I'm an artist or publisher looking to sell content. Who do I talk to?
If you would like a demonstration of The Carbonator and the CCX format, are interested in being a beta partner, or simply want to find out how you can sell content through Carbonated Comics, contact aj.hazen@carbonatedcomics.com. Alternatively publishers, artists and writers can apply below! We will then contact you during the approval process.

HOT OFF THE (digital) PRESS! One Shot Comics is proud to present 5 Days to Get There: An Almost Entirely True Story. Join Chris and Brian on a 5 day trip across the country to L.A. Special guests include Wessman and the Grosmans.

Check it out in the Freebie section!

(BLAGA!! BLAGA!! BLAGA!!)

Thanks to Dustin, Matt, and others for all the pictures at HEROESCON 2009, and thanks to everyone who ran the convention. It was a blast! Check out the Flickr Photos 1 and Flickr Photos 2.

Who is Carbonated Comics?
Thank you for stopping by www.carbonatedcomics.com. We are a technology company that is building a way to safely and securely view digital comics and other mixed visual literature. We feature our comic reader (The Carbonator), the Carbonated Comics file format (CCX), and the Carbonated Comics store front for building and selling comics digitally. We are actively looking for content providers that are interested in exposing their content. We are looking for new, old, and very old content from artists, publishers, and any other providers that wish to reach a broad market.

If you are a publisher or artist interested in securely distributing your content over the web, contact sales@carbonatedcomics.com for more information or apply online from the My Account page. Otherwise, welcome to all of the new and returning Carbonated Comics customers!

What is The Carbonator?
The Carbonator is an application that we are developing for reading and managing your digital comic book collection. The Carbonator is initially simple in form, and supports CBR, CBZ, and CCX formatted comics. From a technical perspective, it is a Java based application. The initial beta for The Carbonator is on Windows, however we intend to support Mac and Linux shortly after the beta is completed.

What is CCX, and why should I care?
One of the ailing issues with the digital comics industry has been the security surrounding digitized comics. Other industries face similar problems for other types of visual literature. Publishers are legitimately concerned with piracy, as CBR and CBZ formats offer no protection to the publisher, and PDF provides limited protection. Additionally, CBR and CBZ formats are very limited in functionality. They do not support niceties such as meta data, animation, and sound.

Carbonated Comics has developed a proprietary file format that partly addresses these concerns. While the format is not a guaranteed bullet for piracy, it lays the foundation for publishers to secure and sell their content online. The initial beta release of CCX and The Carbonator already help reduce risks to publishers and artists from piracy on Bit Torrent and the like. This is important for consumers and publishers, as it provides a lower risk channel for providers to sell content and consumers to buy that content. For more information on the specifics of the file format, contact Carbonated Comics at aj.hazen@carbonatedcomics.com.

An important update is posted for The Carbonator on 6/25/2009. Please check out the News Page for details. Users will need to manually patch their installation or uninstall/reinstall The Carbonator.

For Customer Service contact support@carbonatedcomics.com.