Bruh, what do you mean Read Comics Online is down??? That site has been so crucial for my Superman comic book reading experience.
I've been paying for DC Infinite so I can read Post-Crisis. The list I'm following goes from 1986 to whenever that era ends, and it leads into Post-Flashpoint. I've read 1,200+ comics, including a couple of alternate storylines like Absolute Superman. Over 200 hundred of the issues I read aren't available on the app, and so I had to turn to Read Comics Online. If I tried to buy just 100 of those comics, which are only available secondhand, it would've cost me over $500, not including shipping, just for comics I may not even like or touch again. There have been several I've pirated that I didn't like. So no, buying physical for missing issues has never a viable option for me.
I have bought physical copies for storylines I absolutely adore (Absolute Superman, for example) from comic book stores that order directly from DC.
With Read Comics Online gone, I may have to give up reading this order, which means I'd have to cancel my DC subscription, because I don't do well skipping around between storylines. This reading order has been the most accessible for my enjoyment.
I tried looking into Hoopla, and they don't have an issue that I could ONLY find on Read Comics Online.
This sucks. This genuinely fucking sucks. I could skip to Post-Flashpoint, but I really don't want to. I've been really enjoying where I'm at. I reached Superman comics published in 2004, and I was so excited to see the evolution throughout the 2000s, so skipping to 2018 or later literally is not an option for me.
I'm so sorry to everyone who also depended on Read Comics Online. This is a major blow to the comic book community.
