Go, Read: Thoughts on Digital Comics

As far as I can tell, this short essay at Geekscape adds very little that's brand new to the ongoing discussion about on-line comics, but the general issue has enough importance I think it's worth placing in front of people as frequently as someone dives in. The focus is on recent statements by Dan Vado about SLG's efforts through Eyemelt.

Vado's company is a good place to start with such discussions right now because a switch to digital sales in his case avoids the binary thinking where some folks might seethe and insist that all print comics must switch over to digital form right now or be left behind, and instead focuses on the digital model as a replacement for a traditional method of serial publication that has deteriorated on its lower end over time to the point it fails to sustain a number of previously viable (barely) books. It also ducks another problem in that Vado's solution is a real-world solution and one he can manage as opposed to an assertion for industry-wide change in practices made from a position of influence outside the business. I think that changes the tenor of the conversation for the better.
 
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