Great comic, but app is work in progress
The app provides any easy way to get your favorite comics onto your device. Works great with the subscription, letting you know instantly when a new prog is available. Although there have been a few teething issues with the app, once you let them know of an issue, they're very quick to respond. It would be nice if it remembered where you left off in the app, but I'm thinking that will be coming soon. It doesn't matter where you've purchased your comics: App Store, Google, rebellion web site, all your purchases are available everywhere, DRM free! This is the way all content providers should be. Download the app and start your subscription...you won't be disappointed!
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Great comic, frustrating app
2000AD should be considered a national treasure. As a comic it has always brought incredible talent, and in a world or sequels and reboots and rehashes it has delivered constant innovation. I remember buying the first issue. In fact I bought the first issue of Starlord that merged into 2000AD. So I am a fan. Living abroad I was delighted to be able to subscribe electronically. So on content this rates six stars.
Shame the app rates somewhere left of one star. It functions. You can read the comic. You can zoom in. But that is the bare minimum. Every time you open it, it goes to the main menu. And it forgets how many issues there are available. So it spins network cycles as it goes and checks. Assuming it remembers you are an actual subscriber.
If I could have one wish fulfilled though it would simply be to have it open to the last page I was reading. The Kindle app does that, why is it so hard? I know I could bookmark it, but pretty much any app I open will take me to where I was the last time I was in that app. It's like a basic human right isn't it?
The comic is worth even this, so if you are reading this to decide if to get it, go ahead and get it. But be prepared.
Shame the app rates somewhere left of one star. It functions. You can read the comic. You can zoom in. But that is the bare minimum. Every time you open it, it goes to the main menu. And it forgets how many issues there are available. So it spins network cycles as it goes and checks. Assuming it remembers you are an actual subscriber.
If I could have one wish fulfilled though it would simply be to have it open to the last page I was reading. The Kindle app does that, why is it so hard? I know I could bookmark it, but pretty much any app I open will take me to where I was the last time I was in that app. It's like a basic human right isn't it?
The comic is worth even this, so if you are reading this to decide if to get it, go ahead and get it. But be prepared.
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I like it
Never been a big comic book fan, but tried reading a few 2000 AD after watching the Karl Urban Dredd movie. Turns out I like the comic, and this app does a good job bringing it to my iPad. Looks good and works well.. can't ask for much more.
Zarjaz!
Looks great, works great, and provides all the amazing thrills you can handle. The new interface is very convenient and useful. Great work!
Sloooooooooooow!
The newest version of the app is painfully slow. It's bloated with stupid things like page turn animations that you can't turn off. It takes forever for the app to recognize that a new issue is available even when you've received notice on the iPad's notification bar. I have to reboot the device to get the app to recognize a new issue is available. Please get back to being a speedy app that actually works!
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Zarjaz!
This app is awesome, my wife got me a subscription to 2000 A.D. and the judge dredd meg. its cheaper than physical copies and you can buy graphic novels. the reading is not as streamlined as comixology but it is pretty good, and the recent update really looks nice! Thanks for the Zarjaz app TMO!
My favorite comic experience for the iPad.
Apps that provide content can be tough to review: do you talk about the content, or do you talk about how good the app is at providing the content? Fortunately, it’s easier to review the 2000 A.D. app because both are fantastic.
Initially, the app had a few bugs to work out (I had to jump through some hoops every week to get it to confirm I was a subscriber) but they’ve been gone for a while now (at least with a current gen iPad): every Tuesday evening I get an alert there’s a new issue for download, I get it downloaded and can have a fistful of top-notch science fiction action and lunacy in mere minutes. For a long-term comic book junkie who has spent most of his life having to wait for the comic store to open to get his fix, this is the very ideal of the posh life.
On top of that, the app itself allows for bookmarking, text searching, and pages & panels that can expanded with just a reverse pinch. I know some people are a fan of the “guided view” panel-to-panel experience other comics app offer in which case they might be disappointed that it’s not offered here: but as a long-time comics reader reading on my tablet, I much prefer the above-mentioned features to guided view.
Additionally, the app has gotten better at selling material to me in an easy fashion—after a year of the weekly 2000 A.D., I started in on the Megazine, then bought some digital trades of my newly favorite characters on sale, and now am setting aside a small monthly budget to pick up trades that interest me. I may be atypical of old school comic book fans—I don’t really like having issues cluttering up my rooms and shelves—so having a “shelfless” library of classic material is tremendously satisfying.
Finally, I should mention the content itself (although it’s obvious I’m a fan): I wasn’t really a fan of Judge Dredd, the staple character of 2000 A.D. and the Megazine, but figured it couldn’t hurt to try a month subscription, especially as the big Trifecta event with writers I knew and liked was getting underway. Now, of course, I’m a huge fan, as the weekly magazine works its best to keep a constant stream of different types of content flowing through its covers, most of which run for five or six parts. If you don’t like a story, they’re kind of like buses: another one will be around sooner and it’s rare where I’ve read an issue where I was lukewarm about all of the week’s contents. (Much more frequently—although still infrequent enough to feel like a delightful surprise—I’ve loved every story in a particular issue.) Also, as someone who’s gotten burned out on the listless feel to a lot of American superhero comics, I really enjoy having a five page installment that has to build to a dramatic point quickly. It’s not surprising British comics writers who started their careers writing for 2000 A.D. are so formidable in the current American marketplace.
So yeah. A great app delivering great content that I use every week (and frequently, when I’ve got a trade purchased or a new Megazine comes in). If you want to give it a try, I think you’ll be rewarded, although I heartily recommend you don’t just buy a single issue—the real magic of 2000 A.D. is around the third week when you’re hooked on two or more storylines and you know the new issue will be waiting when you get home. It’s a real joy and feels like the future of comic book reading, one far less brutal and much more enjoyable to live through than any of the anarchic distopian ones explored in the pages of the magazine itself.
Initially, the app had a few bugs to work out (I had to jump through some hoops every week to get it to confirm I was a subscriber) but they’ve been gone for a while now (at least with a current gen iPad): every Tuesday evening I get an alert there’s a new issue for download, I get it downloaded and can have a fistful of top-notch science fiction action and lunacy in mere minutes. For a long-term comic book junkie who has spent most of his life having to wait for the comic store to open to get his fix, this is the very ideal of the posh life.
On top of that, the app itself allows for bookmarking, text searching, and pages & panels that can expanded with just a reverse pinch. I know some people are a fan of the “guided view” panel-to-panel experience other comics app offer in which case they might be disappointed that it’s not offered here: but as a long-time comics reader reading on my tablet, I much prefer the above-mentioned features to guided view.
Additionally, the app has gotten better at selling material to me in an easy fashion—after a year of the weekly 2000 A.D., I started in on the Megazine, then bought some digital trades of my newly favorite characters on sale, and now am setting aside a small monthly budget to pick up trades that interest me. I may be atypical of old school comic book fans—I don’t really like having issues cluttering up my rooms and shelves—so having a “shelfless” library of classic material is tremendously satisfying.
Finally, I should mention the content itself (although it’s obvious I’m a fan): I wasn’t really a fan of Judge Dredd, the staple character of 2000 A.D. and the Megazine, but figured it couldn’t hurt to try a month subscription, especially as the big Trifecta event with writers I knew and liked was getting underway. Now, of course, I’m a huge fan, as the weekly magazine works its best to keep a constant stream of different types of content flowing through its covers, most of which run for five or six parts. If you don’t like a story, they’re kind of like buses: another one will be around sooner and it’s rare where I’ve read an issue where I was lukewarm about all of the week’s contents. (Much more frequently—although still infrequent enough to feel like a delightful surprise—I’ve loved every story in a particular issue.) Also, as someone who’s gotten burned out on the listless feel to a lot of American superhero comics, I really enjoy having a five page installment that has to build to a dramatic point quickly. It’s not surprising British comics writers who started their careers writing for 2000 A.D. are so formidable in the current American marketplace.
So yeah. A great app delivering great content that I use every week (and frequently, when I’ve got a trade purchased or a new Megazine comes in). If you want to give it a try, I think you’ll be rewarded, although I heartily recommend you don’t just buy a single issue—the real magic of 2000 A.D. is around the third week when you’re hooked on two or more storylines and you know the new issue will be waiting when you get home. It’s a real joy and feels like the future of comic book reading, one far less brutal and much more enjoyable to live through than any of the anarchic distopian ones explored in the pages of the magazine itself.
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Long term fan of 2000AD
Great to have access to this great comic.
What Happened?
After the last update I can no longer download my purchases from the store. This is a bad thing. I love the book but it needs "guided view", it would be so much more enjoyable. Comixology has got you beat hands down when it comes to this. You've got great content, now just make it enjoyable to navigate through without all the pinching in and swiping over and then some more pinching in followed by a pinch out.... Enough! Get with the program, get "guided view" and get the purchase download problem fixed. You've already got my money, now give me my product. I think that's fair.
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Well, ok
They do come out weekly and are (as zombo says) rather awesome. Well worth the price, but for many fans it is probably just better to go out and buy them.
Hail Zarg.
Hail Zarg.
Please update for iPhone 5
So my review is on the app not the content. The menu is very easy to navigate between programs. Issues I have is that it does not make use of the iPhone 5 s extra screen space . The images are clear but navigating panels is restricted to normal pinch zoom and swiping like a web page. Subscriptions do not seem overpriced at all considering a normal comic is 3.99 and you get 4 programs a month for a subscription of 10.99 you save 5 dollars. All I have to say is hope for an update.
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Not pleased
I've been waiting years to read this comic/magazine on my iPad, and I'm very disappointed with the result. Incredibly expensive subscription, if I unsubscribe I lose all my issues. The format they chose makes it read like a magazine instead of a comic, so the panels are nearly impossible to navigate.
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Great to see on iPad
Used to read 2000ad weekly when I was a wee earthlet in the uk and it's great to be able to read it without getting ripped on shipping it here.
It might not be obvious to people attracted by the recent movie but 2000ad is a weekly anthology comic, Judge Dredd is only one of many great (and admittedly a few not so great) characters that appear. Each week contains a section of an on going story arc that may run for a few issues to a couple of months.
I'm not sure what's up with some of the other readers - I was able to subscribe from within the app easily.
It might not be obvious to people attracted by the recent movie but 2000ad is a weekly anthology comic, Judge Dredd is only one of many great (and admittedly a few not so great) characters that appear. Each week contains a section of an on going story arc that may run for a few issues to a couple of months.
I'm not sure what's up with some of the other readers - I was able to subscribe from within the app easily.
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Awesome comics
Love this app. great way to catch up on issues diamond misses and it's cheaper than the US cover price even.
Pointless
Waste of space until they fix issue with fact you can't actually buy a subscription
Awesome
This brings back so much nostalgia. And don't listen to lauren, she doesn't understand a thing called "subscriptions".
Horrible
This app is horrible. I wanted to read the FULL comic Dredd because I saw the trailer at a movie,but instead this app lead me on. This was my first time ever reading a comic (I'm a girl and never thought I would ever read one of these things ^.^) and the experience wasn't the best. I think I'll stick to manga for now on, at least they let you read the full series without making you pay for it. For anyone who wants to read the comic Dredd, forget about it. It's hard to find any scans online, and the actual site makes you pay for it. Jump manga actually allows sites such as Mangafox an Mangareader to actually publish the scans online FOR FREE. It actually helps business. I read the series D.Gray-man on Mangareader and liked it so much I went out and bought all the books. (there are 23 volumes and they cost at least $10 each, that's $230!) So in conclusion, if you bought this app to read the comic Dredd, delete it immediately. Your better off reading some other comic or -better yet- switch to manga! You don't have to pay for the books if you read the scans online and comics are the American version of Japanese manga that has been around for centuries.
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