[...] story, by Brian Michael Bendis (writer) and Alex Maleev (artist), started as a motion comic before being published, which is a reversal of the usual order. That suggests (one hopes) that this [...]

[...] to myself, this is a motion comic they’re talking about, right? The unloved bastard child of limited animation cartoons? Then I watched this [...]

I’ve been waiting for something like this.

[...] by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday and directed by Cassaday and Neal Adams. I’ve been harsh on motion comics before, but what I saw of it was better than I expected. Astonishing X-Men: Gifted [...]

[...] and Shout! Factory have announced the second in their line of motion comic collections on DVD, after Astonishing X-Men (out September 28). Iron Man: Extremis is due out [...]

[...] had thought, after not hearing of any new motion comics since last year, that the unholy hybrid of comic panels and limited animation had died out like the [...]

There are a couple of things to also consider:

- Motion comics predominantly use ‘authentic’ comic book artwork. They don’t rely on the traditional cel-based animation techniques that were around in the 60s Marvel animations.
- Their motion may be somewhat limited, but if we want to retain the authenticity of the original source material, compromises have to be made.
- It’s a very new medium/field and it will take years before it matures.
- New digital platforms such as the iPhone are ideal for delivering such content. As much as I love paper-based comics, I don’t want to carry a bag full of them if I’m going on a long train journey etc…
- The average kid doesn’t buy comic books anymore, that’s a sad fact. Perhaps motion comics will develop their interest in the medium.

Downloading comics? Are they really comics if they are digital and not on paper? The feeling is gone then I thought.

Anyway, the good thing is that there is room now for everything, every style of storytelling, whatever the name wich can not be important at all. Paper-cartons will be there just as sliding around cartons, one thing does not have to diminish the other. What´s good is that now no one have to be all dependent on big distributors or publishinghouses to reach out with whatever they chose to produce…

Once that expression is movement, music, and voice acting, how is it still a comic and not a different medium entirely?

And what do motion comics have to do with not worrying about “Mom and Pop shops” closing and cutting off graphic novel access? You buy comics online already (and legally download some of them), or from shops that aren’t small chains.

But somebody will get inspired and take this thing further, maybe someone my sons age who was´nt on in the 60s and otherwise just know online 3D-worlds.

For me, no problem with lots of choice in the way stories are told. I think motion comics are both accessible and will also inspire lots of storytellers to do something themselves and get it out there. If a thousand halfassed stories leads to one wonderfully made and told it´s a good thing.

And you can’t say “why squibble over the technique? Important — does it tell a story?” when the technique is linked to how the story is told.

[...] not questioning it — Archie is the biggest comic name available on iTunes, if you ignore the motion comic animation approach DC and Marvel are taking. As a result, those apps aren’t on the same list [...]

[...] Yet another company jumps on the “motion comic” bandwagon… [...]