ComicReaderAlpha

Reading comics offline, from downloaded files, requires a special kind of application that is able to recognize and open the particular formats in which these books are kept. Some utilities also offer some extra functionality, especially insofar as handling those uncommon documents is concerned.One tool befitting the description and which you can try for yourself is ComicReader. Easy to install and with a plain and simple interface, this software solution is prepared to be compatible with many formats, including the ones dedicated to this kind of archives, namely CBZ and CBR.Moving through the pages of a comic book can only be done using the 'Page Up' and 'Page Down' keys. The commands that are available in the 'Read' menu of the program are meant to help you advance one page at a time and come back to the previous page, or go directly to either the last or the first page with one click, but they failed to work in our case.ComicReader is also equipped to be used as an image viewer as well, seeming to the support JPG, BMP, PNG and TIFF graphic files, but you might find this feature disabled as well.There are some built-in functions that should allow the rotation of selected pages or of all pages, but they also failed to operate properly. Also, once in a while, you might experience a sudden crash of the application which will have to be restarted and the file you were reading reloaded.To sum things up, at this stage of development, ComicReader has the feel of an incomplete tool that promises a lot but fails to deliver. Therefore, it is advisable to try a different utility for a more carefree experience in dealing with comic books.