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<blockquote data-quote="LBD &quot;Nytetrayn&quot;" data-source="post: 169223" data-attributes="member: 20"><p>Let's just bring you up to speed.</p><p></p><p>In 2007, David Steinberger, John Roberts, and Peter Jaffe founded ComiXology. And it was good.</p><p></p><p>Then, in 2014, they sold it to Amazon. That was less good.</p><p></p><p>“At the time, it seemed like the right decision,” Mr. Steinberger told <em>The New York Times</em>. “Our mission was to make everyone on the planet a comic fan, and Amazon clearly had the resources and the population connected to Kindle that we thought would carry that mission. With what I knew then, it was absolutely the right call.”</p><p></p><p>The goodness continued its decline as Amazon would fold ComiXology into their Kindle service in 2022, all but completely shuttering the brand. People were already unhappy, but this just made them more so.</p><p></p><p>But now, Steinberger and his new partner, fellow ComiXology veteran Chip Mosher (who sounds like he'd be a blast at parties), are back with a new service that seems poised to fill the void left behind by the demise of ComiXology.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]28718[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Enter: Neon Ichiban.</p><p></p><p>After <a href="https://venturebeat.com/games/dstlry-raises-5m-for-digital-comics-publishing-and-marketplace/" target="_blank">raising over $7 million</a> from movie and game industry investors, Steinberger and Mosher are looking to debut the new service next month. The site and its companion app aim to be "a dedicated experience for comics."</p><p></p><p>“Understanding how comic book fans and people who should be fans want to shop and think about and browse doesn’t exist anymore,” Steinberger explained. “The Comixology app, where you can have all your comics in one place, does not exist anymore. It’s all just part of Kindle.”</p><p></p><p>According to the <em>Times</em>' report, Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Oni Press, Kodansha, DSTLRY, and Vault Comics will be there at the launch, with more publishers to be named later. Naturally, one would hope that current <em>Transformers </em>and <em>G.I. Joe</em> publisher Skybound Entertainment will sign on as well. While they currently have a home on Amazon's Kindle, more options are merrier.</p><p></p><p>If you're interested in getting the lay of the land and "reserving your spot" for when the site officially opens, you can <a href="https://neonichiban.com/waitlist" target="_blank">head on over there now</a> and check it out.</p><p></p><p><strong>Source:</strong> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/business/media/neon-ichiban-digital-comic-books.html" target="_blank"><em>The New York Times</em></a></p><p></p><p>In addition to the comments below, we also have <a href="https://www.allspark.com/home/forums/forum-of-solitude.14/" target="_blank">an entire subforum dedicated to the medium</a> where you can discuss things further. Have a go at it, how about, hmm?</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><a href="https://www.allspark.com/home/forums/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.allspark.com/home/attachments/allspark-png.24401/" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.allspark.com/home/forums/" target="_blank">Allspark Forums</a></td><td><a href="https://discord.gg/allspark" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.allspark.com/home/attachments/discord-png.24402/" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://discord.gg/allspark" target="_blank">Discord Server</a></td><td><a href="https://twitter.com/AllsparkNews" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.allspark.com/home/attachments/xformerlytwitter-png.24403/" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AllsparkNews" target="_blank">Twitter/X</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.facebook.com/theallspark" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.allspark.com/home/attachments/facebook-png.24404/" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theallspark" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></td><td><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/allspark.com" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.allspark.com/home/attachments/bluesky-png.24405/" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/allspark.com/" target="_blank">Bluesky</a></td><td><a href="https://www.instagram.com/allspark_com/?hl=en" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.allspark.com/home/attachments/instagram-png.24406/" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/allspark_com/?hl=en" target="_blank">Instagram</a></td></tr></table> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></table></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LBD "Nytetrayn", post: 169223, member: 20"] Let's just bring you up to speed. In 2007, David Steinberger, John Roberts, and Peter Jaffe founded ComiXology. And it was good. Then, in 2014, they sold it to Amazon. That was less good. “At the time, it seemed like the right decision,” Mr. Steinberger told [I]The New York Times[/I]. “Our mission was to make everyone on the planet a comic fan, and Amazon clearly had the resources and the population connected to Kindle that we thought would carry that mission. With what I knew then, it was absolutely the right call.” The goodness continued its decline as Amazon would fold ComiXology into their Kindle service in 2022, all but completely shuttering the brand. People were already unhappy, but this just made them more so. But now, Steinberger and his new partner, fellow ComiXology veteran Chip Mosher (who sounds like he'd be a blast at parties), are back with a new service that seems poised to fill the void left behind by the demise of ComiXology. [ATTACH type="full" alt="BIZ-COMICS-COMPETITION-handouts-09-superJumbo(1).png"]28718[/ATTACH] Enter: Neon Ichiban. After [URL='https://venturebeat.com/games/dstlry-raises-5m-for-digital-comics-publishing-and-marketplace/']raising over $7 million[/URL] from movie and game industry investors, Steinberger and Mosher are looking to debut the new service next month. The site and its companion app aim to be "a dedicated experience for comics." “Understanding how comic book fans and people who should be fans want to shop and think about and browse doesn’t exist anymore,” Steinberger explained. “The Comixology app, where you can have all your comics in one place, does not exist anymore. It’s all just part of Kindle.” According to the [I]Times[/I]' report, Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Oni Press, Kodansha, DSTLRY, and Vault Comics will be there at the launch, with more publishers to be named later. Naturally, one would hope that current [I]Transformers [/I]and [I]G.I. Joe[/I] publisher Skybound Entertainment will sign on as well. While they currently have a home on Amazon's Kindle, more options are merrier. If you're interested in getting the lay of the land and "reserving your spot" for when the site officially opens, you can [URL='https://neonichiban.com/waitlist']head on over there now[/URL] and check it out. [B]Source:[/B] [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/business/media/neon-ichiban-digital-comic-books.html'][I]The New York Times[/I][/URL] In addition to the comments below, we also have [URL='https://www.allspark.com/home/forums/forum-of-solitude.14/']an entire subforum dedicated to the medium[/URL] where you can discuss things further. Have a go at it, how about, hmm? [TABLE] [TR] [TD][URL='https://www.allspark.com/home/forums/'][IMG]https://www.allspark.com/home/attachments/allspark-png.24401/[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.allspark.com/home/forums/']Allspark Forums[/URL][/TD] [TD][URL='https://discord.gg/allspark'][IMG]https://www.allspark.com/home/attachments/discord-png.24402/[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://discord.gg/allspark']Discord Server[/URL][/TD] [TD][URL='https://twitter.com/AllsparkNews'][IMG]https://www.allspark.com/home/attachments/xformerlytwitter-png.24403/[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/AllsparkNews']Twitter/X[/URL][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][URL='https://www.facebook.com/theallspark'][IMG]https://www.allspark.com/home/attachments/facebook-png.24404/[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.facebook.com/theallspark']Facebook Page[/URL][/TD] [TD][URL='https://bsky.app/profile/allspark.com'][IMG]https://www.allspark.com/home/attachments/bluesky-png.24405/[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://bsky.app/profile/allspark.com/']Bluesky[/URL][/TD] [TD][URL='https://www.instagram.com/allspark_com/?hl=en'][IMG]https://www.allspark.com/home/attachments/instagram-png.24406/[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.instagram.com/allspark_com/?hl=en']Instagram[/URL][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/QUOTE]
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