Kindle Fire App: ComicCat Review
| May 7, 2012 | Posted by Missy under Digital Reading News |
Guest post by: Greg Buckskin
I like free apps as much as anyone, but I’ve definitely got my money’s worth from the $2.99 ComiCat app. (honestly, I got it for $0.99 during a special sale) I’ve used desktops and notebook PCs to feed my comic addiction in the digital age, but the hands-on interface of smartphones became my medium of choice.
My huge collection of scanned comics is immediately available wherever I go, while valuable originals stay at home, safely archived in their protective sleeves (yes, I’m That Guy). Still, it’s always a hassle reading on my 3.5″ iPhone screen or even the extra half-inch of my Droid 3.
The 7″ Kindle Fire eliminated all of the frustrating zooming and panning, bringing back beautiful full-page views. Amazon’s app store provides several dedicated comic apps, but although ComiXology shows amazing promise for digital comics, the lack of support for .cbr and .cbz files was a major deal-breaker for me. Likewise, compared to the similar Perfect Viewer (which I regularly use on my phone), ComiCat simply looks better, and syncs / loads files more quickly. The interface for reading and organizing comics is flexible and intuitive, with a (skinnable) bookshelf view and various reading options such as landscape switching to show either a detailed half-page zoom or the full two-page spread (ideal for those breathtaking ‘centerfold’ panels). On top of everything else, the developer (the inaccurately named Mean Labs) offers exemplary customer support.
If you’re a comic collector / lover, then you won’t be disappointed with ComicCat for the Kindle Fire.
Bio: Greg Buckskin is an avid comic collector, science fiction geek, and technology freak. He writes for CableTV.com.
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