<s>
Iconology	O
Inc.	O
,	O
d/b/a	O
ComiXology	B-Application
(	O
styled	O
comiXology	B-Application
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
cloud-based	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platform	O
for	O
comics	O
owned	O
by	O
Amazon	B-Application
,	O
with	O
over	O
200	O
million	O
comic	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
offers	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
100,000	O
comic	O
books	O
,	O
graphic	O
novels	O
,	O
and	O
manga	O
across	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Kindle	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ComiXology	B-Application
's	O
digital	O
platform	O
with	O
Guided	O
View	O
reading	O
technology	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
own	O
branded	O
applications	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
engine	O
used	O
by	O
most	O
major	O
comic	O
book	O
publishers	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
including	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
and	O
DC	O
Comics	O
for	O
their	O
privately	O
branded	O
digital	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
third	B-Operating_System
generation	I-Operating_System
iPad	I-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
Display	I-Operating_System
,	O
ComiXology	B-Application
released	O
a	O
high-definition	O
comic	O
format	O
dubbed	O
CMX-HD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ComiXology.com	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
July	O
2007	O
as	O
an	O
online	O
community	O
for	O
comic	O
book	O
fans	O
;	O
the	O
website	O
allows	O
readers	O
to	O
identify	O
upcoming	O
releases	O
and	O
develop	O
pull	O
lists	O
(	O
individual	O
pre-orders	O
)	O
from	O
local	O
brick-and-mortar	O
comic	O
shops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
displays	O
weekly	O
listings	O
of	O
new	O
titles	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
by	O
issue	O
:	O
displaying	O
cover	O
art	O
,	O
credits	O
,	O
description	O
,	O
price	O
,	O
page	O
count	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
information	O
;	O
the	O
site	O
also	O
includes	O
weekly	O
columns	O
,	O
blogs	O
,	O
news	O
,	O
and	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
ComiXology	B-Application
offers	O
DRM-free	O
downloads	O
(	O
in	O
PDF	O
and	O
CBZ	O
formats	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
comics	O
available	O
from	O
selected	O
publishers	O
on	O
its	O
online	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
app	O
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Comics	O
by	O
comiXology	B-Application
app	O
and	O
the	O
web	O
app	O
has	O
the	O
retail	O
store	O
locator	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comics	O
by	O
ComiXology	B-Application
(	O
launched	O
July	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
digital	O
comic	O
book	O
reader	O
and	O
store	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
including	O
iOS	B-Application
(	O
launched	O
April	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
8	O
(	O
via	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Internet	O
(	O
web	O
reader	O
launched	O
June	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
their	O
digital	O
comic	O
collection	O
across	O
multiple	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2014	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
acquired	O
ComiXology	B-Application
for	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
sum	O
,	O
which	O
The	O
Motley	O
Fool	O
argued	O
was	O
at	O
attempt	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
market	O
after	O
Amazon	B-Application
Publishing	O
's	O
Jet	O
City	O
Comics	O
imprint	O
failed	O
to	O
achieve	O
major	O
market	O
share	O
after	O
its	O
July	O
2013	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
ComiXology	B-Application
Unlimited	O
,	O
a	O
subscription	O
service	O
that	O
gives	O
digital	O
access	O
to	O
thousands	O
of	O
comics	O
to	O
read	O
from	O
most	O
major	O
publishers	O
for	O
a	O
monthly	O
fee	O
of	O
$5.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ComiXology	B-Application
Unlimited	O
contains	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
titles	O
from	O
Image	O
Comics	O
,	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
,	O
IDW	O
Publishing	O
,	O
BOOM	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
ComiXology	B-Application
Unlimited	O
is	O
currently	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
U.S.	O
</s>
<s>
ComiXology	B-Application
's	O
Guided	O
View	O
technology	O
allows	O
readers	O
to	O
read	O
through	O
comics	O
in	O
full	O
screen	O
or	O
from	O
panel-to-panel	O
,	O
mimicking	O
the	O
natural	O
movement	O
of	O
the	O
eye	O
as	O
though	O
readers	O
were	O
experiencing	O
reading	O
a	O
print	O
comic	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
announced	O
ComiXology	B-Application
Originals	O
,	O
an	O
initiative	O
to	O
publish	O
creator-owned	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
2021	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
was	O
to	O
close	O
the	O
ComiXology	B-Application
website	O
in	O
a	O
move	O
to	O
integrate	O
ComiXology	B-Application
into	O
Amazon	B-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
2022	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
community	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
ComiXology	B-Application
website	O
updated	O
their	O
FAQ	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
with	O
new	O
information	O
to	O
indicate	O
the	O
coming	O
changes	O
which	O
were	O
brought	O
about	O
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
to	O
which	O
ComiXology	B-Application
is	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
or	O
through	O
their	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
ComiXology	B-Application
app	O
that	O
was	O
done	O
two	O
days	O
earlier	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ComiXology	B-Application
holds	O
exclusive	O
digital	O
distribution	O
rights	O
to	O
Youngblood	O
and	O
Armageddon	O
Now	O
from	O
Rob	O
Liefeld	O
,	O
original	O
co-founder	O
of	O
Image	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ComiXology	B-Application
's	O
first	O
original	O
digital	O
title	O
,	O
Box	O
13	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
acquired	O
by	O
Red	O
5	O
Comics	O
for	O
print	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ComiXology	B-Application
also	O
commissioned	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
comic	O
,	O
titled	O
The	O
Pandora	O
Project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moon	O
Girl	O
is	O
an	O
original	O
comic	O
published	O
by	O
ComiXology	B-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
public	O
domain	O
comics	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
ComiXology	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
ComiXology	B-Application
Originals	O
banner	O
with	O
four	O
titles	O
;	O
Savage	O
Game	O
,	O
Superfreaks	O
,	O
Elephantmen	O
2261	O
,	O
and	O
Ask	O
For	O
Mercy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
writer	O
Scott	O
Snyder	O
announced	O
an	O
eight-title	O
digital	O
first	O
deal	O
with	O
ComiXology	B-Application
Originals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2013	O
during	O
SXSW	O
,	O
an	O
issue	O
arose	O
when	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
attempted	O
to	O
distribute	O
over	O
700	O
comics	O
for	O
free	O
via	O
ComiXology	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Marvel	O
#1	O
promotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ComiXology	B-Application
servers	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
keep	O
up	O
with	O
user	O
demand	O
,	O
preventing	O
users	O
from	O
obtaining	O
the	O
promotional	O
comics	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
from	O
reading	O
comics	O
they	O
had	O
purchased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
9	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
writer	O
Brian	O
K	O
.	O
Vaughan	O
issued	O
a	O
statement	O
on	O
Fiona	O
Staples	O
's	O
blog	O
that	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
had	O
prohibited	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
Saga	O
#12	O
through	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
issue	O
was	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
ComiXology	B-Application
and	O
Image	O
Comics	O
digital	O
comics	O
website	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ban	O
was	O
criticized	O
by	O
artists	O
and	O
writers	O
,	O
who	O
pointed	O
to	O
similarly	O
explicit	O
content	O
in	O
previous	O
issues	O
and	O
in	O
other	O
works	O
sold	O
through	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
day	O
later	O
,	O
Comixology	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
they	O
,	O
not	O
Apple	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
chosen	O
not	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
issue	O
available	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
interpretation	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
rules	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
after	O
receiving	O
clarification	O
from	O
Apple	O
,	O
the	O
issue	O
would	O
be	O
sold	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
purchase	O
of	O
ComiXology	B-Application
,	O
the	O
company	O
removed	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
purchasing	O
comics	O
inside	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
app	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
change	O
resulted	O
in	O
immediate	O
internet	O
backlash	O
from	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
reader	O
community	O
,	O
criticizing	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
the	O
distributor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
change	O
to	O
ComiXology	B-Application
's	O
structure	O
has	O
made	O
readers	O
concerned	O
about	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
digital	O
comic	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
replaced	O
the	O
original	O
ComiXology	B-Application
website	O
using	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
native	O
online	O
storefront	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
updating	O
the	O
app	O
,	O
and	O
closing	O
ComiXology	B-Application
's	O
Submit	O
program	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Kindle	O
Direct	O
Publishing	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
to	O
self-publish	O
eBooks	O
on	O
Amazon	B-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
ComiXology	B-Application
's	O
Comics	O
application	O
was	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
application	O
in	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
and	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
branded	O
applications	O
for	O
other	O
comics	O
publishers	O
,	O
accounted	O
for	O
a	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
top-grossing	O
iPhone	O
Book	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
consistently	O
ranked	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
iPad	B-Application
apps	I-Application
in	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
,	O
ComiXology	B-Application
was	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
of	O
comics	O
"	O
by	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
comiXology	B-Application
ranked	O
as	O
number	O
10	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
20	O
grossing	O
iPad	B-Application
apps	I-Application
for	O
the	O
year	O
and	O
also	O
powered	O
two	O
other	O
apps	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
20	O
—	O
Marvel	O
and	O
DC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
comiXology	B-Application
was	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
number	O
3	O
top	O
grossing	O
iPad	B-Application
app	I-Application
—	O
the	O
only	O
app	O
from	O
2011	O
to	O
stay	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Apple	O
reported	O
annual	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
rankings	O
in	O
late	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
ComiXology	B-Application
's	O
Comics	O
application	O
had	O
been	O
the	O
top	O
non-game	O
iPad	B-Application
app	I-Application
for	O
three	O
years	O
running	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Press	O
reception	O
for	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
ComiXology	B-Application
Unlimited	O
was	O
mostly	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
journalists	O
and	O
bloggers	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
low	O
price	O
point	O
,	O
the	O
30-day	O
free	O
trial	O
and	O
the	O
diverse	O
collection	O
of	O
independent	O
comics	O
,	O
graphic	O
novels	O
,	O
and	O
manga	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Comixology	B-Application
became	O
integrated	O
under	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
native	O
store	O
front	O
as	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
app	O
to	O
replace	O
its	O
original	O
store	O
and	O
reader	O
in	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
massive	O
negative	O
criticism	O
by	O
both	O
readers	O
and	O
its	O
creators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
criticized	O
the	O
new	O
storefront	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
using	O
the	B-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
app	O
as	O
to	O
read	O
comic	O
books	O
which	O
were	O
considered	O
unreadable	O
by	O
many	O
readers	O
.	O
</s>
