# The Comic Book Reader — Read, Store and Behold Comics

> Digital comic book reader with customizable virtual bookshelves and item organization. (iPhone/iPad app by Dennis Mueller.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-comic-book-reader/id1434459858 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Dennis Mueller](https://appshunter.io/developer/1147985491)
- Category: Books, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Rating: 1.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 40 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2019-01-06
- Data updated: 2026-06-01
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-comic-book-reader/id1434459858/reviews.md

## What is The Comic Book Reader?

Don't just read your comic books. Create your own digital comic bookshelves. Take your collection out of their folders and place them inside your own, uniquely designed racks to gape and read them.

This app is perfect for you if you want to read comic books and/or have a place to visibly store all your digital comic books. The Comic Book Reader lets you freely design your own bookshelves and customize them down to the last detail. 

Main Features
• Comic book reader
• Create your own digital bookshelves and fill them with your imported comic books or other types of things
• Custom-made drag and drop system that allows you to freely move and place items and rows where ever you want
• There are many types of items you can place inside your rack (more will come)
   •• Create titles, color blocks, notes items, separators, etc.
   •• You can even put a rack inside a rack to play Inception
• Every item can be customized
• Template editor: Create and assign templates to your items that change their looks
• Every comic book can be placed in as many racks as you want (each comic book item inside a rack has its own reading progress)
• Set page ranges on your comic book items to only include the pages you want 
   •• e.g. you can break a volume into their underlying issues
• Supports PDF, CBZ, and ZIP comic book files (more will come)
• Import all your comic books via Drag&Drop or iTunes File Sharing
• Organize your collection using the app's built-in file browser

The app is continuously being improved and there are many more things to come in the future!

If you have any questions, ideas or if you have found bugs or glitches, please contact me:
d3mueller@me.com!

## Key features

- Custom digital bookshelves
- Drag-and-drop item placement
- Template editor for customization
- Supports PDF, CBZ, ZIP files
- Organize with built-in file browser
- Import via Drag&Drop or iTunes

## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-comic-book-reader/id1434459858/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Unable to import anything.

*2022-02-03*

Too complex.

### 1/5 — I’m not sure who this is for

*2019-12-24*

If you simply want to read you cbr comic files, just cbr files this app might not be for you. 

The app looks pretty, and appears simple but the ability to link to your iCloud and grab files of your own isn’t there, if it it is...it isn’t apparent. You’re greeted with templates, and the introduction video is not the most helpful, and I couldn’t access the video again after it first played.

This app could vastly improve if it got rid of the templates and showed you how to read your own comics or cbr files quickly

## Frequently asked questions about The Comic Book Reader

### What file formats does The Comic Book Reader support?

The Comic Book Reader currently supports PDF, CBZ, and ZIP comic book files. The developer plans to add support for more formats in the future.

### How can I import my comics into The Comic Book Reader?

You can import your comic books into The Comic Book Reader using Drag&Drop functionality or through iTunes File Sharing. The app also includes a built-in file browser for organization.

### Can I customize the appearance of my bookshelves in The Comic Book Reader?

Yes, The Comic Book Reader allows you to freely design your own digital bookshelves and customize them down to the last detail. You can also create and assign templates to items.

### Does The Comic Book Reader have ads?

No, The Comic Book Reader does not contain advertisements, providing an ad-free reading experience.

### What devices is The Comic Book Reader compatible with?

The Comic Book Reader is currently supported on iPads. Future updates may expand compatibility to other devices.

### How often is The Comic Book Reader updated?

The Comic Book Reader was last updated on May 29, 2019, with version 1.4.1. The developer indicates that the app is continuously being improved with more features planned.

### What is the age rating for The Comic Book Reader?

The Comic Book Reader has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

### Can I place the same comic book in multiple racks?

Yes, each comic book can be placed in as many racks as you want within The Comic Book Reader. Each instance of a comic book in a rack will maintain its own reading progress.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.1 — 2019-05-29

- Removed touch indicator

### 1.4 — 2019-05-28

- New Home Screen -  It now is a modified rack letting you customize however you like
- Copy And Paste - Now you can copy and paste items/rows within and between your racks
- Drag And Drop - Now you can change object type and template while dragging
- Refreshed UI - Replaced most UI elements to make it look more consistent and appealing
- Logo - New brand logo
- Added a feedback button - Feel free to write me a mail :)
- Fixed multiple bugs causing problems with the Drag And Drop system
- Fixed a bug in File Importer that would prevent some directories from being removed properly.
- File Importer now uses significantly less RAM while importing (not really impressive, I was just stupid before)
- Many more fixes and tweaks (and probably new bugs)

### 1.3 — 2019-05-10

- Implemented new popup system
- Improved item rendering
- Improved Drag&Drop system
- Added thumbnail for a rack
- Updated design and colors of the app
- Fixed many small bugs

### 1.2.1 — 2019-04-29

- Fixed App Icon

### 1.2 — 2019-04-27

- Added basic search functionality in the data storage
- Added example data (pdf files and images)
- Added on boarding experience explaining the basic mechanics of the app
- Added image file type. Image items and rows are now backed by image files from the data storage
- Completely overhauled animations to make the app feel more fluid
- Fixed multiple bugs that caused the Drag&Drop system to function incorrectly.
- Fixed scrolling glitches that sometimes caused the "swipe a cell" feature to trigger accidentally
- Fixed several misbehaviors of UI elements
- Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause Drag&Drop start too early in racks (leading to the problem that scrolling becomes impossible)
- Many smaller fixes and changes

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All apps by Dennis Mueller: https://appshunter.io/developer/1147985491

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