
The iPad hit the sweet spot, with its portable form factor and large, vivid display. The charge was led by Comixology, through its devoted app and market and apps designed for the industry's largest publishers, Marvel and DC. Reading comics on a device was finally easy enough to convince many physical media devotees make the leap to the digital realm. There are still some roadblocks, however: for one thing, there's that whole $500 starting price. If your primary objective in picking up a tablet is reading comics, that's certainly enough to dissuade all but the richiest of riches. Now that roadblock seems be coming down as well, thanks to the likes of Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Granted, $199 and $249 isn't exactly chump change, but it certainly seems a bit more realistic. Both tablets are shipping with built-in comics readers, taking advantage of their crisp color screens. They'll also both be getting the Comixology app at or soon after their ship dates. So, how are Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet when it comes to reading comics? In a word: good. The Fire borrows a page from Comixology's playbook, offering up the ability to read the thing panel by panel -- a feature, Comixology has pointed out, that is also handy for those who haven't quite mastered the art of reading comics. We're told those people are, in fact, out there. The app is lacking in some features, like pinch to zoom, but overall does a perfectly serviceable job handling sequential art, and will likely move a lot <b>...</b>
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