''InkyPen'' is a subscription-based comics and manga reading application on the

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, launched worldwide in most regions on December 17, 2018. Developed by a Norwegian startup company located in Norway also under the name of InkyPen.

History

''InkyPen'' developers attended the GDC before launch on March 20, 2018. ''InkyPen'' launched on the Nintendo Switch on December 17, 2018, being one of the few non-gaming applications launched on the Nintendo Switch ''InkyPen'' launched update 1.2.0 on March 16, 2020, allowing for reading in vertical mode while including performance updates. ''InkyPen'' partnered with Kodansha USA on April 27, 2020, to provide manga through the ''InkyPen'' service. They also partnered with Rain Games and

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to announce that InkyPen will assist Rain Games in adding a comics reader to the announced '' Girl Genius: Adventures in Castle Heterodyne'' video game. This arrangement also allowed for the ''Girl Genius'' comics to be freely readable on ''InkyPen''. As of June 2, 2025, the application is listed as one of the few applications unavailable on the

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Partnerships

''InkyPen'' has comics from publishers,

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, IDW,

Titan Comics Titan Publishing Group is the publishing division of the British entertainment company Titan Entertainment, which was established as Titan Books in 1981. The books division has two main areas of publishing: film and television tie-ins and cine ...

, Humanoids Inc,

Archie Comics Archie Comic Publications, Inc. (often referred to simply as Archie Comics) is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the village of Pelham, New York. The company's many titles feature the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Jug ...

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, Papercutz, Daniel Lieske, Zilo Media, TPub Comics,

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, Soaring Penguin Press, Snowcastle Games.

References

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External links

Official Website

Application on Nintendo Switch Website
Media readers