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The Stress Running Around My Temples
I like playing Temple Run on my iPad. My kids like playing Temple Run on my iPad. They like taking my iPad, and playing somewhere where I can;t find them
DC Doubles Digital Download Dollar Discount Delay
DC Comics have had a policy with their digital comics Wait four weeks and you can buy them for less on ComiXology or the DC App A $2.99 comic drops to $1.99 and a $3.99 comic drops to $2.99 Simples. But not since May apparently Some people notice that last week didn't bring a discount to[...]
Choose-Your-Own-DC-Digital-Comic
At a New York press event tonight, DC Comics announced DC2 or DC Squared, an attempt to create a new kind of digital comic book – the kind that can only be told on digital platforms, One is the Alex De Campi school of digital comics, adopted by Thrillbent and Marvel Infinity, laying new panels on[...]
Sequential – The Digital Boutique Graphic Novel App Goes Live (UPDATE)
UPDATE: Yes, sorry folks, UK and Ireland only… Sequential, the digital boutique graphic novel app that we covered in depth a few weeks ago, has gone live on Apple iOS devices Launch titles include From Hell, Nelson, Verity Fair, Bolland Strips, Hugo Tate and more. Many of the titles include extras, including audio tracks. The title Fictions by[...]
Noctua, Noctua. Who's There?
Orlando Baez writes; I’m the artist of the recently released Alterna Comics title “Noctua,” written by Andrew M. Henderson and now available on
Watchmen Is $4 On Kindle In The USA
It may look like $13 to us Brits. But in the US, clicking on this link will give you the complete Watchmen for $4 on your Kindle. I think. Try it and let me know… ComiXology aren't matching, because it seems Kindle has the exclusive on the digital collection! Apologies for the other post earlier, Amazon's region locking systems[...]
Pop Culture Hounding Gabriel Hardman
by Chris Thompson There’s a trifecta of great titles for Taylor & I to look at this week, plus one very special mention. First up, we keep ourselves
Mark Steger – Finding The Right Gear
In an era where pundits debate the merits of print versus digital comics, Mark's work not only contributes to that discourse, but may show us one of the avenues to the future. Mark's influences range from Marvel and DC classics to underground comics and books like Art Spiegelman's RAW magazine He's a child of Hollywood who[...]
Injustice: Gods Among Us Breaks Industry Expectations. And Mine, Too.
It seems that because the comic was to be serialised digitally before it was published in print, that retailers knocked down orders on the print version Also, it was a spinoff of a computer game, and they never sell either. Then as news of the content of that first issue (which we also covered in spoileriffic[...]
ComiXology Europe Launches In Paris And At Angouleme
Digital rights for French comics are generally tied up, with sites such as Izneo offering rental as well as purchase But ComiXology has established itself as the leading Android and iOS App in the medium. Looks like plenty of publishers might find themselves popping by Booth RL7 at Angouleme to see what's what… Expect those ComiXology[...]
A New Future For Digital Comics And Retailers, From Tony Panaccio
Tony Panaccio used to run CrossGen's digital comics line So, yes, he has stories But he also has an idea about a possible future for digital comics and comic book retailers. I think a lot at night This is what I came up with after reading more of the Mark Waid tweets on digital comics. Back in[...]
How To Access The Marvel DCU For Free… On PC, On iPhone, On Android
The Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited digital subscription service, where thousands of comics have been made available for all-you-can-eat consumption, has been arranged in Beta for compatability with iOS, dropping the Flash language version that prevented it before. But in doing so, they let anyone try it out… for free As long as you can guess the[...]
A Look At The New Digital Dandy – With A Free Zero Issue
And then immediately relaunched as a new digital comic book publication. Which has just happened. The zero issue is free, with five strips, Desperate Dan, The Numskulls, Bananaman, Blinky And Brassneck, Keyhole Kate and new superhero strip RetroActive The site is very "live", it wobbles, it animates, it offers games, it offers distractions and yes, it[...]
So, How To Buy, Sell And Trade Those Marvel Digital Codes
Yesterday we ran an article highlighting the practice of people selling their free digital codes with $3.99 Marvel Comics on eBay, but there is apparently a probloem eBay isn't too happy about selling digital codes, as it is hard to police or prove fraud, and so has been deleting listings. So what to do? Well, there[...]
Temple Run Is Right Now (Possibly) The Best Selling Comic On The Planet
DC just made their line available in this fashion and they don't come close. Published by Ape Entertainment, the same company which published Pocket God Comics which (and I can announce this now) has just sold a million copies of its Pocket God Comic digitally,  with 19 issues available. Temple Run is based on the massively successful[...]
V For ComiXology All Over The World
A pretty scattered, all over the place kind of week with sales obviously influencing the purchasing habits of comixology's digital denizens. Great Britain AVX: Consequences #5 (of 5) £2.49 Green Lantern (2011-) #14 £1.99 Iron Man Vol 5 #1 £2.49 V for Vendetta #1 (of 10) £1.49 Earth 2 (2012-) #6 £1.99 Deadpool Vol 4 #1 £1.99 V for Vendetta #2 (of 10)[...]