Finally, Marvel’s Civil War comes to the PSP in a fun way (as opposed to the super-disappointing Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 game) - as a digital comic! The series comprises just a fraction of the 40 new comics to hit the PSP this week - see below for the complete list of this week’s new releases.
- The Avengers (1998) #56 - #67
- Locke and Key: Welcome to Lovecraft #2
- Nanovor: Game Day #2
- Paranormal Activity: The Search for Katie
- Star Trek: Countdown #1 - #4
- Transformers: All Hail Megatron #8
- Wormwood: Gentlemen Corpse #5: It Only Hurts When I Pee
- Doubleduck
- Fethry Duck and the Ghost Writer
- Mickey Mouse in “War of the Worlds”
- Superduck: Robber Against His Will
- X-Mickey: The Day of the Forget-Me-Rats
- 2000AD Prog #1661
- Civil War (2006) #1 – #7
- Daredevil (1998) #81-#86
Graphic.ly - Another Digital Comics Option is Unveiled »
That digital comics revolution I keep writing about (most recently here and here)? It’s only just getting started - check out the snazzy new kid on the block with the Marvel characters in the logo and the bazillion dollars from investors!
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The sixth - and final - Astonishing X-Men: Gifted motion comic is available from iTunes today. This is easily the best motion comic yet, not just because of the excellent source material but because it represents a huge leap forward in animation style, thanks in no small part to the work of the legendary Neal Adams and his Continuity Studios. Between the spectacular visuals and stellar voice cast (and the aforementioned source material), AXM: Gifted represents a huge leap forward for motion comics.
It’s also really fun to look at the pretty moving pictures!
LCS: RIP »
With comics prices on the rise, Diamond’s draconian rules and fees imposed on retailers, and the rise of digital comics, it’s likely that this article is a sign of things to come and that we’ll be seeing more disheartening news about local comics shops over the next several months.
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The digital comics revolution is looking stronger than ever in 2010, with Marvel and other major publishers publishing books for iPhone apps like Panelfly and Comixology’s Comics. Comics are moving onto gaming systems too - the new PSP comic store is really impressive, and it’s likely that the XBox 360 will integrate the digital comics service Longbox by year’s end.
Digital comics publisher Flashback Universe is both a contributor to and beneficiary of the continuing history of comics’ migration onto platforms other than pulp. They’ve also done an excellent job of recounting the tale on their website - I’ve already posted a link to the first half of the piece; part two is now up, and brings the reader up to date on the state of the digital funnybook.
If you want to check out Flashback’s comics, I highly recommend another excellent iPhone comic reader app, ComicZeal. It’s a fantastic reader, and includes a library of free downloadable comics, consisting of some spectacular Golden Age public domain books (including classic early adventures of Plastic Man and Blue Beetle, among others), and of a sampling of Flashback’s offerings.
2009 saw digital comics making huge inroads, at long last. And the digital revolution continues to march forward at an ever-increasing pace - it’s my birthday tomorrow (New Year’s Eve - feel free to send me love, presents, gift certificates and strip-o-grams), and my present to myself is a 16GB memory stick for all the comics I’m gonna be downloading from the PSP store in 2010.
But it’s been a long road - digital comics publisher Flashback Universe, um… flashes back with part one of a comprehensive history of comics’ progression from paper to plasma.
Wallace & Gromit's Digital Debut Scores a Half-Million Downloads
I’m sorry, I’ve just gotta say it - “You’re the man now, dog!”
Last night, I was loving the first, free Issue of the Wallace & Gromit digital comic - “The W Files” - on the iPhone. Turns out I’m not alone: since the book went up on the app store it’s been downloaded half a million times; as of this writing it’s the number one free book for the iPhone in the US and Canada, as well as the jolly old UK. It’s also number 2 down under in Australia.
I’m a huge proponent of digital comics, and without any set standards, some apps get it right and others don’t. It’s always a huge disappointment when they don’t, and very cool when they do. Wallace & Gromit totally nailed it. Great read, smooth transitions, and speaking of transitions it’s remarkable how naturally the characters translate from the movie screen to comics.
There are more W&G books on the way, both for the iPhone/iPod Touch and my newest digital comics source, the PSP. You can find out all about ‘em at www.titanpublishing.com/digital.