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APP: Wizards of the Coast announces Magic App
Press Release Wizards of the Coast announced today that they will be releasing the first official mobile application for Magic – the Magic: The Gathering Toolbox! This new, free app will allow players to build decks, research strategies, and find ... [read more]
TOYS: Steve Jobs action figure on the way
Wow. Here’s something I didn’t expect to see come across the virtual desk at Major Spoilers – The Steve Jobs Action Figure. Created by Chinese manufacturer Dragon in Dreams, the action figure depicts the late Apple CEO in miniatur... [read more]
APPS: Stan Lee narrates Spider-Man app
Press Release Disney Publishing Worldwide (DPW) has launched today a new, interactive storybook app for young readers featuring the voice of comic book legend and Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee. “The Amazing Spider-Man: An Origin Story” app provide... [read more]
OPINION: Marvel publishing moves may signal something better – Part 2
“Marvel is canceling titles left and right! What has happened to the House of Ideas!? THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING!” Yes, it may indeed be a time to duck and cover if your favorite series is getting … Continue reading → [read more]
DIGITAL COMICS: Devil’s Due launches 50 series-based apps
Press Release Devil’s Due Digital, Inc. announced today the launch of over 50 series-based apps in the Apple iOS storefront. This number of apps gives Devil’s Due Digital the largest selection of standalone comic apps in the App Store–rep... [read more]
DIGITAL COMICS: Vertigo announces day and date releases
Vertigo has announced it is following its parent imprint DC Comics with a number of day and date releases of its titles to the digital format. “We’ve found digital to be a great way to bring in new audiences and … Continue reading → [read more]
MOVIE: The Avengers trailer downloaded 10 million times in 24 hours
Press Release Marvel Studios announced today that the trailer for next summer’s most highly anticipated movie, “Marvel’s The Avengers,” has been downloaded over 10 million times in its first 24 hours on iTunes Movie Trailers (http://www.apple.c... [read more]
Bluewater to commit a portion of Jobs bio comic to American Cancer Society
Press Release Steve Jobs was nearly as iconic as his company logo. His legacy is that of an innovator, risk-taker, a visionary and a genius. With his recent passing, Bluewater Productions along with Paperless Publishing decided to publish the upcoming ... [read more]
DIGITAL COMICS: Two Italian Guys comes to Apple iBookstore
Press Release Mangia Industry is proud to announce the release of Chris Yura’s Two Italian Guys Book 2: Things Get Interesting, the highly anticipated second book in the amusing new comic-style series, now available for download from the Apple iBooks... [read more]
DIGITAL COMICS: IDW Publishing now in the iBooks store
Press Release Continuing to lead the charge of digital comics, IDW Publishing, a leader in digital comics, proudly debuted today the first large collection of comic and graphic novel titles ever available within Apple’s iBooks store. As the first maj... [read more]
IDW Takes Titles To Apple’s iBooks Store
Filed under: IDW, News, Digital Comics
IDW made its first major foray into Apple's iBooks store yesterday, releasing a combination of original graphic novels and collected editions of serialized comic book stories for a total of 19 initial offerings... [read more]
Arcana Studios and MoBaD Media join forces to launch “The Gwaii” 3D mobile app
Press Release Arcana Studios, one of the world’s top graphic novel producers, has partnered with MoBaD Media, a mobile app developer, specializing in 3D children’s storybooks and comics, to launch Arcana’s The Gwaii as an interactive mobile 3D Ap... [read more]
DIGITAL COMICS: Magician Master arrives in digital format before print
Marvel has announced that Magician: Master arrived on the Marvel Comics app ahead of the print edition. “Magician: Master is the first full-length series from Marvel to be published on the Marvel Comics app before arriving in stores,” explained Dav... [read more]
Steve Jobs the focus of Bluewater bio comic
Press Release Steve Jobs is nearly as iconic as his company logo. He’s been called an innovator, risk-taker, a visionary and a genius. He’s also been called unscrupulous, an egomaniac and a corporate pirate. Both sides of this complex personality &... [read more]
‘Simpsons’ Creator Matt Groening’s 1989 Apple Brochure to Hook College Kids on Macs [Art]
Filed under: Comic Strips, Culture
The pop cultural anthropologists at Reddit have unearthed something both brilliant and glorious: a vintage Apple Macintosh brochure with illustrations by a young Matt Groening. Called "Who Needs a Computer Anyway... [read more]
Apple’s new iTunes book store snubs graphic novels category
Is Apple dissing the emerging comics/GN category? Although its thought that the mysterious brain trust in Cupertino sees comics/GNs as an important part of their iPad and iPhone strategy, the new book store that just was announced for iTunes avoids comics big time: they don't even have their own category. [read more]
iTunes Digital Comic Searches Now More Useful
Filed under: News, Digital Comics
Back in the early days of searching for iOS comics on iTunes, if a user wanted to find a specific title their options were limited. Provided a comic was sold as an individual app -- which was commonplace before the ... [read more]
DIGITAL COMICS: BOOM! Studios launches Stan Lee BOOM! Comics App
Press Release BOOM! Studios, one of the top publishers of graphic novels and comic books, announced today the immediate availability of the new free Stan Lee BOOM! Comics App for iOS mobile devices! The app will showcase the digital versions … Continue [read more]
DIGITAL COMICS: Titan Publishing launches comics app
Press Release Titan Publishing is pleased to announce the launch of a brand new comics app, featuring Tank Girl and Lenore comics, available on iPhone and iPad for the first time ever! The new stand-alone app allows iPhone, iPod … Continue [read more]