Amid Comixology's Decline, Vets Launching New Comics Publisher
Comixology co-founder and former CEO David Steinberger and former Comixology Head of Content Chip Mosher have unveiled their new company, DSTLRY. The new publisher will offer customers a mix of limited physical and digital item drops, available online or in-store at local comic shops while providing creators with fairer deals alongside company ownership. The co-founders have been working on the platform since departing Comixology/Amazon in the summer of 2022.
DSTLRY’s Founding Creators include a who's who of comic book heavyweights:
The creators will be spearheaded with help from Founding Editor Will Dennis (Y: The Last Man, Snow Angels), with more creative teams and a publishing rollout to be announced later this year. After the full merge with Comixology and Amazon, the user experience has worsened, prompting many complaints about the service's deterioration.
«Comic creators have historically received the short end of the stick when they create great characters and storylines for traditional publishers,» said co-founders David Steinberger and Chip Mosher in a joint statement. «DSTLRY is truly a creator-owned endeavor, with creators co-owning the company their creations fuel. It just makes sense that as creators help build the brand, they receive equity.»
DSTLRY's oversized, premium-format single-issues will be available at local comic shops while digital single-issues will be available for purchase for up to one week after release on dstlry.co. The company boasts that these «eco-friendly digital issues will be fully owned and resealable» on DSTLRY's marketplace. These digital comics are also purchased with no crypto or NFT hassle. Each purchase comes with benefits like special discounts, exclusive drops, and even
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