Oy! Scans Daily MADE comics fans!

[neotoma]

Someone unknown got scans_daily deleted off LJ for copyright violations. One of the mods explains what they currently know, and asks for everyone to refrain from pointing fingers.

However... if it was the work of an industry insider, that person is STUPID -- I've bought twice as many trade collections in the last six months than I did in the three previous years because of stuff I saw on scans daily. It was a wonderful way to get your friends into comics, because you could show them intriguing little bits.

Fortunately, there is an IJ asylum that can be utilized.

Comments

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

Can't speak for everyone but that's my experience too, and given all the comments I've seen both before and after the deleting, it seems like the usual way it goes. People who don't buy the comics are people who wouldn't have bought them anyway (meaning, for instance, they're not interested in let's say, Iron Man, but they will look at the scans). The scans are the only thing that might tempt them to buy comics they wouldn't otherwise have checked out, or else they keep an eye on a comic they otherwise would have just stopped buying and never thought about again, and decide to start buying it again when they see it's getting good.

That's just going by the regular comments that were always posted. Many people have posted how it got them back into comics, got them buying comics again, got them buying comics they wouldn't have bought otherwise. It seems like if you wanted to actually read the comics it would just be frustrating to only read part of it.

Mostly I'm sad because I loved the conversations there. I liked being able to discuss the comic that just came out. Not that every comment was brilliant or anything, but I got into a lot of conversations I loved there about characters, art etc. Also it was nice having people who could explain things, which I think also encouraged people to get into comics they wouldn't have understood otherwise.

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

that might tempt them to buy comics they wouldn't otherwise have checked out

Most of DC comics for me, and THOR from Marvel (I learned that JMS was writing THOR via scans-daily).

I wouldn't have even HEARD about Agents of Atlas without it, and now I am a total Jeff Park fangirl.

and decide to start buying it again when they see it's getting good.

Yup, the various Xmen books go in cycles, depending on who is writing. I like to know when the titles get worth reading again.

I liked being able to discuss the comic that just came out.

And comics that were older than I am. The posting of old comics was one of the great things that I loved. It was a great resource.