Comic Books Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Comixology hits 65 million downloads, lands exclusive Marvel digital deal

by Mike Schramm (May 8th, 2012)

We've posted about Comixology's domination of comic book content on iOS before -- it's certainly not the only app that lets you read and even buy comic books, but it's by far the most popular, and keeps getting even more so. The company has just announced that it's reached 65 million downloads ...

Free iPad comic tells the story of Operation Ajax

by Mike Schramm (Nov 16th, 2011)

I've been reading a lot of comics on the iPad lately, and while I love my iPad for a lot of reasons, I think reading comics is one of the best reasons to own an iPad. The big, beautiful screen brings comic art to life exquisitely, most apps allow you to zoom in and out of bigger pages at will, ...

Image Comics joins the ComiXology banner

by Mike Schramm (Oct 3rd, 2011)

ComiXology has grabbed yet another major comic book publisher for its iOS app, this time recruiting Image Comics to publish to the digital platform day and date with the paper releases. The app has already landed both DC and Marvel in publishing agreements, so adding the Image stable of comics ...

DC announces digital comics will arrive day-and-date with print versions

by Mike Schramm (Jun 1st, 2011)

DC Comics made a huge announcement yesterday regarding its entire line of comic books, basically saying that on August 31, the company will restart 52 of its weekly publications, bringing them all back to issue number 1 and making significant story (and costume!) changes to many of its popular ...

Publishers' choice: Will the iPad be the hero or villain of the comic book industry?

by Michael Grothaus (May 8th, 2011)

Music piracy rose to epidemic levels at the beginning of the 2000s (although, according to Wired, those days are now over). There were many causes of this growth in piracy -- high speed internet access, easy-to-use P2P software -- but perhaps the biggest accelerator of music piracy was ...

Official DC Comics app is live

by Keith M (Jun 23rd, 2010)

ComiXology has done it again. First the Marvel Comics app was released, powered by the company's familiar engine, and then one recently for BOOM! Studios. Now DC Comics has finally released its own app, running on ComiXology's familiar interface. So far the DC store's offerings are rather slim, ...

Apple admits mistake over pulling of graphic novel

by Mel Martin (Jun 16th, 2010)

Apple has reversed a ban on the app version of Robert Berry's comic book edition of James Joyce's "Ulysses," which has nudity. Apple has also lifted a ban on a graphic that shows 2 men kissing in Tom Bouden's graphic novel of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest." The Associated Press ...

Ray Zone's 3D Jungle Adventures Comic brings a bit of 1953 to the iPad

by David Winograd (May 15th, 2010)

Ray Zone's 3D Jungle Adventures (US$0.99) is native iPad comic book that took me back to when I was ten and my parents brought me to a flea market. There I picked up a ten year old copy of The House of Terror published by the now defunct St. John's Publishing Company. It was in gloriously gory ...

iPad in the family: What it'll take

by Michael Grothaus (Feb 8th, 2010)

When Steve Jobs announced the iPad, I thought it was neat, but I didn't see how it would really fit into my life. What could it do for me that my iPhone or MacBook Pro couldn't? It seemed like that gap Steve Jobs said the iPad filled was targeted at a group of people I didn't belong to. So I asked ...

TUAW @SXSW: The "comics on handhelds" panel

by Chris Ullrich (Mar 23rd, 2009)

Chances are, if you're reading TUAW, you most likely love all things Apple and Mac. You may also be an iPhone or iPod touch user. And, like many Apple lovers (including myself), you may also be a fan of comic books. If so, what if you want to take your comics on the road with you and don't want to ...

Comic Books on the iPhone: 'Super Kaiju Hero Force'

by Chris Ullrich (Mar 14th, 2009)

If you're reading TUAW you most-likely are a fan of all-things Apple including the Mac and the iPhone. You may also be a fan of comic books. If so, the folks at Crispy Comics have a deal for you. Now available for the iPhone and iPod Touch directly from the iTunes store, Crispy Comics is producing ...

ComicBookLover

by Scott McNulty (Jun 20th, 2006)

Bit Cartel has recently released ComicBookLover, an application that allows you to view, organize, and archive your digital comics. It sports a number of very cool features including: full screen mode on external monitors, smartlists, auto-resizing of pages and much more. All of this for a low, low ...