You STILL buy PAPER COMICS?
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- Опубликовано: 13 ноя 2019
- Digital comics are all the rage - they're easier to buy, easier to read, and don't require bags and boards. But there are good reasons to buy paper comics! Which I am sure we will figure out during this episode!
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My main problem with digital? I cant smell the comic. You ALL know what i am talking about and you know you all do it too, smell the pages. It just smells like adventure. I also get less feeling from staring at a screen, i find it much harder to get absorbed into a story that way. Same goes for listening to an audiobook or reading a book on a tablet. I also find myself distracted easier, i get a notification or something, next things i know im on amazon where as i can go lay in the yard with a book or comic and get lost, easier. I can also smell the binding every few minutes for a pick me up.
I'll still buy paper comics until they aren't made anymore
We support you ! :P - M
I'm with Omar. I work in front of computers all day. The last thing I want to do after work is pull up another computer screen to read. I only do it when I borrow on Hoopla from my library and only as a last resort because the library doesn't have a paper copy.
i tried comixology, reading a book on a screen just isn`t my thing
Totally fair! For me, it really depends on what it is, where I am, and how much time I have. I really do love reading physical books - M
Was this a phone, tablet or a monitor? Just curious as the difference is huge.
Paper fetishization is hard to let go. It's possible though. :)
I have an iPad Pro 12.9 & love reading digitally, but I only will get the Netflix style “all you can eat comics”. In my (quickly fading career ) I worked in the printing industry. It makes me angry to see the prices that they charge for a non physical format (as you mentioned ). Wow, no possibility of a resale on the consumer side & no costs for paper, ink, binding, packing, distribution, shipping etc. for the publisher? Screw that , digital should be 79% less than physical comics.
I read almost exclusively marvel unlimited at the moment because I’m a broke college student. I prefer print books, but digital is better than nothing.
Exactly! Gotta get it in where you can! I love buying books but can't always afford to! - M
Great thing is if you want the physical copy later you could then pick up a Delux edition if they publish it.
I love the touch and feel of pages and the weight of books in my hands. Physical always
Marvel omnibuses, Dark Horse's library editions and DC'S Asolutes are such beautiful and elegant objects. I just want em all!!!.
SAME SIMON - M
I was born in 83 so I started out with physical issues, back when you could still find them at grocery stores. I never fell out of comics completely but by the mid 2000s I was selectively picking up a few collections or maybe the single issue for something like Buffy season 8.
When I got my first tablet around 2010-2011 I went heavy into digital. Those $0.99 Comixology sales were a great way to catch up on some of the great runs I had neglected. It would have been way costlier to pick up everything physically.
Eventually my tablet crapped out and I started buying up physical collections for the digital stuff I had loved.
By the time I got a replacement tablet I had really rediscovered my love of the physical format. I think I've just grown tired of staring at screens all the time. I feel like I can immerse myself in the story more without having to worry about alerts popping up, is my app up to date, how much battery life do I have left, etc. I just want to read my stories! I've also felt a decreased sense of ownership across all my digital media as it's taken over. I'm more likely to read something digitally on Hoopla than to spend money on individual issues/books.
I think there's something to be said for either format and it's great that we have so many options for people to share in this hobby. I appreciate the ease of access and cost with digital but I prefer the actual reading experience of the physical. Ultimately, digital gives potential readers access who may not have a local option.
Great way to look at it!! There's definitely an argument for both. Luckily, no one has to choose one over the other. - M
I'm always a physical medium guy. If I can't see it in my shelf, I don't want it at all. Like am I supposed to whip out my phone to show my comics? Nah I think I'll just point to my shelf
Phones aren't the best now that they are slimming them. A tablet is where it's at. Nothing worse than being away from home and you want to read....unless you have a tablet anyway.
It takes a while to let go of the paper fetishization. It's possible though.
I have to have physical media. Im not a digital reader. There is nothing like having the book in your hands.
It’s always weird seeing some of the rest of the cast pop up every now and then since Omar is featured in most videos. Literally feels like an Omar channel
I subscribed because of his overviews and upcoming graphic novels. I associate the channel with him, because he puts out so many videos, but also interacts the most with us. It feels weird leaving a comment on one of his videos and him not replying back, but he's taking a break from the channel for a week.
He's hard to keep up with, honestly! I think everyone else would also like to put out more videos but we don't always have the same amount of time! Glad to pitch in when we can! - M
@@trishb.6398 not everyone has the time to respond to someone in the comments. Just enjoy the content, ya know 🙂
nothing beats actually holding a book in your hands....and i dont have to charge it up.
Although I have nothing against one or the other way, there's some scientific indication that the printed versions of anything stick with us more, from understanding, to memory, to affection, and so it goes. So I would prefer reading printed versions normally but living in Brazil that is sometimes a challenge to get some stuff. Single issues here, for instance, it's simply impossible to follow up. So I use ComiXology eventually, especially for stuff out of print, etc and I like it as well.
I can't imagine how hard it is to be a comic collector outside of the US! We're lucky to have the distributors like IST.... - M
Imagine if all collected works (epics, omnibus) came with a digital code, like Avengers vs. X-Men OHC and the companion did!!! 😍😍😍
I would really like that! So I can take my reading with me even if I don't feel like carrying my big omnibus around!
I dont buy single issues,just collections. Not going digital. Same goes with movies/tv shows.
I still buy physical too. I do both where possible getting those bluray/dvd/digital combos. The only time I watch digital is when I'm traveling.
@Micah Mcgaffin ok 😒your joke is overplayed already
Yeah, I only buy single issues if there's a special variant I want. Then it becomes more of an art piece for me - M
Tablet ate my previous reply.....
Appreciated the discussion. Perhaps it was being a reader, not a collector (not in it to make $), losing an employee discount 20+ years ago, trading all my floppies in for TPBs and later going TPB only via Amazon then having to move my library around every 18 months that made the eventual shift to digital so easy for me. I couldn't imagine going back to long boxes of floppies or Dell boxes of TPBs and novels. I miss shelves just to appreciate them...but not the moving or actual reading on paper.
Without digital I wouldn't have been reading at all beyond sporadic checkouts from a public library or the remains of my personal library, the last decade.
Thoughts:
If you're paying the same or more for digital, YOU'RE doing it wrong. Wait a few weeks and prices drop, usually before the next issue. Could be a bit different for the Big Two.
Discovery doesn't require driving to a comic shop. Follow writers, artists and publishers you like on social media and they'll let you know when things are coming. Click on their name in listings to see everything they've done that is available. Every new comics day, scroll through everything published that day. I think the guy in the grey needs to admit that it's more about the experience of going to a shop that's his hang up, not a fault of Comixology or the like. That's fine...but admit it.
There are sales weekly. Stash things on your Wishlist and it's pretty likely it'll be on sale in a month or so. There are sales with even steeper discounts (50-80% off, BOGO, etc) sporadically but especially around SDCC.
Marvel, DC, Dynamite, Dark Horse,Boom, Aftershock, etc. don't allow backups (PDFs, CBZs, etc.). Image, Oni, Cartoon Books, IDW, Valiant and some others do. It's really dumb for those who don't, especially smaller publishers.
Digital is the best way to appreciate the art. Just make sure you have a decent (size + screen) tablet. Unless you're stuck at work, a monitor will never compete with the convenience of a tablet.
The fetishization of paper is really... something.
Digital doesn't sell out. Digital doesn't forget to drop an issue in your pull. You don't have to drive to other shops to look for that missing issue or hope your shop gets another copy for you, possibly at a mark up. Also, don't feel like you have to "support your local shop." You should always look out for the best deal.
I vaguely recall something where if you bought comics digitally they'd kick back a bit to your shop. I didn't pay much attention to this as I haven't had a shop since around 2001.
I used to go to, then work in shops. They can be intimidating for new readers. Digital opens up the medium to more people. This especially true for people without access to a shop or just a good, welcoming one. Also, not everyone wants to devote space and time to long boxes, bags and boards. They just want to read and their phone or tablet is where they are used to reading anyway.
Kids don't have to have their parents constantly digging for their credit cards whenever they want that issue of Spidey. They set up recurring payments for something like Marvel Unlimited or they buy digital gift cards and let the kids exhaust that.
You guys are not who move the needle sales wise. It's not even the Big Two. It's bookstores. It's OGNs made by people that people in shops have mostly never heard of. I saw a pie chart and was surprised. That's only because I was once like you guys, buying monthly comics in a shop, once upon a time.
Have you guys heard of Hoopla? It's free if your library has signed up. It's great for readers.
The answer to the question posed by Grey Tee: Yes, Marvel Unlimited and the like is natural for younger people who grew up on all you can eat services like Netflix. We of the 30+ demo are the past. We aren't who something like Comixology Unlimited (?) is necessarily for. Shops are only going to continue to be niche. The explosion and then implosion is nothing compared to what coronavirus is accelerating. Comic shops wil be like record stores. They'll be easier to find in NYC or LA, not so much elsewhere. I'm not sure there are even five shops in the entirety of Detroit. I think I worked at the only one back in 98 or 99.
I have over 9 000 comic books six special boxes MARVEL from. 1960s to middle of 1990s in b. Cond. The comic books of today is not the same.
Oh WOW! That is a ton!!! - M
Buying physical comics for some reasons
1. The feeling. To flip pages. To sit down with a stack of books or floppies. It's not the same thing with digital. And as the late Stan Lee said (according to the meme) Comics are like boobs. Looks great on the screen, but i rather hold them in my hands.
2. for supporting my stores. Now, i don't have any stores in my hometown, and the nearest stopped with his mail subscription service for health reasons. So i had to go for the services of another store. But every time i'm in one of those cities, i visit the store and try to buy something. Sometimes it's just some floppies and sometimes it's for the storaging of the comics. But i will support them as much as i can.
3. I like to actually own my things! If the computer would crash or the services of Marvel Unlimited or ComiXology stops. You might have lost your whole collection in just a click. (same thing with the streaming services from Netflix and similar) But a physical copy is your own until you take the descision of its fate. I don't always trust the digitals. I want to be able to read even under a blackout. or if my internet goes down.
4. I'm a collector. You can't show off a collection with just some files on a tablet. It's not as epic as shelves full of books!
Number 1. made me burst out laughing 😂😂😂
Comics are like boobs...
Never thought about it that way.🤔
I'm always glad to hear when people still support their local stores!! I buy some of my books online but it always feels good to pick up something new in my LCS. - M
@@NearMintCondition Yeah, same here. Mostly of what i buy is from online stores. But always feel so pleased with myself, when i going out from a store with a bag full of comics in different sizes.
Paper comics are the overwhelming majority of my books. I select the best stories digitally to keep, the rest I immediately archive. DC are mostly physical and Marvel are mostly digital.
Yes I do. I prefer the physical (tpb), but the digital is helping me to build my collection the way I want.
Also, Tina’s shirt is fire
Tina is always stylin' - M
...I just decided to end buying floppies a month ago. Working on getting rid of most I what have. I'm only digi and trades now which is my preferred way to keep up (and which I bind up in to more manageable omnis). Reading in the digital cinematic view is my preferred way to read comics now.
Marvel Complete Collections are AMAZING and the only way I really want to buy physical.
A lot of people are making the same move. It'll be interesting to see if the industry moves away from floppies and to more collected editions. It also seems like the younger generation prefers collected over singles. - M
@@NearMintCondition I would like to see variants stick around on limited prints to keep up exclusivity and small batch runs of comics for collectors....really add to the rarity and reward those who stick with floppies.
I'm finding myself to be more minimalist -- 15 years ago I donated all printed material to my local library. I'd love to have all of this stuff physically, but quite frankly it doesn't fit my lifestyle. The thought of finding space for it, keeping it clean, packing and transporting it, etc is just something I don't want to do.
Yesterday I was won over by the comic app. The panel to panel reading thing makes it easy to read and because I am running out of space I need this. Plus
because of Covid I am missing issues. Much cheaper to get online than in paper form.
I'm a fan of physical and collected editions. With a floppy you in a way get this sort of time capsule with all the ads of that time period but with a collected edition you get a whole overarching story collected right out of the gate. Digital is going to get more and more common as time goes on but personally I will always take physical
I got to go to a talk with Naoki Urasawa, the guy who made 20th Century Boys and Monster and he's very famous for having none of his work available digitally, legally anyway. He said he didn't like it because most digital readers are one page at a time but when he dose his layouts he considers both pages as a whole and planes them as so. He also mentioned double page spreads don't have the same impact on digital.
Not very smart on his part. He's leaving money on the table possibly pushing people willing to pay digitally to piracy.
@@Slappysan fax if anything you're doing piracy a favor
I only buy collected editions. That way I don't have to pay for a story arc or writer that I dislike. I have people ( Omar ) whose opinions I trust and I go by them on whether or not to pick up a collected edition. Unless they say to buy a Post-"House Of M" Bendis book. Then they're dead to me. I SAID DEAD!!!! #OmarRules #BeKindDoNotRecommendBendis
You can also add Slott to your hashtags...
@@maxkernfeld7928 Slott wrote some good stuff a decade ago - She-Hulk, Squirrel Girl & the GLA, Arkham Asylum: Lving Hell...but then he got put on Spider-Man and became the living incarnation of Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons. Shame really.
I loved Bendis on New Avengers and Mighty Avengers.
HA! I'm sure Omar is going to appreciate this comment :P - M
I buy digital first to see if the story catches my attention. If I really love the story I would buy the floppies and/or collected edition.
Smart move! Usually if I want to test something out, I'll end up checking it out from the library first. Then I'll buy it - M
I like digital for movies and games, but print for books and comics. I just don’t find reading on digital platforms very comfortable on my eyes.🤷♂️
I got into comics not too long ago. Already spent close to 9k on it. Nothing beats getting an omni for cheap and having it in your hands to enjoy. The downside is I have no room for it and it’s gonna be such a pain moving it when I eventually get a house. Plus my wife hates it lol.
I am 18 and I only buy print even tho I am on a tight budget. I just can't read long text/comics on a screen.
Print is the way to go
I read a handful of random single issue physicals when I was a kid but years later got into comics again as an adult tried physical but I have to say for me digital is perfect. I can wait for comic sales on Kindle and buy collected editions for cheap, I don't have to worry about condition, the image is always crisp and it saves me tons of shelf space.
I'm always a physical kind of guy, I'm with Omar, nothing better than flipping the pages with your hands. I like the look of books on a shelf too. I love hardcovers and omnis. But its costly. With digital, I can knock out a lot and usually with a reading order for less. It helps a lot for events when all the tie ins are on the site itself so I can knock it all out without buying a bunch of small 4-5 issue trades. But end of the day I keep/buy what I really like in physical, and if it doesn't stick to me me, I sell it, cuz I can with physical
When paper comics (or in my case trades, Omnibus etc) come to an end, my comic book purchases come to an end.
I'm with you there. We're on screens too much as it is, between work and communication and banking etc. No way I want to read comics or books on a screen too on top of all that. I keep RUclips to a minimum and do hardly any social media purely because I don't want my whole life to be behind a screen :/
So if comics ever go digital only, I won't purchase. Would just re-read the ones I already have and otherwise seek a new hobby.
Haven’t watched the video yet but I will give my 2 cents regardless:
Physical copies are more reliable than digital ones.
Obviously.
Digital things don’t really exist (if this even make sense).
Just think about you have no connection to your account or access to electricity in the first place for whatever reason.
You are screwed.
Physical copies are always there and they aren’t *dependent* on energy or virtual access from an account.
Just on your *own treatment* of the actual comic.
Physical copies are not more reliable. They are more likely to be worned down, ripped, or torn do to constant physical handling. Where as digital comics can be saved and copied so that if lost you can just used the backup copy.
If you lose electricity long term, physical comics will be the least of your worries. People with the a paper fetish should just say it and not slag off digital to convince themselves and others. It's okay. This is a safe space. :)
@@graymanmedia THIS. If there is a fire or flood, my physical library is toast. My digital comics will be fine.
As someone who's got back into comics/ graphic novels after a very long hiatus comixology is a great way to pick up books that came out years ago and are now hard to find plus very expensive.through this format I've also discovered stuff I've never even heard about..Sweet tooth, gideon falls, saga etc so it has also opened new doors for me in that respect. I can see where the long time collectors are coming from though as some of the Absolutes and omni's look fantastic.I think it just boils down to whatever you feel most comfy with.i still buy books but more often than not I resort to digital for the reasons i stated.
Love these vids where you guys talk as a group. 😄
I am totally physical copy.
I am late 30’s, I have not long got back into reading graphic stories after 2 decades of not reading anything, completely out the loop on all of it, life had different priorities. My collection was down to zero, I had got rid of all that I had, I gave it all away to younger members of the family etc
Recently I stumbled back into it and it has changed a lot, unfortunately a lot in a bad way, I feel there has been this shift, good storytelling has been sacrificed for politics and a tick box exercise takes precedent over just good honest storytelling which I think has had a big impact on the comic book industry, your average person doesn’t appreciate being preached at, stories are and have always been escapism for me.
I don’t buy single issue floppies anymore, I don’t buy TBCs, I am strictly hard copy, so deluxe editions, absolute editions and omnibus editions.
If I had to pick my edition of choice, it would be Absolute edition or what is more commonly referred to as absolute, you do get say omnibus editions which are more accurately an absolute, like the walking dead omnibus editions, I just like the absolute edition style, the size, the slipcase, so the absolute edition is the first port of call for me, my favourites being the sandman absolutes and the preacher absolutes.
For me, you just can’t beat physical copies, it’s an experience, reading the comic or graphic novel itself is only part of the experience, holding it in your hands, the look and feel and smell, the examination of the spine and the binding, inspecting the general quality, the turning of the pages, it’s all the things you just don’t get with digital.
I tend to use digital if there is something I can’t physically inspect or see before I buy it so I will see if there is a preview on comixology to give me an idea. I find digital hit and miss, it has its advantages, say if you are travelling and want to read on the journey, but I have downloaded some which were not digital friendly and the text was unreadable and you zoom in and it’s pixelated or you jump into the guided reading and you get the same blurry or pixelated screen. If I am using a smaller screen like a iPad Pro, I tend to use the guided reading because it’s easier to see, for me digital just brings with it all manner of issues in actually reading it, issues I just don’t get with physical, so the only advantage of digital over physical is storage space, my physical collection takes up a lot of physical space but a digital collection you just need a digital device with a reasonable amount of memory oh and you don’t get ageing damage with digital but apart from those two things physical is always better than digital.
Digital is not collectible, you don’t get limited runs on digital, you don’t get unique digital that the artist might have done a hand drawn sketch in or has physical signatures, all the things that make collections collectible and valuable.
Can you image say Spider-Man #1 if it was digital back when it first released, it would be worth no more now that when it was first available, but a physical copy now is going for hundreds of thousands.
I really hope physical doesn’t die because of digital.
Physical is the full experience an experience that you just don’t get from digital.
Maybe all physical copies should come with a digital version code so you can get the digital copy free if you buy the physical.
Digital didn’t exist when I was reading comics, so I grew up not having the choice and now reading physical versions is nostalgic, it’s a way of life, a tradition, some people have never had physical copies they have done straight down the digital route, they have missed out on experiencing physical copies and that saddens me, you can’t understate the added experience and joy you get with physical, it’s a massive part of the experience.
I will never be digital only, physical till I die baby!! lol
Interesting video guys. I'm a print guy myself. I prefer to buy trades & HC'S. I have tried digital comics briefly but never really took to it. Besides, like Omar I prefer the physical media rather than a digital download. I collect records, CD's & DVD's too. Just how I am.
Keep it up guys! We love you
Thank you for raising this question, guys! Guided reading suck! it is awesome thing to see how all panels interact with each other on the page. colors, art dynamic. Regarding format- buying only physical books, and only collected because prefer to have completed story in my hands. Hate single issues, what should I do with them? Though when it comes to the music or video content- only digital, why do I need physical copies of them? to look at dvd disc, or vinyl record?? gee.
Thank you so much for watching and it was our pleasure to bring it up.
I do both. I have to say that one thing I like about digital is free stuff that you don’t have to waist money giving it a try vs. buying a book and deciding you don’t like the story.
It's just too inconvenient getting floppies for me. I have one comic shop in town in the city centre which is a good hour round-trip from home, so can't go during the week when I work and it's honestly just a pretty pokey basement place so not worth going out of the way for on my weekend. Digital is the only option so I've pretty much embraced it. And I'm not talking about some country town either, I live in a city of over a million people in Australia.
Plus, floppies take up too much room honestly. I'm happy with digital and buying omnibuses and hardcovers online (which isn't cheap here either). Going to a store to look for bargains is an experience I just never have.
I read a lot of manga online back when the wait was much longer between when America would get their translations, so that probably set me up for going digital with my reading.
When I first got into comics, I bought a lot of trades.
Nowadays, I still buy singles when I want the issues for my collection or want to show more support for something, but I never actually read them that way. I only read digitally through my iPad. Then I can stay up to date while I wait for the deluxe hardcovers, which look great on my shelf and never actually get read...
I’m not a fan of the guided reading thing. Page layout and composition have become big for me over time.
As for Marvel Unlimited, I love it for its content but hate how unintuitive the UI is. I’ve had it for about a year now and I don’t think they’ve ever fixed any issues I’ve seen on the app in that time. There are a lot of times where I’ll click on a name when it pops up related series or creators and it just takes me to a completely different page. Clicking “Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2” at the end of an issue would take me to “Comics by Mark Waid” for no reason, for example.
I like digital. I have Marvel Unlimited for a while and am now on DC Universe. Saves a shit ton of space. I do still collect certain TPBs and hardcovers though.
I'm a physical collected edition person. For a while I did get singles at my comic shop but found I was just accumulating a lot of singles that I would never read. I like collected editions because I can read entire stories and don't have to wait monthly for books to come out. I don't own a tablet so I don't do digital. The one drawback to having physical is just like singles I build up books till I get around to reading it. In collections if I don't read a book and just collect volumes till I get around to it I'm just building up 12-30 issues all at once unread instead of one book a month. I agree digital is easier but I just want to hold the physical book in my hands.
I have a friend who actually has had his iPad signed on the back by a few creators.
Jason Gott haha, it doesn’t make the digital copies worth more though does it, like when they sign an actual physical copy, it might make their iPad more valuable, well depending on who it it, some signatures might devalue it, lol, does your friend only do digital?
@@Penddraig7 yeah, he went all digital a few years ago. I was with him when he had Humberto Ramos and David Mack sign it, not sure if he added anyone since then.
Jason Gott haha, I think you need to stage an intervention for him, bring him back from the dark side
That's hilarious! -M
You should do a floppies vs graphic novels video. A report about how bookstores have beat comic shop in sales and how hero comics are falling behind young reader books like smile, dogman and lumberjanes and mangas like one piece are making the rounds! Not sure what to think of them but they might make a topic for a future video. As for digital vs real comics I buy real ones as I like the way they look on my shelfs.
I simply don't have the space. I live in a single sized room which is tiny and most of it is taken up by clothes and various stuff. I envy people who have bigger households and are better organisers. It makes so much sense to hold thousands of books on a tablet then it is too have retail space taken up and living in squalor
I think there's definitely a place for digital. For me it's usually reading something OOP, not collected or I can't track down the singles easily. If I'm trying to save for something else but still want to keep up with a longer running series I'll get the digital on a Comixology sale. There's definitely a satisfaction to owning the physical book especially an absolute. I'm a sucker for a slip case!
Side note, there's the whole thing of owning it vs owning the license to it or whatever but that also applies to games I think and is a different conversation entirely.
I'm in the camp of Digital is good for long rides or quick morning reads, but I still pick up floppies for a few titles(Mostly writers I have enough physical backstock of) and TPB/OHC's of books I really enjoyed.
I'm willing to take more of a risk in digital books through sells and look out for physical stuff at LCBS and Book Chain Stores.
I buy all my comics at my local comics shop. I do have a comixology account because I tried it out a few years ago, I didn't like it. The screen glare gives me a headache. I've never use the free digital codes in my comics either, wonder if they expire... My local shop also give us a 10% discount if we have a pull list of 10 monthly books or more. The store I used to go to in NYC didn't charge tax on floppies.
I still read my comics via print. Something about kicking back with a comic in my hand is unbeatable experience. There are some pros to digital from my experience like the screen brightness means I can at night much easier. But as of this comment I dropped all comic subscriptions except comixology that comes with Amazon Prime which I don't use as I am fortunate enough to afford any comics I want to read and buy them in print format
I read all my current series as physical comics because I like the experience. It does force me to be more proactive in clearing out old comics I don't want to keep any longer. I like DC Universe though for reading old series for much cheaper than I could trying to collect old back issues. Complicating that though, several recent collected editions have had material unavailable through DC Universe, so I also buy a few of those physically to get some older stories.
I wish that when I buy a paper book they would include the digital copy as well so I can read the paper book when home but use the digital copy when on the bus, plane, vacation, etc.
I only buy digital if the cost per book is under 50 cents per issue. Only digital collections qualify, and even then, only when they are on sale.
Digital is a very small part of my comic budget. If you totaled ALL of my digital purchases ever, they would be less than half of what I have spent on physical copies this year.
Smart advice too! - M
I prefer print over digital however I am very happy with Marvel Unlimited since it allows me to read the whole back catalog of Marvel for a decent price. Print makes the art feel real and alive touchable it is the feeling of changing a page and a big double page drawing popping out of the page that makes it so good.
Being from Europe and being used to one comic/graphic novel being somewhere from 48 to 64 pages I agree with Maddie on not liking the monthly comics and prefering trade paperbacks and oversized hardcovers even more. I am used to my art being presented on an A4 page instead of the smaller comic size.
The differences between American comics and European comics/graphic novels is something that intrigues me. Here in Europe you get one whole story per year on average in a bigger format and more pages at once. Where in the US you get smaller monthlies which takes several issues to complete a story arc.
Im mainly buying physical because it's a better reading experience. I don't carry a tablet and reading on a phone isn't ideal. They've 100% priced out the younger generation though for physical. Kids would be lucky to get 2 issues a week at 3.99 and 4.99 a pop. That leaves them either getting cheap back issues, illegally downloading or buying trades online at competitive prices.
Yep i much prefer paper over digital as i find its easier to read and you cant beat that new paper smell😀. I love your videos and have just subscribed.
What’s the point on buying something if you can’t hold it in your hands? That’s the special part
YES!!!!
Omni's and ohc's for me. I don't really like reading on a screen, feels like work, even when reading comics. Also holding a book when looking at a double page spread of someone like Perez or Byrne just looks wicked and feels right ☺️ great video, some nice opinions!
Thank you so much for watching.
I’m with Omar on this I find my eyes feeling strained faster during reading sessions on my tablet, than I do with physical books.
I think some eyes adjust better.
I use Marvel Unlimited to read issues from Omnibuses that are OOP. I really like it! It’s gotten better but still could improve. Especially I wish you could have multiple collections.
Guided view with show-page-on-exit is the way to go digitally.
I'm part of the main younger demographic for the digital ones and I just am not a fan. I don't have nay problems navigating the apps or staring at a screen for hours, but the feel of the paper just makes it more satisfying to read it physically. I am on the fence about switching fully to trades though cause the bulk of my collection is still floppies, but trades are just so much more convenient
I definitely prefer trades! They look nice on my shelf and they're definitely more convenient - M
@@NearMintCondition Oh definitely. I've been switching iver to them more bow that I'm heading off to college soon.
I think Marvel Unlimited it's an awesome asset. I love reading comics on my Ipad. I don't have DC Universe or Comixology because their region policies. I think there must be a balance between digital and paper. Both are valid options. I rather read singles issues online, and then buy Omnibuses and oversized formats. That's what I am doing.
I love paper, but the cost of digital is from free to a quite low cost(except new comics), as there's weekly sales-not to mention such apps as Marvel Unlimited.
Those "40 Years Of X-Men", "40 Years of FF" cost only $20 back in the day, on CD.
But there's some things in practicallity you didn't mention, like snacking and eating; something you can do with your wipeable tablet, but not with your $125 omnibus.
I literally emailed marvel unlimited two months ago to point out they'd curated the wrong fantastic four issues in their Original Sin reading order. Still no response, and it's still wrong... :/
I haven't come across any of the issues people seem to have with digi. Smarlists for knowing what I am reading, cinematic view for eye strain, and Marvel is now adding their previews.
Reading digital on my 10in tab in cinematic view is perfect.
Digital is convenient and versatile BUT, we're only renting the material this way. Your rights/access can be taken away and we could be left with nothing 🤷🏽♂️
Physical can be expensive and space prohibitive. Personally, I do both. I like curling up with a great graphic novel but I also enjoy mirroring my digital offerings to my big screen with Spotify playing an appropriate score in the background 🤔
In all seriousness, physical is obviously very good, but only if you have the resources for it. Comics are expensive, and I'm not made of money, and digital is typically several orders of magnitude cheaper than buying physical when it comes right down to it.
I will always buy physical books.
i used to buy a lot of flopies in middle school,then trades in highschool,then phone reading in college and now digital reading in pc with music open in a different tab. Paper books are all fun and giggles until you have to move,me and my brother got into a huge fight, he wanted to clean the antic because his gf moved in and one day behind my back he rented a truck and threw away a bunch of clothes,trading cards,my highschool art and art supplies. I tried to sell my stuff but its hard. its so easy to sell 20 comics when you have 500 but then what, yes i sold the one piece and spiderman comics day1, but the rest? the marvel knights, ultimate xmen, popeye, donald duck, superman and batman, justice league, garlfield, dark avengers, naruto, rourouni kenshin. im not even trying to make money i sell the flopies for 0.9$ the manga for 3$ and the (6 issue) trades for 5$.
I read word-only books on my Kindle and on my pc, but graphic novels I only do paper. Tried digital for a few issues, but it just doesnt do it for me. love collecting tpb and omnis and the holding them as I read.
Comixology/digital makes reading comics so much easier to do for someone who wants to read on the go. I'll still pick up floppies to support the artists/authors I really like, or specific runs that haven't been collected into deluxe formats yet. However, nothing beats owning a HC, library or deluxe edition of a comic you really love.
I actually had a talk with some dudes about this issue. As far as I am concerned, digital comics are much more convenient to read and they are totally better than nothing. But printed comics are so much satisfying to read: touching the pages, looking at the artwork (especiially in big format editions), as well as the feeling you get when you are close to the end of the story and there are less and less pages to read. Physical comic books are my choice whenever I have an opportunity to buy and read them.
Hi Omar, I want to know when is the X-Men epic collection vol.1 going to be reprinted? you said that is going to be this month right?
Nov. 26th
For comic book enthusiast outside the U.S like me, Digital comics is the thing that ever happened to us!
I went 100% digital on monthlies in 2011 and never went back. I get a couple via subscriptions but mostly on the $5 collected edition sales Comixology does
Where can I get Compendiums and Hardcover Volumes. Fables Compendiums and the Powers Hardcover Volumes. Running out of room. Digital woulb be better. What are good sites to get them
My digital collection is similar to Omar's physical library. I have no issue reading digital. Much respect to the physical though.
I mostly save and spend my money on bills... with that being said, i'll buy digital and paper comics... if i can, i'll pick up a few issues at my LCS and pick up those same exact issues digitally.... some days i feel like reading on a screen, some days i want to read on paper
I'd ideally prefer to read physical copies, however I live in a British small town where the nearest shop is quite a bus ride away. This means I have to turn to places like Amazon to buy my physical copies. So I find places like marvel unlimited a godsend. I don't have to worry about delivery or a book being damaged. This said I do get collected physical copies as often as I am able because nothing beats smelling the paper and feeling the weight in your hand. I also don't enjoy single issues as they feel like a snack when I wanted a meal. It's fine for older comics with stan Lee's new reader and issue approach byt not longer ,ore involved storylines.
Interesting topic. I still like paper comics.
When I see Omar holding a copy of Colossal Conan in the opening sequence I am blinded by raw envy. So much envy I have to pause for a minute before continuing.
That's envy. But hey Marvel is printing the Busiek series in omnibus format.
@@NearMintCondition Yes indeed! Nice to see them doing that, Cary Nord's artwork will benefit from the slightly larger page sized. Still have some envy though - the Colossal is such a sexy beast, with it's even more oversized art and complete run including the non-Busiek issues. It's a format I wish made more commercial sense so other publishers would adopt it!
I've used the Comixology app since 2011 and read most of my stuff there. Dan must not have been using a tablet much
There's comixology unlimited subscription
U can read all DC, marvel, Image, Dark horse, Manga...etc basically like Netflix for comics
The comics some of them 6-3 months old depend on the publisher
Every Wednesday
Fun fact: you don’t actually own digital copies of comics, you only pay for permission to view them, they can be taken away at any time.
Physical media has re sell value because of it’s physical nature, yes they take up space and cost more but at least you’re not spending money on nothing.
Right now im buying single issues on digital, and then the collected editions on paper.
I prefer reading the physical copy than digitally because you appreciate it more reading a comic physically than a digital one. It really depends on the person, but for me actually holding the comic book and turning the pages and reading the story panel by panel is an experience that you can’t really duplicate it digitally. For me, I’d much rather have a physical comic than a reading it digitally.
I use to love digital stuff.But when hurricane Maria hit PR and their was no electricity and no Internet, I saw the advantages of physical medial.
I always think about things like that.
I much prefer physical but I’ve been reading more digital these days for economic (there’s always sales on ComiXology) and space reasons. So a healthy mix of the two is what I read these days.
Will this way I say it if you're buying just for your own personal reading by the favorite ones physically that you want on the shelf like the essentials and then digitize the rest
I was gonna get Claremont at Knoxville Fanboy but he cancelled. He's scheduled again this summer so hopefully I'll get him then.
I was there last year!! -Omar
I have been reading comics since 1973, yes I am old, moving on. in my life I had collected many times at one point I had over 40 thousand comics it took up two rooms in my house and it was like 150 or so long boxes. in the late 90's I decided that enough was enough so I slowly sold off my collection. I did keep all of my TPB and hard covers. but as far as the actual comics I kept very few. then in 2007 I found a site that offered a 2 terabyte tower with over 200,000 yes 200,000 comics spanning from 1931 to 2007 all companies all titles very complete for only $300 .WHAT!!!! so I have been a digital comic guy. and yes I still have like the digest form the80's and the TPB and Hardcovers from the 70's the treasuries and special limited edition's , the pocket books. but with the price of comics being $3.00 or $4.00 a book. MAN!!!! I mean when I started to buy comics .20 cents a comic was the price. and you had to buy less titles and more pages for the money. so although I LOVE PAPER COMICS. I can take my whole collection with me anywhere I go in a laptop caring case. you can not even safely take 20 comics with you. so I am a Digital guy.
I read digitally for 2 years, ending up with over 450 books owned in my Kindle account. So I did give digital a fair shot, but the experiment ended in failure. Comics especially were a poor reading experience. The pages and especially word balloons not always legible. Even the panel to panel feature didn't work for me. Something about using the eye to go from panel to whole page back to panel way more intuitive than its digital analog. Also, if the device malfunctions or the power goes out, no reading. With a physical book, I can always read with a flashlight.
The only advantage to digital is footnotes, hit the number, read, hit the back button, easy. Physical books can be more of a challenge. But I don't read enough footnoted books to justify a new devise to replace my not working Kindle. So physical books for me. And collected editions only, omnibuses are best, but absolutely no floppies, ever.
Sounds like you weren't using a big enough tablet or a monitor. Digital isn't the cause of this failure.
Footnotes can't be the only advantage because one advantage is the possibility of having most of your collection at your fingertips wherever you are if you have your phone or tablet handy.
Physical. And I'll probably always want to read Silver Age stuff. Personally I find a lot of the stuff from the 80s generally, and especially the 90s, to be bleh art-wise (I know that's completely at odds with this channel). Jack Kirby, John Romita, and Ditko though? Yes please.
But having things digitally...it just...doesn't feel right. I mean, it's a comic-book. You don't get the presence that I feel should be necessary for those stories from swiping through it on some small phone. I want a thing to hold (preferably a hard cover thing to hold).