Here’s a new app to try for a new comics reading experience!
Imagine a comic book without borders or pages.
Scrollon offers original illustrated content presented as a seemingly unending image. Stories are not merely read, they are traveled. The image is advanced by scrolling with your finger, or by tapping the screen.
Unlike comics that are repurposed from other mediums, each Scrollon story is crafted for digital viewing. This means artwork never needs to be cropped to make text readable, layouts are not reformatted, and the creators’ vision is never compromised. Scrollon provides a uniquely intuitive way to experience visual storytelling on the iPad.
This app allows you to sample Scrollon for free. It is easy to navigate, has search functions, automatic bookmarking, and features an expanding library of fantasy, science fiction, superhero, steampunk and other genres. Previews are provided for each story installment available through the In-App Store. Furthermore, your collection is backed up on your Scrollon.Com account, so it can be retrieved if you lose or replace your device.
Scrollon® is a patent pending narrative art form. New content is added each month. Be part of this revolution in digital comics!
It’s good to see something new coming from comics to make use of tablets like this – with more use of infinite canvas, titles from the likes of Madefire and sound added to the likes of Clown Commandos, we’re getting more variety for our apps!
You can get Scrollon on iTunes and there are some free titles to download too!
Launched today on iTunes and available free, sequential was covered by me as the new indie comics iPad app with something different to what you’re used to!
Here some more information:
“The time is right to evangelise graphic novels and sequential art anew. Quality graphic novels are being nominated for – and winning – awards such as the Costa prize; digital is making material available to most, and British publishers are leading a renaissance in quality material. Sequential will be making quality graphic novels easily available to all in a specially-engineered deluxe format, acclaimed as the ‘gold standard’, with new features that expand the way in which graphic stories can be told. We expect this to help to expand the market for graphic novels for adults in a way that hasn’t been seen before.”
Sequential – the indie comics app for the iPad is out now!
I covered it here!
It’s out! Sequential the indie graphic novel app for iPad now in the UK & Ireland. Moore, Campbell, Lloyd et al
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/
and do download the app yourself and retweet and share. Every little bit helps!
FYI, here’s the link to Paul Gravett’s final interview with yours truly:
http://paulgravett.com/index.
Here’s the French translated by Google:
Tintin was one of my first comic loves, so on the plus side I’m glad to see it available digitally. On the downside French was not my strongest language, so I won’t be getting these yet until the translation is available!
All the Tintin albums are available in a published by Moulinsart iPad application.
‘s 24 comics of Hergé are read digitally. Of “Tintin in the Land of the Soviets” to “Tintin and Alph-Art” through “The Crab with the Golden Claws”, “The Secret of the Unicorn” or the mythical “We walked on Moon “ebooks in the collection are assembled in a single App.
Downloading the application is free, the player pays when buying a BD. Then the fan buys more bonuses are offered: the wallpaper and collectors items etc..
On the official website of Tintin we also learn that the application will evolve over time: “Ultimately, the goal is to provide the reader with digital albums, features that allow it to navigate through the albums and access so easy, fun and attractive to the source of the work and enjoy a 360-degree experience that builds on rich media. Future development will incorporate languages and audio. There should be several audio versions as is dramatized adaptation is a literal reading of the adventures of Tintin. ”
Mille Sabords we can finally get on the unicorn with the overall titles in a device that weighs only a few grams!
Download the iPad app “The Adventures of Tintin” 
And here’s the original French:
L’intégralité des albums de Tintin sont disponibles dans une application iPad éditée par Moulinsart.
Les 24 bandes dessinées d’Hergé sont à lire en numérique. De «Tintin au pays des Soviets» jusqu’à «Tintin et l’Alph-Art», en passant par «Le Crabe aux Pinces d’Or», «Le Secret de la Licorne» ou encore le mythique «On a marché sur la Lune», les ebooks de la collection sont rassemblés dans une appli unique.
Le téléchargement de l’application est gratuit, le lecteur ne paie que lorsqu’il achète une BD. Puis le fan en achète plus des bonus sont offerts : des fonds d’écran et des objets collectors etc.
Sur le site officiel de Tintin on apprend aussi que l’appli va évoluer au fil du temps : « A terme, l’objectif est de proposer au lecteur des albums numériques, des fonctionnalités qui lui permettront de naviguer dans les albums et d’accéder de façon facile, ludique et attractive aux sources de l’œuvre et de bénéficier d’une expérience à 360 degrés qui s’appuie sur le rich media. Les prochaines évolutions intégreront les langues et l’audio. Il devrait y avoir plusieurs versions audio sous la forme soit d’adaptation dramatisée soit d’une lecture littérale des aventures de Tintin. «
Mille Sabords on peut enfin embarquer sur la Licorne avec la globalité des titres dans un appareil qui ne pèse que quelques grammes !!
Télécharger l’application pour iPad « les Aventures de Tintin »
Découvrez des livres numériques et des applications pour les enfants et pour les grands
If you’re an avid reader of the many comic strips on Universal Uclick’s GoComics website, you’ll be pleased to know the company’s recently released its first app for mobile devices. Optimized for tablets and smartphones running Windows Phone, Android and iOS, the company states that the free app serves as the “official home” on mobile for its syndicated comics. Notably, this includes the likes of the full Calvin & Hobbes archives, along with Universal Uclick citing it as the exclusive portal to Dilbert strips on mobile. We won’t keep you any longer now that you know, so head over to the appropriate source link if you’d like to download it for yourself.
via GoComics app released for iOS, Android and Windows Phone, digitizes the Sunday funnies.
Tonight, I was lucky enough to attend a special preview event for Panel Nine’s new app. Hosted at St Martin’s College as part of the Comica event, we got a look at the new storefront app from Panel Nine for graphic novels.
Russel Willis, the brains behind Panel Nine introduced the app with some information on what we can expect from the app.
Panel Nine have already released some excellent stand alone graphic novel apps – Kickback, Dapper John, Hunt Emerson and more. They are also behind the Infinity and Phoenix newsstand apps for the iPad.
The storefront app – Sequential – bring together all that you get from the standalone app and add some.
The app includes all the excellent bells and whistles that you would expect from Panel Nine – a contents page, creators commentary, interviews and more. But then from that within the storefront you also get some extras – reviews and recommendations from people like Neil Gaiman, best sellers and more.
As for what to expect – or not to expect from content – don’t expect any Superhero comics from Panel Nine. This isn’t what this app is all about, Marvel & DC have those, this is for more literary titles – the closest you can expect is From Hell by Alan Moore.
There’s also some brilliant partnerships Panel Nine have lined up for the app – publishers who make graphic novels for the more literary world. So expect similar titles to Dapper John, Verity Fair and more on the app.
The app also experiments with the infinite canvas feel with a special graphic novel with the app. Some also are in landscape mode, which is becoming more prevalent in iPad comics.
It’s not all about the iPad – Panel Nine are also planning an Android app for November sometime.
On another note, there are also thoughts on a children’s Sequential app down the line!
The app will be available next week, so keep an eye on the 3 Million Years Facebook Page and my Twitter account for the link.
Many thanks to Russell and Panel Nine for the invite and the free drink.
Now I’m going to read Dante from Hunt Emerson!
This just in from Comixology:
We released the 3.1 version of our app this week, with great improvements and one very serious bug that caused real heartache for some users. We are very sorry to have not caught this bug internally before release!
We have since reverted the app (to version number, 3.0.7), which brings us to the previous feature set so we can prevent more people running into issues while we correct the new version of app.
So, here’s what you need to do:
If you’re on version 3.0.7 or 3.1 and aren’t having problems, don’t do anything at all. Wait for a post 3.1 update before upgrading.
If you’re on 3.1 and having purchasing errors, update to the newest version available. You will need to re-download your local library. If you continue to have problems restoring purchases, use the in-app Feedback so our team can help.
We love our comiXology users and aim to never get in the way of your finding and reading great graphic novels and comics. We sincerely apologize if you’ve been one of our affected users.
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Temple Run is pretty addictive - good to see a comic based on it by Ape Entertainment!
Ape Entertainment, in partnership with Imangi Studios and Dimension Brand Group (DBG), announced today that the Temple Run Comic App is now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Based on the self-titled smash-hit game, the Temple Run Comic App is $.99, which includes the first issue and, for a limited time, the second issue at no additional cost. Both action-packed issues are chocked full of adventure, suspense, and ancient mystery.
What are the temples? What are the secrets of the golden idols? What exactly are the demon monkey creatures? All these secrets and more are revealed as the Temple Run world comes to life. Fans begin the adventure with Guy Dangerous as he and a band of adventurers go in search of a lost Incan city and the treasure it holds. But when Guy comes face to face with a mysterious golden idol, they may get more than they bargained for.
Issue No. 2 begins after Guy Dangerous and a group of explorers discovers a lost Incan city and, hidden deep inside, a mysterious golden idol while searching for a missing archeologist. The moment Guy touches the idol, they are transported to an ancient temple in a mysterious land … and they’re not alone. Now Guy and his fellow adventurers must race to escape the deadly traps and hordes of ravenous demon monkeys they encounter at every turn. Can Guy and his friends survive long enough to get home? Or better yet, will they survive at all?
A full-color comic book series is available in print as well at local comic shops.
“We had an exciting opportunity to expand the Temple Run universe with the new comic app, and couldn’t wait to share it with our fans,” said Keith Shepherd, co-found of Imangi Studios. “We are looking forward to adding even more depth to the story with Guy Dangerous and his many adventures to come.”
Created by Imangi Studios, Temple Run® is the most exhilarating running game on the App Store. Players test their reflexes as they race down ancient temple walls and along sheer cliffs. They swipe to turn, jump and slide to avoid obstacles, collect coins to buy power ups, and run as far as they can through an ever more challenging terrain.
Download the Temple Run Comic App HERE.
For more information, please visit www.ape-entertainment.com or www.imangistudios.com.
From Comixology:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Now Has Its Own iOS App
Powered by ComiXology!
First six books in Jeff Kinney’s best-selling series are now available through its own i0S app
and across comiXology’s platform, including Comics4Kids
Seventh book in series to be available November 13th
November 1, 2012 – New York, NY – ComiXology announced today that the first six books in Jeff Kinney’s best-selling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, published by Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS, are now available digitally through a dedicated iOS app powered by comiXology – the revolutionary digital comics platform that recently crested 100 million downloads of comics and graphic novels. The brand new seventh book, The Third Wheel, will be available for downloaded on November 13th, the same day as the print release. The Third Wheel is currently available for pre-order at www.comiXology.com.
With over 75 million copies in print worldwide, The Diary of a Wimpy Kid iOS app presents the series in Guided View – comiXology’s patent pending reading technology that turns reading comics into an experience and redefines how comics are read on digital devices. Also, those Diary of a Wimpy Kid fans that own iPads with Retina display will see more than ever before with comiXology’s high definition file format dubbed CMX-HD.
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a phenomenon among young readers and looks amazing in Guided View on all devices,” said comiXology’s co-founder and CEO David Steinberger. “We’re looking forward to introducing a whole new world-wide audience through the comiXology powered Diary of a Wimpy Kid iOS app and the comiXology platform as a whole, including Comics4Kids.”
“The release of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series in e-book formats is a long awaited and much anticipated publishing event,” said Michael Jacobs, President and CEO of Abrams. “The books are phenomenally successful, having reached over 75 million kids worldwide, and we beliaeve making them available as e-books will be another great way for kids to read them and for booksellers to sell them.”
The entire Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is also available through the newly released upgrade of comiXology’s Comics4Kids iOS app with “parent friendly sync” and the comiXology platform available across iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web
Diary of a Wimpy Kid first appeared online, on the website www.FunBrain.com in 2004, where it has been read by over 20 million readers.
Books in the core series by Jeff Kinney include Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2007), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2008), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (2009), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2009), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth (2010), and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever (2011). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel will release on November 13, 2012. Jeff Kinney has also written and illustrated The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book and The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary. The series is a fixture on the USA Today bestseller list and the Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists. It has also remained consistently in the top spots on the New York Times lists since publication of the first book in the series in 2007.
More than 75 million Diary of a Wimpy Kid books are in print in 41 languages in more than 44 countries around the world. Published by Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS, Kinney’s work has been widely praised for its ability to turn reluctant readers on to books. Jeff Kinney was named one of Time magazine’s most influential people in the world. There are three major motions pictures based on the books, which grossed more than $200 million worldwide in box office sales. The book series won Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards in 2010, 2011, and 2012, and Jeff Kinney won a Children’s Choice Book Award in 2012. Books in the series have won numerous awards voted on by students and teachers in schools around the globe.The Wimpy Kid Island, Wimpy Wonderland, on www.poptropica.com, remains one of the most visited on the site.
From Comixology
Now I can let my daughter use the Kids app!
ComiXology’s Upgraded Comics4Kids iOS App
Makes It Easier Than Ever To Share Comics With Your Kids!
Debuting New “Parent-Friendly Sync” Feature!
Parents logging in with their current comiXology account will find their kid-friendly content syncing on the Comics4Kids app
New 3.1 upgrade also features better discoverability and CMX-HD capability
With an amazing array of titles running the gamut from Adventure Time to Archie to Garfield to Nancy Drew to Smurfs to Peanuts to Sabrina to Sonic to Simpsons Comics to Young Justice, and expanded content from publisher like ABRAMS ComicArts , Archaia, Archie, Bongo, BOOM! Studios, Cartoon Books, DC, Dynamite, IDW, Image Comics, MonkeyBrain, NBM, Oni Press, Papercutz Red 5, Studio 407, Teshkeel, Th3rd World Studios, Titan, Top Shelf, Zenescope
October 12th, 2012 – New York, New York — Starting today, it’s easier than ever before to share your love of comics with your kids via comiXology’s newly upgraded Comics4Kids iOS app featuring “parent-friendly sync” among other major upgrades. Parents that have an existing account on comiXology – the revolutionary digital comics platform available acrossiPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web – will find that only their kid friendly content syncs when they log in to the Comics4Kids app.
In addition to “parent-friendly sync”, the new 3.1 version of the Comics4Kids app features better discoverability, CMX-HD capability and an amazing arrary of kid friendly content likeAdventure Time, Archie, Garfield, Nancy Drew, Smurfs, Peanuts, Sabrina, Sonic, Simpsons Comics, Young Justice, and many, many more. Major publishers represented include such luminaries as ABRAMS ComicArts , Archaia Archie, Bongo, BOOM! Studios, Cartoon Books, DC, Dynamite, IDW, Image Comics, MonkeyBrain, NBM, Oni Press, Papercutz Red 5, Studio 407, Teshkeel, Th3rd World Studios, Titan, Top Shelf, and Zenescope.
“ComiXology’s mission is to bring comics to everyone everywhere and a big part of that is making sure kids have easy access to comics. We needed a solution so parents could easily share comics with their kids,” says comiXology co-founder and CEO David Steinberger. “This new Comics4Kids app does that and more. Our “parent-friendly sync” puts comiXology in the leadership position by giving parents control over what their kids read. Combined with our 3.0 platform, this makes Comics4Kids the best digital comics and graphic novel app for kids around!”
In addition to the unique “parent-friendly sync” feature, the Comics4Kids iOS app upgrade brings the app into to parity with the rest of the comiXology family of apps, delivering the same great shopping and reading experience that comiXology is known for.
Users of the older version will find that the Comics4Kids3.1 iOS app sports a sleek, new design and interface that enhances overall stability and usability. The advanced UI enables a near instantaneous launch dramatically cutting down the app’s load times, allowing kids to easily find new content and start reading faster than ever before. In addition to the overall re-design, the app now has new discoverability options, enhanced feature spotlights, more categories for new content, series and storyline listings, and CMX-HD resolution books for users of the new iPad.
To help better organize downloaded comics and graphic novels, “Purchases” now has its own tab so users can always find their comics for quick and easy download without cluttering their “My Comics” area.
Previous users of the Comics4Kids app will be happy to know that while vast improvements have been made, the Comics4Kids app continues to deliver the high quality comic reading experience customers have come to expect from comiXology powered apps through the use of it’s patent-pending Guided View™ Technology; that includes a wide variety of reading options and settings, enabling users to set the speed of transitions in addition to page orientations and much more.
Features and benefits of the Comics4Kids app 3.1 iOS app include:
◦ New “Parent Friendly Sync”
◦ Completely redesigned application
◦ CMX-HD compatibility
◦ Discover comics at much faster speeds
◦ Near instant launching
◦ Background downloading
◦ Improved “Instant Search”
◦ Separate “Purchases” area that displays all owned comics
◦ New series groupings in store and “My Comics”
◦ Buy or continue reading the next issue at the end of a comic
◦ Easily read comics from anywhere in the store.
About comiXology
Founded in 2007 with the mission of bringing comics to people everywhere, comiXology revolutionized the comic book and graphic novel world. With the development of the comiXology digital comics platform – with buy-once, read-anywhere availability acrossiPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web – comiXology provides the easiest way worldwide for people to enjoy comics anywhere they happen to be! Regularly ranking as the top grossing iPad app in the entire iTunes App Store, comiXology is one of the leading drivers of the iPad economy. Providing the most digital comics on the most devices, comiXology will not stop until everyone on the face of the planet has been turned into a comic book fan.
After Kickback and then their new free digital comics magazine – Infinity – Panel Nine have a new addition to their iPad apps.
The certified Hunt Emerson!
First the iPad, now Madefire is smaller, more mobile:
Madefire Brings Revolutionary Comics App to iPhone & iPod touch
Madefire App Now Optimized for iPhone 5 & iOS 6
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – Sep 27, 2012) - Madefire announced today a major update to its revolutionary comics app, bringing it to iPhone and iPod touch for the first time. The Madefire app, which delivers a fully-immersive, episodic comics reading experience, is now optimized for the brilliant 4-inch Retina display on iPhone 5 and supports Facebook single sign-on in iOS 6. The app is also available for iPhones 3GS, 4, 4S, and for 3rd and 4th generation iPod touch.
Madefire’s distinctive format features episodic, ‘short-burst’ (10-15 minute) reading, and utilizes sound, music and motion, as well as special effects, like parallax and panorama, to transport readers deep into story worlds. Madefire is also growing its catalogue of free titles and weekly releases of new episodes, giving readers even more opportunities to explore ‘short-burst’ reading. The app also includes a new ‘Feed’ feature, which gives readers an inside look into Madefire titles and creators, with special features such as ‘The Making of’ and sneak peeks of upcoming releases.
“We received a tremendous response for Madefire on iPad and wanted to bring this amazing content to millions of iPhone or iPod touch users around the world,” said Madefire co-founder Ben Wolstenholme. “Plus, with iPhone 5, users will now be able to experience their favorite episodes and stories on the beautiful, 4-inch Retina display.”
The Madefire app currently features seven titles:
- “Captain Stone is Missing… ” Chapter 1
- “The Engine” Episode 1
- “Houses of the Holy” Episode 1
- “The Irons” Episode 1
- “MONO” Episode 1
- “Treatment: Toko” Episode 1
- “Treatment: Mexico City” Episode 1
“Feedback about Madefire has been extraordinary,” said Dave Gibbons, Watchmen co-creator and author of the original Madefire series ‘Treatment.’ “As a content creator, I am excited to bring my new stories and characters to iPhone and iPod touch users around the world via the Madefire app.”
Madefire is the only publisher offering episodic, digital stories in the immersive Motion Books format. Content creators include world-renowned comic and graphic novel artists, as well as up-and-coming artists. As part of Madefire’s commitment to democratizing digital publishing within the visual storytelling space, the company is making its browser-based Motion Book Tool — on which all Madefire titles are built — available to creators through a phased release.
The Madefire app is available for free from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch or atwww.madefire.com/iOS
About Madefire
Founded in 2011 by Ben Wolstenholme , Liam Sharpand Eugene Walden, Madefire is a media and technology company, and creator of the Madefire App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Madefire also provides artists and writers a publishing solution called the Motion Book Tool, which allows them to build their stories in an exciting new format called Motion Books. Madefire is backed by True Ventures, with angel investors including Sina Tamaddon, former Senior Vice President of Applications for Apple Inc — who sits on Madefire’s Board of Advisors. The Board of Advisors also includes industry leaders like: Toni Schneider, CEO of Automattic (the company behind WordPress.com); Mike McCue, CEO and Founder of Flipboard; Dave Gibbons, co-creator of Watchmen, the bestselling graphic novel of all time; and Bill Sienkiewicz , widely recognized as one of the greatest innovators of sequential art. For more information go tomadefire.com, or download the Madefire App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch from www.madefire.com/iOS
From Comixology:
BOOM! Studios fans have something to celebrate as a new update comes to the BOOM!Comics iOS app today! This new release includes major design improvements, accelerated speeds, and an ever-expanding library of BOOM! digital comics available through new search functionality.
BOOM! Studios fans will be happy to know that while major improvements have been made, the BOOM! Studios by comiXology app for iOS still includes many of the features that have made the BOOM! Studios app a must-have for comic book fans everywhere, like comiXology‘s patent-pending Guided View™ Technology; that includes a wide variety of viewing options and preferences, enabling users to set transition speeds, page orientations and so much more.
28 Days Later, Adventure Time, Irredeemable, Incorruptible and all your favorites fromBOOM! Studios are waiting. Don’t be left in the dust, upgrade to the new BOOM! Studiosapp today!
