Comixology co-founder and former CEO David Steinberger and former Comixology Head of Content Chip Mosher have unveiled their new company, DSTLRY. The new publisher will offer customers a mix of limited physical and digital item drops, available online or in-store at local comic shops while providing creators with fairer deals alongside company ownership. The co-founders have been working on the platform since departing Comixology/Amazon in the summer of 2022.
DSTLRY’s Founding Creators include a who’s who of comic book heavyweights:
- Scott Snyder (Batman, Wytches)
- Tula Lotay (Barnstormers)
- James Tynion IV (Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd)
- Junko Mizuno (Pure Trance, Ravina the Witch?)
- Ram V (Detective Comics, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr)
- Mirka Andolfo (Sweet Paprika, Mercy)
- Joëlle Jones (Lady Killer, Catwoman)
- Jock (Batman: One Dark Knight, Wytches)
- Becky Cloonan (Wonder Woman, Batgirls)
- Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets, Joker)
- Elsa Charretier (Love Everlasting, November)
- Stephanie Phillips (Grim, Harley Quinn)
- Lee Garbett (Spider-Man, Skyward)
- Marc Bernardin (Adora and the Distance, Star Trek: Picard)
- Jamie McKelvie (The Wicked + The Divine, Captain Carter)
The creators will be spearheaded with help from Founding Editor Will Dennis (Y: The Last Man, Snow Angels), with more creative teams and a publishing rollout to be announced later this year. After the full merge with Comixology and Amazon, the user experience has worsened, prompting many complaints about the service’s deterioration.