So this is an intriguing development to the whole DC relaunch bonanza. It looks like in addition to offering date and digital comics, DC will now be doing the record tactic of offering digital download codes that come with your books so that you can have both a physical copy and digital copy of the comic, if you so choose.
Here’s the catch, though: to get the digital download, you have to pay a dollar extra for the physical comic. Otherwise, digital comics will be the exact same price as regular comics. DC is trying the tactic out with the release of Justice League #1, with the regular comic and digital copy being at $3.99 for the first four weeks, then moving to $2.99 for future physical issues and $1.99 digital after that. But if you want to buy the physical comic that comes with the digital? $4.99.
It’s hard sometimes to report news without offering some sort of commentar. Honestly, I feel it’s inappropriate most of the time to offer up any slant in a news post. However, it’s also very hard not to say something about this. It’s interesting to see DC trying to really ramp up their digital presence in a unique way, but this feels like a rip. If you buy a vinyl record today, you get a free digital download – why should you pay extra for a comic that is, to be frank, less re-accessible than an album of music?
It will be interesting to see how fans react to this, to say the least.
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