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Posts Tagged ‘Comics’
A round-up of magazine-related news. Fast Company released another standalone iPad app, this time for its “United States of Design” feature, and it’s a free download. Via @newmanology “Fantastic Spin,” a video short produced by Fantastic Man magazine. Via @luismendo Magazine designer Michael Bojkowski updates his OK Interrupt portfolio. Daniel Gray on the problem with buying [...]
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This article was posted on September 16, 2011 under the category News, and covers the following topics: App, Comics, Daniel Gray, Demibooks Composer, Ebooks, Fantastic Man, Fast Company, iPad, Michael Bojkowski, Newmanology, OK Interrupt, Papercut
I really like this initiative: Someone who goes by the name of “Slim” has launched a Tumblr site that lists digital comics that can be purchased for the sum of $2. Appropriately enough, the site is called “2 Dollar Comics.” Pictured in this post, The Adventures of Bernard the World Destroyer, a comic drawn and [...]
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This article was posted on February 11, 2011 under the category Comics, News, and covers the following topics: 2 Dollar Comics, Comics, Digital Comics, Skottie Young, Slim, The Adventures of Bernard the World Destroyer
So far we’ve seen quite a few comic publishers get their own Comixology-powered apps, but as far as I know, Templesmith Comics (for iPad and iPhone) is the first one that is creator-specific. As the name suggests, the app sells all of the creator-owned series that prolific artist Ben Templesmith has produced for IDW. Not [...]
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This article was posted on January 28, 2011 under the category Comics, and covers the following topics: App, Ben Templesmith, Comics, Comixology, Digital Comics, IDW, iPad, iPhone, Pricing
Warren Ellis recently pointed to this rather interesting post by Brett Jackson that lays out a way to sell works in PDF form for use on the iPad (and iPhone too, but who wants to read PDFs on iPhone) by avoiding the iTunes Store, and more importantly, Apple’s 30% cut and selection process. It’s all [...]
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This article was posted on January 16, 2011 under the category Books, Comics, News, and covers the following topics: Books, Brett Jackson, Comics, iPad, iPhone, PDF, The Not .99 Method, Warren Ellis
This kind of thing — DC Comics announcing a simultaneous release in print and digital at the same price — annoys the hell out of me. Sure, the excuse publishers keep coming up with is that they don’t want to anger the loyal comic store owners that form the backbone of their business, but really, [...]
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This article was posted on January 11, 2011 under the category Comics, Commentary, and covers the following topics: Comics, DC Comics, Digital Comics, Lending, Licensing, Pricing
Will digital bring about the death of print? No, not at all. What’s going to happen is that each one will cause the other to evolve in some way or another. On the print side, expect to see greater attention going into the object itself, and in the production of an experience that simply cannot [...]
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This article was posted on January 11, 2011 under the category Comics, New Releases, Print, and covers the following topics: B.ü.L.b Comix, Comics, Packaging, Print
As part of its “Digital December” series of articles, Comics Alliance posted a rather detailed look at the idea of ownership when it comes to digital comics, and it’s a bit of an eye-opener, especially if you assume that most of those digital purchases you’re doing on your iPad give you ownership — although the [...]
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This article was posted on December 28, 2010 under the category Comics, Commentary, and covers the following topics: Comics, Digital Comics, Digital Goods, iPad, Ownership
I posted yesterday about my absolute love of the new Sad Comics app — and indie comic series by Roman Muradov — and now we get a peek at the actual design process of the app thanks to this lengthy and visual breakdown by the app’s designer, Alex Komarov. It’s really quite fascinating to see [...]
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This article was posted on December 23, 2010 under the category Comics, and covers the following topics: Alex Komarov, App, Comics, Design Process, Digital Comics, Indie Comics, iPad, Pretentious Press, Roman Muradov, Sad Comics
Waking up this morning and finding out about the release of Pretentious Press‘ Sad Comics app for iPad absolutely made my day. This is a beautiful thing, and a true sign that indie comics can really make a splash on the device, by way of their own apps. Now, in general, I’m not particularly supportive [...]
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This article was posted on December 22, 2010 under the category Comics, Commentary, New Releases, and covers the following topics: App, Comics, Digital Comics, iPad, Pretentious Press, Pretne, Pricing, Sad Comics
The Comics Alliance site this week launched a series of articles it’s calling “Digital December,” in which the site checks in with a few of the major comic publishers to talk about all things digital, which includes each company’s upcoming plans in the digital comics space. Below are links to the four pieces that have [...]
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This article was posted on December 17, 2010 under the category Comics, and covers the following topics: Boom! Studios, Comics, Dark Horse, DC Comics, Digital Comics, IDW