By: Ted Rall
This isn’t new. People have long paid for collections of comic strips and editorial cartoons that had already appeared in print newspapers (i.e., they had already read them). Format is important:...
View ArticleBy: Jim Thomas
I don’t really think that is the main thing to take away from the article. What is important is not that people buy collections, but that publishers are looking to independent creators for publishing...
View ArticleBy: Bill Holbrook
Just for the record, the first print collection of my “Kevin & Kell” webcomic came out 1997: the paperback “Quest for Content..”
View ArticleBy: Garey Mckee
Pleeeeeaaaase don't let this news item bait you into another round of a Print vs. Web one night only pay per view event!
View ArticleBy: Patrick Scullin
I agree with Mr. Land, it seems counterintuitive but it makes sense that familiarity and customer loyalty will motivate buyers. I also think it comes down to convenience, while on a daily basis it may...
View ArticleBy: Jim Thomas
@ Garey I don’t think it is a print v. web issue. It is an independent creator issue. While those lines seemed to be drawn in a same place as print v. web right now, I think what this article is...
View ArticleBy: Shawn Labadie
It’s the future. It’s also a human need to “collect stuff” that’s why I have a shelf full of DVD’s that I never watch. =)
View ArticleBy: Alan Jones
Exactly. I’ve been thinking about this myself a bit, I believe it could be an important clue in the web comic biz model puzzle. People (well, at least me) like the idea of buying a nice little (or big)...
View ArticleBy: Scott Kurtz
@Ted, I don’t think the story here is that cartoonists are making book collections. Duh. That’s hardly news. The story is about using the web instead of the newspaper to spread word about the work and...
View ArticleBy: Michelle Bourg
Day to day, I read most of my comics through the three major subscription services. Comics.com has been down for three days and is only up intermittently right now, so it’s taken me an hour to catch up...
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