I have seen the future of comics.......

[dekeuk]

 

I have seen the future of comics and this is what it looks like:

 

 

These comics on cd's are probably the only way the publishers will attract new young readers to comics, because that generation lives and breathes technology. It might even save the comics industry.

 

If you are 13 years old or less, that means you have lived with the internet your whole life, from the day you were born.

 

One day soon CGC will start encasing these comics on cd, so start looking for those 9.8 copies now. It won't be that easy because they seem to be shrink wrapped in cellophane, which tends to bend in all the corrners a bit.

[Sid]

I think going to CDs for comic books is a step back not forward.

[ComicSupply]

I have seen the future of comics and this is what it looks like:

 

 

These comics on cd's are probably the only way the publishers will attract new young readers to comics, because that generation lives and breathes technology. It might even save the comics industry.

 

If you are 13 years old or less, that means you have lived with the internet your whole life, from the day you were born.

 

One day soon CGC will start encasing these comics on cd, so start looking for those 9.8 copies now. It won't be that easy because they seem to be shrink wrapped in cellophane, which tends to bend in all the corrners a bit.

 

[aardvark88]

If the retail price is the same as a saddle stitched comic at $2.99 US then we have a winner.

[-cryptkeeper-]

as a comic collector , i'm really not interested with this sort of stuff, i like comic book in his paper format , who will buy that ? do you think if somebody is not interested in comic books he will buy it because it's in cd form ? i don't think so ,

i can get my newspaper every morning on line , and it would cost me less , i continue to have it every morning by my newspaper boy , i can't imagine to be in front of my computer with my coffee to read news

[OrangeNemesis]

I have seen the future of comics and this is what it looks like:

 

 

These comics on cd's are probably the only way the publishers will attract new young readers to comics, because that generation lives and breathes technology. It might even save the comics industry.

 

If you are 13 years old or less, that means you have lived with the internet your whole life, from the day you were born.

 

One day soon CGC will start encasing these comics on cd, so start looking for those 9.8 copies now. It won't be that easy because they seem to be shrink wrapped in cellophane, which tends to bend in all the corrners a bit.

 

I believe a man once said it best " It doesnt take a crystal ball to predict the obvious".

 

It's sad its coming to this.

[Shadow]

I don't think it's coming to this. It's not as easy to "read" a comic on the monitor, nor as convenient. We know the collector market won't be interested except as maybe a reference guide.

 

It's a new niche and that's about all I can see.

[Davenport]

I believe a man once said it best " It doesnt take a crystal ball to predict the obvious".

 

It's sad its coming to this.

 

Whenever a portable page-sized viewer is as common as iPods the future will be inhand. It's all that's missing.

Sad? I dunno... I think it'd be pretty cool to pull 50 longboxes worth of comics out of a nightstand drawer, or toss it on a car seat. And no f'n thumb dents.

[50 Cent #II (1st)]

Only if it comes bound in a paper comic would I be interested in it. But I don't think CD's will be the future. If anything, though unlikely as many won't collect them because the ease in copying, it would be on some kind of memory chip (ie, SD micro, Memory Stick Duo, etc).

[chromium]

These (or the likes of) have been around for 5-10 years...

Didn't Crossgen try this about a year before they went belly up ?

[Davenport]

Only if it comes bound in a paper comic would I be interested in it.

Keep in mind paper started out as a cheap medium, but not so cheap anymore. Plus much of today's comic book production is created on computer now.

 

Maybe purists in the future will want to view their comics "as intended" by the creators. Without the loss of production quality that comes with a transfer to paper, such as color shifts or gatefold scenes with a distracting fold-creases down the middle. The same way movie buffs have come to expect an unaltered widescreen format, uncommon back in the early vhs days.

[Sid]

I could maybe agree with the idea that in the future comics will be available as basically cartoons/episodes, either through disks whatever but I refuse to believe ANYONE would sit down and pay money for to basically look at scans of the books to be viewed on a computer screen and keep the market afloat. Only one market can do that, and that's the porn industry not comic books.

[awe4one]

Serialized comics on computer will never work. Something is lost in transition from the page to the screen for even the best stories. I don't foresee this medium gaining any traction other than as a quick reference tool for back issues collectors...

 

Jim

[Buck Biggins]

We may not want comics in a digital format but what will kids want. They are the ones being brought up in a digital internet age.

[awe4one]

We may not want comics in a digital format but what will kids want. They are the ones being brought up in a digital internet age.

 

Apparently, they don't want superhero comics period. I don't think the medium matters...

 

Also, why "read" about a character on a computer when you can "play" it and get a much more involved experience?

 

Jim

[Davenport]

Serialized comics on computer will never work. Something is lost in transition from the page to the screen for even the best stories. I don't foresee this medium gaining any traction other than as a quick reference tool for back issues collectors...

 

Jim

It's an interesting discussion of the unknowable future. So kick it up a notch...

 

For the it-must-be-on-paper fans...what about flexible color OLED (organic-light-emitting-diode) "e-paper" film? If it's paper-like, but delivered bright crisp images, would that increase the acceptability factor?

It's in it's infancy, but quickly coming down the pike.

 

[Jeffro.]

I think going to CDs for comic books is a step back not forward.

 

 

I agree.

Unfortunately, it may be a necessary step to attract new readers.

[marvelcollector]

as a comic collector , i'm really not interested with this sort of stuff, i like comic book in his paper format , who will buy that ? do you think if somebody is not interested in comic books he will buy it because it's in cd form ? i don't think so ,

i can get my newspaper every morning on line , and it would cost me less , i continue to have it every morning by my newspaper boy , i can't imagine to be in front of my computer with my coffee to read news

 

I believe you are right.

 

Nothing can replace the feel of holding a book in your hands. It's the same reason that digital books haven't taken off.

 

Holding a book in your hands satisfies a human need that computers simply will never be able to match.

 

One can find many commentaries from the 1950s pronouncing how television was supposed to be the end of the motion picture industry. Anybody go to the movies lately? Again, a format that satisfies a human need.

 

The CD format can be a very useful tool in getting younger people interested in the characters; no doubt about that. And that interest may then very well be channelled towards the books at a later time.

 

While the popularity of the comic book might have zenithed, I believe that they will be around for a long time to come.

[Raphael]

as a comic collector , i'm really not interested with this sort of stuff, i like comic book in his paper format , who will buy that ? do you think if somebody is not interested in comic books he will buy it because it's in cd form ? i don't think so ,

i can get my newspaper every morning on line , and it would cost me less , i continue to have it every morning by my newspaper boy , i can't imagine to be in front of my computer with my coffee to read news

 

I believe you are right.

 

Nothing can replace the feel of holding a book in your hands. It's the same reason that digital books haven't taken off.

 

Holding a book in your hands satisfies a human need that computers simply will never be able to match.

 

One can find many commentaries from the 1950s pronouncing how television was supposed to be the end of the motion picture industry. Anybody go to the movies lately? Again, a format that satisfies a human need.

 

The CD format can be a very useful tool in getting younger people interested in the characters; no doubt about that. And that interest may then very well be channelled towards the books at a later time.

 

While the popularity of the comic book might have zenithed, I believe that they will be around for a long time to come.

 

here here.

 

i second that.

 

i've downloaded some digital issues, but nothing is the same as actually holding and reading the comic in my hands - having and owning the actual issue. that's what i think collecting is really about. anyone can download anything, but it's much harder to own nm copies of particular issues - especially if it's slabbed.

 

i own the Avengers collection and Ultimate X-Men collection on dvd-rom, and one thing i've noticed is that the double page spreads annoy the hell out of me because i have to scroll across the screen! one of the things about digital comics that does not translate well

[dekeuk]

i've downloaded some digital issues, but nothing is the same as actually holding and reading the comic in my hands - having and owning the actual issue. that's what i think collecting is really about.

 

 

 

You are missing the point. You do have something to hold in your hands - the wrapper the cd came in. That is the part that will become collectible, because many people will throw out the wrapper and just keep the cd.

 

That is why I said CGC will one day encase these cd rom paper wrappers, just like they encase comics now. What's the difference anyway? Once they are in a case, you can only see the front and the back anyway, whether it is an actual comic or just a cd rom wrapper.

 

And who says these will be "just scans of the comics"? Computers are capable of much more, the comics might actually be closer to animation than paper comics, with music, the sounds of voices, etc. That is what kids want - an interactive experience.

 

And this is why comics on cd have a much better chance of getting kids interested in comics than paper comics.