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
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Digital Comics Best-Sellers for August 25th 2013
It's time to compare and contrast the digital comics best-seller lists. What will we learn today? ComiXology 1. Injustice: Gods Among Us #32 2. Justice League Dark #23 3. Superman Unchained #3 4. Avengers, vol. 5 #13 5. Superior Spider-Man #16 6. Batman and Robin #23: Nightwing 7. X-Men, vol. 4 #4 8. Wonder Woman #23 9. The Walking Dead #113 10. Trinity of Sin: … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for August 25th 2013
Batman ’66 Drops the Digital Bells and Whistles—But Just for a While
When DC Comics announced its digital-first DC2 line earlier this year, they also announced that the first comic to use that format would be Batman '66. And indeed, the first three issues were done DC2 style, but as a glance at their comiXology page will show, the next six issues are not (DC gathers three digital-first comics into a single issue for print, so the covers are … [Read more...] about Batman ’66 Drops the Digital Bells and Whistles—But Just for a While
Top Digital Comics News: Shop Smart!
Welcome to a special shopping edition of Top Digital Comics News! How much does a digital graphic novel cost? That may depend on where you buy it. As graphic novels proliferate on a variety of platforms—both e-book stores and dedicated comics apps—something interesting has happened: The prices vary, sometimes by quite a bit. Todd Allen investigates this for Publishers … [Read more...] about Top Digital Comics News: Shop Smart!
DC Digital: Timing Is Everything
A few weeks ago, DC Comics began selling single-issue comics via iTunes, Kindle, and Nook. Previously, DC only sold single issues via the comiXology platform (both the comiXology store its own branded store and apps, which are run by comiXology), although it has been selling graphic novels via Amazon for quite some time. As I mentioned in an earlier post, single-issue comics … [Read more...] about DC Digital: Timing Is Everything
DC Digital Comic Sales Increase by Over 200% from Last Year
DC was the first major comic book company to adopt a strategic digital philosophy in 2011. The company mandated that when physical issues hit the store shelves, the electronic versions will be available on the same day. The company relaunched all of the established franchises to appeal to a wider audience and it looks like the gambit paid off. DC announced today that it has … [Read more...] about DC Digital Comic Sales Increase by Over 200% from Last Year