With so many comics available digitally now, I’m curious how many people are using services like Marvel Unlimited or DC Universe Infinite. Do you use either of them, and has it changed how you read or collect comics?

After being a digital sceptic ... I'm now 100% digital now ... and subscribe to most of the apps from Shonen Jump to BiliBili for my manga content to Marvel, DC, and Comixology (Amazon Comics) for my comic book content. But I have no choice - living abroad means I cannot easily get physical copies of anything. Personally, I enjoy not having to worry about physical preservation anymore (though I still do for my pre-digital collection), and the ease digital gives me when searching for and finding comics. I def took a bit of time to get used to it, but now I think digital is a great alternative.

I have not gone digital I’m a purest when comes to comics I like to read and turn the page , but I will try it out I just don’t like paying for it digitally I would rather to have and to hold my comics pages in my hands just old school , but I’ll give it a go.

Let you know what I think once I try it.

I use Marvel Unlimited and love it. I'm in the midst of trying to read every issue of Daredevil, and it has ALMOST everything. It's genuinely a game-changer compared to what it was like even just ten years ago with how much is available.

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I was gifted DC Universe Infinite last year, but found I really only used it for reference not for regular reading. I'm still a hard copy person.

I'm 100% digital now, simply for the practicalities of storage and picking up comics I'd otherwise have missed. That said, I will still order a physical copy of a book that I've absolutely loved to show support for the creators.

On 2/9/2026 at 7:25 PM, MAG said:

After being a digital sceptic ... I'm now 100% digital now ... and subscribe to most of the apps from Shonen Jump to BiliBili for my manga content to Marvel, DC, and Comixology (Amazon Comics) for my comic book content. But I have no choice - living abroad means I cannot easily get physical copies of anything. Personally, I enjoy not having to worry about physical preservation anymore (though I still do for my pre-digital collection), and the ease digital gives me when searching for and finding comics. I def took a bit of time to get used to it, but now I think digital is a great alternative.

I've been reading Marvel Unlimited for about a month now and I actually love it! I wasn't sure I would like it since I've always preferred physical books, but now I'm able to read books I would have never bought or couldn't afford. I'm almost done with Immortal Hulk, 50 issues, and it would have taken me forever to chase down all of those back issues. I'm considering getting DC next.

13 hours ago, Mike C said:

I have not gone digital I’m a purest when comes to comics I like to read and turn the page , but I will try it out I just don’t like paying for it digitally I would rather to have and to hold my comics pages in my hands just old school , but I’ll give it a go.

Let you know what I think once I try it.

I still love physical books and never thought I would like digital, but I've been using Marvel Unlimited for about a month and have read tons of books I would not have been able to find. It's also saved a ton of money on long series. I still buy physical comics weekly, but now I read about 5 digital comics per day and it's not very expensive at all. I recommend trying it, especially if you want to read older books that are hard to find. I started reading some old X-Men comics and it's pretty interesting.

9 hours ago, saperry said:

I use Marvel Unlimited and love it. I'm in the midst of trying to read every issue of Daredevil, and it has ALMOST everything. It's genuinely a game-changer compared to what it was like even just ten years ago with how much is available.

That's awesome! I have Marvel Unlimited also and I'm on book 47 of 50 for Immortal Hulk and have loved it! I would have never picked up that series if I had to buy all 50 comics, it would have been too expensive. I also like how you can choose a character and read through multiple series if you want to focus on one at a time. Have you tried DC's digital? I'm thinking about getting it so I can catch up on the Absolute universe.

4 hours ago, Nicole Drum said:

I was gifted DC Universe Infinite last year, but found I really only used it for reference not for regular reading. I'm still a hard copy person.

That's fair. I still like having physical media, but I've been reading series I normally wouldn't be able to because it would be too hard to track down back issues. I have Marvel Unlimited, but thinking about getting DC soon as well to catch up on the Absolute universe without having to buy so many comics.

3 hours ago, Tom Bacon said:

I'm 100% digital now, simply for the practicalities of storage and picking up comics I'd otherwise have missed. That said, I will still order a physical copy of a book that I've absolutely loved to show support for the creators.

Storage can definitely be an issue with comics! I have so many boxes in different places and storage units it's insane lol. Digital definitely helps with that. I still buy quite a few comics every Wednesday because I like physical media and I like to support and hang out with my local comic shop. I'm reading through Marvel Unlimited, but considering getting DC next week as well. DC has so many great comics coming out all the time and it's getting hard to keep up with all of the series.

Marvel Unlimited and I would say it allows me to test different comics that I might not normally read. Would be great if there was an app that had both.

10 hours ago, FantasticJerome said:

Storage can definitely be an issue with comics! I have so many boxes in different places and storage units it's insane lol. Digital definitely helps with that. I still buy quite a few comics every Wednesday because I like physical media and I like to support and hang out with my local comic shop. I'm reading through Marvel Unlimited, but considering getting DC next week as well. DC has so many great comics coming out all the time and it's getting hard to keep up with all of the series.

Yeah, I sadly don't have a nearest comic shop - the closest one is a 15 minute taxi and 20 minute train ride away!

11 hours ago, Tom Bacon said:

Yeah, I sadly don't have a nearest comic shop - the closest one is a 15 minute taxi and 20 minute train ride away!

That's quite a journey! Digital is definitely convenient. My "local" comic shop is about an hour and a half away, but I go to that town once a week anyway so it's easy to just stop by.

14 hours ago, jeffreylhartley said:

Marvel Unlimited and I would say it allows me to test different comics that I might not normally read. Would be great if there was an app that had both.

That's what I use it for too. There are so many different series that I normally wouldn't buy or that I would have to buy 50+ comics to catch up and the app makes it easier. I'm considering getting the DC app as well and test it out. There are a lot of Absolute Universe series I want to read and don't want to track down all the back issues.

On 2/10/2026 at 8:53 PM, FantasticJerome said:

That's fair. I still like having physical media, but I've been reading series I normally wouldn't be able to because it would be too hard to track down back issues. I have Marvel Unlimited, but thinking about getting DC soon as well to catch up on the Absolute universe without having to buy so many comics.

I am weirdly good at tracking down hard to find series so I have yet to run into trouble. I think I might just be very lucky.

7 hours ago, Nicole Drum said:

I am weirdly good at tracking down hard to find series so I have yet to run into trouble. I think I might just be very lucky.

That's a good skill to have! There's a bookstore that I go to occasionally that throws random boxes together and I sometimes find some hidden gems in there. They don't even know what they have in there and just price it all at $2.

I have definitely transitioned away from reading physical copies to reading digital more frequently

8 hours ago, Hwang said:

I have definitely transitioned away from reading physical copies to reading digital more frequently

I'm slowly starting to do the same. I still pick up new comics weekly, but get most of my reading from digital.