Just in time for the holidays, comiXology – the
revolutionary digital comics platform that recently crested over 100 million
downloads of comics and graphic novels – proudly announced today the
eagerly-awaited full release of the comiXology app for Windows 8. This brand
new full release gives comiXology fans the ability to make in-app purchases of
all their favorite comics and experience the innovative features of the
comiXology platform.
This full release of the comiXology app offers Windows 8
users the ability to read their comics using comiXology’s cinematic Guided View
reading experience as well as full access to comiXology’s store of over 30,000
comics and graphic novels from more than 75 of today’s hottest publishers, all
ready to buy in-app and download with a single tap. Windows 8 users also have
the ability to use Semantic Zoom to easily organize the comics you see in the
store for purchase.
“When the comiXology reader for Windows 8 launched we
knew there was more we could do with this operating system and now we’re
excited to show off what we’ve accomplished,” said comiXology co-founder and
CEO David Steinberger. “By making our amazing in-app buying, browsing and
reading experience interoperable with Windows 8, fans worldwide will have yet
another avenue to buy and read digital comics!”
“ComiXology was one of the companies that committed to
the Windows 8 platform early on,” said John Richards, senior director Windows
App Marketing for Microsoft Corp. “It has been great to see their app using
Windows 8 features in this updated release, especially in-app purchasing.”
A full listing of features and benefits of Comics by
comiXology for Windows 8 include:
- In-app
purchasing and on-demand store will quickly have items from your cart to your
device.
- Includes a
redesigned interface.
- New Featured
pages for genres, creators, series, story arcs and more!
-
Easy-to-browse branded publisher screens.
- Pause and
re-prioritize downloads.
- New My Comics
area with “In Cloud” access to all your previous purchases.
- Supports the
Search and Share charms.
- Semantic Zoom
lets you easily change views to organize comics in the store.
ComiXology has seen a banner year as they’ve grown their
already expansive library of comics and graphic novels to include Dilbert,
Doonesbury and Big Nate from Andrews McMeel, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
published by Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS, Terry Moore’s Strangers In Paradise,
as well as publishers Ishimori Productions, GT Labs, ABRAMS ComicArts, Simpsons
Comics, Fantagraphics Books, and Thrillbent.