tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536802114628996729.post7512487776857755447..comments2024-03-12T02:25:55.248-04:00Comments on When Comic Books Ruled the Earth: "Maybe they'll flourish and help bring about the utopia you're looking forward to, where janitors don't get paid."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17723952510039418615noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536802114628996729.post-31040580520929330902011-06-07T07:05:00.733-04:002011-06-07T07:05:00.733-04:00Yeah, definitely a good point. Did you read this:...Yeah, definitely a good point. Did you read this: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=32619<br /><br />It's a round-up of retailers' reactions.<br /><br />I just read that Bruce Wayne will be the only Batman when the new titles roll out, Barbara Gordon is replacing Stephanie Brown as Batgirl... but no news of Blackbat. It will be interesting to see how that goes overAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17723952510039418615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536802114628996729.post-23913008899132420382011-06-06T19:03:02.787-04:002011-06-06T19:03:02.787-04:00Would even we give Mr. Terrific or Captain Atom a ...Would even we give Mr. Terrific or Captain Atom a chance at $3? I mean, we are the same people who won't buy anything that doesn't have Bat- or Super- in front of it (using 'we' generically, of course). Maybe we would if it wasn't much of an investment.<br /><br />I'm just arguing in favor of offering their new relaunched selection at a lower price to hook people Nathanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12156770999605798425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536802114628996729.post-70636018066734801812011-06-06T09:32:52.425-04:002011-06-06T09:32:52.425-04:00I think we're pretty lucky to be getting 1.99 ...I think we're pretty lucky to be getting 1.99 comics out of this, even if they are only digital and a month later.<br /><br />One thing, though-- won't people be able to back up their digital copies the same way they do their digital music? Busiek seems to think so. That way they're not as ephemeral as people seem to think. I think part of these arguments have to do with that Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17723952510039418615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536802114628996729.post-53832047176677722792011-06-06T09:30:00.011-04:002011-06-06T09:30:00.011-04:00I think Stewart makes some great points and I'...I think Stewart makes some great points and I'm totally in favor of 99 cent digital (or print for that matter) comics but for two things-- 1) DC's not going to risk killing the direct market and 2) I hate to say this, but I seriously doubt those "Casual Readers" exist-- or, if they do, not in large enough numbers to offset the direct market where DC can just let retailers hang.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17723952510039418615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536802114628996729.post-56668679055638622232011-06-05T18:37:58.690-04:002011-06-05T18:37:58.690-04:00Here's an interesting blog post by artist Came...Here's an interesting blog post by artist Cameron Stewart who takes the polar opposite stance to Busiek in a blog post: http://cameron-stewart.tumblr.com/post/6156805628/on-digital-comics<br /><br />I do feel like the prices are too high, but I feel like that if DC was shrewd, they'd offer all these new, relaunched titles for $0.99, and then increase the price on subsequent ones. Even Nathanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12156770999605798425noreply@blogger.com