How Are Comics Still Niche?

[DementedSheep]

Oh hey a bunch of image comics are on sale at comixolgy including Saga, Lazarus and East of West so If you don't mind digital https://www.comixology.com/Image-Eisner-Nominees-Sale/page/1673

 

[tippy2k2]

I just want to put this out there, if you are interested in reading some Marvel comics, but price is the biggest factor, consider trying Marvel's Marvel Unlimited service, I don't know if it's available outside the U.S., I don't know if you'll have as many problems as I had trying to get it to work (usually took 3 - 5 refreshes before a comic would open without problems), but $10 a month, you get access to "1000's of comics", can browse by series or events. It's not a great system, but when it works, you get some nice comics to read. Anyone who does want to read some comics, but the price is too steep, and digital is okay, it might be worth trying at least for one month.

That is kind of brilliant.

As I stated above, the primary reason I'm not into comics is bang for the buck (it cost too much for too little). However, certain events (like Civil War and the Zombies thing) look really really really cool but tracking all of that shit down and paying for it would suck donkey.

That Marvel thing IS available in the US (I looked into it after I saw your post) and it's $10 a month at most. If you pay for the entire year, it's either $70 (for the basic package) or $100 (which comes with a bunch of extra goodies but certainly is not necessary).

I don't think it would work on my Nook however (black & white version) so I would need to figure something out there. Reading them on my phone/computer screen doesn't seem ideal...

Either way, thank you for throwing that out there. That's something I'm going to have to investigate further into.

 

[BiscuitTrouser]

I liked and purchased scott pilgrim for every reason i cannot make myself get any other comic.

Small simple arc.
Character progression and permanence, actions matter.
Feels like a reasonable price for a legitimate book sized comic, the same size as a small novel.
Definitive ending that teaches the reader lessons about the comic.
An actual contained, planned and insulated story.
Characters matter and arnt totally disposable.
The plot actually makes some gorram sense.
Not a lot of convolution.

I ADORED scott pilgrim. I just wish i could find something like it.