In fact, I haven't stepped foot into a comic shop in about 5 months. Pathetic, yes. I know. The other reason is that I've really not felt the need to go to the comic shop. In the past few months, I've decided to stick only with trades. This also plays into my new take on trying to minimalize my life and comics is one of the first to take the hit. The comics industry has played a big part in my change of attitude, too. The price of regular comics that I used to purchase monthly has gotten out of control. DC has taken a few steps recently with price drops on a lot of titles, which is a great start. Marvel on the other hand, which I read more of, has mentioned a price drop, but based on the solicits, I can't tell. The way comics are being created nowadays is like a TV miniseries.
Comics are specically being written now for the trade treatment. I have no real desire to keep up with the title on a monthly basis any, so why not wait for the trade? I am kind a antsy about certain titles (Avenegrs Prime, Young Avengers- Children's Crusade), but I still have bit the bullet and rushed out to the shop. And while I don't think comics will ever go to a trade only format, I do believe the digital revolution of digital comics is upon us. I believe comics will go digital before they ever go strictly to trade. I'm keeping up with the what's going on in comics through Twitter and podcasts, and it's totally worked for me until now. I'm ready to jump back into reading on a regular basis. I'm heading off to C2E2 in March, so I plan to pick up a bunch of trades and few issues to complete my New Avengers collection. What should I really be reading that's available in trade?
