When Disney first purchased Marvel and the Star Wars franchise, it was only a matter of time before the comics license did not get renewed with Dark Horse. The company is initiating one last mini series that brings the entire series full circle. Dark Horse has announced that it is doing a new mini-series based on the original screenplay that George Lucas wrote. The Star … [Read more...] about Dark Horse to Launch the Star Wars Mini Series This September
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Dark Horse Adds Two Classic Series to Digital Manga Service
At this weekend's SakuraCon, editor Carl Gustav Horn opened the Dark Horse panel with the announcement that it is adding two popular, long-running series to its digital service: Oh My Goddess and Blade of the Immortal. Both will debut in digital format in April. Oh My Goddess, which has been running in Japan since 1988, is the story of a college student who unwittingly … [Read more...] about Dark Horse Adds Two Classic Series to Digital Manga Service
Dark Horse Brings Graphic Novels to Google Play
Dark Horse has brought a copious amount of graphic novels to Amazon, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble in the last few years. Today, the company has struck an agreement with Google to bring over 400 graphic novels to the platform. “We are very excited to be working with Google to bring Dark Horse graphic novels to the Play store,” said Dark Horse’s director of digital publishing, … [Read more...] about Dark Horse Brings Graphic Novels to Google Play
Top 5 Digital Manga Websites: Feed Your Reader and Stay Legit
A few days ago, as Michael noted, JManga announced it is shutting down. The significance for many users was grave: Since JManga was a streaming site, most of the users will lose access to the manga that they paid for when the site goes dark on May 30. It's unfortunate, as JManga offered a lot of quirky, interesting books that probably wouldn't succeed in print. There's still … [Read more...] about Top 5 Digital Manga Websites: Feed Your Reader and Stay Legit
ECCC: Dark Horse Announces New Mass Effect Comic
One of the big announcements to come out of this past weekend's Emerald City Comic Con is that Dark Horse will publish Mass Effect: Foundation, a new series based on the BioWare game Mass Effect. Although Dark Horse has published several Mass Effect miniseries, this will be the first ongoing comics series set in the world of the game. In terms of content, it will tie in … [Read more...] about ECCC: Dark Horse Announces New Mass Effect Comic
The Best Digital Comic Apps for Windows 8
The Windows 8 app store may have over 30,000 apps, but the pickings for comics fans are pretty slim. At the moment, there appears to be only one dedicated comics app in the store, although there are several ways to read comics using other apps. One app is the behemoth of the digital comics world, Comics by comiXology, which carries over 30,000 titles from every major comics … [Read more...] about The Best Digital Comic Apps for Windows 8
The Digital Comics Surprise: Sales Are Up, While Print Stays Stable
One of the iconic moments of recent comics history occurred at the February 2011 meeting of ComicsPRO, the association for comics retailers. During that meeting, DC co-publisher Jim Lee held up a sheet of typing paper and a piece of dental floss as a visual analogy for the relative sizes of the print and digital markets. If he did that today, he could replace the dental … [Read more...] about The Digital Comics Surprise: Sales Are Up, While Print Stays Stable
Five Graphic Novels to Read on Your New Tablet or E-Reader
Congratulations on getting your new e-reader. Now, what should you read on it? Here are five suggestions for graphic novels that will look particularly good on your new device. Each one is complete in a single volume and makes for a good read whether or not you are usually a fan of comics. (If you're new to digital comics, check out my quick guide below.) Parker: The Hunter … [Read more...] about Five Graphic Novels to Read on Your New Tablet or E-Reader
Hawken Digital Comic Includes Code for Beta Event
Games and comics have always had a lot in common, including overlapping fandoms, and the digital medium allows more crossovers than ever before. The latest iteration of this is Archaia Entertainment's Hawken: Genesis, a four-part digital comic preview to Meteor Entertainment's Hawken free-to-play online game. The twist here is that the first issue includes a code that allows … [Read more...] about Hawken Digital Comic Includes Code for Beta Event
Dark Horse Launches New Android App
After almost a year of beta testing, the comics publisher Dark Horse launched its Android app this week, bringing Star Wars, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Hellboy comics to a new platform. Dark Horse is the only major non-manga comics publisher to set up its own digital comics service rather than signing on with ComiXology or Comics Plus, the most popular digital comics … [Read more...] about Dark Horse Launches New Android App