[Comics] I used to follow pretty strongly two years ago but have quit since then. I want to get back into comics but it's so expensive and I'm missing so much that I'm afraid of the money sink. The $5/mo deal seems perfect time to jump in, but how is the catalog? Over 15,000 comics, but are they mostly just the old ones? How soon do the new comics get integrated into Marvel Universe?
Thanks!
Posted Nov 10, 2016, 4:19 PM UTC
Again, if you mean Unlimited, then super-worth it. Everything new (pretty sure it's everything) gets loaded in on a 6 month delay from the paper-release date (have to keep people buying the actual comics I suppose) and back-catalog stuff is being loaded in as an on-going project, there's ton in already.
I suppose it depends on how you like to read, I love being able to read whole arcs or events in one big binge. If you want to read new issues as they come out, you just have to adjust to that 6 month gap. But there's tons in there to fill that gap in the meantime.
It's great value though, even at the $10/m that I've been subscribed for, that's the cost of, what, 4/5 comics per month. So I can read more than my money's worth in one Saturday morning lay in bed.
gets loaded in on a 6 month delay from the paper-release date
I understand why they did it, and it makes sense and I don't blame them at all for it, but dang, I hope if I subscribe this doesnt end up bothering me too much.
Do they release the new ones on the dot after 6 months, or does it sometimes take longer than 6 months?
I've never actually looked into it tbh, I don't know whether that's a promise or just an estimate. I tend to read older stuff 'cause Unlimited has a great feature of putting together reading lists of all the different comics in order that make up an event or arc which I really appreciate.
oh that sounds really nice actually. I'm probably going to do it. I dont even question buying a drink at a bar, and this is half that price yet I'm thinking so hard on it.
You can actually browse the whole catalog to see what's available without being a subscriber. Just go to http://www.marvel.com/comics/series. Click on any series listed there and it will show you the issues that are available.
nice im sold! thank you
Unlimited is worth it. Even without the new stuff, they have so much on there that you can find something that you enjoy
Do you mean Marvel Unlimited? Because then there's a six month delay until the new comics enter the library
And I'm pretty sure most of the modern series are in it