Comments on: A Return to Single Issues. http://www.benjarvis.org/life/a-return-to-single-issues/ More Output Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:18:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ben http://www.benjarvis.org/life/a-return-to-single-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Ben Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:45:18 +0000 http://www.benjarvis.org/?p=40#comment-81 Comic spoilers: Yeah, I get the same feeling. I think it's that comics have such a soap opera feel that for every spoiler there will be another twist in an issue or two. Not to mention that characters rarely actually die. Trades being a good deal: Actually, I have found trades to more or less break even in the price department. Take Ultimate Fantastic Four Volume 10 for instance. It covers issue 47-53 (6 issues) and costs $15.99. That breaks down to $2.66. That come out to a savings of $0.33 an issue or $1.98 for all 6. Considering I have to wait 6 months for the trade, I don't mind spending the $1.98. Of course, you can get them cheaper on in stock trades and ebay, but then I'm not supporting my local comic shop. And if I'm going to buy them online, I might as well save myself the wait and order the arcs off ebay. Of course this is all my opinion, but I don't buy video games too often so $40-$50 a month for comics is not too bad. Comic spoilers: Yeah, I get the same feeling. I think it’s that comics have such a soap opera feel that for every spoiler there will be another twist in an issue or two. Not to mention that characters rarely actually die.

Trades being a good deal: Actually, I have found trades to more or less break even in the price department. Take Ultimate Fantastic Four Volume 10 for instance. It covers issue 47-53 (6 issues) and costs $15.99. That breaks down to $2.66. That come out to a savings of $0.33 an issue or $1.98 for all 6. Considering I have to wait 6 months for the trade, I don’t mind spending the $1.98. Of course, you can get them cheaper on in stock trades and ebay, but then I’m not supporting my local comic shop. And if I’m going to buy them online, I might as well save myself the wait and order the arcs off ebay.

Of course this is all my opinion, but I don’t buy video games too often so $40-$50 a month for comics is not too bad.

]]> By: Josh http://www.benjarvis.org/life/a-return-to-single-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Josh Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:29:30 +0000 http://www.benjarvis.org/?p=40#comment-80 Oddly enough, I'm now dropping singles, with the exception of the desire to buy older issues on eBay. I just can't whittle my reading list down to something manageable. I end up dropping more than $50 a month on what amounts to roughly a half hour of reading time. I tried DCBS for a while, but if something gets delayed, it fucks everything up. So, for now, I'm going to take that money and spend it on trades, which are a far better dollar value. There is just SO MUCH out there that I haven't read. I'm not all that concerned about spoilers. For some reason, comic spoilers don't feel as devastating as TV and movie spoilers. Oddly enough, I’m now dropping singles, with the exception of the desire to buy older issues on eBay. I just can’t whittle my reading list down to something manageable. I end up dropping more than $50 a month on what amounts to roughly a half hour of reading time. I tried DCBS for a while, but if something gets delayed, it fucks everything up.

So, for now, I’m going to take that money and spend it on trades, which are a far better dollar value. There is just SO MUCH out there that I haven’t read. I’m not all that concerned about spoilers. For some reason, comic spoilers don’t feel as devastating as TV and movie spoilers.

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