Inkverse
Creative
comics platform
SHOW HN2025
24points
3comments
#1,846of 3,837 in 2025
Top 49%of 2025 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
1 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 2 comments about the project.
Idea: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Welcomed as an alternative to renting comics and platform lock-in
From 1 comment
Yass! I've wanted a way to purchase (not rent whatever) comics for a while now plus not be tied to a platform. I mainly get them from Humble Bundle so I can get the files to…
athoneycutt on HN
Praised as an attempt to disrupt consolidated marketplaces
From 1 comment
Nice to see an attempt at disrupting consolidated marketplaces. My 2c: The open standard is great for creators in the long run but it doesn't solve their today problem:…
kvirani on HN
Objections
Creators stay on big platforms for distribution and readership
From 1 comment
Nice to see an attempt at disrupting consolidated marketplaces. My 2c: The open standard is great for creators in the long run but it doesn't solve their today problem:…
kvirani on HN
Alternatives named
Patreon
From 1 comment
Hey, I'm the developer behind Inkverse and I just open-sourced it under the AGPL License. (http://github.com/taddyorg/inkverse) Inspiration for Inkverse: I wanted to build an…
dannylmathews on HN
Komga and Kavita
From 1 comment
Yass! I've wanted a way to purchase (not rent whatever) comics for a while now plus not be tied to a platform. I mainly get them from Humble Bundle so I can get the files to…
athoneycutt on HN