How many years before all Marvel comics go digital only?

[Marvel Forever]

There have been rumors now for a few years that eventually printed comics will become a thing of the past. I wonder how long before Marvel makes such a move. They are already pushing their Marvel Unlimited Library of digital comics and many or most of their new comics are also available online. What do all of you think? How long before Marvel does away with paper comics?

[Snoop Dogg]

When we're dead, when a global catastrophe happens (a much worse one), or when we're all dead because of a much worse global catastrophe.

[Force de Phenix]

This would affect comic book shops, like Amazon affected every other shop on main street. That said, Amazon is here and those shops don't exist anymore and no one cares. I don't know how much people would really care after comic book shops close.

With the current situation moving everything online, and with a loud group of people begging for movies to go straight to streaming, I could see print going very soon. Paper comics is 100% nostalgia and collections. Think of how many people buy DVD's to how many people watch Disney Plus, Netflix, and other streaming services.

[Nazrel]

They'll probably keep trades around; single issues though?
Given the current circumstances, they might be gone shortly.

[Ying Ko]

I say this or next year. Physical trades and digital single issues is the way forward. That's just the way it is now.

[ciscostudent561]

Stopped buying single issues years ago.
I only buy digital and TPB when I have too.

My only issue with digital is not having them with a recognized universal file type (ie .mp3, .jpeg) that allows portability and easier offline management.
I can't stand how everything is going cloud, and offline access is just basically cached access to your media, if that. No thank you, I want my files and a recognized offline reader.