Comments on: Comicology-108 “Walking and Talking” http://comicology.net/comicology-108-walking-and-talking/ Dispatches from the world of digital comics Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:14:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: » Blog Archive » Random bits of info http://comicology.net/comicology-108-walking-and-talking/#comment-18574 » Blog Archive » Random bits of info Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:54:51 +0000 http://comicology.net/comicology-108-walking-and-talking/#comment-18574 [...] took a look at the states for Comicology 108 and my jaw hit the floor. Libsyn (the service I use to host my audio files) reports that there have [...] […] took a look at the states for Comicology 108 and my jaw hit the floor. Libsyn (the service I use to host my audio files) reports that there have […]

]]> By: Neil http://comicology.net/comicology-108-walking-and-talking/#comment-18572 Neil Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:43:49 +0000 http://comicology.net/comicology-108-walking-and-talking/#comment-18572 Simon: I love your print on demand idea. For real that has got to be one of the best things I have ever heard. Bastich: The volume issue is due two things. 1. I am not good at using the device yet and the settings were off. I have played with some new settings and I know that future shows will sound louder. 2. I'm a "loud talker" and when I was walking around the area I live in at about 2:00AM I was making a effort to keep my own "loud talker" voice down. This can be fixed by either talking at my normal level, or by not doing shows outside in the wee morning. I think that I will do both. Simon:

I love your print on demand idea. For real that has got to be one of the best things I have ever heard.

Bastich:

The volume issue is due two things.

1. I am not good at using the device yet and the settings were off. I have played with some new settings and I know that future shows will sound louder.

2. I’m a “loud talker” and when I was walking around the area I live in at about 2:00AM I was making a effort to keep my own “loud talker” voice down. This can be fixed by either talking at my normal level, or by not doing shows outside in the wee morning. I think that I will do both.

]]> By: Bastich http://comicology.net/comicology-108-walking-and-talking/#comment-18557 Bastich Fri, 01 Jun 2007 05:23:02 +0000 http://comicology.net/comicology-108-walking-and-talking/#comment-18557 Yeah, the volume is way down on this one. Anyway, how bout digital comics be made as TPB so brick and mortar has nothing to worry about individual issues. Yeah, the volume is way down on this one.

Anyway, how bout digital comics be made as TPB so brick and mortar has nothing to worry about individual issues.

]]> By: SimonMacDonald http://comicology.net/comicology-108-walking-and-talking/#comment-18066 SimonMacDonald Wed, 30 May 2007 16:49:11 +0000 http://comicology.net/comicology-108-walking-and-talking/#comment-18066 Hey Neil, I just finished listening to Comicology 108 which was recorded on your new device. Anyway you can increase the volume on that thing? I had to crank my speakers way up to hear it properly. I'm quite worried for small comic book shops. If the big companies like Marvel and DC get their act together and start selling non-DRM digital comics it will be very bad news for small comic book shops. At this point there is nothing to stop comic producers from providing their monthlies digitally as they are already available, illegally?, on-line. The future that I envision is one in which I can download my comics digitally on a weekly basis. If I want a hard copy of the books I would wait until the trade is released. Even better comic book companies could provide print-on-demand services for their catalogs. This way if I wanted to create my own trade or essentials I could. For instance I read Checkmate but not the Outsiders. I could create my own CheckOut trade paperback with print-on-demand. With the entire back catalog of comics available on line with print-on-demand that would effectively kill the collectible market. Small comic book shops would have to diversify (CCG, posters, t-shirts) even more than they already have to stay alive. Hey Neil, I just finished listening to Comicology 108 which was recorded on your new device. Anyway you can increase the volume on that thing? I had to crank my speakers way up to hear it properly.

I’m quite worried for small comic book shops. If the big companies like Marvel and DC get their act together and start selling non-DRM digital comics it will be very bad news for small comic book shops. At this point there is nothing to stop comic producers from providing their monthlies digitally as they are already available, illegally?, on-line.

The future that I envision is one in which I can download my comics digitally on a weekly basis. If I want a hard copy of the books I would wait until the trade is released. Even better comic book companies could provide print-on-demand services for their catalogs. This way if I wanted to create my own trade or essentials I could. For instance I read Checkmate but not the Outsiders. I could create my own CheckOut trade paperback with print-on-demand.

With the entire back catalog of comics available on line with print-on-demand that would effectively kill the collectible market. Small comic book shops would have to diversify (CCG, posters, t-shirts) even more than they already have to stay alive.

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