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The Person Saving The Media You Love Is You
THE PERSON SAVING THE MEDIA YOU LOVE IS 👉 YOU 👈
An amazing write-up by a passionate preservationist, Chris Person (@Papapishu on Twitter), on why YOU are the only one that can save media you love. 💿 📀 📽️ 📹 :hd_dvd_spin: :blobfoxcomputer:
#preservation #archival #archiveorg #digitization #Digitizing #domesday #domesday86 #domesdayduplicator #laserdisc #vhs #betamax #video8 #datahoarder #datahoarding
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The Person Saving The Media You Love Is You
THE PERSON SAVING THE MEDIA YOU LOVE IS 👉 YOU 👈
An amazing write-up by a passionate preservationist, Chris Person (@Papapishu on Twitter), on why YOU are the only one that can save media you love. 💿 📀 📽️ 📹 :hd_dvd_spin: :blobfoxcomputer:
#preservation #archival #archiveorg #digitization #Digitizing #domesday #domesday86 #domesdayduplicator #laserdisc #vhs #betamax #video8 #datahoarder #datahoarding
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https://www.mixcloud.com/synthzone85/synth-zone-340/
SYNTH ZONE EP. 340 (2/18/24)
This show features tracks by Dualarity, AM 1984, Answer42, Bardrog, Betamaxx, L'Avenue, Dana Jean Phoenix and more.
#synthwave #hostwiththemost #rayzor #blastfromthepast #timetraveller #80sstylemusic #retrowave -
https://www.mixcloud.com/synthzone85/synth-zone-340/
SYNTH ZONE EP. 340 (2/18/24)
This show features tracks by Dualarity, AM 1984, Answer42, Bardrog, Betamaxx, L'Avenue, Dana Jean Phoenix and more.
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That's right, the day you've all been waiting for. Tell your mom, tell your friends.... tell your mom's friends... tell your friend's moms!
The Music video for "Worry Response" by Maid is now on Youtube!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NGFijIeYKA#newmusic #rock #rockmusic #alternative #alternativerock #progressiverock #mathrock #musicvideo #video #glitch #videoart #glitchart #experimental #experimentalvideo #90's #mtv #nickelodeon #nicktoons #retro #nostalgia #90s #tape #betamax #betamax #videotape #vhs
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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mEngXcazyYg
New Music video for Maid's new single "Worry Response" plops it's way into your hearts... and onto youtube 8/18/2023.
#Music #newmusic #rock #rockmusic #alternative #alternativerock #alternativemusic #progressiverock #mathrock #musicvideo #release #premiere #video #glitch #videoart #glitchart #experimental #experimentalvideo #90's #mtv #nickelodeon #nicktoons #retro #nostalgia #90s #tape #betamax #betamax #videotape #vhs
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Back in 1994 I was working with SGML and CSS, and it was depressing that HTML had no understanding of CSS. We used a browser called Panorama, which could render SGML using CSS. Sadly its fate was that of Betamax.
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Back in 1994 I was working with SGML and CSS, and it was depressing that HTML had no understanding of CSS. We used a browser called Panorama, which could render SGML using CSS. Sadly its fate was that of Betamax.
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Back in 1994 I was working with SGML and CSS, and it was depressing that HTML had no understanding of CSS. We used a browser called Panorama, which could render SGML using CSS. Sadly its fate was that of Betamax.
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Back in 1994 I was working with SGML and CSS, and it was depressing that HTML had no understanding of CSS. We used a browser called Panorama, which could render SGML using CSS. Sadly its fate was that of Betamax.
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Back in 1994 I was working with SGML and CSS, and it was depressing that HTML had no understanding of CSS. We used a browser called Panorama, which could render SGML using CSS. Sadly its fate was that of Betamax.
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Until today, I'd mainly been hearing about DAB as a digital radio standard to replace AM and FM analogue broadcasting. Then today I heard about DRM (thinking it was ham radio DMR Motorola standard), and realised there is more than just DAB out there.
Without going into the technicalities (as I'm still picking up on all this and our own country was still to make a decision between DAB+ and DRM), DAB is chiefly adopted by the UK, DRM is very European-centric, HD Radio is North America, and China Digital Radio is of course Chinese.
The older standards are better established and more 'popular' as far as adoption goes. So, as with VHS and Betamax, or PAL and NTSC, it does not mean the most used is always the 'best' one technically. It is a matter of which country adopts what according to their own criteria.
The important thing though is that digital requires less electrical power, less radio spectrum, and can carry more programming stations than older analogue like AM and FM. We saw the same with amateur radio, actually, with digital modes like JS8Call digital mode punching through the static way further than an analogue signal.
So digital is clearly the future of radio. For example, the DAB+ standard would allow 18 different programming stations to exist off a single transmitter, using around 75% less electrical energy to cover the equivalent footprint that 18 FM analogues stations would have provided. So from an aggregated signal distribution perspective, this is way better. Again we saw the same with ham radio, where more than one station could use the same digital frequency, requiring only one repeater frequency.
So as a listener, your choice is really easy. For whatever country you are in, you have to use that standard (for local radio, anyway). As I understand it, HD Radio is a proprietary standard, whilst DAB+ and DRM+ are open standards, but technically there is no reason why a digital radio could otherwise not support more than one of these standards on the same radio receiver (much like many older radios support both AM and FM standards).
So if you do import a radio, be sure to check that it supports your country's standard. Also be aware, older standards such as DAB are not forward compatible with newer DAB+, so unlike analogue, you may have to ditch your receiver if the standard upgrades in future (unless they can receive software patches).
Unlike VHS and Betamax though, one of these standards will not likely rule worldwide, and it will be more a case of PAL/NTSC or Metric/Imperial standards just exiting together.
See Digital radio - Wikipedia
#technology #digitalradio #DAB #DRM #HDRadioDigital radio is the use of digital technology to transmit or receive across the radio spectrum. Digital transmission by radio waves includes digital broadcasting, and especially digital audio radio services. In digital broadcasting systems, the analog audio signal is digitized, compressed using an audio coding format such as AAC+ (MDCT)[1] or...
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Until today, I'd mainly been hearing about DAB as a digital radio standard to replace AM and FM analogue broadcasting. Then today I heard about DRM (thinking it was ham radio DMR Motorola standard), and realised there is more than just DAB out there.
Without going into the technicalities (as I'm still picking up on all this and our own country was still to make a decision between DAB+ and DRM), DAB is chiefly adopted by the UK, DRM is very European-centric, HD Radio is North America, and China Digital Radio is of course Chinese.
The older standards are better established and more 'popular' as far as adoption goes. So, as with VHS and Betamax, or PAL and NTSC, it does not mean the most used is always the 'best' one technically. It is a matter of which country adopts what according to their own criteria.
The important thing though is that digital requires less electrical power, less radio spectrum, and can carry more programming stations than older analogue like AM and FM. We saw the same with amateur radio, actually, with digital modes like JS8Call digital mode punching through the static way further than an analogue signal.
So digital is clearly the future of radio. For example, the DAB+ standard would allow 18 different programming stations to exist off a single transmitter, using around 75% less electrical energy to cover the equivalent footprint that 18 FM analogues stations would have provided. So from an aggregated signal distribution perspective, this is way better. Again we saw the same with ham radio, where more than one station could use the same digital frequency, requiring only one repeater frequency.
So as a listener, your choice is really easy. For whatever country you are in, you have to use that standard (for local radio, anyway). As I understand it, HD Radio is a proprietary standard, whilst DAB+ and DRM+ are open standards, but technically there is no reason why a digital radio could otherwise not support more than one of these standards on the same radio receiver (much like many older radios support both AM and FM standards).
So if you do import a radio, be sure to check that it supports your country's standard. Also be aware, older standards such as DAB are not forward compatible with newer DAB+, so unlike analogue, you may have to ditch your receiver if the standard upgrades in future (unless they can receive software patches).
Unlike VHS and Betamax though, one of these standards will not likely rule worldwide, and it will be more a case of PAL/NTSC or Metric/Imperial standards just exiting together.
See Digital radio - Wikipedia
#technology #digitalradio #DAB #DRM #HDRadioDigital radio is the use of digital technology to transmit or receive across the radio spectrum. Digital transmission by radio waves includes digital broadcasting, and especially digital audio radio services. In digital broadcasting systems, the analog audio signal is digitized, compressed using an audio coding format such as AAC+ (MDCT)[1] or...
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So, our first NY resolution for #Chem4Word is to support multiple structure and reaction libraries. It's all very well making a free, first-class cheminformatics tool available. But we need more 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩.
Think back to the VHS/Betamax war. The latter was the better format, but the former won out because it had so much more content going for it. -
#introduction #intro #introductions
My name is Kimberly, I am a fan of #cinema, especially #horror and not just films but the people who create the movies we love which is also why I have a #podcast and why I invest in movies and will find me as a producer and scorer on some.
#films
#physicalmedia
#vhs
#laserdisc
#betamax
#reeltoreel
#vintagetech
#bookstodon
#vinyl
#soundtrack
#80s
#genx
#nostalgia
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#introduction #intro #introductions
My name is Kimberly, I am a fan of #cinema, especially #horror and not just films but the people who create the movies we love which is also why I have a #podcast and why I invest in movies and will find me as a producer and scorer on some.
#films
#physicalmedia
#vhs
#laserdisc
#betamax
#reeltoreel
#vintagetech
#bookstodon
#vinyl
#soundtrack
#80s
#genx
#nostalgia
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@nafnlaus I think we are both in UK from @dantarian post I suspect we are still in the early stages with standards really still in flux I think that there has been a new version of #CCS proposed that will have #VehicleToGrid capabilities but don't know if it will be backward compatible, but i do think it will be needed as part of Grid stability for us to to fully transition to renewables though at the rate Teslas are being churned out I could see #NACS as new standard I have Betamax/VHS vibs
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Good morning. 🐦🐦🐦
11 May 2026
It’s early morning, and I’m typing in the dark so I don’t wake my wife. I’ve got SiriusXM running on my phone, feeding the news straight into my hearing aids. I kind of enjoy listening to Joe in the Morning while I drink my joe.
I’ve noticed how hotel technology has changed over the decades. I remember when checking in meant filling out a little questionnaire, knowing your license plate number, and being handed an actual metal key. Checking out meant going to the front desk to settle up before you left. Then hotels started slipping the invoice under the door at dawn and charging the card you checked in with. Eventually the metal keys gave way to keycards, and now even those are shifting from the old slide‑in slots to the tap‑to‑unlock style.
The hotel we’re in now still has the old‑fashioned slide‑in keycard reader. Maybe the tap locks won’t completely take over—kind of like how Betamax lost the war. Time will tell.
What really surprised me at check‑in was having to sign an actual piece of paper that included the make and model of my car. I haven’t had to do that in at least a decade, and I’ve stayed at this hotel before. When I asked about it, they said it was in case something happened with the car—like if I left the lights on. It also doubled as a sort of affidavit acknowledging that the rooms are non‑smoking.
The old saying came to mind: two steps forward, one step back.
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” — Bert Lance
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them.” — Lao Tzu
“We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us.” — Marshall McLuhan
#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #flowers #sparrows #housesparrow
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Good morning. 🐦🐦🐦
11 May 2026
It’s early morning, and I’m typing in the dark so I don’t wake my wife. I’ve got SiriusXM running on my phone, feeding the news straight into my hearing aids. I kind of enjoy listening to Joe in the Morning while I drink my joe.
I’ve noticed how hotel technology has changed over the decades. I remember when checking in meant filling out a little questionnaire, knowing your license plate number, and being handed an actual metal key. Checking out meant going to the front desk to settle up before you left. Then hotels started slipping the invoice under the door at dawn and charging the card you checked in with. Eventually the metal keys gave way to keycards, and now even those are shifting from the old slide‑in slots to the tap‑to‑unlock style.
The hotel we’re in now still has the old‑fashioned slide‑in keycard reader. Maybe the tap locks won’t completely take over—kind of like how Betamax lost the war. Time will tell.
What really surprised me at check‑in was having to sign an actual piece of paper that included the make and model of my car. I haven’t had to do that in at least a decade, and I’ve stayed at this hotel before. When I asked about it, they said it was in case something happened with the car—like if I left the lights on. It also doubled as a sort of affidavit acknowledging that the rooms are non‑smoking.
The old saying came to mind: two steps forward, one step back.
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” — Bert Lance
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them.” — Lao Tzu
“We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us.” — Marshall McLuhan
#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #flowers #sparrows #housesparrow
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Good morning. 🐦🐦🐦
11 May 2026
It’s early morning, and I’m typing in the dark so I don’t wake my wife. I’ve got SiriusXM running on my phone, feeding the news straight into my hearing aids. I kind of enjoy listening to Joe in the Morning while I drink my joe.
I’ve noticed how hotel technology has changed over the decades. I remember when checking in meant filling out a little questionnaire, knowing your license plate number, and being handed an actual metal key. Checking out meant going to the front desk to settle up before you left. Then hotels started slipping the invoice under the door at dawn and charging the card you checked in with. Eventually the metal keys gave way to keycards, and now even those are shifting from the old slide‑in slots to the tap‑to‑unlock style.
The hotel we’re in now still has the old‑fashioned slide‑in keycard reader. Maybe the tap locks won’t completely take over—kind of like how Betamax lost the war. Time will tell.
What really surprised me at check‑in was having to sign an actual piece of paper that included the make and model of my car. I haven’t had to do that in at least a decade, and I’ve stayed at this hotel before. When I asked about it, they said it was in case something happened with the car—like if I left the lights on. It also doubled as a sort of affidavit acknowledging that the rooms are non‑smoking.
The old saying came to mind: two steps forward, one step back.
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” — Bert Lance
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them.” — Lao Tzu
“We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us.” — Marshall McLuhan
#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #flowers #sparrows #housesparrow
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Good morning. 🐦🐦🐦
11 May 2026
It’s early morning, and I’m typing in the dark so I don’t wake my wife. I’ve got SiriusXM running on my phone, feeding the news straight into my hearing aids. I kind of enjoy listening to Joe in the Morning while I drink my joe.
I’ve noticed how hotel technology has changed over the decades. I remember when checking in meant filling out a little questionnaire, knowing your license plate number, and being handed an actual metal key. Checking out meant going to the front desk to settle up before you left. Then hotels started slipping the invoice under the door at dawn and charging the card you checked in with. Eventually the metal keys gave way to keycards, and now even those are shifting from the old slide‑in slots to the tap‑to‑unlock style.
The hotel we’re in now still has the old‑fashioned slide‑in keycard reader. Maybe the tap locks won’t completely take over—kind of like how Betamax lost the war. Time will tell.
What really surprised me at check‑in was having to sign an actual piece of paper that included the make and model of my car. I haven’t had to do that in at least a decade, and I’ve stayed at this hotel before. When I asked about it, they said it was in case something happened with the car—like if I left the lights on. It also doubled as a sort of affidavit acknowledging that the rooms are non‑smoking.
The old saying came to mind: two steps forward, one step back.
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” — Bert Lance
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them.” — Lao Tzu
“We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us.” — Marshall McLuhan
#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #flowers #sparrows #housesparrow
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Good morning. 🐦🐦🐦
11 May 2026
It’s early morning, and I’m typing in the dark so I don’t wake my wife. I’ve got SiriusXM running on my phone, feeding the news straight into my hearing aids. I kind of enjoy listening to Joe in the Morning while I drink my joe.
I’ve noticed how hotel technology has changed over the decades. I remember when checking in meant filling out a little questionnaire, knowing your license plate number, and being handed an actual metal key. Checking out meant going to the front desk to settle up before you left. Then hotels started slipping the invoice under the door at dawn and charging the card you checked in with. Eventually the metal keys gave way to keycards, and now even those are shifting from the old slide‑in slots to the tap‑to‑unlock style.
The hotel we’re in now still has the old‑fashioned slide‑in keycard reader. Maybe the tap locks won’t completely take over—kind of like how Betamax lost the war. Time will tell.
What really surprised me at check‑in was having to sign an actual piece of paper that included the make and model of my car. I haven’t had to do that in at least a decade, and I’ve stayed at this hotel before. When I asked about it, they said it was in case something happened with the car—like if I left the lights on. It also doubled as a sort of affidavit acknowledging that the rooms are non‑smoking.
The old saying came to mind: two steps forward, one step back.
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” — Bert Lance
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them.” — Lao Tzu
“We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us.” — Marshall McLuhan
#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #flowers #sparrows #housesparrow
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Marvelous Market: Best New Comics April 15
Supergirl Saturday is this week
If you normally buy your comics on Wednesday, you might want to plan on also dropping my on Saturday. Check if your comic book shop is doing something fun, having sales, or giving away anything for Supergirl Day this Saturday.
Hello and welcome to the Marvelous Market, my weekly guide for anyone interested in going to a comic book store today. In addition to a full list of new # 1s and new volume 1s, I’ll be giving you my top 4 recommendations in 4 categories. Like Houston legend Mike Jones rapped, “We’re still tippin’ on four-fours.” I’m going to give you the top four new comics, top four ongoing comics, the top four graphic novels, and the top 4 preorders.
The work going into this curation is made possible by readers like you. For less than the cost of a cup of coffee a month, you can help make this work possible.
New Issue # 1s
FIREBORN # 1
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A new series set in the world of LOST FANTASY!
Aaron Hillburg was just another rich-kid failson — ghosting his responsibilities, hopping rooftops, and hating his billionaire father in peace… until a mysterious floating dragon egg bonds to him and ignites a hidden lineage of ancient magic inside his body.
Now every violent outlaw wizard, biker cultist, and supernatural warlord between New York City and The World Beneath is hunting him — and they’ll burn the world down to pry the egg from his corpse.
A high octane fusion of fantasy and superheroes perfect for fans of Invincible, How To Train Your Dragon and Absolute Batman.
THE HAB # 1
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Eisner-nominated writer Joshua Dysart (UNKNOWN SOLDIER) combines his powers with world-renowned comic artist David Lapham (STRAY BULLETS), comic book legend Bill Sienkiewicz (NEW MUTANTS), and award-winning colorists Bill Crabtree (INVINCIBLE) and Matt Hollingsworth (BATMAN) to present a groundbreaking horror tour-de-force.Mercurial billionaire Tuttle Barrows prepared for everything—even the end of the world. Years ago he wielded his immense power and fortune to build a massive sealed habitat atop a once protected ancient freshwater glacial cave. Now, as the world outside unravels, Barrows, his family, and a handpicked inner circle retreat to their final sanctuary—a place built to outlast civilization itself.But something was already there. Beneath layers of ice, in the ancient freshwater vault, a long-dormant danger lurks. While hallucinations twist their reality and violence spreads like a fever they must descend deeper or risk their last refuge becoming a tomb.
STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY – LOST CONTACT # 1
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Caleb, Genesis, Jay-Den, Kyle, and Tarima are all students of Starfleet Academy, the illustrious school responsible for the Federation’s best. One day, they dream to serve as great leaders on board ships of their own, to study the cultural intricacies of sentient life amongst the Galaxy, or to go where no person has explored before. But today, their mission is simply to execute a survey simulation on a lifeless, low-oxygen planet. Or at least, it seems simple… until a huge storm cuts off their contact with their teachers aboard the Athena… and something impossible appears: an alien. Now, they’ll have to work together and use everything they’ve learned in class about first contact to make it off the planet alive!
SUPERGIRL: THE WORLD – SUPERGIRL DAY SPECIAL EDITION # 1
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Celebrate Superman Day with a globe-spanning spotlight on the Last Daughter of Krypton!
Supergirl has always fought to live up to the legacy of her cousin — but finding her place on her adopted world hasn’t always been easy. Now, Kara Zor-El sets out on a journey across Earth itself, embracing its wonders, cultures, challenges, and people… all while saving lives the only way Supergirl can.
This Superman Day Special Edition offers an inspiring first look at the upcoming original graphic novel Supergirl: The World — a sweeping, heartfelt celebration of the Maiden of Might. Across 15 countries, creators from around the globe come together to tell stories that reveal why Supergirl remains one of the most uplifting and powerful heroes in the DC Universe.
Featuring two short stories from the graphic novel, this special edition invites readers to witness Kara’s compassion, courage, and hope as she discovers the extraordinary world she now calls home.
A perfect entry point for new readers and a must-have for Supergirl fans — only available for Superman Day!
Ongoing Series
ABSOLUTE BATMAN # 19
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Poison Ivy proved to be just one of the many horrors within the bowels of the ARK M facility, and as Joker sets his sights on Absolute Batman, he decides to enlist the help of one of the center’s most terrifying doctors, Dr. Jonathan Crane. While Bruce Wayne tries to align himself with Barbara Gordon, there’s more than one alliance formed in this issue. New debuts, new villains, new arc starts here.
G. I. JOE # 21
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STORM SHADOW AND SCARLETT RETURN! The Arashikage and Cobra have met once before… prepare for ROUND TWO! Will G.I. Joe be forced to put a stop to it?
GHOST PEPPER # 10
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It’s all been leading to this — Ash vs Bataar! As Loloi and her team risk it all to save their world, nothing has prepared them for the devastating consequences!
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE # 16
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YEAR TWO OF THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE NEARS ITS END IN THE FINAL ISSUE OF ULTIMATE WOLVERINE!
Wolverine and Phoenix track Magik right into the demonic dimension of Limbo for an epic, devastating showdown! To escape Illyana’s realm of dark magic, a final sacrifice must be made, one that will lead directly into ULTIMATE ENDGAME #5!
Trade Paperbacks, Hardcovers, and OGNs
ADVENTURE TIME Oni Compact Comics Edition: Princess Power!!! TP
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Back off, Ice King! These princesses are out to chew bubblegum and kick butt—and they’re all out of bubblegum…
Whether it’s defeating Magic Man at Princess High Tea (back off with your dumb irony and words and junk, Magic Man!), celebrating birthdays in the FIRST PERSON (ooooo), discovering the whereabouts of Lumpy Space Princess’s missing star (y’all better have flippin’ good alibis, OK?), crowning the Best Princess Ever (who will take home the coveted Betamax 3000 Tiara Buffer?!), or overseeing a phantasmagoric* (*phantasmagoric: dreamy, weird, changing, shifting) hot air balloon race, these princess-focused adventures pack a most mathematical punch!
Princess Bubblegum, LSP, Turtle Princess, Muscle Princess, Hot Dog Princess—the list goes on! All these princesses and more grace the pages of this specially curated Adventure Time collection, featuring issues #15, 20, 35, and 62–69 of the original comics run with stories written by Ryan North (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl), Mariko Tamaki (Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me), and Delilah S. Dawson (Star Wars: Phasma), and drawn by Shelli Paroline & Braden Lamb (Midas) and Ian McGinty (Bee and PuppyCat)!
BATMAN: GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT – THE KRYPTONIAN AGE
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The year is 1893, and Gotham City has flourished under the eye of the Batman. But despite the gaudy new light bulbs and the gaudier nouveau riche, the shadows are also growing deadlier new threats. The Batman will find himself challenged by the mysterious Catwoman and the even more enigmatic Talia al Ghul. And what cosmic treasure from beyond the stars waits for all of them outside the confines of Gotham City? The new era of Elseworlds kicks off with the return of the crown jewel, the gothic world originated by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola. Superstar duo Andy Diggle ( Action Comics , Poison Ivy ) and Leandro Fernández ( Batman , Birds of Prey ) breathe new life into the legend of Gotham City and its dark guardian. This isn’t the Gilded Age; this is the Kryptonian Age! Collects issues #1-6.
THE COMPLETE 2000 AD BY ALAN MOORE vol. 1: Future Shocks & Other Stories HC
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Alan Moore is a legendary comics writer credited with transforming the medium and how it was seen through his seminal works such as V For Vendetta, From Hell and, of course, Watchmen.
But, before any of that, he cut his teeth at 2000 AD, the “galaxy’s greatest comic”. It was there that Moore honed his craft in preparation for the accolades that would follow.
This first volume in a new series collecting all of Alan Moore’s work for 2000 AD, brings together all of his Future Shocks as well as a host of other one-off stories.
Moore is a master of the short-format story and this collection doubles as the perfect guide for how to write comics to a page limit.
Includes the story “A Holiday In Hell” which has never been reprinted in English since its first publication in 1980.
Moore’s stories are complemented by the works of a string of legendary artists including Dave Gibbons (Watchmen), Ian Gibson (The Ballad of Halo Jones), Eric Bradbury (Rogue Trooper), Bryan Talbot (Grandville), Steve Dillon (Preacher), Brett Ewins (Bad Company) and more.
RUN TP
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First you march, then you run.
This follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novel series March is the continuation of the life story of John Lewis and the struggles seen across the United States after the Selma voting rights campaign.
To many, the civil rights movement was capped with the signing of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. All too often, the depiction of history ends with a great victory. But John Lewis knew that victories are just the beginning.
John Lewis was one of the preeminent figures of the movement, leading sit-in protests and fighting segregation on interstate busways as an original Freedom Rider. He became chairman of SNCC (the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) and was the youngest speaker at the March on Washington. He helped organize the Mississippi Freedom Summer and the ensuing delegate challenge at the 1964 Democratic National Convention. And he co-led the march from Selma to Montgomery on what became known as “Bloody Sunday.”
In Run, John Lewis and longtime collaborator Andrew Aydin reteam with Nate Powell—the award-winning illustrator of the March trilogy—and are joined by L. Fury, making an astonishing graphic novel debut, to tell this often-overlooked chapter of civil rights history.
Preorders on Final Order Cutoff
BEN TEN # 1
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Summertime is here and blockbuster movies are already starting to heat up movie theater screens all over the globe! Of course, Archie and his extended group of friends are going to get in on the action! First, the Superteens and the Power Pets take on some souped up zoo animals in an all-out brawl! But who’s the evil mastermind behind all the chaos? Then, Veronica Lodge and Ginger Lopez battle it out to be the next best fashion critic! Inspired by upcoming movies like : Masters of the Universe, The Mandalorian and Grogu, and The Devil Wears Prada 2, plus plenty more homages to notable movies throughout Archie’s history, you’ll want to make sure you’ve got extra popcorn before diving into this fun-filled issue!
ESCAPE vol. 1 TP
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SHOT DOWN. HUNTED. OUT OF TIME.
Set in a brutal, fully painted world of anthropomorphic animals — equal parts Inglourious Basterds and Watership Down — ESCAPE is a gritty, bullet-riddled journey through war’s scorched aftermath. It’s about the violence we inflict, the souls we try to save, and the courage it takes to crawl out of fire.
From the creative team of New York Times bestselling author RICK REMENDER (DEADLY CLASS, Uncanny X-Force) and powerhouse DANIEL ACUÑA (Captain America, Black Panther) — the duo behind Marvel’s Uncanny Avengers — comes a savage, full-throttle wartime thriller where survival isn’t given… it’s taken.
Milton Shaw is a battle-hardened bomber pilot, flying missions over a war-torn world ruled by a ruthless empire. But when his plane is shot out of the sky, Milton wakes up behind enemy lines — in the smoldering ruins of a city he helped burn. And in less than 24 hours, his own side is dropping the big one to finish the job.
Now, injured, unarmed, and being hunted through enemy streets, Milton’s only shot at escape comes from the unlikeliest place: a grieving father and his son — civilians shattered by the same fascist regime that rules this land with an iron claw. Enemies by blood. Allies by circumstance. Together, they’ll have to fight their way out before the bomb drops and erases everything… and everyone.
Collects ESCAPE #1-6.
STAR TREK: CELEBRATIONS 2026 # 1
SOLICIT COPY:
You are cordially invited to the party that is this year’s Star Trek: Celebrations anthology! This one-shot features the universe’s queer characters in tales of love and triumph, exemplifying Gene Roddenberry’s mission for us all to one day celebrate infinite diversity in infinite combinations.
Our cast of all LGBTQIA+ creators — including Meghan Fitzmartin, Ben Kahn, Jamila Rowser, and more (!) — are serving up the fun with stories like a botanical adventure with Sulu and Ben, a bar brawl bash with Mariner and Jennifer, and a nostalgic holodeck date gone wrong with Seven and Raffi, so don’t miss out on this talent-packed extravaganza.
THE ULTIMATES # 24
SOLICIT COPY:
YEAR TWO OF THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE NEARS ITS END IN THE FINAL ISSUE OF ULTIMATES!
She-Hulk and her remaining teammates confront the villainous Hulk in a brutal, all-or-nothing battle on Gamma Island!
What did I miss?
If there are some great comics, collected or in single issues, that you think I should be reading, tell me about them! And if you do try out any of these series, let me know how you liked them, or didn’t. This is a safe space for haters. If you enjoy this service, please share this article on social media or tell someone that you know reads comics about it.
Divining Comics is brought to you by generous support from the “Best Friends of Divining Comics,” Alex Seubert.
Divining Comics is also brought to you by the support of the “Friends of Divining Comics,” Comic Book Herald.
If you would like to add your name to the list of friends, best friends, or best friends forever, support this work for less than the cost of one cup of coffee a month at patreon.com/diviningcomics. You can also leave a one-time tip/buy my zines at ko-fi.com/spikestonehand. Or, if you can’t afford to support me financially at this time, simply follow me on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky and share my posts there.
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Marvelous Market: Best New Comics April 15
Supergirl Saturday is this week
If you normally buy your comics on Wednesday, you might want to plan on also dropping my on Saturday. Check if your comic book shop is doing something fun, having sales, or giving away anything for Supergirl Day this Saturday.
Hello and welcome to the Marvelous Market, my weekly guide for anyone interested in going to a comic book store today. In addition to a full list of new # 1s and new volume 1s, I’ll be giving you my top 4 recommendations in 4 categories. Like Houston legend Mike Jones rapped, “We’re still tippin’ on four-fours.” I’m going to give you the top four new comics, top four ongoing comics, the top four graphic novels, and the top 4 preorders.
The work going into this curation is made possible by readers like you. For less than the cost of a cup of coffee a month, you can help make this work possible.
New Issue # 1s
FIREBORN # 1
SOLICIT COPY:
A new series set in the world of LOST FANTASY!
Aaron Hillburg was just another rich-kid failson — ghosting his responsibilities, hopping rooftops, and hating his billionaire father in peace… until a mysterious floating dragon egg bonds to him and ignites a hidden lineage of ancient magic inside his body.
Now every violent outlaw wizard, biker cultist, and supernatural warlord between New York City and The World Beneath is hunting him — and they’ll burn the world down to pry the egg from his corpse.
A high octane fusion of fantasy and superheroes perfect for fans of Invincible, How To Train Your Dragon and Absolute Batman.
THE HAB # 1
SOLICIT COPY:
Eisner-nominated writer Joshua Dysart (UNKNOWN SOLDIER) combines his powers with world-renowned comic artist David Lapham (STRAY BULLETS), comic book legend Bill Sienkiewicz (NEW MUTANTS), and award-winning colorists Bill Crabtree (INVINCIBLE) and Matt Hollingsworth (BATMAN) to present a groundbreaking horror tour-de-force.Mercurial billionaire Tuttle Barrows prepared for everything—even the end of the world. Years ago he wielded his immense power and fortune to build a massive sealed habitat atop a once protected ancient freshwater glacial cave. Now, as the world outside unravels, Barrows, his family, and a handpicked inner circle retreat to their final sanctuary—a place built to outlast civilization itself.But something was already there. Beneath layers of ice, in the ancient freshwater vault, a long-dormant danger lurks. While hallucinations twist their reality and violence spreads like a fever they must descend deeper or risk their last refuge becoming a tomb.
STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY – LOST CONTACT # 1
SOLICIT COPY:
Caleb, Genesis, Jay-Den, Kyle, and Tarima are all students of Starfleet Academy, the illustrious school responsible for the Federation’s best. One day, they dream to serve as great leaders on board ships of their own, to study the cultural intricacies of sentient life amongst the Galaxy, or to go where no person has explored before. But today, their mission is simply to execute a survey simulation on a lifeless, low-oxygen planet. Or at least, it seems simple… until a huge storm cuts off their contact with their teachers aboard the Athena… and something impossible appears: an alien. Now, they’ll have to work together and use everything they’ve learned in class about first contact to make it off the planet alive!
SUPERGIRL: THE WORLD – SUPERGIRL DAY SPECIAL EDITION # 1
SOLICIT COPY:
Celebrate Superman Day with a globe-spanning spotlight on the Last Daughter of Krypton!
Supergirl has always fought to live up to the legacy of her cousin — but finding her place on her adopted world hasn’t always been easy. Now, Kara Zor-El sets out on a journey across Earth itself, embracing its wonders, cultures, challenges, and people… all while saving lives the only way Supergirl can.
This Superman Day Special Edition offers an inspiring first look at the upcoming original graphic novel Supergirl: The World — a sweeping, heartfelt celebration of the Maiden of Might. Across 15 countries, creators from around the globe come together to tell stories that reveal why Supergirl remains one of the most uplifting and powerful heroes in the DC Universe.
Featuring two short stories from the graphic novel, this special edition invites readers to witness Kara’s compassion, courage, and hope as she discovers the extraordinary world she now calls home.
A perfect entry point for new readers and a must-have for Supergirl fans — only available for Superman Day!
Ongoing Series
ABSOLUTE BATMAN # 19
SOLICIT COPY:
Poison Ivy proved to be just one of the many horrors within the bowels of the ARK M facility, and as Joker sets his sights on Absolute Batman, he decides to enlist the help of one of the center’s most terrifying doctors, Dr. Jonathan Crane. While Bruce Wayne tries to align himself with Barbara Gordon, there’s more than one alliance formed in this issue. New debuts, new villains, new arc starts here.
G. I. JOE # 21
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STORM SHADOW AND SCARLETT RETURN! The Arashikage and Cobra have met once before… prepare for ROUND TWO! Will G.I. Joe be forced to put a stop to it?
GHOST PEPPER # 10
SOLICIT COPY:
It’s all been leading to this — Ash vs Bataar! As Loloi and her team risk it all to save their world, nothing has prepared them for the devastating consequences!
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE # 16
SOLICIT COPY:
YEAR TWO OF THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE NEARS ITS END IN THE FINAL ISSUE OF ULTIMATE WOLVERINE!
Wolverine and Phoenix track Magik right into the demonic dimension of Limbo for an epic, devastating showdown! To escape Illyana’s realm of dark magic, a final sacrifice must be made, one that will lead directly into ULTIMATE ENDGAME #5!
Trade Paperbacks, Hardcovers, and OGNs
ADVENTURE TIME Oni Compact Comics Edition: Princess Power!!! TP
SOLICIT COPY:
Back off, Ice King! These princesses are out to chew bubblegum and kick butt—and they’re all out of bubblegum…
Whether it’s defeating Magic Man at Princess High Tea (back off with your dumb irony and words and junk, Magic Man!), celebrating birthdays in the FIRST PERSON (ooooo), discovering the whereabouts of Lumpy Space Princess’s missing star (y’all better have flippin’ good alibis, OK?), crowning the Best Princess Ever (who will take home the coveted Betamax 3000 Tiara Buffer?!), or overseeing a phantasmagoric* (*phantasmagoric: dreamy, weird, changing, shifting) hot air balloon race, these princess-focused adventures pack a most mathematical punch!
Princess Bubblegum, LSP, Turtle Princess, Muscle Princess, Hot Dog Princess—the list goes on! All these princesses and more grace the pages of this specially curated Adventure Time collection, featuring issues #15, 20, 35, and 62–69 of the original comics run with stories written by Ryan North (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl), Mariko Tamaki (Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me), and Delilah S. Dawson (Star Wars: Phasma), and drawn by Shelli Paroline & Braden Lamb (Midas) and Ian McGinty (Bee and PuppyCat)!
BATMAN: GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT – THE KRYPTONIAN AGE
SOLICIT COPY:
The year is 1893, and Gotham City has flourished under the eye of the Batman. But despite the gaudy new light bulbs and the gaudier nouveau riche, the shadows are also growing deadlier new threats. The Batman will find himself challenged by the mysterious Catwoman and the even more enigmatic Talia al Ghul. And what cosmic treasure from beyond the stars waits for all of them outside the confines of Gotham City? The new era of Elseworlds kicks off with the return of the crown jewel, the gothic world originated by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola. Superstar duo Andy Diggle ( Action Comics , Poison Ivy ) and Leandro Fernández ( Batman , Birds of Prey ) breathe new life into the legend of Gotham City and its dark guardian. This isn’t the Gilded Age; this is the Kryptonian Age! Collects issues #1-6.
THE COMPLETE 2000 AD BY ALAN MOORE vol. 1: Future Shocks & Other Stories HC
SOLICIT COPY:
Alan Moore is a legendary comics writer credited with transforming the medium and how it was seen through his seminal works such as V For Vendetta, From Hell and, of course, Watchmen.
But, before any of that, he cut his teeth at 2000 AD, the “galaxy’s greatest comic”. It was there that Moore honed his craft in preparation for the accolades that would follow.
This first volume in a new series collecting all of Alan Moore’s work for 2000 AD, brings together all of his Future Shocks as well as a host of other one-off stories.
Moore is a master of the short-format story and this collection doubles as the perfect guide for how to write comics to a page limit.
Includes the story “A Holiday In Hell” which has never been reprinted in English since its first publication in 1980.
Moore’s stories are complemented by the works of a string of legendary artists including Dave Gibbons (Watchmen), Ian Gibson (The Ballad of Halo Jones), Eric Bradbury (Rogue Trooper), Bryan Talbot (Grandville), Steve Dillon (Preacher), Brett Ewins (Bad Company) and more.
RUN TP
SOLICIT COPY:
First you march, then you run.
This follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novel series March is the continuation of the life story of John Lewis and the struggles seen across the United States after the Selma voting rights campaign.
To many, the civil rights movement was capped with the signing of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. All too often, the depiction of history ends with a great victory. But John Lewis knew that victories are just the beginning.
John Lewis was one of the preeminent figures of the movement, leading sit-in protests and fighting segregation on interstate busways as an original Freedom Rider. He became chairman of SNCC (the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) and was the youngest speaker at the March on Washington. He helped organize the Mississippi Freedom Summer and the ensuing delegate challenge at the 1964 Democratic National Convention. And he co-led the march from Selma to Montgomery on what became known as “Bloody Sunday.”
In Run, John Lewis and longtime collaborator Andrew Aydin reteam with Nate Powell—the award-winning illustrator of the March trilogy—and are joined by L. Fury, making an astonishing graphic novel debut, to tell this often-overlooked chapter of civil rights history.
Preorders on Final Order Cutoff
BEN TEN # 1
SOLICIT COPY:
Summertime is here and blockbuster movies are already starting to heat up movie theater screens all over the globe! Of course, Archie and his extended group of friends are going to get in on the action! First, the Superteens and the Power Pets take on some souped up zoo animals in an all-out brawl! But who’s the evil mastermind behind all the chaos? Then, Veronica Lodge and Ginger Lopez battle it out to be the next best fashion critic! Inspired by upcoming movies like : Masters of the Universe, The Mandalorian and Grogu, and The Devil Wears Prada 2, plus plenty more homages to notable movies throughout Archie’s history, you’ll want to make sure you’ve got extra popcorn before diving into this fun-filled issue!
ESCAPE vol. 1 TP
SOLICIT COPY:
SHOT DOWN. HUNTED. OUT OF TIME.
Set in a brutal, fully painted world of anthropomorphic animals — equal parts Inglourious Basterds and Watership Down — ESCAPE is a gritty, bullet-riddled journey through war’s scorched aftermath. It’s about the violence we inflict, the souls we try to save, and the courage it takes to crawl out of fire.
From the creative team of New York Times bestselling author RICK REMENDER (DEADLY CLASS, Uncanny X-Force) and powerhouse DANIEL ACUÑA (Captain America, Black Panther) — the duo behind Marvel’s Uncanny Avengers — comes a savage, full-throttle wartime thriller where survival isn’t given… it’s taken.
Milton Shaw is a battle-hardened bomber pilot, flying missions over a war-torn world ruled by a ruthless empire. But when his plane is shot out of the sky, Milton wakes up behind enemy lines — in the smoldering ruins of a city he helped burn. And in less than 24 hours, his own side is dropping the big one to finish the job.
Now, injured, unarmed, and being hunted through enemy streets, Milton’s only shot at escape comes from the unlikeliest place: a grieving father and his son — civilians shattered by the same fascist regime that rules this land with an iron claw. Enemies by blood. Allies by circumstance. Together, they’ll have to fight their way out before the bomb drops and erases everything… and everyone.
Collects ESCAPE #1-6.
STAR TREK: CELEBRATIONS 2026 # 1
SOLICIT COPY:
You are cordially invited to the party that is this year’s Star Trek: Celebrations anthology! This one-shot features the universe’s queer characters in tales of love and triumph, exemplifying Gene Roddenberry’s mission for us all to one day celebrate infinite diversity in infinite combinations.
Our cast of all LGBTQIA+ creators — including Meghan Fitzmartin, Ben Kahn, Jamila Rowser, and more (!) — are serving up the fun with stories like a botanical adventure with Sulu and Ben, a bar brawl bash with Mariner and Jennifer, and a nostalgic holodeck date gone wrong with Seven and Raffi, so don’t miss out on this talent-packed extravaganza.
THE ULTIMATES # 24
SOLICIT COPY:
YEAR TWO OF THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE NEARS ITS END IN THE FINAL ISSUE OF ULTIMATES!
She-Hulk and her remaining teammates confront the villainous Hulk in a brutal, all-or-nothing battle on Gamma Island!
What did I miss?
If there are some great comics, collected or in single issues, that you think I should be reading, tell me about them! And if you do try out any of these series, let me know how you liked them, or didn’t. This is a safe space for haters. If you enjoy this service, please share this article on social media or tell someone that you know reads comics about it.
Divining Comics is brought to you by generous support from the “Best Friends of Divining Comics,” Alex Seubert.
Divining Comics is also brought to you by the support of the “Friends of Divining Comics,” Comic Book Herald.
If you would like to add your name to the list of friends, best friends, or best friends forever, support this work for less than the cost of one cup of coffee a month at patreon.com/diviningcomics. You can also leave a one-time tip/buy my zines at ko-fi.com/spikestonehand. Or, if you can’t afford to support me financially at this time, simply follow me on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky and share my posts there.
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Marvelous Market: Best New Comics April 15
Supergirl Saturday is this week
If you normally buy your comics on Wednesday, you might want to plan on also dropping my on Saturday. Check if your comic book shop is doing something fun, having sales, or giving away anything for Supergirl Day this Saturday.
Hello and welcome to the Marvelous Market, my weekly guide for anyone interested in going to a comic book store today. In addition to a full list of new # 1s and new volume 1s, I’ll be giving you my top 4 recommendations in 4 categories. Like Houston legend Mike Jones rapped, “We’re still tippin’ on four-fours.” I’m going to give you the top four new comics, top four ongoing comics, the top four graphic novels, and the top 4 preorders.
The work going into this curation is made possible by readers like you. For less than the cost of a cup of coffee a month, you can help make this work possible.
New Issue # 1s
FIREBORN # 1
SOLICIT COPY:
A new series set in the world of LOST FANTASY!
Aaron Hillburg was just another rich-kid failson — ghosting his responsibilities, hopping rooftops, and hating his billionaire father in peace… until a mysterious floating dragon egg bonds to him and ignites a hidden lineage of ancient magic inside his body.
Now every violent outlaw wizard, biker cultist, and supernatural warlord between New York City and The World Beneath is hunting him — and they’ll burn the world down to pry the egg from his corpse.
A high octane fusion of fantasy and superheroes perfect for fans of Invincible, How To Train Your Dragon and Absolute Batman.
THE HAB # 1
SOLICIT COPY:
Eisner-nominated writer Joshua Dysart (UNKNOWN SOLDIER) combines his powers with world-renowned comic artist David Lapham (STRAY BULLETS), comic book legend Bill Sienkiewicz (NEW MUTANTS), and award-winning colorists Bill Crabtree (INVINCIBLE) and Matt Hollingsworth (BATMAN) to present a groundbreaking horror tour-de-force.Mercurial billionaire Tuttle Barrows prepared for everything—even the end of the world. Years ago he wielded his immense power and fortune to build a massive sealed habitat atop a once protected ancient freshwater glacial cave. Now, as the world outside unravels, Barrows, his family, and a handpicked inner circle retreat to their final sanctuary—a place built to outlast civilization itself.But something was already there. Beneath layers of ice, in the ancient freshwater vault, a long-dormant danger lurks. While hallucinations twist their reality and violence spreads like a fever they must descend deeper or risk their last refuge becoming a tomb.
STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY – LOST CONTACT # 1
SOLICIT COPY:
Caleb, Genesis, Jay-Den, Kyle, and Tarima are all students of Starfleet Academy, the illustrious school responsible for the Federation’s best. One day, they dream to serve as great leaders on board ships of their own, to study the cultural intricacies of sentient life amongst the Galaxy, or to go where no person has explored before. But today, their mission is simply to execute a survey simulation on a lifeless, low-oxygen planet. Or at least, it seems simple… until a huge storm cuts off their contact with their teachers aboard the Athena… and something impossible appears: an alien. Now, they’ll have to work together and use everything they’ve learned in class about first contact to make it off the planet alive!
SUPERGIRL: THE WORLD – SUPERGIRL DAY SPECIAL EDITION # 1
SOLICIT COPY:
Celebrate Superman Day with a globe-spanning spotlight on the Last Daughter of Krypton!
Supergirl has always fought to live up to the legacy of her cousin — but finding her place on her adopted world hasn’t always been easy. Now, Kara Zor-El sets out on a journey across Earth itself, embracing its wonders, cultures, challenges, and people… all while saving lives the only way Supergirl can.
This Superman Day Special Edition offers an inspiring first look at the upcoming original graphic novel Supergirl: The World — a sweeping, heartfelt celebration of the Maiden of Might. Across 15 countries, creators from around the globe come together to tell stories that reveal why Supergirl remains one of the most uplifting and powerful heroes in the DC Universe.
Featuring two short stories from the graphic novel, this special edition invites readers to witness Kara’s compassion, courage, and hope as she discovers the extraordinary world she now calls home.
A perfect entry point for new readers and a must-have for Supergirl fans — only available for Superman Day!
Ongoing Series
ABSOLUTE BATMAN # 19
SOLICIT COPY:
Poison Ivy proved to be just one of the many horrors within the bowels of the ARK M facility, and as Joker sets his sights on Absolute Batman, he decides to enlist the help of one of the center’s most terrifying doctors, Dr. Jonathan Crane. While Bruce Wayne tries to align himself with Barbara Gordon, there’s more than one alliance formed in this issue. New debuts, new villains, new arc starts here.
G. I. JOE # 21
SOLICIT COPY:
STORM SHADOW AND SCARLETT RETURN! The Arashikage and Cobra have met once before… prepare for ROUND TWO! Will G.I. Joe be forced to put a stop to it?
GHOST PEPPER # 10
SOLICIT COPY:
It’s all been leading to this — Ash vs Bataar! As Loloi and her team risk it all to save their world, nothing has prepared them for the devastating consequences!
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE # 16
SOLICIT COPY:
YEAR TWO OF THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE NEARS ITS END IN THE FINAL ISSUE OF ULTIMATE WOLVERINE!
Wolverine and Phoenix track Magik right into the demonic dimension of Limbo for an epic, devastating showdown! To escape Illyana’s realm of dark magic, a final sacrifice must be made, one that will lead directly into ULTIMATE ENDGAME #5!
Trade Paperbacks, Hardcovers, and OGNs
ADVENTURE TIME Oni Compact Comics Edition: Princess Power!!! TP
SOLICIT COPY:
Back off, Ice King! These princesses are out to chew bubblegum and kick butt—and they’re all out of bubblegum…
Whether it’s defeating Magic Man at Princess High Tea (back off with your dumb irony and words and junk, Magic Man!), celebrating birthdays in the FIRST PERSON (ooooo), discovering the whereabouts of Lumpy Space Princess’s missing star (y’all better have flippin’ good alibis, OK?), crowning the Best Princess Ever (who will take home the coveted Betamax 3000 Tiara Buffer?!), or overseeing a phantasmagoric* (*phantasmagoric: dreamy, weird, changing, shifting) hot air balloon race, these princess-focused adventures pack a most mathematical punch!
Princess Bubblegum, LSP, Turtle Princess, Muscle Princess, Hot Dog Princess—the list goes on! All these princesses and more grace the pages of this specially curated Adventure Time collection, featuring issues #15, 20, 35, and 62–69 of the original comics run with stories written by Ryan North (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl), Mariko Tamaki (Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me), and Delilah S. Dawson (Star Wars: Phasma), and drawn by Shelli Paroline & Braden Lamb (Midas) and Ian McGinty (Bee and PuppyCat)!
BATMAN: GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT – THE KRYPTONIAN AGE
SOLICIT COPY:
The year is 1893, and Gotham City has flourished under the eye of the Batman. But despite the gaudy new light bulbs and the gaudier nouveau riche, the shadows are also growing deadlier new threats. The Batman will find himself challenged by the mysterious Catwoman and the even more enigmatic Talia al Ghul. And what cosmic treasure from beyond the stars waits for all of them outside the confines of Gotham City? The new era of Elseworlds kicks off with the return of the crown jewel, the gothic world originated by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola. Superstar duo Andy Diggle ( Action Comics , Poison Ivy ) and Leandro Fernández ( Batman , Birds of Prey ) breathe new life into the legend of Gotham City and its dark guardian. This isn’t the Gilded Age; this is the Kryptonian Age! Collects issues #1-6.
THE COMPLETE 2000 AD BY ALAN MOORE vol. 1: Future Shocks & Other Stories HC
SOLICIT COPY:
Alan Moore is a legendary comics writer credited with transforming the medium and how it was seen through his seminal works such as V For Vendetta, From Hell and, of course, Watchmen.
But, before any of that, he cut his teeth at 2000 AD, the “galaxy’s greatest comic”. It was there that Moore honed his craft in preparation for the accolades that would follow.
This first volume in a new series collecting all of Alan Moore’s work for 2000 AD, brings together all of his Future Shocks as well as a host of other one-off stories.
Moore is a master of the short-format story and this collection doubles as the perfect guide for how to write comics to a page limit.
Includes the story “A Holiday In Hell” which has never been reprinted in English since its first publication in 1980.
Moore’s stories are complemented by the works of a string of legendary artists including Dave Gibbons (Watchmen), Ian Gibson (The Ballad of Halo Jones), Eric Bradbury (Rogue Trooper), Bryan Talbot (Grandville), Steve Dillon (Preacher), Brett Ewins (Bad Company) and more.
RUN TP
SOLICIT COPY:
First you march, then you run.
This follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novel series March is the continuation of the life story of John Lewis and the struggles seen across the United States after the Selma voting rights campaign.
To many, the civil rights movement was capped with the signing of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. All too often, the depiction of history ends with a great victory. But John Lewis knew that victories are just the beginning.
John Lewis was one of the preeminent figures of the movement, leading sit-in protests and fighting segregation on interstate busways as an original Freedom Rider. He became chairman of SNCC (the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) and was the youngest speaker at the March on Washington. He helped organize the Mississippi Freedom Summer and the ensuing delegate challenge at the 1964 Democratic National Convention. And he co-led the march from Selma to Montgomery on what became known as “Bloody Sunday.”
In Run, John Lewis and longtime collaborator Andrew Aydin reteam with Nate Powell—the award-winning illustrator of the March trilogy—and are joined by L. Fury, making an astonishing graphic novel debut, to tell this often-overlooked chapter of civil rights history.
Preorders on Final Order Cutoff
BEN TEN # 1
SOLICIT COPY:
Summertime is here and blockbuster movies are already starting to heat up movie theater screens all over the globe! Of course, Archie and his extended group of friends are going to get in on the action! First, the Superteens and the Power Pets take on some souped up zoo animals in an all-out brawl! But who’s the evil mastermind behind all the chaos? Then, Veronica Lodge and Ginger Lopez battle it out to be the next best fashion critic! Inspired by upcoming movies like : Masters of the Universe, The Mandalorian and Grogu, and The Devil Wears Prada 2, plus plenty more homages to notable movies throughout Archie’s history, you’ll want to make sure you’ve got extra popcorn before diving into this fun-filled issue!
ESCAPE vol. 1 TP
SOLICIT COPY:
SHOT DOWN. HUNTED. OUT OF TIME.
Set in a brutal, fully painted world of anthropomorphic animals — equal parts Inglourious Basterds and Watership Down — ESCAPE is a gritty, bullet-riddled journey through war’s scorched aftermath. It’s about the violence we inflict, the souls we try to save, and the courage it takes to crawl out of fire.
From the creative team of New York Times bestselling author RICK REMENDER (DEADLY CLASS, Uncanny X-Force) and powerhouse DANIEL ACUÑA (Captain America, Black Panther) — the duo behind Marvel’s Uncanny Avengers — comes a savage, full-throttle wartime thriller where survival isn’t given… it’s taken.
Milton Shaw is a battle-hardened bomber pilot, flying missions over a war-torn world ruled by a ruthless empire. But when his plane is shot out of the sky, Milton wakes up behind enemy lines — in the smoldering ruins of a city he helped burn. And in less than 24 hours, his own side is dropping the big one to finish the job.
Now, injured, unarmed, and being hunted through enemy streets, Milton’s only shot at escape comes from the unlikeliest place: a grieving father and his son — civilians shattered by the same fascist regime that rules this land with an iron claw. Enemies by blood. Allies by circumstance. Together, they’ll have to fight their way out before the bomb drops and erases everything… and everyone.
Collects ESCAPE #1-6.
STAR TREK: CELEBRATIONS 2026 # 1
SOLICIT COPY:
You are cordially invited to the party that is this year’s Star Trek: Celebrations anthology! This one-shot features the universe’s queer characters in tales of love and triumph, exemplifying Gene Roddenberry’s mission for us all to one day celebrate infinite diversity in infinite combinations.
Our cast of all LGBTQIA+ creators — including Meghan Fitzmartin, Ben Kahn, Jamila Rowser, and more (!) — are serving up the fun with stories like a botanical adventure with Sulu and Ben, a bar brawl bash with Mariner and Jennifer, and a nostalgic holodeck date gone wrong with Seven and Raffi, so don’t miss out on this talent-packed extravaganza.
THE ULTIMATES # 24
SOLICIT COPY:
YEAR TWO OF THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE NEARS ITS END IN THE FINAL ISSUE OF ULTIMATES!
She-Hulk and her remaining teammates confront the villainous Hulk in a brutal, all-or-nothing battle on Gamma Island!
What did I miss?
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### Взлет и падение формата D-VHS: ретроспективный анализ и развитие коммерческих стандартов
#### Введение
Формат D-VHS (Digital Video Home System) был разработан как цифровая эволюция популярного аналогового формата VHS, который доминировал на рынке домашнего видео с конца 1970-х до начала 2000-х годов. D-VHS, представленный в 1998 году компанией JVC (Victor Company of Japan), стал попыткой адаптировать VHS к наступающей эпохе цифрового видео и высокой четкости (HDTV). Однако, несмотря на амбициозные цели, формат так и не смог завоевать массовую популярность и в итоге канул в Лету. Эта статья представляет ретроспективный анализ взлета и падения D-VHS, а также исследует развитие стандартов коммерческих проектов в контексте конкуренции и технологических изменений.
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#### Взлет D-VHS: амбиции и технологические достижения
##### Появление формата
D-VHS был представлен в 1998 году как ответ на растущий спрос на цифровые носители и технологии HDTV. Формат был разработан JVC в сотрудничестве с такими компаниями, как Hitachi, Matsushita (Panasonic) и Philips. Основная идея заключалась в использовании стандартных VHS-кассет для записи цифрового видео, что делало D-VHS обратно совместимым с аналоговыми VHS-видеомагнитофонами, но с возможностью записи и воспроизведения цифрового контента высокого качества.
- **Технические характеристики**: D-VHS поддерживал запись видео в формате MPEG-2 с разрешением до 1080i (HDTV), что было значительным шагом вперед по сравнению с аналоговыми VHS и S-VHS. Скорость передачи данных достигала 28,2 Мбит/с, что позволяло записывать до 5 часов видео в формате высокой четкости на одну кассету (например, D-VHS кассета DF-300 обеспечивала 300 минут записи в режиме STD). Формат также поддерживал многоканальный звук (Dolby Digital и DTS), что делало его привлекательным для энтузиастов домашнего кинотеатра.
- **Совместимость**: Одним из ключевых преимуществ D-VHS была его совместимость с VHS. Пользователи могли воспроизводить старые VHS-кассеты на D-VHS-видеомагнитофонах, а также использовать стандартные кассеты для записи цифрового контента, хотя для оптимального качества требовались специальные D-VHS кассеты.
##### Ранний успех и поддержка индустрии
В первые годы после выпуска D-VHS получил поддержку ряда крупных игроков индустрии. В 2001 году JVC представила модель HM-DH30000U, первый D-VHS-видеомагнитофон, который стал популярным среди энтузиастов HDTV в США. Формат также был поддержан несколькими голливудскими студиями, такими как 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks и Artisan Entertainment, которые начали выпускать фильмы на D-VHS под брендом D-Theater. Эти кассеты содержали фильмы в формате 1080i с защитой от копирования (CSS и DTCP), что делало их привлекательными для дистрибьюторов, опасавшихся пиратства.
- **D-Theater**: В 2002 году был запущен проект D-Theater, который стал важным шагом для продвижения D-VHS. Фильмы, такие как *Терминатор 2: Судный день* и *Матрица*, были выпущены на D-VHS с качеством, сравнимым с ранними DVD, но с большим акцентом на HDTV. К 2003 году около 300 наименований фильмов были доступны в формате D-Theater, что демонстрировало потенциал формата.
##### Преимущества D-VHS
D-VHS предлагал несколько преимуществ, которые делали его перспективным в конце 1990-х:
- Возможность записи HDTV-контента с помощью подключения через FireWire (IEEE 1394), что было особенно актуально в эпоху первых HDTV-трансляций.
- Высокая емкость: кассета могла вмещать до 50 ГБ данных, что делало D-VHS конкурентоспособным по сравнению с ранними DVD (4,7–8,5 ГБ).
- Низкая стоимость носителя: стандартные VHS-кассеты были дешевыми в производстве, что снижало затраты на выпуск фильмов.
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#### Падение D-VHS: причины неудачи
Несмотря на технологические достижения, D-VHS не смог закрепиться на рынке и начал стремительно терять позиции уже к середине 2000-х годов. Основные причины его провала можно разделить на несколько категорий: конкуренция, рыночные факторы, технологические ограничения и ошибки в маркетинговой стратегии.
##### 1. Конкуренция с DVD и Blu-ray
- **Рост популярности DVD**: К моменту появления D-VHS в 1998 году DVD уже начали завоевывать рынок. DVD, представленный в 1996 году, предлагал удобство (отсутствие необходимости перематывать ленту), компактность, интерактивные меню и сравнимое качество изображения при меньших затратах на производство и дистрибуцию. К 2003 году продажи и прокат DVD превзошли VHS, что сделало D-VHS менее привлекательным для массового потребителя [Web ID: 11].
- **Форматная война Blu-ray и HD DVD**: В 2005 году началась война форматов между Blu-ray и HD DVD, которые предлагали еще более высокое качество изображения (1080p) и большую емкость (до 50 ГБ на диск). Эти форматы были поддержаны крупными студиями и производителями электроники, что оставило D-VHS в тени. К 2008 году Blu-ray одержал победу, окончательно вытеснив ленточные форматы из массового рынка [Web ID: 20].
##### 2. Ограниченная поддержка и доступность контента
- **Недостаток контента**: Несмотря на запуск D-Theater, количество фильмов, доступных на D-VHS, оставалось ограниченным. К 2004 году проект D-Theater был свернут из-за низких продаж, и студии переключились на поддержку DVD и новых HD-форматов. Отсутствие широкого выбора фильмов стало критическим фактором, отпугивающим потребителей.
- **Высокая стоимость оборудования**: D-VHS-видеомагнитофоны, такие как HM-DH30000U, стоили около 1000 долларов США в 2001 году (примерно 1700 долларов в ценах 2025 года), что делало их недоступными для массового потребителя. Для сравнения, DVD-плееры к тому времени стоили менее 200 долларов.
##### 3. Технологические ограничения
- **Сложность использования**: D-VHS требовал подключения через FireWire для записи HDTV, что было неудобно для пользователей, не обладающих техническими знаниями. Кроме того, для воспроизведения контента D-Theater требовался телевизор с поддержкой HDTV, что в начале 2000-х было редкостью.
- **Отсутствие интерактивности**: В отличие от DVD, которые предлагали меню, дополнительные материалы и сцены, D-VHS оставался линейным носителем, что делало его менее привлекательным в эпоху интерактивных медиа.
- **Качество записи**: Хотя D-VHS обеспечивал высокое качество для HDTV, при записи в более низких режимах (например, STD или LS3) качество изображения ухудшалось из-за сжатия MPEG-2, что делало формат менее универсальным.
##### 4. Маркетинговые ошибки
- **Узкая целевая аудитория**: D-VHS позиционировался как нишевый продукт для энтузиастов HDTV и киноманов, что ограничило его массовую привлекательность. JVC не смогла эффективно донести до широкой аудитории преимущества формата.
- **Отсутствие открытого стандарта**: В отличие от VHS, который стал доминирующим благодаря лицензированию формата другим производителям, D-VHS оставался более закрытым. Это ограничило количество производителей оборудования и контента, поддерживающих формат.
##### 5. Рост цифровых технологий
К середине 2000-х годов начали активно развиваться цифровые видеорегистраторы (DVR), такие как TiVo, и потоковые сервисы, такие как Netflix (запущенный в 1997 году как сервис проката DVD, а с 2007 года начавший предлагать стриминг). Эти технологии сделали ленточные носители, включая D-VHS, устаревшими, так как потребители предпочитали удобство цифрового доступа к контенту [Web ID: 9].
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#### Аналитика развития коммерческих стандартов
##### Форматные войны и их уроки
История D-VHS отражает более широкий контекст форматных войн, которые сопровождали развитие технологий домашнего видео:
- **VHS против Betamax (1970-е – 1980-е)**: Успех VHS над Betamax был обусловлен более длинным временем записи, доступностью и открытым лицензированием формата JVC. Это создало прецедент, который D-VHS не смог повторить из-за закрытости и высокой стоимости [Web ID: 20].
- **DVD против DIVX (конец 1990-х)**: DVD выиграл благодаря единому стандарту, поддержанному большинством производителей, тогда как DIVX (альтернативный формат с оплатой за просмотр) провалился из-за неудобства для потребителей.
- **Blu-ray против HD DVD (2005–2008)**: Победа Blu-ray была обусловлена поддержкой крупных студий (например, Warner Bros.), лучшей маркетинговой стратегией и большим объемом контента. D-VHS, напротив, не смог заручиться такой поддержкой [Web ID: 20].
##### Эволюция коммерческих стандартов
Развитие коммерческих стандартов в индустрии домашнего видео показывает несколько ключевых тенденций:
- **Переход от аналоговых к цифровым носителям**: Аналоговые форматы, такие как VHS, были вытеснены цифровыми (DVD, Blu-ray), которые предлагали лучшее качество, удобство и долговечность. D-VHS оказался переходным звеном, которое не смогло конкурировать с полностью цифровыми решениями.
- **Роль открытости формата**: Успех VHS был обусловлен открытым лицензированием, что позволило множеству компаний производить оборудование и контент. D-VHS, напротив, оставался более закрытым, что ограничило его распространение.
- **Влияние потребительских предпочтений**: Потребители отдавали предпочтение удобству (отсутствие перемотки, интерактивные меню) и доступности, что сделало DVD и потоковые сервисы более привлекательными, чем D-VHS.
- **Скорость технологических изменений**: Быстрое развитие технологий (DVR, стриминг) сделало ленточные форматы, включая D-VHS, устаревшими. Компании, которые не смогли адаптироваться к этим изменениям, потеряли рынок.
##### Сравнение с ArVid
Ваш предыдущий запрос касался системы ArVid, которая использовала VHS-кассеты для резервного копирования данных в 1990-х годах в России. ArVid и D-VHS имеют некоторые параллели: оба формата пытались адаптировать VHS к новым технологиям (ArVid — для хранения данных, D-VHS — для цифрового видео). Однако их судьбы схожи: оба столкнулись с конкуренцией со стороны более удобных и эффективных цифровых решений (жесткие диски для ArVid, DVD и Blu-ray для D-VHS) и в итоге исчезли с рынка.
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#### Культурное наследие и уроки D-VHS
Несмотря на коммерческий провал, D-VHS оставил след в истории технологий:
- **Нишевая популярность**: Формат нашел свою аудиторию среди энтузиастов HDTV и коллекционеров, которые ценили его способность записывать цифровое видео в эпоху, когда альтернативы были ограничены.
- **Влияние на развитие HDTV**: D-VHS сыграл роль в популяризации HDTV, став одним из первых доступных способов записи трансляций высокой четкости.
- **Уроки для индустрии**: История D-VHS подчеркивает важность доступности, широкой поддержки контента и адаптации к потребительским предпочтениям. Компании, которые игнорируют эти факторы, рискуют проиграть даже при наличии технологически превосходного продукта.
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#### Заключение
D-VHS был амбициозной попыткой продлить жизнь формата VHS в эпоху цифровых технологий, но его падение стало неизбежным из-за конкуренции с DVD и Blu-ray, ограниченной поддержки контента, высокой стоимости и быстрого развития стриминговых сервисов. История D-VHS иллюстрирует, как технологические инновации, рыночные факторы и потребительские предпочтения определяют успех или провал коммерческих стандартов. В ретроспективе D-VHS можно рассматривать как переходный формат, который, несмотря на свою нишевость, сыграл роль в развитии технологий HDTV и оставил уроки для будущих проектов в области домашнего видео.
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#### Хэштеги
#DVHS #VHS #DigitalVideo #HDTV #FormatWars #TechHistory #JVC #HomeEntertainment #RetroTech #MediaEvolution
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Would of, could of, might of, must of
When we say would have, could have, should have, must have, might have, may have and ought to have, we often put some stress on the modal auxiliary and none on the have. We may show this in writing by abbreviating to could’ve, must’ve, etc. (Would can contract further by merging with the subject: We would have → We’d’ve.)
Unstressed ’ve is phonetically identical (/əv/) to unstressed of: hence the widespread misspellings would of, could of, should of, must of, might of, may of, and ought to of. Negative forms also appear: shouldn’t of, mightn’t of, etc. This explanation – that misanalysis of the notorious schwa lies behind the error – has general support among linguists.
The mistake dates to at least 1837, according to the OED, so it has probably been infuriating pedants for almost 200 years. Common words spelt incorrectly provoke particular ire, sometimes accompanied by aspersions cast on the writer’s intelligence, fitness for society, degree of evolution, and so on. But there’s no need for any of that.
Usage authorities unanimously call it a mistake, though some allow for its deliberate use (more on that below). Many associate it specifically with children and other less educated writers. For example, Garner’s Dictionary of Modern American Usage finds it a practice of ‘semiliterate writers’, and accepts no excuses: ‘the word is have, or a contraction ending in ’ve, and it should be written so.’
Merriam-Webster’s Pocket Guide to English Usage says ‘children and those who have not completed grammar school may have an excuse for making this mistake, but most others do not.’ What’s meant by that most is what we’ll now consider: that the misspellings don’t always indicate carelessness or relative illiteracy.
The Columbia Guide to Standard American English finds room for the anomalous forms as a stylistic device:
substituting of for ’ve in writing can be an example of eye dialect, which deliberately misspells words to suggest Nonstandard or dialectal speech. . . . The important thing is to correct it when it isn’t intentional.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage elaborates on this, saying writers use the spelling ‘to create an unlettered persona’. It cites several examples, including a ‘he’d of got me’ from F. Scott Fitzgerald, who ‘used the spelling to represent the speech of a woman who was not overeducated’, as MWDEU politely puts it.
Here is must of in an intertitle in the Buster Keaton film Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928):
And in Josef von Sternberg’s 1928 The Docks of New York:
Over the last number of years, I’ve seen the non-standard of-form in many books by authors who presumably knew what they were doing:
‘I could of sworn I’d run into you some place before.’ (Carson McCullers, The Member of the Wedding)
‘Oh Miz, oh Miz,’ he moaned, rubbing his leg. ‘You shouldn’t of done that, you shouldn’t, you reely shouldn’t.’ (Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar)
‘All bloody and mucked up, with figuring away aboard the Vénus, when two minutes would of changed it.’ (Patrick O’Brian, The Mauritius Command)
‘I’d of liked to be stabbed – and have lashings of red paint.’ (Agatha Christie, Dead Man’s Folly)
‘Never should of married‘ (Dylan Thomas, Under Milk Wood)
‘See, they must of had them already saddled.’ (Elmore Leonard, The Law at Randado)
‘If I hadn’t of got my tubes tied, it could of been me, say I was ten years younger.’ (Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale)
‘You could of just told him.’ (Raymond Chandler, The Long Good-bye)
‘You could of said no and I could of not believed you.’ (Raymond Chandler, The Long Good-bye)
‘She must of grabbed some pills.’ (Raymond Chandler, The Long Good-bye)
‘You ought to of asked for me in the first place.’ (Raymond Chandler, ‘Trouble Is My Business’, in Trouble Is My Business)
‘Maybe I had ought to of gone to the servant’s entrance.’ (Raymond Chandler, ‘Trouble Is My Business’, in Trouble Is My Business)
‘Youve never seen anything so mad, the lassie couldnt of known what kind of nut house she was in.’ (Alan Warner, Morvern Callar)
‘I don’t suppose he would remember you,’ the woman said thoughtfully. ‘Seems like he would of mentioned you sometimes if he did.’ (Shirley Jackson, ‘The Lie’, in Let Me Tell You)
‘He shouldn’t of done it, that’s all’ (Shirley Jackson, ‘Root of Evil’, in Let Me Tell You)
‘My wife,’ he said, putting his elbows on the counter and still watching Judith, ‘my wife, you ought to of heard her when she thought I was going.’ (Shirley Jackson, ‘Homecoming’, in Let Me Tell You)
‘If he’d of been a friend of mine you would have said plenty, believe me,” Mrs. Royster said darkly. (Shirley Jackson, ‘The Daemon Lover’)
‘She sure must of been glad to see him, the way he looked,’ the old man said. (Shirley Jackson, ‘The Daemon Lover’)
‘I never saw him,’ the clerk in the drugstore said. ‘I know because I would of noticed the flowers.’ (Shirley Jackson, ‘The Daemon Lover’)
‘If you had of been dead, you’d of had a funeral. I only just thought a that now. I’d of went along.’ (Claire Kilroy, The Devil I Know)
Mabey I shoudnt of let them oparate on my branes like she said if its agenst god. (Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon)
Now that makes me feel bad because I would never of hurt the baby. (Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon)
‘I should of had my head examined.’ (Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon)
‘She should of got it lit before we arrived.’ (Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters)
‘Maybe you should of shot us when we was far away.’ (Chris Cleave, The Other Hand)
‘If he’d been an animal, he’d of been the runt of the litter and we’d of put him down.’ (Gillian Flynn, Dark Places)
‘I could of used the money,’ Donna said. ‘That’s what I was thinking.’ […] ‘It’s true,’ she said. ‘I could of used the money.’ (Raymond Carver, ‘Vitamins’, in Cathedral)
‘And here I’d of sworn…’ He took another try at the coffee cup, registered surprise to find it empty. (James Sallis, Drive)
‘Figured they must of took you when they took Ellis.’ (James Sallis, Bluebottle)
Must of been May 14 as May 12 is my birthday and it was by way of a late present. (Minette Walters, The Ice House)
‘You could of got it from the paper.’ (Minette Walters, The Sculptress)
‘You should of shown me this last time.’ (Minette Walters, The Sculptress)
‘She went guilty so she must of done it.’ (Minette Walters, The Sculptress)
Yorkin cringed. ‘Me. Pierce told me to clip him. I shouldn’t of done it by the drop.’ (James Ellroy, L. A. Confidential)
‘That sure could of been true,’ says the clerk at the Salon City store (Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild)
‘I must of fell asleep, eh?’
‘I guess you must have,’ said Isserley. (Michel Faber, Under the Skin)Then one day, it must of rained, and man discovered a new place: indoors. (Philomena Cunk, Cunk on Everything)
And where that monkey might of come from. (Philomena Cunk, Cunk on Everything)
I would of put loads more dinosaurs in. (Philomena Cunk, Cunk on Everything)
‘Donnie, we’d of finished this Betamax deal in ten days. And we’d have had winter money, all three of us.’ (Joseph D. Pistone with Richard Woodley, Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia)
‘And who else could of built it?’ Mr Madden shouted. (Brian Moore, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne)
Sheila, the woodshed, should of paddled you sooner. (Brian Moore, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne)
‘You went had in there. Stark mad. You’d have raped her if . . .’
‘I’d of what?‘ (Brian Moore, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne)‘I never should of come here.’ (Brian Moore, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne)
‘Whether Miriam would of been any different, I don’t know, but I’d say she’d of been worse.’ (Patricia Highsmith, Strangers on a Train)
‘I’d of thought Mrs Herman was the last person in the world to—’ (Dashiell Hammett, The Dain Curse)
…the marshal hadn’t taken any of the Collinsons’ property though of course he might of. (Dashiell Hammett, The Dain Curse)
‘I wouldn’t of flagged that taxi if the For Hire flag hadn’t been up.’ (Dashiell Hammet, ‘Fly Paper’, in The Big Knockover and other stories)
”F he’d of been a man I’d of seen him in hell ‘fore I’d of gave it to him.’ (Dashiell Hammett, ‘Corkscrew’, in The Big Knockover and other stories)
‘They may of gone,’ he said slowly. (Dashiell Hammett, ‘The Golden Horseshoe’, in The Continental Op)
‘But he must of gone through the house and out front . . .’ (Dashiell Hammett, ‘The Girls with the Silver Eyes’, in The ContinentalOp)
‘Anybody could of got in them with a ladder.’ (Dashiell Hammett, ‘The Farewell Murder’, in The Continental Op)
‘Well, we would of if she hadn’t put the two X’s to me the same as she done to you’ . . . ‘but if my rod hadn’t of got snagged in my flogger you wouldn’t have seen nothing else.’ (Dashiell Hammett, ‘The Whosis Kid’, in The Continental Op)
‘If I’d known you five years ago I’d of given it to you.’ (Sara Paretsky, ‘The Maltese Cat’, in Windy City Blues)
‘Mate, I’ve probably said enough already. More than I should of (taps nose) . . . Professional conduct an’ all that.’ (Nicola Barker, Darkmans)
‘Yes, and if the bastard hadn’t of moved I’d have got him, too.’ (Alexander Masters, Stuart: A Life Backwards)
‘I’m Billy Baker. Your Daddy might of talked about me, called me Space?’ (Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, Preacher) (pictured and quoted below: Preacher no. 2: Proud Americans)
”Cause I hope I ain’t outta line here, but I think he’d of been cool about you hearin’ it…’ (Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, Preacher)
‘He was stupid an’ clumsy an’ kind of a weakling, an’ he wouldn’t of lasted a fuckin’ day over there if it hadn’t been for one thing’ (Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, Preacher)
‘See, we’d of done Murphy there an’ then, we’d of had to do Van Patten as well — an’ I knew your Daddy didn’t really wanna do that.’ (Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, Preacher)
The Dunns must of felt this when Tracy vanished. (Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower)
‘She must of really gotten knocked out.’ (Jonathan Lethem, Girl in Landscape)
‘He’s not around now, or you’d of met him.’ (Jonathan Lethem, Girl in Landscape)
‘They could of just been losing us,’ said Coney. (Jonathan Lethem, Motherless Brooklyn)
‘Your parents must of been hippies,’ he’d tell me. (Jonathan Lethem, Motherless Brooklyn)
‘He might of been a little impatient for his date with Frank.’ (Jonathan Lethem, Motherless Brooklyn)
‘If it weren’t for Gilbert I would of told him to stick it—’ (Jonathan Lethem, Motherless Brooklyn)
‘Oh, I’d of straightened it out,’ Tony said. (Jonathan Lethem, Motherless Brooklyn)
‘Each one of them, he says it might of been you, it might of been two other guys.’ (Robert Anton Wilson, The Universe Next Door)
‘You must of been back on the reservation eating peyote again.’ (Robert Anton Wilson, The Universe Next Door)
‘And it wouldn’t of mattered to me whether you did or did not like women.’ (George Pelecanos, Drama City)
‘I wouldn’t of thought of such a thing in a million years.’ (George Pelecanos, The Big Blowdown)
‘If you hadn’t of stepped in the middle of everything—’ (George Pelecanos, The Big Blowdown)
It would of done no good gettin’ somebody else te scratch it for me because that was a sin as well. (Frances Molloy, No Mate for the Magpie)
‘Been calling all night. Four, five calls, must of been.’ (Lawrence Block, A Ticket to the Boneyard)
‘Six-thirty or so, you must of just got on your way to Maspeth, guy goes out back with a load of kitchen garbage.’ (Lawrence Block, A Dance at the Slaughterhouse)
‘Another minute and I would of made it, you rats.’ (Lawrence Block, No Score)
‘Now if you would of done this we wouldn’t have any trouble.’ (Lawrence Block, No Score)
‘Need a social security card,’ he said. ‘You must of had one, I guess.’ (Lawrence Block, Chip Harrison Scores Again)
‘Guess they must of been chafing you some on that bus ride.’ (Lawrence Block, Chip Harrison Scores Again)
‘You might not of noticed yesterday but he’s only got one hand.’ (Ron Rash, The Cove)
‘Would he of died?’ (Alison Bechdel, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic)
‘Pete should of told me,’ he said. (Donald Westlake, Good Behavior)
‘Okay,’ Dortmunder said. ‘Could be worse. She could of been wearing her habit, right?’ (Donald Westlake, Good Behavior)
‘Wound up, it took him forty-eight years to serve a ten-year sentence that he should of got out in three.’ (Donald Westlake, Good Behavior)
‘She has on a pair of bikinis I couldn’t of got into when I was ten years old.’ (Elmore Leonard, Mr. Paradise)
‘We could’ve settled, the city pays out a few bucks, it wouldn’t of cost you a dime.’ (Elmore Leonard, Mr. Paradise)
‘You know what I sor?’ said the child patiently. ‘Well, the train must of stopped, see, and some little men with bundles on their backs got on.’ (Mavis Gallant, ‘Up North’, in The Omnibus of 20th Century Ghost Stories, edited by Robert Phillips)
‘You two might of settled down and had a nice baby or something.’ (John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces)
‘Maybe you should of looked around some more.’ (John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces)
‘He must of gone to the show.’ (John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces)
‘I shouldn’t of toog you id,’ Angelo breathed. ‘I got nerbous.’
‘It was all my fault,’ Mrs Reilly said, ‘for trying to protect that Ignatius. I should of let you lock him away, Angelo.’ (John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces)‘I don’t think I’d of wanted to go down there even for the Grape-Nuts. But maybe if we’d’ve gone real fast . . .’ (Harlan Ellison, ‘Sensible City’, in The Dead that Walk, edited by Stephen Jones)
‘You could of killed someone!’ (Neil Gaiman, Death: The High Cost of Living)
‘There’s a lot of places round here you could of bin.’ (Neil Gaiman, Death: The High Cost of Living)
‘If she’d stuck around, I could of asked her advice. I bet she could of come up with somewhere to put you that no one would think of lookin’, not if you paid them ready money.’ (Neil Gaiman, Death: The High Cost of Living)
‘If you’d gotten into a fight with that swordarm of yours, there’d of been bodies all over’ (Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima, Lone Wolf and Cub, vol. 2: The Gateless Barrier, translated by Dana Lewis)
‘It ain’t right I wasn’t there because if I had of been there I would of known.’ (Flannery O’Connor, A Good Man is Hard to Find)’The other vics probably would have lived if Lewin hadn’t of made that play.’ (George Pelecanos, Shame the Devil)
‘I should of thought of that my own self.’ (George Pelecanos, Shame the Devil)
‘If you’d gone in right away, you would of got him, none of this would of happened. . . . I’d of got off! You think I’d of stood around that roadblock for seven hours?’ (Richard Stark, Slayground)
‘That guy talks pretty big, Cory. We should of called his bluff right there.’ (Richard Stark, Ask the Parrot)
‘Everything screws up, it just gets worse and worse, we should never of got into this, we’re fuckups, that’s all, we’re just fuckups.’ (Richard Stark, Comeback)
‘Might of slipped in and out, nobody the wiser, except we were already on the scene, account of Parmitt being gone.’ (Richard Stark, Flashfire)
‘Couldn’t you of – oh, he was ignorant in his speech – couldn’t you of prevented it?’ (Hilary Mantel, Beyond Black)
‘I should of thought to bring a sun lounger, from the garden centre,’ Mart said. (Hilary Mantel, Beyond Black)
‘He could of been,’ her mother said vaguely. (Hilary Mantel, Beyond Black)
When she provoked him and he was in a temper with her, he would say, count your blessings, girl, you fink I’m bad but you could of had MacArthur. You could have had Bob Fox, or Aitkenside, or Pikey Pete. You could have had my mate Keef Capstick. You could of had Nick, and then where’d you be? (Hilary Mantel, Beyond Black)
He shouldn’t of been near enough . . . (Donal Ryan, ‘Aisling’, in A Slanting of the Sun)
Stupid idea anyway I dont think he ever wud of really done it. (Paul Murray, The Bee Sting – this example is from a teenager’s text message)
But if she hadn’t of drank she would never have seen him at all and better that she was there she thought where she could at least try to keep some grip on him before he lost the run of himself completely (Paul Murray, The Bee Sting)
Lar thought about it They must of gone out on a job he said (Paul Murray, The Bee Sting)
I wonder what kind of life you might have had, if you hadn’t of been dragged back here. (Paul Murray, The Bee Sting)
I paid a man to write it he says He must of never sent it at all (Paul Murray, The Bee Sting)
I wish someone had of told me you croak into his shoulder (Paul Murray, The Bee Sting)
Lars frowns Choosing his words He didn’t think you should of married Dickie he says (Paul Murray, The Bee Sting)
U SHUD OF TOLD ME I CUD OF SHOWD U AROUD!!!! (Paul Murray, The Bee Sting, text message)
‘Hell, if I knew I was sitting on a gold mine, I’d of sold ’em a long time ago.’ (Jim Dodge, Not Fade Away)
‘And he couldn’t of loved me because he took away my kid, he’s off someplace where I can’t never see him.’ (James Baldwin, Another Country)
‘But I would of died for my kid, I wouldn’t never of let anything happen to him.’ (James Baldwin, Another Country)
‘I couldn’t of done nothing else,’ he cried, ‘what else could I of done? Where could I of gone with Esther, and me a preacher, too? And what could I of done with you?’ (James Baldwin, Go Tell It on the Mountain)
‘Must of had a heart attack or something!?’ (Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin, Tank Girl One):
A curious example in Jim Nesbit’s novel Lethal Injection, where a character says “would’ve of”. My first thought was that it was a copy-editing or proofreading fix that stopped halfway: changing “would of” to “would’ve” and neglecting to delete the “of”. But a search online shows occasional analogous examples in unedited writing, and adjacent discussion on Language Log, so it may well be authentically dialectal:
The example below, from alt-manga historian Ryan Holmberg’s The Translator Without Talent, is from The Marvel Times, a pretend-newspaper about comics that he created on his twelfth birthday. So its must of is probably not deliberate and also completely forgivable:
Such phrases appear often in Cormac McCarthy’s novels. Here are some from Cities of the Plain, all used in dialogue:
You’d never of knowed it though.
I wouldn’t of wrote home for nothin.
Looks like they’d of learned to stay out of it.
Johnny if he hadnt of found that girl would of found somethin else.
And there was nothin any mortal man could of done to of stopped it.
And from Blood Meridian:
No, No, he said. I mean ye was lost to of come here.
It might of been a mule.
Somebody ought to of pickled it a long time ago.
Must of been a thousand indians in there all settin around.
He appears to of spoke for hisself.
I couldnt of learned it off ten dutchmen.
Him and the governor they sat up till breakfast and it was Paris this and London that in five languages, you’d of give something to of heard them.
Don’t you know he’d of took you with him? He’d of took you, boy.
Glanton spat. Ort to of shot that one too, he said.
Well, he said. I’d of thought any damn fool could saw the barrels off a shotgun.
That old boy you bought them off of might of said they was injins but that dont make it so.
The man didnt answer.
Them ears could of come off of cannibals . . .You wouldnt of lived anyway, the man said.
And from All the Pretty Horses:
They might as well of, he said.
Otherwise I’d of been born in Alabama.
…it was a mistake not to of told you.
But if it hadnt of been for her I wouldnt of made it.
He might well could of
Might well could of is also a nice example of a double modal. The [modal]-of construction is used frequently throughout Chris Cleave’s remarkable novel Incendiary:
She was like that was Mena. Philosophical. I’d definitely of killed myself if it hadn’t of been for her.
If you could of looked in my eyes you’d of seen the same thing I shouldn’t wonder.
I wouldn’t of come near you I’d never of let you touch me you should be ashamed.
Most notably in this exchange between two people only one of whom uses it dialectally:
– He would of said something.
– Maybe he wouldn’t have.
– Wouldn’t you of?A remarkable example in A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore uses it without a preceding modal, in the speech of a young child:
‘You got brown eyes,’ she said. ‘I of brown eyes.’
Searching the Corpus of Contemporary American English for the string would of [v*], where [v*] is a verb, produces the graph below. It shows that the of-form’s predominant setting is fiction, usually ‘would of been’, and it also shows up in transcription of actual speech, as in the academic and newspaper instances. You can click through the image to view examples, sources, and further information at COCA.
The magazine data are false positives (‘we’d have a better chance of achieving a breakthrough in quantum gravity than we would of figuring out how to reliably connect with teenagers’), but you get an idea of the construction’s low frequency and particular genre distribution.
Plotting could of [v*] usages over time, using the related Corpus of Historical American English, suggests the construction may have peaked. Or is that just wishful thinking? Again, you can click on this graph for details, or open it in another tab.
Of 1000 occurrences of could/would of in the Oxford English Corpus, about 850 are from ‘representations of direct speech (mostly from the Fiction domain, but also from interviews and courtroom transcripts)’. That leaves 150 genuine written instances of could/would of, compared with 4 million examples of standard could/would have. I can’t help picturing a global battalion of editors keeping it firmly at bay.
The of-form is not frequent in edited prose, but it appears quite often in casual writing and it has been around a while. Does that count for much? MWDEU says its prolonged use has ‘not made it respectable’, and recommends avoiding it – including in transcriptions of real speech, since ’ve serves the purpose equally well. I agree, and I think if someone explicitly says of, and stresses it, that might warrant a ‘[sic]’.
Regular readers know I like to make room for literary effect and poetic licence, but I have never warmed to this mistake. Every time I see it – be its use naive or intentional – I want to fix it. Authenticity of dialect and character are all well and good, but I think the main effect of the deliberate usage in edited prose is further uncertainty and error (not to mention irritation, in some quarters). What do you think?
Updates:
Years after writing this, I’ve softened considerably on the modal-of construction. This is partly because of exposure to its use by so many great writers, and also because it’s a good example of language change – a natural, essential characteristic of a living language. See my post on reconciling descriptivism with editing for more discussion.
I’ve come across many more examples in books, and have added them to the sets above and below. @desktopenglish on Twitter drew my attention to this BBC article that quotes a footballer saying he ‘Shouldn’t of reacted the way I did’.
What sounds to me like a good audio example comes from author Zadie Smith on the Adam Buxton Podcast. This link should cue the player automatically at 15:50, but if it doesn’t, that’s the time stamp. The relevant exchange is as follows, discussing Smith’s father:
Smith: He was very uptight about time, yeah.
Buxton: It rubbed off on you.
Smith: It must of, yeah.
Medievalist Lucy Allen found the line ‘For methowte I wold not for my life a sen it fallen’ in a 14thC religious text, The Shewings of Julian of Norwich. Translating it as ‘I thought I would not for my life of seen it fall’ [underlines mine], she writes: ‘it’s always fun when you notice something in a medieval text that is a dead ringer for one of the “modern” mistakes that horrify the pearl-clutchers’.
David Crystal adds further historical commentary in his book Making Sense: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar:
On 5 September 1819 the poet John Keats sends an apologetic letter to his publisher John Taylor, in which he writes:
Had I known of your illness I should not of written in such fierry phrase in my first Letter.
‘Should not of written’? From such a great poet? It must have been just a slip, because later on in the same letter he writes ‘You should not have delayed.’ What interests me is to find this confusion 200 years ago. It isn’t just a modern thing, as some critics say. That identity in pronunciation between the preposition of and the unstressed form of the auxiliary verb have has been around a long time.
Morph, a linguistics blog by the Surrey Morphology Group at the University of Surrey, has a great post on different aspects of the modal-of usage: ‘What’s the good of “would of”?’
Lots of examples in Anne Tyler’s If Morning Ever Comes, spoken by several different characters (of different ages, backgrounds, and ethnicities):
‘You mustn’t of been but twelve or so but I remembered.’
‘You shouldn’t of mentioned breakfast, boy,’ he said.
‘Course I think he could of made a better choice in wives, but then Sally’s right pretty and I reckon I can see his point in picking her.’
‘You know, when I was a boy we’d of been plumb through town by now.’
‘If we’d of known,’ she said, ‘I’d of cleaned up house a little.’
‘Folks tell me I take too good care of him, so it can’t of been that he got too cold. Though he is right much of a puddle-wader, that could’ve done it.’ [Note nearby use of could’ve.]
‘I don’t guess my letter would of made any change in him one way or the other.’
‘If I’d of married Jamie,” she said, “I would of had a different family.’
‘Well, if it hadn’t of been her, it’d been someone else.’
‘She mustn’t of seen us.’
Ross Macdonald also makes regular use of the construction:
‘If they knew they had a buyer, they might of stayed in business to accommodate you.’ (Ross Macdonald, The Blue Hammer)
‘I wish I could of died instead of him.’ (Ross Macdonald, The Blue Hammer)
‘The other man took them, he must of.’ (Ross Macdonald, The Galton Case)
‘He must of got away.’ (Ross Macdonald, The Galton Case)
‘He must of fell down on the knife and stabbed himself.’ (Ross Macdonald, The Galton Case)
‘He would of killed him too.’ (Ross Macdonald, The Galton Case)
‘When Culligan came marching out, armed up to the teeth, you could of knocked me over with a ‘dozer.’ (Ross Macdonald, The Galton Case)
‘Lucky for him I was out, or I’d of shown him what’s what.’ (Ross Macdonald, The Galton Case)
‘You were just a tiny baby, but that wouldn’t of stopped him.’ (Ross Macdonald, The Galton Case)
As does Elmore Leonard; these are from The Hot Kid:
Emmett Long kept looking at him. ‘You had a gun you’d of shot me, huh?’
‘I’d of shoved the ice cream cone up his goddamn nose.’
What Oris did, he got mad, changed the name of the company from Busy Bee Oil & Gas – a cartoon bumblebee in the trademark they’d of had one day – to NMD Oil & Gas, standing for No More Dusters, and worked a year as a driller to restore his capital.
‘The only one I told was Emmett,’ Carl said. ‘It had to of been Crystal told the papers.’
She had to wonder if she had been here would he of recognized her, and bet he would’ve.
‘I’d of arrested him he’s walking in the door,’ Lester said.
Franklin was shaking his head. ‘I’d of seen ’em.’
‘I told him he shouldn’t of left the key in it.’
‘She looked at him again with a faint smile. ‘I would never of suspected.’
‘The first remark out of his mouth, I’d of pulled and killed him where he stood.’
‘She’d of given me the choice of taking a chance with Teddy or being locked up.’
‘She wouldn’t of started breakfast if they weren’t all downstairs near ready to eat.’
‘Jack’s a talker,’ Carl said. ‘He’d of thought of a reason to go alone, pick up a bottle? And Tony’s polite, he would’ve said don’t steal the car, okay?’
‘No, he couldn’t of known that.’
‘Jack Belmont wouldn’t of left with bullets in his gun.’
The minute Jack wasn’t looking, like taking a leak or something, she’d of run out of the house to find a cop.
But Nancy knew who he was, so so the kidnapping wouldn’t of worked.
‘If I hadn’t decided to step back inside to answer the phone, I’d of missed one of the great opportunities of my career as a journalist . . .’
Richard Stark, already quoted above, has half a dozen examples in his first novel, The Hunter:
The spelling occurs often in Kent Haruf’s novel Plainsong:‘If Art wanted to see you, he’d of told you where to find him.’
Stegman blinked. ‘He must of believed me.’
‘His wife must of known it, but she never told me.’
‘Five minutes later,’ the owner told him, ‘you’d of been out of luck.’
‘…it must of meant something, that’s all.’
‘I wouldn’t of believed it.’
He should of taken it last year.
She might of come down and gone back, Ike said. She might not of too.
She must not of stuck.
She must of went home, Mr. Guthrie.
You shouldn’t even of touched that.
Well, he might of went to Denver, Raymond said. Then he might of went back to the Rosebud in South Dakota.
I should of called during these months, I know.
You could of done something yourself too, you know, he said.
Something must of happened to her, Harold said. She must of got taken off or something.
I can’t think of anything we might of did.
You don’t even know where he might of took her for sure.
He might of landed her in Pueblo or Walsenburg.We didn’t know what we might of done to cause you to want to leave here like that.
He better not of hurt her permanent, Raymond said.
And in Pete Dexter’s novel Train:
“They must of left the sprinklers on all night,” the fat man said after he got back in control of his deportment again.
“He must of got home somehow,” Train said.
“She all convulsed the whole time they going through the house; she keeps saying, ‘Oh, no, he couldn’t of did that….'”
Train began thinking more and more that the world might of decided to let him alone.
Now he thought about he, she might not of even noticed the table leg if he hadn’t dropped it and woke up the dog…
Train thought it must of reminded him of that feeling when he was hit by that car and rolled across the road.
Then, if it was the right officer, they might of just carted Mayflower out of there, just because she was pretty, and then took his ass out into the desert and left it.
“One of them must of got up here and took it,” he said.
It seemed like Mr. Cooper must of told him where he come from, or how else would he know?
Must of bought his clothes in the boy’s department.
Melrose might of been trying to say something too, and Train distinctly saw his jaw slide out from under his face.
It came to Train the Plural must of heard her before she even come out of the double-wide, that he must of known from how she was walking that she was mad.
“A blind man,” he said, “We should of sold tickets.”
Walter Tevis’s The Hustler, from multiple characters:
‘You should never of quit going to Sunday school.’
‘I already watched you lose – watched you lose to a man you should of beat.’
‘And if I hadn’t already paid for it I could of with the money I won in side bets.’
‘They couldn’t of helped but hear of me.’
‘I should of let that guy quit, Charlie, like you told me.’
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Ok, Let’s talk about #hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (#FCEV) as an alternative to Battery Electric Vehicles (#BEV).
A FCEV uses the same electric motors as BEVs but gets its power from chemically reacting H₂ with O₂ from the air in a way that produces an electric current - a fuel cell. None of this is new technology Fuel Cells were a mature and reliable power source by the time the Apollo program was landing people on the moon. The issue with fuel cells is the same as with Enteral Combustion Engines(ICE) they are most efficient in a very narrow energy band great if the goal is to power the life support on a space craft, but not for the extremely variable loads needed to drive a car.
For this reason, FCEVs are hybrids with the same Li batteries as BEVs and ICE Hybrids like the Prius. Like ICE Hybrids they use the battery to accelerate and as storage for regenerative breaking with the fuel cell providing a constant recharge.
Why I’m skeptical of FCEVs
1) Greenwashing Hydrogen. FCEV advocates will point out that the only tailpipe emission is water vapor. The question is where does the hydrogen come from. By far the least expensive way to produce hydrogen gas is to crack the hydrogen atoms off of petrochemical hydrocarbons. As a mater of basic chemistry it takes far less energy to crack hydrocarbons than it does to electrolize water. And unlike the electrical grid where technologies like solar, wind and nuclear are already deployed and becoming an increasing share of our electric grid. Processes to produce hydrogen from water at anything close the the cost to strip it off fossil fuels is in the same development stage as cold fusion. at least for the next decade green hydrogen will be a premium product only available to the wealthiest buyers.
2) Hydrogen storage is hard. To fit enough hydrogen on a moving passenger car for it to have a 300 mile range requires pressures of 10,000psi (700 bar). The kinds of pressure vessels that can safely handle that pressure are expensive, and need regular inspection. Having had to keep a compressed air tank of just 200 psi in a fixed certified, I can tell you that there will be significant costs to regularly inspecting a 10,000 psi tank full of flammable gas that needs to survive a collision with one of the 2023 lineup of full sized puck up trucks.
But that is just the start. Hydrogen leaks. No matter how good you think your valves and fittings are the smallest molecule in the universe stored under huge pressure will find a way out. Ask anyone who has experience in the space industry where hydrogen is already the fuel of choice and they will tell you that hydrogen leaks are just a fact that has to be engineered around. On a vehicle this will be a small annoyance but at a fueling station this will be significant. The farther Hydrogen is transported and the longer it must be stored the higher the losses. There is also the energy factor of compressing that gas. To the best of my knowledge the prodigious amount of work done to pressurize the fuel is never recovered
FCEVs and BEVs both started to be produced about a decade ago, and while Tesla has scaled out its supercharger network world wide in that time. Hydrogen has less than 100 filling stations all in California. While these stations can fill a car in 5 minutes, they can only fill 2 to 5 vehicles before spending an hour refilling their high pressure storage tanks. One could argue that all Hydrogen needs is an eccentric billionaire ready to lose money for a decade building out infrastructure, however I think the infrastructure challenges with hydrogen exceed even Musk levels of ambition.
3) Cost. My M3 already costs noticeably less per mile that the equivalent ICE vehicle. Baring a huge technological leap, hydrogen will always be more expensive. because the least expensive hydrogen is processed out of the same fuel that runs ICE cars and provides less energy per molecule than those hydrocarbons when reacted with O₂ hydrogen cannot help but be a more expensive fuel.
So why are hydrogen FCEV still a thing? Well the vehicles are lighter, fueling times are comparable to gasoline, and the petrochemical industry is desperate for them to succeed. The oil industry can see the writing on the wall as states like California will ban new ICE vehicle sales in 2030. While holding out hope for a green hydrogen future a generation away, they can continue to have a market for their product as gasoline and diesel phase out. “Hydrogen will become the green fuel of the future” explain their sock puppets knowing that dirty hydrogen from their product will always have a price advantage. And to be fair, turning a mobile source into a point source of emissions does provide the opportunity for carbon capture (so called Blue Hydrogen), but all this still add even more cost while BEVs already have a price advantage in their fuel - not to mention that every home in the developed world has the infrastructure to charge BEVs.
Why write all this? Because when you get down to it most of the #FUD being spread around #EV s is coming from FCEV advocates who are trying not to let hydrogen become the betamax of the transition away from ICE transportation. In doing so they are making it harder than necessary for the world to move away from ICE transportation.
References:
https://www.thedrive.com/tech/33408/why-we-still-cant-deliver-on-the-promise-of-hydrogen-carshttps://www.caranddriver.com/features/a41103863/hydrogen-cars-fcev/
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### Взлет и падение формата D-VHS: ретроспективный анализ и развитие коммерческих стандартов
#### Введение
Формат D-VHS (Digital Video Home System) был разработан как цифровая эволюция популярного аналогового формата VHS, который доминировал на рынке домашнего видео с конца 1970-х до начала 2000-х годов. D-VHS, представленный в 1998 году компанией JVC (Victor Company of Japan), стал попыткой адаптировать VHS к наступающей эпохе цифрового видео и высокой четкости (HDTV). Однако, несмотря на амбициозные цели, формат так и не смог завоевать массовую популярность и в итоге канул в Лету. Эта статья представляет ретроспективный анализ взлета и падения D-VHS, а также исследует развитие стандартов коммерческих проектов в контексте конкуренции и технологических изменений.
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#### Взлет D-VHS: амбиции и технологические достижения
##### Появление формата
D-VHS был представлен в 1998 году как ответ на растущий спрос на цифровые носители и технологии HDTV. Формат был разработан JVC в сотрудничестве с такими компаниями, как Hitachi, Matsushita (Panasonic) и Philips. Основная идея заключалась в использовании стандартных VHS-кассет для записи цифрового видео, что делало D-VHS обратно совместимым с аналоговыми VHS-видеомагнитофонами, но с возможностью записи и воспроизведения цифрового контента высокого качества.
- **Технические характеристики**: D-VHS поддерживал запись видео в формате MPEG-2 с разрешением до 1080i (HDTV), что было значительным шагом вперед по сравнению с аналоговыми VHS и S-VHS. Скорость передачи данных достигала 28,2 Мбит/с, что позволяло записывать до 5 часов видео в формате высокой четкости на одну кассету (например, D-VHS кассета DF-300 обеспечивала 300 минут записи в режиме STD). Формат также поддерживал многоканальный звук (Dolby Digital и DTS), что делало его привлекательным для энтузиастов домашнего кинотеатра.
- **Совместимость**: Одним из ключевых преимуществ D-VHS была его совместимость с VHS. Пользователи могли воспроизводить старые VHS-кассеты на D-VHS-видеомагнитофонах, а также использовать стандартные кассеты для записи цифрового контента, хотя для оптимального качества требовались специальные D-VHS кассеты.
##### Ранний успех и поддержка индустрии
В первые годы после выпуска D-VHS получил поддержку ряда крупных игроков индустрии. В 2001 году JVC представила модель HM-DH30000U, первый D-VHS-видеомагнитофон, который стал популярным среди энтузиастов HDTV в США. Формат также был поддержан несколькими голливудскими студиями, такими как 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks и Artisan Entertainment, которые начали выпускать фильмы на D-VHS под брендом D-Theater. Эти кассеты содержали фильмы в формате 1080i с защитой от копирования (CSS и DTCP), что делало их привлекательными для дистрибьюторов, опасавшихся пиратства.
- **D-Theater**: В 2002 году был запущен проект D-Theater, который стал важным шагом для продвижения D-VHS. Фильмы, такие как *Терминатор 2: Судный день* и *Матрица*, были выпущены на D-VHS с качеством, сравнимым с ранними DVD, но с большим акцентом на HDTV. К 2003 году около 300 наименований фильмов были доступны в формате D-Theater, что демонстрировало потенциал формата.
##### Преимущества D-VHS
D-VHS предлагал несколько преимуществ, которые делали его перспективным в конце 1990-х:
- Возможность записи HDTV-контента с помощью подключения через FireWire (IEEE 1394), что было особенно актуально в эпоху первых HDTV-трансляций.
- Высокая емкость: кассета могла вмещать до 50 ГБ данных, что делало D-VHS конкурентоспособным по сравнению с ранними DVD (4,7–8,5 ГБ).
- Низкая стоимость носителя: стандартные VHS-кассеты были дешевыми в производстве, что снижало затраты на выпуск фильмов.
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#### Падение D-VHS: причины неудачи
Несмотря на технологические достижения, D-VHS не смог закрепиться на рынке и начал стремительно терять позиции уже к середине 2000-х годов. Основные причины его провала можно разделить на несколько категорий: конкуренция, рыночные факторы, технологические ограничения и ошибки в маркетинговой стратегии.
##### 1. Конкуренция с DVD и Blu-ray
- **Рост популярности DVD**: К моменту появления D-VHS в 1998 году DVD уже начали завоевывать рынок. DVD, представленный в 1996 году, предлагал удобство (отсутствие необходимости перематывать ленту), компактность, интерактивные меню и сравнимое качество изображения при меньших затратах на производство и дистрибуцию. К 2003 году продажи и прокат DVD превзошли VHS, что сделало D-VHS менее привлекательным для массового потребителя [Web ID: 11].
- **Форматная война Blu-ray и HD DVD**: В 2005 году началась война форматов между Blu-ray и HD DVD, которые предлагали еще более высокое качество изображения (1080p) и большую емкость (до 50 ГБ на диск). Эти форматы были поддержаны крупными студиями и производителями электроники, что оставило D-VHS в тени. К 2008 году Blu-ray одержал победу, окончательно вытеснив ленточные форматы из массового рынка [Web ID: 20].
##### 2. Ограниченная поддержка и доступность контента
- **Недостаток контента**: Несмотря на запуск D-Theater, количество фильмов, доступных на D-VHS, оставалось ограниченным. К 2004 году проект D-Theater был свернут из-за низких продаж, и студии переключились на поддержку DVD и новых HD-форматов. Отсутствие широкого выбора фильмов стало критическим фактором, отпугивающим потребителей.
- **Высокая стоимость оборудования**: D-VHS-видеомагнитофоны, такие как HM-DH30000U, стоили около 1000 долларов США в 2001 году (примерно 1700 долларов в ценах 2025 года), что делало их недоступными для массового потребителя. Для сравнения, DVD-плееры к тому времени стоили менее 200 долларов.
##### 3. Технологические ограничения
- **Сложность использования**: D-VHS требовал подключения через FireWire для записи HDTV, что было неудобно для пользователей, не обладающих техническими знаниями. Кроме того, для воспроизведения контента D-Theater требовался телевизор с поддержкой HDTV, что в начале 2000-х было редкостью.
- **Отсутствие интерактивности**: В отличие от DVD, которые предлагали меню, дополнительные материалы и сцены, D-VHS оставался линейным носителем, что делало его менее привлекательным в эпоху интерактивных медиа.
- **Качество записи**: Хотя D-VHS обеспечивал высокое качество для HDTV, при записи в более низких режимах (например, STD или LS3) качество изображения ухудшалось из-за сжатия MPEG-2, что делало формат менее универсальным.
##### 4. Маркетинговые ошибки
- **Узкая целевая аудитория**: D-VHS позиционировался как нишевый продукт для энтузиастов HDTV и киноманов, что ограничило его массовую привлекательность. JVC не смогла эффективно донести до широкой аудитории преимущества формата.
- **Отсутствие открытого стандарта**: В отличие от VHS, который стал доминирующим благодаря лицензированию формата другим производителям, D-VHS оставался более закрытым. Это ограничило количество производителей оборудования и контента, поддерживающих формат.
##### 5. Рост цифровых технологий
К середине 2000-х годов начали активно развиваться цифровые видеорегистраторы (DVR), такие как TiVo, и потоковые сервисы, такие как Netflix (запущенный в 1997 году как сервис проката DVD, а с 2007 года начавший предлагать стриминг). Эти технологии сделали ленточные носители, включая D-VHS, устаревшими, так как потребители предпочитали удобство цифрового доступа к контенту [Web ID: 9].
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#### Аналитика развития коммерческих стандартов
##### Форматные войны и их уроки
История D-VHS отражает более широкий контекст форматных войн, которые сопровождали развитие технологий домашнего видео:
- **VHS против Betamax (1970-е – 1980-е)**: Успех VHS над Betamax был обусловлен более длинным временем записи, доступностью и открытым лицензированием формата JVC. Это создало прецедент, который D-VHS не смог повторить из-за закрытости и высокой стоимости [Web ID: 20].
- **DVD против DIVX (конец 1990-х)**: DVD выиграл благодаря единому стандарту, поддержанному большинством производителей, тогда как DIVX (альтернативный формат с оплатой за просмотр) провалился из-за неудобства для потребителей.
- **Blu-ray против HD DVD (2005–2008)**: Победа Blu-ray была обусловлена поддержкой крупных студий (например, Warner Bros.), лучшей маркетинговой стратегией и большим объемом контента. D-VHS, напротив, не смог заручиться такой поддержкой [Web ID: 20].
##### Эволюция коммерческих стандартов
Развитие коммерческих стандартов в индустрии домашнего видео показывает несколько ключевых тенденций:
- **Переход от аналоговых к цифровым носителям**: Аналоговые форматы, такие как VHS, были вытеснены цифровыми (DVD, Blu-ray), которые предлагали лучшее качество, удобство и долговечность. D-VHS оказался переходным звеном, которое не смогло конкурировать с полностью цифровыми решениями.
- **Роль открытости формата**: Успех VHS был обусловлен открытым лицензированием, что позволило множеству компаний производить оборудование и контент. D-VHS, напротив, оставался более закрытым, что ограничило его распространение.
- **Влияние потребительских предпочтений**: Потребители отдавали предпочтение удобству (отсутствие перемотки, интерактивные меню) и доступности, что сделало DVD и потоковые сервисы более привлекательными, чем D-VHS.
- **Скорость технологических изменений**: Быстрое развитие технологий (DVR, стриминг) сделало ленточные форматы, включая D-VHS, устаревшими. Компании, которые не смогли адаптироваться к этим изменениям, потеряли рынок.
##### Сравнение с ArVid
Ваш предыдущий запрос касался системы ArVid, которая использовала VHS-кассеты для резервного копирования данных в 1990-х годах в России. ArVid и D-VHS имеют некоторые параллели: оба формата пытались адаптировать VHS к новым технологиям (ArVid — для хранения данных, D-VHS — для цифрового видео). Однако их судьбы схожи: оба столкнулись с конкуренцией со стороны более удобных и эффективных цифровых решений (жесткие диски для ArVid, DVD и Blu-ray для D-VHS) и в итоге исчезли с рынка.
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#### Культурное наследие и уроки D-VHS
Несмотря на коммерческий провал, D-VHS оставил след в истории технологий:
- **Нишевая популярность**: Формат нашел свою аудиторию среди энтузиастов HDTV и коллекционеров, которые ценили его способность записывать цифровое видео в эпоху, когда альтернативы были ограничены.
- **Влияние на развитие HDTV**: D-VHS сыграл роль в популяризации HDTV, став одним из первых доступных способов записи трансляций высокой четкости.
- **Уроки для индустрии**: История D-VHS подчеркивает важность доступности, широкой поддержки контента и адаптации к потребительским предпочтениям. Компании, которые игнорируют эти факторы, рискуют проиграть даже при наличии технологически превосходного продукта.
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#### Заключение
D-VHS был амбициозной попыткой продлить жизнь формата VHS в эпоху цифровых технологий, но его падение стало неизбежным из-за конкуренции с DVD и Blu-ray, ограниченной поддержки контента, высокой стоимости и быстрого развития стриминговых сервисов. История D-VHS иллюстрирует, как технологические инновации, рыночные факторы и потребительские предпочтения определяют успех или провал коммерческих стандартов. В ретроспективе D-VHS можно рассматривать как переходный формат, который, несмотря на свою нишевость, сыграл роль в развитии технологий HDTV и оставил уроки для будущих проектов в области домашнего видео.
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#### Хэштеги
#DVHS #VHS #DigitalVideo #HDTV #FormatWars #TechHistory #JVC #HomeEntertainment #RetroTech #MediaEvolution
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### Взлет и падение формата D-VHS: ретроспективный анализ и развитие коммерческих стандартов
#### Введение
Формат D-VHS (Digital Video Home System) был разработан как цифровая эволюция популярного аналогового формата VHS, который доминировал на рынке домашнего видео с конца 1970-х до начала 2000-х годов. D-VHS, представленный в 1998 году компанией JVC (Victor Company of Japan), стал попыткой адаптировать VHS к наступающей эпохе цифрового видео и высокой четкости (HDTV). Однако, несмотря на амбициозные цели, формат так и не смог завоевать массовую популярность и в итоге канул в Лету. Эта статья представляет ретроспективный анализ взлета и падения D-VHS, а также исследует развитие стандартов коммерческих проектов в контексте конкуренции и технологических изменений.
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#### Взлет D-VHS: амбиции и технологические достижения
##### Появление формата
D-VHS был представлен в 1998 году как ответ на растущий спрос на цифровые носители и технологии HDTV. Формат был разработан JVC в сотрудничестве с такими компаниями, как Hitachi, Matsushita (Panasonic) и Philips. Основная идея заключалась в использовании стандартных VHS-кассет для записи цифрового видео, что делало D-VHS обратно совместимым с аналоговыми VHS-видеомагнитофонами, но с возможностью записи и воспроизведения цифрового контента высокого качества.
- **Технические характеристики**: D-VHS поддерживал запись видео в формате MPEG-2 с разрешением до 1080i (HDTV), что было значительным шагом вперед по сравнению с аналоговыми VHS и S-VHS. Скорость передачи данных достигала 28,2 Мбит/с, что позволяло записывать до 5 часов видео в формате высокой четкости на одну кассету (например, D-VHS кассета DF-300 обеспечивала 300 минут записи в режиме STD). Формат также поддерживал многоканальный звук (Dolby Digital и DTS), что делало его привлекательным для энтузиастов домашнего кинотеатра.
- **Совместимость**: Одним из ключевых преимуществ D-VHS была его совместимость с VHS. Пользователи могли воспроизводить старые VHS-кассеты на D-VHS-видеомагнитофонах, а также использовать стандартные кассеты для записи цифрового контента, хотя для оптимального качества требовались специальные D-VHS кассеты.
##### Ранний успех и поддержка индустрии
В первые годы после выпуска D-VHS получил поддержку ряда крупных игроков индустрии. В 2001 году JVC представила модель HM-DH30000U, первый D-VHS-видеомагнитофон, который стал популярным среди энтузиастов HDTV в США. Формат также был поддержан несколькими голливудскими студиями, такими как 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks и Artisan Entertainment, которые начали выпускать фильмы на D-VHS под брендом D-Theater. Эти кассеты содержали фильмы в формате 1080i с защитой от копирования (CSS и DTCP), что делало их привлекательными для дистрибьюторов, опасавшихся пиратства.
- **D-Theater**: В 2002 году был запущен проект D-Theater, который стал важным шагом для продвижения D-VHS. Фильмы, такие как *Терминатор 2: Судный день* и *Матрица*, были выпущены на D-VHS с качеством, сравнимым с ранними DVD, но с большим акцентом на HDTV. К 2003 году около 300 наименований фильмов были доступны в формате D-Theater, что демонстрировало потенциал формата.
##### Преимущества D-VHS
D-VHS предлагал несколько преимуществ, которые делали его перспективным в конце 1990-х:
- Возможность записи HDTV-контента с помощью подключения через FireWire (IEEE 1394), что было особенно актуально в эпоху первых HDTV-трансляций.
- Высокая емкость: кассета могла вмещать до 50 ГБ данных, что делало D-VHS конкурентоспособным по сравнению с ранними DVD (4,7–8,5 ГБ).
- Низкая стоимость носителя: стандартные VHS-кассеты были дешевыми в производстве, что снижало затраты на выпуск фильмов.
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#### Падение D-VHS: причины неудачи
Несмотря на технологические достижения, D-VHS не смог закрепиться на рынке и начал стремительно терять позиции уже к середине 2000-х годов. Основные причины его провала можно разделить на несколько категорий: конкуренция, рыночные факторы, технологические ограничения и ошибки в маркетинговой стратегии.
##### 1. Конкуренция с DVD и Blu-ray
- **Рост популярности DVD**: К моменту появления D-VHS в 1998 году DVD уже начали завоевывать рынок. DVD, представленный в 1996 году, предлагал удобство (отсутствие необходимости перематывать ленту), компактность, интерактивные меню и сравнимое качество изображения при меньших затратах на производство и дистрибуцию. К 2003 году продажи и прокат DVD превзошли VHS, что сделало D-VHS менее привлекательным для массового потребителя [Web ID: 11].
- **Форматная война Blu-ray и HD DVD**: В 2005 году началась война форматов между Blu-ray и HD DVD, которые предлагали еще более высокое качество изображения (1080p) и большую емкость (до 50 ГБ на диск). Эти форматы были поддержаны крупными студиями и производителями электроники, что оставило D-VHS в тени. К 2008 году Blu-ray одержал победу, окончательно вытеснив ленточные форматы из массового рынка [Web ID: 20].
##### 2. Ограниченная поддержка и доступность контента
- **Недостаток контента**: Несмотря на запуск D-Theater, количество фильмов, доступных на D-VHS, оставалось ограниченным. К 2004 году проект D-Theater был свернут из-за низких продаж, и студии переключились на поддержку DVD и новых HD-форматов. Отсутствие широкого выбора фильмов стало критическим фактором, отпугивающим потребителей.
- **Высокая стоимость оборудования**: D-VHS-видеомагнитофоны, такие как HM-DH30000U, стоили около 1000 долларов США в 2001 году (примерно 1700 долларов в ценах 2025 года), что делало их недоступными для массового потребителя. Для сравнения, DVD-плееры к тому времени стоили менее 200 долларов.
##### 3. Технологические ограничения
- **Сложность использования**: D-VHS требовал подключения через FireWire для записи HDTV, что было неудобно для пользователей, не обладающих техническими знаниями. Кроме того, для воспроизведения контента D-Theater требовался телевизор с поддержкой HDTV, что в начале 2000-х было редкостью.
- **Отсутствие интерактивности**: В отличие от DVD, которые предлагали меню, дополнительные материалы и сцены, D-VHS оставался линейным носителем, что делало его менее привлекательным в эпоху интерактивных медиа.
- **Качество записи**: Хотя D-VHS обеспечивал высокое качество для HDTV, при записи в более низких режимах (например, STD или LS3) качество изображения ухудшалось из-за сжатия MPEG-2, что делало формат менее универсальным.
##### 4. Маркетинговые ошибки
- **Узкая целевая аудитория**: D-VHS позиционировался как нишевый продукт для энтузиастов HDTV и киноманов, что ограничило его массовую привлекательность. JVC не смогла эффективно донести до широкой аудитории преимущества формата.
- **Отсутствие открытого стандарта**: В отличие от VHS, который стал доминирующим благодаря лицензированию формата другим производителям, D-VHS оставался более закрытым. Это ограничило количество производителей оборудования и контента, поддерживающих формат.
##### 5. Рост цифровых технологий
К середине 2000-х годов начали активно развиваться цифровые видеорегистраторы (DVR), такие как TiVo, и потоковые сервисы, такие как Netflix (запущенный в 1997 году как сервис проката DVD, а с 2007 года начавший предлагать стриминг). Эти технологии сделали ленточные носители, включая D-VHS, устаревшими, так как потребители предпочитали удобство цифрового доступа к контенту [Web ID: 9].
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#### Аналитика развития коммерческих стандартов
##### Форматные войны и их уроки
История D-VHS отражает более широкий контекст форматных войн, которые сопровождали развитие технологий домашнего видео:
- **VHS против Betamax (1970-е – 1980-е)**: Успех VHS над Betamax был обусловлен более длинным временем записи, доступностью и открытым лицензированием формата JVC. Это создало прецедент, который D-VHS не смог повторить из-за закрытости и высокой стоимости [Web ID: 20].
- **DVD против DIVX (конец 1990-х)**: DVD выиграл благодаря единому стандарту, поддержанному большинством производителей, тогда как DIVX (альтернативный формат с оплатой за просмотр) провалился из-за неудобства для потребителей.
- **Blu-ray против HD DVD (2005–2008)**: Победа Blu-ray была обусловлена поддержкой крупных студий (например, Warner Bros.), лучшей маркетинговой стратегией и большим объемом контента. D-VHS, напротив, не смог заручиться такой поддержкой [Web ID: 20].
##### Эволюция коммерческих стандартов
Развитие коммерческих стандартов в индустрии домашнего видео показывает несколько ключевых тенденций:
- **Переход от аналоговых к цифровым носителям**: Аналоговые форматы, такие как VHS, были вытеснены цифровыми (DVD, Blu-ray), которые предлагали лучшее качество, удобство и долговечность. D-VHS оказался переходным звеном, которое не смогло конкурировать с полностью цифровыми решениями.
- **Роль открытости формата**: Успех VHS был обусловлен открытым лицензированием, что позволило множеству компаний производить оборудование и контент. D-VHS, напротив, оставался более закрытым, что ограничило его распространение.
- **Влияние потребительских предпочтений**: Потребители отдавали предпочтение удобству (отсутствие перемотки, интерактивные меню) и доступности, что сделало DVD и потоковые сервисы более привлекательными, чем D-VHS.
- **Скорость технологических изменений**: Быстрое развитие технологий (DVR, стриминг) сделало ленточные форматы, включая D-VHS, устаревшими. Компании, которые не смогли адаптироваться к этим изменениям, потеряли рынок.
##### Сравнение с ArVid
Ваш предыдущий запрос касался системы ArVid, которая использовала VHS-кассеты для резервного копирования данных в 1990-х годах в России. ArVid и D-VHS имеют некоторые параллели: оба формата пытались адаптировать VHS к новым технологиям (ArVid — для хранения данных, D-VHS — для цифрового видео). Однако их судьбы схожи: оба столкнулись с конкуренцией со стороны более удобных и эффективных цифровых решений (жесткие диски для ArVid, DVD и Blu-ray для D-VHS) и в итоге исчезли с рынка.
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#### Культурное наследие и уроки D-VHS
Несмотря на коммерческий провал, D-VHS оставил след в истории технологий:
- **Нишевая популярность**: Формат нашел свою аудиторию среди энтузиастов HDTV и коллекционеров, которые ценили его способность записывать цифровое видео в эпоху, когда альтернативы были ограничены.
- **Влияние на развитие HDTV**: D-VHS сыграл роль в популяризации HDTV, став одним из первых доступных способов записи трансляций высокой четкости.
- **Уроки для индустрии**: История D-VHS подчеркивает важность доступности, широкой поддержки контента и адаптации к потребительским предпочтениям. Компании, которые игнорируют эти факторы, рискуют проиграть даже при наличии технологически превосходного продукта.
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#### Заключение
D-VHS был амбициозной попыткой продлить жизнь формата VHS в эпоху цифровых технологий, но его падение стало неизбежным из-за конкуренции с DVD и Blu-ray, ограниченной поддержки контента, высокой стоимости и быстрого развития стриминговых сервисов. История D-VHS иллюстрирует, как технологические инновации, рыночные факторы и потребительские предпочтения определяют успех или провал коммерческих стандартов. В ретроспективе D-VHS можно рассматривать как переходный формат, который, несмотря на свою нишевость, сыграл роль в развитии технологий HDTV и оставил уроки для будущих проектов в области домашнего видео.
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#### Хэштеги
#DVHS #VHS #DigitalVideo #HDTV #FormatWars #TechHistory #JVC #HomeEntertainment #RetroTech #MediaEvolution
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