single comics vs trade paperbacks thread

[heroic_decepticon]

just got AHM "volume 4" today and read it in one go. Awesome to read in one go. heh.

[Seraphim Prime]

I buy the trades for pretty much the same reasons others have said. They store better and they're cheaper, as well as not needing to go on the comic hunt as often as I would otherwise.

[1orion2many]

TPB all the way, take up less room and less likely to get damaged.

[GoktimusPrime]

as well as not needing to go on the comic hunt as often as I would otherwise.

I realise that this is a completely moot point for you since you collect TPBs () -- but for anyone else considering collecting individual issues I'd recommend setting up a standing order at a comic store rather than hunting.

[loophole]

For Transformers i usually get Trades although i ended up getting all the single issues of AHM just for the different covers and the other comic series that i collect is all single issues as i find it easier to keep on top of them and i usually wouldnt be able to wait the year it takes for some of the TPBs' to come out

[Jhiaxus]

I prefer single issues. It's something to do with the way they feel, but also to do with context. It's less of an issue with modern comics, but especially with older comics you don't get the ads -- you don't get the letters pages -- you don't get all the things that places the story in a time and place.

Trade Paperbacks are very pratical.

But I'd miss seeing what other IDW comics are out that month, or the letters page, or the other little things that give the whole comic context. It was neat reading through some of the Infiltration (I think, or one of those lines of comics) stuff years later and seeing an ad for the Alternators Optimus Prime toy.

--Jhiaxus.

[kup]

I say depending on the quality of the comic run.

IDW has a tendency to be inconsistent in the quality of single issues. Some issues may be very good but several are not and due to this its hard to get a clear picture on the quality of the overall story. At the end of the single issue run, you may realize that the story is not very good at all.

If you have doubts on a comic series wait till the paperback as single issues may not be worth it.