Get Your Free Comics.
Lately I've been increasingly disappointed with the state of Marvel and DC comics. Not so much the stories. I haven't been reading the stories. But disappointed with the price. (which is why i haven't been reading the stories.)
In 1966 a Marvel comic was $0.12 in US dollars. If we adjust for inflation that's $0.95 in today's money. But do Marvel comics cost $1 today? No they cost $5 today. Minimum wage in 1966 was $1.25 and today it's $7.25. With one hour of minimum wage work in 1966 you could buy 10 comic books. One hour of work today will buy you 1 comic book. That's bull shit. I find it very difficult to believe the price is significantly higher because creators are being paid significantly more than they once were. And because of that I can't support it. So I'm going to tell you where you can get comics for free, or nearly no money at all.
Before I do, I do want to say a lot of these suggestions are going to be indie creators. If you like any indie comics I strongly recommend that you either 1. Become their patron and help fund the creation of more comics or 2. buy their merchandise even if it's a little on the expensive side. They don't have the resources to create cheep merch. Splurge a little and help fund the comics you love. And NEVER EVER EVER EVER pirate the comics. A lot of webcomics are pirated at places like Redit and other forums. Don't read those pirate posts, support the official release. If you have the need to pirate something, pirate from a billion dollar monopoly like Disney. Don't pirate from the tiny creator who's barely getting by as it is.
okay here we go:
1. Webcomics. (duh) This is the broadest category 'cause it's not just one website. They're all over the web. Webcomics have always been free but now there are lots of places to go and get them. There's networks like Hiveworks and hubs like Webtoons and Tapas. There are others that don't belong to any group, they are just out there. I recommend exploring Top Webcomics to see if you can find a webcomic that's up your alley.
Here are some webtoons by fellow small time creators: Shadows of Oblivion • Dalrak the Mighty • Mousecapades • The Rings of Tinuris • Kinetics • IMPACT! • How Not To Be A Hero! • Alexander
Here are some other webcomics i like: Atomic Robo • Empowered • Spinnerette • Sequential Art
2. Graphite Comics. "So Shono," I hear you say, "webcomics are fine, but I like more main stream comics. Publishers like Top Cow, IDW, Boom, Aspen, Dynamite, etc. I can't read those comics for free." Oh friends, you can indeed. Now mind you these publishers don't have their entire catalog available on Graphite, but they sure do have a lot of them. You can even find my first published comic on the platform. It's... the art is really bad. Don't.... don't look at it. Like it's objectively bad. I'm not being modest, it's so bad. Read anything else on the platform. I personally I'm reading Walter Simonson's Star Slammers on there. (he's my all time favorite comic creator.)
Graphite Comics also has a lot of webtoons and other indie comic publishers there. They have a ton of comics so go enjoy some good free comics!
3. Shonen Jump. "I don't like American comics Shono, I read manga." Great! Shonen Jump lets your read the first 3 chapters, and the latest 3 chapters of all their manga for FREE! One Piece, Dragon Ball, My Hero Academia, Death Note, everything! And it updates the chapters the same day they are released in Japan. So you're reading the latest chapter the same time the Japanese are. Now Even though that's free, if you have $2 extra each month, you'll have access to ALL the chapter. Read all 1000 chapters of One Piece, all of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball Super. EVERYTHING for just $2 a month. It's the best deal in mainstream comics. But even if you don't have the $2, you can still read what came out this week, and keep up to date without spending a dime!
4. Drive Thru Comics. This is the first online digital store for comics. They used to be called "Comics My Way" and they use to distribute paper copies of comics sorta like DCBS does today. But once that model wasn't viable anymore they switched to digital distribution of comics and stories. (they also have sister sites like DrivethruRPG that sells table top games and stuff.) They have a huge catalog of indie and mainstream comics. I recommend clicking on the "Free Comics" tab to see what they have available. *Spoilers, it's a ton.*
5. ComiXology. There are a lot of positives with ComiXology. I use the app a lot. My biggest problem with it though is most of the comics on the site is the same price as the paper copies. (unless there is a sale going on.) Why am I paying full price for a digital copy of the comic? It's not like there are any materials thats contributing to the cost. My other problem is they're owned by Amazon. And lately I'be been doing my best not to support monopolistic companies. I want to support small companies. Regardless despite those complaints they do have a section of free comics. Some of them very good.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head. Did I miss anything? What's your favorite webcomic? Where do you go to get your free, non-pirated comics? (seriously don't pirate comics We comic creators make so little money as it is. don't make it worse by pirating comics.)
And Make Comics, Not Excuses.
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i have very mixed feelings abt the holiday banner
oh god another houses banner
oh god another houses lords banner
they ACTUALLY just booted claude from a houses lords banner to randomly stick yunaka on it. they really just stuck yunaka on a houses lords banner and booted claude from it instead of making yunaka the free unit to make the banner make sense because sweet baby jesus oh no how could we have THREE men on a single banner (even if one is a duo, it doesn't count since the lead is male!!!)!!!
as i have said, intsys does not deserve claude and i will continue retaining custody of him
i am contractually obligated to pull for dimitri bc claude is free and i am sworn to gather all dimitris and claudes and s support them
i am contractually obligated to pull for dimitri anyway
no but they actually just booted claude from a houses lord banner bc they wanted another pair of tits and a nice giant crotch outline
they still have not given us yuletide's eyes and yuletide's ears. where are our santas, janaff and ulki? when will intsys realize what fools they've been and atone for their sins?
felix can be doubly grumpy now while he has to sit in that outfit miserable (i would be too) while dimitri sits in that outfit not miserable
i said dimitri, halloween, giving out candy to children, but this is technically the same idea but with gifts
dimitri and claude will once again be kissing as they always do when they get alts
dimitri and claude will be a happy gift giving couple
shinon will sit with felix in harmonic misery bc intsys said it's been seven years since launch and we still won't put janaff in this game
they actually seriously really truly honestly just booted claude from the houses lord banner to put a non houses character on it
intsys is not allowed to have claude they do not treat him kindly
are we ever getting matthias btw intsys (we don't even have miklan...)
just realized my 2023 heroes bingo aged terribly and i expected that wholeheartedly but i am still disappointed
very sick of houses lords banners but will always take new a mitri so internal conflict ensues
new year's ranulf??? please im begging you he needs an alt
new year's ranulf/ike duo??? please im begging you radiant dawn was the ranulf/ike game
but if not i'll take a janaff/shinon duo ANY FUCKING TIME INTSYS... hey... that was a lil hint u kno??? a nudge...??? yeah...??? hey... intsys...??? um... are u listening...?
gift giving happy mitri living his best life
they seriously really honestly and truly fucking kicked claude off the-
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tbh I fully expect a potential Houses child banner in Heroes to just be the three lords and Byleth and the TT reward to possibly be Yuri (fourth lord but also legendary unit rights), but I want the TT reward to be Glenn.
like, idk, I feel pretty certain that the three lords and Byleth would be the banner itself, and that only leaves one more slot which would be the TT unit. that said, a duo hero Dimitri and Glenn would also work and Yuri could still retain his figurative TT slot.
I just feel like a child banner is the perfect banner for Glenn because he wasn't exactly a child/their age, but that time period is when he was alive and what he looked like at that time. it would be the perfect chance to get him in. I also don't think Glenn would fit as a GHB, which leaves TT, being in a banner as a singular unit, or getting in by way of being paired in a duo with someone else. Felix would fit the third bill perfectly, but there wouldn't be room for him in the banner if the lords and Byleth took those spots.
I JUST REALLY WANT GLENN IN HEROES BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HE LOOKED LIKE AND WHO HE WAS AND I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMETHING FOR FOUR YEARS.
thank you for arriving at and sitting through my Glenn Talk. C:
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i love rhea but im genuinely bummed that we got the faerghus four (understandably save for dimitri) without rodrigue. i mean... hello??? his son, daughter in law and best friend’s son and y’all rly not gonna be rodrigue on the banner?
i wish he’d be the free unit in the next tt but i don’t think they do normal non-alts for free units anymore in tt :’(
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i find it kinda funny how the timeskip outfits for heroes are just
the main three, byleth, yuri, and cyril
cyril is a lord now you heard it here on heroes
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