The Most Cogent Argument For Digital Comics Distribution
November 10th 2010 -
You may remember just over a week ago when a tweet war erupted between Red 5 Comics, Brian Clevinger, and a couple of comic retail shops – recapped here: Bleeding Cool: This is Twitter war!!!!!!!!
Today, Brian Clevinger (8 Bit Theater & Atomic Robo) posted (via twitter) this, as an addition to his argument:
There are ~3,794,101 sq mi in the United States. There are ~3,000 comic book shops. That’s one shop per ~1,264 sq mi. This ignores that most cities have multiple shops. Which just makes the math worse in non-urban areas.
Digital comics distribution isn’t a replacement for LCBS. It’s an option for people who didn’t really have one before (mail order can be iffy). If you have a great local shop, by all means, SUPPORT THAT BASTARD. Great comic stores are gems and valuable parts of their communities.
Not to mention other places like…the rest of the world. Availability is what will keep the comic industry strong and possibly grow into new areas.
As far as Webcartoonists.com is concerned, the move of comics to a digital format is the natural progression. Especially when large amounts of retailing has already made the move to the web. Anything you want is available online…why shouldn’t your comics be too?
November 10th, 2010 at 11:38 am
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