GlobalComix and Ox Eye Media announce on-demand comics printing service GC Press

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As multiple comics publishers are partnering with Penguin Random Publisher Services for Direct Market distribution of physical single-issue comic books and graphic novels, some are also partnering with digital comics distributor GlobalComix, which allows users to download full PDFs of comics from both major publishers (like Top Cow and Valiant), and independent creators. Once readers have acquired these PDFs, they have full control of them, which is a massive shift from other digital platforms where even purchasing comics only allows readers to see the files in-app.

Now, GlobalComix is shaking up the comics scene once again by getting into the physical market - but not in the traditional way.

GlobalComix has announced it will partner with Source Point Press parent company Ox Eye Media starting in 2023 to form GC Press, an on-demand comics printing service. This will be the first of its kind in the comics industry, allowing readers to purchase any comic in physical form (regardless of retail availability) and have it shipped directly to them, anywhere in the world.

"The GlobalComix vision has and always will be to give creators all the tools they need to succeed and build their business around," GlobalComix CEO and founder Christopher Carter says in the announcement. "With GC Press, we are opening up access to both buying and selling printed comics for tens of thousands of creators worldwide that otherwise would have limited to no options in reaching fans who enjoy and collect print comics."

Not only will this allow international comics readers to purchase either digital or physical editions of comics they might not otherwise be able to access, but it will allow fans to acquire out-of-print comics more easily and