Dustin Gebel
Image Comics announces they will join GlobalComix as the platform is set to launch their app for iOS and Android devices. Image joins publishers like BOOM! Studios, Archie Comics, and TKO Studios in hosting their comics on the emerging platform. GlobalComix is positioning itself as a replacement for Comixology, after the gutting of the service in the last year. Omnibus, another digital comic service working to build itself up also has confirmed Image will appear on their platform as well.
“I have waited for this moment for years!” said Christopher Carter, CEO of GlobalComix. “Not only are we finally about to change the landscape of digital comics publishing entirely, but we are also fortunate enough to do it together with a vibrant community of creators from both popular web and indie comics; and also many of the most venerable and well respected publishers in the entire world [of comics]. We will be bringing more comics to even more readers, worldwide, and doing so in a fiscally accessible way. With this, we’re paving the way for a vibrant and thriving ecosystem in which creators and publishers can make a sustainable living, doing exactly what they love, and that is one of the major reasons for why we’re doing what we do.”
GlobalComix and Image have also shared details about what features will be available through the app. Those details can be seen below:
- 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 by type, format, genre, theme, art style, language, paywall, and other meaningful facets
- Comment, react, and share your favorite stories with friends and community alike
The GlobalComix App will be available for first impressions at the end of the first quarter 2023. Demos will be available at C2E2, McCormick Place in Chicago, IL (Mar 31 – Apr. 2).