Stan Lee Writes Story For 2009 Marvel Digital Holiday Special
It’s always special when comic book legend Stan Lee writes a story, and with that in mind, we’ve got some good holiday news. Stan Lee will be making his Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited exclusive debut with a special Fantastic Four story in the 2009 Marvel Digital Holiday Special.
The 2009 Marvel Digital Holiday Special is an exclusive, four-part comic available only at Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited. Stan Lee’s Fantastic Four story will be called Marvel Digital Holiday Special: Rock of Ages and have art by Nick Dragotta.
In the story, The Thing will teach the rest of Marvel’s First Family all about Chanukah, and in turn, they impart some lessons of their own on some would-be street toughs. There will also be an art cameo by Lee’s Fantastic Four co-creator Jack Kirby.
Robot Comics Releases News on Comics for Nintendo DSi
Another one bytes it. Robot Comics has announced that it will release comic books that will be readable on the Nintendo DSi. The comics will be free and will not require any additional downloading or installing of third-party materials. Using the Nintendo DSi browser and then going to dscomics.com will enable users to start reading the comics! Read more
What’s the Role of Digital and Web Comics? ComiCon Goers Tell Us!
In our previous article on attendees at the recent Charlotte ComiCon, the people we spoke with were all more or less in agreement on their reasons for being there: a fun atmosphere, true love of comic books and the search for some great reading material and additions to their collections. Would they feel so unified over the ever-emerging presence of web and digital comics?
For retailer Guy Joyner, part of the experience of coming to shows like these was to help build up his customer base, saying, “You need to be out here to see customers over and over to establish a relationship. That’s what keeps this all going.” In an increasingly virtual world, would customers still want and even need those relationships as online comics are on the rise from both major and independent publishers?
Why Digital Comic Books Will Never Kill Print Comic Books
There have been several articles recently suggesting that new digital mediums for publishing comic books could mean the end of print comic books. A lot of these articles appear to be born out of DC Comics executive John Cunningham talking about how a small shift in readers to digital could throw off the economics of print comic books. While I agree that digital is an exciting new medium for comic books, I strongly disagree that digital comic books will mean the end for print comic books.
While printers for the newspaper and magazine publishing industries should be sweating the rise of Kindle and other digital mediums, comic book printers have much less to fear. Here is why. People buy newspapers primarily to find out about the latest news. People buy magazines primarily to educate and entertain themselves. People buy comic books primarily to collect them as a hobby.
Marvel Announces New Online First Digital Comics
Marvel has just announced their second wave of online-first titles for their digital comics program. These titles are available exclusively for Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited subscribers.
The new titles include Astonishing Tales: Wolverine/Punisher, Astonishing Tales: Iron Man 2020, Astonishing Tales: Mojoworld, and Wolverine: Agent of Atlas. There is also a Marvel Digital Holiday Special comic that will debut on Wednesday, December 17, 2008.
Here are the details on the new online comics. Astonishing Tales: Wolverine/Punisher is written by C.B. Cebulski with art by Kenneth Rocafort. The comic features a no-holds-barred Wolverine/Punisher tale.
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