So Are you going Digital Comics?

Scarpad · 12-01-2011, 03:07 PM

So it appears like Comixology is the best choice for buying and reading Comics on the fire, I especially Like the guided view it offers. I'm not greatly enamored with the orices set by the distributors, but if you wait a month they knock the price down by a buck, and comixology themselves often have good sales. The other nice thing is books I buy are available on the Ipad and the fire. my Only concern is if Comixology goes belly up so do your comics, what's your thoughts?

pagansoul · 12-01-2011, 03:47 PM

I have a vast collection of my own comics in CBR/CBZ and PDF. I use the free app COMICAT. I also download off DCM (Digital Comic Museum). ComicsX has a fine collection of books but if you are not into buying them and just want to read the ones you have then it isn't what you need.

weatherman · 12-01-2011, 04:46 PM

I'm in to reading comic too, but just like pagansoul, I read them in cbr/cbz so I use PerfectViewer. Available from the App Store for $3, or available as shareware from other Android app sites. I personally love it.

frankz · 12-01-2011, 05:59 PM

Second the motion for Perfect Viewer. It is very intuitive and the bookshelf mode fits nicely into the Fire's motif.

carld · 12-01-2011, 06:08 PM

I'd like to get back in to comics, but everything is so expensive now. I grew up in the days when you could buy three or four issues for a buck. Now it's three or four buck per issues .... geez Louise...

How are comic book prices for electronic versions?

WillysJeepMan · 12-01-2011, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by carld

I'd like to get back in to comics, but everything is so expensive now. I grew up in the days when you could buy three or four issues for a buck. Now it's three or four buck per issues .... geez Louise...

How are comic book prices for electronic versions?

I have no desire to read new comics. But digital scans of vintage comics are dirt cheap.

I bought nearly the entire collection of "Famous Monsters of Filmland" in CBZ/CBR format on DVD for $20.

Then there are the entire collection of Star Trek comics for under $20... that's over 500 issues.

I've purchased another half dozen series at about $10 for each series. I now have enough comics for the next 20 years.

carld · 12-01-2011, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by WillysJeepMan

Then there are the entire collection of Star Trek comics for under $20... that's over 500 issues.

I read the first few issues of the Star Trek comic Marvel released way back in the day, they were pretty awful. Seriously, a haunted house floating through space ... that's the story for this issue?

weatherman · 12-01-2011, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by WillysJeepMan

I have no desire to read new comics. But digital scans of vintage comics are dirt cheap.

I bought nearly the entire collection of "Famous Monsters of Filmland" in CBZ/CBR format on DVD for $20.

Then there are the entire collection of Star Trek comics for under $20... that's over 500 issues.

I've purchased another half dozen series at about $10 for each series. I now have enough comics for the next 20 years.

I don't know much about this whole cbr/cbz scene, but weren't those discs you bought probably just "stolen" copies that someone else downloaded from TPB? Or is there some legal source for these comics that I don't know about?

Jessica Lares · 12-01-2011, 07:57 PM

I buy my comics through Comixology. I hope they do a big partnership with the comic strip publishers as it'd be great to get all those in a digital format too.

As for them going belly up, I think they have less of a chance of doing so because they have the better exposure than the rest of the other companies. They are also the most used by the big indie publishers. Keep in mind - Who honestly doesn't want to be picked up by the distributor that's on the hottest selling tablet? I think they have LOADS of money swimming through.

monkeyluis · 12-01-2011, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by weatherman

I don't know much about this whole cbr/cbz scene, but weren't those discs you bought probably just "stolen" copies that someone else downloaded from TPB? Or is there some legal source for these comics that I don't know about?

I don't think there is. You could buy comics through the publishers website, but ya know....DRM is there. They don't just give you a PDF or CBR file.

Anyway, I love comixology. I downloaded it onto the fire, logged in & all my comics were available for me to download. Sweet.

WillysJeepMan · 12-01-2011, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by weatherman

I don't know much about this whole cbr/cbz scene, but weren't those discs you bought probably just "stolen" copies that someone else downloaded from TPB? Or is there some legal source for these comics that I don't know about?

These are from legal sources that you don't know about.

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Originally Posted by carld

I read the first few issues of the Star Trek comic Marvel released way back in the day, they were pretty awful. Seriously, a haunted house floating through space ... that's the story for this issue?

There were a few clunkers for sure... but the older Gold Key comics were pretty solid IMO.

Scarpad · 12-02-2011, 12:27 AM

The First DC Run of Trek Comics are pretty darn good, especially those set in the mirror Universe. As for Prices they really are high, digital editions should be no more than a buck. But they cost the same as their print brethren. Great Monsters of Filmland I'd love to get a complete digital run of those, also I'd like have all the Starlog Magazines as well.

WillysJeepMan · 12-02-2011, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Scarpad

The First DC Run of Trek Comics are pretty darn good, especially those set in the mirror Universe. As for Prices they really are high, digital editions should be no more than a buck. But they cost the same as their print brethren. Great Monsters of Filmland I'd love to get a complete digital run of those, also I'd like have all the Starlog Magazines as well.

Interesting tat you should mention Starlog. That is the next magazine on my list.

pagansoul · 12-02-2011, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by weatherman

I don't know much about this whole cbr/cbz scene, but weren't those discs you bought probably just "stolen" copies that someone else downloaded from TPB? Or is there some legal source for these comics that I don't know about?

Back in the day, before ebook readers were common, you could buy an CDrom of comic collections of Fantastic Four, Marvel Greats, Star Trek, Archie and his Friends, Dark Shadows and even magazines like M.A.D. and Rolling Stone. You can still get them. Some are just for viewing on the PC but many are just CBR/CBZ or PDF files of scanned comics done by the publisher, not 'stolen copies'. You can still find the in electronics stores that have CDrom displays, Amazon and ebay. Most are done by GIT Corp.

http://www.amazon.com/Marvel-Comics-...R3J86VLTTACOV6

Also DCM is of old Public Domain comics.

carld · 12-02-2011, 02:01 PM

After reading this thread I installed Comixology and read the first issue of The Walking Dead. It was pretty good, reminded me of the old days of B&W indie comics. I can't see paying $140 to $200 for the full run though.

Navigation was adequate, though I had to occasionally turn the KF from portrait to landscape and back again to better view the panels. Still, it was a fun reminder of back when I was really in to comics.

12-01-2011, 03:07 PM	#1
Scarpad Addict Posts: 310 Karma: 1013114 Join Date: Sep 2006	So Are you going Digital Comics? So it appears like Comixology is the best choice for buying and reading Comics on the fire, I especially Like the guided view it offers. I'm not greatly enamored with the orices set by the distributors, but if you wait a month they knock the price down by a buck, and comixology themselves often have good sales. The other nice thing is books I buy are available on the Ipad and the fire. my Only concern is if Comixology goes belly up so do your comics, what's your thoughts?

12-01-2011, 04:46 PM	#3
weatherman Addict Posts: 385 Karma: 1010052 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: (previous: Kindle 2, Kindle Fire) Kindle 4 WiFi, K3K, KPW	I'm in to reading comic too, but just like pagansoul, I read them in cbr/cbz so I use PerfectViewer. Available from the App Store for $3, or available as shareware from other Android app sites. I personally love it. Last edited by weatherman; 12-01-2011 at 06:22 PM.

12-02-2011, 02:01 PM	#15
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	After reading this thread I installed Comixology and read the first issue of The Walking Dead. It was pretty good, reminded me of the old days of B&W indie comics. I can't see paying $140 to $200 for the full run though. Navigation was adequate, though I had to occasionally turn the KF from portrait to landscape and back again to better view the panels. Still, it was a fun reminder of back when I was really in to comics. Last edited by carld; 12-02-2011 at 02:31 PM.

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12-01-2011, 03:47 PM	#2
pagansoul Fanatic Posts: 509 Karma: 1098204 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Device: iPhone5, iPad Gen3, Kobo, Kindle Fire, Kobo Vox. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7	I have a vast collection of my own comics in CBR/CBZ and PDF. I use the free app COMICAT. I also download off DCM (Digital Comic Museum). ComicsX has a fine collection of books but if you are not into buying them and just want to read the ones you have then it isn't what you need.

12-01-2011, 05:59 PM	#4
frankz Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10078 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kindle Fire	Second the motion for Perfect Viewer. It is very intuitive and the bookshelf mode fits nicely into the Fire's motif.

12-01-2011, 06:08 PM	#5
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I'd like to get back in to comics, but everything is so expensive now. I grew up in the days when you could buy three or four issues for a buck. Now it's three or four buck per issues .... geez Louise... How are comic book prices for electronic versions?

12-01-2011, 07:57 PM	#9
Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	I buy my comics through Comixology. I hope they do a big partnership with the comic strip publishers as it'd be great to get all those in a digital format too. As for them going belly up, I think they have less of a chance of doing so because they have the better exposure than the rest of the other companies. They are also the most used by the big indie publishers. Keep in mind - Who honestly doesn't want to be picked up by the distributor that's on the hottest selling tablet? I think they have LOADS of money swimming through.

12-02-2011, 12:27 AM	#12
Scarpad Addict Posts: 310 Karma: 1013114 Join Date: Sep 2006	The First DC Run of Trek Comics are pretty darn good, especially those set in the mirror Universe. As for Prices they really are high, digital editions should be no more than a buck. But they cost the same as their print brethren. Great Monsters of Filmland I'd love to get a complete digital run of those, also I'd like have all the Starlog Magazines as well.