I am enjoying this era be it Marvel ,DC,or Valiant ...I don't collect much Image (never seemed to spark much interest except the 90's books).I am a true dinosaur I don't own a cell phone or pager or any gaming system and don't read digital comics .comics physical have and will always be my chief form of entertainment except for bulletin boards or eBay ..reading a comic in hand that has good art and a decent storyline is like magic something you cant get from a game which allot of kids don't get from this era.i read 10 comics a day minimum and make the time even with my Parkinson's I learned to read with comics so I may be biased but I would rather give my niece a comic when she is a little older then a cell phone .If a kid sees fun in any hobby a relative will buy them that to spark their imagination.
Their have always been speculators no matter the hobby some may say that it hurts comics but I believe they help i.e. a person is more likely to read a floppy or a graphic novel if they are collecting them. This gets money to Indy, Marvel ,DC, Valiant etc.to create more comics which a person who has no interest in comics hears about online or by movie and they buy a comic .All good things in my book .some may see a negative which I understand and respect but I kind of see a positive at least to me not that it matters.