

For your monthly fee, you’ll get unlimited access to thousands of comics, graphic novels, and anime from an extensive menu of publishers: Image, Kodansha, Dark Horse, Valiant, Archie, BOOM! Studios, and Fantagraphics, just to name a few - almost every company on the market except for the so-called Big Two of Marvel and DC.

It’s called comiXology Unlimited, and while it’s tempting to think of it as the Netflix of comics, it’s a smidge different from that model. However, a potentially game-changing new service just launched today: The English-speaking world’s premiere retailer of digital comics, comiXology, introduced a subscription plan that allows you to devour material for $5.99 a month. The price points for most publishers are climbing ever higher, making it less and less appealing for both casual and obsessive readers to dive in for binge-reads. And the recent rise of digital comics as a method of consuming those stories means you don’t even have to leave the comfort of your own sofa to snag good funnybooks. In terms of quality, it’s a great time to read comics: Top-notch creators are cranking out great work for a growing array of publishers.
