It’s a simple equation really.
Today Apple introduced the iPad (not the name I would have chosen) and it’s clear that it will be awesome for digital comics. After the news hit I saw articles on Newsarama, Robot 6, iFanboy, and many other comic news outlets. Although an easy argument to make is that tablets in general will be awesome for comics. They’re the right size and you can hold it like you would a book.
There have been a lot of questions on twitter if we’re going to be on the iPad. The question shouldn’t be if, but when. My entire time I’ve been at Graphic.ly there’s been a stress on delivering comics to people on the devices they want. Clearly people want comics on the iPad, I know I do. Of course we also spilled the beans not once but twice on twitter earlier today.
One of the biggest things I would like to see from a Graphic.ly iPad app would be able to view a whole page vertically, holding it the way I would a physical comic. If I wanted to see both pages I could just turn the device horizontally and see them. Giving me more view options then the standard mobile affair is what I’m really trying to get across. What kind of options would you like to see from a Graphic.ly iPad app?