Freezasaurus
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Are you saying Valiant got cheap?
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COMICS! |OT| April 2016. I Think You're Fearless
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Are you saying Valiant got cheap?
DO YOU BELIVE IN LIFE AFTER LOVE?
Freezasaurus
Member
Not really, no.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
Possibly. But I guess so did Image lol
Freezasaurus
Member
Dammit Lunchpod, that wound is still fresh.
I CAN FEEL SOMETHING INSIDE MYSELF
I REALLY DON'T THINK YOU'RE STRONG ENOUGH OH NO
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
To be honest, the glue bindings don't bother me so much, but poor paper quality is a big no-no.
Mitch
Banned
Thankfully I've never bought something that had poor quality paper, but I've seen how wavy and somewhat transparent it can be.
Went ahead and ordered Old Man Logan #1-3, since I have issue #4 to pick up tomorrow. Thankfully Midtown Comics had them for a buck below list price.
I don't like poor paper quality, but I prefer a good binding to a good paper stock, because binding quality can actively affect reading experience. I tight binding means you usually have to hold the pages down with your hand for at least the first quarter and last quarter of the book, and you could also lose detail in the gutter.
LaunchpadMcQ
Banned
I've not run into many that are that tight.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
MCKAY NOSE IN 3D!!!!!
I haven't run into any personally that lost words in the gutter, but I have seen plenty that affect double page spreads. And in pretty much any glued binding book, I've had to hold open for the first quarter of the book or more and the last quarter. Glued/sewn bindings that are attached to the spine are not as bad as purely glued, but they can still be affected with gutter loss and not laying flat.
I won't refuse a book because of a glued binding, or else I'd be missing some amazing stuff, but I am definitely very frustrated by a glued binding.
echoshifting
Banned
OML is great stuff, hope you enjoy it!
echoshifting
Banned
Yes. Not sure what is included in that collection but here is a reading order guide:
http://i.imgur.com/N7OXfyI.jpg
I went to War of Kings without reading Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire (read it later) or Secret Invasion Inhumans/Emperor Vulcan (still haven't read those) and understood it fine.
Tragicomedy
Member
Good call. If you read more than three Marvel books a month, you're coming out way ahead. If you read 8-10 like I do, it's awesome. If you read ALL THE BOOKS like Rhak, it's practically a requirement.
I would always fall a few months behind on monthlies, and do bursts of catching up. Then I learned to embrace MU and love that cheap six month time warp.
When will DC embrace the Netflix model? I would subscribe immediately, and I don't really read any of their stuff right now (catching up on two books). Can't be a devaluing argument if Marvel is already eating their lunch. Tradition? Aversion to the future?
Come on, DiDio! It'll be YUGE.
Poodlestrike
Banned
It kind of is a devauling argument. Apparently their back catalog does crazy well in comparison to Marvel's, so it'd be a much bigger cut out of their bottom line, comparatively.
I guess they could just put the stuff nobody cares about on there.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
PROTECT THE FLOPPIES
echoshifting
Banned
Falling back to $3 for floppies is the smartest move DC can make right now, and they did it.
All the double shipping might mess that strategy up though. We'll see.
All the double shipping might mess that strategy up though. We'll see.
whatsinaname
Member
Hmm, IST update is up. The Black Panther Epic Collection didn't get a 50% discount. Thankfully Absolute Transmet did.
Have you already preordered the second Omnibus?
Not yet because I am probably buying it on IST.
Its 35 on Amazom DE, you have internstional shipping there, can use your american account and you can display the page in english.
DC priced themselves out of my budget with double shipping.
Tragicomedy
Member
You have anything to back up that claim, or just conjecture? Digital or print? Never heard that. I can't think of a single rational reason for it. Maybe Marvel fans wanting the back catalog shell out for MU and there's no DC alternative? I got nothing.
Putting stuff nobody cares on a theoretical service would be a very DC move. Instantly DOA if they did that. I guess it would technically "prove" the concept doesn't work if that's what they set out to do.
Time will tell. Nobody wanting to keep up with the storylines is saving any money on a monthly basis. $6 a month per book you read adds up fast. You are getting double the content. I'm hoping they can keep the quality up with so much output.
$3 issues on a monthly basis would be more ideal in my opinion. Sales numbers after the initial Rebirth spike will prove if they're making the right decision. I'll be in for that first wave, but it's going to take some damn good books for me to shell out $6 a month.
I'm not sure these companies can do $3 a month.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
If Snyder had written Robin Rises this would have been a huge crossover not with just the bat books but with the JL books. This story arc is expansive.
Your at the point now where Marcus starts losing is mind. And it gets good.
hmm....not happy with AoA omnibus only getting the 45% discount at IST.
Thanks.
I have the 2 other books you listed. I'll make sure to read them before I get to War of Kings. And damn, it's a nice thick book at 1300 pages.
I don't see vol #2 listed anywhere.
Thanks.
I have the 2 other books you listed. I'll make sure to read them before I get to War of Kings. And damn, it's a nice thick book at 1300 pages.
I don't see vol #2 listed anywhere.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Looking through the new releases on IST and there's a shit ton of Civil War books
What year is this
What year is this
Poodlestrike
Banned
Just repeating something I'd heard.
Vic_Viper
Member
Is this deal always running or is just today? I really want to pick this up but don't get paid till tomorrow
Any chance they will sell out too?
Tyrant Rave
Banned
I'm on my phone so I can't really look it up to confirm, but I heard the same thing as Poodle regarding DC trades. I would believe it considering they keep a lot of stuff in circulation and easy to find. You can go to any book store and very easily find classics Year One, Dark Knight Returns, Sandman, etc.
echoshifting
Banned
So...the Discipline #1
90
you're probably thinking of the bookscan numbers which measure sales in bookstores (and maybe other places). DC has historically done very well here as either the top comics publisher or second place, and Marvel has done historically very poorly, in recent years coming behind Image
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Tragicomedy
Member
WadiumArcadium
Member
90€
Yikes. 40 pounds is the cheapest I can see it for here. I need to buy the main Miller omnibus before it goes OOP again.
So...the Discipline #1
I thought it was an insultingly shit comic.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Yeah, that could be where it originally came from.
Freezasaurus
Member
IST order complete. How did I do?
5000 Km Per Second HC
Ms. Marvel HC Vol.1
Ms. Marvel HC Vol.2
Wonder Woman Earth One HC Vol.1
Psychbat always in a party mood.
Just in time, too. They knew people would be all about DC again once they made the rebirth announcements. I'm halfway through the tpb of the new Doctor Fate book and I'm really loving it.
I bought the Black Science one before I knew the deal, but I had to give the WicDiv hardcover a pass because of this. The Black Science hardcover felt pretty cheap as a result.
5000 Km Per Second HC
Ms. Marvel HC Vol.1
Ms. Marvel HC Vol.2
Wonder Woman Earth One HC Vol.1
PsychBat is in party mood tonight
Psychbat always in a party mood.
Just in time, too. They knew people would be all about DC again once they made the rebirth announcements. I'm halfway through the tpb of the new Doctor Fate book and I'm really loving it.
I bought the Black Science one before I knew the deal, but I had to give the WicDiv hardcover a pass because of this. The Black Science hardcover felt pretty cheap as a result.