4:00 PM, Friday, April 5th, 2013 - Posted by John Wilson
Mark Waid has launched Thrillbent 2.0.
The relaunch of his digital comics portal will offer weekly updates as well as a new embedding feature.
"What we were looking at is the end of Thrillbent 1.0 - the subtle months-long shakedown cruise where we saw what works and what doesn't," the Daredevil writer told Comic Book Resources.
"This is essentially Thrillbent 2.0. It's a whole new look, a new design and a lot of cool additions. The big takeaway is that we'll have three new series on Monday, Wednesday and Friday."
The new schedule includes an installment of John Rogers and Todd Allen's new strip Arcanum every Monday.
Waid and Peter Krause's Insufferable will return for updates every Wednesday, with the new Damnation of Charlie Wormwood arriving on Fridays from Christina Blanch, Chris Carr and Chee.
The new Thrillbent website also allows readers to embed the comics into their own websites
7:00 AM, Saturday, March 30th, 2013 - Posted by Brant Fowler
Marvel has "Hulked Out" their subscription service to offer all-new features and benefits with Marvel Unlimited. By becoming a member, you can access over 13,000 comics anytime, anywhere via the free Marvel Unlimited app. You can use this on your desktop, laptop or digital device of your choice (iPhone or iPad, Android app coming soon).
If you become a member, you get exclusive offers and sales not available to anyone else. There are members-only newsletters with title recommendations as well.
The annual subscription for Marvel Unlimited is $59.88 or $9.99 per month. So you save 50% by ordering annually!
8:00 AM, Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 - Posted by Brant Fowler
Jump into the Cosmic side of the Marvel Universe with their latest offering on Infinite Comics, the Guardians of the Galaxy. Here's the official press release:
Marvel is pleased to present your first look at the upcoming Guardians Of The Galaxy Infinite Comic - featuring the warrior Gamora! Last year, Marvel changed how the world experienced digital comics with Infinite Comics, and today the Marvel ReEvolution continues as blockbuster writer Brian Michael Bendis and artists Mike Oeming, Ming Doyle & Mike Del Mundo, introduce fans to the cast of one of the biggest comic launches of the year! With two Infinite Comics starring Drax, & Rocket Raccoon available ABSOLUTELY FREE via the Marvel Comics app (for iPhone®, iPad®, iPod Touch® & Android devices) and online in the Marvel Digital Comics Shop, the fun has just begun!
They're protecting the Marvel Universe one alien invasion at a time, and TODAY get your first look at just who the Guardians of the Galaxy really are in all-new, FREE Guardians of the Galaxy Infinite Comics! What secrets do Drax, Rocket Raccoon, Groot and Gamora hold? Find out now!
6:00 PM, Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 - Posted by Brant Fowler
At South by Southwest over the weekend, Marvel made several announcements. Among those was another project they had previously teased, Project Gamma. After viewing the video it wasn't immediately clear what it entailed, but combined with the info below, we now understand that it's a new way of incorporating audio and music into your digital reading experience. Watch the teaser video via the CR YouTube channel linked below, then read the press release for all the information. And let us know in the comments below what your thoughts are on this innovative advancement.
Marvel's PROJECT GAMMA-The Sound of Things to Come!
Leading Entertainment Company Introduces Innovative Immersive Audio Comics Experience
The future of digital comics must heard to believed-enter Project Gamma! As announced yesterday at SXSW 2013's Interactive Expo during theMarvel: House of Ideas panel, Marvel is pushing the barriers of what has been considered a traditional comic with the introduction of Project Gamma - a unique, immersive experience that brings fully adaptive music and sound together with digital comics to create a whole new audio-visual event. An industry first, this exciting innovation will launch later in 2013. Project Gamma is the result of a landmark partnership between Marvel Entertainment, Momentum Worldwide and CORD (A Cutting Edge Company), whose composers & producers have worked on award-winning films such as the Harry Potter series, Looper, Drive and The King's Speech.
"Last year we pioneered storytelling language and visual experience of digital comics with the introduction of Marvel Infinite Comics. This year we're innovating again, redefining the digital comics experience by fully utilizing mobile device technology to further enhance the emotional resonance of Marvel's epic stories through Project Gamma", said Peter Phillips, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Marvel Digital Media Group. "Working with Momentum Worldwide & CORD, we've created an adaptive audio experience that dynamically tailors itself to both the events in the comic and the individual reader's behavior, from lingering on panels to quickly swiping between pages. Every fan's reading experience is unique."
Now Project Gamma joins the next phase of the Marvel ReEvolution, alongside several other landmark initiatives, continuing Marvel's unwavering commitment to delivering the ultimate fan experience!
"From a creative standpoint, I couldn't be more excited to evolve comic storytelling with the inclusion of audio that reaffirms Marvel's unwavering commitment to the growth and innovation of digital comics in the experience we've codenamed Project Gamma", said Axel Alonso, Editor in Chief, Marvel Entertainment. "The inclusion of adaptive audio adds another layer of emotion to the reading experience, drawing fans deeper into the story in way they've never experienced before. Most importantly, this doesn't turn the comic into something else-readers still control the pace of the story and the story is still driven by the words and images that define this medium."
Since the launch of Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited in 2007, the first major digital comics program in industry history, Marvel has been on the forefront of digital comics publishing. After becoming the first major publisher to offer single issue sales in 2009, Marvel has continued to expand its digital comics offerings to numerous platforms, with an unrivaled library of award-winning storytelling. Marvel also became the first comics company to offer free digital copies with select print issues and comic shop coupons with the purchase of a digital comic. In 2012, Marvel Entertainment pioneered Infinite Comics, a new digital comics format developed to optimize the reading experience on mobile devices. With the announcement ofProject Gamma, Marvel is the first major comics company to unify a truly adaptive audio experience with interactive digital comics reading.
This year, read - and HEAR - comics books like never before with Project Gamma, Marvel's innovative, intuitive and immersive new adaptive audio experience!
Stay tuned to www.marvel.com for more information on Project Gamma and more of Marvel's groundbreaking SXSW announcements. Join the conversation on twitter using #MarvelSXSW.
5:30 PM, Monday, March 11th, 2013 - Posted by Brant Fowler
Marvel was full of announcements at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2013 this year. And among those was the news of expanding their online programming. These are a couple of excerpts from an article about this development on Marvel.com:
"We go to the big screen theatrically a couple times a year," says Senior Vice President & General Manager of Marvel's Digital Media Group Peter Phillips. "We have home entertainment that you can watch whenever you want. We have great animation that we show on Disney XD in the Marvel Universe block. We also have the small screen, which is our website, our games, and our digital products. There's something that's missing. This original video can tie it together. It's an opportunity to have more on-demand content that's brand focused that people can enjoy when they want."
Among the new content announced: the Blair Butler hosted "Marvel's Earth's Mightiest Show," a weekly look into everything Marvel and pop culture, from news to celebrity interviews. Butler comes from the popular G4 series "Attack of the Show!"
And here's the teaser video:
What are your thoughts on this all new programming? Let us know in the comments below!
2:00 PM, Monday, March 11th, 2013 - Posted by Brant Fowler
For two weeks now, there has been speculation over Marvel's teasers of Marvel #1 and the Count on Marvel images. Thoughts of linewide reboots, to empty stabs at DC, to weekly series and more have been discussed, argued and refuted. Well, we finally have an answer.
In this posting, we're talking Marvel #1. Both teasers had the pound sign and numeral one, which was made up of various Marvel characters. It was red names on a black background. People thought these were all getting new #1 issues, or maybe it would be a Marvel NOW! compendium, or something along those lines. The second teaser was identical, only it was a white numeral outlining the red names on a red background, with the promise of a reveal at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2013. And now we have our answer.
Jim Beard said in a write-up on Marvel.com that "In an unprecedented new reader initiative, Marvel Comics unleashes Marvel #1, an offering of over 700 first issues from the length and breadth of the company's history at no charge. This special promotion begins Sunday March 10 and runs until 11PM Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 12 as freedownloads via the Marvel Comics app and Marvel Comics Digital Comics Shop."
So the offer has already begun, and as of this posting, you only have about a day and a half to take advantage of it. A pretty short window, but understandably so.
"This is the perfect way to show everyone how much we believe in our material by letting them try the first issues for free, because we're sure once they start, they won't stop," says Marvel SVP - Sales, Digital & Print David Gabriel.
This offer is of course geared toward new readers or readers who haven't tried Marvel in a while. With being able to try over 700 #1 issues for free, it is a tempting offer. If you like reading digitally.
The offer does include the Marvel NOW! titles, so if you've been on the fence about diving into that pool, now's your chance to do so risk free. Who knows, you may enjoy them!
If you'll be taking advantage of this offer, let us know in the comments below! Find them on ComiXology here.
10:30 AM, Monday, March 11th, 2013 - Posted by Brant Fowler
For two weeks now, there has been speculation over Marvel's teasers of Marvel #1 and the Count on Marvel images. Thoughts of linewide reboots, to empty stabs at DC, to weekly series and more have been discussed, argued and refuted. Well, we finally have an answer.
In this posting, we're talking Count on Marvel to Always Deliver - Cuts Above the Rest. You may recall these two teaser images with those phrases accompanied by 52 slash marks. The first was black with red slashes, the second red with white slashes, and it added that the information would be revealed at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2013, which is currently underway. And reveal they did.
Just like many speculated, it is in fact a weekly, year-long series. And yes, the slashes did point to Wolverine. And finally, as some even deduced, it will be a digital only series via Marvel's Infinite Comics on the Marvel app..
Here's the announcement video:
As the video revealed, the digital series will begin on July 9, 2013, just weeks before San Diego Comic Con.
So, who's excited for this? Is anyone going to try this out? Let us know in the comments below!
7:00 AM, Monday, March 11th, 2013 - Posted by Brant Fowler
Yesterday, Marvel put out a video spotlighting Marvel AR from South by Southwest (SXSW) 2013. The video goes into detail on what AR is capable of and all the features it presents users. Check out the video, then let us know below if you use Marvel AR and what you think about it.
12:00 PM, Sunday, March 10th, 2013 - Posted by John Wilson
Joe Casey's Sex has not been made available through the Apple Store.
The Image Comics title has run afoul of the company's sexual content rules.
The Piotr Kowalski-illustrated debut issue, which was released on Wednesday (March 6), cannot be purchased from the Image Comics or comiXology iOS apps.
The publisher has recommended that readers buy Sex #1 directly from its site or from iBooks and sync their copy to their iOS device and preferred app.
Casey and Kowalski's ongoing series follows the story of Simon Cooke - formerly known as veteran superhero the Saint - who decides he wants to live a 'normal life'.
Cooke finds the adjustment far more difficult than he expected, his costumed life not having prepared him for the real world.
5:15 PM, Thursday, March 7th, 2013 - Posted by Chuck Moore
The good folks at comiXology contacted us sharing some exciting news from SXSW Interactive. They unveiled a revolutionary digital comics platform within comiXology which will allow comic book creators and fans to build a worldwide following and profit from their work through a new portal called comiXology Submit. Independent talent can easily upload their work for evaluation and comiXology does the rest. Publish, read and distribute comics on the go, all in one place.
Submit features include the ability to:
- Publish high-quality approved works with Guided View technology
- Read comics on your mobile devices as a immersive, cinematic experience
- Distribute on its comiXology's buy once, read everywhere platform
- Download on iTunes, Android and www.comixology.com
Further, Shannon Wheeler, creator of the critically-hailed "Too Much Coffee Man" series and a contributing cartoonist to The New Yorker will be at SXSW this weekend partnering with comiXology on a special project. Look for additional details as they are unveiled right here at ComicRelated.com!
The relaunch of his digital comics portal will offer weekly updates as well as a new embedding feature.
Marvel has "Hulked Out" their subscription service to offer all-new features and benefits with Marvel Unlimited. By becoming a member, you can access over 13,000 comics anytime, anywhere via the free Marvel Unlimited app. You can use this on your desktop, laptop or digital device of your choice (iPhone or iPad, Android app coming soon).
Joe Casey's Sex has not been made available through the Apple Store.
