Sweet Shop Launches a Digital Comic Reading App 22 March 2025 by Michael Kozlowski 0 Comments Sweet Shop launches a global digital reading app on Android and iOS, showcasing 400 creator-owned comics from Image Comics. You can buy comics in-app worldwide on release day. Your purchase includes DRM-free downloads, so you can buy securely, knowing your comic is yours. This store will launch this summer. New titles like James Tynion IV and Michael Walsh's Exquisite … [Read more...] about Sweet Shop Launches a Digital Comic Reading App
Image Comics is no longer offering DRM-Free Editions 23 November 2018 by Michael Kozlowski 1 Comment Image Comics was an early adopter of offering most of their comics without any digital rights management. Since 2013 they allowed users to shop directly on their website and download comics to their computer and easily load them on their smartphone, tablet or e-reader. A few weeks ago the comics publisher decided to no longer offer DRM-Free comics on their website and gave … [Read more...] about Image Comics is no longer offering DRM-Free Editions
Google Purchases Image Recognition Expert Jetpac 19 August 2014 by 0 Comments Jetpac is best known as the iOS app that is able to recommend restaurants, bars, and attractions based on their analyses of Instagram photographs by the thousands. Google has announced that they were able to acquire Jetpac (for a indeterminate amount of money), meaning that iOS users will lose the company's app come September 15, 2014. Speculation suggests of course that Google … [Read more...] about Google Purchases Image Recognition Expert Jetpac
Best New Digital Comics for January 24, 2014 24 January 2014 by 1 Comment Here's what's looking good at the (digital) comics shop this week: All-New X-Men #22.NOW: Written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Stuart Immonen, this issue kicks off a six-issue crossover that brings the Guardians of the Galaxy into the world of the X-Men. The continuity folds over in a weird sort of way when a young Jean Grey, who has traveled through time to … [Read more...] about Best New Digital Comics for January 24, 2014
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for January 20 2014 20 January 2014 by 0 Comments Readers prefer the uncensored version of Miracleman, Attack on Titan makes the Kindle chart, and where's that second issue of Injustice: Year Two? Here's my look at this week's digital comics best-sellers, as of Sunday evening. ComiXology 1. All-New X-Men #21 2. Superior Spider-Man #25 3. Uncanny X-Men, vol. 3 #16 4. Amazing X-Men #3 5. Justice League of America … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for January 20 2014
Best Digital Comics for January 9 2014 9 January 2014 by 0 Comments Here's a look at some of the more interesting titles that are out this week in digital format. Detective Comics #27: DC celebrates the 75th anniversary of Batman (who first appeared in the original Detective Comics #27) with seven stories about the Caped Crusader, including Brad Meltzer and Bryan Hitch's retelling of the first Batman story, "The Case of the Chemical … [Read more...] about Best Digital Comics for January 9 2014
Image Comics Slashes Prices—Till Saturday Night 27 December 2013 by 0 Comments Image Comics is having a half-price sale on all the comics in its digital store right now, and that's a great opportunity to fill up your e-reader, because Image is the publisher behind some of the most talked-about comics of the year. Even better, Image sells its comics as direct downloads, which means you own the file—you don't have to depend on a third-party provider such as … [Read more...] about Image Comics Slashes Prices—Till Saturday Night
November Comics Sales: The Big Two Slip a Bit 15 December 2013 by 0 Comments Diamond Comics Distributors is the exclusive distributor of print comics to specialty comics shops, so their monthly numbers give a pretty good picture of the print comics market. That market is dominated by Marvel and DC, but that dominance slipped a bit this month as both publishers had less than a 30% market share (in terms of dollars). This isn't the first time that has … [Read more...] about November Comics Sales: The Big Two Slip a Bit
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 8, 2013 9 December 2013 by 0 Comments It's time for our weekly look at the top-selling digital comics of the week. There are a few surprises this week and some predictable results as well. ComiXology 1. Amazing X-Men #2 2. Superior Spider-Man #23 3. Inhumanity #1 4. Earth 2 #18 5. Batman/Superman #6 6. The Walking Dead #117 7. Amazing Spider-Man #700.1 8. Guardians of the Galaxy, vol. 3 #9 9. Young … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 8, 2013
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 1, 2013 2 December 2013 by 0 Comments Image Comics elbows DC aside in this week's comiXology chart, with a bit of help from a half-price sale, but Kindle readers are bullish on DC's new 52 graphic novels. comiXology 1. The Walking Dead #117 2. Saga #16 3. Infinity #6 4. All New X-Men #19 5. Hawkeye #14 6. New Avengers, vol. 3 #12 7. Superior Spider-Man #22 8. Uncanny Avengers #14 9. Black Science … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 1, 2013
