ComiXology - wikipedia ComiXology ComiXology Type Subsidiary Founded July 2007 ; 10 years ago ( 2007 - 07 ) Products Comics by ComiXology Services Over 100,000 comic books Owner Amazon.com Website www.comixology.com ComiXology ( styled comiXology ) is a cloud - based digital distribution platform for comics, with over 200 million comic downloads as of September 2013. It offers a selection of more than 100,000 comic books, graphic novels, and manga across Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Windows 8, and the Internet. In April 2014, ComiXology became a subsidiary of Amazon.com. ComiXology 's digital platform with Guided View reading technology is used in the company 's own branded applications, and is the engine used by most major comic book publishers in the United States, including Marvel Comics and DC Comics for their privately branded digital services. With the release of the third generation iPad and its Retina Display, ComiXology released a high - definition comic format dubbed CMX - HD. The company also provides tools for brick - and - mortar comic book retailers to participate in digital comic sales. Contents 1 Products 2 History 3 ComiXology Unlimited 4 Patent 5 Content relationships 6 Publishers 7 Controversies 8 Reception 9 References 10 External links Products ComiXology.com was launched July 2007 as an online community for comic book fans ; the website allows readers to identify upcoming releases and develop pull lists ( individual pre-orders ) from local brick - and - mortar comic shops. The website displays weekly listings of new titles that can be viewed by issue : displaying cover art, credits, description, price, page count, and other information ; the site also includes weekly columns, blogs, news, and podcasts. Users can rate and comment on individual comic books. As of July 24, 2014, ComiXology offers DRM - free downloads ( in PDF and CBZ formats ) for the comics available from selected publishers on its online store. Pull List ( launched December 2008 ), a mobile comic book store locater providing readers with a digital Pull List tool, allowing fans to pre-order comics for pick up from local stores through the app. This app has been replaced by the Comics by comiXology app and the web app have the retail store locator included. Retailer Tools ( launched February 2009 ), a suite of out - of - the - box web solutions for brick - and - mortar comic book retailers to optimize their presence online. Numerous retailers worldwide have integrated comiXology 's Retailer Tools into their operations, representing about 2 % of all pre-orders in the market. Comics by ComiXology ( launched July 2009 ), a digital comic book reader and store for mobile devices, including iOS ( launched April 2010 ), Android, Windows 8 ( via the Windows Store ), and the Internet ( web reader launched June 2010 ), that allows users to access their digital comic collection across multiple devices. History The company was founded in 2007 by CEO David Steinberger, CTO John D. Roberts, and Peter Jaffe. Subsequent to winning the business plan competition at New York University, the company received seed financing from Kit McQuiston, New York Angels and Rose Tech Ventures. In May 2016, the company launched `` comiXology Unlimited, '' a subscription service that gives access thousands of comics to read from most major publishers for a monthly fee of $5.99, however Marvel and DC are not included. ComiXology Unlimited ComiXology Unlimited, is an online subscription service by ComiXology, a cloud based platform for digital comics The service offers more than four thousand issues to its subscribers and launched on May 24, 2016. ComiXology Unlimited contains a selection of titles from Image Comics, Dark Horse, IDW Publishing, BOOM ! Studios, Dynamite Entertainment, Kodansha Comics, Oni Press, Valiant Entertainment, Archie Comics, Fantagraphics Books, Humanoids, Action Lab Entertainment, Aspen Comics, Magnetic Press, Zenescope Entertainment and more. According to the company, ComiXology Unlimited offers the widest subscription selection of digital comics in the world. However, the service does not include Marvel ( which has its own subscription service ) or DC Comics. For $5.99 a month customers can explore thousands of titles, like The Walking Dead, Attack on Titan, Hellboy, Adventure Time, Peanuts, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lumberjanes, Saga, The Umbrella Academy, Outcast, Transformers, and more. ComiXology Unlimited is available on the comiXology app for Fire Tablet, Android, iOS and on the web at comixology.com. The company offers a free 30 - day trial at comixology.com/unlimited. ComiXology Unlimited is currently available in the U.S. and ComiXology plans to expand to other regions in the future. ComiXology updates the content included in the program on a monthly basis. The press reception for the launch was mostly positive, with journalists and bloggers focusing on the low price point, the 30 - day free trial and the diverse collection of independent comics, graphic novels and manga available at launch. Some critics pointed out, however, that only some trades in the series are available in the program, undermining the `` unlimited '' aspect of the subscription. Patent ComiXology 's patent - pending Guided View technology allows readers to read through comics in full screen or from panel - to - panel, mimicking the natural movement of the eye as though readers were experiencing reading a print comic book. Content relationships ComiXology currently holds exclusive distribution rights on iOS to DC Comics digital content through branded apps and comics by comiXology. ComiXology holds exclusive digital distribution rights to : All of Robert Kirkman 's titles - including The Walking Dead Youngblood and Armageddon Now from Rob Liefeld, original co-founder of Image Comics. ComiXology 's first original digital title, Box 13, has been acquired by Red 5 Comics for print distribution. ComiXology also commissioned a sequel to the comic, titled The Pandora Project. Both Box 13 titles were created by the Harvey Award - winning team behind the Zuda Comics title High Moon - David Gallaher and Steve Ellis Moon Girl is an original comic published by ComiXology, based on a public domain comics character. The creative team on Moon Girl is Tony Trov, Johnny Zito, and Rahzzah. Publishers This section may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia 's quality standards. The specific problem is : does every publisher need to be listed ? Should this be rewritten to prose. How will this meet WP : NOTCATALOG ? Please help improve this section if you can. ( November 2015 ) Publishers 12 - Gauge Comics A Wave Blue World AAM / Markosia Aardvark - Vanaheim Abrams ComicArts Abstract Studio Action Lab Adhouse Aelement Akileos Alterna Comics Alternative Comics Amigo Comics Amulet Books Andrews McMeel Publishing Ankama Antarctic Press Ape Entertainment Arcana Studio Archaia Studios Press Archie Comics Aspen Comics Astronaut Ink Asylum Press Avatar Press Back Row Comics Banana Tale Press Blaze Comics Blind Ferret Entertainment Bongo Comics BOOM ! Studios Bubble Comics BughouseComics C&W Creations Çà et Là Cartoon Books Colring Book Press Com. x Comixheroes Universe ComixTribe ComiXology Con Artist Entertainment Creative Impulse Entertainment Creator Owned Comics Cryptozoic Entertainment Dark Horse Comics DC Delcourt Devil 's Due Digital Webbing Disney Digital Manga Publishing Dynamite EigoMANGA Evil Twin Fantagraphics Fifth World First Salvo Galaxie Comics Studios Glénat Graphitti Designs Graphix GT Labs Harlequin Comics HarperCollins Hermes Press Hexagon Comics HexComix I CAN FLY Comics Icon IDW Image Comics Indeez Ishimori Keenspot Kickstart Kid Beowulf Kingstone Comics Kodansha Kymera Press Legendary Los Brignolés Marvel MAX MonkeyBrain Monsterverse Moonstone MTV Comics NBM Oni Press Panini Comics Papercutz R - Comics Radical Comics Raw Studios Red 5 Comics Red Circle Comics Sandawe Seven Seas Shadowline Silverline Skybound Slave Labor Graphics Small Press Soleil Studio 407 Teshkeel Th3rd World Studios They Did This ! Thrillbent TidalWave Productions Titan Todd McFarlane Productions Tokyopop Top Cow Top Shelf Trajectory - Classics Illustrated Udon Valiant Comics Valve Vents d'Quest Yen Press Vertigo Viper Comics VIZ Media Virtual Graphics Wanga Comics WEBellipses Zenescope Controversies In March 2013 during SXSW, an issue arose when Marvel Comics attempted to distribute over 700 comics for free via ComiXology for the Marvel # 1 promotion. The ComiXology servers were unable to keep up with user demand, preventing users from obtaining the promotional comics, as well as from reading comics they had purchased. This led to a formal apology and the promotions being delayed. Soon afterward, the promotion was offered again and was reported to have `` worked flawlessly ''. In the aftermath of the ensuing difficulties some users have raised concerns regarding access to their files should the platform ever shut down. To respond to this concern, in July 2014 selected publishers allow for DRM - free downloads of their comics. On April 9, 2013, writer Brian K. Vaughan issued a statement on Fiona Staples 's blog that Apple Inc. had prohibited the sale of Saga # 12 through iOS. This statement was quickly reported by the media, the impetus for the `` ban '' was speculated to be in response to two panels that depicted oral sex between men in a small, inset image violated Apple 's restrictions on sexual content. The issue was available through the ComiXology and Image Comics digital comics website stores. The ban was criticized by artists and writers, who pointed to similarly explicit content in previous issues and in other works sold through iTunes. William Gibson and others suggested that the restriction could have occurred specifically because the drawings at issue involved gay sex. A day later, Comixology announced that it had been they, not Apple, who had chosen not to make the issue available, based on their interpretation of Apple 's rules, and that after receiving clarification from Apple, the issue would be sold on iOS devices. Brian K. Vaughan then issued a statement apologizing for the miscommunication. After Amazon 's controversial purchase of ComiXology, the company removed the option of purchasing comics inside the iOS app. This change resulted in immediate internet backlash from the comic book reader community, criticizing Amazon 's acquisition of the distributor. This change to ComiXology 's structure has made readers concerned about the future of digital comic distribution. Reception In September 2011, ComiXology 's Comics application was the highest - grossing application in the App Store, and together with the branded applications for other comics publishers, accounted for a majority of the five top - grossing iPhone apps. Having consistently ranked as one of the top - grossing iPad apps in iTunes, ComiXology was called the `` iTunes of comics '' by The New York Times in May 2012. In 2011, comiXology ranked as number 10 in the top 20 grossing iPad apps for year and also powered two other apps in the top 20 -- Marvel and DC. In 2012, comiXology was ranked as the number 3 top grossing iPad app -- the only app from 2011 to stay on the top ten list. References Jump up ^ `` ' iTunes of comics ' passes 200M downloads ''. crainsnewyork. 2013 - 09 - 25. Jump up ^ `` ComiXology Joining the Original Programming Party With Exclusive Comics ''. Gigaom. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 06. Jump up ^ `` New Comixology app a high point for digital comics ''. suntimes.com. Retrieved 2012 - 07 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Comixology Celebrates 100M Downloads with FREE comics ''. Comic Book Daily. Retrieved 1 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` COMIXOLOGY CELEBRATES MEGA ANNIVERSARY AT SAN DIEGO COMIC CON 2012 ''. disneydigest.com. 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Jump up ^ Salkowitz, Rob. `` Amazon 's ComiXology Aims To Rekindle Digital Comics Market With ' Unlimited ' Plan ''. Forbes. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Introducing comiXology Unlimited : Endless Access to Digital Comics, Graphic Novels & Manga for just $5.99 a Month ''. The Fanboy Factor. 2016 - 05 - 24. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ `` ComiXology Unlimited Announces Comings and Goings for September ''. pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ `` ComiXology 's New Service is `` Netflix for Comics '' ``. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ Terror, Jude. `` comiXology Launches Digital Comics Unlimited Service, Forgets to Actually Make it Unlimited ''. The Outhouse - The Journalism the Comics Industry Deserves. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Digital Comics Pioneer comiXology Discusses Its Past and Future at Comic Book News, Reviews, and Previews -- The Blog From Another World ''. Tfaw.com. 2011 - 01 - 24. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 07. Jump up ^ `` ComiXology Adding Web Viewer & Store to Expanding Digital Comic Presence ''. Newsarama.com. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 07. Jump up ^ `` ComiXology Gets ROB LIEFELD Creator - Owned Work Exclusively ''. Newsarama.com. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Comixology Announces Highly Anticipated Sequel to ' Box 13 ' Hypergeek ''. Hypergeek.ca. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 07. Jump up ^ Parkin, JK ( January 19, 2010 ). `` '' Moon Girl '' Exclusive to comiXology ``. Comic Book Resources. Retrieved June 23, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Publishers ''. Comixology. Retrieved June 1, 2015. Jump up ^ `` SXSW 2013 : Marvel # 1 ''. March 10, 2013. Retrieved Mar 11, 2013. Jump up ^ `` A Message From The CEO ''. Mar 11, 2013. Retrieved Mar 11, 2013. Jump up ^ Comixology 's Marvel # 1s Promotion works like a charm. Jump up ^ The lesson of the comiXology blackout. Retrieved 16 July 2014. Jump up ^ APPLE vs. SAGA # 12 : ComiXology blocks sale of Image comic over ' images of gay sex ' ; artist Staples reacts. Retrieved 16 July 2014. Jump up ^ Robertson, Adi ( 9 April 2013 ). `` Apple bans ' Y : The Last Man ' creator 's new comic from Comixology over sexual content : The distinction between app and art breaks down ''. The Verge. Retrieved 10 April 2013. Jump up ^ Kovach, Steve ( 10 April 2013 ). `` Comic Book App Comixology Holds Off On Publishing Comic Depicting Graphic Gay Sex Fearing Apple Would Ban It ( AAPL ) ''. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 10 April 2013. Jump up ^ Brian K. Vaughan apologizes for saying Apple banned ' Saga ' after ComiXology confusion. Retrieved 16 July 2014. Jump up ^ Upbin, Bruce ( April 30, 2014 ). `` The ComiXology Outrage ''. Forbes. Retrieved May 1, 2014. Jump up ^ Amazon 's ComiXology Acquisition Has Some Readers Concerned. Jump up ^ `` In New Digital Comics, Each Tap Holds a Surprise ''. The New York Times. May 30, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012. 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Question: when do new comics come out on comixology
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