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Ok its picking up pleasantly now , amazing how a few small things put a new spin on old ideas
Im sticking with the core 5 , of the DC 52
Amazing spiderman , is really hotting up .
Question how many of you guys are doing Digital copies , been thinking of switching my Marvel subscription
Dont get me wrong I have errrrmmmm Downloaded a few Digital versions , but it doesnt feel the same , as when I get home and there is a package waiting to be opened. Plus not sure the PC is the best place to read , fact is sitting up straight is not comfortable , may be I should get a tablet .
 
Venom said:
Ok its picking up pleasantly now , amazing how a few small things put a new spin on old ideas
Im sticking with the core 5 , of the DC 52
Amazing spiderman , is really hotting up .
Question how many of you guys are doing Digital copies , been thinking of switching my Marvel subscription
Dont get me wrong I have errrrmmmm Downloaded a few Digital versions , but it doesnt feel the same , as when I get home and there is a package waiting to be opened. Plus not sure the PC is the best place to read , fact is sitting up straight is not comfortable , may be I should get a tablet .
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Nothing beats a hard copy comic. Oh and yeah Spidey is getting awesome. Always been awesome really.
 
Venom said:
Ok its picking up pleasantly now , amazing how a few small things put a new spin on old ideas
Im sticking with the core 5 , of the DC 52
Amazing spiderman , is really hotting up .
Question how many of you guys are doing Digital copies , been thinking of switching my Marvel subscription
Dont get me wrong I have errrrmmmm Downloaded a few Digital versions , but it doesnt feel the same , as when I get home and there is a package waiting to be opened. Plus not sure the PC is the best place to read , fact is sitting up straight is not comfortable , may be I should get a tablet .
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Tablets work absolutely awesome. Comics are also available the same day it hits retail, so there's no delay in getting it from a local store.
 
New Asus Transformer Prime is out. Using my older TF101 model as a ebook/comic reader and works great. Prefer hard copies though. Speaking of, probably need to get more boxes now that I've fallen back into the habit.
 
King_Dave_Za said:
Nothing beats a hard copy comic. Oh and yeah Spidey is getting awesome. Always been awesome really.
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Venom said:
Ok its picking up pleasantly now , amazing how a few small things put a new spin on old ideas
Im sticking with the core 5 , of the DC 52
Amazing spiderman , is really hotting up .
Question how many of you guys are doing Digital copies , been thinking of switching my Marvel subscription
Dont get me wrong I have errrrmmmm Downloaded a few Digital versions , but it doesnt feel the same , as when I get home and there is a package waiting to be opened. Plus not sure the PC is the best place to read , fact is sitting up straight is not comfortable , may be I should get a tablet .
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Hard copies FTW. I do sometimes grab an issue or two on my iPhone using Comixology. Lekker little app.

Nemesis said:
Batman, JLA and Green Lantern. Considering some others, but will see.
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Nice. I do those too. And ten others.

Quick side note: Is anyone getting the mini-series from Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray called 'The Ray'? I subscribed to it after I saw an insert on it in the #3's of 52. Quite a lekker little story and I would love to see how that turns out. It is the same writing team that does All-Star Western (now THAT is a comic book).

Check it out, only runs for 6 issues, not that expensive either (initially scheduled for 4, but extended to 6. Let's hope that there is more).
 
Nemesis said:
Prefer hard copies though. Speaking of, probably need to get more boxes now that I've fallen back into the habit.
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That's specifically the reason why I'm on a mission to go 100% digital with my comics/mags/books. I simply don't have space to just store stuff any more.
 
I have started moving over to using the Tablets I have to read the monthlies
Space and the necessity to cut down on paper prompted the changeover
 
I understand the need to cut down on space and save paper. This is probably the future of magazines, comics etc., but out of a collector's perspective I would still get hard copies, and maybe get digital copies for those titles I don't care as much about.
 
I see digital becoming the norm and Marvel is doing a good job with the Digital editions , I use Comic Rack on my DHD which works well , and im sure on a Bigger screen would be better .
Plus the tree thing is a good point to justify the purchase , :).
still the thing about the Hard copy and the collectors edition's is in My experience now days its not just about issue number its about the content and whats happening , which unless you have a subscription sometimes can be hard to get a copy of if its all gone . All mine come from the States and its a expensive hobby , Digital is about 30% to 40% cheaper depending on subscriptions and packages .
 
Venom said:
I see digital becoming the norm and Marvel is doing a good job with the Digital editions , I use Comic Rack on my DHD which works well , and im sure on a Bigger screen would be better .
Plus the tree thing is a good point to justify the purchase , :).
still the thing about the Hard copy and the collectors edition's is in My experience now days its not just about issue number its about the content and whats happening , which unless you have a subscription sometimes can be hard to get a copy of if its all gone . All mine come from the States and its a expensive hobby , Digital is about 30% to 40% cheaper depending on subscriptions and packages .
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Amen brother. Just look at Batman #5! JEEZ what an epic comic book. You have to have the print edition of that book, adds to the story quite dramatically.
 
Yeah, Batman # 5 was awesome. The upside down panels caught me by surprise lol. And that ending! Can't wait for # 6.
 
Nemesis said:
I understand the need to cut down on space and save paper. This is probably the future of magazines, comics etc., but out of a collector's perspective I would still get hard copies, and maybe get digital copies for those titles I don't care as much about.
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I agree with this. Digital comics wont hold any future value. So the ones I love will do hard copies and switch to digital for the ones i just enjoy the story and want to see where its going...only after getting a tablet of some kind really.

Its like owning art, some times its nice to have a fancy arty back ground on your computer you can look at and enjoy. But if you actually own that art...
 
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Just read Justice league #5 very awesome read , the art is fantastic story really gelling well tomorrow I start Batman 4 and 5 .
Also switched my Marvel subs to Digital , figured I would know if anything worthwhile was going to come out and then just preorder a Hard copy.
 
JLA # 5 was good. Felt a bit short though. Got to the end wanting more. Think # 6 is gonna rock. Also picked up the first few issues of Detective Comics on recommendation by a fellow forumite.
 
The Quality of content in these new comic books is very high all of a sudden , not just DC Marvel as well
Must be cause of the movie's the live action and the animated one , cause for a long while it was just crap stories , and experimental art . Very few worth rereading , this new Batman is fantastic and Amazing Spiderman is fresh.
 
Yeah i get all my favorites in print (and agree with Venom its a sh!t expensive hobby, depending on shipment schedules I can spend close to a R1000 on comics a month) and then all the other ones that I have interest in I get digitally. If you have an ipad its an insanely convenient option.
Still won't give up on print though.
 
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