Feb 29th 2012 By: Caleb Goellner
Toys: Hot Toys is teasing prototype pieces for its upcoming 1/6 scale figure based on
Batman: Arkham City. [
Hot Toys]
Thought Pieces: Tom Spurgeon and others ponder the future of comic book back-issue sales. [
The Comics Reporter]
Digital: IDW is currently offering its selection of
Doctor Who comics for $0.99 a pop on comiXology. [
IDW]
Webcomics: ShiftyLook has announced its third dormant Namco Bandai game to get a webcomic adaptation:
Bravoman. [
Kotaku]
Digital Comics: Apple has finally added a proper "Comics & Graphic Novels" section to its iTunes bookstore. Most of the currently available material was already for sale in iBooks, but it's nice to see a legit section after all this time. [
Robot 6]
Contests: Mighty Fine is hosting a
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World t-shirt design contest with judges Bryan Lee O'Malley and The Beguiling's Chris Butcher. Get those submissions in before March 28. [
Mighty Fine]
Art: Eyeshield 21 artist Yuusuke Murata
recently posted a super cool multimedia comic on Twitter that's fun to read (and employs some interesting DIY 3-D effects) even if you can't read a word of Japanese. [
ANN]