[...] I think it’s fair now to call comiXology the new Diamond, since it’s locked up Marvel and DC digital issues. While some publishers — Top Shelf and Archie come immediately to mind — follow a strategy of making their publications available on any and every platform, more seem interested in not dealing with the diversity of formats. Handing those details off to a specialized partner makes sense. I had previously noted that some publishers were backing away from exclusivity, but now I think that digital distributors that aren’t comiXology have tough times ahead. Graphicly already saw the light and left the business. [...]