Posted 07/23/2011 at 3:24pm | by Andrew Groen Even if you've never stepped foot in a comic book store in your life, you don't have to sit out on the action. Comic book readers for iOS let anyone indulge in stories of adventure and superheroes. In honor of Comic-Con, we found 10 of the best -- some are free apps that let you buy comics as in-app purchases, and others are paid library apps where you upload digital comics you already own. But at least one should suit every true believer's needs. 1 of 10 ComicsComics, more commonly referred to as Comixology after its developer, is notable for one specific reason: it's the only place where you can buy comics by DC along with publishers, which makes it a must-have for comic fans. The free, universal app may not be the best software for reading, but when you've got the weight Read More

Comic Viewer for the iPad is just another generic comic reader app. Or is it? We’ve seen eReader apps like iBooks, magazine apps like Time and Wired, and comic reader apps like Marvel and IDW Comics. But although all of these apps seem to dominate their respective fields, what we haven’t got is a King of comic reading apps. Currently, iBooks seems to be the dominant eBook reader, and Wired is still the smoking hot magazine app on the block (for now). Yet the comics region, however, is still pretty much unclaimed – debatably until now. Comic Viewer, which was released yesterday, is a new contender. The application is priced at $4.99 and works pretty much in the same way as iBooks. A library view is implemented which shows your entire collection – a collection that can be added to either through iTunes, or through in-app purchasing over Wi-Fi or 3G. This Read More

Panelfly isn’t the only iPhone and iPod touch comic book reader officially making its way to the iPad at launch. IDW Publishing will also be making iPad-optimized versions of their comic book readers available just in time for the device’s arrival in late March. IDW believes that the iPad is the perfect format for full-color comics since its screen size so closely resembles the size of print comics, allowing users to have a full-page experience. The company will offer a customized panel-by-panel view as well, just like the iPhone and iPod touch versions of their apps. IDW is also working on several new features and presentation modes that will take advantage of the added screen size, although we aren’t sure what those will be at this time. IDW intends to have the new iPad-optimized versions of all of their apps available at launch, not just the main IDW Comics shop, like Read More

...@ssava: IDW has put out the first iphone comic for the Dreamland Chronicles. http://bit.ly/5P2ryO Download app... Read More

...@ssava: IDW has put out the first iphone comic for the Dreamland Chronicles. http://bit.ly/5P2ryO Download app... Read More