Hey friends. Now that the iPad has been released and tons of Apps are gonna be released like crazy for the thing. While I have not gotten one yet, because I don't buy gen 1 tech. So once a g2 or g3 is released, which most likely be around late summer or mid fall, I will be purchasing one. This sorta ties into an article involving Joe Quesada from Marvel. On his CBR blog Cup O' Joe, he talks a bit about the iPad and a potential app for digital comics.
So as my editorial has mentioned, will the iPad be the future in how we as comic book fans and aficionados read our comics via a digital network and displayed on a giant iPod touch. I do know there exist digital comics you can get for the psp, marvel has a section on there site with digital comics. I don't know if DC has a digital comics section, but I'm sure they will soon. With that said will this new piece of technology be the next step in giving us our super hero escapism.
Imagine being able to get your weekly comic orders with a simple press on the screen and flipping through the pages with ease. This would cut the amount of paper they would need to make for the amount of comics they make(now IDK if they use recycled resources so don't preach). Imagine being able to purchase your comic or comics if your local comic shop is hard to reach or you are nowhere need one(unless you prefer TPB, then you have bookstores and libraries). This item has full of potential and we can be the first in seeing a comic revolution.
Now, while I like seeing technology pushing the terms of humanity and helping people socialize more by keeping them apart(the irony), but I still prefer going to brick and mortor stores. The shop I go to is great. THe owner is a cool guy, he gives me good recommends to read. I think shops are good place to have great discussions and debates. Chat with your fellow compatriot on comics and movies. Plus if they did perfect this, then well the stores would lose business and thats never a good thing.
Now I know not everyone will own an iPad and loyalty to a store is very strong(my comic shop made $400 dolllars during one of those huge snow storms), the likelyhood of stores closing is small. With that said, whats your take on this. Will the iPad be the future of comics or will just a fad?