The Dark Horse Digital service is being shut down, and as part of that, the Dark Horse Comics iOS app will no longer be supported, according to an announcement. Dark Horse Comics says people should download comics they’ve purchased by March 30th, as it will end support for its iOS app and the standalone Plants vs. Zombies comics app the following day.
You can still visit the Dark Horse Digital website if you make an account before the deadline to read the comics you’ve bought — but only through “at least” summer 2025, the company says in a FAQ. You can also sync your website account with the app to download issues, according to the announcement.
This isn’t totally the end for Dark Horse’s ebook comics; the company says its books will continue being available “on numerous digital reading platforms.” But it says it decided to stop its own direct-to-reader sales because “consumer reading preferences have evolved in different directions.”
According to Dark Horse’s FAQ, you can get a refund for comics you’ve bought this year from its website. But refunds for purchases from the iOS apps “have to be discussed with Apple,” the company says says.
While it’s nice that Dark Horse gave buyers a heads-up so they can download their purchases and potentially get refunds, it points out in its FAQ that you don’t own digital books themselves, only the license to them. That’s the peril of buying digital, and something Senator Ron Wyden called out today in a letter to the FTC.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
