I felt the same way. I’d even run up on my lunch break (the comics store was only a few blocks from my hospital) and read them while I ate. The overall quality of the books just faded for me; my favorite titles just weren’t fun to read after a while. I still love the superhero genre and will happily buy stories that are well written and drawn (like Astro City). I think it really turned south for me when Marvel was still owned by that investment group and was maximizing profit instead of trying to create a good product. On Nov 20, 2013, at 11:16 AM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote:
> What is sad is that I used to look forward to driving to my LCS and getting > my stack. It was always exciting, even the process of sorting them when I got > home, putting them in bags and boards and reading them. It was almost like > Christmas every time. But over the past year or so it hasn't been as > exciting. I often wonder if it is because of aging, a growing lack of > interest, or just that there isn't really any good titles any more like in > the old days. Or, possibly that life has just gotten in the way. > > ---------------------------------------- > Have a Better One, > Edward Crosby > http://about.me/edwardcrosby > > > On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > I went through that process a few years ago. My visits to the local comics > shop dwindled down to once a month, replaced by trade paperback purchases. > After I moved across town I stopped buying monthly titles entirely. I still > buy occasional issues digitally, but I don’t subscribe to anything. I’ve been > buying series that appeal to me (Saga comes to mind) on Comicxology to be > read on my iPad, but other than trade paperbacks I’ve pretty much abandoned > monthly titles entirely. > > > On Nov 20, 2013, at 11:02 AM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > >> So, I just came to the realization the other day that, after more than 20 >> years, I have not purchased a comic book in the past four months. Some of >> you may know that back in 2006 I sold my entire collection of over 3000 >> comic books and cut down, drastically, the number of monthly titles I used >> to buy. Most of my comic book purchases have been trade paperbacks. Since >> the recent cancellation of Firestorm from the New 52, and a few other >> titles, I found that the few titles I had been buying had dwindled down to >> just Daredevil. Well, due to time, money and other life obstacles, I had not >> been making trips to my local comic book store (it's almost a 40 minute >> drive for me from my home). So, because of the four month hiatus to my local >> comic book store I had a conversation with them and, also because I was >> subscribing to only one title, we both agreed it was time for me to cancel >> my subscription there (after being a loyal subscriber there for the past 16 >> years) . >> I will continue to buy trade paperbacks from time to time; I still have a >> list of 'wants' of older stuff and I still want to keep up with The Walking >> Dead, Fables, and Invincible. However, I probably will not continue to read >> monthly comic books. If I see a title, or titles, I am interested in, I may >> use this hiatus to eventually transition completely to digital. Meaning, I >> will probably start a subscription service with Comixology for monthly >> titles, again, if I see something interesting. >> Any of you other readers found yourself cutting down on titles? >> >> ---------------------------------------- >> Have a Better One, >> Edward Crosby >> http://about.me/edwardcrosby >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek. >> 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek. > 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek. > 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
