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Post by Ozymandias on Oct 10, 2015 10:45:37 GMT -5
Digital comics are aimed at readers. If you don't read comics you don't intend to collect, they're not for you. I am a reader as well. Just not of digital comics. Or digital anything, for that matter. I didn't say, that the interest in Digital Comics, was for them to attract all comic readers, I'm sure the publishers will be more than happy, with a sizeable portion of the group. And sorry to break it to you, but last time I checked, the Internet was still digital  . |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2015 13:07:57 GMT -5
This is what I use for my Online Comic Reading and Games too. Apple Mac PCI got it from a friend of mine (for free) and I'm thinking of upgrading it. I use it for just for comic reading, games, some e-mail, you tube, movies, and videos from family and friends. I have a Chromebook for travel, and Acer PC for forums like this one. I have 3 PC's altogether. Crazy! If number of computer owned, determines your mental stability, you can multiply your level of craziness several times, to get where I am . So, is it the 1680x1050 or the FullHD Cinema Display? A vertical resolution of 1050 pixels seems on the short side of things, for a comic page, in landscape mode. That's correct - I should be getting a new one by Thanksgiving - I will let everyone here what I got on this thread. |
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Post by tingramretro on Oct 10, 2015 13:22:24 GMT -5
I am a reader as well. Just not of digital comics. Or digital anything, for that matter. I didn't say, that the interest in Digital Comics, was for them to attract all comic readers, I'm sure the publishers will be more than happy, with a sizeable portion of the group. And sorry to break it to you, but last time I checked, the Internet was still digital . But I'm not collecting the internet. |
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Post by Ozymandias on Oct 10, 2015 13:31:29 GMT -5
I didn't say, that the interest in Digital Comics, was for them to attract all comic readers, I'm sure the publishers will be more than happy, with a sizeable portion of the group. And sorry to break it to you, but last time I checked, the Internet was still digital . But I'm not collecting the internet. But you read what's on it. Your argument was about you not reading anything digital. |
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Post by tingramretro on Oct 10, 2015 13:41:18 GMT -5
But I'm not collecting the internet. But you read what's on it. Your argument was about you not reading anything digital. Having a conversation on a message board is one thing, actually immersing myself in a book or comic is another. The latter requires a genuine, physical product I can hold in my hands. I can't relax and concentrate on the story looking at a screen. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2015 13:54:21 GMT -5
But you read what's on it. Your argument was about you not reading anything digital. Having a conversation on a message board is one thing, actually immersing myself in a book or comic is another. The latter requires a genuine, physical product I can hold in my hands. I can't relax and concentrate on the story looking at a screen. Question for you-do you still get your news via print (i.e. daily newspapers and weekly magazines), or do you read the news (which requires the same level of concentration and comprehension as reading fiction in any form, even comics)? Not trying to be combative, just honestly curious, because news as a print medium is on it's last legs. -M |
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Post by tingramretro on Oct 10, 2015 15:20:48 GMT -5
Having a conversation on a message board is one thing, actually immersing myself in a book or comic is another. The latter requires a genuine, physical product I can hold in my hands. I can't relax and concentrate on the story looking at a screen. Question for you-do you still get your news via print (i.e. daily newspapers and weekly magazines), or do you read the news (which requires the same level of concentration and comprehension as reading fiction in any form, even comics)? Not trying to be combative, just honestly curious, because news as a print medium is on it's last legs. -M I read a newspaper. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 10, 2015 19:36:50 GMT -5
I can't imagine paying $4 for a new funnybook. Never going to happen.
And I honestly prefer reading books on my Kindle to and actual book for a large number of reasons.
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Oct 10, 2015 20:33:27 GMT -5
But you read what's on it. Your argument was about you not reading anything digital. Having a conversation on a message board is one thing, actually immersing myself in a book or comic is another. The latter requires a genuine, physical product I can hold in my hands. I can't relax and concentrate on the story looking at a screen. Yeah, I'm with you. I like the flipping through the pages aspect of comics, and I like how artists can match size/shape to content. (This doesn't happen so much in factory system corporate books, but you get an occasional treasury edition....) I don't feel like I have to OWN everything - I read the majority of my comics through the library - but I'm a lot more comfortable with physical comics. |
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Post by Ozymandias on Oct 11, 2015 3:43:33 GMT -5
I like how artists can match size/shape to content. (This doesn't happen so much in factory system corporate books, but you get an occasional treasury edition....) There's obviously some rare cases, where the big format being used, or a multiple-page splash panel (Ultimates 2) will make it impossible to fit, into a manageable display. In those cases, I also go with the paper version. |
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Oct 11, 2015 16:28:02 GMT -5
Yeah, I was wondering how that would work.
But mostly I was thinking mini-comics artists or people who come out of mini-comics. They seem to really think about how form relates to content, and that's something I'd hate to lose.
Chris Ware's Building Stories is probably the most famous (and most extreme!) example of this.
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Post by Ozymandias on Oct 11, 2015 17:14:58 GMT -5
They seem to really think about how form relates to content, and that's something I'd hate to lose. With good reason, when creators play with shapes and sizes in such a way, you need three dimensions, to fully appreciate their work. Still, that's less than 1% of the comics published. For the most part, a 3:2 12" display, or a 16:10 13.3" one, will give you a perfect replica of a single comic page. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2015 18:15:45 GMT -5
I don't think I will ever go digital...I just can't see myself in the near future not buying single issues or the occasional trade as long as I can afford it. Considering most of the stuff I buy are the classics anyway. Plus when I was a kid i used to love the smell of old comics...sometimes I still do. Weird I know.
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 11, 2015 19:01:57 GMT -5
I like the physical aspect of reading my collection. The newer stuff I just skim through on my iPad. But handling of an older comic also gives you a sense of " being there" when the comic was released.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2015 19:08:05 GMT -5
Older comics have things of interest to offer as well-nostalgia factor for some of the ads, house ads featuring great or interesting comics and artwork, the letters pages, the editorial pages, etc. that are lacking in newer comics as well, so I don't mind newer stuff in digital format because they are more just a read than the older stuff, which for me is more like an artifact out of a time capsule-a feeling/factor that newer comics will just never had. So anything post 1990 for me really can be in any format as long as it is readable for me, but pre-1990 has factors of interest outside the actual panels on pages themselves. However, those factors of interest do not make me willing to pay exorbitant prices to own them when the panels on pages are available in a much more affordable format (either trades or digitally). If the nostalgia factor were removed from older comics-that sense of them being an artifact or a window into something more than just the story they contain, I would have much less interest in owning the actual physical books. Since newer comics have none of that, I have much less interest in owning newer books in physical format.
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