comiXology

comiXology is a digital software and services media company that delivers comics and graphic novels through mobile applications and the Internet.

comiXology's digital platform and reader 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.^[1] The company also provides tools for brick-and-mortar comic book retailers.^[2]

Products

• comiXology.com (launched July 2007), an online community for comic book fans, allowing readers to identify upcoming releases and develop Pull Lists (individual pre-orders), from local brick-and-mortar comic shops. comiXology.com displays weekly listings of new titles that can be viewed by issue: displaying cover art, credits, description, price, page count, and other information. Users can rate and comment on individual comic books. The site also includes weekly columns, blogs, news, and podcasts.
• Pull List (launched December 2008), a mobile comic book store locator providing readers with a digital Pull List tool, allowing fans to pre-order comics for pick up from local stores through the app. Comics by comiXology for the iPad and the web have the comiXology retail locater built in.
• 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.^{[citation needed]}
• Comics by comiXology (launched July 2009), a digital comic book reader and store for mobile devices, including the iPhone, iPod and iPad (launched April 2010), as well as the internet (web reader launched June 2010) allowing users untethered access their digital comic collection across devices.

Company History

The company was founded in 2007 by CEO David Steinberger, CTO John Roberts, and Peter Jaffe. Subsequent to winning the business plan competition at New York University, the company received seed financing from New York Angels and Rose Tech Ventures. By September, 2011, comiXology's Comics application was the highest-grossing application in the Apple iPhone App Store, and together with the branded applications for other comics publishers, accounted for a majority of the five top-grossing iPhone apps.

Intellectual Property

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.^[3]

Content Relationships

• comiXology currently holds exclusive distribution rights on iOS to DC Comics digital content through branded apps and comics by comiXology.^{[citation needed]}
• comiXology holds exclusive digital distribution rights to two titles from Rob Liefeld, original co-founder of Image Comics. Exclusive titles include Youngblood and Armageddon.^[4]
• comiXology holds exclusive digital distribution rights for all of Robert Kirkman's titles - including The Walking Dead^[5]
• comiXology is the exclusive distributor of zuda comics for the iPad and iPhone^[6]
• 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^[7]
• Moon Girl is an original comic published by comiXology based on a public domain comics character. It is by Tony Trov, Johnny Zito and Rahzzah.^[8]

Publishers available on comiXology

• A wave blue world
• Adhouse
• Alterna Comics
• Antarctic Press
• Arcana Studio
• Archie Comics
• Asylum Press
• Bluewater Comics
• BOOM! Studios
• Com.x
• Creative impulse
• Creator owned
• Dark Horse Comics
• DC Comics
• Devils Due
• Digital Webbing
• Dynamite Entertainment
• EigoMANGA
• Evil Twin Comics
• First Salvo
• Icon Comics
• Image Comics
• Keenspot
• Markosia
• Marvel Comics
• Moonstone Books
• NBM Publishing
• Red 5 Comics
• South Fellini
• Slave Labor Graphics
• Studio 407
• Th3rd World Studios
• Top Cow
• Viper Comics
• Zenescope Entertainment

References

1. ^ "Marvel Comixology iPad App Revealed". Ifanboy.com. 2010-04-01. http://www.ifanboy.com/content/articles/Marvel_Comixology_iPad_App_Revealed. Retrieved 2011-08-07. 
2. ^ "So... Who IS COMIXOLOGY, The Digital Comics Leader?". Newsarama.com. http://www.newsarama.com/comics/who-is-comixology-digital-comics-100624.html. Retrieved 2011-08-07. 
3. ^ "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. http://www.tfaw.com/blog/2011/01/24/digital-comics-comixology/?qt=ea_wiki_comixology. Retrieved 2011-08-07. 
4. ^ "ComiXology Gets ROB LIEFELD Creator-Owned Work Exclusively". Newsarama.com. http://www.newsarama.com/comics/comixology-liefeld-exclusive-100304.html. Retrieved 2011-08-07. 
5. ^ "ComiXology Adding Web Viewer & Store to Expanding Digital Comic Presence". Newsarama.com. http://www.newsarama.com/comics/comixology-web-store-100604.html. Retrieved 2011-08-07. 
6. ^ Heater, Brian (2010-07-01). "DC Comics Shuts Down Zuda Webcomics Site | News & Opinion". PCMag.com. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2365969,00.asp. Retrieved 2011-08-07. 
7. ^ "Comixology Announces Highly Anticipated Sequel to 'Box 13' | Hypergeek". Hypergeek.ca. http://www.hypergeek.ca/2010/06/comixology-announces-highly-anticipated-sequel-to-box-13.html. Retrieved 2011-08-07. 
8. ^ Parkin, JK (January 19, 2010). ""Moon Girl" Exclusive to comiXology". Comic Book Resources. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24458. Retrieved June 23, 2010. 

External links

• Official website
• Digital comics on the web at comics.comixology.com
• Comics by comiXology on the iTunes Store