Ken Aldred

Looking forward to this. I've always enjoyed inventive, alternate / parallel universe stories.

That's now basically in continuity as Agents of Atlas. Great series.

Also, pretty much copied directly by Herb Trimpe from John Romita’s actual design sketch, with very, very minor alterations. Quite definitive.

I'd be too concerned about accidentally sneezing on one of those. It would be tragic. Unless, the newsprint of a Mile High is still so pristine and clean that it doesn't significantly irritate the nostrils?

Never. Happy just reading the story in digital format, trade or hardcover. I don't have everything available like that, but quite enough to be going on with.

Drawn by a classic EC artist, Jack Kamen. Much rougher-looking than his 50s style, which was much more polished; slicker-looking and heavily-shaded. Although generally one of the more restrained of their horror artists, at times his characters could have quite sinister expressions.

DC Special (1977 series), issues 2, 14 and 20, reprint the Wrightson issues as 'Original Swamp Thing Saga'. A cheaper option.

Sad to say, none of them are as good as the London comic shops were in the 80s, in particular. That was a great time. (Possibly requires a )

As I like most of Marvel's cosmic- and science-fiction storylines and characters, I'm hoping to be able to appreciate this one more than has already been suggested by the online reviews elsewhere.

Having thought about the question, it's still got to be this one, and for a similar reason. The death of Ferro Lad, one of the first, and most moving comics I've ever read. Andrew Nolan, a human mutant born with the ability to transform himself into organic iron, giving him super-strength and invulnerability; in effect, DC's version of Colossus. Unfortunately, his mutation also disfigures him facially, and, being generally shunned by society, he wears a mask to hide his scars. Despite persistent mistreatment, he still rises above it all and sacrifices his life to defeat the Sun Eater threat, saving not just the Legion, but everyone on Earth, including his selfish, narrow-minded abusers, of course. As someone who's experienced considerable abuse due to being autistic, there's an obvious real-life parallel here : have the strength to break the cycle and protect, rather than angrily perpetuate it. There's also another X-Men parallel, in that the threat and the eventual sacrifice made are basically very, very similar to another classic favourite of mine - the Death of Phoenix in X-Men 137.

Hard to narrow it down.

I have Malwarebytes Premium, which has caught, uninstalled and quarantined several malware / extension attacks. Quite common, even with Mac OS.

There's also the possibility of using 24 bit, high res, lossless FLAC or ALAC files instead of vinyl, with equivalence. But, you're right in that, for example, original analogue mastering can sound much better than the digital remasterings often used in recent vinyl reissues. I find the opposite effect when the analogue / physical vs digital analogy's applied to comic books, as per my post.

For me, Invincible is a much better read than Walking Dead, and stays consistently involving right to the end. Yes, it's extremely brutal and horrific in places, but also very frank about the direct physical consequences of war, despite that reality being relocated to an outer space environment and amped up by superpowers.

From my experience it’s proving quite the opposite, as I see digital as being the audiophile, purist option. I’m currently working my way through the Jim Aparo Legends of the Batman collections, and I’ve developed a greater appreciation for his art in the process. Yes, he was always obviously talented, but so much of his artwork looks superb in remastered, digital format. One of my most fondly-remembered stories from my childhood is the lead Batman / Mr Miracle team-up from the Brave and Bold 112, 100 pager. Quite a revelation, as, liberated from dull and murky newsprint , the remaster looked absolutely stunning to me, with fantastic colouring and sharp linework, and I started enthusing to myself about Aparo’s great figurework, camera angles and page layouts. To get that intensely affected by a comic story, especially one which the majority would consider quite trivial and forgettable, is quite something for me, being more typically quite unresponsive due to depression and PTSD. Definitely an observation from this last weekend that made me think seriously about moving on from an antiquated format even more, as, in my case, and at my age, nostalgia doesn’t come close to eliciting that level of pure euphoria.

+1 Despite my obvious fondness for digital comics, I'll always have some favourites as physical, hard copies.

I have the digital version of Longshot. So much clearer than my original copies. Far superior. The work deserves better repro quality, regardless of format.

Despite being a kid in the 70s, I’m not convinced any longer that it’s so clear-cut, and much less nostalgic about paper quality. Digital remastering can often greatly enhance artwork that originally was obscured and negatively affected by thin-and-dull newsprint. For me, forwards on a tablet reader is more promising than looking back to an old bus station newsstand.

I prefer to watch when it's gone quieter, but still on a large screen.

The WWBN and Marvel Spotlight issues are quite mediocre, but Moench's Hulk and Moon Knight runs are very readable, with, of course, Bill Sienkiewicz's excellent artwork. I don't have the third Epic Collection, which has the really good stuff; their final, classic werewolf storyline. Unlike Batman, there's nothing directly symbiotic about the character's different alter egos, being discrete personalities, so still an interesting take despite the obvious archetype similarity.

Makes me really glad to be well away from buying physical copies, especially keys, in the current market.

Not the first, but easily my favourite appearance of the One-Above-All... From Waid and Wieringo's great FF run.

It's a good, summarising article, but, as far as the strategies used by publishers to market their product go, there's nothing new or insightful offered and his conclusions have been discussed and generally agreed on many times here on the boards, for years now.