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
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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
Apple Taps Into Education with Products and Services
Apple has introduced a new "Apple and Education" section to its website, carrying forward the company’s new focus, the education segment. The central idea is clear and simple: ease the introduction of technology both as a learning and teaching aid. This way, while it will be easier for the educators to teach, the students will be able to grasp the topics more easily. The … [Read more...] about Apple Taps Into Education with Products and Services
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for August 19th 2013
Here's our weekly look at the digital comics best-sellers on four different platforms. The lists are constantly changing; this is a snapshot of what they were on Sunday evening. ComiXology 1. The Walking Dead #113 2. Saga #13 3. Injustice: Gods Among Us #31 4. Infinity #1 5. Batman #23 6. Justice League of America #7 7. Uncanny X-Men, vol. 3 #10 8. Kick-Ass #1 9. … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for August 19th 2013
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for August 12, 2013
Here's our weekly look at the digital comics best-sellers on four different platforms; note that the lists are updated hourly so this is just a snapshot. ComiXology 1. Injustice: Gods Among Us #30 2. All-New X-Men #15 3. Superior Spider-Man #15 4. Avengers, vol. 5 #17 5. Earth 2 #15 6. Green Lantern #23 7. Detective Comics #23 8. Hunger #2 9. Trillium #1 10. … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for August 12, 2013
Dallas Middaugh on Kodansha’s E-Book Program
Last month, Kodansha Comics, the publisher of two of the most popular manga in English, Sailor Moon and Attack on Titan, announced they were beginning an e-book program and would make their manga available on multiple e-book platforms. At the same time, they quietly stopped adding new material to their dedicated iOS app. I talked to Dallas Middaugh, director of publishing … [Read more...] about Dallas Middaugh on Kodansha’s E-Book Program
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for August 4
Here's the list of what's hot on digital this week: ComiXology 1. Injustice: Gods Among Us #29 2. Batman Incorporated #13 3. Batman Annual #2 4. Uncanny X-Men, vol. 3, #9 5. Guardians of the Galaxy, vol. 3, #5 6. X-Men, vol. 4, #3 7. Flashpoint #1 8. Flashpoint #2 9. Flashpoint #5 10. Flashpoint #3 ComiXology had a sale on the Flashpoint comics over the … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for August 4
Apple Boots Saga #12 and 1,500 French Comics from App Store
Writer Brian K. Vaughan released a statement today saying that the 12th issue of his science fiction series Saga, illustrated by Fiona Staples, will not be available via comics iOS apps such as comiXology because of "two postage stamp-sized images of gay sex" that did not make it past Apple's content reviewers. The comic will be available digitally from the comiXology and Image … [Read more...] about Apple Boots Saga #12 and 1,500 French Comics from App Store
Ed Chavez on Vertical’s Digital Manga Strategy
Vertical publishes some of the most interesting manga available in English, but they have not had a digital program—until now: They recently announced that they will make three series available as e-books: The astronaut-school story Twin Spica, the science fiction story 7 Billion Needles (based on Hal Clement's novel Needle), and the soap opera about competing wine … [Read more...] about Ed Chavez on Vertical’s Digital Manga Strategy
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