Comic-book stores are in rare supply these days. Comixology is the modern day, iPhone equivalent to this endangered-shop species. Sure — there is other comic-related content in the app store, but the Comixology app is in a league of its own. The app is free, allows users to browse through dozens of free comics and make in-app purchases for others.
Today, Comixology announced the arrival of the comic-book powerhouse Marvel. Yes: X-Men Marvel.
The Marvel comics now available:
The Astonishing X-Men (24 issues), Marvel Zombies (five issue mini-series), X-Men: Age of Apocalypse (six issues), X-23 (six issues), Captain America (first thirty issues), and two other X-Men related items. Each issue costs two bucks.
This is Marvel’s first step into the App Store, but they do have other “motion comics” for sale in iTunes.
Image via Comixology
Sadly, this is US exclusive for the time being (and probably forever, since Marvel material is usually published under licensing outside the US, and I don’t think we’re gonna see local deals that would probably not pay off).
I think the above article may have it wrong. “Comics” is the free app BY Comixology that allows one to read and browse through dozens of free comics, and make in-app purchases. The “comiXology” app comes in both a Lite and pay version, and is designed to provide information on comic releases each week. In the latter two apps, you cannot actually read comics, only determine what’s being released and when.
You’re right. I should have been more clear, but yes, I’m talking about Comics – the free app – by Comixology.