Commentary: An Inevitable Surprise—Amazon buys ComiXology
by Rob Salkowitz
Is Amazon’s acquisition of comiXology the beginning of the end, or just the end of the beginning, of digital comics’ golden age?
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The great digital hope has been acquired by one of the giant fire breathing kaiju of the digital era. Will they trample tiny cottages beneath their feet or become a lovable behemoth? Ask me in a year. In the meantime...
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Comixology hacked; change your password
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