DC Comics Reviews

All right. Let me start by saying I've been a HUGE DC fan since 1973. I didn't even read my first Marvel until the 1980s. Even then DC was always number one in my heart. So as far as the content goes and the readability of the comics, I couldn't love DCComics more. I LOVE LOVE LOVE being able to see each panel much larger than it is on the printed page – it makes good art especially enjoyable!
But I also have the marvel universe app and for about $70 a year I get thousands and thousands of comics. It's just an unbeatable value.
As far as monetary value, the marvel app just blows DC out of the water! I have downloaded about 2000 DC comics, the vast majority of which cost $.99 each but a significant number were $5.99 or more. In the past three years I've spent about $2100 on DC Comics and $210 on Marvel comics. 10X more on DC. What?
And what I've got to show for it is about 2000 DC comics at my fingertips and about 20,000 marvel comics at my fingertips.
OK, if I accept that injustice as being the price I have to pay for being a DC fan, couldn't they at least mitigate the pain by offering a sale every week? Why doesn't DC Comics offer a sale on digital comics every single week???? It would cost them Jack squat and they would garnish some goodwill in addition to beaucoup bucks!
Just a quick complaint that they only put Vertigo comics on sale maybe twice a year if you're lucky. Again, costs them nothing/beaucoup bucks.

In this day in age, learning to recycle and use less organic materials is an important part of living and keeping our planet healthy. DCComics is a great tool if you are one who values saving paper. DCComics 's enhanced comic reading tools may be even more suitable to readers who just want to experience the stories in a cinematic way. Get up close and personal with your favorite heroes and not only see them take their heroic journeys, but become intrigued by the art and emotions that have been carefully placed into each comic series. If you love DC comics, download DCComics and love them even more! Now is a better time than ever! #Rebirth

I can’t prove it, but in at least the issues I’ve purchased, DC seem to be applying a lossy compression scheme (think JPEG or similar) to the digital representations of their comics. This results in ugly compression artifacts that make reading an unpleasant experience. It's simply never acceptable to use lossy bitmap compression for text or hand-drawn color graphics - there are existing lossless algorithms that compress nearly as well and cause no drop in quality from the reference material. I have no doubt DC want the experience of reading a comic on an iPad to be just as good as reading on paper, and I'm optimistic they will make fixing this defect their utmost priority. Until that time however, I simply can't recommend this application.

I have been using DCComics for years haven’t really had any issues until today when I wanted to read some of my older comics, so I downloaded them and went to click to read on them in the series tab it open then closes. The only way for me to read it is go to the book tab and scroll down and find it to read it. I know it’s not a real big issue but it is a little inconvenient.

This is a great digital app that allows me to keep up with the latest comics and graphic novels now that I live 40 minutes from the nearest comic book store. Also, DC has better written comics on superheroes than Marvel. Now if they could only make better movies....

EDIT: My review below is for a very old version. I've been using the regular ComiXology app since, and I've not tried the most updated version(s).
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DCComics loses one star for frequent crashing.

It loses a second star for offering the first issue of some older series (Like "52"), which succeed in getting me interested, but then not having the rest of the series available! Why bother teasing us with the first issue of a series (in some cases for free) if the rest (which have been published long ago) are not made available?

That said, it is super-cool to be able to download these older series from my comfy chair at home. I'd love it if they made the trades available so you can get the whole series at once.

I've been reading for almost 30 years and when digital came on the scene I thought it couldn't replace actually holding and reading a comic in your hands but I have to say, it's a new experience and DCComics is just fantastic. It works great on my iPhone and iPad.

Why doesn’t DC include a search feature? They must have some heavy-handed strategy to increase sales by forcing me to look at the content they choose. It’s insulting. And it’s idiotic marketing. At this moment, for example, I want to buy a specific book. I can’t find it and I need to search. No luck. No sale. Your marketing team doesn’t understand that DC will succeed when they SERVE customers. They’re old school. I strongly advise you to fire them and replace them with people who understand digital.

Sometimes it can be a bit glitchy but it's usually not a problem and DCComics is overall great. Also it's cheaper because it's direct to consumer, which means buying more comics and more reading. And also I am currently walking around with over 700 comics in my pocket. That is all.

So first of all I love v for vendetta but u have to pay 34 dollars for one story then u have to pay for like everything u read DCComics should cost money so the people who get it know that u have to pay like a lot for like some basic old fashion comics I really don’t like this game I deleted it immediately once I found out how sucky it was so I wouldn’t want to sped all my money on just comics I can actually go to the comic store with my money and get what I want like vendetta but so much cheaper for one book which is here on ur app 34 fame dollars

A toggle for adult comics, you can’t purchase mister miracle without going to the website if you just put in a toggle to allow adult content it would be much more convenient, other than perfect app, maybe a dark mode too for the layout but yeah lol

As someone else stated there needs to be a subscription service now, in fact it would make more sense to fold the entirety of DCComics into The DC Universe app and allow premium subscribers to read all the comics at no extra cost. This would bring more users to DC universe and give that app so much content. It would be wise to do It before the competition does it.

There need for improvement because be help for if want to subscribe to a month Comic or a book and plus I really due not how the buying feature works

I grew up in the 60's and love to read the old stuff. I don't know why Superman and Batman 60's stuff is severely lacking issues. The Atom 60's stuff is non existent.
One thing about Marvel, so far, I can find their individual 60's issues for everything I've looked for. Plus they always have sales.

Being a lifelong comic reader and collector, I love the D.C. App! Allows previews, knowing I can download the newest stories every Wednesday, and the ability to move comics on and off my device to control storage. Best way I can think of to get my weekly D.C. Comics!