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The return of In-App purchases, something Amazon was quick to remove after their purchase of Comixology, as well as a notification system to allow readers to follow individual creators and characters, including recommended reading lists and chronologies across different titles And launching with Vault Comics, Mad Cave Studios, Scout Comics, Ablaze, Boom Studios, Ahoy Comics,[...]

David Steinberger, co-founder and former chief executive officer of Comixology and Chip Mosher, former Comixology head of content, sold Comixology to Amazon, before eventually quitting and setting up their own comic book publisher Dstlry But today, they have been spotted at Netflix Los Angeles HQ Is it happening all over again? Photo from Chip Mosher Probably not[...]

They seem to be pivoting now into digital comics and, in the wake of Comixology fouling the bed over at Amazon, a new alternative digital comic book reading experience with the Veve Comics app, and signing Marvel Comics up for their launch, promising first-day releases and a premium comic book offer Launching with 300 titles,[...]

Next week sees the release of the conclusion, the fifth and final issue of Scott Hoffman's post-apocalyptic comic series Wag, being digitally published by Comixology Originals on Amazon and Kindle and with subscription services Comixology Unlimited, Kindle Unlimited and Prime. Wag is the second comic series from newcomer Scott Hoffman (aka Babydaddy of Scissor Sisters with[...]

When I first reported the news that former Comixology founder David Steinberger and former Head of Content of Comixology Originals, Chip Mosher were up to something at Thought Bubble, I ran the rumour they were starting up a Comixology Killer Well, a) it turned out to be the print comics publisher Dstlry, and b) Amazon[...]

Amazon has messaged North American people still using the Comixology app, that it will be closing in December, and that all users will be migrated to using the Kindle app Here is the letter that readers received earlier today. Hello, Comics fans, We're writing to let you know about upcoming changes to the way that you[...]

The first issue launched last month on the 5th of September, and issue two is also out now from ComiXology Originals Which, yes, is still a thing They'll be sponsoring the upcoming Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate More about that in a minute. The news was announced at his panel: Music and Comics Collide, moderated by[...]

Since ComiXology became totally integrated into Amazon, there has been day-and-date creep there as well Which also varies from country to country but generally means midnight of the day of sale, the comics are available, usually around nine or ten hours before the local comic shops open But then there are international dates to consider[...]

And they are doing by aiming the cannon at Amazon. Amazon bought much-loved digital comics publisher Comixology and systematically junked everything people loved about it, turning it into the current unworkable Kindle shell Bad Idea has something to say about all that, Digital comics don't have to suck. Close your eyes, and imagine, if you will, the experience[...]

Scott Hoffman is to make his comic book writing debut with a new digital comic book series, Nostalgia, drawn by Danijel Žeželj and to be published in five weekly chapters digitally on Comixology Originals, beginning this week It's currently topping the Amazon comics new release chart and the 19th best-selling comic on Kindle overall[...]

Dark Horse Comics will bring the following ComiXology Originals series to print for the first time, in 2024. Retroverse, the horror sci-fi series written by Cullen Bunn with art by John Bivens, Blood Oath, the dark vampire crime story co-written by novelist by Rob Hart and Alex Segura with art by Joe Eisma, New America, a dense, action-packed[...]

Scott Hoffman, aka Babydaddy, of the band Scissor Sisters is to make his comic book writing debut with a new digital comic book series, Nostalgia, drawn by Danijel Žeželj and to be published in five weekly chapters digitally on Comixology Originals, beginning with the 13th of June And will, presumably, be published by Dark Horse Comics[...]

Last June I reported that the then-Program Manager at Comixology Originals, Bryce Gold, had been promoted to head of Comixology Originals at ComiXology With his own experience in micro-press publication as Pyrite Press for years he had been at ComiXology for seven years aas well as being a Professor at the School Of Visual Arts[...]

Kenny Meyers and Travis Schmeisser are both comic book readers working in the tech industry looking to replicate the offering that Comixology used to give to digital comic book readers, before the Amazon absorption, but do it better That is the Omnibus App They have just launched an iOS App for the iPad right now,[...]

Not long after Comixology, the digital comics publisher/distributor bought by Amazon fired much of their staff, and reduced services, the Marvel Comics app which is operated by Comixology, is itself shutting down on the 2nd of June And from the 2nd of May, the ability to purchase comics will be removed from the Marvel Comics[...]

Earlier today, Bleeding Cool ran a piece on the new comic book publisher from the ashes of ComiXology, DSTLRY, which will publish creator-owned comics from the founders (Bleeding Cool debuted the full list of names) in oversized print and then publish digitally for a limited time, before allowing people to trade digital copies of a[...]

This is what ComiXology co-founder David Steinberger, and former ComiXology PR guy Chip Mosher were plotting with creators at Thought Bubble last year They were signing people up for DSTLRY (pronounced "distillery"), a new creator-owned comic book publisher and distributor Consider it the digital Image Comics of the 21st century, with Steinberger and Mosher as[...]

The GlobalComix App for iOS and Android will feature: Over 40k+ books in catalog with 25k+ more in pipeline and growing In-App subscription purchase with worldwide access Catalogs from top publishers, indie and webcomic creators Curated recommendations for hundreds of new series, weekly Opt-in to follow creators & publishers for new release notifications Fully searchable personal library collection with reading status filters Filter searches[...]

Kenny Meyers and Travis Schmeisser are both comic book readers working in the tech industry looking to replicate the offering that Comixology used to give to digital comic book readers, before the Amazon absorption, but do it even better That is the Omnibus App They intend to launch an iOS App iPad first, to be[...]

With the Comixology/Amazon issues still at play, this is one of the first moves by comic book publishers to control their own digital comics future going forward And they intend to build a first-of-its-kind fan community and digital reading experience on the Kajabi platform. Fans will be able to interact with creators and other community members,[...]

Former Program Manager at Amazon and Comixology, Scott McGovern, has previously been very frank about the circumstances behind the mass firings at Amazon and Comixology in January earlier this year Now he is prepared to be just as candid, or more so, about the omnishambles that went down over the merging of digital comics publisher[...]

Former Program Manager at Amazon and Comixology, Scott McGovern, has previously been very frank about the circumstances behind the mass firings at Amazon and Comixology in January earlier this year Now he is prepared to be just as candid, or more so, about the omnishambles that went down over the merging of digital comics publisher[...]

Former Program Manager at Amazon and Comixology, Scott McGovern, has previously been very frank about the circumstances behind the mass firings at Amazon and Comixology in January earlier this year Now he is prepared to be just as candid, or more so, about the omnishambles that went down over the merging of Comixology with its[...]

ComiXology after effects part one… Today is New Comic Book Day, the day of the week where, traditionally, new comic books are released in comic book stores and mirrored by digital distribution But there's a problem for Marvel Comics They have their own app, one that is powered by ComiXology, through which people can buy[...]

Yesterday saw the news of anywhere between 50 and 100% of ComiXology employees being laid off by Amazon, with reports of three planned waves of redundancy this year, as Amazon further integrates the operations of the digital comic book publisher and distributor into its standard Kindle system, and at an operational level A number of[...]

And you can read the Top 100 Bleeding Cool Stories from 2022 right here. ComiXology logo LITG: The ten most popular stories yesterday Major Layoffs Reported At Amazon And ComiXology Doctor Who: Bad Wolf Being "The Home of The Whoniverse" Very Promising I Want My No-Prize Over Immortal X-Men #10 (Spoilers) Three-Body Problem Episode 1 Proves Slick But Conventional: Review  A[...]

Previously it had been suggested to Bleeding Cool in an earlier report that ComiXology had fired half their staff But that may have been an underestimation as other former employees of the digital comic book distributor and publisher owned by Amazon shared their tales of being laid off. ComiXology logo ComiXology Technical Account Manager Mike Isenberg (as of[...]

This included staff members at the digital comic book publisher and distributor ComiXology, acquired by Amazon and later integrated into the main Amazon site, with reports of up to 50% layoffs. Former ComiXology CEO and co-founder David Steinberger, who sold ComiXology to Amazon, tweeted, "Feeling for the @comiXology and @amazon folks being cut today Super talented[...]

Such as plans for ComiXology Originals projects from Richard Starkings, Abigail Jill Harding and Tula Lotay announced at a Thought Bubble panel a couple of months ago. Parliament Of Rooks by Abigail Jill Harding Richard Starkings has a long history in the comic book industry, initially from the days of Marvel UK, and then letting up a lettering[...]

Back in November, I went to Harrogate's Thought Bubble comic book convention, sponsored by digital comic book publisher ComiXology Originals, but with two former ComiXology employees, its founder David Steinberger and the former guy in charge of Originals, Chip Mosher And they spent their time taking meetings with comic book professionals, and chatted with their former[...]