New York Comic Con has become such a huge showcase for upcoming movies, television, video games, and other assorted pop culture-related items that it's easy to overlook the original reason for the show's existence: comic books. Izneo looks to bring the focus back on the books with its upcoming comics, manga, and webtoons app for Nintendo Switch.
The French-Belgian company, described as the "Netflix of comics," will see its app debut on Nintendo Switch in late November; it is already available on the web and mobile devices. With Izneo, you can explore more than 25,000 digital comics, manga, and webtoons. The library heavily favors European comics and Japanese manga, but you'll also find American titles from the likes of Dark Horse Comics (The Chronicles of King Conan, Hellboy) and IDW (CSI: Bad Rap, Danger Girl Deluxe).
Unlike Comixology, Izneo doesn't sell individual issues. Instead, it focuses on selling "albums," Europe's equivalent of the trade paperback. These are collections that are at at least 50 pages deep, with an approximate $6 starting price. When the app arrives on Nintendo Switch, Izneo will offer a $7.99-per-month, all-you-can-eat subscription plan. That price is in the same ballpark as a Netflix or Comixology Unlimited subscription, so it won't put too much of a dent in your wallet.
Izneo isnt dubbed the "Netflix of comics" simply due to its massive library. If you connect your Nintendo Switch to your television, you can use a single Joy-Con, or a full controller, to scroll through menus and read comics from the comfort of your sofa.
The Nintendo Switch's 6.2-inch screen is just large enough to read comics, but if you prefer a closer look at panels, Izneo includes an Eazycomics mode that serves up panel-by-panel reading. Eazycomics simply moves you from panel to panel, without any of zoom effects found in Comixology's more cinematic Guided View technology.
For more on digital comics, read 10 Digital Comics You Should Read Right Now and Everything You Want to Know About Digital Comics. And, if you want to know how your favorite comics are created, check out From Inks to iPad: The Evolution of Comic Book Tech.