«Speaking generally, it is because of the desire of the tragic poets for the marvellous that so varied and inconsistent an account of Medea has been given out» (Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History [4.56.1])
Single issues will always be around because they are cheaper and provide a faster return on investment, but there will likely be a change to the current status quo where companies are using the same comic for multiple revenue streams (IE- digital, Trade Paperback, single issues.)
It's likely that many titles won't be released in single issue formats. But some stuff will.
Sincerely,
Thomas Mets
This is why when I want to read comics I just subscribe to Marvel Unlimited for less than $10 a month.
I still have most of my older comics (mainly because I still use artists like Rick Leonardi, Arthur Adams, and Travis Charest as artistic references) but I don't really see the point of buying new ones when I can read almost infinitely more comics online for a lot less money.
On the one hand I feel bad for not supporting the newer titles when they first come out, but on the other hand I know I'd do so if the price was right.
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Oh, I have a Marvel Unlimited subscription too and I love it, especially for series I missed. But I still buy the Fantastic Four every month and the now the new Doctor Doom series. I dropped the Avengers, and haven't kept up with the multiple relaunches of Doctor Strange. But if I hear good things about them, I can go back and pull them up on my Marvel Unlimited as you said. Plus you get those yearly goodie packages, which I usually given to one of my nephews or nieces in the case of the Captain Marvel from a couple years back.
I tend to do the same, but mainly when I see work from an artist I like, such as Sara Pichelli (Spider-Man, Guardians) or Jerome Opena (X-Force, Avengers).
I have no problem paying four or five dollars for quality artwork -- in some cases (like the Wildcats/X-Men crossover by Charest) I feel it's worth a lot more.
Speaking of which, I need to pick up Seinkiewicz' New Mutants one-shot, since his early work on that title is one of the reasons I started collecting comics.
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Monthly issues have cheated death more times than Sam and Dean Winchester put together.
While there might be a time when they are a thing of the past, I'm not so sure that there will be any predicting just when it will be.
Not to mention their content. The need to be PC/SJW has sucked the creativity and storytelling out of the books. CB used to be out being a hero (ie. the bigger person) now it's about narcissism and need to see oneself reflected in the books. I mean if I want to see people like me, I can get that for free by sitting in the food court at the mall. The X-Men for instance used to be overcoming prejudice and not allowing your enemies to define you. Now it's about retiring to a corner because the world won't bow down and worship them. Batman- a self made man- has turned into Catwoman's dog on a leash. This is not inspiring.
I can't tell the last comic book I picked up that I want to re-read. As it is I purchase about 5 books. Two are Image titles and one is about to be cancelled after 6 issues. So there you go.
«Speaking generally, it is because of the desire of the tragic poets for the marvellous that so varied and inconsistent an account of Medea has been given out» (Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History [4.56.1])
I'd quibble with the "trying to add".
However, I think I have some parts of the answers to your question. As long as women, or queer people, or black, or other minority groups were confined to the margins as teammates, tokens, or fringe titles, then they were no threat. They were an alibi. "Some of my friends are black."
But once the former marginalised group becomes too successful, there will be a backlash. The Sad Puppies, Gamergate, and similar movements are violent examples, both because of former marginalised groups demanding space both in general and doing so successfully in the creative areas. Samuel R Delany wrote a really great article on it in his "Racism and Science Fiction".
Or Youtuber fandom musings in her movie essay "Attack on Captain Marvel: A casual look at the backlash against recent female lead superheroes" looking at similar mechanisms against women.
«Speaking generally, it is because of the desire of the tragic poets for the marvellous that so varied and inconsistent an account of Medea has been given out» (Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History [4.56.1])