Comic Reader for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffAugust 8, 2011

As a kid, we couldn't wait to get our hands on the comic section of the Sunday paper. These days, we get our comic fix by perusing comics on the Web. Comic Reader supposedly offers a one-stop shop for keeping up with all of your favorite comic strips, and while it did offer an impressive list to choose from, it failed to launch any of the comics we selected.

The program's user interface is pretty bland. A gray box appears with buttons for each comic, which are alphabetized. Using the Next and Previous buttons at the bottom of the window, you can move back and forth between pages of comic options. The program offers a wide selection of comics to choose from, including such classics as "Annie," "Blondie," and "Archie." And you'll also find "Phantom," "Monkeyhouse," and lots more. We made a selection for the comic that we wanted to view by clicking on its button and then clicking OK. Our browser then opened saying, "File not found." We consulted the Readme file, which said to "Run ComicSetup," which we did. Then to "Choose any comics you want to read." Did that, too. Then, "Click OK. Then run Comics." Yep. We went through that process several times and to no avail. We couldn't get any of the comics to launch. After all that trouble, we'd rather just stick to viewing our comics on the Web, or the old-fashioned way: in the Sunday paper.

Comic Reader installs desktop icons without permission, but it uninstalls cleanly. We do not recommend this program.

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: February 3, 2011

Latest update: August 8, 2011

Version: 3.2

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 10
Windows ME
Windows NT
Windows 95
Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows 98

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 91,260

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

3.2/5

6 User Votes

rubbish,nonsense
quadrosadityaMay 27, 2011
Pros
nothing is good in this
Cons
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Summary
works but not as good as it used to be
chiefengineerFebruary 13, 2011
Pros
presents a lot of the favorites
Cons
some cartoons have to worked to get to
Summary
not as good as it used to be!
Good functions; scrolling could be better
SorromSeptember 1, 2010
Pros
light and easy to use; i have no intention of changing the software for now
Cons
scrolling could be better through View and Layout options. I wouldn't mind a mobile version!
Summary
Easy to use and maintain software that allows you to navigate through your favorite comics!
This program works very well..
seyhanfFebruary 24, 2010
Pros
1. Excellent to read e-comics. 2. Has many features. 3. You can easiliy convert a zip files made of pictues into a cbz file.
Cons
Can't think of any.
Summary
If it wasn't for this program we would have to rely only on adobe reader to read e-comics which is very inconvenient. Another wau would be to read each page separatle ass a picture file. Very cubersome.
Didn't work.
Lessa_WintersJanuary 10, 2010
Pros
Would have been perfect, if it worked.
Cons
It didn't work.
Summary
It simply didn't work.
Great comics browser
January 24, 2004
Pros
Cons
Summary
This little proggie saves me a lot of time by collecting hundreds of daily comic strips at one shot. Only downside is that some comics won't load, they only have links. I'm sure it's a licensing thing. Still, for a stripfan like myself, this is priceless!

Developer’s Description

By Evan Reynolds

Select and read comics online.

Comic Reader allows you to select from a wide range of web comics using a very simple GUI. Then just run the Comic Reader any day to read the online comics. It creates a web page with your selected comics in it. The source is on the web site, it's all free with no license.