almost get all my visual stimulation from text. This is less of the case in smaller, more interesting titles, but I still find myself speeding through, and I almost never re-read them.

cruise02 13y ago

Yes, but before you had a collectible comic. The digital copies really don't have any secondary market value. That said, I love reading comics and I use Comixology heavily. I just usually wait until I can get about 50 issues of a title in one of their 99 cent sales and splurge for a good month's worth of reading.

2muchcoffeeman 13y ago
I was reading comics during the 90s collectable craze. It was all speculation and ultimately hurt the comic industry. So I think devaluing the physical comic is a good thing. I agree with getting huge chunks of a series though. But that doesn't always work since Marvel and DC are still big on story arcs that cross over several titles. Following a single title often leads to incomplete stories.
- pdenya 13y ago
  As a former comic reader, owning a physical comic is like owning a book. It's satisfying but convenience will win for most of the market.
  - 2muchcoffeeman 13y ago
    The graphic novels are like books to me. But getting the monthly titles was more about going to the comic book store with friends and hanging out (and speculating about their value). The comic book store I used to go too closed down a few years ago. I'm sad to see it go, but the industry is going to have to change to survive.
- cruise02 13y ago
  Yeah, you do have to be crossover-aware before you pick up 50 issues of a title. I passed on an X-Men sale they ran a while back because I remember having to drop that title every summer when I was a kid. They were doing the sale every week, and it's always something different. I've picked up huge continuous runs of Deadpool, Daredevil, and the Walking Dead.
bobbyi_settv 13y ago
For current-ish Marvel comics, rather than/ in addition to waiting for Comixology sales, you can use the comiccodes subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/comiccodes/ http://www.reddit.com/r/comiccodes/ The way it works is that currently almost all physical Marvel issues and some hardcover collections come with a code that can be redeemed for the digital copy. People who have a physical copy often don't need the digital copy too, so /r/comiccodes/ is a marketplace where people sell those codes. The going price tends to be $1/ issue and most people take Paypal, although some prefer Comixology gifts or Amazon e-giftcards or whatever.