Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-1257201-20161210033452

As an old-time comic collector, I have been ignoring the rise of e-comics. I knew that DC releases its newest comics in both paper and electronic formats -- but it wasn't until today that I learned DC has also been releasing electronic versions of many issues from their back catalog.

1. So far I have found two different sites for these e-comics -- ReadDCEntertainment.com and Comixology. The former appears to be owned by DC and the latter by Amazon. Does purchasing an electronic comic from one site produce different results than purchasing it from the other? (And is there a third site better than either of these?)

2. Do both sites have the same collection of e-comics available? That's the impression I get from comparing the results of searches, e.g., and.

3. When I purchase an e-comic from one of these sites, do I download a file to my computer which has some DRM attached to it? Or do I get a file that can be copied anywhere? Or do I not download anything, but merely get permission to read an electronic comic that lives in the cloud?

4. Do these comics look good both on small devices and on desktop computers?

5. Finally, is there a proper term for these? (I just made up "e-comic".)

Thanks! 