Let’s Get Digital: The Digital Comics Report for June 13th, 2012

Posted on June 13th, 2012 - 19:52 PM by

Another Wednesday is upon us and we’ve got you covered with all the latest and greatest form comiXology! Getting the comics you want has never been easier. Check out the list of buzz worthy books and staff favorites below and let us know what you picked up on your favorite digital comic reading platform today!

Same Day as Print

Dracula World Order: The Beginning: Created and written by Ian Brill, DRACULA WORLD ORDER tells the story of how the greatest villain of all, Count Dracula, takes advantage of a world on the brink of economic collapse. In a world where the top 1% of the population are vampires, the rest of the human race are prisoners…or the 1%’s next meal. Dracula’s own son Alexandru leads the 99% in rebellion against the Vampire elite– in a battle that will leave you breathless.

Transformers: Robots In Disguise #6: ONCE HE WAS: OPTIMUS PRIME! The Autobot gave up his title– returned to his role as ORION PAX! But that doesn’t mean the fight’s over! A shattered planet leads Pax and a squad of fan favorite characters on the trail of the deadliest Decepticon of all… SHOCKWAVE!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Color Classics #2: This tale of the original TMNT expands the Turtles universe, detailing the origin of many familiar faces, such as April O’Neil, Baxter Stockman, and of course the mechanized Mousers!

Kiss #1: You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best! KISS is back in an all-new comic series that will appeal to longtime fans and new readers alike!

Collections and Graphic Novels

Ivy: 226 pages! Ivy, a teenager from a small town longs to leave and pursue her dream of becoming a painter. But life isn’t easy when you never know the right thing to say. After beginning a long-distance relationship with a kindred spirit, Ivy gets a glimpse of freedom too good to pass up. Only while trying to escape her troubles does she start to understand that while she can leave home, she can’t run away from herself.

Viking Vol. 1: The Long Cold Fire: Collects VIKING #1-5 plus a bonus cover gallery! The most violent criminal underworld in history! Finn and Egil, brothers – one bad, one worse – are trying to stab and steal their way to a seat at the table. Two men at war with the world around them. But today’s the the world fights back. From the writer of The Cross Bronx comes a crime book for the 9th Century.

Tricked: 335 pages! Alex Robinson, “the master of true-to-life relationship drama” (Library Journal), has created another tour de force. Tricked follows the lives of six people — a reclusive rock legend, a heartbroken waitress, a counterfeiter, an obsessive crank, a lost daughter, and a frustrated lover — whose lives are unconnected until an act of violence brings them spiraling in on each other. Combining intriguing characters with a story structure that is both complex and innovative, Tricked is not to be missed.

New & Noteworthy Back Issues

Archer & Armstrong (1992) #1: Archer and his peculiar partner are drafted by Armstrong’s brother, the Eternal Warrior, to fight in war on the far side of time and space! But who and what they find there offers ominous clues about what the future may hold Archer & Armstrong and the final fate of the Valiant Universe…

Iron Man Noir #1 – 4: From the Fountain of Youth to the hanging Gardens of Babylon, Tony Stark has conquered them all…but only his closest confidants know it’s all one last-ditch effort to cure the disease that’s slowly killing him.


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