“All those huge, multi-part, slow moving stories were very popular in the last decade but the impression you get from readers now is that they want a bit more for their money – more story, more ideas, more new characters, more re-read potential per issue, and I‘m up for that. Comics are quite expensive compared to other entertainment media and we should keep that in mind. I’ve always favored the “super-compression” approach, so I feel more in tune with the demands of the audience these days.”

I’ll tell you what: if the man can practice what he preaches, I’ll gladly continue giving him my buying dollars!

Part of it is that I just love reading, period–anything and everything. I re-read all the books I own all the time too; its more of a personal quirk than anything. Although as I said, there are some current story lines I really am enjoying, and think I will continue to come back to. Maybe they’ll loose their luster as I continue to delve into the classics via tpb. I dunno.

Good point about the movie/DVD thing. Although its just SLIGHTLY different in that you aren’t entirely double dipping–after all, in a theatre, part of what you’re paying for is the experience, and you can’t take that home. Buying th DVD, you’re paying for the right to watch it at home whenever you want. That makes some amount of sense. Double dipping comics really doesn’t to me though, because when you buy a comic twice, you’re paying for the exact same experience, and all you have for your money is essentially two copies of the same thing.

Unless you “double dip” and buy it on DVD, in which case, as with your comic book example, you can still be entertained by it as often as you choose.

Do you actually re-read your comics? More power (and entertainment) to you if you do. Like I’ve been saying though, I’m finding the current state of comic books so mediocre and uninteresting that frankly they don’t even merit a second read through….that would be like reading a chapter of a book twice; I guess you can, but why on earth would you?

This is also the case with video games of course, but you’d be hard pressed to find a game that goes for $3.99 that has the kind of value a favorite comic book does. (Note that I’m completely not arguing in favor of the price jack, just providing a small counter-point in terms of entertainment value for your dollar.)

id have to guess that the ads would have to stay on the stock we have now. for the folks pouring those dollars in it would be a setback on their bottom line. keeping them in the same territory would head off any gripes too, as they would really stand out in comparison. dont know if both stocks could be printed together without hassle though.

i really miss the racks too – used to find em everywhere.