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The pros and cons of making a digital jump with comics

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Feb 6th, 2012)

Anime News Network did an in-depth comparison of reading manga on an iPad vs. a Nook Color today, after Viz Media sent them both devices so they could do a hands-on look at making the digital jump. After taking a hit from the closing of Borders, Viz decided to turn its popular Shonen Jump ...

Comixology reigns over comics on the iPad

by Mike Schramm (Jan 27th, 2012)

While there are still quite a few good comic book reader apps on the App Store, there's really only one choice for buying digital comics directly from the publishers: Comixology's aptly title Comics app. Comixology launched early on iOS devices, beginning with a web interface and then the very ...

Using iBooks Author to produce a comic

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 25th, 2012)

When iBooks Author was released last week, I saw the potential for using it to port the webcomic I co-create to the iPad to go along with our upcoming print edition. I'm not alone, as Richard Stevens of Diesel Sweeties immediately took the chance to test iBooks Author by creating an ebook with the ...

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 ...

IDW releasing comics for iBooks

by Mike Schramm (Sep 7th, 2011)

Most of the comic books released on the iPad and iPhone have been inside of special apps (many of which are run by ComiXology, actually), but here's another option. Comic book publisher IDW is set to release some graphic novels and comic books through iBooks, meaning that you can buy them right ...

ComiXology launches version 3.0

by Mike Schramm (Aug 26th, 2011)

ComiXology has been all over the App Store, delivering comics for both DC and Marvel in their various official apps. But the company has been doing some work on its home app lately as well: Comics by ComiXology version 3.0 has hit the App Store, and brings with it a whole slew of updates and ...

Bone comic now available on Comixology

by Mike Schramm (Jul 15th, 2011)

Jeff Smith's Bone comic is one of my favorite series ever -- it skillfully combines an epic fantasy story with some hilarious cartoon characters, making for a really solid tale that will appeal to all kinds of readers. And now the series is fully available in a digital format for the first ...

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 ...

Dark Horse Digital coming to iOS April 27

by Chris White (Apr 20th, 2011)

The wait is finally almost over, Dark Horse Digital will be releasing their iOS app on April 27! I love reading comics on the iPad, the form-factor and experience is perfect. In fact, I prefer it to paper comics. However, while Marvel, DC Comics and some other publishers have been adding more ...

Green Hornet comics now available on iOS

by Mike Schramm (Jan 17th, 2011)

The Green Hornet movie was number one at the box office last weekend (despite some less-than-stellar reviews), so if you saw it and want to read up on the hero, iVerse Media sends a note that the books are now available on your iPhone. The Green Hornet comics app is completely free, and separate ...

Digital collections make comics on your iPad easy and cheap

by Mike Schramm (Dec 31st, 2010)

Our friend Macenstein has a nice tip running over on his blog about how to get more comics on your iPad. The iPad is a device that seems made for comic book reading -- that display is colorful and bright, and the touchscreen lets you examine comic art from any size or angle. The problem, however, ...

Viz brings mainstream manga to the iPad

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Nov 8th, 2010)

Viz Media, LLC introduced its first iPad app this past week, Viz Manga, and it's something that I've personally waited a long time to see. I've been a manga fan for years, ever since I saved my allowance as a teen to buy $18 copies of Ranma 1/2 in the mid-90s. A good section of my bookcase ...

Turn your MacBook into the Justice League

by Michael Grothaus (Oct 18th, 2010)

We've written about MacBook decals in the past, but I couldn't resist showing this one to you guys and gals (especially the comic book fans out there). Stuff Off Decals is selling a Justice League sticker for MacBooks. The sticker is designed in the Justice League animated series fashion and ...

Apple patent turns video games into comics

by Mike Schramm (Aug 13th, 2010)

This might be the wackiest patent that I've ever seen Apple apply for. The company has recently put in a patent to describe the process of making a digital comic book out of a video game playthrough. The idea here is that you'd play through a segment of a video game (Mass Effect is the one used in ...