diff --git a/cps/comic.py b/cps/comic.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 91cb325d..0b7d4f1f
--- a/cps/comic.py
+++ b/cps/comic.py
@@ -17,33 +17,52 @@
 #   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #   along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-import zipfile
-import tarfile
 import os
 import uploader
+import logging
+from iso639 import languages as isoLanguages
 
 
-def extractCover(tmp_file_name, original_file_extension):
-    cover_data = None
-    if original_file_extension.upper() == '.CBZ':
-        cf = zipfile.ZipFile(tmp_file_name)
-        for name in cf.namelist():
-            ext = os.path.splitext(name)
-            if len(ext) > 1:
-                extension = ext[1].lower()
-                if extension == '.jpg':
-                    cover_data = cf.read(name)
-                    break
-    elif original_file_extension.upper() == '.CBT':
-        cf = tarfile.TarFile(tmp_file_name)
-        for name in cf.getnames():
-            ext = os.path.splitext(name)
-            if len(ext) > 1:
-                extension = ext[1].lower()
-                if extension == '.jpg':
-                    cover_data = cf.extractfile(name).read()
-                    break
+logger = logging.getLogger("book_formats")
+
+try:
+    from comicapi.comicarchive import ComicArchive, MetaDataStyle
+    use_comic_meta = True
+except ImportError as e:
+    logger.warning('cannot import comicapi, extracting comic metadata will not work: %s', e)
+    import zipfile
+    import tarfile
+    use_comic_meta = False
 
+
+def extractCover(tmp_file_name, original_file_extension):
+    if use_comic_meta:
+        archive = ComicArchive(tmp_file_name)
+        cover_data = None
+        ext = os.path.splitext(archive.getPageName(0))
+        if len(ext) > 1:
+            extension = ext[1].lower()
+            if extension == '.jpg' or extension == '.jpeg':
+                cover_data = archive.getPage(0)
+    else:
+        if original_file_extension.upper() == '.CBZ':
+            cf = zipfile.ZipFile(tmp_file_name)
+            for name in cf.namelist():
+                ext = os.path.splitext(name)
+                if len(ext) > 1:
+                    extension = ext[1].lower()
+                    if extension == '.jpg':
+                        cover_data = cf.read(name)
+                        break
+        elif original_file_extension.upper() == '.CBT':
+            cf = tarfile.TarFile(tmp_file_name)
+            for name in cf.getnames():
+                ext = os.path.splitext(name)
+                if len(ext) > 1:
+                    extension = ext[1].lower()
+                    if extension == '.jpg':
+                        cover_data = cf.extractfile(name).read()
+                        break
     prefix = os.path.dirname(tmp_file_name)
     if cover_data:
         tmp_cover_name = prefix + '/cover' + extension
@@ -56,15 +75,46 @@ def extractCover(tmp_file_name, original_file_extension):
 
 
 def get_comic_info(tmp_file_path, original_file_name, original_file_extension):
+    if use_comic_meta:
+        archive = ComicArchive(tmp_file_path)
+        if archive.seemsToBeAComicArchive():
+            if archive.hasMetadata(MetaDataStyle.CIX):
+                style = MetaDataStyle.CIX
+            elif archive.hasMetadata(MetaDataStyle.CBI):
+                style = MetaDataStyle.CBI
+            else:
+                style = None
+
+            if style is not None:
+                loadedMetadata = archive.readMetadata(style)
 
-    coverfile = extractCover(tmp_file_path, original_file_extension)
+        lang = loadedMetadata.language
+        if len(lang) == 2:
+             loadedMetadata.language = isoLanguages.get(part1=lang).name
+        elif len(lang) == 3:
+             loadedMetadata.language = isoLanguages.get(part3=lang).name
+        else:
+             loadedMetadata.language = ""
+
+        return uploader.BookMeta(
+                file_path=tmp_file_path,
+                extension=original_file_extension,
+                title=loadedMetadata.title or original_file_name,
+                author=" & ".join([credit["person"] for credit in loadedMetadata.credits if credit["role"] == "Writer"]) or u"Unknown",
+                cover=extractCover(tmp_file_path, original_file_extension),
+                description=loadedMetadata.comments or "",
+                tags="",
+                series=loadedMetadata.series or "",
+                series_id=loadedMetadata.issue or "",
+                languages=loadedMetadata.language)
+    else:
 
-    return uploader.BookMeta(
+        return uploader.BookMeta(
             file_path=tmp_file_path,
             extension=original_file_extension,
             title=original_file_name,
             author=u"Unknown",
-            cover=coverfile,
+            cover=extractCover(tmp_file_path, original_file_extension),
             description="",
             tags="",
             series="",
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3fb23ea3..7f2776d7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ SQLAlchemy>=1.1.0
 tornado>=4.1
 Wand>=0.4.4
 unidecode>=0.04.19
+git+https://github.com/wildthyme/comicapi.git@cb279168f9c5cec742b5a05ac8326b9c168a8a91#egg=comicapi