DSTLRY has launched the “beta” version of their digital marketplace. The platform looks to evolve the future of digital comics and collectibles that can be found at dstlry.co. With this release, fans can buy and sell their DSTLRY digital comics and collectibles to each other, with creators receiving a royalty on each resale. Additionally, all digital purchases are tied to a stream of benefits and opportunities that transfers on resale to new owners.
DSTLRY’s marketplace beta establishes a new standard for the digital collectibles community. The iteration debuting today focuses on the resale of digital comics and several rare digital art prints. This release gives comic fans a brand new way to engage with their digital comic libraries, while immediately establishing new revenue streams for creators via secondary market resales. More types of digital collectibles, in addition to the art prints available today, will be offered in the future.
DSTLRY’s single-issue digital comic releases, debuting last December, mirror the limited-run cadence of print comics and limited-run merch drops that fuel the thrill of collecting. The single-issue digital releases are available directly from the publisher on dstlry.co for one week from release. Now, with the release of the marketplace beta, readers who purchase those digital single issues can sell and buy them exclusively through dstlry.co’s digital marketplace beta, following that window. Digital owners can resell their items on the DSTLRY marketplace at a price of their choosing, with a percentage of every resale —whether the first or the hundredth—going back to the creators, generating a new revenue stream for creator-owned storytellers.
Buying digital issues and collectibles on dstlry.co also provides benefits to fans; owners will be eligible for an array of exclusive opportunities and engagements, including access to exclusive digital and print variant covers, posters, collectible art toys, and discounts on select physical and digital drops. Benefits also include IRL fun at conventions and creator interactivity, like online Happy Hours, creator gaming sessions, and more. Fans who receive their copies through the secondary marketplace will also get the benefits attached to their collectible—unlocking unused, multi-use, and future benefits upon purchase, while the previous owner will no longer receive those benefits.
While DSTLRY’s digital single issues and collectibles will be exclusive to dstlry.co, DSTLRY will be releasing mass market collections in print via comic shops and big box bookstores, with digital collections available on all major platforms including Kindle Store, Google Play Books, and Apple Books.
Source: Graphic Policy
