by Brian LeTendre
Since the New Year started, I have been moving full steam ahead with my transition to digital comics. I put my print collection in order, and started whittling down my comic lists into three categories--(1) Still collecting in print, (2) Switching to digital and (3) Dropping altogether. There is also an emerging category of new books I’m checking out digitally, so I guess that makes four altogether. The following is an incomplete list off the top of my head of where things are at right now:
Still Collecting in Print:
Amazing Spider-Man
Scarlet Spider
Ultimate Spider-Man
Dungeons & Dragons
GI Joe: A Real American Hero
Superboy
iZombie
All-Star Western
Deathstroke
Wonder Woman
Fantastic Four
Swamp Thing
Daredevil
Switching to Digital:
The Infinite (just got cancelled)
Hellraiser
Justice League Dark
Batman and Robin
Resurrection Man
Legion of Super Heroes
Suicide Squad
Batman
Dropping:
Teen Titans
Haunt
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man
FF
New Avengers
GI Joe
Buffy
Justice League
Green Lantern Corps
New Books I Started Following Digitally:
Animal Man
Ghostbusters
Fearless Dawn
Locke & Key
Batgirl
Hawk & Dove
Obviously, this list in in constant flux (except for dropped books), as I’m still really figuring out what books I want to follow, especially in the new DC 52. There are also a ton of one-shots and indie books that I’ve checked out, which I will try to bring to the podcast more often. Probably the biggest change during my move to digital so far has been my culling of Marvel books. This is primarily because of pricing. At $4 for most print books, it’s just not worth it, and most of their digital offerings are still at the same price. While DC drops issues to $1.99 after a month, and makes some back issues $.99*, Marvel keeps their prices closer to print for a longer period of time. Even back issues of old series are overpriced. Until they bring their prices down, I’ll be staying away, or waiting for sales. Case in point--I picked up the first four issues of Remender’s Uncanny X-Force for $.99 apiece the other day in a sale. The next few issues are $1.99, but after issue #7 they jump in price again.
One of the things I am enjoying most about this transition is that it’s really making me examine my reading habits, as well as go back and read all of the back issues I have. This past week, I went back and read Dan Slott’s The Thing series from 2006, which I’ll talk about on the show in the near future.
*The first 12 issues of Kamandi are on ComiXology for $.99 apiece right now. I may check them out, knowing what a big fan Matt is.
Since the New Year started, I have been moving full steam ahead with my transition to digital comics. I put my print collection in order, and started whittling down my comic lists into three categories--(1) Still collecting in print, (2) Switching to digital and (3) Dropping altogether. There is also an emerging category of new books I’m checking out digitally, so I guess that makes four altogether. The following is an incomplete list off the top of my head of where things are at right now:
Still Collecting in Print:
Amazing Spider-Man
Scarlet Spider
Ultimate Spider-Man
Dungeons & Dragons
GI Joe: A Real American Hero
Superboy
iZombie
All-Star Western
Deathstroke
Wonder Woman
Fantastic Four
Swamp Thing
Daredevil
Switching to Digital:
The Infinite (just got cancelled)
Hellraiser
Justice League Dark
Batman and Robin
Resurrection Man
Legion of Super Heroes
Suicide Squad
Batman
Dropping:
Teen Titans
Haunt
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man
FF
New Avengers
GI Joe
Buffy
Justice League
Green Lantern Corps
New Books I Started Following Digitally:
Animal Man
Ghostbusters
Fearless Dawn
Locke & Key
Batgirl
Hawk & Dove
Obviously, this list in in constant flux (except for dropped books), as I’m still really figuring out what books I want to follow, especially in the new DC 52. There are also a ton of one-shots and indie books that I’ve checked out, which I will try to bring to the podcast more often. Probably the biggest change during my move to digital so far has been my culling of Marvel books. This is primarily because of pricing. At $4 for most print books, it’s just not worth it, and most of their digital offerings are still at the same price. While DC drops issues to $1.99 after a month, and makes some back issues $.99*, Marvel keeps their prices closer to print for a longer period of time. Even back issues of old series are overpriced. Until they bring their prices down, I’ll be staying away, or waiting for sales. Case in point--I picked up the first four issues of Remender’s Uncanny X-Force for $.99 apiece the other day in a sale. The next few issues are $1.99, but after issue #7 they jump in price again.
One of the things I am enjoying most about this transition is that it’s really making me examine my reading habits, as well as go back and read all of the back issues I have. This past week, I went back and read Dan Slott’s The Thing series from 2006, which I’ll talk about on the show in the near future.
*The first 12 issues of Kamandi are on ComiXology for $.99 apiece right now. I may check them out, knowing what a big fan Matt is.
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