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Single Issues	8	25.00%
Trade Paperbacks/Volumes	6	18.75%
Hardcover Volumes/Omnibus's	1	3.13%
Downloads	17	53.13%
Total:	32 votes	100%

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How do you obtain your comics?
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SnakeEyes
Connoisseur

Gender: Male
Location: AMERICA

How do you obtain your comics?

I typically purchase trade paperbacks/graphic novels.

What do you prefer and why?

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Smurph
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Gender: Male
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Snatch and run

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ExodusCloak
Senior Member

Gender: Male
Location:

I have subscriptions which come very very late as well as buy single issues on occasion which also arrive in the shops very, very late. Shipping sucks, why the hell does it need to go to New Zealand before coming to Europe?

In Astonishing X-Men's case I own single issues and the tradepaper back.

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Symmetric Chaos
Fractal King

Gender: Male
Location: Ko-ro-ba

I put on my Masked Avenger costume and tackle people as they come out of comic book shops.

When that's not viable I generally order the trades.

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xJLxKing
Senior Member

Gender: Male
Location: United States

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Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
I put on my Masked Avenger costume and tackle people as they come out of comic book shops.

Amen to that brother

That's always a viable option

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guy222
With my gal

Gender: Male
Location: loving life in missouri

Buy lots when they come out

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Badabing
Gym rat

Gender: Male
Location: Fully flexed

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Mostly single issues at a comic book shop. I have about 30-40 trades/paperbacks too.

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Deathlok
Senior Member

Gender:
Location: Canada

I get all my goods from my local comic shop. I get Previews every month. The nice thing about my shop is that I can order anything from previews through my comic shops online previews setup. SO that is how I submit my orders. EVERY STORE SHOULD DO THIS.

http://www.happyharborcomics.com/

My old shop, I had to write everything down & hand in a piece of paper, then pray that they would not lose it. I would never get any statues, tee shirts, toys or alternative comics cause the dude imputing all these orders hated anything not Marvel or DC! LOL THANK GOD I NO LONGER SHOP THERE!!!

MY COMICS STORE JUST had an 80% off sale on all back issues. So now I am 8 issues away from a complete run of Avengers West Coast!

w00t

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theICONiac
Senior Member

Gender: Male
Location: Ontario

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Originally posted by ExodusCloak
I have subscriptions which come very very late as well as buy single issues on occasion which also arrive in the shops very, very late. Shipping sucks, why the hell does it need to go to New Zealand before coming to Europe?

In Astonishing X-Men's case I own single issues and the tradepaper back.

Trust me, we have the same problems in Canada (WHERE MOST COMICS ARE PRINTED!!!! Or used to be at least..)

I've only ever had one subscription. My wife got me a year-long subscription to the Incredible Hulk about 3 yrs ago as an Xmas present.

AWFUL SERVICE!!! I would peruse my local comic shop every few weeks, see the newest issue of 'Planet Hulk' out, and have to wait LITERALLY 1-2 months before mine arrived in the mail.

Never again... mad

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Kazenji
Onyx Prime

Gender: Male
Location: Australia

Its bit of both for me Single Issues and trades/Omnibus especally for the older stuff.

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Lek Kuen
Ti Lun

Gender: Unspecified
Location: Zhu Shang Qiao

I get trades when they come out for a a certain arc in a series. For events I wait till its over and buy it and all the tie ins all at once

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BruceSkywalker
The BatLord of the Jedi

Gender: Male
Location: The Batcave

mostly single issues when they come out..

if stories are good i'll buy trade paperbacks

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-Pr-
Hey Yo!

Gender: Male
Location: Ireland.

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i only get trades when i can't get my hands on the individual issues, tbh.

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Lek Kuen
Ti Lun

Gender: Unspecified
Location: Zhu Shang Qiao

i prefer trades when its a story arc. I only prefer single issues for events since the tie ins arnt in the trade.

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Aug 8th, 2009 04:59 AM

Squirrel Fart
Senior Member

Gender: Unspecified
Location: Canada

Wait till kids come out of the comic store and beat the shit outta them.

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Scythe
The Goat

Gender: Unspecified
Location: In Her Kitty Arms

I buy hardcovers only. Unless it's a comic I don't really care for, then I buy the TPB.

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willRules
4 8 15 16 23 42

Gender: Male
Location: LOST

I Read comics over someones shoulder.

I usually buy trades or hardcovers for most things these days, exceptions being Spidey, sometimes Batman and up until now, Cap.

Up until Cap Reborn, I bought single issues. However I think I'm gonna start getting the trades for Cap from now on.

I sometimes buy the single issues for a major event but I prefer the trades (I'm waiting for the Blackest Night trade which is killing me, after reading the first issue)

I have a few random things in single issues, some one shots, some Green Lantern. I own Millar's run of Ultimates in single issue, but I'm really tempted to buy the Omnibus on Amazon cos it looks gorgeous yes

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Darth Vicious
Senior Member

Gender: Male
Location: Isla De La Muerte

DCP! (Since no one is saying it)

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kevdude
The Hooded Man

Gender: Male
Location: Ohio

Mostly singles then if I need to show anyone something that they ignored (you know who you are) then I can scan easier. TPB if I don't have it and want them all, very quick, last way to go eBay shopping big grin