We just brought you a preview of Archer & Armstrong #8, but what of that other wonderfully offbeat superhero title we do a regular commentary track for, you ask? What of Edison Rex? We’ve got you covered–and even if ComiXology is still lagging, we’re assured that Edison Rex #6 will...
ComiXology has released a statement saying that the free Marvel Comics #1 issues offered this weekend at South by Southwest have created such a disruption in the online retailer’s services that they’re “pausing the promotion for the time being” and fans can fill out a form to be notified when...
Following Marvel’s announcement at South by Southwest in the last hour that they will be giving away 700 free #1 issues of their comics for the next three days, digital comics retailer ComiXology has experienced “heavier than normal server traffic” which has led to many fans being unable to login...
Last year at South by Southwest, Marvel Comics introduced Infinite Comics, a new way of reading that was tailored to the digital environment. This year, Marvel announced a new, ongoing series beginning on July 9th titled Infinite Comics. Presumably featuring a revolving cast of creators and characters, they announced today...
Arrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim tweeted a message out to viewers earlier this week: If you want to know how Deadshot managed to survive his first appearance on the show, when he seemed to have been killed, and ended up on your TV half a season later, you should check...
With the news hitting yesterday that Batman: Li’l Gotham would not only become an ongoing title (as opposed to the periodic, holiday-driven one-shots we’ve seen so far), but also launch a print edition that will collect the online chapters, the newly-minted title jumped to the top of many fans’ DC...
Things are about to get much cuter in the Batman universe. Beginning with February 10th’s Valentines Day-themed issue, DC Entertainment’s popular, digital-first series Batman: Li’l Gotham by Dustin Nguyen and Derek Fridolfs will become a regular, bi-monthly series. A print edition of the series will launch in April. Following the success...
In addition to reappearing in the DC Universe in May, Booster Gold will appear in the May issue of Smallville Season 11, according to DC Comics’s May solicitations. And he’ll be bringing the Legion of Super-Heroes along with him. The issue before will see Batman and Martian Manhunter working together...
DC Comics announced today that, based on the success of Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, they will launch a similar series for Superman, as well, titled Adventures of Superman. That’s right–the series will be free of continuity, feature Superman in his classic “underwear on the outside” costume, and feature...
Artist Dalton Rose will bring Monkeybrain Comics fans Phabula #1 on Wednesday, described as a story of “a young girl [who] travels across a dangerous landscape of scorcerers and monsters in search of a means to lift a curse, and along the way she will have to challenge the greatest...
Earlier today, ComicsPlus by iVerse Media announced that Thrillbent, Mark Waid’s publishing imprint for new creator-owned digital comics, has launched on their platform. The creative team behind Irredeemable and Incorruptible bring Insufferable to ComicsPlus, a story described as “a new tale of dark peril, high adventure, and a superhero family torn apart!”...
Image Comics yesterday announced the launch of a new website in support of The Activity, Nathan Edmonson and Mitch Gerdas’s series from the publisher that follows the missions of the secret operatives on Team Omaha, part of the ultra-clandestine Intelligence Support Activity. Using an interactive world map, visitors can learn...
We’d already written up some of our thoughts on the best comics and movies of last year, but as the week rolled on, we wanted to recognize some of the standout talents of 2012 on an individual basis, as well. What were some of the books, creators and characters we...
DC Comics has released a preview of Arrow #2, the second print edition of their popular digital-first comic book based on the hit CW series (which is, in turn, based on DC’s Green Arrow). Written by series creators Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg, the comics are illustrated by a round...
Comics by comiXology is ranked third on Apple’s chart of the top-grossing iPad apps of 2012, according to Inside Mobile Apps. Much of the rest of the top ten are free-to-play mobile games which cost money when you buy additional content such as in-game currency. You can check out the full...
