Injustice: Gods Among Us is back! The DC digital-first comic, based on the video game of the same name, did phenomenally well in its first season. It was the top seller on the digital comics charts every week, and it has sold over 1.9 million copies in print and digital—mostly digital—according to USA Today. The first season of the comic wound up last September with issue … [Read more...] about Top-Selling Digital Comic ‘Injustice’ Is Back
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for January 5, 2014
So, what's everybody reading in this first week of 2014? ComiXology 1. X-Men: Days of Future Past 2. Age of Ultron #1 3. Fear Itself 4. Superman Unchained #5 5. Age of Ultron #2 6. Infinity Gauntlet 7. Age of Ultron #3 8. Age of Ultron #4 9. Age of Ultron #5 10. Age of Ultron #10 See a pattern here? This is a pretty interesting week. For one thing, there is … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for January 5, 2014
A Trio of New Comics to Kick Off 2014
As we start the New Year, we have seen a number of new series launch from independent comics publishers. It's nice to be able to jump onto a monthly series at the beginning, so here's a quick look at three first issues that I enjoyed this week. Bad Blood: It's hard to believe anyone could come up with an original twist on a vampire story, but Jonathan Mayberry has done it. … [Read more...] about A Trio of New Comics to Kick Off 2014
Breaking: Disney to Move Star Wars Comics to Marvel
Marvel and Dark Horse announced today that Disney is taking back the license for the Star Wars comics and will move it over to Marvel in 2015. Dark Horse has had the franchise for over 20 years, during which they not only spun out a series of prequels and sequels that added to the Star Wars universe but also, in the past year, launched two new series: Star Wars, which was … [Read more...] about Breaking: Disney to Move Star Wars Comics to Marvel
Is Ultimate Spider-Man Coming to an End?
Spider-Man has several incarnations, and one of the ones that got a lot of attention is Miles Morales, the black/Latino teenager who took over the Spidey-Suit in Brian Michael Bendis's Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, after the death of Peter Parker. Now Bendis is hinting that the series has run its course. In response to a question from a reader on his Tumblr about whether he … [Read more...] about Is Ultimate Spider-Man Coming to an End?
New Digital Comics to Kick Off the New Year
Two dead schoolboys wander out of Sandman and into their own series, Aquaman starts a new story arc among geological disturbances, and giants roam the earth in this week's selection of new digital comics. The Dead Boy Detectives #1: This is a new series featuring two characters who have been around for a while: The Dead Boy Detectives first showed up in Neil Gaiman's Sandman … [Read more...] about New Digital Comics to Kick Off the New Year
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 29, 2013
The DC graphic novel sale made a big impact on this week's comiXology and Kindle best-seller lists, and Fox Trot, Allie Brosh, and Coldplay all make appearance on this week's lists as well. ComiXology 1. Forever Evil #4 2. Justice League #26 3. Avengers, vol. 5 #24.NOW 4. Timestorm 2009/2099 #1 5. Origin II #1 6. Saga #17 7. Batman: The Complete Hush 8. Batman: The … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 29, 2013
Image Comics Slashes Prices—Till Saturday Night
Image Comics is having a half-price sale on all the comics in its digital store right now, and that's a great opportunity to fill up your e-reader, because Image is the publisher behind some of the most talked-about comics of the year. Even better, Image sells its comics as direct downloads, which means you own the file—you don't have to depend on a third-party provider such as … [Read more...] about Image Comics Slashes Prices—Till Saturday Night
New Digital Comics Worth Checking out This Week Dec 24 2013
New Comic Day comes a day early this week and next: Because Christmas and New Year's Day are on Wednesdays, when most comics shops will be closed, the new comics will arrive on Tuesday. That means new digital comics will be available on Tuesdays as well. The pickings are pretty slim this week, thanks to Christmas, but what there is, is choice. Let's take a look at the … [Read more...] about New Digital Comics Worth Checking out This Week Dec 24 2013
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 22, 2013
ComiXology, Amazon, and iBooks all have a sale on DC "Essential Graphic Novels," and it plays out totally differently on all three platforms. ComiXology 1. Quantum and Woody #1 2. The Sandman #1 3. Hawkeye #1 4. Motorcycle Samurai #0 5. Marvel Now! Point One #1 6. Saga #17 7. The Bunker #1 8. All New X-Men #20 9. Superior Spider-Man #24 10. Locke & Key: Alpha … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 22, 2013
DC and Madefire Team Up for DC2 Multiverse Comics
Last summer, DC Comics announced two new digital lines, DC2 and DC2 Multiverse. They launched the DC2 line of digital-first comics almost immediately with the first issue of Batman '66, but we haven't heard much about the DC2 Multiverse comics until now. This week, DC announced they are teaming up with the motion-comics platform Madefire to create new digital-first comics … [Read more...] about DC and Madefire Team Up for DC2 Multiverse Comics
Top 5 New Digital Comics of the Week Dec 17 2013
Here's a look at some of the most interesting digital comics coming out this week. Amazing Spider-Man #700.4 and #700.5 Here's one for traditional Spider-Man fans. Last year Marvel killed off Peter Parker and ended the Amazing Spider-Man series with issue #700; a different Spider-Man (no spoilers here!) lives on in the succeeding series, Superior Spider-Man. But this … [Read more...] about Top 5 New Digital Comics of the Week Dec 17 2013
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 15, 2013
ComiXology's chart gets skewed by a giveaway, Kindle and Nook remain about the same as always, and zombies begin to take over the iBookstore. Here's our weekly look at the top-selling comics and graphic novels on four different digital platforms. ComiXology 1. Batman #13 2. Red Sonja #1 (digital exclusive edition) 3. Lazarus #1 4. Judge Dredd #1 5. Revival #1 6. My … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 15, 2013
November Comics Sales: The Big Two Slip a Bit
Diamond Comics Distributors is the exclusive distributor of print comics to specialty comics shops, so their monthly numbers give a pretty good picture of the print comics market. That market is dominated by Marvel and DC, but that dominance slipped a bit this month as both publishers had less than a 30% market share (in terms of dollars). This isn't the first time that has … [Read more...] about November Comics Sales: The Big Two Slip a Bit