Amazon has been heavily promoting on Twitter that you can now read comic books and kids books on Kindle for PC. This marks the first occasion that you do not need any of the Amazon hardware or their various smartphone apps.In 2014 Amazon acquired Coxmilogy, the largest digital distributor of comic books. Amazon has been slowly integrating all of their content into the … [Read more...] about Kindle for PC Can Now Read Children’s Books and Comic Books
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Marvel Infinite Comics Come to Marvel Unlimited
Marvel Unlimited is one of the most successful digital comic book platforms in the world. Comics older than six months are automatically added and for a low monthly fee you can read as many as you want. Today, Marvel has just announced that their animated Infinite comics are now included into Unlimited.Taking full advantage of the latest technology, Marvel Infinite Comics … [Read more...] about Marvel Infinite Comics Come to Marvel Unlimited
Marvel Single Issue Comics Will be Available on Amazon
Amazon, Comixology and Marvel have just signed a new multi-year agreement. Comixology will continue to power the Marvel Comics app and customers can continue to make in-app purchases. In addition for the first time ever, single issue comics will be listed on the Kindle Store.The new agreement that was signed today allows comiXology to continue to distribute Marvel’s … [Read more...] about Marvel Single Issue Comics Will be Available on Amazon
Marvel Promotes Two for One Digital Comic Weekend
The new Avengers movie is dropping in a couple of months and to get everyone prepared Marvel is doing a two for one digital comic weekend. It starts today and ends Monday at midnight. Everything in the Marvel online store, Marvel app and Comixology is eligible for the deal.With all of the deals to be had, what should you read? Star Wars #1-2 have been pretty good, but … [Read more...] about Marvel Promotes Two for One Digital Comic Weekend
Scribd is Now the Netflix of Comic Books
Scribd is likely the largest e-book subscription website where users pay $8.99 a month to read as many books as they would like. Lately, the company has been on a rampage adding audiobooks and now comic books in order to appeal to a new demographic of users.Starting today, 10,000 single issues and graphic novels will be available a month after they are published. This will … [Read more...] about Scribd is Now the Netflix of Comic Books
Secret Wars Gives Large-Scale Reboot to the Marvel Universe
Announcements made at this year's Secret Wars comic event brought an official end to the complex and sophisticated Marvel Universe (video coverage of the kick-off event is linked below so you can see for yourself). Once crowned the kinds of continuity, Marvel intends to apply almost 60-years of lessons-learned to a fresh universe (while trying desperately not to alienate … [Read more...] about Secret Wars Gives Large-Scale Reboot to the Marvel Universe
Kabam Readies Marvel Comics Mobile RPG for Fall 2015
Gamers are already salivating over the upcoming Marvel: Contest of Champions, Marvel and Kabam are making more plans. This time it appears to be an RPG promising to feature a cast of our most beloved super-hero characters.Kabam COO Kent Wakeford had a few words to say about their relationship with Marvel: "The Marvel brand represents some of the most iconic and loved … [Read more...] about Kabam Readies Marvel Comics Mobile RPG for Fall 2015
Digital Marvel Graphic Novels Now Available at Kobo
Kobo has reached an agreement with Marvel to sell over 250 graphic novels on their global online bookstore. The new comics can be purchased using any of the official Kobo tablets, their main website or bought in one of their many apps for Android, Blackberry or Windows.The inclusion of Marvel graphic novels joins Archie, DC and Dark Horse on the Kobo ecosystem. With so many … [Read more...] about Digital Marvel Graphic Novels Now Available at Kobo
Fight Off The Sinister Six in Spider-Man Unlimited for Android
There are plenty of action hero games available in the mobile world, but few that capture the true essence of their comic book beginnings. In Spider-Man Unlimited, Gameloft has found a way to marry an action-packed arcade adventure game with the hand-drawn charm of a classic Marvel comic.The aim of the game is to defeat the Sinister Six. They have opened a dimensional … [Read more...] about Fight Off The Sinister Six in Spider-Man Unlimited for Android
Marvel Contest of Champions Coming to Android
For lovers of the genre, great news came out of Marvel's San Diego Comic-Con video game panel: Marvel Contest of Champions is headed to Android this fall!The official press release whets our appetite, but doesn't offer much for detail:"In development at Kabam's Vancouver studio, players fight their way through iconic locations from the Marvel Universe and collect … [Read more...] about Marvel Contest of Champions Coming to Android
Marvel Unlimited Access Discounted to .99 cents
Marvel has discounted their Unlimited subscription program to 99 cents for your first month. Readers will have access to over 13,000 digital comics to read on their smartphone, tablet or PC.Unlimited is a Marvel exclusive and was designed to give the comic company more flexibility in their content distribution. Originally, it was a simple Netflix for comics proposition, pay … [Read more...] about Marvel Unlimited Access Discounted to .99 cents
Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy: TUW for Android
News of an upcoming superhero movie is always exciting for fans of the genre, so when Marvel announced one was in the works --everybody was wondering who the star of the show would be. Turns out the next big feature is all about the Guardians of the Galaxy. If you're among those who aren't familiar with these heroes, you aren't alone, but playing a little of the co-branded … [Read more...] about Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy: TUW for Android
Russia Slams Marvel Comics as Propaganda of Violence
A Russian state company that distributes comic and graphic novels of Marvel has asked a federal media watchdog to investigate Marvel for denigrating Soviet symbols and amounting to "propaganda of a cult of violence."Russian media watchdog Roskomnadzor has agreed to investigate the books and is considering giving the publisher an official warning, two of which within a year … [Read more...] about Russia Slams Marvel Comics as Propaganda of Violence