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Some smaller publishers also offer trade paperbacks (but not single-issue comics), including Image’s “Walking Dead” series. From my perusal, Kobo’s biggest comic company is Archie-Archie offers same-day digital comics through Kobo, as well as some trade paperbacks. Marvel and DC don’t offer single-issue comics or trade paperbacks through Kobo. Kobo offers apps for most of the major mobile and desktop platforms. The ebook descriptions will openly list what format it’s in, whether there’s DRM (which all its ebooks have, save some self-publishers), and what platforms it may be read on. Kobo’s approach is to offer comics in either a proprietary format (similar to Comixology) or in an EPUB format (like Nook), though largely the former. Kobo also has a strong presence outside the US, especially in places Amazon or Barnes and Noble have a reduced or no presence.

Kobo’s app is still often included by smaller tablet/ebook reader manufacturers, however. Since the closing of Borders a few years ago, Kobo doesn’t have a very strong presence here in the US. Image also has some titles, particularly “The Walking Dead,” as single issues or trade paperbacks. Marvel and DC both offer various trade paperbacks on iTunes. They’re also offered on Macs with the release of OS X 10.9 “Mavericks.”įor single issues, Marvel’s as usual a no-show, but DC Comics offers its entire line as same-day digital offerings. Apple (iTunes)Īpple itself offers some comics through the iTunes store or the iBooks app available on iOS devices. Some Marvel trade paperbacks are offered, but single-issue comics are only available through Comixology or Marvel’s own (Comixology-based) apps. Manga and some comic strip compilations (Pearls Before Swine, Get Fuzzy) also have digital versions offered. There’s also digital trade paperbacks from DC, Marvel, Archie, IDW, and some other publishers.

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The Nook app comes in versions for iOS and Android development on Mac and Windows versions has ceased.Ĭomics offered include same-day digital offerings for DC Comics and Archie Comics. While wrapped in DRM, the comics still at least come in an actual non-proprietary file format. Nook Store (Barnes and Noble)īarnes and Noble’s online Nook store offers everything in EPUB format, including its comics. The books here are offered largely as DRM-free PDFs, watermarked with the purchaser’s name. The highest profile titles on Drive Thru Comics are “2000 AD” (the long-running British magazine featuring Judge Dredd) and Top Cow’s books (Witchblade, etc.). ĭrive Thru Comics is a site that specializes in DRM-free, smaller-press and independent books no DC, Marvel, or Archie material here. While not as large a selection as Image’s, there’s still some choices available here. Mark Waid’s website Thrillbent also offers DRM-free comics. Dynamite Comics websiteĭynamite Comics are available DRM-free from Comixology’s website, but they’re now also available through a digital store on its own website. While Comixology’s in-app purchase changes should lessen censorship concerns, censorship threats are nonexistent when Image is selling the comics on their own site. It also avoids censorship concerns, such as Apple’s rejection of an Image title (“Sex Criminals”) from Comixology’s iOS app. Image selling comics through their own site thus means more money will go to the creators. For instance, Comixology takes 50% of all sales made through its app or website. So far, it seems to have been fairly well received, and it also means one can fully own all those issues of “The Walking Dead.”īuying through Image’s website also means fewer middlemen skimming a high amount of money off of sales. Image Comics made a big splash in 2013 when they announced that they’ll be selling digital rights management (DRM)-free comics.

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I’ll also update this post as needed to reflect new developments (again, see Comixology’s major changes in April 2014). Again, these are legal alternatives-so you won’t find Usenet or torrents here. Thus, I thought I’d post a few Comixology alternatives I’ve used for reading comics. Amazon’s recent purchase of Comixology and its changes to in-app purchasing might also be an annoyance. For another, while Comixology is finally offering DRM-free purchases, only some smaller companies have taken them up on such so far.

For one, comic companies and creators seem to have rushed into handing things over to a digital near-monopoly after years of complaining about the physical monopoly distributor for comic shops, Diamond. While Comixology’s come to become the dominant force for digital comics, is convenient, and has a nice enough app, it does have some flaws. Note (7/7/17): I’ve written an updated version of this post here.