Here's a question: When you buy digital media, what are you actually getting for your money? Actual ownership over a copy of the media -- a la analog media purchases -- or just permission to watch/read/listen to something whenever you want? That's the question currently at the heart of a lawsuit about digital music files.
If you’ve ever been tempted to start reading comic books via digital distribution, this may have seemed like the perfect month to do so; in addition to DC Comics relaunching its superhero line with simultaneous print and digital releases throughout September, Marvel Comics has also relaunched its “Ultimate” line this month, including a simultaneous print/digital [...]
ComiXology, the company behind both its own digital comic store and the technology that powers similar stores for publishers like Marvel Comics and DC Comics, has solved a dilemma for loyal fans wanting to step into the future: Thanks to their just-announced Digital Storefront Affiliate program, no longer will fans have to choose between buying [...]
On the eve of New York Comic-Con, I’m proud to present Techland’s Digital Age of Comics panel. The venerable Douglas Wolk will be moderating a star-studded panel of comic giants.
Following Marvel Comics, DC Comics and Scott Pilgrim, Image Comics have teamed with ComiXology to launch an iPhone/iPad app for their titles, including Savage Dragon, Youngblood, John Layman’s wonderful Chew and Robert Kirkman and Todd MacFarlane’s Haunt (Kirkman’s The Walking Dead has been available through ComiXology’s own app for some time).
ComiXology is celebrating one year of digital comic distribution today in a way that offers its users many happy returns.
Here’s something for the comics conspiracy theorists amongst you: DC Comics’ iPhone/iPad app no longer offers any titles from the Vertigo line, although they’re still available on ComiXology’s own app.
Buried – although not deeply enough, it seems – in the press release about DC Comics’ new digital strategy is this quote from co-publisher Jim Lee:
DC announced its long-awaited digital publishing initiative this morning–and there’s a lot of interesting subtext to pull out of its announcements. (See Peter’s interview with DC’s Jim Lee and John Rood for the details.) Here are a few notes on what some elements of the announcement might mean.
In a move that’s sure to rock the comic book industry, DC Comics is finally making the greatest universe of superheroes available on multiple digital platforms starting today. The biggest news, though, is that DC will offer day and date editions of current and ongoing titles across all platforms for $2.99. To kick things off, [...]
With the creation of iPhone/iPad apps for both Marvel Comics and indie publisher Boom! Studios so far this year, New York-based comiXology seems to be stepping into the position of the company most likely to help publishers transition into the world of digital comics. I spoke to the company’s CEO, David Steinberger, earlier this week [...]
