Teen Titans Go!, which launched earlier this year, is an animated cartoon (it runs during the DC Nation block on Cartoon Network) about a bunch of teen-aged comic-book characters—Robin, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy and Cyborg. And now, DC is completing the cycle of (cartoon) life by making a digital-first Teen Titans Go! comic, which will be written by Merrill Hagan (a former … [Read more...] about DC To Launch New Teen Titans Go! Digital Comic
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Digital Comics Best-Sellers for September 16, 2013
ComiXology 1. The Walking Dead #114 2. Injustice: Gods Among Us #25 3. X-Men, vol. 4 #5 4. Avengers, vol. 5 #19 5. Batman #23.2: Featuring Riddler 6. Justice League #23.2: Featuring Lobo 7. Mighty Avengers #1 8. Locke & Key Alpha #1 9. Action Comics #23.2: Featuring Zod 10. Final Crisis #2 DC wins in terms of most comics in the top ten, but it's an odd mix: … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for September 16, 2013
Digital Comics Bargains for the Weekend of Friday the 13th
It's Friday the 13th, a good day to stay indoors and read digital comics! And we have some bargains to help you avoid the bad luck that inevitably comes with an empty wallet. ComiXology has a bunch of 99-cent sales this weekend, catering to a variety of tastes. My first choice would be the all-ages Adventure Time and Bravest Warriors comics. Adventure Time took home honors … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Bargains for the Weekend of Friday the 13th
Marvel NOW Uses Digital to Get New Readers On Board
Last October, Marvel Comics launched its Marvel NOW initiative, which was designed to lure in new readers by offering new titles featuring classic characters (Uncanny Avengers, Indestructible Hulk) and resetting the numbering of several ongoing series, with each new issue #1 being designed to be a good jumping-on point. Now they are doing it again, and this time they are … [Read more...] about Marvel NOW Uses Digital to Get New Readers On Board
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for September 8 2013
Here's our weekly snapshot of the best-selling digital comics on four platforms—taken Sunday evening. ComiXology 1. Injustice: Gods Among Us #34 2. Forever Evil #1 3. X-Men: Battle of the Atom #1 4. Infinity #2 5. All New X-Men #16 6. Batman #23.1: Featuring Joker 7. Superior Spider-Man #17 8. Justice League #23.1: Featuring Darkseid 9. Invincible #105 10. … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for September 8 2013
Viz VP Explains Digital Manga Price Hike
Viz Media is the largest manga publisher in the U.S., and when they launched their digital manga service, almost three years ago, they instantly became a pioneer in that realm. They quickly ramped up with a cross-platform service that worked on the web, iOS, and Android devices and also made their books available on Nook (and, more recently, Kobo). And their prices were … [Read more...] about Viz VP Explains Digital Manga Price Hike
Digital Comics Deals for the Weekend: Here Come the X-Men
It's all about superheroes this week, in one form or another. September 4 was the 50th anniversary of the X-Men, so comiXology has the Fall of the Mutants issues on sale for 99 cents each, and they are also offering the first volume of Grant Morrison's New X-Men for $3.99, a substantial discount off the usual price of $8.99. Now, this is kind of interesting: I subscribe … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Deals for the Weekend: Here Come the X-Men
Dark Horse Publishes First Draft of The Star Wars
Dark Horse has something new for Star Wars fans—but it's actually very old. This week they published the first issue of The Star Wars, which is based on George Lucas's first draft of the screenplay for the iconic film. It's a little disorienting to read, as many of the familiar characters are there but their roles and relationships are different. As the Dark Horse folks … [Read more...] about Dark Horse Publishes First Draft of The Star Wars
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
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for September 1 2013
Here's my weekly look at the digital comics best-sellers, or at least a snapshot taken on Sunday evening. ComiXology 1. Injustice: Gods Among Us #33 2. Justice League #23 3. Batman/Superman #3 4. New Avengers, vol. 3 #9 5. Uncanny X-Men, vol. 3 #11 6. Uncanny Avengers #11 7. Wolverine and the X-Men #35 8. Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, vol. 2 #26 9. Young Avengers, … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for September 1 2013