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 Comic News
Marvel Suspends Single Issue Comic Sales to Chapters and Indigo
Marvel has officially acknowledged the suspension of single issue comic sales to major bookstores in the USA. Barnes and Noble, Books-A-Million have verified with Good e-Reader that they are unable to order anything other than graphic novels. Today, Chapters and Indigo Books, the largest bookstore chain in Canada, has verified they will no longer carry single issue comic books … [Read more...] about Marvel Suspends Single Issue Comic Sales to Chapters and Indigo
Barnes and Noble & Books-A-Million Stop Selling Marvel Comics
Barnes and Noble and Books-A-Million have confirmed to Good e-Reader that they have stopped carrying single issues of Marvel Comics. Â You might still find single issues at some of the smaller stores or in more rural areas, but it has been mandated that stores cannot order new issues.Barnes and Noble has a flagship store in Union Square, in New York City. This is the … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble & Books-A-Million Stop Selling Marvel Comics
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
Image Comics and Dropbox Reach Landmark Distribution Agrement
Image Comics has just become the first company to reach an official agreement with cloud storage service Dropbox. Customers as of today, are able to download their DRM-free Image digital titles directly into their Dropbox accounts, for easy viewing on devices and computers.Image announced "Now, when viewing your comics collection on the Image Website, you'll see a “Save to … [Read more...] about Image Comics and Dropbox Reach Landmark Distribution Agrement
Holidays Disrupt New Comic Day
New digital and printed comics normally come out every single week on Wednesday. Due to Christmas and New Years happening on both days, the industry is releasing them this Tuesday and next Tuesday.If you are getting your comics from online distributer Comixology, the comics are available right now to purchase. Unfortunately the next week is fairly dire with nothing of note … [Read more...] about Holidays Disrupt New Comic Day
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
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 #700.5Here'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
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
Sony Hires “Brain Trust” to Create a Spider-Man Universe
It looks like the movies are following in the path of comics, as Sony announced two spinoffs of its Amazing Spider-Man movies and the hiring of a set of writers who will create a shared universe of interlocking stories—the announcement gives their mandate as "to expand the universe for the brand and to develop a continuous tone and thread throughout the films."The news was … [Read more...] about Sony Hires “Brain Trust” to Create a Spider-Man Universe
Archie Comics gives 1 Million in Books to Toys for Tots
Archie Comics has had a very solid year with their digital distribution system recording a record amount of sales. In April of 2013 Archie followed the trend of releasing the digital editions the same day as their printed counterparts. They also released Archie Unlimited program that sees customers pay $9.99 a month and they can download as many comics as they want on iOS and … [Read more...] about Archie Comics gives 1 Million in Books to Toys for Tots
Marvel AR, Marvel Unlimited and Digital Comic Sales to Combine into a Singular App
Marvel is actively developing a singular app that will replace Marvel AR, Marvel Unlimited Subscriptions and their dedicated Marvel app. The company is hoping to have more power and control of their digital empire. This may upset their current partner Comixology, which processes all of their sales for iOS, Android and a myriad of other platforms.Marvel right now is hiring … [Read more...] about Marvel AR, Marvel Unlimited and Digital Comic Sales to Combine into a Singular App