Comixology: What the hell is going on up there?

Find Out More at Comic-Con International Saturday, July 24th. 1:30pm in Panel Room 9.

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NPR: Begun, The Digital Age of Comics Has

... And the previous age of comics, whatever it was called (the Modern Age? The Bronze Age? Copper? Iron? Molybdenum?) ended with neither a bang nor a whimper, but with publishers, creators, retailers and fans exchanging lots of puzzled expressions and a collective shrug.

Comixology offers its own app, through which comics from indie publishers like Image, Dark Horse and Top Cow can be purchased alongside Marvel, DC and BOOM! titles. There's also a web viewer, for those who don't own any of the compatible mobile devices.

And those who just hate Apple.

Another platform for downloading and reading digital comics, Graphic.ly, features fewer titles, but unlike Comixology allows readers to download them onto their desktop computer (a web viewer is still in the works). Navigation is easy, the colors are crisp, but what the Graphic.ly folks are really playing up is their social networking/community building elements — friend requests, and what have you.


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Source: NPR

Newsarama: So... Who IS COMIXOLOGY, The Digital Comics Leader?

One year makes all the difference.

When ComiXology launched its "Comics by ComiXology" iPhone app in July 2009, the company appeared to be one in a crowd of developers. After all, there was more than one way to read a comic on Apple products.

But one year later, and ComiXology is all over the news because of its involvement with Marvel and DC. The two leading publishers have chosen ComiXology as a partner in their digital program, and the company is working with more than 30 other publishers, as well as holding exclusives with more than one creator.

So who is ComiXology? Where did they come from? And what are they up to next?

Read the full article here.
Source: Newsarama

Comic News: Bleeding Cool Looks at Comixology

"Basically, yes, it works and I’m happy to read comics on a computer like this. It feels less finicky than Longbox, there’s no download necessary and the front page isn’t covered by CBR reports."
- Rich Johnston

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Source: bleedingcool.com

Comic Vine Walks Through ComiXology's Online Reader

The amazing Sara from Comic Vine gives you a walk-through of Comixology's digital reader. Don't forget you can pick up Wanted, The Darkness, and other titles for free on Comixology.

Watch the video here.
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Industry News: ComiXology's iPad Comics Reader App in Pictures

ComiXology has announced their Comics by comiXology App for the Apple iPad, and are claiming it has the largest library of comics in the device, with 1300 books from 30 publishers, including 150 you get free just for downloading the app. Which is even more than you get with the Marvel Apple iPad device which they also designed.

Source: bleedingcool.com

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ComiXology Exclusive Preview: Witchblade #135

Witchblade #135
(W) Ron Marz (A) Stjepan Sejic (Cov) Sejic, Darick Robertson

“Pantheon” Part 2 of 3, Guest-starring Aphrodite IV!

The android assassin Aphrodite IV is back in town, and Sara’s confrontation with the cold-blooded killer will force her to face her own actions during “War of the Witchblades.”

Featuring a cover by series artist Sejic and a variant cover by Darick Robertson (The Boys)!

Cover A – Stjepan Sejic
Cover B – Darick Robertson
Cover C - Fantastic Realm variant by J. Scott Campbell and Nel Ruffino

Full Color 32 pages $2.99 ongoing series

Click here to see more exclusive preview pages.

Source: ComiXology

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ComiXology Podcast: Ep 130: Broken Trinity Pandora's Box with Bryan Edward Hill and Rob Levin

Broken Trinity: Pandora's Box writers Bryan Edward Hill and Rob Levin joins ComiXology this week to discuss the 6-issue miniseries from Top Cow.

Listen and download the podcast here.

Source: ComiXology

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Huge High-Five to All Our Fans

You guys are all amazing!

We just received word that 9 out of the top 10 in-app purchases on Comixology are Top Cow titles.

High-flippin-Five!

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Multiversity Comics Looks at Top Cow's Move into the Digital World

As we move further and further into the Digital Age, more and more people are wondering what the future holds for comic books. Like any form of print media, it is slowly dipping its toes into the digital format, hesistant to dive in so to not demolish their existing audience of fans who prefer their media to come in a more tangible form. However, with the ascension of ComiXology and the move of big names in the industry like Marvel, Red5, and Image to supporting applications of that sort, the digital wave is coming sooner rather than later.

Given that they've been quick on their feet in recent months, aggressively marketing themselves and very carefully their brand identity, it should be no surprise that Top Cow Productions is now making a move to the digital world. Take a look at their press release after the jump, and ask yourself this - how long do you think DC will hold out as the last big gun to not go digital?

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PW's The Beat: Top Cow has digital strategy!

PW's The Beat did an interesting interview with a sharp young fellow from a radio show the other day — yesterday, in fact — (details to come) and he asked if any comics publishers had a “digital strategy” and we had a hard time thinking of too many names. But Top Cow does seem to be plunging boldly forward on a variety of carriers.

Top Cow Productions, Inc. proudly announced today that the publisher has partnered with comiXology, iVerse Media, WOWIO, Amazon.com and Longbox Digital to distribute their digital comics on mobile, portable and desktop readers.

The move is in direct response to requests from fans and in an effort to tap into a new growth market. The publisher plans to focus on primarily archival material and sold out issues of recent series. The first of Top Cow’s digital comics will be available beginning December 10th, 2009.

Top Cow will release the following titles for the month of December for free: Witchblade #1, Wanted #1, The Darkness/Pitt #1 (already available on Comics by comiXology), Witchblade #80, Tracker First Look, The Darkness Volume 3 #1, Berserker #0, Impaler Volume 2 #1, Hunter-Killer #1 and The Darkness Volume 1 #1. Each week will see new issues available for fans to download.

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CBR News: Top Cow Announces It's Digital Distribution Plans

Official Press Release

Top Cow Productions, Inc. proudly announced today that the publisher has partnered with comiXology, iVerse Media, WOWIO, Amazon.com and Longbox Digital to distribute their digital comics on mobile, portable and desktop readers.

The move is in direct response to requests from fans and in an effort to tap into a new growth market. The publisher plans to focus on primarily archival material and sold out issues of recent series. The first of Top Cow’s digital comics will be available beginning tomorrow, December 10th, 2009.

Top Cow’s digital comics have been optimized and reformatted for mobile devices and desktop computers, such as Amazon’s Kindle and Apple’s iPhone. The publisher will have numerous first issues and entry point issues available for free, as well as a pay-per-download.

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Top Cow mentioned in iPhone App Article

I thought that I might be writing about reading comics on Apple’s revolutionary new tablet, a much-rumored expanded version of the iPod, by now, but their September meeting came and went with no news on that front. So I’m still reading on my iPod Touch, which has the virtues of clarity and portability and the vice of tininess.



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Scoop reports on FREE The Darkness/Pitt #1

Top Cow Productions has announced that the first issue of their crossover mini-series The Darkness/Pitt, which sold out at the distributor level, is now available free of charge on comiXology’s Comic store-library-reader application for the iPhone beginning Wednesday, September 9, 2009. The issue will also be available in its entirety on comiXology.com.

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The Darkness/Pitt #1 Free on Comics by comiXology

Top Cow Productions, Inc. proudly announced today that the first issue of The Darkness/Pitt, which has sold out at the distributor level, would be made available for free on comiXology's Comic store/library/reader application for the iPhone beginning this Wednesday, September 9th. The issue will also be available in its entirety on comiXology.com.

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