«We're very pleased to offer our line of single -
issue comics digitally to fans across the world,» Richardson continued.
Not exact matches
Suzanne said she buys independent
comics in print, because she likes owning the single
issues, but she buys all her Marvel and DC
comics digitally.
As the Crains article points out, they have an exclusive on Marvel single -
issue comics, so if you want this week's
issue of Amazing Spider - Man, and you want it
digitally, you have to get it from comiXology.
Powell said that a friend of his suggested a new
comic for him to try: «I bought the first three
issues digitally, then bought the trade paperback.
I would take
issue that we are anywhere near a monopoly when you have players like Barnes & Noble and Amazon selling
comics digitally.
DC
Comics» highly anticipated relaunch of the New 52 in September and the birth of digital day - and - date which makes their
comics available
digitally on the same day that the print
issues hit newsstands has been declared a success all around.
Prognostication II: Ben Gilbert, on the other hand, begs to differ; he buys the first
issue of a
comic digitally to sample it, then waits to buy the trade, and he doesn't see digital supplanting print anytime soon: «Frankly, I don't see anyone using ComiXology to download a month's worth of
comics that they would normally buy at an LCS, mostly because that would take more memory than most people with Macs or personal computers would likely be willing to devote solely to
comic storage and would destroy the idea of
comics as collectibles, which is the lifeblood of the Direct Market and the convention industry.
«In many cases, we will be able to make recently sold out
issues of
comics available
digitally right before the following
issue comes out in direct market stores and encourage new fans to continue reading the story at their local
comic shop,» added Sablik, «We're value our direct market partners a great deal and are taking measured steps to ensure we help grow our business with them, rather than cannibalizing sales.»
Over the past few weeks, we've had a barrage of press releases from comiXology about exclusive deals it's made with publishers, including, most recently, an agreement with Marvel to
digitally distribute single -
issue comics.
comrade... friendshipping and «fellowshipping» decreased in quality and quantity, 2) too many
comics were late, in short supply, or damaged, 3) I didn't want to have to bring a copy of Previews or a Diamond printout to know which
comics to expect or which ones were already gone, 4) the shop - owners didn't seem as concerned about staying relevant, 5) back
issues were often poorly - organized and thus too hard to find, 6) dust and allergy concerns, 7) all the freebies Marvel (used to) put out
digitally, 8) no more hearing that
comics weren't in because of a holiday that I forgot about or because UPS was late or misdelivered, 9) going out - of - town no longer meant having to find a local
comic shop so I could see what stuff showed up, 10) 99 cent digital sales, baby.
Subscribers can get five
issues of IDW's TMNT
comic series
digitally from Comixology.
Marvel Contest of Champions
issue number one is available at local
comic shop retailers and
digitally through the Marvel Digital Comics Shop.