Comments on: From Ink to the Internet: Comic Books Evolve http://gigaom.com/2008/08/22/from-ink-to-the-internet-comic-books-evolve/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:39:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: kaguvkov http://gigaom.com/2008/08/22/from-ink-to-the-internet-comic-books-evolve/#comment-895376 kaguvkov Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:29:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=17974#comment-895376 very nice article. Very helpful. very nice article. Very helpful.

]]> By: ron http://gigaom.com/2008/08/22/from-ink-to-the-internet-comic-books-evolve/#comment-895357 ron Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:23:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=17974#comment-895357 its really good to hear. i love new discoveries. wow high-tech! its really good to hear. i love new discoveries. wow high-tech!

]]> By: Nick Stamoulis http://gigaom.com/2008/08/22/from-ink-to-the-internet-comic-books-evolve/#comment-895343 Nick Stamoulis Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:08:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=17974#comment-895343 Hey, at least they're not close-minded about going digital like much of the newspaper industry -- which is a big reason why I believe they're failing so miserably at the current moment. Hey, at least they’re not close-minded about going digital like much of the newspaper industry — which is a big reason why I believe they’re failing so miserably at the current moment.

]]> By: Jason http://gigaom.com/2008/08/22/from-ink-to-the-internet-comic-books-evolve/#comment-895339 Jason Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:17:07 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=17974#comment-895339 I've never really been into comics but recently found out that the indie classic ElfQuest released most of their issues online for free at http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/OnlineComics3.html. The presentation is pretty simple but I've can't stop reading them. Good stuff. I’ve never really been into comics but recently found out that the indie classic ElfQuest released most of their issues online for free at http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/OnlineComics3.html. The presentation is pretty simple but I’ve can’t stop reading them. Good stuff.

]]> By: Robert Young http://gigaom.com/2008/08/22/from-ink-to-the-internet-comic-books-evolve/#comment-895320 Robert Young Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:58:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=17974#comment-895320 Great piece, Chris. In fact, it's my firm belief that the trials and tribulations that digital/motion comics are about to experience will actually lead Hollywood as a whole into the digital future. Keep an eye on creative artists like Neil Gaiman... he'll act as a beacon to the digital future in this arena, IMHO. Great piece, Chris. In fact, it’s my firm belief that the trials and tribulations that digital/motion comics are about to experience will actually lead Hollywood as a whole into the digital future. Keep an eye on creative artists like Neil Gaiman… he’ll act as a beacon to the digital future in this arena, IMHO.

]]> By: Josh http://gigaom.com/2008/08/22/from-ink-to-the-internet-comic-books-evolve/#comment-895291 Josh Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:55:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=17974#comment-895291 Already established digital comic readers weren't mentioned either. ComicBookLover for the Mac is an excellent piece of software. Think of it as iTunes for comics. Granted, you have to "rip" your own comics or download ones off the Internet intended for preservation of comics. Digital Comics Preservation (DCP) makes an excellent effort in this sense. Why Marvel doesn't simply hire these people on or shut them down and copy their process is beyond me. Marvel's digital offerings are god awful in comparison. Since DRM is proving to be unneeded elsewhere, it seems as simple as Marvel scanning the comics they already have, zipping them, and then selling them. Let the viewer figure out how to read them. Trust me, its better than waiting ten minutes for the next page to load on their website or flash bringing your web browser to a crawl. Already established digital comic readers weren’t mentioned either. ComicBookLover for the Mac is an excellent piece of software. Think of it as iTunes for comics. Granted, you have to “rip” your own comics or download ones off the Internet intended for preservation of comics. Digital Comics Preservation (DCP) makes an excellent effort in this sense. Why Marvel doesn’t simply hire these people on or shut them down and copy their process is beyond me. Marvel’s digital offerings are god awful in comparison. Since DRM is proving to be unneeded elsewhere, it seems as simple as Marvel scanning the comics they already have, zipping them, and then selling them. Let the viewer figure out how to read them. Trust me, its better than waiting ten minutes for the next page to load on their website or flash bringing your web browser to a crawl.

]]> By: Chris Albrecht http://gigaom.com/2008/08/22/from-ink-to-the-internet-comic-books-evolve/#comment-895283 Chris Albrecht Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:50:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=17974#comment-895283 Hi Tony, This one was already big enough -- I had to save something for the next article! Hi Tony,

This one was already big enough — I had to save something for the next article!

]]> By: Tony http://gigaom.com/2008/08/22/from-ink-to-the-internet-comic-books-evolve/#comment-895278 Tony Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:44:04 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=17974#comment-895278 Article is incomplete - it doesn't talk about all the indie internet comics, most of whom make there money, it seems, through donations or selling side articles (tee shirts, etc). Some of them are pretty good; I've never been interested in commercial comic books. Article is incomplete – it doesn’t talk about all the indie internet comics, most of whom make there money, it seems, through donations or selling side articles (tee shirts, etc). Some of them are pretty good; I’ve never been interested in commercial comic books.

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