DH>JR> web, I think the majority of comic book readers still enjoy having
DH>JR> a work of art they could hold in their hands.
DH>     I agree with you, John.  I've heard a lot of talk about how the
DH>printed page will eventually become a thing of the past; with
DH>everything being obtainable from the NET... but frankly, I just don't
DH>see it happening.  You can't curl up in bed with a computer the way
DH>you can with a good book.  Computer comics are an interesting idea...
DH>but I don't believe they'll ever become the norm.  I believe that any
DH>move to totally abandon paper copies of comics will result in the
DH>ultimate death of the industry.  I can't see comic stores being too
DH>thrill by that prospect either...
        We have to be in the right on this topic..even if there was the
        remote chance that a paper comic was to disappear from present
        production, there will always be an appreciation for an
        antique..which would then drive up prices and demand for the
        copies remaining on the market. And who hasn't dipped back into
        their collection to read an issue that was read years ago and
        forgotten? Virtual comics will be just another medium to print
        them and nothing more. Sure the prices are going up (which
        Jansen expressed in his reply) but that just means that one
        becomes more selective in what he/she buys. Prices will reflect
        demand anyway. If an issue is being priced at 5 dollars an issue
        and not selling, obviously the seller is going to drop the price
        to sell or not be in business.
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