Just read this rather worrying note about poor customer service from digital comic store Direct2Drive on the Kung Fu Rodeo blog.
Sounds to me like a lesson in how not to run your business in an age when comments on poor service are quickly circulated and a worrying mis use of personal information…
KungFu Rodeo has run a few reviews on downloadable comics and compared and contrasted Pullbox and Direct2Drive a couple of weeks ago, with Pullbox winning hands down. That site does look good, offering downlaodable comics in both PDF and CBR formats for reasonable prices. Site navigation is clean and easy to understand and there’s a wide selection of US titles including publications by IDW – although no Star Trek – Devil’s Dure, Hyperwerks and others.
The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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