Although Marvel has apparently gone out of its way to make this transition relatively smooth, it still illustrates the potential for chaos when digital content shifts platforms. See latestīy subscribing, you are agreeing to Engadget's Terms and Privacy Policy. Great deals on consumer electronics delivered straight to your inbox, curated by Engadget’s editorial team. Subscribe to the Engadget Deals Newsletter Like the Comixology-run app, there’s usually a delay of around three months between an issue’s initial release and its availability on the subscription platform.

(It’s usually $10 / month or $70 if you pay for an entire year.) Marvel Unlimited is like Netflix for Marvel comics, offering access to over 30,000 issues from the Marvel universe. But to entice you to buy into its service, Marvel is offering a discounted price of $5 per month for the first year with coupon code UNLIMITED. You won’t need a Marvel Unlimited subscription to access your purchases from the old app.

After that, your old purchases should appear in Marvel Unlimited. Then, follow Marvel’s instructions to link a Marvel account to the old app. First, you’ll need to open the Comixology Marvel Comics app on your iPhone or iPad. (That’s because the Android app already required a Marvel account.) But iOS users have a few extra steps. Android users who bought digital comics through the Comixology Marvel Comics app have an effortless transition: do nothing, and your comics should appear in Marvel Unlimited. Any purchases made up to that date will transfer to Marvel Unlimited. Exactly one month before that - May 2nd - is the cutoff date for new purchases in the old app. The Marvel Comics app will shut down on June 2nd. The shutdown comes several months after layoffs at Amazon (Comixology’s owner since 2014 ) reportedly hit the comic storefront especially hard. Fortunately, comic fans who bought issues in the app can access them in the company’s self-operated Marvel Unlimited app. Marvel announced today that its Comixology-operated Marvel Comics app is shutting down this June. Comixology’s Marvel Comics app is shutting down in Juneīut you can transfer your purchases to the Marvel Unlimited app.

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