Tag: digital comics

PRESS RELEASE: Image Comics' comiXology iOS App Upgrade Announced

KAPOW 2012: An Audience With Warren Ellis

During the course of his Kapow Comic Convention panel, Warren Ellis spoke on comics boredom, going digital, his upcoming novel "Gun Machine" and co-writing with Joss Whedon.

iVerse CEO Discusses comiXology Exclusives

iVerse CEO Michael Murphey spoke with Brigid Alverson about what effect comiXology's recent exclusive contracts will have on the publisher and what he feels the future of the digital comics' landscape will look like.

PRESS RELEASE: Trajectory Launches "Classics Illustrated" Digitally for Apple iBookstore

Digital Comic Resources: Make comiXology's Marvel

This week, comiXology locks up Marvel in an exclusive digital deal, two smaller publishers talk about their digital revenues and indy creators strike out on their own.

DC's "Beyond" Team Takes Batman To The Digital Future

DC Comics' digital-first comics continue to chart the DCU's future, and Adam Beechen leads part one of a roundtable interview on "Batman Beyond Unlimited" speaking about 10,000 Jokers,Tim Drake and cyberpunk surprises.

Tilting at Windmills - 5/10/2012

In his latest column, Brian Hibbs looks at his store's record breaking Free Comic Book Day, the new DC Entertainment regime, Diamond miscues, and digital storefronts

EXCLUSIVE: DC's Wayne & Cunningham On Sales, Digital Rankings & Readership

DC execs Bob Wayne & John Cunningham discuss April sales charts, New 52 demographics and anniversary plans, summer events, & digital firsts informed by our exclusive sales rankings.

Marvel Goes Digital Exclusive With Comixology

In an unexpected if unsurprising move, Marvel Comics has opted to publish all its digitally formatted serial comics releases exclusively through comiXology's platform and apps.

PRESS RELEASE: Valiant and ComiXology Announce Exclusive Digital Distribution

Panelfly Upgrades Its Platform For iPads & Beyond

One of the earliest players in the digital comics space upgrades with a new iOS-based platform on the way to more features and projects in 2012. Panelfly Co-Founder Don McGuire tells CBR about the publishers, plans and more.

Digital Comic Resources: Scott Kurtz Sounds the Alarm

This week, Archie gets a web store, iVerse launches a library service and Viz spins off its digital division, while Mark Waid gets ready to change the world - and Scott Kurtz warns webcomics creators to pay attention.

Digital Comic Resources: Mark Waid is Irreplaceable

In the past week, Mark Waid unleashed Thrillbent details, DC Comics announced two more digital-first series, Bill Amend self-publishes digital "Foxtrot" collections and more!

Mark Waid Outlines "Thrillbent" & "Insufferable's" Digital Plan

In the wake of his announcement of digital comics portal Thrillbent, Mark Waid outlines his hopes for capturing new readers, the platform's experimental nature and the core of his first ongoing web comic with Peter Krause, "Insufferable."

Don Bluth's "Dragon's Lair" Comics Return in Digital

The video game and animation adventurers at the heart of Don Bluth's "Dragon's Lair" see their comics return on digital devices courtesy of "Cut The Rope" comics maker zuuka with a free first issue available.

PRESS RELEASE: ROK Comics Announces First Audio Comic "Team M.O.B.I.L.E." on iTunes

Mark Waid Launches Thrillbent Digital Comics Venture May 1

Industry legend Mark Waid has been teasing his digital comics plans since WonderCon, and now he's given it a name. Mark Waid and John Rogers will launch Thrillbent on May 1!

C2E2: Marvel House of Ideas

Marvel begins its C2E2 schedule with the House of Ideas panel, discussing all the latest news on the Marvel Comics App, Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited and more.

EXCLUSIVE: Archie Takes "New Crusaders" To Print

Archie Editorial Director Paul Kaminski describes the publisher's plans for print with the digital series "New Crusaders" while dropping hints of the future of Steel Sterling, the Web and the Jaguar.

When Words Collide - 4/9/2012

Tim boots up the old iPad for a fantastic voyage into the land of digital-first comics, and sets his sights on a familiar crew of characters from a not-too-distant-future in "Justice League Beyond."

Comics A.M. - Arizona Legislature Pulls Back Electronic Censorship Bill

Arizona legislature to revise controversial electronic speech censorship bill! Brian Hibbs scrutinizes Mark Waid's "print math"! Manga publishers announce new licenses! Jim Zubkavich talks "Skullkickers"! Plus more!

Digital Comic Resources: Launch TIme!

This week, Brigid looks at Marvel's newly-launched Infinite Comics format, Mark Waid's foray into the numbers involved in publishing a printed comic, Graphicly's dramatic shift in publishing strategy and more.

EXCLUSIVE: DC Execs On Sales In Digital, Print & New 52 Wave Two

DC Comics Bob Wayne and John Cunningham stop by to unpack the digital and print sales ranking from March with an eye towards the future, revealing which titles are on the rise, how collections will fare come May and more.

Archie's New Editorial Exec Opens The "New Crusaders"

In the first of a two-part talk, Archie Comics recently promoted Executive Director of Editorial Paul Kaminski opens up the first issue of digital comic "New Crusaders" to show the lives of Red Circle heroes from the Comet to Fly-Girl.

PRESS RELEASE: MAD Magazine iPad App To Release April 1

Digital Comic Resources: Keep to the (Download) Code

This week, Marvel goes same day digital with (almost) its entire line, Mark Waid debates digital pricing, David Lloyd debuts a new graphic novel through iTunes and more!

"2000 AD" Goes Same-Week Digital

Rebellion has announced both "2000 AD" and "Judge Dredd Megazine" will begin worldwide same-week, DRM-free digital availability of all its books in PDF and CBZ formats starting March 30.

Does Reading Comics On a Mobile Phone Break The Idea of Comics?

Does guided view functionality fundamentally change or break the comics medium? Through an examination of a page of Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns," ROBOT 6 has the details.

PRESS RELEASE: Buy An Avengers or X-Men Digital Comic to Get A $5 Local Comic Store Coupon

Comics A.M. - Frustrated Dean Haspiel Declares "Make Mine Me!"

Dean Haspiel gives up on "franchise comics"! Syrian cartoonist Ali Farzat recalls attack, talks revolution! The comics scene at SXSW! 30 Earth-friendly graphic novels! Plus much more!

CBR TV @ WC12: Waid Talks Digital, "Daredevil" & "Rocketeer"

Writer Mark Waid spoke to CBR TV at WonderCon 2012 about his brand new digital comics publishing initiative, writing “Daredevil,” selling his beloved comic collection, his recent birthday and more.

Pipeline - 3/20/2012

New iPad in hand, Augie takes it for a test comics-reading spin and finds much to be excited about with the best digital comics reading experience he's ever had.

Does Reading Comics on Mobile Phones Break the Concept?

ROBOT 6 examines the ways in which reading print-first comics on mobile devices inherently changes the reading experience, from negating the artist's choice of panel sizes to obscuring the page's "big picture."

WC12: Mark Waid Opens A Webcomics Discussion

With a new free story online, an incoming website to connect fans and pros over digital storytelling techniques and an a new web imprint with John Rogers, Mark Waid wants to kickstart the next phase of webcomics.

WC12: Marvel House of Ideas

Marvel brings digital comics to WonderCon with its House of Ideas panel, bringing the latest updates for the Marvel Comics App, Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited and more.

Digital Comic Resources: Marvel Introduces Infinite Comics

This week,, Brigid looks at Marvel's new Infinite Canvas, the comparison between DC's print and digital quality, Amazon pulling manga from the Kindle and free digital "Walking Dead" for WonderCon attendees.

PRESS RELEASE: Avatar Press Launches Free Weekly "Crossed: Wish You Were Here" Horror Webcomic

Pipeline - 3/13/2012

Augie chimes in on the techno-babble behind Marvel's new announcement, poor paper stock quality at Vertigo, a feminist reading of The Smurfs and the fun of "Astonishing Spider-Man and Wolverine."

Digital Comic Resources: comiXology, Hickman and More

ComiXology ruled the digital comics news this past week, announcing the long-anticipated arrival of Jonathan Hickman's catalog of creator-owned titles while passing the 50 million comics downloaded mark.

PRESS RELEASE: Hickman's Creator-Owned Comics Hit ComiXology

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