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Friday, October 14, 2005
More comics piracy stuff
Remember when I wrote about how Marvel and DC will have to combat comics piracy head-on (it’s the second item)? I mentioned the CD-ROM collecting 40 years of Spider-Man comics in passing, noting how the .PDF files don’t stand up against CDisplay. Now, found via Johanna, there’s a press release informing us that the program of collecting several decades of comics on DVD-ROM will continue with the archiving of the X-Men, Avengers and MAD books (CD-ROM is being discarded, including re-releasing 40+ Years of Amazing Spider-Man on DVCD-ROM).
I wonder if this isn’t Marvel and Time-Warner’s attempt to out do the comic book uploaders. Unlike the multiple gigabyte files you can download of the entire Avengers series, these books guarantee the original coloring, ads, letter pages, Stan’s Soapboxes and the files won’t be corrupted. The sets cost $49.95 for over 500 comics, so you’re paying less than a dollar for a comic. CDispaly offers an easier way to read the comics but that might be enough for some people to keep downloading.
The only problem is that these sets are only for those who want a full line of a series. If you only want John Romita Sr.’s work on Amazing Spider-Man you can enjoy his work without any garish computer coloring but you’re also paying for a lot of comics you don’t want. Referencing iTunes yet again, there’s no alternative for anybody who just wants one or a few comics from a series run. While these DVD-ROMs will stop from fans from downloading comics, that’s one big reason why there still needs to be work on a legitimate comics downloading system.
iTunes is brought up a lot but there’s no reason why that has to be the only model. This is a different medium after all. I just hope that the archival craze both DC and Marvel share will meet up with some innovative thinking soon.
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