Assembled, Zipped, Transferred And Downloaded: Digital News By Tom Spurgeon
* comiXology has reached 200 million downloads in an acceleration of the services they provide. The company was founded in 2007 and reached the 100 million mark in 2012. Here is an article speculating in blunt fashion about a potential IPO at some point down the line -- they want sooner rather than later.
* the aggressiveness of those in charge of the 2000 AD material in getting those comics available via digital means has been a huge boon for the half-dozen or so of my friends that are consumers of that material.
* finally, one of the great services Gary Tyrrell performs for the webcomics community at his Fleen is breaking down the presence of the cartoonists about which that community cares at major conventions. His NYCC previews are here and here.
