It looks like the movies are following in the path of comics, as Sony announced two spinoffs of its Amazing Spider-Man movies and the hiring of a set of writers who will create a shared universe of interlocking stories—the announcement gives their mandate as "to expand the universe for the brand and to develop a continuous tone and thread throughout the films." The news was … [Read more...] about Sony Hires “Brain Trust” to Create a Spider-Man Universe
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Marvel AR, Marvel Unlimited and Digital Comic Sales to Combine into a Singular App
Marvel is actively developing a singular app that will replace Marvel AR, Marvel Unlimited Subscriptions and their dedicated Marvel app. The company is hoping to have more power and control of their digital empire. This may upset their current partner Comixology, which processes all of their sales for iOS, Android and a myriad of other platforms. Marvel right now is hiring … [Read more...] about Marvel AR, Marvel Unlimited and Digital Comic Sales to Combine into a Singular App
Marvel NOW! Previews #1 Launches Today
Marvel has just announced that they are now digitally distributing a monthly preview list for their Marvel NOW! line of comics. It is a FREE download available now in the Marvel Comics app for iOS and Android devices and in the Marvel Comics webstore! The new monthly previews for the Marvel NOW! universe features sneak peeks of Avengers World #1, All-New Invaders #1, Black … [Read more...] about Marvel NOW! Previews #1 Launches Today
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 8, 2013
It's time for our weekly look at the top-selling digital comics of the week. There are a few surprises this week and some predictable results as well. ComiXology 1. Amazing X-Men #2 2. Superior Spider-Man #23 3. Inhumanity #1 4. Earth 2 #18 5. Batman/Superman #6 6. The Walking Dead #117 7. Amazing Spider-Man #700.1 8. Guardians of the Galaxy, vol. 3 #9 9. Young … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 8, 2013
Comics on the Small Screen: Jessica Jones Gets Netflix Series
Early last month, Netflix announced that it will develop five miniseries based on Marvel comics: Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist will each get their own miniseries, then they will all come together in The Defenders. Last week, the news broke that Twilight writer Melissa Rosenberg will be the writer and executive producer of the Jessica Jones miniseries; she … [Read more...] about Comics on the Small Screen: Jessica Jones Gets Netflix Series
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 1, 2013
Image Comics elbows DC aside in this week's comiXology chart, with a bit of help from a half-price sale, but Kindle readers are bullish on DC's new 52 graphic novels. comiXology 1. The Walking Dead #117 2. Saga #16 3. Infinity #6 4. All New X-Men #19 5. Hawkeye #14 6. New Avengers, vol. 3 #12 7. Superior Spider-Man #22 8. Uncanny Avengers #14 9. Black Science … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 1, 2013
Understanding the (Marvel Comics) Universe
Marvel Comics have been around for 70 years, and during that time their universe of characters has been steadily growing and evolving; in a recent talk, Marvel vp of web and application development Peter Olson sketched out the dimensions: over 8,000 named characters, written and illustrated by 5,000 creators, appearing in 30,000 comics, 32 movies, and over 30 television shows. … [Read more...] about Understanding the (Marvel Comics) Universe
Digital Comics Bargains for Black Friday
Stay away from the mall this Black Friday and scoop up some digital deals for yourself—or your friends. Dark Horse has an amazing deal on Star Wars comics: A megabundle of over 150 single issues for $100. The bundle includes Brian Wood's Star Wars (set in the world of the original movie), the kid-friendly Clone Wars, all three arcs of The Crimson Empire, and all sorts of … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Bargains for Black Friday
Digital Comics Bargains for November 15, 2013—Updated!
Just in time for the holiday travel season, we have a ton of great digital comics deals. Load up your e-reader now, and you'll be good until the holiday gift cards come in. Indie publisher Top Shelf is having a big digital sale across all platforms—that's comiXology, Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and Comics Plus. The sale includes steep markdowns on two of the most acclaimed books of … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Bargains for November 15, 2013—Updated!
New Ms. Marvel Will Be Muslim Teen from New Jersey
Marvel turned a lot of heads this week with the announcement that its newest superhero will be a 16-year-old Muslim girl, Kamala Khan. Kamala is the daughter of Pakistani immigrants, lives in Jersey City—and can change her shape at will; with her newly awakened powers, she is taking the name Ms. Marvel. The Ms. Marvel character has been around since 1968, and Khan is not the … [Read more...] about New Ms. Marvel Will Be Muslim Teen from New Jersey
Digital Comics Bargains for October 18, 2013
ComiXology brings on the vampires this weekend with a sale on True Blood, the comic based on the HBO show: Graphic novels are $4.99, single issues are 99 cents, through Sunday evening. You'll have to act fast to take advantage of their other weekend sale, the Marvel vs. sale (Marvel Universe vs. the Avengers, Marvel Universe vs. the Punisher, etc.), as it ends this … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Bargains for October 18, 2013
Digital Comics Bargains for October 4 2013
May the digital comics be with you! Dark Horse Digital kicks off the first weekend of October with a sale on Star Wars graphic novels, in particular, two kid-friendly series: Star Wars Adventures and Star Wars: Clone Wars. Both are on sale for $2.99 each, a considerable markdown from the list price of $4.99 to $6.99. ComiXology counters with an Ultimates sale, with single … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Bargains for October 4 2013
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for September 29, 2013
This is a very interesting week for digital comics best-sellers, for two reasons: It's the first week without a new issue of the perennial best-seller Injustice: Gods Among Us, which has dominated the charts since we started compiling these lists, and three platforms (comiXology, Kindle, and Nook) had a 99-cent sale on Fables with varying effects on their lists. Let's take a … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for September 29, 2013
ComiXology Passes 200 Million Downloads
Crains New York broke the news this week, in a profile of comiXology and its CEO David Steinberger, that the company has now passed the 200 million download mark. It was just about a year ago that they were at 100 million downloads, so that means they have downloaded 100 million comics in the past year or, if you do a bit of rounding, roughly 2 million comics per week. Now, … [Read more...] about ComiXology Passes 200 Million Downloads