DC Comics recently became available on the new iVerse ComicsPLUS app. This is an important marker of how ComiXology, now owned by Amazon, may no longer be the de facto monopoly digital distributor. It’s content that drives customers, and with one of the best-known American companies no longer exclusive, things may change even more in future. The new app also offers “graphic novel rental for one, two, or five days at prices lower than purchase, and the ability to import […]

The New York Times has the scoop: Archie Comics is relaunching their flagship Archie title with a new #1 issue next year. (The most recent issue was #262.) They’re aiming for a “new look and an edgier tone”. The effort is timed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Archie, who was introduced in 1941, and coincides with plans for a television series on Fox and an apparel line from the fashion designer Marc Ecko. Good luck with the TV show […]

We’ve learned, in this brave new age of sharing, that content publishers want their material valued piece by piece. Their thinking seems to go, no matter how bad the movie, it should be worth at least $15 to buy a digital copy, given their costs and the value of their libraries. Sites like Netflix and Pandora, though, realize that customers don’t want to worry over every little transaction. They want rich libraries to browse through for one monthly fee (or […]

Thrillbent, the digital comic site created by Mark Waid and John Rogers, has its own iPad app. Makes sense, since the iPad is nearly perfect for reading digital comics. The Thrillbent comic app does something very smart, that customers often ask for: it provides the ability to import your own comic files in PDF, CBR, or CBZ formats (which includes ComiXology backups) from Dropbox. Now, there are a few glitches/areas for possible improvement. Once you’ve imported your own comics, there […]

As they did last year, a group of webcomic cartoonists this weekend are providing a number of online panels. There’s still time today to get advice on running an anthology, find out about comic-makers’ day jobs, and see the panel with my favorite title, “I’ve Been Doing Webcomics HOW LONG?” Many of these are recorded, so you can check in on your schedule. In your jammies, in keeping with the convention name! As they say, Not everyone can go to […]

I’ve previously recommended Poorcraft: The Funnybook Fundamentals of Living Well on Less, an advice-heavy graphic novel by C. Spike Trotman and Diana Nock covering all kinds of personal finance information. Now, there’s a sequel. Poorcraft: Wish You Were Here changes things up. It’s again illustrated by Nock, but this time, it’s written by Ryan Estrada, a seasoned traveler who’s going to give us advice on vacation and travel on a budget. Spike returns to run the Kickstarter, which has various […]