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.jpg) A ComiXology booth at a convention in 2012 | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | July 2007 |
| Founder | David Steinberger, John Roberts, Peter Jaffe |
| Defunct | December 4, 2023 |
| Headquarters | New York City, U.S. |
| Products | Digital comics distribution |
| Parent | Amazon.com |
| Website | www |
Iconology Inc.,[1] d/b/a ComiXology (styled comiXology), was a cloud-based digital distribution platform for comics owned by Amazon, with over 200 million comic downloads as of September 2013[update].[2][3] At its height it offered a selection of more than 100,000[4] comic books, graphic novels, and manga across Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Windows 10,[5] and the Internet.[6][7] In 2023, the ComiXology app was officially retired and the material was made available exclusively on the Amazon Kindle app.
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.[8] With the release of the third generation iPad and its Retina Display, ComiXology released a high-definition comic format dubbed CMX-HD.[9] The company also provides tools for brick-and-mortar comic book retailers to participate in digital comic sales.[10]
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- ^ Flamm, Matthew (September 25, 2013). "'iTunes of comics' passes 200M downloads". Crain's New York Business.
- ^ Greg Kumparak (April 10, 2014). "Amazon Acquires Digital Comic Book Store Comixology". TechCrunch. AOL. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ^ Gustines, George Gene (October 4, 2016). "ComiXology Joining the Original Programming Party With Exclusive Comics". The New York Times.
- ^ "New Comixology app a high point for digital comics". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
- ^ "Comixology Celebrates 100M Downloads with FREE comics". Comic Book Daily. October 4, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ^ "COMIXOLOGY CELEBRATES MEGA ANNIVERSARY AT SAN DIEGO COMIC CON 2012". disneydigest.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
- ^ "Marvel Comixology iPad App Revealed". Ifanboy.com. April 1, 2010. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ "ComiXology Reveals New Hi-Res CMX-HD Digital Comics Format!". cmtvgeek.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
- ^ "So... Who IS COMIXOLOGY, The Digital Comics Leader?". Newsarama.com. Retrieved August 7, 2011.