Andrew (Television Executive)Mar 14, 2024

My little brother has gotten me reading manga.

I'm mostly using the Shonen Jump app (which is a surprisingly good deal) but I don't have a good tablet at the moment, so I'm on my phone.

The original run on dragon ball was easy to read on my phone.

So far, Super is not.

Show threadAndrew (Television Executive)Mar 14, 2024
I'd prefer to read on paper anyway, and I have the first two volumes of Super in print, but it has proved incredibly difficult to find the rest locally.
Show threadAndrew (Television Executive)Mar 14, 2024

(By "locally" I mean "within 60 miles"

No bookstore, no big box store, no collectibles store within 60 miles of my home had volumes 3 or 4 in stock.)

Show threadAndrew (Television Executive)Mar 14, 2024

So, uhh...

Good android tablets for reading comics?

Good places to buy manga?

I guess I'll just have to wait until they're in stock at #hemlockbazaar??

Show threadAndrew (Television Executive)

I probably have a spare 10" tablet at the makerspace.

It's probably hot garbage, but it'll read books until I can get them ordered for the shop.

Mar 14, 2024 at 11:53pmWeb
Show threadAndrew (Television Executive)Mar 16, 2024

I decided I'd get my manga from my bookstore ( #HemlockBazaar) which means I'm waiting a few days for the next issue of dragon ball super.

In the meantime, I've started reading Doctor Slump on the Shonen Jump app, and Red Cat Ramen in the Manga+ app.

Show threadAndrew (Television Executive)Mar 17, 2024

I'm not enjoying Dr Slump as much as I hoped I would. It's just harder to follow, and significantly less is happening plot-wise.

It feels more like a newspaper strip than a comic (and I guess it is in many ways!)

Show threadDJ SundogMar 14, 2024
@ajroach42 you can use that samsung tablet I've got if you want, but I imagine it's a little small for what you want. I could loan you my ipad pro but then you have to deal with apple ecosystem things.
Show threadAndrew (Television Executive)Mar 15, 2024
@djsundog if I go the tablet route, I'll probably just snag one of those horrible Walmart/Onn things from the makerspace.
Show threadDigital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 👽Mar 15, 2024

@djsundog @ajroach42 iPad screens changed my life with digital comics.

If you do use the iPad, Readdle Documents is great for pulling in pdf comics from whatever network store you have, and reading. cbz/cbr is awkward, I'm using Chunky but it's kinda crap at networking. Both are free.

I miss when Comixology was indie and good, now it's a fucking zon portal.

Show threadAndrew (Television Executive)Mar 15, 2024
@mdhughes @djsundog I basically stopped reading comics when Amazon got involved.
Show threadDigital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 👽Mar 15, 2024
@ajroach42 @djsundog I quit buying from Comixology, but happily Boom, Dynamite, Kenzer, some others still sell digital, and otherwise fuck it, 🏴‍☠️