ComiXology
Iconology Inc., d/b/a ComiXology (styled comiXology), was a cloud-based digital distribution platform for comics owned by Amazon, with over 200 million comic downloads as of September 2013. At its height it offered a selection of more than 100,000 comic books, graphic novels, and manga across Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Windows 10, and the Internet. In 2023, the ComiXology app was officially retired and the material was made available exclusively on the Amazon Kindle app.
A ComiXology booth at a convention in 2012 | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | July 2007 |
| Founder | David Steinberger, John Roberts, Peter Jaffe |
| Defunct | December 4, 2023 |
| Headquarters | New York City, U.S. |
| Products | Digital comics distribution |
| Parent | Amazon.com |
| Website | www |
ComiXology's digital platform with Guided View reading technology is used in the company's own branded applications, and is the engine used by most major comic book publishers in the United States, including Marvel Comics and DC Comics for their privately branded digital services. With the release of the third generation iPad and its Retina Display, ComiXology released a high-definition comic format dubbed CMX-HD. The company also provides tools for brick-and-mortar comic book retailers to participate in digital comic sales.