It's the same with comic books. I usually buy the individual issues 'cos I can't wait for the collected editions to come out, plus I like to show my support right up front. After all, if no one buys the monthly issues then the series gets cancelled and then there won't be a collected edition. But then they put all this extra stuff in the graphic novel - what the hell? I'm not spending another $30 for a book when I already have all the regular elements just to get a new backup story or whatever, but I'm also pissed off that I don't get the bonus material. Why reward the people who buy the collected edition when it was guys like me who made sure the artists got a regular paycheque when they were working through the individual issues?
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It's the same with comic books. I usually buy the individual issues 'cos I can't wait for the collected editions to come out, plus I like to show my support right up front. After all, if no one buys the monthly issues then the series gets cancelled and then there won't be a collected edition. But then they put all this extra stuff in the graphic novel - what the hell? I'm not spending another $30 for a book when I already have all the regular elements just to get a new backup story or whatever, but I'm also pissed off that I don't get the bonus material. Why reward the people who buy the collected edition when it was guys like me who made sure the artists got a regular paycheque when they were working through the individual issues?