Read Comics Online Download
Idara Viengxay
On Marvel Unlimited, I think they've done away with paying per book, but you can pay per book elsewhere (like Comixology). If you read at least 3 floppys per month, Marvel Unlimited is worth the money, and they have basically any backissue you could hope to find. Comixology Unlimited is (unfortunately) owned by Amazon now, but it's cheaper than Marvel per month and has Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse, Kodansha, etc.
There are a few online sites that have free to view content but you tend to get bombarded with soft porn ads. I was researching a book illustrated by Byrne the other night and it was really awful. In the end, I stopped reading the book and concentrated on the porn.
There are a lot of Gold and Silver age books available at the Digital Comic Museum and Comic Book Plus; the catch is they only have material that's in the public domain. So no Marvel or DC books, although they do have books from Quality or Fawcett that later were bought by DC.
I find it best to support the comics I like, so they will continue to be made. If you aren't buying the books in some form - or subscribing to a site like comicology/marvel unlimited/Prime Reading etc - and you have a library card, you should check to see if your library subscribes to Hoopla (hoopladigitial.com), where you can read a great many comics that are both free and legal.
A little while ago I used Free Comic Book Day as an excuse to craft a beginners guide to buying comics at a store. But if I'm honest, it was a little bit deceptive. If you're really just starting out with comics, if you're the sort of person who's heard your friends talking or read articles about new comics series that you want to get a hold of, if you're really just looking to test the waters of comics by reading one or two titles ...
Sure, there are exceptions here. Maybe you're regularly in a comic shop for gaming-related reasons. Maybe you don't have a tablet or a computer with a large screen. Maybe you're somewhat irrationally invested in reading things physically (like me), despite really not having any more room in your apartment for comic books (like me). Then you might want to look into getting physical comics.
First, it's important to know your online digital comics retailers. Most comics publishers have their own digital comics outlet. Like Comicstore.Marvel.com, Image Comics, Digital.DarkHorse.com, and (perhaps the worst URL of the lot) ReadDCEntertainment.com. Most of them also sell their comics through Comixology.com, though some of don't (the most prominent being Dark Horse Comics). If you're interested in reading a digital comic that isn't on Comixology, your next stop should be the publisher's website to see if they have their own digital retail outlet.
There is one, but it's kind of specific. If what you're interested in is reading back issues, rather than current stuff, and if you're specifically interested in reading Marvel back issues, then you should check out Marvel Unlimited. Rather than purchasing issues or collections individually, Marvel Unlimited is a subscription service that gives you access to more than 15,000 Marvel comics. The growing Marvel Unlimited library is around six months behind their current slate of issues, however, so if you're looking to keep up with current comics, it may not be for you.
Now that you have an account, it's time to buy some comics! This part's easy, and I respect you enough to let you figure it out on your own. If you're not sure where to start, check my post about physical comics buying for some recommendations.
Now that you've bought comics, you're going to want to read them. Generally, digital comics operate in a pretty locked down situation. You won't get a DRM free file, but rather access to a browser or app-based reading experience. Browsers have instant access to your whole library, but only if you have internet access. If you're using an app, you'll have to download the comics first into your device's app library before reading.
There are some exceptions to this, even with Comixology. For example, a number of publishers now offer DRM free backups of your Comixology library, in the form of .pdf or .cbz files (the latter is a format used by a number of comics reader programs). You can access those files by navigating to My Books, and then My Backups. The big exceptions to Comixology's Backups service are, well, the biggest comics companies: Marvel and DC. But if you're reading the likes of Image, IDW, Archie or Oni Press, you can download all of them to a hard drive for offline reading on a computer any time.
Well, yes, but American monthly comics are an 80-year-old medium that's only recently started to adjust to the realities of digital sales. And the reality is: comics have eight decades under the belt of being printed in portrait proportions ... while screens are overwhelmingly landscape aligned.
So unless your habitual reading set up involves a screen that's taller and wider than a comic book's double page spread, you'll likely be doing a lot of zooming and scrolling, or pinching and swiping, to read a single book. At the moment, the way that Comixology and other digital outlets handle that is something called Guided View, which displays comics panel by panel rather than page by page. Guided View also comes with lots of options for how it presents a comic to you, including showing you each new page in its entirety first before zooming back in to the panels, which I highly recommend enabling in the Guided View settings.
This is because, while there are a few imprints (like Marvel's Infinite Comics) that are deliberately made to take advantage of Guided View, the art of most print comics is still created with the intention that it be read page by page. The eye tends to take in a page (or two page spread) at a glance, and so the page is still the unit of "art" in printed comics, and the finesse of a properly constructed page layout is something that artists still focus on.
This is all to say: digital comics have not yet managed to entirely recreate the experience of reading a physical comic. Regular view is often unwieldy, but Guided View can put the reader at a certain remove from the artist's intent. Me? I like to use regular view as often as possible, and Guided View out of necessity. You should try both and figure out which works best for you.
Most digital comics are released the same day they become available in stores, and Comixology will let you sign up for a subscription for individual titles. They'll automatically make each new issue available to you and bill you accordingly. Here are some more tips:
And that's it! All my advice on how to get started in the wide, untested realm of digital comics. If you're still not sure if digital comics are right for you, I suggest you take a look at this companion post about how to get started buying physical comics. And then go read some comics! They're pretty great!
WEBTOON is the go-to site to easily read comics in many forms, with manga being particularly popular. From slice-of-life like My Giant Nerd Boyfriend to myth retellings like Lore Olympus, readers are spoiled for choice. You can read online or via the app.
Once you have 100 subscribers for one of your titles you can monetize the ads on your page, and after 250 subscribers you can use their in-built creator support tool, where readers can tip you. The platform occasionally partners with traditional publishers to turn popular comics into printed books.
Tumblr is still an excellent place to share your creative work if you draw comics. Many of the most popular webcomics on the internet have an account here due to the support and acceptance they give to the genre.
Spinwhiz Comics is a discovery and distribution platform which was specifically designed to allow content creators to share their content, build their brands and start to gain revenue through multiple avenues. It was also created to give readers a daily stream of new comics and webcomics they may not have noticed otherwise with all of the competitive noise in the marketplace.
Webtoon is a digital comic platform where users can read and publish comics, predominantly in a vertical scroll format optimized for mobile devices. It hosts a wide range of genres, including romance, comedy, fantasy, action, and more. Webtoon features works from various artists and creators from around the world, offering a diverse selection of content to its users. It has gained significant popularity, particularly among younger audiences, and has become a prominent platform for both established and aspiring comic creators.
Webtoon's phone app is the best well-designed comic app I've ever encountered. Its user experience, color palette, and layout are top-notch. Sometimes I find webtoons advanced chapters elsewhere, but I wait for them to appear in Webtoon, just for the pleasure of reading them on that platform. Highly recommended! One comic I'm into now is "Stray Souls" :)
However, comic books can be quite costly, especially in print format. Fortunately, most publishers today provide digital formats. This facilitates cheaper ways to enjoy your favorite pieces, whether you're a comic aficionado or a newcomer. Below is a look at some of the best sites to read comics online for free. This list also includes paid options that offer good value for money.
Comic Book Plus was established in 2006 to provide comic books from the Golden and Silver Ages available in the public domain. The Golden age refers to the comic history era between 1938 and 1956. This period saw the birth of iconic characters like Batman, Superman, and Captain America.
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