Latest Mark Millar ICON Comics Hit ComiXology

Posted on February 1st, 2013 - 10:18 AM by

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Latest Mark Millar ICON Comics Hit ComiXology

Available today exclusive English language digital debut of Nemesis and Hit-Girl!

February 1st, 2013 – New York, NY – Today comiXology – the revolutionary digital comics platform available across the iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire and the Web – and Mark Millar, creator of Kick-Ass and one of the most celebrated comic authors of all time, announced today the exclusive English language digital debut of two Millar ICON series, Nemesis and Hit-Girl, with plans for more os his ICON digital releases forthcoming!

With only Kick-Ass and Wanted available on comiXology for some time, digital comic fans have waited with bated breath for more digital releases from Mark Millar. The wait is over! Fans will be excited to know that, not one, but two of Millar’s outstanding ICON titles, Nemesis and Hit-Girl, are now available across comiXology’s entire platform that recently crested 100 million downloads of comic books and graphic novels!

“ComiXology boasts the ability to help creators reach a worldwide audience but when a creator at the caliber of Mark Millar joins with us, it’s the comic fans around the world that really win,” says co-founder and CEO of comiXology David Steinberger. “Now Millar fans have an excuse to relive his amazing ICON stories as they’re transformed with comiXology’s immersive Guided View reading experience, while Millar’s work will be poised to find a whole new audience!”

“I couldn’t be happier about this. The comiXology guys are great and I love the idea of the Millarworld titles reaching people who want to try my books after Kick-Ass 2, but don’t live near a comic-book store.” said Millarworld founder Mark Millar. “From this moment on, ALL my books will be available in digital 12 weeks after they’re released in print and we won’t have any delays again. Kick-Ass 2, Jupiter’s Legacy, The Secret Service, Supercrooks, Superior and everything else will be coming to digital very soon and we’ve now got a system in order to make sure it’s never more than 3 months after the print editions. It’s Millarworld’s gift to humanity in these troubled times!”

Mark Millar’s latest ICON titles on comiXology include:

Millar & McNiven’s Nemesis 1-4
Hit-Girl 1-5

About comiXology
Founded in 2007 with the mission of bringing comics to people everywhere, comiXology has revolutionized the comic book and graphic novel world. With the development of the comiXology digital comics platform – with buy-once, read-anywhere availability across across  iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web — comiXology provides the easiest way worldwide for people to enjoy comics anywhere they happen to be! Regularly ranking as the top grossing iPad app in the entire iTunes App Store, comiXology is one of the leading drivers of the iPad economy. Providing the most digital comics on the most devices, comiXology will not stop until everyone on the face of the planet has been turned into a comic book fan.

About Mark Millar
Mark Millar is the writer of Civil War, Marvel’s biggest-selling series of the fifteen years, Ultimate X-Men, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, Spider-Man, Ultimate Fantastic Four and The Ultimates (described by Time magazine in 2010 as the best comic series of the decade). His Millarworld line of comics boasts a roster of creator-owned books such as Wanted, turned into a blockbuster movie starring Angelina Jolie; Kick-Ass, which starred Nicolas Cage; and Nemesis, which Ridley Scott is producing for Fox with Joe Carnahan directing from a script by Joe and Matthew Carnahan. The Kick-Ass 2 movie is released in June, starring Jim Carrey and Chris Mintz-Plasse as shooting begins on The Secret Service, co-created with Watchmen legend Dave Gibbons, with X-Men First Class director Matthew Vaughn writing and directing. In his native UK, he’s the editor of CLiNT magazine, an advisor on film to the Scottish government and managing director of his film and television company Millarworld Productions. In Los Angeles, he recently signed a deal to oversee all Fox’s upcoming superhero movies including The Wolverine, X-Men Days of Future Past and Fantastic Four”


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Save Big During Top Cow’s Heroes and Villains Sale Only on ComiXology!

Posted on January 8th, 2013 - 09:49 AM by

The Son of Merlin is coming and the battle is about to begin. Check out these hot Heroes and Villains comics from the one and only Top Cow on sale this week on comiXology.

Alex O’Roark, the FBI’s top tracker, has his perfect life ripped to shreds when a case to capture the world’s most dangerous serial killer leads him straight into the maw of a werewolf. Now, keeping his secret from his gorgeous fiancé and the FBI, he must hunt down the wolf that infected him before the disease turns him into a monster.

It’s the message on the walls. It’s the feeling in your gut. In this city, ”We Are All Lost.” Ray certainly is; he’s a former cop turned private eye and junkie, haunted by his past in a city with no sun and no hope. A beautiful woman and a slick criminal both offer him the same job: find a girl name Madeline and bring her to them. Ray doesn’t want the job, but he can’t just leave this girl trapped in the middle. Thrust into the city’s twisted underbelly, Ray will unveil Netherworld’s darkest secrets and come face-to-face with his past.

Jonah Wright is an NYPD detective assigned to a mysterious murder case that threatens to rip him from the reality he knows and into the shadow world of his heritage – the Supernatural. Jonah’s quest will drop him deep in the middle of a conspiracy that threatens to tear apart the very fabric of society and will plunge him into an ancient tournament known only as… EPOCH!


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The ComiXologist Podcast #93 – An Interview With Jason Brubaker

Posted on December 26th, 2012 - 10:03 AM by

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Jake and Slim sat down via Satellite with Jason Brubaker to talk reMIND, afros, marketing, animation, 2D, and what he’s reading!

Setlist goes something like this:

  • (01.00) – Afros
  • (01.45) – reMIND: the pitch
  • (02.45) – Marking comics on the web
  • (04.30) – What makes a successful Kickstarter?
  • (08.00) – Animated remIND vs graphic novel
  • (10:00) – Kung Fu animation/design
  • (12:00) – 2D vs 3D animation
  • (15.00) – What is Jason reading right now


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Mark Waid’s Thrillbent Joins ComiXology in a Digital Distribution Deal

Posted on December 19th, 2012 - 11:32 AM by

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Mark Waid’s Thrillbent
Joins ComiXology in a Digital Distribution Deal

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Eisner Award-Winning creator Mark Waid digitally debuts his latest
ongoing super-hero saga Insufferable on comiXology

Insufferable on comiXology comes with bonus material &
displayed in stunning high-definition with CMX-HD

December 19, 2012 – Los Angeles, CA – New York, NY – Thrillbent, Mark Waid’s publishing imprint for new creator-owned digital comics, announced today a digital distribution agreement with comiXology – the revolutionary digital comics platform available across the iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web, recently announced as iTunes #3 top-grossing iPad app for all of 2012.

To celebrate this new partnership, Thrillbent is digitally debuting Eisner Award-winning Mark Waid and Eisner-nominated Peter Krause’s exciting ongoing super-hero saga Insufferable platform wide, collecting the online comic in editions featuring new covers and brand-new bonus material. Also, comiXology fans reading on iPads with the Retina Display will get to experience these comics in stunning high-definition with CMX-HD. Insufferable follows an estranged father and son superhero team (Nocturnus and Galahad) forced grudgingly to reunite to tackle a dangerous new case.

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“Mark Waid is one of the premier comic creators of our time and it’s an honor to feature Thrillbent across the entire comiXology platform,” says comiXology co-founder and CEO David Steinberger, “Waid made waves when he announced his digital-only line of comics and it’s only natural for us to give the Thrillbent line the comiXology Guided View experience and global reach.”

“When we launched Thrillbent.com, our goal was to get expertly crafted creator-owned comics in the hands of readers worldwide, and we see comiXology as the perfect avenue to help reach that goal,” said Thrillbent co-founder Mark Waid. “Thrillbent’s unique style of comics storytelling is a great fit to comiXology’s Guided View, and I know fans everywhere will be astonished by the digital comics evolution both companies are spearheading. You’ve never seen anything like what we can do together.”

Recently announced as iTunes’ #3 top grossing iPad app of 2012, comiXology has over 30,000 comics and graphic novels from more than over 75 of today’s hottest publishers, giving comiXology the widest selection of digital comics anywhere. ComiXology’s availability across the iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web makes it the best digital comics platform for current, newly interested and lapsed comic and graphic novel fans.

About comiXology
Founded in 2007 with the mission of bringing comics to people everywhere, comiXology has revolutionized the comic book and graphic novel world. With the development of the comiXology digital comics platform – with buy-once, read-anywhere availability across across iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web— comiXology provides the easiest way worldwide for people to enjoy comics anywhere they happen to be! Regularly ranking as the top grossing iPad app in the entire iTunes App Store, comiXology is one of the leading drivers of the iPad economy. Providing the most digital comics on the most devices, comiXology will not stop until everyone on the face of the planet has been turned into a comic book fan.

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PRESS CONTACT:

Chip Mosher
press@comixology.com
(323) 642-8416


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David Hine Half-Off Sale!

Posted on November 20th, 2012 - 18:02 PM by

Few creators have achieved the cult-like status of David Hine, his recent hits Bulletproof Coffin, Bulletproof Coffin Disinterred and Strange Embraces have proved the indie sprit is alive and well. This week comiXology is embracing the bizarre with a half-price sale on the selected work of David Hine!

Spawn & X-Men: Civil War Writer David Hine Brings His Magnum Opus To Image Comics! Digitally Re-Mastered, Strange Embrace Will Be Available As Eight Monthly Issues Colored By Flanimals Co-Creator Rob Steen And Lettered By Those Awfully Nice Chaps At Comicraft! Strange Embrace Is A Modern Gothic Psycho-Sexual Tortured Romance And Is Not For The Nervous!

Relive the Golden Age of comics! The Legendary Kane and Hine return to their greatest creations! See Coffin Fly Vs. Zombie Nam Vets! The Shield of Justice walks the Dead Beat! The Unforgiving Eye sees all, forgives nothing! Red Wraith: He’s red! He’s dead! Ramona: Buxom, Beautiful and Bound!


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Advanced Review: Grant Morrison’s & Darick Robertson’s Happy #1

Posted on September 25th, 2012 - 14:51 PM by

Dirty cops, double-crosses, family ties and cold-blooded murder, all hallmarks from the classic crime comics of old. Imagine the scene, a scarcely lined convention hall on an early Sunday morning. Creators nurse their hangovers while wayward fans peruse black and white pamphlets printed on newspaper and laden with naked women, smoking guns and enough F-Bombs to topple the comics code authority headquarters a dozen times over.

From New York to San Francisco, from Seattle to London the locations may have varied but the indie spirit rang true: Funny books didn’t have to be funny any more. This was an era that revived the crime lord and proclaimed the death of the superhero, a renaissance of all things criminal. 2012 has seen that same spirit reborn once again as more and more of the industry’s top creators deliver the goods on comics outside the big two, and as two lone figures cross the grimy snow covered panels in the first page of Grant Morrison’s Happy #1 one thing becomes all to clear, we aren’t in Metropolis anymore.

Happy #1 is Grant Morrison’s first major creator-owned work since….well The Invisibles. It marks a departure from the world of those “Supergods” he’s held so close to his heart these past two decades and a return to the morbid world of brutal crime scenes, shady mobsters and of course … psychedelic hallucinations. Here we have Morrison doing what he does best. In Happy #1 the abstract is not only made tangible, it’s also wrapped up neatly in a nice little ribbon of Pop Culture and presented to readers by way of Darick Robertson’s stunningly grotesque art.

The artist from The Boys, Transmetropolitan and American Splendor delivers spectacularly on this first issue. Happy could very well proved readers with some of Roberston’s best work yet. We’re talking a canvas of filth and blood brought to life in vivid detail thanks to the power of digital (Just wait till you see this in CMX-HD!) and fans of over the top violence as only comics can provide should be more than happy with this debut issue. However don’t let the gore fool you, Happy #1 doesn’t simply deliver violence for the sake of violence, it’s dives deep into a genre of Tough guys, fast talkers and unsavory characters then quickly turns it on it’s head.

To read this first issue is to stand before the run-down doorway of crime comics forgotten past. The wallpaper may be fading and the carpet full of stains but there is not doubt whatever is waiting on the other side will thrill, chill and entertain while keeping the grand tradition of crime comics alive as 2012 continues to carry the gas can, oily rags and match sticks for a new generation.

Pick up Happy #1 along with the rest of this week’s new releases tomorrow on comiXology!


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This Weekend – Get The Image Works of Joe Casey for Half-Price

Posted on April 20th, 2012 - 16:20 PM by

Take advatange of all the savings during this weekend’s Joe Casey Image Comics Sale!

A new hero for our times – from the fertile imagination of music superstar, ZIGGY MARLEY! A noble champion has arrived on Earth, and he brings an important message even as he struggles to save his own planet. We guarantee: This is not the comic you think it is! “Honestly, the book really is awesome. It’s pretty much a straight-out, color-saturated, action-packed, mind-altering, insanely kinetic tour de force of pure awesomeness… You can stare at these pages forever, just basking in the unadulterated pop-art beauty of them.” -Comics Bulletin “Marijuanaman has woven a complex tapestry of musical references and deep plot lines that have been said should impress both comic geeks and Bob Marley aficionados.” -Zippycart.com ” Jim Mahfood’s slick and retro-feeling style is just beyond gorgeous. With beautiful women and evil business men that will invoke an air of Pink Floyd, the art in this book is far from the typical ’90s-inspired muscle-bound super-hero fare.” -Guerilla Geek

Adam Archer is Earth’s star-powered champion. But what does his existence mean for the rest of humanity? And how long until the rest of the universe takes notice? Mind-altering aliens! Surreal super-villains! All-out action! The greatest heroic epic of the new age begins here! One issue of GODLAND and you’ll be hooked!

Maybe you’ve seen the PR – now read the comic book! At one time, BUTCHER BAKER was the preeminent, All-American superhero. Now he’s… getting laid. A lot. But one last mission could signal his return to glory, and now he’s back on the blacktop! It’s a balls-out, surreal super-epic from creators JOE CASEY (GODLAND, Ben 10) and MIKE HUDDLESTON (The Coffin), and it starts right here!

The Badass With A Badge returns in a glorious oversized hardcover! Brought to you JOE CASEY (BUTCHER BAKER) and CHRIS BURNHAM (Batman, Inc.) – now with ADDED PAGES of over-the-top sex and violence – experience OFFICER DOWNE as it was meant to be experienced! You’ve never felt ‘command presence’ quite like this! This is the cop that’ll keep coming back for more, even from beyond the grave! Now with all-new bonus features!

Whatever you do don’t pass on the incredible savings this weekend on comiXology! Download the works of Joe Casey for half-price on comiXology right now


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This Week’s Sale: Jeff Smith’s Bone for 50% Off!

Posted on January 17th, 2012 - 01:30 AM by

 

ComiXology finally has the complete Bone available and we are celebrating with a can’t-miss sale! Starting today and running till Jan 19th comiXology fans can embrace Jeff Smith’s epic masterpiece Bone for half the normal download price. Experience all, the magic, mayhem, adventure and excitement for the first time or take this chance to caught up on this critically acclaimed series that has become a beloved world-wide phenomenon. Read the first issue for FREE and then pick up the rest of the series or trades for half-price!

After being run out of Boneville, the three Bone cousins, Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone are separated and lost in a vast, uncharted desert. One by one they find their way into a mysterious valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures.

Follow the adventures of the three Bone cousins – Fone, Phoney, and Smiley – as they strike out from Boneville to find their destiny. Discover the charms of Jeff Smith’s Bone with these collections and single issues!

This week comiXology is proud to present Jeff Smith’s Bone at a great price. Add these outstanding digital comics to your digital library today and be sure to keep an eye out for more great deals from comiXology!

 

 


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The 2011 comiXology Holiday Sale Guide

Posted on December 21st, 2011 - 11:17 AM by

This year comiXology is pulling out all the stops to deliver the largest sale in the history of digital comics! This sale is so big and spans so many different publishers we thought it might be handy to guide some of you through exactly which publishers are offering what deals! The Holiday Sale is in full effect as of right now and here’s what’s being served up:

The 2011 Holiday Sale (beta HTML store link): With so many great offering from all our publishing partners there has never been a better time to be a digital comics fan! Here you will find some of 2011’s best digital comics at a great price! Check out offerings from BOOM! Studios, Oni Press, Image Comics, Dynamite Entertainment and IDW there is something for everybody this year and it’s all on sale!

DC Comics Batman 201 Sale (beta HTML store link):  It’s 201 digital comics at only $0.99 per issue. It’s everything from classic Silver Aged Caped Crusader To Grant Morison’s Pop Culture Opus making run through Batman & Robin. They’ve even thrown in some of the most popular issues of Dective Comics as well including the original Batwoman limited series as well as Scott Snyder’s recent fan favorite run on the series!

Marvel Major Players Sale (beta HTML store link): It’s 175 comics featuring Marvel’s biggest names. With loads of classic crossovers, ground breaking story lines and all your favorite Marvel Heroes and Villains. It’s Everything! With an epic-sized selection of individual comics priced at only $0.99 a piece. It’s all The Captain America, Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-Men and Thor you will ever need at the price you’ve always wanted to pay! Don’t miss out on this awesome opportunity to get caught up on Marvel Comics in time for next year’s big events!

Of course all good things must come to an end but don’t worry this sale will be sticking around until 12/29 that’s plenty of time to fill up on some of these great digital comics, gift a few to your friends, and then come back for a second helping.  Enjoy the comics and Happy Holidays!


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Let’s Get Digital: The Digital Comics Report for October 19th 2011

Posted on October 19th, 2011 - 13:37 PM by

This week Doctor Who joins The IDW collection, Key of Z gets a Same Day as Print release, Marvel brings out The Fearless and DC continues to Rock the New 52! Plus more new comics from Image, Dynamite and all your favorite publishers. What are you waiting for? Let’s Get Digital

Same Day as Print

Batman #2- Batman hunts a new and deadly killer in Gotham City–a killer with a vendetta against Bruce Wayne! But who is this mysterious killer in an owl skull mask? And is he the key to unlocking one of Gotham’s oldest and most terrifying secrets?

Key of Z #1- From the creators of The Amory Wars saga and Kill Audio comes a deadly new vision of New York City! The zombie apocalypse has transformed the city into two separate battle-hardened fiefdoms! And only one man, whose family has been ripped away from him, stands between these two warring factions. Wielding an artifact from the past that imbues him with a surprising power, find out what happens when he discovers the Key of Z. Features a special zombiefied incentive cover by Tony Moore, co-creator of The Walking Dead!

Dungeons & Dragons #12-  The new story arc kicks off here! Fell’s Five has returned home, only to find shattering news for Khal. He’s heading home, and nothing will stand in his way! Join us as John Rogers and Andrea Di Vito bring us the latest chapter in their thrilling adventures of swords and sorcery!

68 (Sixty-Eight) #5- MINISERIES CONCLUSION! Captain Joe ‘Dunk’ Duncan, CIA agent Declan Rule, Doc Russo and a handful of hardened US troopers hold firebase Aries against hordes of Viet Cong, NVA regulars and the rotting risen dead. It’s ‘Custer’s Last Stand’ Vietnam-style in the action/horror filled conclusion to the series’ initial story arc.

Collections and Graphic Novels

Chew Vol. 2-  Collects Chew #6-10! Tony Chu, the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from the things he eats, is on a bizarre new case. A newly discovered fruit takes Agent Chu to a remote island full of secrets, strangeness-and a shadowy killer with a particularly sinister appetite. Presenting the second storyline of IGN.com’s pick for Best Indie Series of 2009 and MTV Splash Page.com’s pick for Best New Series of 2009. Find out what the fuss is about in this latest a twisted and darkly funny comic about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals and clairvoyants.

Okie Dokie Donuts: Open For Business!- Good morning! Welcome to Okie Dokie Donuts. Run by pastry pioneer and cunning culinarian, Big Mama! Okie Dokie Donuts is the best little donut shop in town! What’s her secret? Big Mama rolls in a heaping serving of love into each of her hand made creations! Loyal customers can’t get enough of her tantalizing turnovers.

New and Noteworthy

Doctor Who Vol. 2 #1-9- The Eleventh Doctor era starts here! When the TARDIS becomes infected with holographic spam, the Doctor, Amy, and Rory are forced to land on an alien world, but it’s been targeted for invasion by intergalactic mercenaries! Don’t miss the first adventures of the new Doctor and his companions in the latest volume of this critically acclaimed series.

Amazing Spider-Man #648-651 BIG TIME begins! Big changes are happening for Spider-Man: Bigger threats, bigger guest-stars, and a big opportunity that could turn Peter Parker’s life around! Guest starring The Avengers and The Fantastic Four!

Killing Pickman #4- Convicted child killer Richard Pickman now rots in a cell at Heorot maximum security prison. Has the evil been contained? All who have come into contact with Pickman are plagued with nightmares, paranoia, and thoughts of suicide. Pickman himself claims that he can simply ‘walk out’ of his prison whenever he chooses. Fearing for his life and the lives of all those whom he holds dear, Detective William Zhu does the unthinkable – he bribes a guard at the prison to make sure that Pickman’s life comes to an end!

Spaced Warped #2- Far away, in a land long ago…there was an orphaned farm kid with daddy issues trying to rescue an orphaned princess unaware of her daddy issues! In the tradition of Robot Chicken: Star Wars and Spaceballs, Space Warped continues, with a loving, affectionate parody of the greatest science fiction franchise of all time! The second of a two-issue mini-series, this is a fan-pleasing romp that is sure to deliver!

Check out the above titles plus the other 245 new books added to the comiXology collection this week. Tell us what you’re reading on Twitter and Facebook and be sure to keep an eye out for the latest in Digital Comics news right here!


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