Ha. David Fiore has the last word on why comic book singles are cool. He manages to define one of the things I like most about getting a single book each month (as opposed to getting a couple of trades a year). I wish DC was willing to try larger monthly anthologies again, but after talking with some editors I realize they believe it's just too much of a risk. But, you know, when I go back collecting old Adventure Comics with Aquaman stories in them, I buy them for the Aquaman but I read everything else in them (and generally enjoy them) too. I'm not sure why it's impossible to envision people buying anthologies again.
Also, Ron Phillips is irritated with the new terms springing up for comic books. I can't say I blame him. I use the term "singles" only after establishing it by terming it "comic book singles" earlier in my rant. "Floppies" is both inaccurate (there are a great many comics that don't flop thanks to sturdier covers) and it still means "computer discs" to me. "Pamphlet" has been taken over by people who want to minimize comic books, and its use has gone mostly derogatory, so I wouldn't use it even if I did think it was accurate. And, while Ron has a point that "comic book" still means a single issue, when I'm actually arguing about this topic, I'll probably still use "singles" as my term, meaning a single issue of an ongoing comic book, as opposed to a collection or graphic novel.
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