The website displays weekly listings of new titles that can be viewed by issue: displaying cover art, credits, description, price, page count, and other information the site also includes weekly columns, blogs, news, and podcasts. was launched July 2007 as an online community for comic book fans the website allows readers to identify upcoming releases and develop pull lists (individual pre-orders) from local brick-and-mortar comic shops.
The company also provides tools for brick-and-mortar comic book retailers to participate in digital comic sales. With the release of the third generation iPad and its Retina Display, ComiXology released a high-definition comic format dubbed CMX-HD.
ĬomiXology's digital platform with Guided View reading technology is used in the company's own branded applications, and is the engine used by most major comic book publishers in the United States, including Marvel Comics and DC Comics for their privately branded digital services. It offers a selection of more than 100,000 comic books, graphic novels, and manga across Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Windows 10, and the Internet. Iconology Inc., d/b/a ComiXology (styled comiXology), is a cloud-based digital distribution platform for comics owned by Amazon, with over 200 million comic downloads as of September 2013. “With the addition of DC and DC Vertigo titles we’re providing more convenience and a great opportunity for readers to discover and explore some of the best stories comics have to offer at no additional cost to their current Prime, Kindle Unlimited or ComiXology Unlimited subscription.A ComiXology booth at a convention in 2012ĭavid Steinberger, John Roberts, Peter Jaffe “We are thrilled to now include an incredible selection of DC’s vast library of superheroes and DC Vertigo titles as part of ComiXology Unlimited, Kindle Unlimited, and Prime Reading, bringing an even bigger benefit to all our subscription members,” ComiXology CEO and co-founder David Steinberger said in a statement. The same attitude might explain the new Amazon partnership.
That changed with last year’s launch of its own DC Universe streaming service, which features a constantly changing curated list of comic material, intended to act as an introduction to DC’s comic book catalog for curious newcomers. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Talks "Weak" Advertising Market, DC Plans and HBO Lossesįor some time, DC had been the holdout on the service - Marvel signed on in May 2017, despite having its own Marvel Unlimited subscription plan - and has traditionally been resistant to subscription plans in general.
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