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The Apple App Store has experienced an influx of zombie war comics as Devil’s Due Digital releases their new FUBAR app for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod. The FREE app serves as a comic reader for each of the downloadable issues—each only $0.99!
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Continuing to lead the charge of digital comics, IDW Publishing, a leader in digital comics, proudly debuted today the first large collection of comic and graphic novel titles ever available within Apple’s iBooks store. As the first major comics publisher to offer significant content, IDW’s initial iBooks entrée features nearly twenty complete graphic novels, including award-winning books and works by best selling prose authors.
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Arcana Studios, one of the world’s top graphic novel producers, has partnered with MoBaD Media, a mobile app developer, specializing in 3D children’s storybooks and comics, to launch Arcana’s The Gwaii as an interactive mobile 3D App. The award-winning graphic novel was adapted into a mobile app, featuring thirty interactive 3D pages, which can be experienced without any visual aids. The app is available now on iTunes in the iPad App Store for $1.99.
Marvel has announced that Magician: Master arrived on the Marvel Comics app ahead of the print edition.
“Magician: Master is the first full-length series from Marvel to be published on the Marvel Comics app before arriving in stores,” explained David Gabriel, Senior Vice-President of Sales. “Given both Raymond E. Feist’s worldwide popularity and success of Magician: Apprentice and Riftwar, Magician: Master seemed a natural choice for our first app-exclusive series.”
The idea of having a digital exclusive isn’t new, but when a company is willing to take a work created by two award winning creators (Bryan J. Glass, Tim Seeley, and Hugo Petrus), it is something people should make note of… and I’m sure brick and mortar stores are taking notice of this move.
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Steve Jobs is nearly as iconic as his company logo. He’s been called an innovator, risk-taker, a visionary and a genius. He’s also been called unscrupulous, an egomaniac and a corporate pirate. Both sides of this complex personality are examined in an upcoming Bluewater Productions biography comic book tracing Jobs’ life and career.
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Titan Publishing is pleased to announce the launch of a brand new comics app, featuring Tank Girl and Lenore comics, available on iPhone and iPad for the first time ever!
The new stand-alone app allows iPhone, iPod touch or iPad users to explore Titan’s digital comics portfolio, including – for the first time in digital format – Lenore volumes 1& 2 (Roman Dirge), Tank Girl: Bad Wind Rising (Alan Martin & Rufus Dayglo) and Tank Girl: Skidmarks (Martin & Dayglo).
Dark Horse Comics is putting the final touches on their iPad App, and we should get more information as 4/20 approaches. While Dark Horse didn’t go into detail as to why the app was delayed before, Apple’s enforcement of in-app sales probably had something to do with it.
Take the jump for the full announcement from the company, and details on how to win an iPad 2.
Another week, another round of new comics digital comics released for iPad and Android users. Take the jump for a rundown of digital comics worth checking out this week.
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IDW Publishing is pleased to announce the release of INFESTATION comics to Apple iOS users. Available as both a stand-alone app and within the IDW Comics storefront, readers can now enjoy the entire INFESTATION crossover event on their iPad, iPhone or iPod touch.
Another week, another round of new comics digital comics released for iPad and Android users. Take the jump for a rundown of digital comics worth checking out this week.
Another big digital comics item for fans of the format, Archie Comics has announced it will be going digital day and date with six of its monthly titles beginning in April 2011; Archie, Archie & Friends, Betty, Veronica, Betty and Veronica, and Jughead.
“We have a very exciting little business here,” said Jon Goldwater, the co-chief executive of Archie Comics. “We have to keep figuring out ways of pushing it forward.”
For years Archie Comics have been prominantely displayed at the checkout counter at supermarkets across the country, and I’m still surprised at the number of Major Spoilerites who look forward to the weekly Archie Comics Sneak Peek. With tough times ahead for comic publishers, getting out and in the face of the next generation of comic readers who are using iPad and the like to get their information. And as Mr. Goldwater stated in the New York Times article, “the more I saw the sales, I realized these formats aren’t competitive, they are supportive.”
Good on ya Archie!
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Zenescope Entertainment is raffling off loads of prizes Friday and Saturday, October 8th and 9th at the New York Comic Con. The raffle is being co-sponsored by digital comics provider COMIXOLOGY . Fans who come by Zenescope’s booth 2335 can win a variety of great prizes including an Apple iPad on Saturday that comes with a Comixology code for a multitude of free Zenescope digital comic downloads.