tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356274990802224870.post9042649244203029601..comments2019-10-05T04:48:52.168-07:00Comments on The Forty Year-Old Fanboy: On the latest threat to the survival of the Comics Industry. Not.Vinnie Bartiluccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031831695722239873noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356274990802224870.post-82698701387919429802011-09-05T11:09:55.881-07:002011-09-05T11:09:55.881-07:00Thanks for the comment, but I'm not that Vinni...Thanks for the comment, but I'm not that Vinnie. I've met Tusky a couple of times, and and can confirm our difference. He spends most of his time at the Aquaman Shrine.Vinnie Bartiluccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12031831695722239873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356274990802224870.post-28113601276615259012011-09-05T10:48:11.698-07:002011-09-05T10:48:11.698-07:00Great article VBTusky! I have gone mainly digital...Great article VBTusky! I have gone mainly digital for many reasons but with a (slightly) lower price point I can squeeze in a few more issues. <br /><br />Here's what I think needs to happen for online comics to take off;<br /><br />1.) Drop the damn price down to .99 an issue!<br />2.) Have them available on Wednesday midnight (or at least before the store opens). I had to wait until 2pm to get the digital release of Justice League #1.<br />3.) Find a standard format for the files (like MP3's). CBR & CBZ both can work here. That way you can pick your own comic reader like people pick there own MP3 player<br />4.) If they feel a need to DRM the books, put out a public API that said comic book readers can use.<br /><br />iTunes once DRM's their music but are now DRM free just like Amazon MP3's. I think once the digital comics start to take off, and they will, hopefully they will wise up and follow that same pattern.ORIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01149678059766443079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356274990802224870.post-12084458697251085942011-08-11T05:00:26.370-07:002011-08-11T05:00:26.370-07:00I don't want them "collectible", per...I don't want them "collectible", per se, I want them _controllable_. I want to know that if the Internet breaks, or so do any number of my electronic devices, I will still have access to my stuff, and can play them on any reasonably compatible device.<br /><br />The whole Cloud thing still draws my suspicion. I don't even like to check my bag at a store, let alone place all my personal stuff out on some quasi-extant "Someplace" that I have no control over. <br /><br />I'm not even worried about having it looked over by unseen and unpermitted bodies; I'm just not convinced the, indeed ANY technology is so foolproof that it be so utterly trusted.<br /><br />Fine for backups, surely, but stuff I'm actively using? I dunno.Vinnie Bartiluccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12031831695722239873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356274990802224870.post-62082090246365388172011-08-11T03:24:36.705-07:002011-08-11T03:24:36.705-07:00I can't see comics companies striving to make ...I can't see comics companies striving to make digital comics collectible. All current indications point on the opposite direction - away from personal storage of ANYthing and towards "the cloud." It's frustrating to people like me who collect things like books, DVDs, comics, whatever, but it seems to be the way things are trending.Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com