Kinky_Jazzer
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- Posted: November 23, 2019 5:27:41 pm
- I have been wondering what everyone does with their comics.
Do you buy, immediately store them and read the content online? Or do you wait to read the compilation in a graphic novel/trade? Or do you buy doubles and then use one for reading and then resell it on ebay?
I do like actually turning the pages of the book but it's possible to accidentally ruin the book while reading it. I did buy a graphic novel to try but then I started to feel guilty when I needed to flatten the book so I could comfortably read it, hahahahaha. (I think I have a "problem."..hahahaha) Reading them online just doesn't seem to have the same "aura" as reading the actual book for me.
So just curious how everyone else decides to read their book without damaging them....
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Spector
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Vengeance
Wise Beyond the Years
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- Posted: November 25, 2019 12:12:25 am
- @Spector,
Comics are made to be read. I've read every single comic in my collection, over 33K comics (catalogued 32,900 into this sites database so far with a couple long boxes of Spider-Man and X-Men comics still to go), and many of these, I've read a few times over. When the topic of "what comics should I invest in" comes up in forums, my reply is usually just buy what you enjoy reading.
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- Posted: November 25, 2019 5:07:02 am
- With new comics, I read them all and then bag and board them.
With older comics, If I grab 3 issues of a 4 issue mini (for example) from the bargain bin, I'll read that missing issue online, which is about all I use online for except sometimes sneaking a peek at a new series to see if I want to buy the first issue. . .my LCS freaks out if they hear me cracking tape on an issue to take a look.
As far as I'm concerned, online comics will be the death of comics eventually.Favorite Characters: Lone Ranger, Green Hornet, Captain America, The Shadow, Zorro, The Rocketeer, Jonah Hex
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Rapha1978
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brucifer
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- Posted: November 26, 2019 11:34:50 am
- I always read whatever I buy. I don't buy much newer stuff anymore due to lack of funds. Online comic book reading will most likely destroy our hobby in the long run.
I'm actually a little surprised at comic book sales in the last few years. I'm afraid variant covers have kept the interest of all those speculators out there and therefore kept sales of comic books up. Boooo!!!
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