The fusion of words and pictures popularly known as Comics, have evolved as real mass medium since the early 20th century. Each day brings into new-fangled concepts, nevertheless the primary characteristics like (illustration technique and manifestation), have remained the same. The real comic look comes when the illustrations are manually done and the fonts are streamlined. Madefire is an iOS app that measure out some vicissitude to comics. Though there are not sufficient comic books available in the app at present, but the comics available propose a pleasant blend of classic and contemporary fashion in terms of design and are especially for Madefire by expert comic creators.
The comic books in the Madefire app provide background sounds, panel-by-panel animations and transition effects that will keep you occupied in turning pages that are separated into small episodes for a finest reading experience. Though initially released as an iPad-exclusive, the application recently became universal with the release of its iPhone alternative. It is a free app, and is superlative for the iPad’s larger display, but works like a magic on the iPhone and iPod touch also. The fresh iPhone/iPod touch-compatible revision intends to transport the motion comic experience to smaller screens and thus across-the-board audience.
Comic reader for iPhone
All the books available in the app are listed in the Store section of Madefire and are charge less. There are 6 comics in the storage area at present and require to be downloaded independently. Prior to downloading a comic book, it is advisable to read the prologue and synopsis of the series, presented on the comic’s narrative page. The comics downloaded will appear in the My Books menu. The volume and brightness of Madefire can be adjusted from the Settings menu; also you get the option to check downloads to Wi-Fi. The application’s reader is unique of its kind. With Madefire you can add animations and sound effects to each panel, and the transition effects between them. Each time you tap the red arrow on the right side of each page, the reader discloses the subsequent speech bubble, animation or panel. During the process of reading, the user can view either in Landscape or in Portrait mode. The app compliments the user’s orientation lock preferences, so landscape mode may only be facilitated if the device is unlocked.
At your first reading session, a short tutorial about the available alternatives will be shown to you. Though the reader by default runs in full screen, nevertheless you can change it by tapping the middle of the screen. The bottom bar displays all the pages provided in the current comic. By tapping the left and right edges of the screen, you can also navigate to the previous and next page. The reader permits to zoom, but it is almost not needed. You can also share the comic you like over social media or through email. There’s also a news feed option set aside for Madefire to post relevant information to users.
Madefire is a rock-hard motion comic reader with modest interface. It has an elegant and effective audio-visual quality, but have a restricted amount of content and lacks monetization.