This is and Idea I played with in the back of my head for a long time. In the medium of comic books, trade paperbacks are used to reprint several issues of a comic series in one volume, more often than not an important storyline or the complete series itself, and the name "trade paperback" has become synonymous with a compilation of reprinted material.
The “Waiting for a Trade Paperback” thought is due to the rising cost of my monthly comics books. It’s summer, there are miniseries coming out, event books are starting, and like a child, about to mislay something sacred, my wallet trembles. With comic books starting to hit $3.99 per issue of a regular 32 page comic, more often now, and Comics not having an E Reader, It’s time for me to really rethink everything to not go broke.
I was talking with Izatherez (and I expect a comment from him) about the reliability of the trade market and we agreed that things are coming out at a good enough pace for us to be patient. It is just a matter of picking and choosing what to be patient with. The Trade paperback titles that are easiest to make a decision on are the one from a smaller companies that are more standalone finite stories , like Farscape and Eureka From Boom! and Ghostbusters and maybe Transformers from IDW. Many of stories that come out in this similar vein read better in trade format anyway.
Another cool thing about trades is I find it easier to shop around and get better pricing. Some sites have them cheaper on preorder. And they look better on a bookshelf also. This will make for an interesting adjustment in my comic book reading habits.
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