ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com/media/feedlogo.gif ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Archie's 'New Crusaders' App Brings the Red Circle Heroes to Digital Comicshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/22/archies-new-crusaders-app-brings-the-red-circle-heroes-to-dig/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/22/archies-new-crusaders-app-brings-the-red-circle-heroes-to-dig/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/22/archies-new-crusaders-app-brings-the-red-circle-heroes-to-dig/#commentsFiled under: , ,


We've talked a lot here on ComicsAlliance about the progressive approach to storytelling that Archie Comics has been geared towards over the past few years, but the way that they've embraced digital comics has been every bit as forward-thinking. ... Read more

 

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]]>Archie ComicsArchieComicsBen BatesBenBatesDigital ComicsDigitalComicsIan FlynnIanFlynnMighty CrusadersMightyCrusadersNew CrusadersNewCrusadersRed CircleRedCircleChris Sims2012-05-22T12:00:00 00:00ComicsAlliance Week-in-Review: May 7-11http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/13/comicsalliance-week-in-review-may-7-11/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/13/comicsalliance-week-in-review-may-7-11/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/13/comicsalliance-week-in-review-may-7-11/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,


Sunday is Mother's Day, so don't forget to make your mother a card. If you need some help coming up with some ideas, Chris Sims and some of your favorite superheroes have got your back. But that's Sunday. What about this past Monday through ... Read more

 

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]]>comicsalliance week in reviewComicsallianceWeekInReviewJ. Caleb Mozzocco2012-05-13T21:34:00 00:00Gillen & McKelvie's 'Phonogram: The Singles Club' Available Digitallyhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/10/phonogram-singles-club-comixology-preview-gillen-mckelvie/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/10/phonogram-singles-club-comixology-preview-gillen-mckelvie/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/10/phonogram-singles-club-comixology-preview-gillen-mckelvie/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


In advance of the Image Comics series' much anticipated return later this year, Phonogram: The Singles Club has finally manifested on the mighty comiXology digital comic book service. The sequel to the Britpop-inspired, black-and-white indie opus ... Read more

 

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]]>jamie mckelvieJamieMckelviekieron gillenKieronGillenMATTHEW WILSONMatthewWilsonphonogramphonogram the singles clubPhonogramTheSinglesClubAndy Khouri2012-05-10T11:30:00 00:00'Anomaly' Comic and Digital App Coming in October with Movie to Followhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/02/anomaly-comic-movie-app/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/02/anomaly-comic-movie-app/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/02/anomaly-comic-movie-app/#commentsFiled under: , ,


According to the PR, the next big comic book movie has been announced and it's based on a comic book that you've never heard of. That doesn't mean that you've not been paying attention, though; it's because, prior to the announcement of the the ... Read more

 

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]]>AnomalyBrian HaberlinBrianHaberlinSkip BrittenhamSkipBrittenhamGraeme McMillan2012-05-02T16:00:00 00:00Mark Waid's 'Thrillbent' Launches with 'Insufferable' New Striphttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/01/mark-waid-thrillbent-insufferable-digital-comic/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/01/mark-waid-thrillbent-insufferable-digital-comic/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/01/mark-waid-thrillbent-insufferable-digital-comic/#commentsFiled under: ,


It's been teased for more than a month, but Mark Waid's new digital comic venture Thrillbent finally launched today. The first installment, Insufferable, is a new series co-created with former Irredeemable partner Peter Krause which, fittingly, ... Read more

 

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]]>InsufferableMark WaidMarkWaidPeter KrausePeterKrauseThrillbentGraeme McMillan2012-05-01T15:30:00 00:00iVerse to Release a Digital Comics Service for Librarieshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/01/iverse-comics-plus-library-edition-digital/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/01/iverse-comics-plus-library-edition-digital/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/01/iverse-comics-plus-library-edition-digital/#commentsFiled under: ,


If you're still on the fence about paying for digital comics instead of their print counterparts, your local library could soon offer a very free workaround for reading single issue comics and graphic novels. Come July (tentatively, anyway), ... Read more

 

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]]>comics pluscomics plus library editioncomics+ComicsPlusComicsPlusLibraryEditiondigital comicsDigitalComicsiverseiverse mediaIverseMedialibrariesCaleb Goellner2012-05-01T13:30:00 00:00Ryan Woodward to Release Animated Graphic Novel App 'Bottom of The Ninth'http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/26/bottom-of-the-ninth-animated-graphic-novel-app/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/26/bottom-of-the-ninth-animated-graphic-novel-app/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/26/bottom-of-the-ninth-animated-graphic-novel-app/#commentsFiled under: , ,


With all the talk about motion comics, Infinite Comics and standard digital comics, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the idea of an animated comic was old hat. If that is your point of view, you just might change your mind once you've seen Ryan ... Read more

 

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]]>animated graphic novelAnimatedGraphicNovelappsBottom of The NinthBottomOfTheNinthdigital comicsDigitalComicsiosipadiphonemotion comicsMotionComicsRyan WoodwardRyanWoodwardGraeme McMillan2012-04-26T17:30:00 00:00Dark Horse's 'Massive' Earth Day Plans Call for Free Digital Comics [Exclusive Art]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/20/dark-horse-massive-earth-day-digital-comics-brian-wood-kristian-donaldson-john-paul-leon/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/20/dark-horse-massive-earth-day-digital-comics-brian-wood-kristian-donaldson-john-paul-leon/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/20/dark-horse-massive-earth-day-digital-comics-brian-wood-kristian-donaldson-john-paul-leon/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Created by Brian Wood and Kristian Donaldson, The Massive is a new ongoing series that depicts life after "The Crash," the kind of apocalyptic ecological disaster that's been predicted for many years. Naturally (no pun intended), The Massive's ... Read more

 

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]]>brian woodBrianWoodearth dayEarthDayjohn paul leonJohnPaulLeonKristian DonaldsonKristianDonaldsonthe massiveTheMassiveAndy Khouri2012-04-20T16:30:00 00:00Ted Naifeh Teases Upcoming 'Ame-Comi Girls' Artwork With Early Sketcheshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/16/dc-ame-comi-girls-ted-naifeh/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/16/dc-ame-comi-girls-ted-naifeh/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/16/dc-ame-comi-girls-ted-naifeh/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


DC didn't have any official art to show when it announced its upcoming digital comic adapting DC Collectibles' series of anime style Ame-Comi statues (and Halloween costumes) by writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray and artists including Amanda ... Read more

 

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]]>Ame-Comiame-comi girlsAme-comiGirlsDC CollectiblesDcCollectiblesdigital comicsDigitalComicsTed NaifehTedNaifehCaleb Goellner2012-04-16T18:00:00 00:00Mark Waid Launches New Digital Comics Site and 'Insufferable' New Striphttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/16/mark-waid-thrillbent-insufferable-digital-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/16/mark-waid-thrillbent-insufferable-digital-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/16/mark-waid-thrillbent-insufferable-digital-comics/#commentsFiled under: ,


Mark Waid continued the roll-out of his digital comic announcements (including his contribution to Marvel's "Infinite" initiative and he and Jeremy Rock's "Luther" story) at this weekend's C2E2 convention with the news of a brand new digital ... Read more

 

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]]>InsufferableJohn RogersJohnRogersMark WaidMarkWaidPeter KrausePeterKrauseThrillbentGraeme McMillan2012-04-16T16:00:00 00:00DC Digital-First Goes Daily with 'Batman,' 'Ame-Comi Girls,' 'Smallville Season 11' and Morehttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/13/dc-comics-digital-first-batman-ame-comi-girls-smallvile-lindelof/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/13/dc-comics-digital-first-batman-ame-comi-girls-smallvile-lindelof/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/13/dc-comics-digital-first-batman-ame-comi-girls-smallvile-lindelof/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Following test runs with its Batman Beyond Unlimited, Superman Beyond, Justice League Beyond and Batman: Arkham Unhinged titles, DC Comics has emboldened its digital-first distribution initiative to sell original content five days a week via its ... Read more

 

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]]>amanda connerAmandaConnerAme-Comiame-comi girlsAme-comiGirlsbatmanben templesmithBenTemplesmithdamon lindelofDamonLindelofjeff lemireJeffLemireJimmy PalmiottiJimmyPalmiottijustin grayJustinGraysanti casasSantiCasassupergirlAndy Khouri2012-04-13T15:00:00 00:00Graphicly Switches From Digital Comics Distribution To Ebooks Distribution [Exclusive]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/05/graphicly-switches-from-digital-comics-distribution-to-ebooks-pr/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/05/graphicly-switches-from-digital-comics-distribution-to-ebooks-pr/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/05/graphicly-switches-from-digital-comics-distribution-to-ebooks-pr/#commentsFiled under: ,


This has already been a crazy year for comics news, what with Before Watchmen and a number of issues regarding how the industry treats its creators. Digital comics, however, has mostly been business as usual... until now. Graphicly, one of the ... Read more

 

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]]>David Brothers2012-04-05T09:00:00 00:00Terry Moore's 'Echo' Makes its Digital Debut on comiXology [Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/28/terry-moore-echo-digital-comixology-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/28/terry-moore-echo-digital-comixology-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/28/terry-moore-echo-digital-comixology-preview/#commentsFiled under: ,


Terry Moore shifted some creative gears in 2007, when after wrapping more than 100 issues of his acclaimed drama/romance/thriller Strangers in Paradise, he immediately got to work on the more superpowered sci-fi series, Echo. Longtime fans didn't ... Read more

 

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]]>comiXologydigital comicsDigitalComicsEchoTerry MooreTerryMooreCaleb Goellner2012-03-28T13:00:00 00:00Parting Shot: Paper Manufacturer Makes Appeal for Comics on Paper in Retro Issue of 'Newsweek'http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/27/domtar-paper-manufacturer-comics-newsweek-ad-mad-men/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/27/domtar-paper-manufacturer-comics-newsweek-ad-mad-men/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/27/domtar-paper-manufacturer-comics-newsweek-ad-mad-men/#commentsFiled under: , ,


In honor of Sunday's premiere of the new season of Matthew Weiner's Mad Men, Newsweek worked with its advertisers to create a handsome series of ads in the retro style of the hugely acclaimed AMC series. Among them is a comic book-themed piece ... Read more

 

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]]>domtarmad menMadMennewsweekpaperCA Staff2012-03-27T19:00:00 00:00'Smallville Season 11' Writer Brian Q. Miller Reveals More Comic Detailshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/22/smallville-season-11-comic-details/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/22/smallville-season-11-comic-details/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/22/smallville-season-11-comic-details/#commentsFiled under: , ,


When Smallville first debuted in 2001, its mix of pretty teens experiencing the outré seemed like an attempt to reach the same audience as Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Now that the Superman-before-he-was-Superman show has reached its end, it ... Read more

 

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]]>Bryan Q. MillerBryanQ.Millerdigital comicsDigitalComicsSmallvilleSmallville comicSmallville Season 11SmallvilleComicSmallvilleSeason11J. Caleb Mozzocco2012-03-22T14:30:00 00:00'Luther': Mark Waid Goes All In on Digital With His (Free!) Experimental Zombie Comichttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/20/luther-mark-waid-goes-all-in-on-digital-with-his-free-expe/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/20/luther-mark-waid-goes-all-in-on-digital-with-his-free-expe/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/20/luther-mark-waid-goes-all-in-on-digital-with-his-free-expe/#commentsFiled under: ,


At last weekend's WonderCon in Anaheim, Mark Waid announced his plans to launch a line of creator-owned digital comics. As the first step, Waid released an all-new 33-page comic called "Luther," telling the story of a group of survivors trying to ... Read more

 

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]]>Digital ComicsDigitalComicsJeremy RockJeremyRockLutherMark WaidMarkWaidZombiesChris Sims2012-03-20T13:30:00 00:00ComiXology Upgrades to HD Comics Format For Shiny New iPad 3 Ownershttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/19/comixology-hd-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/19/comixology-hd-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/19/comixology-hd-comics/#commentsFiled under:


With Friday's release of Apple's new iPad 3, which comes with a much higher resolution display than previous versions (four times as many pixels, according to Apple), fans were wondering how quickly digital comic companies would take advantage ... Read more

 

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]]>AppleCMX-HDComiXologyDigital ComicsDigitalComicsiPadiPad 3Ipad3Graeme McMillan2012-03-19T14:45:00 00:00ComiXology Releases Jonathan Hickman Creator-Owned Digital Omnibus for $35http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/07/jonathan-hickman-comixology-test-pattern-omnibus-creator-owned-digital-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/07/jonathan-hickman-comixology-test-pattern-omnibus-creator-owned-digital-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/07/jonathan-hickman-comixology-test-pattern-omnibus-creator-owned-digital-comics/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Coinciding with today's release of The Manhattan Projects #1, Jonathan Hickman, Image Comics and digital comics retailer comiXology announced that the popular writer's back catalogue of creator-owned work is now available for the first time in the ... Read more

 

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]]>comixologyjonathan hickmanJonathanHickmanpax romanaPaxRomanared mass for marsRedMassForMarsthe manhattan projectsthe nightly newsthe red wingTheManhattanProjectsTheNightlyNewsTheRedWingtranshumanAndy Khouri2012-03-07T16:00:00 00:00ComiXology Hits 50 Million Digital Comic Downloadshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/05/comixology-sales-50-million-downloads/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/05/comixology-sales-50-million-downloads/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/05/comixology-sales-50-million-downloads/#commentsFiled under: ,


Lacking the monthly sales charts of his print equivalent, the size of the digital comic market has been the subject of much guesswork, rough estimation and outright skepticism over the last few months, especially as publishers such as DC and Marvel ... Read more

 

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]]>ComiXologyDigital ComicsDigitalComicsGraeme McMillan2012-03-05T16:30:00 00:00Mark Waid Demos 'Truly Digital Comics' [Video]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/21/mark-waid-digital-comics-demo-video/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/21/mark-waid-digital-comics-demo-video/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/21/mark-waid-digital-comics-demo-video/#commentsFiled under: ,


Comics writer Mark Waid (Daredevil, Irredeemable) has been uncommonly evangelic about the prospects of digital comics for a while -- I know because I had the privilege of joining Waid for an extended chat on the subject last year, when he was ... Read more

 

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]]>Bryan Lee OMalleyBryanLeeOmalleycully hamnerCullyHamnerivan brandonIvanBrandonjeremy rockJeremyRockmark waidMarkWaidAndy Khouri2012-02-21T15:30:00 00:00