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Dark Horse Tuesday Hunt: 31st May 2011

Posted by :Michael Nimmo On : May 31, 2011
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Dark Horse have their latest Tuesday hunt for a free comic on – and I have a clue!

Read on for details and the clue is at the bottom!

We have hidden a promotional code on a comic book profile page within the Dark Horse Digital store. This code will be available for anyone who finds it and can be used during the checkout process to get the comic that the code is linked to, for FREE!

A different code will be available next Tuesday also, and good for that day only.

We will release clues about where the codes are located on our Facebook Page corresponding to each day’s Hidden Code.

Here’s how it works:

1. Find the Comic Profile with the hidden Comic Code on the Dark Horse Digital store
2. Write down the Code
3. Put Associated Comic in your Purchase Cart
4. At Checkout, input the Promo Code you found.
5. That comic will now be free!

As an example: We might hide a Promotional Code in the comic profile for Umbrella Academy #1 – That Code will be for a Free copy of Guild #1. Copy the code, find Guild #1 and put it in your purchase cart. When you go to check out, use the promotional code to get the Guild #1 for free. Easy as that!
Last week people found a code for a Usagi Yojimbo comic in our Guild comic profiles in the digital store.

Have fun looking around the Digital Store!

Please note: This promotion code is only good in the Dark Horse Digital Web Store. The App cannot handle Promo codes.

And for those who need a little more help the clue is:

Hellboy prefers Maryland over Prague.

Graphic.Ly: The Darkness for $0.99

Posted by :Michael Nimmo On : May 31, 2011
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The Darkness #1 is available for free on Graphic.Ly, but you can get issues #2 – #6 for $0.99 each from Graphic.Ly. This is an excellent series, and worth reading with a creative team of Garth Ennis and Marc Silvestri!



Breaking News! Post Flashpoint DC Goes Day and Date Digital!

Posted by :Michael Nimmo On : May 31, 2011
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This is a massive move for DC Comics and will have repercussions across the publishing world!

This year, change is in the air at DC Comics.

On Wednesday, August 31st, DC Comics will launch a historic renumbering of the entire DC Universe line of comic books with 52 first issues, including the release of JUSTICE LEAGUE by NEW YORK TIMES bestselling writer and DC Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns and bestselling artist and DC Comics Co-Publisher Jim Lee. The publication of JUSTICE LEAGUE issue 1 will launch day-and-date digital publishing for all these ongoing titles, making DC Comics the first of the two major American publishers to release all of its superhero comic book titles digitally the same day as in print.

DC Comics will only publish two comic books on August 31st: the final issue of this summer’s comic book mini-series FLASHPOINT and the first issue of JUSTICE LEAGUE by Johns and Lee, two of the most distinguished and popular contemporary comic book creators, who will be collaborating for the first time. Together they will offer a contemporary take on the origin of the comic book industry’s premier superhero team.

In the hours, days and weeks to come, we’ll have more news about the other titles. Tomorrow, we’ll hear from Co-Publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee about this momentous occasion. Keep checking THE SOURCE for updates about the other first issues.

This year, make history with us.

From DC’s the Source

The Thrill Electric

Posted by :Michael Nimmo On : May 31, 2011
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Due out in the Autumn, this is a motion comic I am really looking forward to!

From Leah Moore and John Reppion, I forsee some great things to come from this!

The story revolves around the office of the International and Electric Telegraph Company in Manchester, in 1871. We follow the fortunes of a gang of young adults who connect with wires. They have the day to day data of the city, of the world even, flowing through their telegraph keys. They are solely responsible for the safe transmission of millions of messages from Croydon to Calcutta, Cairo to Copenhagen, millions of bits of information flowing through the wires, through their fingers. Millions of people relying on the telegraph for news of wars, the prices of their stocks, the news of a loved one’s birth, or marriage or death. All of this responsibility heaped on those young shoulders and they still manage to find time to slack off, play games, bitch about each other and fall madly passionately in love, all at the lightning  speed of the telegraph.

The Thrill Electric revisits a generation who were at the cutting edge of technology, who had skills which took them to a whole new level, and created a whole new class of young affluent workers. men and women were working side by side often for the first time, trying to outclass one another with their telegraph skills. Feathers were ruffled, and the tension, well you could say it was electric!

I quite enjoy motion comics – Warren Ellis run on Iron Man was very enjoyable and I’ve even got The Watchmen one too!

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, 3-Day Sale

Posted by :Michael Nimmo On : May 31, 2011
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Boom! Studios and Comixology have another sale for you.

Do Android Dream of Electric Sheep is available for 3 days at half price!
At the moment 21 of the 24 issues are available on the iPhone, iPad or online.

Searching For Comics In iTunes

Posted by :Michael Nimmo On : May 31, 2011
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Searching for comics has got easier!

 

Digital products available through in-app purchases (the primary way comics are sold on the iOS platform) will now be included in search results on iTunes. The expansion of search in iTunes means that searches for comic properties, including those searches stimulated by movies, TV, or videogames, will now bring up the major digital comic-selling apps. This will expose more consumers to comic products than has been the case in the past, when only the app itself, not what was sold in it, came up in searches.

 

Thanks to ICv2

Cryptozoic Release Comics App

Posted by :Michael Nimmo On : May 30, 2011
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Cryptozoic Entertainment proudly presents its comic book reader for iPhone and iPad.Download and read your favorite comics and manga.

The Cryptozoic Comics app, the company’s first entry into the comics business, is launching with the Blizzard manga originally published by Tokyopop as its first content.
The new app is kicking off withWarcraft: Legends Vol. 1 free for the first week after launch.
Other titles available through the app (at $5.99 per 150-page manga) include Warcraft: The Sunwill TrilogyVolume 1, Dragon Hunt, and World of Warcraft: Death Night. Starcraft: Ghost Academy Volume 1 will be released soon.

Marvel Monday Sale: Messiah Complex

Posted by :Michael Nimmo On : May 30, 2011
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For the whole of Monday you can now get the 13 issue run of the X-Men crossover – ‘Messiah Complex’ for half price!

Avatar Press: ‘Crossed’ Webcomic On Its Way

Posted by :Michael Nimmo On : May 29, 2011
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Some excellent news, which will keep me going after Freakangels finishes!

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Crossed: Wish You Were Here is a new Crossed Webcomic featuring all-new material by Simon Spurrier and Javier Barreno updated weekly beginning in October.  It will be available each week for free right here on crossedcomic.com, and subsequently collected into print volumes available from comic book retailers everywhere.

But crossedcomic.com is more than just a weekly webcomic. There’s plenty else going on in the world of CROSSED as well, including the just-released CROSSED 3D, the current Crossed: Psychopath, and the original trade paperback — all available from your local comic book retailer.  crossedcomic.com will keep you updated on all the latest news, and let you know what’s going on with the Crossed in comic shops around the world. Always remember: if you need help with the Crossed in your area, seek assistance from your local comic book authorities. We will instruct you where to tune in your area for news and information.

DC Comics Sale: Green Lantern 101

Posted by :Michael Nimmo On : May 28, 2011
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Beginning this Saturday at 12:01 am, 101 GREEN LANTERN digital comics will be on sale for only $0.99 a piece.

Spanning from the first appearances of some of GREEN LANTERN’s most recognizable characters (including Hal Jordan, Tomar-Re, Sinestro, Kilowog, Guy Gardner, and John Stewart) through last summer’s bestselling event, BLACKEST NIGHT, this digital sale encompasses a wide selection from the GREEN LANTERN universe. But hurry! After 48 hours, all titles will go back to their regular price.

Featuring the work of such acclaimed creators as Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Ethan Van Sciver, Neal Adams, Ron Marz and many others, the sale includes the following titles:

THE BLACKEST NIGHT:
Blackest Night #0-8

GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH:
Green Lantern: Rebirth #1-6
Green Lantern Corps: Recharge #1-5
Green Lantern Corps: To Be A Lantern #1-6
Green Lantern (Vol. 5) #1-35
No Fear #1-6
Revenge of the Green Lantern #7-13
Wanted: Hal Jordan #14-20
The Sinestro Corps War #21-25
Rise of the Red Lanterns #26-28
Secret Origin #29-35
Secret Origin of the Green Lantern Corps (excerpted from Green Lantern Movie Prequel: Sinestro)

THE CORPS’ DARKEST DAYS:
Emerald Twilight/New Dawn (Green Lantern, Vol. 3 #28-55)
Hitman #11
Final Night #1-4
Parallax: Emerald Night #1

EMERALD DAWN:
Showcase #22 (First appearance of Hal Jordan)
Green Lantern, Vol. 1 #6 (First appearance of Tomar-Re)
Green Lantern, Vol. 1 #7 (First appearance of Sinestro)
Green Lantern, Vol. 2 #59 (First appearance of Guy Gardner)
Green Lantern, Vol. 2 #76-86, 89
Green Lantern, Vol. 2 #87 (First appearance of John Stewart)
Green Lantern, Vol. 2 #201 (First appearance of Kilowog)

 

Skullkickers: Jim Zubkavich Talks to Comixology

Posted by :Michael Nimmo On : May 28, 2011
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Skullkickers creator had an interview with Comixology and has some thoughts on the creative process for digital:

comiXology: With the sixth and final issue out on comiXology this week, what has your experience working on the digital front been like?

Jim Zubkavich: It’s not our final issue! Don’t leave us yet! Believe me, we have more adventures to tell. Although Skullkickers was originally announced as a mini-series, we’ve been given the go ahead by Image for more monster mashy goodness and I assure you that we’re hard at work on the second story arc, which will be arriving late May/early June.

Having an easily accessible digital version of the book is wonderfully flexible. Having a free zero issue available to as a way to bring readers in the door and get them used to the Skullkickers style has been invaluable too.

Misty’s moody color palettes look fantastic, with bright magic effects and lush environments really popping well on screen.

Probably my favorite aspect of the digital issues has been playing with the formatting options that are possible. In our third issue there was a four page spread of the dwarf hallucinating that we had to split into two double spreads for the printed book. In the digital version it’s just one giant panoramic view that pulls in the reader that much more; Very satisfying and engaging.

Read the rest here

Oxicomics App: Coming Soon

Posted by :Michael Nimmo On : May 27, 2011
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Oxicomics have announce the soon to be released app with the release of a free 329 page digital sampler, which can be downloaded here! Its a pretty big file, so please be patient!

We still have a little way to go, but please enjoy the FREE Digital Comics Sampler while you wait. It contains 329 pages of short-stories and excerpts from many of the comics that will be available through Oxicomics.

As soon as the app is available I will, of course let you all know!

iVerse Media: Now on The B&N Nook

Posted by :Michael Nimmo On : May 27, 2011
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iVerse Media have added another mobile platform to their product list – The Barnes and Noble Nook:

Earlier this month Barnes and Noble launched an update to their popular NOOK Color tablets, upgrading the OS, adding email, and making it possible for developers to publish APPS on the device! At iVerse we’ve been working with B&N to bring graphic novels to the platform, and we’re happy to have had six titles available at launch.

If your Nook hasn’t updated yet, you can grab the update manually — or it will be coming down the pipe to you soon…once it’s on your device you’ll be able to get the following graphic novels:

IDW Publishing
Dead Space: Salvage
Star Trek: The Official Movie Adaption
Parker: The Hunter

Archie Comics
Archie Marries…
The Archies and Josie and the Pussycats
Archie All-Stars: Vol. 1 – Veronica’s Passport

We’re excited to be able to bring these to you, and hope you enjoy them! There are many more coming soon — and if you have any favorites you’d like to see on the Nook just contact us and we’ll see what we can do!

Digital Manga – Now On Google Books

Posted by :Michael Nimmo On : May 27, 2011
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Gardena, CA (May 25, 2010) – Digital Manga, one of the manga industry’s most unique and creative publishers, is proud to announce its digital distribution expansion on to Google Books! http://books.google.com/ebooks

Digital Manga has so far launched over 90 titles from their DMP, Juné, and 801 Media imprints into the Google ebookstore, with more to follow in the coming weeks and months, including popular manga titles like Vampire Hunter D and Maiden Rose. Kindle blocked titles like The Color of Love, Weekend Lovers and The Selfish Demon King, are also available in the Google ebookstore.

Digital Manga believes in the “More the better…” concept where digital distribution to every available online storefront, platform, device or digital distributor can provide easier accessibility and availability to readers who own alternative e-reading devices.

Average pricing for most DMP titles is between $5.95 to $7.95 downloaded to your device. You can find a direct listing of current available Digital Manga titles in the Google ebook store here: http://www.junemanga.com/digitaledition/

Google eBooks is compatible with just about any dedicated ebook reader as it stores your library in their digital cloud. Access, your ebooks using your favorite e-reading device like the Barnes & Noble Nook™ and Reader™ from Sony. Follow the link for an overview of Google’s wide array to read your favorite ebook on your favorite device or platform:http://books.google.com/help/ebooks/overview.html

Google Books also provides FREE online eReading applications to help you browse, purchase and download directly off their sites to your preferred device. Apps for PCs, Macs, iPads, iPhones, and Android smartphones and tablets are available now.

http://books.google.com/help/ebooks/devices.html

Sample some of the DMP’s titles below now or go to Google eBooks http://books.google.com/ebooks (best keyword search: digital manga, yaoi, manga)

Sample links:

Vampire Hunter D vol.1

Love Water

Same Cell Organism

Digital Manga currently also publishes manga through other storefronts like the Amazon Kindle, the Barnes & Noble Nook, Kobo books and their very own eManga.com.  Check back for new manga title releases which will be up on sale over the next few weeks and months through our newsletter, blog, and our other social networking links below.

 

Molly Crabapple Digital Sketchbook

Posted by :Michael Nimmo On : May 26, 2011
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Thanks to Warren Ellis for the link

Molly’s work reminds us of the dream we had after drinking large amounts of mushroom-infused tea, falling down some steep European stairs and winding up in an Amsterdam hospital. Anthropomorphized pigs in bowler hats, Dorian Gray, half-naked women, Victorian carnival performers, suave Octopi

Available from Thwipster for $4.99