On the negative side, If you’re looking for Marvel and DC, you’ll be lost. Izneo matches the American market for digital comics, and then surpasses it: Standard priced comics, constant sales, lots of larger previews, a subscription plan, in-app purchases, and an app that’s usable. It’s just there to save you some clicking. Izneo also has a subscription plan for the all-you-can-eat buffet called Izneo Premium (think comiXology Unlimited), and packages where you can buy up an entire series’ worth of albums, though there’s not a discount there. I can read a lot of the words now, but never enough to get the whole story. I can get lost clicking through the previews of the French books sometimes and just looking at the art, while being slightly frustrated at my lack of fluency in French. Izneo gives you as big a preview as you’d like. It’s not like comiXology’s old website, where you only got a 600 x 800 pixel preview of each page. They can go all the way up to full screen. If you only want to window shop, every title features a seven to ten page preview (including the cover). It’s the only way to read Batman comics there.
If you want to go in the opposite direction, Izneo also has a collection of American comics translated into French in the French half of their store. While they don’t have Marvel or DC, American publishers represented on the system include the likes of Dynamite, Boom!, IDW, and Dark Horse. The prices and the sales are identical, as well. The sources are the same, notably the Europe Comics collective and Cinebook publishing in the U.K. Izneo has a nearly identical collection of European albums translated into English as comiXology. There’s no desktop app, but the website handles that functionality well enough. If you’re adventurous, Izneo also has a comics reading app for the Nintendo Switch. You can even buy your comics from Izneo directly through their app on the iPhone and iPad via Apple Pay as In-App Purchases. It has a very large library to choose from, lots of options to pay for them, and an English version of its website. Izneo formed in 2010 in an agreement with a dozen French and Belgian publishers. They also carry a selection of North American publishers, though not Marvel and DC. It is the place to go for all your Franco-Belgian comics needs. As comiXology is to North America, so is to Europe.
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