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Making your own digital comic for worldwide distribution on iOS And by digital, I mean with all the bells and whistles Panel by panel guide, animation, sounds, the lot, courtesy of iBooks Author, now available free for Apple Mac computers, and publishable in the iBooks format, as well as PDFs or text, and suddenly available[...]

George Peter Gatsis writes for Bleeding Cool; Greetings everyone. This is one of my characters, Joe King... No seriously... and don't call him Sheryl. Joe

Of late, Marvel has been giving away free digital downloads of their comics in certain select $3.99 titles To keep the digital code for each copy secure, they have plybagged the comic, selling it in an opaque sealed plastic bag This has caused some retailers difficulty – some report people are less likely to buy[...]

A number of publishers have moved to day-and-date digital comic books, releasing comics digitally on the same day that they are available in the major markets of the US, Canada and the UK. Bluewater, famed publishers of lightboxed slimline biography comic books of politicians and pop stars, is taking advantage of the current furore over the[...]

Earlier this year, Bleeding Cool told you how Marvel was to launch a $5 comic store voucher for anyone who bought a Marvel digital comic, for 99 cents or more While many are worried about how digital comics will affect comic shops, this at least is an attempt to get new digital readers to see[...]

It can't be that easy! Yes it can… but take your time, do a little reading and play a little with all the wonderful options available to you through the starter links… Including this link: http://www.ommhub.com/using-the-apple-ibook-store-to-sell-your-books/ BUT do you need the AppStore? If you want to venture on your own, you can try: 1) Create your digital comic book…[...]

On the new Cerebus TV episode, premiering on Bleeding Cool, Dave Sim first talks about Darwyn Cooke and his work, with a Cerebus TV interview with Darwyn, where he talks about the potential of digital comics. And, as Dave Sim reveives copies of the Zootanapuss variant cover of Glamourpuss to sign,  we see Cerebus artwork being[...]

Until December the 30th, Marvel Comics are running a 99c digital sale on a whole bunch of comics that are in some way relevant to either the X-Men, or the Avengers Because of this AVX thing Or AVSX as the logo has it Or Avengers Versus X-Men as any sane person will pronounce it Seriously,[...]

The creators can keep making money, one way or the other. And then digital happened And while some creators are wondering when they'll be getting royalties from backlist sales through DC's new online initiatives, there's a potentially much bigger question, one with big repercussions throughout the comics industry. In the digital age, when do rights revert to[...]

Ape Entertainment and Bolt Creative have announced that Pocket God have sold over half of a million Pocket God digital comic book downloads to-date, based on the popular iPad game, for 99 cents/69 pence each. And to celebrate, have made the first issue of Pocket God available for digital download for free through Free App A[...]

And today volume 59 of One Piece is released digitally in English at the same time as the print version is published in the USA. And so is volume 60, but only digitally Then next week volumes 61 and 62. Suddenly digital is way ahead of the print schedule This is indended to bring US digital readers[...]

Marvel Comics have stated that they aim to have their entire super hero line as day-and-date delivery by March 2012. Well, earlier today, as well as

CRG Digital are supplying a service to small press publishers looking to take advantage of the digital marketplace But don't have a clue what they're doing.  Like I wouldn't have. Option 1 Starting at $19 This option the creator provides the comic book or graphic novel files to CRG Digital CRG staff will then design and set up the[...]

Manager, Digital Customer Acquisition And what kind of thing does it entail? • Manage consumer model for subscription and single issue sales of digital comics • Leverage digital customer acquisition and customer interaction models to optimize earned revenue. They're coming for you! Image courtesy of Carlos Cavazos and Edgar Delgado. Up on the Disney site, a new job has[...]

I have opened the bagged comic and tried to download my digital copy to my iPad And it's not happening It takes the code, sure, but tells me "No purchases" when I check my Apps, DC and ComiXology Which is a little less unsettling than Marvel's "You own nothing" but still. Marvel reps tell me that[...]

During the summer, Bleeding Cool told you that not only would Batman Beyond return, but that it would be joined by Justice League Beyond, and new Superman Beyond. Dan DiDio seemed to possibly confirm this at San Diego Comic Con when, asked about Batman Beyond, he said that the questioner would be happy, "three times happy!". Well,[...]

And it's been quite a point of contention, especially after Brian Bendis assured readers it wouldn't happen with a previous Ultimate Spider-Man relaunch… and it did. The Ultimate books were also the first Marvel titles to go day-and-date digital, starting with Ultimate Thor #1. And now, after trialling on Avenging Spider-Man, the Ultimate Comics line will include[...]

Even digitally And no back matter. And second, the book was solicited as pencils from Marc Silvestri But the actual credits are a little more… extensive than that I guess that $3.99 has to pay for a lot of people… Here's the listing. Oh, and go on then, because you've been good, here's a little cut-and-paste from the[...]

It appears that Avenging Spider-Man #1, published in print today by Zeb Wells and Joe Madueira, is not just day-and-date digital, but will be part of the Marvel DCU subscription service. While the comic is shipping, bagged, with a digital download code inside, the first example of a new system that will see customers able to[...]

ThrillDelight: The Thrill Electric episode three has gone live. DayAndDateDelight: Marvel have announced that all their comics will now be day-and-date digital apart from their licensed and MAX Probably not Icon or Disney comics either The move will be completed by March 2012. MoneyBagsDelight: Graphic.Ly has bought the Apple App, Double Feature, developed by Four Star [...]

The Workshop Of The World and Industry And Idleness are the first two chapters of The Thrill Electric, the Victorian "enhanced" digital comic about the industrialisation of the Electric Telegraph in Manchester, England Chosen for its paralles with the world of today, we see a new technology creating and enhancing both business and social communication,[...]

The digital download code polybagged inside upcoming issues of Avenging Spider-Man is just the start for Marvel's value added offering for comic book customers, and it looks set to roll out across that price point As the page rates have been dropping over the last year, so this will intend to give added value. However, it[...]

DC Comics have been selling print/digital combo packs of Justice League #1 for $4.99, giving readers a print copy of the comic and a digital order code, for $1 more than the print price. At the New York Comic Con Retailer's Breakfast, courtesy of Diamond Comic Distributors, DC Comcsi announced that in January, DC will extend[...]

Amanda Hocking is one of the true success stories of e-books, selling over a million of them, without having previous publishing experience or media

By this afternoon, he was no longer at Boom, but had been named Vice President of Marketing, Public Relations and Business Development at digital comics distributor ComiXology. Boom! have seen their books published by ComiXology and also had their comic book apps developed by the digital distributor. Looks like those ties could be even tighter now. Or looser. Or[...]

Earlier today, Bleeding Cool reported on the plan for Marvel to ship Avenging Spider-Man #1 to retailers polybagged with a code inside for customers to download a digital copy But it's just the start Marvel have now laid down their plans in this FAQ below for retailers. The headlines seem to be that this is just[...]

Last month, Bleeding Cool told you how France's biggest comics publisher was turning to a social networking fundraising system like Kickstarter to fund

They've been doing it with Walking Dead and Invincible for a while now. But today Image Comics announced that they would be going day-and-date digital with a number of their bigger comics, And gave us a list; Chew The Infinite Severed The Last of the Greats Marksmen Moriarty Pilot Season Red Spike Red Gunther SkullKickers The Strange Talent of Luther Strode Vescell Robert Kirkman has reported that a new[...]

The other week, Marvel made a great play that the digital release of Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1, had broken their first-day digital sales record Though they weren't giving any numbers away But then they never have. David Gabriel was quoted as saying "We've been doing the day and date comics for about a year now since[...]

And Joshua Jackson, who plays Peter Bishop on the show, has written a comic book for DC, only being released digitally, for 99 cents… FacebookDelight: Graphic.Ly have launched a Facebook app so creators and publishers to embed a comic on a Facebook page, to read or buy…. ThingDelight: In time for the latest The Thing, Dark Horse[...]