Comments on: Marvel Comics now available via comiXology, iVerse, Panelfly and ScrollMotion apps [Updated]

By: Hummy

Hummy — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:44:41 +0000

I think an iPad running Panelfly to read Akira would be pretty sweet!

http://www.hoponbaby.com/panelfly/

By: michael

michael — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:13:51 +0000

ha, someone’s already complaining about the 1.99 price!

What if they actually got paper comics, and in the future, the price of these digital ones were raised, as will probably happen.

By: johnnyzito

johnnyzito — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:09:49 +0000

Awesomeness.

By: JK Parkin

JK Parkin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:35:43 +0000

Corey’s right … the first two or four issues (depending on the series) are 99 cents, then 1.99 after that on Panelfly. I’ve updated the text.

By: Corey

Corey — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:24:06 +0000

Panelfly’s 99-cent price point, while excellent (and it should be standardized) is only for the first 4 issues of each series. Then it goes up to $1.99.

It’s interesting to see that each app has exclusive material and then material that overlaps.

By: shortstack comics

shortstack comics — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:07:08 +0000

Why are these 1.99? Digital copies should be .99

By: paPrint

paPrint — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:55:58 +0000

@deco – the 1960′s Spider-Man’s are in the Panelfly application. Not sure why they have them and not the others. They are even selling them for $.99 as opposed to $1.99.

By: deco

deco — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:58:38 +0000

@JKParkin – that’s all good, I’m itunestore bound now

By: JK Parkin

JK Parkin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:57:24 +0000

The early Spider-Man issues are from the 1960s, rather than the renumbered ones that came much later. So yeah, you can get Ditko on the iPhone!

The Cap issues are the Brubaker series, in case anyone was wondering.

By: deco

deco — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:54:45 +0000

yay, x-23 on my iphone (i was being sarcastic in case you couldn’t tell, marge)

but yeah, snark aside, pretty cool – ima get some of these; would love to get some vintage stuff on there (is the spider-man the ditko stuff or the renumbered): adams avengers, kirby thor, even avengers forerever, or ellis’ dr druid (ho ho, not really, tho it was pretty good).

i’ve been rocking comiczeal for a long while, and though it’s got its downside in the conversion process, it’s awesome carrying planetary, flex mentallo and old silver age dc’s around w/me anywhere I go (not to mention grant’s complete zenith which you can’t get anywhere in the world (except that fabled warehouse))

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:06:41 +0000

I love how Sean Phillips is all up in here like, “How do my drawings look?” It’s darn cool. Wish I could help you, mate, but I don’t have one of those new-fangled phones. And I still prefer paper anyway. An apple tablet, though, might be a whole ‘nother story…

By: David

David — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:51:40 +0000

This is all well and good, now they just need to support Longbox. Once it’s out of course.

By: Sean Phillips

Sean Phillips — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:43:58 +0000

Anybody seen how my Marvel Zombies drawings look on an iphone? I can’t download the comic here in the UK.

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:26:40 +0000

Does anyone know the reason why all these cool comic apps are available only for iphone, but they aren’t being made available for Mac or PC? Are there Mac/PC programs that can be used to view all the comics that are available for iphone?

By: Matt Brown

Matt Brown — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:44:46 +0000

I dunno Dune, I had a pretty good experience with panelfly, really didn’t feel hampered at all, although I would like the library to be bigger.

The comics app is good too but I noticed that occasionally you get panels where you have to break the guided view to see the word bubbles…

I dunno, overall I’m just happy that I’ll never be bored again.

By: Michael Gates

Michael Gates — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:38:46 +0000

I’m thrilled the big guys are making a run at the mobile market! I’ve tried all the app & have to say they are all well built but only Panelfly breaks the mold in user experience & unique functionality.

Regardless I’m just thrilled to have access to the titles now & only hope it gets better!

By: Dune Levy

Dune Levy — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:19:48 +0000

>> The Astonishing X-Men #1 trade is $10.19 on Amazon.com >>

Not after shipping its not.

Give PanelFly a try, but I think you’ll be disappointed.

By: Mark M

Mark M — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:13:13 +0000

Here’s the problem with the $1.99 price point…that’s more expensive per page than getting the comics in trade. I like the Comixology app a lot, but I have a hard time paying MORE for a digital comic than the physical form. For example, The Astonishing X-Men #1 trade is $10.19 on Amazon.com. Collecting the same 152 pages worth of individual comics on Comixology would cost around $13.75. Am I missing something here? If Comixology was at half that price, I’d happily gobble up most of these comics.

I guess I’ll give Panelfly a whirl and see if I like it.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:11:13 +0000

I purchased the same comic on panel fly, comixology & iverse. After reading all three it was easy to decide. I chose comixolgy after testing them all. Its worth the few bucks to try them all out and really see which looks best

By: Dune Levy

Dune Levy — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:02:14 +0000

I’ll be honest with you – I think the comixology app has the other two beat. I think the PanelFly design is slick, but the readability is hampered. And thye have a nice price point, but the comics just don’t read properly. I know this because I just tried reading them earlier this morning. iVerse has a nice library, but they way they cut up their comics – well it looks bad. Comixology has a better library – a better UI – and if it is good enough to get Molly Crabapple to sign up – it’s good enough for me. I see the other apps as languishing in mediocrity.