No, but a lot less comprehensive than I would have thought.
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Comixology Unlimited, Netflix for Comics... Kind Of
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No, but a lot less comprehensive than I would have thought.
there are probably more titles available based off publisher than as a whole.
do you have a wishlist setup on CMX?
Nah, I very rarely read digitally.
well if you do compare your wishlist to what is under the unlimited label.
Doesn't surprise me.
Floppy comics (and TPBs for that matter) are too expensive for most people to get into. Digital services are the future, the sooner they accept that the better.
Note: I'm strictly talking about the way the medium should go to be more successful, not about how much creators should be paid for their work. I know comics aren't the most lucrative projects, especially with how hard creators work to make original content.
Serious? That's lame. I'd sub as a companion to MU in a second if it was just MU for Comixology but it sounds way too limited. They should call it Comixology Limited to be accurate.
Hey if y'all want some awesome cheap comics don't forget to get the Garth Ennis humble bundle!
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/garth-ennis-dynamite-bundle
Simply Sarah
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Creators are quite on board with digital. It's the whole "Low monthly flat charge for access to a bunch of books, including their own", that they're worried about. With CMX Unlimited at $6 for a month and even the cheapest of new books (with some specific exceptions) being $3 minimum hearing about this without getting all the specifics is kind of terrifying to your livelihood. This is the first many of these folk are hearing of this so they're trying to figure out what the hell is going on and how it will affect them.
I think the intention is to get readers to actually buy books instead from smaller publishers.
Saucycarpdog
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I'm aware that DC doesn't have a streaming service yet. But let's be frank, it's only a matter if time. DC is always playing catch-up with Marvel.
Well they should probably call it something other than Unlimited and make it a bit cheaper.
The price is a steal. Sorry it doesn't give you a whole series to read but people gotta eat
Marvel unlimited is also not actually unlimited but that is life
Nah it isn't a steal man, not compared to MU. I've bought loads of stuff on Comixology, they're always giving away the first issue for free to get a taste of a new series. Subscribing to get only a few more issues in the series has little appeal for me.
LaunchpadMcQ
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Yeah, but MU quality and app is absolute crap. I rather take something like this on CMX over MU.
Factually 6 dollars for the service compared to the price of 2-4 issues is a great deal no matter how you spin it. A whole volume>1 issue when it comes to getting a feel for a series. Paying 10 bucks a month for only marvel comics in subpar is cool and all but this deal is a lil more diverse
.If it doesn't appeal to you cool because you actually buy a lot from cmx at least that is what you say. This is more of a deal for new readers and people on the fence for a couple of series
Edit: like the other guy said the marvel app/ service sucks compared to cmx. You can even use it with ad blocker on. Don't get me started on their password system
The app used to be crap but it's fine now - at least it is on Android. Quality is great too considering it's designed more for streaming, really good filesize to pq ratio for anyone on mobile data.
LaunchpadMcQ
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Is it still SD?
I have it on my iPhone but it is going to look fine on smaller devices because it is sd. Put it on 24 inch monitor and ew
Edit: still sd at least on mobile and my pc
flaxknuckles
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It sure is and it is horrible.
The quality is far from great on any platform.
But the service itself, in terms of what it offers, is great.
Lol... You must not read a lot on cmx. Going from cmx to mu is night and day.
I recently read silk and Thor on mu and posted my impressions but I couldn't help but think how much better it would of looked in hd
LaunchpadMcQ
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Have you ever zoomed in? I have. It was brutal. :/
More volumes?
Creators get royalties on the books they sell and with a service like this you kind of kill that system.
Comics are a lot different than movies/tv shows when it comes to payment structure especially Image books since writer/artist usually pay for the creation of the book while Image just serves as the publisher.
This is going to damage a lot of relationships that have been built up over the years.
More_Badass
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Wicked + Divine Vol 1 was pretty intriguing and had more action and violence than I would have expected from the premise.
How is the rest of the series?
How is the rest of the series?
OniBarubary
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It is excellent. It is one of my favorite series running and as I said before, I'd do terrible things in the name of getting it to release more frequently.
LaunchpadMcQ
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btw, it does have IDW :|
More_Badass
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So how long do books stay borrowed? Is it indefinite?
LaunchpadMcQ
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Until you cancel, I reckon.
probably till you cancel the service
It's a fantastic series, although some may find the third volume a drag, not to mention the different artists may not be to everyone's liking. The fourth volume goes (again) in a very different (action-packed) direction, but with the old artist.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
I just wish all these series with just one volume available would at least have the first two or three. At this point I wish I could pay more, like $10 a month, just to have a deeper dive.
But otherwise, this service is designed for me since I don't read superhero stuff, and indie & Image series are my favorites.
But otherwise, this service is designed for me since I don't read superhero stuff, and indie & Image series are my favorites.
agreed. 10 dollars for an extra 2-3 volumes on longer series would be awesome.
LaunchpadMcQ
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It's really publisher dependent, and that's based on whatever deal CMX cut with them. You'll find stuff like Atomic Robo or Buffy season 8 with like 5 volumes, which is over half of what's available; then some others with just one.
OniBarubary
Banned
To be fair they did outsource the 3rd volume cause of health problems if I recall. Or something like that.
I didn't know about that. Oh I didn't mind the artists at all in hindsight, I think it may even have served the concept of said volume better. I'm just trying to be honest and point out that the third volume may be a bit of a disappointment after the sensational second volume. Not everyone may appreciate the various art styles and not everyone may like
that virtually nothing happens in the third volume
Schweinehund
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Hellboy and TWD are great, DC seriously needs to get the ball rolling on digital :/.
marvel unlimited works because they have a huge backlog of titles that have been discontinued but there new stuff is also a small sample
OniBarubary
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Ha ha, yeah, that did bug me after.
Sure. Though I'm also guaranteed on Marvel Unlimited that the new stuff will eventually be 6 months old stuff and will make its way to the service. A different service to what this is offering.
Anyways I'm happy enough with what I see on CU. There's a whole ton of Archie comics and it's cheaper than the Archie Unlimited service. Also yes I read Archie even though I don't find it funny, it's repetitive and those damn kids never aged while I did.
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