[Groop] Digital comics

[Chad Riden]

> On Apr 2, 2010, at 7:24 AM, David Graham wrote:
>
>> What does everyone think about the trend towards digital comics.


I use Sequential to read comics (which is Mac-only, but there are a  
bunch of free readers out there for whatever operating system you  
like) in .cbr or .cbz format. I like it a lot. I haven't attempted it  
on my iPhone, the screen just seems way too small for that. If I had  
an iPad, it'd be loaded up with comics.

I generally download everything new that I see pop up on  
ThePirateBay.org just to check it out. If I really like something,  
I'll go buy a physical copy in the store. This is a pretty good model  
for me. I'm not always near a comic shop or close to home or able to  
drag around a box of comics without destroying them, but I do always  
have my laptop with me. Over the years, I've bought multiple copies of  
all the GROOs, so I didn't feel bad about downloading them all in  
digital form from a torrent site.

It makes discovering new stuff incredibly easy. I was chatting with a  
buddy over IM late one night a few months ago and he mentioned KICK  
ASS - I hadn't read the comics or heard anything about the movie.. but  
he said it was fantastic and I had to check it out.. five minutes  
later, my torrent had downloaded and I was reading them. Since then,  
I've talked about the comics and the movie to everybody who will  
listen to me (and now, this list too.. check it out! it's awesome!),  
so my anecdotal here is that even the illegal copies posted online are  
very good for spreading word of mouth buzz (and some in-store comic /  
movie ticket sales).

I did buy all of the new GROO/Hogs books when i was in NYC a couple  
weeks ago, but lost them during a late night drunken rampage thru the  
Plaza hotel. Amazingly and awesomely, a concierge lady scoured the  
hotel and found them for me the next day. I'm not sure what the lesson  
is there, but I'm pretty happy about how it all turned out. I credit  
my good luck to my dog Guido, who is the Rufferto to my Grooishness.

Thanks,

Chad Riden

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