Comics by Comixology

One glance at the title of this app and you know who it’s geared towards. However, comic books  have been reentering the mainstream ever since Hollywood took a shine to them in the early 2000’s. Delivering these American classics in a way for digital natives to enjoy is a challenge overcome with Comics by Comixology.

A Universe of Comics

This very well made and thought out app offers a la carte comics  well known “Marvel” and “DC” comic franchises. Comixology also allows one to discover new comics published by indie houses. There are literally tens of thousands of comics to read on this app. Many must be paid for, but they also offer a free comics option for those  looking to save.

Comixology Functions

Functions of the app are presented in tabs: featured, popular, browse,and purchases. Each of the tabs offers further options once clicked. Featured, allows one to filter through featured, new, marvel, or dc options; Browse, allows one to search alphabetically, publisher, story arc, etc.

Readability

Readers will love being able to read comics by Comixology thanks to its intuitive reading features. There are two ways to read the poems: first, pages can be seen in full view, but readers can zoom in by double-tapping the screen; second, readers can go through the page frame by frame, each individual frame taking up the entire screen. Readers navigate by simply tapping on the right of the screen to move forward, or the left to go back.

A must-have for the comic reader.

Download it today.

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