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General Discussion / Re: Comic Heroes
Last post by kitsunebi - Apr 15, 2026, 09:25 PMRe: Wizard, I have admittedly only scanned the first 3 issues so far, but I will eventually get around to scanning ALL OF THEM (in addition to their action figure spinoff mag, ToyFare). Granted, most of them are already available online, but my scans will be higher quality (and complete - many of the existing scans didn't bother with the price guide section, which admittedly isn't useful for ascertaining values any more, but complete is complete.)
I've also got Comics Buyer's Guide, which I've only scanned 2 of so far, but I've got loads (it was a weekly publication with thousands of issues, though early issues from the 1970s aren't really much more than a bunch of sales ads. As the years went by, more and more editorial content replaced the ads, and eventually it ended up looking exactly like a proper magazine LOL)
I have all of Hero Illustrated (sort of a contemporary competitor of Wizard in the 90s)
And a mag called Combo (I've actually not seen these yet, but they're waiting in a box for me whenever I make it back to the States to visit my family LOL.)
There's one more called Comics Scene which I don't own yet, as I'm waiting to find a good full lot up for auction rather than buying issues piecemeal. It was published by the people who did Starlog.
There are others, but these are the ones I plan to scan. So far.
I've also got Comics Buyer's Guide, which I've only scanned 2 of so far, but I've got loads (it was a weekly publication with thousands of issues, though early issues from the 1970s aren't really much more than a bunch of sales ads. As the years went by, more and more editorial content replaced the ads, and eventually it ended up looking exactly like a proper magazine LOL)
I have all of Hero Illustrated (sort of a contemporary competitor of Wizard in the 90s)
And a mag called Combo (I've actually not seen these yet, but they're waiting in a box for me whenever I make it back to the States to visit my family LOL.)
There's one more called Comics Scene which I don't own yet, as I'm waiting to find a good full lot up for auction rather than buying issues piecemeal. It was published by the people who did Starlog.
There are others, but these are the ones I plan to scan. So far.
#2
New Releases / Re: New Releases - 04/26
Last post by Kiwi - Apr 15, 2026, 08:07 PMWith the discontinuation of PC Powerplay I am starting to migrate them from "archived" into "downloadable" status. As such issues 280 - 282 are now available to members ...
#3
New Releases / Re: New Releases - 04/26
Last post by Kiwi - Apr 15, 2026, 07:43 PMSwitch Player issues 68 - 70 are now available ...
#4
General Discussion / Re: Comic Heroes
Last post by Cez - Apr 15, 2026, 03:16 AMLOL. Been doing this long enough now to have thought of checking Internet Archive but totally didn't. That'll do nicely. Will also see if I can find any for Wizard. Quite new to comics so I have not heard of it before. Comics seem fairly overwhelming if I'm honest.
Cheers.
Cheers.
#5
General Discussion / Re: Comic Heroes
Last post by kitsunebi - Apr 15, 2026, 12:15 AMLOL, just did a search at the Internet Archive, and there seems to be around 22 issues available. <slaps self> Gotta remember to always check the biggest file repository in the world first. 
They all seem to be rips of publisher-produced PDFs - the kind with the true-type font crystal-clear text combined with super compressed looks-like-ass images. Why publishers thought that was the best way to sell their product, I'll never know.
They all seem to be rips of publisher-produced PDFs - the kind with the true-type font crystal-clear text combined with super compressed looks-like-ass images. Why publishers thought that was the best way to sell their product, I'll never know.
#6
General Discussion / Re: Comic Heroes
Last post by kitsunebi - Apr 15, 2026, 12:10 AMI've got PDFs of #25, 26, 29, 30, 31, and 32. I'm sure you probably have those (and 2 more I don't have 
). I've never seen any actual SCANS of that title, though. These issues are from 2015-2017, so while the mag may well be defunct, it still seems relatively recent to me when you consider that Wizard, the most successful and one of the longest running (20 years) comics mags (in the USA at least) ceased publication in 2011.
I've got hundreds of comics mags in need of scanning lying about in my closets, but they're all American.
). I've never seen any actual SCANS of that title, though. These issues are from 2015-2017, so while the mag may well be defunct, it still seems relatively recent to me when you consider that Wizard, the most successful and one of the longest running (20 years) comics mags (in the USA at least) ceased publication in 2011.I've got hundreds of comics mags in need of scanning lying about in my closets, but they're all American.
#7
General Discussion / Comic Heroes
Last post by Cez - Apr 14, 2026, 11:09 PMHi all.
I just found that there was a UK magazine called Comic Heroes. Unsurprisingly it deals with Comics (and Heroes I suppose). Looks really good. Have found about 8 issues of the 30 odd run. Just wondered if anyone has any hidden away. It is obviously long defunct now.
I just found that there was a UK magazine called Comic Heroes. Unsurprisingly it deals with Comics (and Heroes I suppose). Looks really good. Have found about 8 issues of the 30 odd run. Just wondered if anyone has any hidden away. It is obviously long defunct now.
#8
General Discussion / Re: Is there a way to upload m...
Last post by kitsunebi - Apr 14, 2026, 09:53 PMQuote from: rygel on Apr 14, 2026, 06:00 AMI'm not sure if this is the best comparison (I also enjoy 320 kpbs mp3s and do not need FLACs as most people will never hear a difference - but it's different with a magazine where you cannot identify any detail on an image). If you browse through the magazine and mainly focus on the texts, than it's probably fine. My comment was targeted to the quality standard on this site here, where the majority of mags are high quality scans resulting in much higher filesizes.
Right, I think it was probably a bit of hyperbole, but yeah, comparing 320kpbs mp3s to FLAC in magazine terms would be something more along the lines of "I enjoy 300 DPI scans and do not need 600 DPI scans." You're basically comparing something that's very high quality to something that's absurdly high quality, where the absurdly high quality version will look more or less the same as the very high quality version to almost everyone under normal viewing conditions. So not at all appropriate for talking about low-quality PDFs where you'd have to be blind not to see a huge difference.
"I don't care what the pictures look like so long as the text is readable" would be a totally legit comment regarding those PDFs, though.
#9
General Discussion / Re: Is there a way to upload m...
Last post by rygel - Apr 14, 2026, 06:00 AMQuote from: nexradchris on Apr 04, 2026, 07:11 AMas long as a magazine is readable, it is good enough for me... but I also like 320 kbps mp3 and some people can only get by with lossless...
I'm not sure if this is the best comparison (I also enjoy 320 kpbs mp3s and do not need FLACs as most people will never hear a difference - but it's different with a magazine where you cannot identify any detail on an image). If you browse through the magazine and mainly focus on the texts, than it's probably fine. My comment was targeted to the quality standard on this site here, where the majority of mags are high quality scans resulting in much higher filesizes.
#10
New Releases / Re: New Releases - 04/26
Last post by bigkev - Apr 08, 2026, 10:10 PMThank you for the uploads everyone. Much appreciated.
Quote from: kitsunebi on Apr 08, 2026, 08:25 PMPC Games Vol.4 No.4 and PC Games Vol.4 No.5 are up.
I like how the Jedi Knight cover says "Actual Screen Image" like no one could ever believe those graphics weren't from some pre-rendered cutscene made by a warehoused-sized array of supercomputers.
