{"id":32641,"date":"2025-02-25T16:04:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T21:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gayleague.com\/?p=32641"},"modified":"2025-02-25T16:04:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T21:04:42","slug":"sweet-shop-launching-with-image","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gayleague.com\/sweet-shop-launching-with-image\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Shop Launching With Image!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>GROUNDBREAKING NEW COMICS READING APP, SWEET, <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>SET TO LAUNCH THIS SUMMER WITH IMAGE COMICS TITLES AMONG FIRST AVAILABLE OFFERINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Reading your favorite comics has never been this Sweet<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEATTLE (February 25, 2025<\/strong>) \u2014 Image Comics will join&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=89353ca3f6385c8ed1b06afca&amp;id=588dc94802&amp;e=bcecd4dc99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sweet Shop<\/a>&nbsp;ahead of the app\u2019s upcoming launch set for later this Summer. The publisher and new-to-the-scene digital comics store will work in partnership to bring nearly 400 of Image\u2019s bestselling, creator-owned titles to the shelves of the app in time for its debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cImage Comics publishes some of the absolute best comics in the business, with a model that is wonderful to creators,\u201d said Kenny Meyers, owner of Sweet. \u201cWe are huge fans of the work they do, and couldn\u2019t be more excited to release their titles for purchase day and date around the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fantastic new titles like James Tynion IV and Michael Walsh\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Exquisite Corpses<\/em>&nbsp;and Matthew Rosenberg and Stefano Landini\u2019s&nbsp;<em>We\u2019re Taking Everyone Down With Us<\/em>&nbsp;will join the catalog alongside popular ongoing series offerings such as the&nbsp;<em>Transformers, Spawn<\/em>, Ghost Machine comics,&nbsp;<em>Invincible,<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>The Walking Dead<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lorelei Bunjes, VP of Digital Strategy at Image Comics, added: \u201cWe\u2019re always looking for great ways to get our comics into readers\u2019 hands, and Sweet Shop is shaping up to be an exciting new option. We\u2019re thrilled to have so many incredible creator-owned titles available at launch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sweet Shop users will be able to read the library of comics on both Apple and Android devices and Manga and North American comics alike will be available on the app. Fans will be able to confidently browse and buy\u2014either in-app or in DRM-free download format\u2014from a variety of Image titles, available globally, with few exceptions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This exciting new app will support vertical scrolling function\u2014a feature that will delight webcomics readers in particular\u2014and right-to-left and left-to-right reading versatility for relevant titles. Even more features are available for viewing on Sweet Shop\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=89353ca3f6385c8ed1b06afca&amp;id=f6b7c1ebec&amp;e=bcecd4dc99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pre-launch site<\/a>. Readers can sign up for the mailing list to receive updates on launch, as well as announcements on new features and a growing list of fantastic publishers coming later in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sweet\u2019s singular goal is to make things less s****y for people in comics. With\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=89353ca3f6385c8ed1b06afca&amp;id=ef420aba06&amp;e=bcecd4dc99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bindings<\/a>\u00a0for creator marketing,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=89353ca3f6385c8ed1b06afca&amp;id=1d740134ee&amp;e=bcecd4dc99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find Your Comic Store<\/a>\u00a0(FYCS) for finding your new favorite comic shop, and with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=89353ca3f6385c8ed1b06afca&amp;id=f83be12ade&amp;e=bcecd4dc99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sweet Shop<\/a>\u00a0the \u201cSweet\u201d is tackling all it can with technology to help grow comic sales and readership everywhere.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=89353ca3f6385c8ed1b06afca&amp;id=c8dd284caf&amp;e=bcecd4dc99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=89353ca3f6385c8ed1b06afca&amp;id=2cbfdb7349&amp;e=bcecd4dc99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=89353ca3f6385c8ed1b06afca&amp;id=a53cd88b25&amp;e=bcecd4dc99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Threads<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=89353ca3f6385c8ed1b06afca&amp;id=1dfeb48117&amp;e=bcecd4dc99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GROUNDBREAKING NEW COMICS READING APP, SWEET, SET TO LAUNCH THIS SUMMER WITH IMAGE COMICS TITLES AMONG FIRST AVAILABLE OFFERINGS Reading your favorite comics has never been this Sweet SEATTLE (February 25, 2025) \u2014 Image Comics will join&nbsp;Sweet Shop&nbsp;ahead of the app\u2019s upcoming launch set for later this Summer. 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