Other Media 2: It's Astounishing!
Discussion of comics, graphic novels, and more. Except for capes. No capes!
Please use spoiler font for new releases until after the weekend following release.
Now that Amazon owns Comixology, how else do I get my digital comic fix?
Man, I thought Squirrel Girl was Raccoon Girl. Don't google. It's either rude or depressing. Oh, and frustrating.
I'm trying to figure out the same thing. Does Marvel Unlimited include new releases, or is it just back issues?
Just back issues immediately available. New releases take a while longer to be included.
IIRC, it's six months before something shows up on MU.
The Digital Distributor Monopoly May Be Over
Amazon recently started sending out renewal contracts to various publishers, and the terms are not as favorable as Comixology’s were — they are more like Amazon’s.
So, DC is running a Big Event in April, called Convergence, where different versions of DC heroes from different continuities battle each other, leading up to a new status quo.
Today, Marvel announced a new Secret Wars event in May, where different versions of Marvel heroes from different continuities battle each other, leading to a new status quo.
Sheesh.
t gets out "Just Do A Planned Reboot Every 7 Years" soapbox.
t points at soapbox
Honestly.
For reals.
But if they did that, then they couldn't do that thing where you have to buy every fucking book to make sense of what the hell is going on. Which is where the money is.
I'm more shaking my head at Marvel deciding to starting killing off (Wolverine, Deadpool) or cancel the books of (FF) the characters that Fox owns the movie rights to. It just seems really petty.