2000 AD writer Rebellion have shut down their legacy The Weekly Prog app – consolidating from two apps to a single devoted app for the beloved British scifi anthology. The two had been working side-by-side for almost a decade. The Weekly Prog app was the primary iteration to offer a way for good machine readers to benefit from the comedian digitally.
2000 AD posted on social media on January 11 (as of now, the app is now not out there for obtain):
“Still using our old ‘Weekly Prog‘ app? Make sure you switch to the 2000 AD app ASAP – we’re shuttering the old app. But fear not, your subscriptions and purchases will still be available on the 2000 AD webshop and app!”
While not a doom and gloom piece like different information as of late (comparable to Comixology being disappeared into Kindle final month or current personnel shifts at Omnibus), it’s a reminder that – with regards to digital – apps can disappear on the click on of a button.
The Weekly Prog app on iOS was the primary providing from Rebellion to produce the nascent digital comics market on cell units within the early 2010s, supplying the weekly anthology (points being known as “progs”, that means packages) and month-to-month Judge Dredd Megazine to extra readers – and permitting non-UK based mostly followers the chance to get their doses of thrill energy virtually direct from the supply with out ready months. In 2015 a brand new 2000 AD app was launched to each iOS and Android units (which weren’t served by the preliminary app) which added bundles, DRM-free downloads, and the possibility to purchase collections of traditional strips. The 2000 AD webshop on the identical time offered followers an opportunity to obtain their points and collections DRM-free to get pleasure from on their comics reader of alternative with out necessitating the usage of the present – considerably imperfect – app expertise.
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