Although the bulk of digital comic sales have been for mobile devices to date, that’s about to change. Comixology is running a beta-test of a Web version of its mobile app. Users will be able to view comics purchased through the mobile app on the Web using the Comics by comiXology Web reader. Like the company’s mobile apps, users can read comics either by viewing full pages, or by using Guided View, which displays panels in the order they appear in telling the story.
Comixology CEO David Steinberger emphasized the ability to expose new readers to comics the Web application provides. “With Comics by comiXology now on the Web, we’re opening up the excitement of comics to an even larger audience,” he said.