"The Advocate" announced today that "Life With Kevin" will premiere in June as a digital series. It will feature story and art by Dan Parent, with inks by J. Bone:
QuoteKevin Keller burst onto the comic book scene back in 2010 in Archie Comics' Veronica number 202. Since he was the first gay character in the storied history of Archie Comics (http://archiecomics.com/), Kevin's first appearance made worldwide headlines, and his explosive popularity propelled him into his own mini-series followed by a long-running solo series. Though he's been featured as a supportive player in the recently rebooted Archie flagship comic title, Kevin will once again take center stage starring in his own comic book — this time as a special digital series, Life With Kevin, debuting in June.
The Advocate sat down with Kevin's creator, writer-artist Dan Parent, to find out what's Kevin's been up to and where he's going.
The Advocate: How does it feel to have Kevin Keller back in his own solo book again?
Dan Parent: It feels great ... he's been missing for too long, but of course, I'm biased.
What can you tell us about Life With Kevin?
The new series explores Kevin's life after high school and college, as he enters the real world. And we can explore all the career and romantic challenges that he has an adult.
Will we see Kevin's husband from Life With Archie, which took place in an alternate reality?
Not yet, but who knows down the line?
It appears Kevin has a new supporting cast. What can you tell us about them?
We have a couple new potential boyfriends for Kevin, as you can see, plus we have Shrill, who has been seen in the regular pages of Archie before. And of course there's Veronica, the only major Archie character to appear in this series. As Kevin's BFF, she's a natural in this storyline.
Would you call this a more "mature" series than Kevin's previous comic book?
It's more mature since we can deal with more serious subject matter, but the book is a comedy book first, and I want humor to be the most important element.
As a straight writer-artist, Dan, does it help to have out inker J. Bone on the book? Does he offer any insights or points as needed?
Well, I consider myself more "fluid" than straight. J. Bone is so pivotal to the book, because he draws sexy characters so well — both men and women — and gets who Kevin is. And his art and inking have that whimsical style that is so much fun.
Why digital and not print?
Digital is more instant and easier to produce. And the digital art can easily be collected later to print. My goal is definitely a print collection at some point. I'm still old school and like to hold a book in my hand.
The comic takes place in New York. Can we expect lots of romance? Adventure?
As far as romance, there will be lots of that. Adventure? Well, living in NYC can be an adventure, so I'll say yes.
I'm excited. So if you like Dan Parent story and artwork, as well as classic Archie stories, this is the book to get! :D
I really like Dan Parent's art and have just recently gone digital so this is really exciting to me. I will be looking forward to this.
Well, good for Kevin Keller fans.
Well, if we want to support stories in the classic Archie design and if we want to promote writers and artists tied in with the classic Archie design such as Dan Parent, then this is a good opportunity for fans of classic Archie.
Quote from: JonInIowaCity on April 12, 2016, 12:47:44 PM
Well, if we want to support stories in the classic Archie design and if we want to promote writers and artists tied in with the classic Archie design such as Dan Parent, then this is a good opportunity for fans of classic Archie.
That is the main reason I am looking forward to it. I am seriously looking forward to some more new Classic Archie art work and from Dan Parent is even more of a plus.
I wonder why they decided to keep it in the Classic Archie style.
Quote from: 60sBettyandReggie on April 12, 2016, 01:44:27 PM
I wonder why they decided to keep it in the Classic Archie style.
Maybe they want to find something for Dan Parent to do since he is the only Classic artist left on the payroll. I really don't know, but I am glad it is in the Classic style.
Well, I'm glad they decided to keep Veronica around, but I was sort of hoping that Kevin's childhood friends Wendy and William would be in the supporting cast, too. I will miss the chemistry between Kevin and Jughead, though.
Sorry to hear it's digital only again; I was hoping for a print comic. I guess maybe I can still hope for a trade paperback, but that possibility is iffy even if they eventually manage to solicit one (the last two KEVIN TP collections were cancelled, too).
Dan Parent is The Man!!
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 03:04:06 PM
Well, I'm glad they decided to keep Veronica around, but I was sort of hoping that Kevin's childhood friends Wendy and William would be in the supporting cast, too. I will miss the chemistry between Kevin and Jughead, though.
Sorry to hear it's digital only again; I was hoping for a print comic. I guess maybe I can still hope for a trade paperback, but that possibility is iffy even if they eventually manage to solicit one (the last two KEVIN TP collections were cancelled, too).
Dan Parent is The Man!!
They said from the get go that the Kevin Keller reboot was destine for digital and that is the case. I am also very glad that Dan Parent is doing this in the classic art style.
Quote from: 60sBettyandReggie on April 12, 2016, 01:44:27 PM
I wonder why they decided to keep it in the Classic Archie style.
Dan Parent created the character. It would take huge stones to tell him to draw it in the new Riverdale style.
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 03:40:03 PM
They said from the get go that the Kevin Keller reboot was destine for digital and that is the case. I am also very glad that Dan Parent is doing this in the classic art style.
They waffled on it a couple of times. Last summer Dan told me they'd reconsidered and were going to do print as well, then they backpedalled again.
They REALLY want to
force people to buy digital comics, don't they? It's that or nothing.
Quote from: spazaru on April 12, 2016, 03:41:16 PM
Quote from: 60sBettyandReggie on April 12, 2016, 01:44:27 PM
I wonder why they decided to keep it in the Classic Archie style.
Dan Parent created the character. It would take huge stones to tell him to draw it in the new Riverdale style.
Let's just say I'M convinced that Dan Parent is the main reason the company is still publishing anything but reprints for the last 5 or 10 years.
Quote from: spazaru on April 12, 2016, 03:41:16 PM
Quote from: 60sBettyandReggie on April 12, 2016, 01:44:27 PM
I wonder why they decided to keep it in the Classic Archie style.
Dan Parent created the character. It would take huge stones to tell him to draw it in the new Riverdale style.
I think Dan said awhile ago he had already drawn it he was just waiting for ACP to solicit it. So that's why it's in the classic style.
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 03:47:12 PM
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 03:40:03 PM
They said from the get go that the Kevin Keller reboot was destine for digital and that is the case. I am also very glad that Dan Parent is doing this in the classic art style.
They waffled on it a couple of times. Last summer Dan told me they'd reconsidered and were going to do print as well, then they backpedalled again.
They REALLY want to force people to buy digital comics, don't they? It's that or nothing.
I don't know if that is all completely true about them wanting us to buy digital and leave the rest. I think they'd like more people to buy the hard copies of the Archie and Jughead reboot series as well. It just seems to be declining.
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 04:03:47 PM
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 03:47:12 PM
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 03:40:03 PM
They said from the get go that the Kevin Keller reboot was destine for digital and that is the case. I am also very glad that Dan Parent is doing this in the classic art style.
They waffled on it a couple of times. Last summer Dan told me they'd reconsidered and were going to do print as well, then they backpedalled again.
They REALLY want to force people to buy digital comics, don't they? It's that or nothing.
I don't know if that is all completely true about them wanting us to buy digital and leave the rest. I think they'd like more people to buy the hard copies of the Archie and Jughead reboot series as well. It just seems to be declining.
So essentially ACP is slowly but surely becoming a publisher of webcomics, not all that much different than PixieTrix, SitComics, or AstroComix...
I'm trying to only buy digital now. I already have an entire room dedicated to comics. I only try to buy physical copies of stuff that isn't easy available digitally. You guys must have giant houses to store all these comics. I suppose you could be constantly getting rid of physical comics as you buy new ones but in my experience you're lucky to get a 1/10 of what you paid in the first place.
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 04:09:31 PM
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 04:03:47 PM
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 03:47:12 PM
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 03:40:03 PM
They said from the get go that the Kevin Keller reboot was destine for digital and that is the case. I am also very glad that Dan Parent is doing this in the classic art style.
They waffled on it a couple of times. Last summer Dan told me they'd reconsidered and were going to do print as well, then they backpedalled again.
They REALLY want to force people to buy digital comics, don't they? It's that or nothing.
I don't know if that is all completely true about them wanting us to buy digital and leave the rest. I think they'd like more people to buy the hard copies of the Archie and Jughead reboot series as well. It just seems to be declining.
So essentially ACP is slowly but surely becoming a publisher of webcomics, not all that much different than PixieTrix, SitComics, or AstroComix...
I don't know if that is there ultimate plan, but with the way it looks with the reboot series most likely only lasting few years at most where does that leave ACP other than having the Digests?
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 04:25:35 PM
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 04:09:31 PM
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 04:03:47 PM
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 03:47:12 PM
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 03:40:03 PM
They said from the get go that the Kevin Keller reboot was destine for digital and that is the case. I am also very glad that Dan Parent is doing this in the classic art style.
They waffled on it a couple of times. Last summer Dan told me they'd reconsidered and were going to do print as well, then they backpedalled again.
They REALLY want to force people to buy digital comics, don't they? It's that or nothing.
I don't know if that is all completely true about them wanting us to buy digital and leave the rest. I think they'd like more people to buy the hard copies of the Archie and Jughead reboot series as well. It just seems to be declining.
So essentially ACP is slowly but surely becoming a publisher of webcomics, not all that much different than PixieTrix, SitComics, or AstroComix...
I don't know if that is there ultimate plan, but with the way it looks with the reboot series most likely only lasting few years at most where does that leave ACP other than having the Digests?
Well they only have a handful or less of artists and writers left so in that way it's like a webcomic. From a monetary stand point it makes sense. I often wonder what they do with all those leftover digests every month. I never see them in discount stores like other books. Hopefully they are recycling them.
Quote from: irishmoxie on April 12, 2016, 04:34:01 PM
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 04:25:35 PM
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 04:09:31 PM
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 04:03:47 PM
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 03:47:12 PM
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 03:40:03 PM
They said from the get go that the Kevin Keller reboot was destine for digital and that is the case. I am also very glad that Dan Parent is doing this in the classic art style.
They waffled on it a couple of times. Last summer Dan told me they'd reconsidered and were going to do print as well, then they backpedalled again.
They REALLY want to force people to buy digital comics, don't they? It's that or nothing.
I don't know if that is all completely true about them wanting us to buy digital and leave the rest. I think they'd like more people to buy the hard copies of the Archie and Jughead reboot series as well. It just seems to be declining.
So essentially ACP is slowly but surely becoming a publisher of webcomics, not all that much different than PixieTrix, SitComics, or AstroComix...
I don't know if that is there ultimate plan, but with the way it looks with the reboot series most likely only lasting few years at most where does that leave ACP other than having the Digests?
Well they only have a handful or less of artists and writers left so in that way it's like a webcomic. From a monetary stand point it makes sense. I often wonder what they do with all those leftover digests every month. I never see them in discount stores like other books. Hopefully they are recycling them.
I also always wondered what they do with the surplus digests. Do they put them in a warehouse and save them for a later date and then put them as part of there bundle of digests in what they attempt t sell on the site or do they shred them after a certain amount of time?
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 04:48:44 PM
Quote from: irishmoxie on April 12, 2016, 04:34:01 PM
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 04:25:35 PM
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 04:09:31 PM
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 04:03:47 PM
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 03:47:12 PM
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 03:40:03 PM
They said from the get go that the Kevin Keller reboot was destine for digital and that is the case. I am also very glad that Dan Parent is doing this in the classic art style.
They waffled on it a couple of times. Last summer Dan told me they'd reconsidered and were going to do print as well, then they backpedalled again.
They REALLY want to force people to buy digital comics, don't they? It's that or nothing.
I don't know if that is all completely true about them wanting us to buy digital and leave the rest. I think they'd like more people to buy the hard copies of the Archie and Jughead reboot series as well. It just seems to be declining.
So essentially ACP is slowly but surely becoming a publisher of webcomics, not all that much different than PixieTrix, SitComics, or AstroComix...
I don't know if that is there ultimate plan, but with the way it looks with the reboot series most likely only lasting few years at most where does that leave ACP other than having the Digests?
Well they only have a handful or less of artists and writers left so in that way it's like a webcomic. From a monetary stand point it makes sense. I often wonder what they do with all those leftover digests every month. I never see them in discount stores like other books. Hopefully they are recycling them.
I also always wondered what they do with the surplus digests. Do they put them in a warehouse and save them for a later date and then put them as part of there bundle of digests in what they attempt t sell on the site or do they shred them after a certain amount of time?
Well, they don't trash the ones they have in the warehouse. They sell you a random dozen for a set price on ArchieComics.com, and I bought a couple of those sets last year (using a discount code, the best way to do it) and got a copy of BETTY'S DIGEST #1 and VERONICA'S DIGEST #5 from 1995, so you can see they've been keeping them for a while.
By the way, this isn't the same as the unsold copies from supermarket chains, B&N, Walmart, Target or whatever. Usually when a retailer requests the credit for unsold copies, they just ask them to rip the covers off (so they can confirm those unsold copies won't be sold later). Shipping copies back to the publisher or distributor just involves too much expense.
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 05:16:14 PM
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 04:48:44 PM
Quote from: irishmoxie on April 12, 2016, 04:34:01 PM
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 04:25:35 PM
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 04:09:31 PM
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 04:03:47 PM
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 03:47:12 PM
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 03:40:03 PM
They said from the get go that the Kevin Keller reboot was destine for digital and that is the case. I am also very glad that Dan Parent is doing this in the classic art style.
They waffled on it a couple of times. Last summer Dan told me they'd reconsidered and were going to do print as well, then they backpedalled again.
They REALLY want to force people to buy digital comics, don't they? It's that or nothing.
I don't know if that is all completely true about them wanting us to buy digital and leave the rest. I think they'd like more people to buy the hard copies of the Archie and Jughead reboot series as well. It just seems to be declining.
So essentially ACP is slowly but surely becoming a publisher of webcomics, not all that much different than PixieTrix, SitComics, or AstroComix...
I don't know if that is there ultimate plan, but with the way it looks with the reboot series most likely only lasting few years at most where does that leave ACP other than having the Digests?
Well they only have a handful or less of artists and writers left so in that way it's like a webcomic. From a monetary stand point it makes sense. I often wonder what they do with all those leftover digests every month. I never see them in discount stores like other books. Hopefully they are recycling them.
I also always wondered what they do with the surplus digests. Do they put them in a warehouse and save them for a later date and then put them as part of there bundle of digests in what they attempt t sell on the site or do they shred them after a certain amount of time?
Well, they don't trash the ones they have in the warehouse. They sell you a random dozen for a set price on ArchieComics.com, and I bought a couple of those sets last year (using a discount code, the best way to do it) and got a copy of BETTY'S DIGEST #1 and VERONICA'S DIGEST #5 from 1995, so you can see they've been keeping them for a while.
By the way, this isn't the same as the unsold copies from supermarket chains, B&N, Walmart, Target or whatever. Usually when a retailer requests the credit for unsold copies, they just ask them to rip the covers off (so they can confirm those unsold copies won't be sold later). Shipping copies back to the publisher or distributor just involves too much expense.
I knew they did those digest bundles I just didn't know how far they went back with the issues that someone purchasing a bundle could get. It is good to hear that they are making good use to them instead of shredding them.
Quote from: irishmoxie on April 12, 2016, 04:23:31 PM
I'm trying to only buy digital now. I already have an entire room dedicated to comics. I only try to buy physical copies of stuff that isn't easy available digitally. You guys must have giant houses to store all these comics. I suppose you could be constantly getting rid of physical comics as you buy new ones but in my experience you're lucky to get a 1/10 of what you paid in the first place.
Archie Digital would be totally worth it to me, if I could really get what I want, but I can't. They barely have anything from before the mid-1990s available. So yeah, to the extent that it would save me the trouble of spending the rest of my life trying to hunt down back issues of the original JOSIE, SABRINA, THAT WILKIN BOY, MADHOUSE GLADS, BETTY'S DIARY, ARCHIE GIANT SERIES and LIFE WITH ARCHIE (the original), I'd be thrilled if they were all made available digitally.
There might be some good material in some of those DE collections, but they refuse to tell you what's in them, and as we've commented on over and over, there's WAY too much duplication of the same stories from one collection to another collection. The only thing they're offering right now that's close to what I'm really looking for is the ARCHIE 75 SERIES of Digital Exclusives.
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Quote from: irishmoxie on April 12, 2016, 04:23:31 PM
I'm trying to only buy digital now. I already have an entire room dedicated to comics. I only try to buy physical copies of stuff that isn't easy available digitally. You guys must have giant houses to store all these comics. I suppose you could be constantly getting rid of physical comics as you buy new ones but in my experience you're lucky to get a 1/10 of what you paid in the first place.
Archie Digital would be totally worth it to me, if I could really get what I want, but I can't. They barely have anything from before the mid-1990s available. So yeah, to the extent that it would save me the trouble of spending the rest of my life trying to hunt down back issues of the original JOSIE, SABRINA, THAT WILKIN BOY, MADHOUSE GLADS, BETTY'S DIARY, ARCHIE GIANT SERIES and LIFE WITH ARCHIE (the original), I'd be thrilled if they were all made available digitally.
There might be some good material in some of those DE collections, but they refuse to tell you what's in them, and as we've commented on over and over, there's WAY too much duplication of the same stories from one collection to another collection. The only thing they're offering right now that's close to what I'm really looking for is the ARCHIE 75 SERIES of Digital Exclusives.
I have recently purchased Unlimited after selling my entire Archie comics collection to a local comic shop dealer after I thought I was getting out altogether. That didn't last too long at all. I am enjoying it so far and mostly for the Pep Digital Exclusive stuff they have. I have also read some of the older stuff like all the original #1 issues and I am also liking the collections I have read that have to do with Christmas stories. So far there is plenty for me to keep me occupied and if I see down the road that I am getting tired with it I will just cancel the monthly service.
My basic complaint about Archie Digital is that they are a store that just sells dozens and dozens of varieties of Trail Mix. And they won't give you the list of ingredients in that Trail Mix before you buy it. I can't buy just a bag of cashews, almonds, sunflower seeds or M&Ms, I have to buy the entire bag of whatever they decided to throw in there. Most of the stuff I REALLY want is just a minor ingredient in the bag of Trail Mix, and there's no way I can increase that percentage except to buy in bulk. I gotta agree to take 10 Little Archie stories just to get a few Sabrina, Josie, and That Wilkin Boy stories. There's this attitude on the part of the company that everything they're offering is of equal value, but it isn't.
Other comic book companies let you pick out just the stuff you like, and get just that in a big collection.
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 06:37:53 PM
My basic complaint about Archie Digital is that they are a store that just sells dozens and dozens of varieties of Trail Mix. And they won't give you the list of ingredients in that Trail Mix before you buy it. I can't buy just a bag of cashews, almonds, sunflower seeds or M&Ms, I have to buy the entire bag of whatever they decided to throw in there. Most of the stuff I REALLY want is just a minor ingredient in the bag of Trail Mix, and there's no way I can increase that percentage except to buy in bulk. I gotta agree to take 10 Little Archie stories just to get a few Sabrina, Josie, and That Wilkin Boy stories. There's this attitude on the part of the company that everything they're offering is of equal value, but it isn't.
Other comic book companies let you pick out just the stuff you like, and get just that in a big collection.
You have to remember they are putting this stuff out for a lot of people and those people don't particularly like the same thing you do. They have to represent everyone when putting out in bulk. So there has to be those Little Archie stories because there are also a lot of people who enjoy them a lot as well(I am not one BTW). So each individual is looking as you say for there own ingredients in the trail mix and it is different for everyone. That is why they have to put stuff out in bulk and I guess they try and proportion it equally.
As for labeling what content is in the digests that you may want to purchase, who were the artists, writers, and stuff like that I also feel this should be done to give the reader more informational background on each story. I haven't a clue why they don't stick this at the bottom of the begging of each story.
Like I said I am really new to digital comics and I imagine there can and will be improvements with it in the future. Right now I am just enjoying what I got and that is mostly the Pep Digital Exclusives.
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 06:50:26 PM
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 06:37:53 PM
My basic complaint about Archie Digital is that they are a store that just sells dozens and dozens of varieties of Trail Mix. And they won't give you the list of ingredients in that Trail Mix before you buy it. I can't buy just a bag of cashews, almonds, sunflower seeds or M&Ms, I have to buy the entire bag of whatever they decided to throw in there. Most of the stuff I REALLY want is just a minor ingredient in the bag of Trail Mix, and there's no way I can increase that percentage except to buy in bulk. I gotta agree to take 10 Little Archie stories just to get a few Sabrina, Josie, and That Wilkin Boy stories. There's this attitude on the part of the company that everything they're offering is of equal value, but it isn't.
Other comic book companies let you pick out just the stuff you like, and get just that in a big collection.
You have to remember they are putting this stuff out for a lot of people and those people don't particularly like the same thing you do. They have to represent everyone when putting out in bulk. So there has to be those Little Archie stories because there are also a lot of people who enjoy them a lot as well(I am not one BTW). So each individual is looking as you say for there own ingredients in the trail mix and it is different for everyone. That is why they have to put stuff out in bulk and I guess they try and proportion it equally.
What you're quoting is the economics of PRINT publication, not digital. There are reasons why that situation needs to be the way it is when it comes to publishing the digests. There is NO reason it has to be that way when it comes to digital. There's no overhead for paying printers and distributors. That means that niche-marketing to 10 different groups with a small audience can generate the same profit as one item with a larger audience. In other words, small profits add up when there's no overhead to subtract from them. And furthermore, you know what? They don't really KNOW the size of the digital audience for some of the stuff in their library, because they haven't TRIED making it available that way. They only know it doesn't work for a print audience, economically.
Very happy to see this finally happening. I know it means a lot to Dan and J.Bone. I'll be supporting it.
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 07:02:19 PM
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 06:50:26 PM
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 06:37:53 PM
My basic complaint about Archie Digital is that they are a store that just sells dozens and dozens of varieties of Trail Mix. And they won't give you the list of ingredients in that Trail Mix before you buy it. I can't buy just a bag of cashews, almonds, sunflower seeds or M&Ms, I have to buy the entire bag of whatever they decided to throw in there. Most of the stuff I REALLY want is just a minor ingredient in the bag of Trail Mix, and there's no way I can increase that percentage except to buy in bulk. I gotta agree to take 10 Little Archie stories just to get a few Sabrina, Josie, and That Wilkin Boy stories. There's this attitude on the part of the company that everything they're offering is of equal value, but it isn't.
Other comic book companies let you pick out just the stuff you like, and get just that in a big collection.
You have to remember they are putting this stuff out for a lot of people and those people don't particularly like the same thing you do. They have to represent everyone when putting out in bulk. So there has to be those Little Archie stories because there are also a lot of people who enjoy them a lot as well(I am not one BTW). So each individual is looking as you say for there own ingredients in the trail mix and it is different for everyone. That is why they have to put stuff out in bulk and I guess they try and proportion it equally.
What you're quoting is the economics of PRINT publication, not digital. There are reasons why that situation needs to be the way it is when it comes to publishing the digests. There is NO reason it has to be that way when it comes to digital. There's no overhead for paying printers and distributors. That means that niche-marketing to 10 different groups with a small audience can generate the same profit as one item with a larger audience. In other words, small profits add up when there's no overhead to subtract from them. And furthermore, you know what? They don't really KNOW the size of the digital audience for some of the stuff in their library, because they haven't TRIED making it available that way. They only know it doesn't work for a print audience, economically.
Regardless if there is no reason why it has to be that way they still have to proportion stuff out equally in digital or in print. I hope I am totally understanding your post fully, but imaging this scenario. If you had a print publication that hit the stores every month and let's say it was Lil Jinx stories every month with no variation don't you think people who don't particularly enjoy reading Lil Jinx stories all the time would get fed up? The same goes with digital, the have to put an equal or as close to equal representation of stories from different characters throughout what they are trying to sell. That may be Josie, Sabrina, That Wilkin Boy, Little Archie, Reggie Stories, Jughiead, Betty & Veronica, Lil Jinx and whatever else I am missing to try and please everyone who has gotten the digital app. ACP I imagine with digital wants to give the reader a way they can get a comic to read quickly.
Like I said and like with everything I always feel there is room for improvement and I think with time it will improve with adding more of its older catalog.
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Quote from: 60sBettyandReggie on April 12, 2016, 01:44:27 PM
I wonder why they decided to keep it in the Classic Archie style.
Dan Parent created the character. It would take huge stones to tell him to draw it in the new Riverdale style.
I think Dan said awhile ago he had already drawn it he was just waiting for ACP to solicit it. So that's why it's in the classic style.
That makes sense.
It didn't sell the first time around. What makes people think it will now? ???
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 07:20:17 PM
Regardless if there is no reason why it has to be that way they still have to proportion stuff out equally in digital or in print. I hope I am totally understanding your post fully, but imaging this scenario. If you had a print publication that hit the stores every month and let's say it was Lil Jinx stories every month with no variation don't you think people who don't particularly enjoy reading Lil Jinx stories all the time would get fed up?
You're ignoring what it costs to print and distribute these comics, in the vague hope that they will be on sale in a place that a customer who wants L'il Jinx is likely to show up with money to buy.
The way digital works is completely different. You're buying "factory direct" from the manufacturer. There are no trees to kill, paper and ink to buy, printing press time to contract for, no copies marked as "unsold" for credit. No waste whatsoever. Buying a copy of something digital is as easy as taking a picture with your camera phone and has the same amount of overhead cost involved.
The people who hate L'il Jinx (or Little Archie) can spend their time and money on some other product. If all you want is stories that feature ARCHIE, and nothing but, then there is plenty of that for those people. Why
shouldn't they cater to the audiences that
just want to read Little Archie, or L'il Jinx, or Josie, or Sabrina, or That Wilkin Boy, or Archie's Madhouse? It doesn't cost them
anything to sort the stories out and make them available by any particular character. Add up all those little groups of people and the combined profit begins to look substantial. You know what DOES make the customer fed up? Having to buy something that is composed of 90% of what they
don't particularly care about, to get the 10% they really DO care about. Don't get me wrong, it's absolutely true that many people LIKE having the variety, and when you don't know a thing about the company's characters, it's a great way to get exposed to new things. The problem here is that once you get the lay of the land, and decide there's something you really like better than a lot of the other stuff, you're stuck. Right now, you have little chance of being able to get more of what you want, unless it just happens to be Archie, Betty & Veronica, or Jughead. They need to start thinking outside the box for digital comics, because the old rules that constrained marketing to consumers in print don't apply here.
I like L'il Jinx. I like Jinx (new comic) even more. :smiley6600:
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 08:53:50 PM
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 07:20:17 PM
Regardless if there is no reason why it has to be that way they still have to proportion stuff out equally in digital or in print. I hope I am totally understanding your post fully, but imaging this scenario. If you had a print publication that hit the stores every month and let's say it was Lil Jinx stories every month with no variation don't you think people who don't particularly enjoy reading Lil Jinx stories all the time would get fed up?
You're ignoring what it costs to print and distribute these comics, in the vague hope that they will be on sale in a place that a customer who wants L'il Jinx is likely to show up with money to buy.
The way digital works is completely different. You're buying "factory direct" from the manufacturer. There are no trees to kill, paper and ink to buy, printing press time to contract for, no copies marked as "unsold" for credit. No waste whatsoever. Buying a copy of something digital is as easy as taking a picture with your camera phone and has the same amount of overhead cost involved.
The people who hate L'il Jinx (or Little Archie) can spend their time and money on some other product. If all you want is stories that feature ARCHIE, and nothing but, then there is plenty of that for those people. Why shouldn't they cater to the audiences that just want to read Little Archie, or L'il Jinx, or Josie, or Sabrina, or That Wilkin Boy, or Archie's Madhouse? It doesn't cost them anything to sort the stories out and make them available by any particular character. Add up all those little groups of people and the combined profit begins to look substantial. You know what DOES make the customer fed up? Having to buy something that is composed of 90% of what they don't particularly care about, to get the 10% they really DO care about. Don't get me wrong, it's absolutely true that many people LIKE having the variety, and when you don't know a thing about the company's characters, it's a great way to get exposed to new things. The problem here is that once you get the lay of the land, and decide there's something you really like better than a lot of the other stuff, you're stuck. Right now, you have little chance of being able to get more of what you want, unless it just happens to be Archie, Betty & Veronica, or Jughead. They need to start thinking outside the box for digital comics, because the old rules that constrained marketing to consumers in print don't apply here.
I do totally understand that digital costs nothing compared to the cost of putting out a hard copy. Like I said I am just starting out with this digital thing and really have only touched it a little. I do know they have these Pep Digital Exclusives titles that cater to just one character in stories. I just read one featuring Reggie. I imagine they have others that I have not gotten to yet. They also seem to have more titles where the compile stories of a certain theme like Christmas and make that a title. I haven't come across That Wilkin Boy, but they do seem to have some of the newer Sabrina stuff and Jinx stuff as well cataloged. They also have a Josie and the Pussycats it looks like in the Archie 75 Series. I hope they can add more of this stuff in the future as well and I will see how it goes to decide if I keep the Unlimited monthly service or not.
Why is Shrill involved in the comic, I didn't think she even knew Kevin. What Kevin's friends Wendy & William. And what about his relationship with boy he dated in school. Was it Devon?
Some pictures...
Who's the new girl? A friend of Veronica?
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Quote from: BettyReggie on April 12, 2016, 09:11:32 PM
Why is Shrill involved in the comic, I didn't think she even knew Kevin. What Kevin's friends Wendy & William. And what about his relationship with boy he dated in school. Was it Devon?
Kevin and Devon broke up. That's not Shrill.
So will this be a continuation of what Dan has done in with Kevin in the past or is this going to be like the other two rebooted series starting new?
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 04:48:44 PM
I also always wondered what they do with the surplus digests. Do they put them in a warehouse and save them for a later date and then put them as part of there bundle of digests in what they attempt t sell on the site or do they shred them after a certain amount of time?
Here's the way ArchieComics.com sells its backstock of older digests now. Snapshot taken off their website today (4-12-16).
(https://www.archiefans.com/index.php?media/file/archie-digest-bundles.345/)
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 09:30:46 PM
So will this be a continuation of what Dan has done in with Kevin in the past or is this going to be like the other two rebooted series starting new?
I think they're giving you a hint with the title. LIFE WITH KEVIN is to KEVIN KELLER as LIFE WITH ARCHIE (magazine) was to ARCHIE (classic). A possible future for the teenage Kevin.
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 09:31:20 PM
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 04:48:44 PM
I also always wondered what they do with the surplus digests. Do they put them in a warehouse and save them for a later date and then put them as part of there bundle of digests in what they attempt t sell on the site or do they shred them after a certain amount of time?
Here's the way ArchieComics.com sells its backstock of older digests now. Snapshot taken off their website today (4-12-16).
(https://www.archiefans.com/index.php?media/file/archie-digest-bundles.345/)
Yeah I knew they did this but I wasn't aware they would throw in a digest from the 90's if they had it available. I thought it was mostly recent stuff in the bundles.
It reminds me of Queer As Folk. Minus the sex. On that show they had friends that were girls.
Quote from: BettyReggie on April 12, 2016, 09:40:02 PM
It reminds me of Queer As Folk. Minus the sex. On that show they had friends that were girls.
It will be interesting where Dan goes with this series. I think with it being digital he may have a few more liberties to do more then what he might have if it was going Print Publication. I think Dan will do it justice.
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 09:34:33 PM
Yeah I knew they did this but I wasn't aware they would throw in a digest from the 90's if they had it available. I thought it was mostly recent stuff in the bundles.
Here's the way those bundles break down. You'll only find digests from the last couple of years in the Super Sample Pack, because that contains 10 random Jumbo Comics and Annual digests, and those have only been around a couple of years. I think there used to be a category that just had the older traditional (96-128) page 'single' digests, which were discontinued in 2010. You still might find a couple of those older ones in the Digest Sample Pack. The Double Digest Pack contains just Double Digests, none of the older 96-128 page ones, or any of the newer Jumbo or Annual ones -- but it could still contain some of the older Double Digests from 1990s.
Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 09:30:46 PM
So will this be a continuation of what Dan has done in with Kevin in the past or is this going to be like the other two rebooted series starting new?
"Life with Kevin is a new digital series starring Kevin Keller, written and drawn by his creator, Dan Parent, with inks by J. Bone. Unlike the previous Kevin Keller series, this book takes place after Kevin has graduated from college and moved to New York, where he has a whole new set of challenges as a young man getting on his feet and looking for love. The series also features Veronica Lodge, as well as minor Archie character Shrill, and some new love interests for Kevin. Life with Kevin will be available this June."
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 09:28:23 PM
Quote from: BettyReggie on April 12, 2016, 09:11:32 PM
Why is Shrill involved in the comic, I didn't think she even knew Kevin. What Kevin's friends Wendy & William. And what about his relationship with boy he dated in school. Was it Devon?
Kevin and Devon broke up. That's not Shrill.
According to the interview, that is indeed Shrill.
As to why she's there? They've become friends since high school? They go to the same college? I'm sure we'll find out in a couple of months.
Quote from: Mr.Lodge on April 12, 2016, 08:49:44 PM
It didn't sell the first time around. What makes people think it will now? ???
New approach? New number one issue to grab attention?
Quote from: JonInIowaCity on April 12, 2016, 09:50:55 PM
Quote from: Mr.Lodge on April 12, 2016, 08:49:44 PM
It didn't sell the first time around. What makes people think it will now? ???
New approach? New number one issue to grab attention?
I also think something new in the Classic art style is going to boost digital sales on this. Avid fans of Archie comics still seem to want the Classic style and this seems to be the only chance right now for something new in that style for now.
Quote from: JonInIowaCity on April 12, 2016, 09:49:12 PM
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 09:28:23 PM
Quote from: BettyReggie on April 12, 2016, 09:11:32 PM
Why is Shrill involved in the comic, I didn't think she even knew Kevin. What Kevin's friends Wendy & William. And what about his relationship with boy he dated in school. Was it Devon?
Kevin and Devon broke up. That's not Shrill.
According to the interview, that is indeed Shrill.
As to why she's there? They've become friends since high school? They go to the same college? I'm sure we'll find out in a couple of months.
Yeah, I suppose. Well, she doesn't look like Shrill, but I guess people change, and don't wear the same kind of clothes they did in high school. Apparently she also stopped wearing contacts and decided to wear regular glasses. She went from being "Riverdale goth" to "artnerd".
This is Shrill!
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Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 09:57:50 PM
Quote from: JonInIowaCity on April 12, 2016, 09:49:12 PM
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 09:28:23 PM
Quote from: BettyReggie on April 12, 2016, 09:11:32 PM
Why is Shrill involved in the comic, I didn't think she even knew Kevin. What Kevin's friends Wendy & William. And what about his relationship with boy he dated in school. Was it Devon?
Kevin and Devon broke up. That's not Shrill.
According to the interview, that is indeed Shrill.
As to why she's there? They've become friends since high school? They go to the same college? I'm sure we'll find out in a couple of months.
Yeah, I suppose. Well, she doesn't look like Shrill, but I guess people change, and don't wear the same kind of clothes they did in high school. Apparently she also stopped wearing contacts and decided to wear regular glasses. She went from being "Riverdale goth" to "artnerd".
She still has the black lipstick.
Quote from: nuageo on April 12, 2016, 09:59:28 PM
This is Shrill!
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She still has the black and white hairs!
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Another cover:
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Quote from: nuageo on April 12, 2016, 10:19:07 PM
Quote from: nuageo on April 12, 2016, 09:59:28 PM
This is Shrill!
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She still has the black and white hairs!
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Another cover:
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Kevin looks like he's been pumping the iron lately.
I don't recall if it was stated elsewhere in this thread, but "Life With Kevin" will be a four issue mini-series.
Kev looks hot in that lower pic! :smitten:
I do wish Dan and J. Bone all the best with this and will be buying the print version when it turns up, but I have no interest in digital comics, I'm afraid
Gotta say that I liked Shrill's old look better. I wish the original version of her had been in more stories.
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 13, 2016, 05:15:14 PM
Gotta say that I liked Shrill's old look better. I wish the original version of her had been in more stories.
Shrill has grown up a little which could mean some of the change in appearance, but you can definitely still see she has some of that inner Goth left in her.
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 13, 2016, 05:15:14 PM
Gotta say that I liked Shrill's old look better. I wish the original version of her had been in more stories.
Goth but feminine :smitten:
Quote from: nuageo on April 12, 2016, 09:48:32 PM
"Life with Kevin is a new digital series starring Kevin Keller, written and drawn by his creator, Dan Parent, with inks by J. Bone. Unlike the previous Kevin Keller series, this book takes place after Kevin has graduated from college and moved to New York, where he has a whole new set of challenges as a young man getting on his feet and looking for love. The series also features Veronica Lodge, as well as minor Archie character Shrill, and some new love interests for Kevin. Life with Kevin will be available this June."
Lessie here.....
Kevin, Gay, Ripped, in New York and looking for love..... ;D
We all know how this is going to come out :knuppel2:
mkay, hmmmmmmm.....
Quote from: The Bee on April 14, 2016, 04:32:31 PM
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 13, 2016, 05:15:14 PM
Gotta say that I liked Shrill's old look better. I wish the original version of her had been in more stories.
Shrill has grown up a little which could mean some of the change in appearance, but you can definitely still see she has some of that inner Goth left in her.
Now I'm wondering if Dan considers her more Goth or Emo. There's some possible overlap there, but the older Shrill is definitely leaning more on the Emo side.
Is the only reason this is only going to be digital is to keep the costs down?
Presumably.
Quote from: JonInIowaCity on April 26, 2016, 03:57:19 PM
Presumably.
That is what I thought. I guess they are thinking even though the digital will be a cheaper price I guess to buy more people will buy it and they will make more than if they spend more on a printed copy and charge more and less people buy it.
Quote from: GingerGal on April 26, 2016, 04:01:49 PM
Quote from: JonInIowaCity on April 26, 2016, 03:57:19 PM
Presumably.
That is what I thought. I guess they are thinking even though the digital will be a cheaper price I guess to buy more people will buy it and they will make more than if they spend more on a printed copy and charge more and less people buy it.
Well, here's where you're wrong. The price of a digital version of Archie Comics that exist in print versions also is the same, so no money saved there if you're choosing digital over print. I mean, sure -- ARCHIE COMICS saves the money that would normally go to paying the printers and distributors, but YOU don't save any.
The problem with digital comics is that you need to seek them out. That's limited, in my mind.
For example, I was a fan of the 80s "Jem & the Holograms" cartoon, but didn't plan on purchasing the new IDW comic. Last year, I went to FCBD and began leafing through those books and really liked them and now I read them regularly.
Basically, it was an impulse purchase that led to me purchasing copies of every book every month.
With digitial comics, you need to look for them to get them.
Quote from: JonInIowaCity on April 26, 2016, 04:16:00 PM
The problem with digital comics is that you need to seek them out. That's limited, in my mind.
For example, I was a fan of the 80s "Jem & the Holograms" cartoon, but didn't plan on purchasing the new IDW comic. Last year, I went to FCBD and began leafing through those books and really liked them and now I read them regularly.
Basically, it was an impulse purchase that led to me purchasing copies of every book every month.
With digitial comics, you need to look for them to get them.
Exactly. Digital sales hinge on your knowing that the digital comic exists, and then being sufficiently motivated to go to an online source where you can buy a copy.
This is the 180 degree opposite of what traditionally has kept Archie digests selling for 40 years - the concept of "point of purchase display" and "impulse buy", which is based on the idea that the consumer HAD NO INTENTION of purchasing beforehand, but just seeing the item available results in a snap decision of "Oh, what the heck! Why not?" The actual MOTIVATION to purchase something specifically doesn't follow until later.
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 26, 2016, 04:09:35 PM
Quote from: GingerGal on April 26, 2016, 04:01:49 PM
Quote from: JonInIowaCity on April 26, 2016, 03:57:19 PM
Presumably.
That is what I thought. I guess they are thinking even though the digital will be a cheaper price I guess to buy more people will buy it and they will make more than if they spend more on a printed copy and charge more and less people buy it.
Well, here's where you're wrong. The price of a digital version of Archie Comics that exist in print versions also is the same, so no money saved there if you're choosing digital over print. I mean, sure -- ARCHIE COMICS saves the money that would normally go to paying the printers and distributors, but YOU don't save any.
Yeah, but if it is only a digital version it is cheaper, like the new Kevin Keller series. What I was saying I guess Archie comics Execs. thinks it's a safer bet to go just digital with it and charge a cheaper price for it so more people with buy it.That means the more quantity the more $$$$ I guess.
Quote from: GingerGal on April 26, 2016, 05:13:09 PM
Yeah, but if it is only a digital version it is cheaper, like the new Kevin Keller series.
Okay, that is something new then, and I guess I missed that. LIFE WITH KEVIN (digital exclusive) is cheaper than the $3.99 price they're charging for issues of ARCHIE and JUGHEAD? Actually, I'm curious about how you know what the price of LIFE WITH KEVIN will be, since it can't be online for sale anywhere just yet.
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 26, 2016, 05:17:26 PM
Quote from: GingerGal on April 26, 2016, 05:13:09 PM
Yeah, but if it is only a digital version it is cheaper, like the new Kevin Keller series.
Okay, that is something new then, and I guess I missed that. LIFE WITH KEVIN (digital exclusive) is cheaper than the $3.99 price they're charging for issues of ARCHIE and JUGHEAD? Actually, I'm curious about how you know what the price of LIFE WITH KEVIN will be, since it can't be online for sale anywhere just yet.
What I am looking at is the comics that are on the App that are Kevin Keller comics that they are selling now for 0.99 cents. I must be confused and also confusing you because I guess the Kevin Keller comics and The Life With Kevin comics are a totally different thing. I don't see anything on the App for The Life With Kevin.
Quote from: GingerGal on April 26, 2016, 05:24:34 PM
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 26, 2016, 05:17:26 PM
Quote from: GingerGal on April 26, 2016, 05:13:09 PM
Yeah, but if it is only a digital version it is cheaper, like the new Kevin Keller series.
Okay, that is something new then, and I guess I missed that. LIFE WITH KEVIN (digital exclusive) is cheaper than the $3.99 price they're charging for issues of ARCHIE and JUGHEAD? Actually, I'm curious about how you know what the price of LIFE WITH KEVIN will be, since it can't be online for sale anywhere just yet.
What I am looking at is the comics that are on the App that are Kevin Keller comics that they are selling now for 0.99 cents. I must be confused and also confusing you because I guess the Kevin Keller comics and The Life With Kevin comics are a totally different thing. I don't see anything on the App for The Life With Kevin.
Okay, I thought you were talking about new comics, and the new LIFE WITH KEVIN digital exclusive series. What you are actually looking at are the digital versions of old issues of KEVIN KELLER, which ceased publication with issue #15 in 2014. I would imagine that with the new digital exclusive LIFE WITH KEVIN series coming up, they are anticipating pushing some extra sales on that digital title when it becomes available, and (thinking ahead) are offering the old issues of KEVIN KELLER at the sale price of .99 cents, in the hopes that people who try those at the bargain price will then become fans of Kevin and purchase the new series when it comes out.
I think there's going to a difference between the prices of the old "Kevin Keller" series on the app (which are 1-3 years old) and the new "Life With Kevin" series, which is new. The new materials on the app sell at the regular cover prices (currently $3.99).
If they are selling the new series at the same price at both digitally and printed what is the incentive to get the digital one?
I did get the 3 FREE comics(One Life With Archie, and Two Veronica comics). All 3 seem to have a Kevin Keller theme but they are free so that is cool. I am going to read them tonight.
Quote from: GingerGal on April 26, 2016, 05:35:59 PM
If they are selling the new series at the same price at both digitally and printed what is the incentive to get the digital one?
What indeed. It could be that it is just easier for some people to get it that way, and it saves them a trip to the comic store (or their local comic store may not even carry the title they're looking for, or be sold out of it).
One thing that ACP doesn't do, that other comic book companies like Marvel DO do, is to offer a free digital copy with a code printed in the print version of the comics. That is good thinking on their part, because if people who like the digital versions only because it's easier to get for them are given a little extra motivation, they can have BOTH versions, if they're willing to make the effort to seek out a print copy of the comics (and selling those extra print comics is sometimes what makes them worth printing at all, since they may be only on the borderline of profitability -- they don't want to compete for sales with their own digital versions).
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 26, 2016, 05:47:01 PM
Quote from: GingerGal on April 26, 2016, 05:35:59 PM
If they are selling the new series at the same price at both digitally and printed what is the incentive to get the digital one?
What indeed. It could be that it is just easier for some people to get it that way, and it saves them a trip to the comic store (or their local comic store may not even carry the title they're looking for, or be sold out of it).
One thing that ACP doesn't do, that other comic book companies like Marvel DO do, is to offer a free digital copy with a code printed in the print version of the comics. That is good thinking on their parts, because if people who like the digital versions only because it's easier to get for them are given a little extra motivation, they can have BOTH versions, if they're willing to make the effort to seek out a print copy of the comics (and selling those extra print comics is sometimes what makes them worth printing at all, since they may be only only the borderline of profitability -- they don't want to compete for sales with their own digital versions).
I can see that especially for someone who does not drive yet and has to rely on my Mum or Dad to take me to the local comic shop. Sometimes it takes them a week until they have time to take me after the comic is released that month. I can also see that some people who have a crazy amount of printed comics and is running out of storage space the digital comics would be great. I only have 12 comics, but have them on my mobile tablet would be great to take anywhere instead of taking a printed copy. I may start using it for the new series and see how it goes. Plus they do have 3 freebies that are "Classic" ones that I can read which is even cooler.
Quote from: GingerGal on April 26, 2016, 05:35:59 PM
If they are selling the new series at the same price at both digitally and printed what is the incentive to get the digital one?
Digital comics come out sooner. BN.com used to release comics at midnight on release day, Amazon around 2 am, and Comixology even later. I used to wake up early and read the new Archie before work when it first started. Now it's not nearly as exciting.
The earliest I could go to a comic store is release day after work and most comic stores near me only open from 12pm-5/6pm and I'm almost never out of work by then. Also most of the comics I read are not the kinds stores keep shelf copies of (i.e. lots of all ages/kids comics and girlie comics) and to preorder them it has to be like 5-6 weeks in advance if you want it on release day and then would order the wrong variant for me. It's just easier to do it all online.
Quote from: irishmoxie on April 26, 2016, 09:36:37 PM
Quote from: GingerGal on April 26, 2016, 05:35:59 PM
If they are selling the new series at the same price at both digitally and printed what is the incentive to get the digital one?
Digital comics come out sooner. BN.com used to release comics at midnight on release day, Amazon around 2 am, and Comixology even later. I used to wake up early and read the new Archie before work when it first started. Now it's not nearly as exciting.
The earliest I could go to a comic store is release day after work and most comic stores near me only open from 12pm-5/6pm and I'm almost never out of work by then. Also most of the comics I read are not the kinds stores keep shelf copies of (i.e. lots of all ages/kids comics and girlie comics) and to preorder them it has to be like 5-6 weeks in advance if you want it on release day and then would order the wrong variant for me. It's just easier to do it all online.
The thing for me is at the comic shop I can pay with cash and I don't have to bother my Mum or Dad with there credit card and then having to give them my cash and then them having to take my cash if they want to the bank and deposit it. I don't have my own credit card yet. It would make it a lot easier if I could order online but you have to have a bank account for PayPal or a Credit Card to do it and I don't have either yet. So to get these comics on digital I would want I will have to ask my parents. They said they are cool with that but I just can't be asking like every week to get one. I said I am good with that.