Great conversation about digital versus print. I agree about the subconscious connection to physical media (a sentiment that may die with our generation).
I still prefer hard copy comics for new stories, but I don't mind digital versions of older comics. In fact when reading a lengthy run of back issues, I prefer digital. They are easier to manage. Also back issue stories for me tend to have a more disposable feeling (unless it's some groundbreaking comic that I feel a connection with), so digital doesn't bother me as much. For example, reading 18 issues of the 1990s Ultraverse Prototype comic digitally was just fine for me. They were a fun read, but its unlikely I'll ever read them again or even reference them. I'm more likely to breeze through a digital comic, whereas I'm more likely to study every panel of a hard copy comic. A potential solution for Ed. DC Comics discounts the digital comics from $2.99 to $1.99 once they've been out for a month (or at least they used to). So I'd just wait a month for your comics and save the $1. Shag Sent from my iPhone On Jan 24, 2013, at 1:17 PM, Jennifer Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > As for the original point (colors looking better on a screen), as many comics > are colored digitally these days: of course. The available spectrum of CMYK > (color print permutations) is much more limited than RGB (monitor colors) (1 > million versus more than 16 million, respectively). Which is why, even when > something is digitally colored to print CMYK, it's never going to look > exactly the same as the colorist is looking at it through the best > approximation that his or her RGB monitor can achieve. > > This is also the bane of existence to any print shop. I remember when we went > from color separated copy to digital files and having to explain that the > spot color the designer chose from the eyedropper in her program could be > approximated but not necessarily matched when it was converted to CMYK. We > still have to explain to people why their monitors don't look like the press > proofs, or why their desktop printer prints different colors from our > presses. > > As for the importance we place on physical media over digital, I've been > thinking about this more, lately. While I'm not generally the type to ponder > doomsday scenarios in my spare time, it has occurred to me that, in case of > some massive catastrophe, if we lost the power grid, even for a week or two, > many people would be up the proverbial creek without their Google searches > and bookmarks. It's worth an informed choice of what to purchase in hard copy > (for me, anything with reference value) versus digital (entertainment and > temporary information). > > On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: >> Maybe that's a subconscious feeling because that's something that didn't >> really occur to me. >> >> via Asus Eee Pad Transformer tablet >> >> On Jan 24, 2013 12:53 PM, "Cary Preston" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Yes, because with the print issues you have something tangible that at >>> least subconsciously has some retained value after its been read. Even >>> though the market for old comics has essentially evaporated I've seen >>> people claim that their issue #1 of Archie is worth hundreds. A digital >>> copy is like a saved web page; once youve read it saving it doesnt seem to >>> have any value. >>> >>> On Jan 24, 2013, at 12:45 PM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> http://comicsbeat.com/must-read-jim-rugg-on-print-vs-digital/ >>>> >>>> I need to compare myself on this. I've purchased a digital and print >>>> version of Firestorm, so I'll be checking this out when I get home. >>>> However, it does make sense. >>>> On a side note about digital: Something I noticed recently since getting >>>> my tablet and buying more comics via Comixology is that I seem to be more >>>> apprehensive about buying $2 and $3 comics than I was before buying them >>>> in print at the comic book store. I've cut down the amount of buying over >>>> the past 6 years because of prices and have been reluctant about buying $3 >>>> comics but more so now in the digital world. I started reading The Court >>>> of Owls stuff in the Batman family crossovers and found that the newer >>>> issues are more expensive. As I started to get closer to the newer issues >>>> I became very hesitant about buying those issues but eventually gave in >>>> due to curiosity in the storyline. >>>> Has this happened to anyone else? >>>> Seems kind of strange to me, especially for me. >>>> >>>> via Asus Eee Pad Transformer tablet >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "The Unique Geek" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "The Unique Geek" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > Jennifer "Scraps" Walker > > The Helper Monkey Network > http://www.jenniferwalkeronline.com > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. 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