My LCS very rarely gets extra books that aren't from the big companies, so I miss out on trying new stuff all the time. They will only order an issue, if it's presold, basically you signed up to buy it via previews. I'm the type of person that would rather flip through a book before I pick it up. So I think this would be ideal. Especially if a series doesn't really get good for several issues, you read the current, and you don't have to go back issue hunting or wait for the trade, you just buy them in Longbox and read them instantly. Just looking forward to being able to pick up the stuff I can't seem to get from the LCS without a prior commitment.
June 24, 2009 12:59 pm @conor, what about the stuff you currently read in trade, like "The Walking Dead" would the lower price point, and lack of need for storage of single issues, cause you to pick it up monthly?
I'd think if they were going to offer a digital copy, along with your trade, they'd want do do that in the form of a download code, as opposed to DVD. Since the publisher could handle the printing of the code, themselves, all it costs is bandwidth then.
My LCS very rarely gets extra books that aren't from the big companies, so I miss out on trying new stuff all the time. They will only order an issue, if it's presold, basically you signed up to buy it via previews. I'm the type of person that would rather flip through a book before I pick it up. So I think this would be ideal. Especially if a series doesn't really get good for several issues, you read the current, and you don't have to go back issue hunting or wait for the trade, you just buy them in Longbox and read them instantly. Just looking forward to being able to pick up the stuff I can't seem to get from the LCS without a prior commitment.
I'd think if they were going to offer a digital copy, along with your trade, they'd want do do that in the form of a download code, as opposed to DVD. Since the publisher could handle the printing of the code, themselves, all it costs is bandwidth then.
I read it from the library and really enjoyed the series, just trying to convince myself to spend the money on this. It is very tempting