It's a new week and Comxology has updated its digital pull list with what's available from the company, both through its individual apps for the iPhone, iPad and its web browsing site (though Marvel books are still unavailable through the web format). Each week the company adds new books across three days, with Marvel then DC Comics and other books and we'll take a look at what the publishers are offering for free and what they're pricing for everything else.
The kick-off week to September is decent, but if you're hoping to see some new books that are out in print this week, you won't find too awful much love especially if you're a Marvel or DC fan. The backlist material continues to grow, and for people like myself who are a few years out of date this definitely helps, but if you want to attract the more hardcore readers that want to switch over, they're still going to be disappointed. There is a good mix of stuff here from a few years back on all sides and Marvel hits us up with some real classics by offering the original 1964 Daredevil series along with more 1939 comics from Captain America Comics, and having these in a digital pristine form is really quite appealing, though Marvel truly needs to start working on pricing tiers for backlist books.
Boom Studios
DC Comics (Comixology App)
DC Comics (DC Comics App)
Dynamite
Image Comics
Marvel Comics (Comixology App)
Marvel Comics (Marvel App)
Red 5
I think Marvel has a 60 bucks a year subscription deal. The problem I have right now is that they don't make all their books available and the time delay from published on paper to published on the net. Plus the fact that you only rent and not own the digital copy. I'd love it if you could actually download it and own it
I have a Marvel Digital subscription and, like Wiseguy said, there are some drawbacks. There are large gaping holes in older series (Spider-man, FF, Avengers, etc), missing issues in second-tier series (Iron Fist, Black Panther, Electra, etc). It seems they put new books up based on what is popular for them right now. They've put up a good number of the '70s Tomb of Draculas to coincide with the vampire/x-men storyline going on right now. But if you want older series, good luck. I wanted to check out the 70's Iron Fist stuff but the only issue they had was the first appearance of Sabretooth.
If you want completion, don't go for Marvel. I'll keep my sub because it gives me something else to do at work besides make posts on Mania.
I will have to check out Comixology though. Sounds interesting and I would like to read some stuff from other publishers.
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Let me know about free ones from Marvel! Might be a good way to save money on off titles, I spend way too much on paper books right now. They should do like a monthly thing like Netflicks to watch/read what you want for 10$ a month or something. I would still get paper on the best like Hulk, Avengers, Spider-man, etc. But for Deadpool, it's just a one time read.