I have to suspect that the shitty low-res Amazon files (even without the app) will 100% drive piracy (bad) and hard copies (not bad).Digital comics retailer Comixology is offering over 200 Black Panther titles for free. Personally some of the series roll-ups work, but the lack of subscription, recommendation and context means that this app will be an archive of historic purchases, and it will go with a search for a new comic store with high quality art. Of course the new app removes all meaningful recommendation and discovery, all existing curation and sampling, all promotion and sampling new and original creators. It answers the question 'how can we extract the most from the fans while offering the least serviceable product?' It is an stunning execution of the strategy of 'how can we strip all value and quality from the product and still charge the same', an extension of the removal of back-ups. It demonstrated with crystal clarity the contempt that Comixology has for the product, the art form, for the creatives, and for the fans.

And the low-res shitty files now offered by Amazon in place of the Comixology is the heart of the dumpster fire that is the new offering. The artwork is at the heart of the comic / graphic novel experience. The fundamental failure (to me) in the new app is the artwork. I have bought online and physical copies of some favourite works. I've also have a rich and diverse Amazon catalogue. So I've moved around a bit, and have had Comixology for years now, some time outside the US store, some on the US store.

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