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I am, but my hoarding is partially the reason for so many. I've probably only read 2/3 of my physical comics, and probably less than 10% of my digital comics so far.

The only way I'll ever read them all is if I'm able to retire by 70 and live to at least 90.

But did you miss Strapped4Cash's post? I'm an amateur collector compared to him and at least a few more here I bet.

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Oh yeh for sure! I was raised with Bat 78-85 and even though some day they sucked, I loved them and remember everything.

When I was 15 I read Uncanny in the 70's and damn!!! Those left a mark burned into my brain for sure

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I've done the numbers based on normal reading speeds. At an hour a day (which is likely never going to happen) it would take over four years. A digital collection is far easier to deal with because it takes up less real space.

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I have sometimes really thought about picking up digital collections of G.I. Joe, my favorite comic book when I was a kid. Thing is, when I pull out my collection of ~110 out of 155 (still have never read the final issue! :() one of the parts I enjoy the most is looking at the ads and the letter section. My hunch is those extra elements aren't included in the digital collections, so I've hesitated. Still, that may be my only way to tracking down the last 45 issues or so.

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I have about 30 long boxes full of comics. At about 250 comics per box, that is about 7,500 comics. If I read 10 comics per day, it would take me just over 2 years to read them all. And 10 comics per day is a lot of reading.

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Yeah, I miss those too, and hate that pretty much all these digital books ignore the letters pages, ads, and other supplements.

Lately, I've been reading some old DC books, late 70s and 80s; and I love seeing all the old ads, both in house and not. Was pleasantly reminded that they often had two pages of letters each issue, in addition to supplements like one page gag strips and editorials.

Digital is great for price and space reasons, and I actually don't mind missing the 'feel' of the paper; but I do miss the above extras. The only other big negative for me is how so few of the books from the 70s and 80s are available (legally).

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I really miss the old ads when I read an omnibus or trade. DC and Marvel have to realize they are selling nostalgia as much as anything else, but I guess there are legal issues with reprinting old ads.

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Maybe the same for letters too?

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It's possible, we know that virtually all older reprint material at DC is at the mercy of the negotiated contract with the living creators. It's why we get bizarre omissions from comic book runs in hardcovers.

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I honestly have not loved any story for so long, I am really thinking of just reading all the old golden, silver and bronze books I missed and pretend today's dibacle doesn't even exist. I just acquired complete runs of about 3000 books digitally couple with my iPad I can envision years of reading enjoyment.

Today's stuff is just so forgetable and rehashed I may give it up


Anyone on here read only older stuff and not even read current stories?

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I think I mentioned that I do in this thread or another thread. I mostly buy and read SA, BA and GA stories. The only current books I read are WD and Lazarus but I don't buy those...just borrow them from friends or the library. So, I sort of keep up but not really.

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I tend to read mostly '70s stuff. Current books I read are Walking Dead, Invincible, Saga, and Lazarus. I've read some of the New 52 and liked it fine, but I didn't feel an urgent need to keep up with it. I think Animal Man was the only series I bought a second TPB of, and I haven't kept up after that. Would I buy a cheap Aquaman vol. 2? Sure, but I don't "need" to. The last big "event" I read was Infinite Crisis, and I again I liked it fine, but I hate still having the floppies. I could just dump them, but there's a chance I'll want to reread it, but I don't want to rebuy it in TPB. I could just worry about that if it happens, I guess.

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There are nice tablet. it's good structure video.

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I would choose physical copies any day over digital copies of a comic. The whole experience of holding a book in your hand and reading it is something which cannot be replaced by reading comic books on a tablet or any other digital device. The whole experience is very artificial, if you ask me.