This might not be the best time to set up a physical bookstore but here is one that has come up in Mumbai India that is being hailed as the country's first comic book store, The Indian Express reported. Hamza Sayyad, the owner of the store said the primary impetus to set up the store has been to fill up a void that he himself had to endure during his growing up days, that of a … [Read more...] about All the comic book heroes now have a new address in India
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Webtoon and DC join hands for new Batman comic series
The South Korea-based Webtoon has entered into a partnership with DC comics to develop new content on the Webtoon platform. The latest endeavor is to create content based on the iconic Batman character and is named Batman: Wayne Family Adventures, the first three series of which are already available. Webtoon has described the situation as one where Batman is being provided … [Read more...] about Webtoon and DC join hands for new Batman comic series
Best Digital Comics for January 9 2014
Here's a look at some of the more interesting titles that are out this week in digital format. Detective Comics #27: DC celebrates the 75th anniversary of Batman (who first appeared in the original Detective Comics #27) with seven stories about the Caped Crusader, including Brad Meltzer and Bryan Hitch's retelling of the first Batman story, "The Case of the Chemical … [Read more...] about Best Digital Comics for January 9 2014
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
DC Offers Free Digital Comics All Week
DC Comics has an early holiday gift for readers: They are giving away the first issues of their digital-first comics all week long, so you can load up your e-reader with Batman, Superman, even the Vampire Diaries. The official press release says they are giving away one comic per day, but when I checked the DC digital store and the comiXology website this morning, both had … [Read more...] about DC Offers Free Digital Comics All Week
Batman Team Shares a Glimpse of a Black Robin—From the Future
Writer Scott Snyder and artist Sean Murphy revealed this week that Detective Comics #27 will include a glimpse at a Batman first: A black Robin. Batman has had a sidekick named Robin for almost as long as he has been around himself: Batman debuted in Detective Comics #27 in 1939, and Robin came along less than a year later, in Detective Comics #38. For the first 43 years, … [Read more...] about Batman Team Shares a Glimpse of a Black Robin—From the Future
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for November 10, 2013
Every Friday I highlight the digital comics bargains of the week, and every Sunday I look at the best-seller lists, and seldom do the two converge. This week is the exception (except for the Nook store). comiXology 1. Forever Evil #3 2. Amazing X-Men #1 3. Batman, vol. 1: The Court of Owls 4. Superman Unchained #4 5. Batman/Superman #5 6. Earth 2 #17 7. Cataclysm: … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for November 10, 2013
Digital Comics Bargains for November 8, 2013
Guy Fawkes Day may be over, but it's never too late to enjoy an Alan Moore comic. Both comiXology and Amazon are currently running a 99-cent sale on comics by Alan Moore, including the iconic V for Vendetta (illustrated by David Lloyd), which gave the world the Guy Fawkes mask as a protest symbol, thus allowing Anonymous to be anonymous. But it doesn't stop there: The 99-cent … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Bargains for November 8, 2013
Injustice: Gods Among Us Comes to an End, for Now
If you follow our weekly Digital Comics Best Seller List posts, you know that Tom Taylor's Injustice: Gods Among Us is typically one of the top-selling comics on every platform, and often the individual issues make up more than half of the top ten. So it was rather startling news when DC announced yesterday that the series is going on hiatus for the rest of the year. This … [Read more...] about Injustice: Gods Among Us Comes to an End, for Now
The Bad Guys Take Over for DC’s Villains Month
Warning: Spoilers ahead for Justice League and Trinity War! DC Comics is known for its good-guy superheroes, but this month they will turn all that upside down. The DC brass has dubbed September "Villains Month," and they will turn their New 52 comics over to the bad guys, with standalone stories featuring the most notorious villains of the DC Universe. But that's not … [Read more...] about The Bad Guys Take Over for DC’s Villains Month