Do comics matter?

[Lonrott]

I hope digital comics succeed and yet, I don't really like comics on a tablet or phone. The feel and appearance is just not right. The colors are either too vibrant or too sharp. It's good for marketing. Every creator wants to be seen and read and yet, comics started out in print for a reason. The feel of paper. It is the same issue I have with tablets and novels. I think they are great, but I like to read on paper. It has many advantages over paper: hot links, dictionary and all sorts of background data a novel cannot provide and yet, the experience is different. Comics should be on paper for a reason: it is a piece of artwork when done well, it needs to somewhat degrade and be transitory like paintings. All the great paintings will eventually degrade and will slowly lose color and vibrancy, but I think the experience is different each time you view it.

[JussaArtGuy]

Hmm. Knee jerk answer: No, in the grand scheme of the universe - comics don't matter.

slower, more thought out answer: well, yeah - they must matter. People buy them, and the companies make them- and NO company does anything on that grand a scale if there aint money in it for them. So they matter to the folks that buy em, and to the folk that sell em. (and the folks that argue passionately about them on internet forums! )

More thought out answer: Yes, they matter to ME - because they were an integral and important part of my childhood, they helped form how I see the world (visually - I'm a visual person), and they were my personal "John Wayne" movies.

Longer, deeper thought out answer: no, they don't matter at all - because really, nothing matters. Does it?

[Ratcrack]

I hate the idea of digital comics for the same reason I hate Digital Copies of movies. If you can't turn on your pc/tablet or log into your accounts, you can't read or watch anything. With physical media, just pop in the dvd; and if the lights go out, light a candle and read your favorite TPBs. Another reason why print is much better is because you can reach a wider audience. If the big 2 went digital, I would need the following to read their stuff: A $200+ tablet/PC, a credit card, an account, some tech savvy and $3-4 for every 22 pg story. I feel sorry for any impoverished kid that just wants to read Spider-Man once a month. They need to 1. Make these monthlies appropriate for kids again 2. Find a way to print them cheaply so they don't cost $3 an issue 3. Write good stories that will appeal to children and adults. The guys in charge at Marvel and DC need to wake up or they're going to have no one left to sell their crap to.

[Juggertha]

If the printing costs are out of the equation, should not the overall costs be much lower?

[Ratcrack]

If the printing costs are out of the equation, should not the overall costs be much lower?

Batman v.2 #10 (digital and print) costs $4 at comixology. You might be able to get an older issue for less, but it won't have any collector's value. And if some kid wants to get it digitally, they'd need to borrow Mom or Dad's credit card. When I was a kid, I bought all my books with cash. I used the money given to me for bus fare on comics and then I would walk home. Or I used what ever allowance I got for comics.

[malachimanson]

If the printing costs are out of the equation, should not the overall costs be much lower?

Its not so much the cost to print but the deal with diamond. They ship the titles not dc or marvel. Which i can tell having to go through orders from diamond they will skip books ect. Which leaves digital option. The price will remain as long as diamond needs their cut. Marvel has the right idea with some of their books giving away free digital with the purchase of the actual book. However you need to get the book that wensday it comes out.

[Ratcrack]

So is Diamond dsitributors responsible for the rise in cost?

[malachimanson]

So is Diamond dsitributors responsible for the rise in cost?

I wouldn't blame diamond more then the core company on the set price. Printing costs which include paper ink and talent all have to factored in on the price also. It is hard to deny the artist and writers their due. However the core companies can bring the cost down in quality of the print which would bring the price of the book down. They won't its an excuse to keep prices raising. Just like diamond is an excuse for the digital prices are the same. Overall even factoring in the deal with diamond the prices of the digital book shouldn't be more then half of the print book. At the end of the day greed keeps theprices high.

Digital would be better if everyone did what marvel does as much as i complain and dont use the free digital copy it is a better step in the right direction. Evevtually the compaines will realize that you take a hit in print sales to increase the volume of digital sales. You get your money and cut out the middle man.

[ranceluci]

Yes comic plays important role, for banning many t.v series are come from famous comics. view http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...d_on_DC_Comics this link the list of t.v shows from comics. Comics is always a good source of entertainment for kids even for me :P

[jessi]

Yes, comics is important entertainment.