Alternative Comics & ComiXology Announce Digital Distribution Agreement

Posted on May 8th, 2013 - 15:33 PM by Chip Mosher

For Immediate Release:

ALTERNATIVE COMICS & COMIXOLOGY
ANNOUNCE DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

Key titles from creators Sam Henderson, Steve Cerio and Karl Stevens released today!

May 8, 2013 – Cupertino, CA / New York, NY – ComiXology and Alternative Comics announced today that the long-time independent publisher Alternative Comics has entered into an all-new digital distribution agreement with comiXology, the revolutionary cloud-based digital comics platform available across the iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web.

Independent comic fans will be reading Alternative Comics in an all new dynamic way with comiXology’s cinematic Guided View™ technology. iPad with Retina display users will experience every fine detail of indie comics with comiXology’s high definition format dubbed CMX-HD!

To celebrate the announcement, Alternative Comics is releasing five titles on the comiXology platform from independent comic luminaries, including Karl Stevens’s Failure, Steve Cerio’s Pie, Sam Henderson’s Magic Whistle series including the Humor Can Be Funny collection and 2012’s twelfth issue of the long running humor comic.

“Alternative Comics has an extensive, hilarious and thought-provoking catalog of work by tremendous independent creators and we’re excited to be able to share these stories worldwide on comiXology,” said comiXology’s co-founder and CEO David Steinberger. “Now fans and newcomers alike will be able to get access to these great titles and experience them in a whole new way with our Guided View reading technology.”

“Making Alternative Comics available digitally on comiXology is a big step for us that we are truly excited to take,” said Alternative Comics General Manager Marc Arsenault. “Bringing high-quality independently created comics to a larger readership has always been our mission and having our extensive back list and all of our new books available through comiXology will give a whole new generation of comic fans access to our catalog.”

Here’s a full list of the Alternative Comics titles debuting today across the comiXology platform:

Failure GN by Karl Stevens
Humor Can Be Funny (Magic Whistle) GN by Sam Henderson
Magic Whistle #7 by Sam Henderson
Magic Whistle #12 by Sam Henderson
Pie #1 by Steven Cerio

Future digital releases from Alternative Comics include their first day-and-date release Alternative Comics #4, coming June 26, 2013. The all-ages graphic novel Peanut Butter & Jeremy’s Best Book Ever, by 2012 Eisner Award winning creator James Kochalka (Dragon Puncher, Johnny Boo), is also scheduled to debut digitally this year.

Alternative Comics is an independent comic book publisher with an extensive back catalog of humor, satirical and original creator-owned titles. Jeff Mason ran the company from 1993 until 2008, and it was re-launched in June 2012 by industry veteran Marc Arsenault.

About comiXology
Founded in 2007, comiXology revolutionized the comic book and graphic novel industry by delivering a cloud-based digital comics platform that makes discovering, buying, and reading comics more fun than ever before. ComiXology’s Guided View™ reading technology transforms the comic book medium into an immersive and cinematic experience, helping comiXology become one of iTunes’ top 10-grossing iPad apps in 2011 and 2012. Its new comiXology Submit platform enables independent comics creators to efficiently self-publish and immediately profit from their work. Offering the broadest library of comic book content from the top 75 publishers, plus leading and emerging independent creators, comiXology will not stop until everyone on the face of the planet has become a comic book fan. The privately held company is based in Gotham City. For more information visit www.comixology.com.

About Alternative Comics
Alternative Comics is an independent publisher of creator-owned graphic novels and comic books based in Cupertino, California. The company was founded by Jeff Mason in Gainesville, Florida in 1993. Alternative Comics’ creators and books have been nominated for and won multiple comics and publishing industry awards. Alternative Comics’ publications are distributed by Diamond Comics Distributors, Inc. and Last Gasp.

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Comixology And Harpercollins Publishers Team Up To Debut Warriors Manga iOS App

Posted on April 2nd, 2013 - 15:37 PM by Chip Mosher

For Immediate Release:

COMIXOLOGY AND HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
TEAM UP TO DEBUT WARRIORS MANGA IOS APP

Experience thirteen manga titles inspired by Erin Hunter’s epic Warriors series now available across comiXology’s entire platform and the Warriors Manga iOS app

April 2nd, 2013 – New York, NY – ComiXology and HarperCollins Publishers announced today the debut of the Warriors Manga iOS App that includes thirteen titles from the Warriors Manga series that will also be available on comiXology – the revolutionary digital comics platform available across the iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web. Warriors’ fans that own an iPad with Retina display will now see more than ever before with comiXology’s high definition file format dubbed CMX-HD!

“Warriors is an amazing series that’s a phenomenon among younger readers. We’re thrilled to present these graphic novels in new and exciting ways with comiXology’s cinematic Guided View reading technology,” says comiXology’s co-founder and CEO David Steinberger. “We’re also excited to help expand the readership of Warriors to a new audience of fans worldwide through comiXology’s international reach.”

“The release of the Warriors Manga iOS App allows Warriors fans to take some of their favorite manga with them wherever they go,” says Corinne Helman, Vice President, Digital Publishing and Business Development. “We’re excited to have our books available on the comiXology platform.”

Here is a list of the Warriors Manga titles being released:

Warriors: The Rise of Scourge
Warriors: The Lost Warrior
Warriors: Warrior’s Refuge
Warriors: Warrior’s Return
Warriors: Tigerstar and Sasha # 1: Into the Wild
Warriors: Tigerstar and Sasha # 2: Escape from the Forest
Warriors: Tigerstar and Sasha # 3: Return to the Clans
Warriors: Ravenpaw’s Path # 1: Shattered Peace
Warriors: Ravenpaw’s Path # 2: A Clan in Need
Warriors: Ravenpaw’s Path # 3: The Heart of a Warrior
Warriors: SkyClan and the Stranger # 1: The Rescue
Warriors: SkyClan and the Stranger # 2: Beyond the Code
Warriors: SkyClan and the Stranger # 3: The Rescue

These Warriors Manga titles can be purchased, downloaded and read through the Warriors Manga iOS app as well as comiXology’s Comics4Kids iOS app with “parent friendly sync” and the entire comiXology platform.

Warriors is a New York Times best-selling series by Erin Hunter chronicling the fantastic adventures of the four Clans of wild cats: ThunderClan, WindClan, ShadowClan and RiverClan in their forest home.

The Warriors Manga series is the graphic adaptation of the popular novel series, which includes some original stories in the Warriors universe. Originally published in 2007, the Warriors Manga features a host of talented writers and artists including Erin Hunter, Dan Jolley, Bettina Kuroski, James Barry, and Don Hudson.

About HarperCollins
HarperCollins Children’s Books is one of the leading publishers of children’s books. Respected worldwide for its tradition of publishing quality, award-winning books for young readers, HarperCollins is home to many timeless treasures — Charlotte’s Web, The Chronicles of Narnia, Goodnight Moon, Where the Sidewalk Ends, the Ramona series, Where the Wild Things Are; and popular new classics—The Graveyard Book, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and the Warriors and Fancy Nancy books. Consistently at the forefront of digital innovation, HarperCollins Children’s Books delights young readers through engaging storytelling in all formats, including ebooks and apps. HarperCollins Children’s Books is a division of HarperCollins Publishers, one of the leading English-language publishers in the world and a subsidiary of News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV). Headquartered in New York, HarperCollins has publishing groups in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia/New Zealand, and India. You can visit HarperCollins Children’s Books at www.harpercollinschildrens.com and HarperCollins Publishers at http://www.harpercollins.com/.

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PRESS CONTACT:

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

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ComiXology’s Submit Self-Publishing Platform For Independent Comics Creators Poised To Transform The Comic Book Industry

Posted on March 6th, 2013 - 11:25 AM by Chip Mosher

For Immediate Release:

COMIXOLOGY’S SUBMIT SELF-PUBLISHING PLATFORM FOR INDEPENDENT COMICS CREATORS
POISED TO TRANSFORM THE COMIC BOOK INDUSTRY

Turnkey marketing and sales channel for independent comic book and graphic novel
creators; works by Shannon Wheeler, Becky Cloonan, and Jake Parker and other top creators available today

New York, NY, March 6, 2013 – Starting now, independent comic book and graphic novel creators can build a worldwide following and profit from their work. Through a portal called comiXology Submit, from comiXology, the revolutionary digital comics platform, independent creators simply need to upload their comic book and graphic novels for approval at no cost. ComiXology does the rest, from transforming the work with comiXology’s Guided View™ reading technology, to making it available on comiXology’s buy once, read anywhere digital comics platform, which includes an iTunes top 10-grossing iPad app, iPhone, Android, Kindle Fire and Windows 8 apps, and a web store and reader at www.comixology.com. Creators and comiXology equally split all profits, with creators maintaining full ownership of their work.

ComiXology Submit enables independent comics creators, from promising new talent to established veterans, to reach a global audience of comic book fans for whom comiXology already created the first viable digital marketplace for leading publishers. At the same time, comiXology Submit bolsters comiXology’s commitment to bringing its customers the best and most diverse content available.

Independent creators’ works will be transformed into Guided View™ , comiXology’s groundbreaking technology that turns reading comics into an immersive, cinematic experience. Works from Shannon Wheeler (“Too Much Coffee Man” cartoons), Jake Parker (“The Antler Boy and Other Stories”), Becky Cloonan (“Wolves,” ”The Mire”), Richard Stevens (“Diesel Sweeties”) and other top independent creators are available today, with many more to follow now that the platform is open.

“While we continue to push ourselves to innovate the digital comic experience, comiXology Submit provides an incredible opportunity for creators to sell their work to a highly targeted and global audience of comic book and graphic novel fans,” said David Steinberger, comiXology co-founder and CEO. “The next generation of creators will reap great benefit alongside more well known creators selling books that are no longer available in print.”

“This is also about making sure we always have the best, most diverse content available, the best reading and buying experience, and at the same time, supporting comic book creators around the globe,” said John D. Roberts, comiXology co-founder.

“ComiXology Submit opens it up for independent comic books artists, creating the chance to digitally publish comics that one can sell everywhere,” said Shannon Wheeler, creator of the critically hailed “Too Much Coffee Man” series and a contributing cartoonist to The New Yorker. “When I created ‘Too Much Coffee Man’ 20 years ago in Austin, I spent many late nights making the stupid comics. Then I spent long days bugging shop owners to sell my stuff. Then I spent minutes losing the invoices, ensuring I never got paid. With comiXology Submit, I could have spent all that time creating my comics and I’d have gotten paid twice as often too.”

More details about comiXology Submit will be unveiled on Saturday at 5:45 PM CST at SXSW Interactive, as comiXology co-founder and CEO Steinberger takes the stage with fellow co-founder Roberts and Wheeler on the SXSW GEEK Stage at the Palmer Auditorium in Austin, TX.

Creators interested in submitting works for approval can visit http://submit.comixology.com. Comic book fans interested in finding works by independent creators now available on comiXology are invited to visit http://www.comixology.com/submit.

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PRESS CONTACT:

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

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First Ever Digital Convention Exclusive Featuring Atomic Robo for ECCC ’13

Posted on February 25th, 2013 - 13:07 PM by Chip Mosher

For Immediate Release:

COMIXOLOGY, RED 5 COMICS & EMERALD CITY COMICON ’13
TEAM UP TO BRING YOU THE FIRST EVER DIGITAL COMIC CONVENTION EXCLUSIVE!
FEATURING ATOMIC ROBO

Every ECCC ’13 badge holder will get a code to redeem this
First Ever Digital Convention Exclusive
created in Guided View™ technology available only on comiXology

Atomic Robo digital comic to go on sale to general public Wednesday, March 6th after ECCC ’13

Febuary 25th, 2013 –New York/Calgary/Seattle – ComiXology, Red 5 Comics & Emerald City Comicon have teamed up to bring fans the first-ever digital convention exclusive — Atomic Robo: Along Came a Tyrantula. Every ECCC ’13 badge holder will find a redemption code on the back of their convention badge that entitles them to this digital only Atomic Robo comic. Fans at the show will be the first to experience this first of its kind convention exclusive that showcases how comiXology makes exciting new, immersive and innovative storytelling techniques possible by utilizing comiXology’s Guided View technology – that can only be experienced on comiXology!

For those digital comic fans not attending ECCC’ 13, don’t fret! Atomic Robo: Along Came a Tyrantula will be made available for sale worldwide on Wednesday, March 6th across comiXology’s entire cloud-based platform that includes iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web.

“This is not a paper comic adapted to digital. It was a from-scratch ground-up experiment with the boundaries of the comic reading experience. Without the tools that comiXology’s Guided View provides, it would not have been possible,” said Atomic Robo creators Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener. ” We can’t wait to hear the reaction from the Emerald City Comicon debut. Atomic Robo is an action scientist, and it was great to have the chance to more deeply explore his action side for this comic.”

“ComiXology is not only committed to making it easier to discover, buy and read comics and graphic novels, but also to evolve how stories are told,” said comiXology co-founder John D. Roberts. “It’s been gratifying to see creators taking advantage of comiXology’s Guided View reading technology to tell their stories over the last several years – and it’s especially rewarding to work with Brian and Scott of the Atomic Robo team to really push forward what the digital comics experience can be.”

“ComiXology has been amazing in their support of Emerald City Comicon and we’re excited to offer this completely new kind of digital convention exclusive at ECCC ’13 first!” said Emerald City Comicon Convention Director Jim Demonakos. “Each and every attendee will be able to get this free exclusive and we won’t even have to worry about running out!”

Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener’s Atomic Robo comic series from Red 5 exploded on to the comic scene in October of 2007. Garnering numerous Eisner Award nominations over the years since its debut, the Atomic Robo series follows the adventures of an automated intelligence machine named, what else, Atomic Robo, as he rids the world of evil and has fun while doing it!

ComiXology will be presenting at Emerald City Comicon ’13 at booth #2101 while Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener of the Atomic Robo creative team will be at G-04.

ComiXology was most recently in the news this past January with the formation of “comiXology Europe”, a division of the company to be headquartered in Paris, France that will be spearheading the acquisition of international language content across the European continent. This news was followed shortly by the announcement of a distribution agreement with leading French publisher Delcourt Publishing Group.

Previously in December Apple revealed that comiXology’s iPad app ranked #3 in Apple’s 2012 Top Ten Grossing list, and was the only app to make the Top Ten list for 2 years consecutively. In October of 2012, comiXology crested 100 million comic and graphic novel downloads with more than 50 million of those happening in 2012 alone – continuing a trajectory of record-shattering growth.

With over 30,000 comics and graphic novels from more than 100 publishers, comiXology offers the widest selection of English language digital comics in the world. ComiXology’s availability across the iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web makes it the best digital platform for newly interested, current and lapsed comic and graphic novel fans worldwide.

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 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 Red 5 Comics
Red 5 Comics creates and produces cinematic-style comic book entertainment, debuting its first titles in October 2007 and earning the year’s Gem Award as Best New Publisher. It was founded by Paul Ens, former Director of Lucasfilm’s Lucas Online, and Scott Chitwood, co-founder of TheForce.net and regular contributor to SuperHeroHype.com.
For updated information on Red 5 Comics and their titles, visit www.red5comics.com

About Emerald City Comicon
After more than a decade in existence, Emerald City Comicon has established itself as one of North America’s largest and well-respected shows of its kind and has become the premier event of its type in the Northwest. For more information, visit www.emeraldcitycomicon.com

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PRESS CONTACT:

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

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Final HAWKEN:GENESIS Gives 5000 HAWKEN Credits!

Posted on February 13th, 2013 - 13:34 PM by Chip Mosher

For Immediate Release:

Amazing Promotion With the Final Installment of
HAWKEN: GENESIS

Archaia and Meteor Entertainment Partner with comiXology on the Last Installment With A Discount On the Full Digital OGN and In-game HAWKEN Credits

Los Angeles, CA (Feb. 13, 2013) – The fourth and final installment arrives through comiXology Feb. 13, 2013 and features a code for 50% off the full HAWKEN: GENESIS graphic novel on comiXology and a code to redeem for 5,000 In-Game Credits for HAWKEN. With thousands of players engaged in the free-to-play online video game since its Open Beta in December, award-winning graphic novel publisher Archaia Entertainment and free-to-play video game publisher Meteor Entertainment want to thank the HAWKEN community.

This preview is available across comiXology’s entire digital comics platform, including the iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web. “The Cost of Doing Business” is written by Jeremy Barlow (Star Wars, Mass Effect), with illustration by Nathan Fox (DMZ). It can be accessed through comiXology via this link: http://cmxl.gy/X6iomS

Downloading this FREE release by 12 a.m. PST on March 13, 2013 will entitle fans to receive a unique discount code that can be redeemed for 50% off the final HAWKEN: GENESIS graphic novel, to be released on comiXology on March 13, 2013. Fans will also receive a unique code that can be redeemed within the free-to-play online mech first-person shooter HAWKEN, good for 5,000 Hawken Credits—in-game currency that can be used to buy items, accessories, and to upgrade your mech. These unique codes will be emailed to fans after March 13, 2013 by comiXology, to the address associated with their comiXology account.

HAWKEN: GENESIS is written by Jeremy Barlow based on the original concept by Khang Le, with original story by Dan Jevons, and illustration by Kody Chamberlain, Federico Dallocchio, Nathan Fox, Michael Gaydos, Bagus Hutomo, Sid Kotian, Khang Le, Christopher Moeller, Alex Sanchez, Bill Sienkiewicz, and Francisco Ruiz Velasco. It will debut digitally on March 13, 2013, and on store shelves on March 27th.

The three previous FREE previews on comiXology can be accessed at this link: http://www.comixology.com/Hawken-Genesis/comics-series/9515.

HAWKEN is a free-to-play multiplayer mech first-person shooter developed by Adhesive Games and published by Meteor Entertainment. HAWKEN entered Open Beta on December 12, 2012 (12.12.12). HAWKEN creates an intense and enjoyable battle experience that captures the feeling of piloting a heavy war machine while keeping the action fast-paced and strategic. HAWKEN brings the quality of a AAA title to the free-to-play sector. HAWKEN has been called one of the most anticipated games of 2012, winning more than 22 press awards at industry events. For more information, visit http://www.playhawken.com.

About Archaia Entertainment, LLC
Archaia is a multi-award-winning graphic novel publisher with more than 75 renowned publishing brands, including such domestic and international hits as Mouse Guard, Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand, Return of the Dapper Men, Rust, Bolivar, Gunnerkrigg Court, Old City Blues, Awakening, The Killer, Tumor, Syndrome, Artesia, and an entire line of The Jim Henson Company graphic novels such as The Dark Crystal, The Storyteller, and Fraggle Rock. Archaia has built an unparalleled reputation for producing meaningful content that perpetually transforms minds, building one of the industry’s most visually stunning and eclectic slates of graphic novels. Archaia was named Graphic Novel Publisher of the Year by Ain’t it Cool News, Comic Related, and Graphic Policy, which honored the publisher two years in a row. Archaia was honored with nine 2011 Eisner Awards nominations and two Eisner Awards for Best Graphic Album and Best Anthology. In 2012, Archaia was honored with six Harvey Award nominations, two Harvey Awards, six Eisner nominations, and three Eisner Awards (Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand won for Best Graphic Album–New, Best Penciller/Inker, and Best Publication Design). Also in 2012, Archaia earned both Gold and Silver awards from ForeWord Reviews. In addition to publications, Archaia has successfully emerged as a prolific storyteller in all facets of the entertainment industry, extending their popular brands into film, television, gaming, and branded digital media. For more information, visit the Archaia website at www.archaia.com.

About Meteor Entertainment
Based in Seattle, WA, Meteor Entertainment is a newly formed videogame publisher focused on successfully publishing F2P games globally, with an emphasis on compelling content and setting the standard for customer service and community engagement. Meteor’s 12.12.12 open beta of HAWKEN, created by Adhesive Games, will be its first tent pole title. To learn more about Meteor Entertainment visit www.meteor-ent.com.

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 CONTACTS:

Archaia: Mel Caylo, (323) 391-1282, m.caylo@archaia.com

Meteor Entertainment: Shannon Gerritzen, (253) 905-3478, shannon.gerritzen@meteor-ent.com

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

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Latest Mark Millar ICON Comics Hit ComiXology

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

For Immediate Release:

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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Delcourt Group & ComiXology Sign an Agreement for Digital Distribution

Posted on January 31st, 2013 - 10:46 AM by Chip Mosher

For Immediate Release:

Delcourt Group & comiXology

sign an agreement for digital distribution

Delcourt Group (Editions Delcourt, Soleil Productions & Tonkam) & comiXology announce their partnership with the launch of an updated version of Walking Dead iOS app, including the 17th volume published by Delcourt in French.

January 31, 2013 – Paris, France / New York, NY – During the Angoulême International Comic Book Festival, Delcourt Group, the leading independent comic book group on the French market (17.4% market share), announced its agreement to distribute its catalog on digital through comiXology, the revolutionary digital comics platform (with more than 30,000 comics and graphic novels from 75 publishers).

Based in the United States with a new office to open in Paris, comiXology offers the widest selection of English language digital comics and graphic novels worldwide. Combining multiplatform accessibility with an amazing shopping and reading experience – through Guided View – comiXology’s iPad app is the only app to make Apple’s Top Ten Grossing iPad list for 2 years consecutively.

To celebrate the announcement, comiXology has released an updated version of its popular Walking Dead iOS app that not only includes a French language interface but also all of Delcourt’s previously published French language collected editions – including the 17th volume that Delcourt just released on January 30th. All 17 French language volumes of The Walking Dead will also be available for purchase across comiXology’s entire platform including iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 & the Web in certain European markets with plans to expand worldwide shortly.

The entire catalog of digital Editions Delcourt and Soleil (600 titles currently 1200 to end of 2013) will be progressively online in the first half of 2013 throughout the comiXology platform. ComiXology and Delcourt also plan to launch an application dedicated to Lanfeust of Troy and other Arleston series attached to this universe.

This agreement is part of a strategic approach, for each partner: an international push for comiXology and a sustained growth in the digital world for the Delcourt Group.

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 iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 & 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 Delcourt :
Delcourt was the first major group to offer its comic books through Apple’s iBookstore in December 2011, with Hachette distributing it digitally.
With an extensive catalog of more than 6500 titles (3000 for Delcourt, 2300 for Soleil & 1200 for Tonkam), Delcourt Group has earned 56 million euros revenue. With a market share of 17.4%, it is the second largest and the first independent French comic book group.

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CONTACTS

Emmanuelle KLEIN
Éditions DELCOURT
54 rue d’Hauteville – 75010 Paris
+ 33 (0)6 12 12 92 12
eklein@editions-delcourt.fr

Marlène HATCHI
Éditions SOLEIL
25 Rue Titon – 75011 Paris
+ 33 (0)6 61 86 60 98
marlene.hatchi@soleilprod.com

Alexandre CASTANHEIRA
comiXology EUROPE SAS
42 avenue Montaigne – 75008 Paris
+ 33 (0)6 60 40 09 14
acastanheira@comixology.com

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ComiXology Opens ComiXology Europe (ENG)

Posted on January 28th, 2013 - 11:06 AM by Chip Mosher

For Immediate Release:

Comixology Begins International Push With Opening Of
ComiXology Europe

Office to Open in Paris

ComiXology to exhibit at this weeks’ Angoulême International Comics Festival

Janurary 28th, 2013 – Paris, France / New York, NY – Today comiXology, the revolutionary digital comics platform that recently surpassed 100 million downloads of comic books and graphic novels worldwide, announced the formation of “comiXology Europe”, a division of the company that will be spearheading the acquisition of international language content across the European continent. ComiXology Europe will be headquartered in Paris, France.

With its English language catalog content, comiXology charts as iTunes’ top grossing book app in France and several other European countries including Germany, Italy, and Spain as well as the U.K. The company plans to offer local European language content to build upon its existing international business, which is already a significant driver of revenue for the company.

ComiXology’s opening of an office in Paris as its headquarters for European expansion is no surprise, as France has one of the most vibrant markets for graphic novels – called bande dessinées in French – in the world, with an industry that is comparable in size to the U.S. market.

“ComiXology has already proven to be enormously popular with consumers in many countries around the world – and that’s just in English,” said comiXology co-founder and CEO David Steinberger. “With comiXology Europe, comiXology takes the first step in becoming the platform for multi-language graphic literature from all over the world.”

The staff of comiXology Europe will be present alongside a U.S. contingent at this week’s Angoulême International Comics Festival at booth RL 7.

ComiXology was recently in the news when Apple revealed that comiXology’s iPad app ranked #3 in Apple’s Top Ten Grossing list, and was the only app to make the Top Ten list for 2 years consecutively. In October of 2012, comiXology crested 100 million comic and graphic novel downloads with more than 50 million of those happening in 2012 alone – continuing a trajectory of record-shattering growth.

With over 30,000 comics and graphic novels from more than 75 publishers, comiXology offers the widest selection of English language digital comics in the world. ComiXology’s availability across the iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web makes it the best digital platform for newly interested, current and lapsed comic and graphic novel fans worldwide.

European publishers interested in distributing content through comiXology can contact comiXology’s business development team at business@comixology.com.

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PRESS CONTACT:

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

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ComiXology Lance ComiXology Europe (FR)

Posted on January 28th, 2013 - 11:06 AM by Chip Mosher

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ComiXology Europe

Ouverture d’un bureau à Paris

ComiXology présent au Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d’Angoulême

28 Janvier 2013 – Paris, France / New York, NY – comiXology, la plateforme révolutionnaire qui a récemment dépassé les 100 millions de téléchargements de comics et bandes dessinées numériques dans le monde, annonce la création de “comiXology Europe”, le fer de lance de l’entreprise en charge de l’acquisition de contenus internationaux sur le continent européen. Le siège de comiXology Europe sera situé à Paris, France.

Avec son catalogue de contenus en anglais, comiXology est déjà l’application la plus rentable dans la catégorie livre de l’iTunes App Store en France et dans d’autres pays européens dont l’Allemagne, l’Italie, l’Espagne ainsi que le Royaume Uni. L’entreprise proposera des contenus européens dans leur langue d’origine afin de consolider son activité internationale, qui représente d’ores et déjà une part significative des revenus de l’entreprise.

Le marché français de la bande dessinée étant le plus important – comparable à celui des États Unis – et le plus dynamique en Europe, il n’est pas surprenant que, dans le cadre de son expansion internationale, comiXology décide d’ouvrir un bureau à Paris.

“ComiXology a déjà prouvé son énorme succès auprès des consommateurs de nombreux pays – avec du contenu en anglais,” explique David Steinberger, co-fondateur et PDG de comiXology. “Avec comiXology Europe, comiXology fait le premier pas pour devenir la plateforme multilingue de littérature graphique en provenance du monde entier”.

L’équipe de comiXology Europe sera présente cette semaine – avec un contingent des États Unis – au Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d’Angoulême, sur le stand RL 7.

La presse a récemment plébiscité comiXology lorsqu’Apple a révélé que l’application pour iPad était classée 3e dans le top 10 des applications les plus rentables, et était la seule application présente dans ce top 10 pour la deuxième année consécutive. En octobre 2012, comiXology a atteint les 100 millions de téléchargements de comics et bandes dessinées – dont 50 millions rien qu’en 2012 – poursuivant ainsi sa croissance record.

Avec plus de 30.000 comics et bandes dessinées provenant de 75 éditeurs, comiXology offre la plus large sélection numérique en langue anglaise dans le monde.

La disponibilité de l’application comiXology sur iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 et sur la Web en fait la plateforme numérique par excellence pour tout fan de comics et BD dans le monde, qu’il (ou elle) soit un nouveau, actuel ou ancien lecteur.

Les éditeurs européens intéressés par la distribution numérique de leur contenu au travers de comiXology peuvent contacter les responsables du développement commercial à l’adresse business@comixology.com.

About comiXology
Créée en 2007 avec pour mission d’amener le comics aux lecteurs du monde entier, comiXology a depuis révolutionné le monde de la bande dessinée sous toutes ses formes. Avec le développement de sa plateforme de bandes dessinées numérique – et ses fonctionnalités “Achetez partout, Lisez Partout” sur iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 et sur la Web – comiXology propose aux lecteurs du monde entier la façon la plus simple d’aimer la bande dessinée, où qu’ils se trouvent ! Régulièrement classée application iPad la plus rentable de l’Itunes App Store, comiXology est aujourd’hui l’un des moteurs de l’économie iPad. En proposant la plus grande quantité de comics et bandes dessinées sur le plus grand nombre de terminaux, comiXology ne s’arrêtera pas avant que chaque habitant de la planète ait été converti en fan de bande dessinée.

PRESS CONTACT:

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

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The World’s First Truly Digital Variant Cover is Here!

Posted on January 23rd, 2013 - 15:16 PM by Chip Mosher

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ARCHAIA, ISHINOMORI PRODUCTION INC., & COMIXOLOGY
TEAM UP TO DELIVER THE FIRST ‘TRULY DIGITAL’ VARIANT
COMIC BOOK COVER
WITH ‘CYBORG 009: CHAPTER 000’

‘Cyborg 009: Chapter 000’ special cover and comic created in honor of
legendary manga creator Shotaro Ishinomori’s 75th birthday

New York, NY (Jan. 23, 2013) – Award-winning graphic novel publisher Archaia Entertainment has teamed up with Ishinomori Production Inc. and comiXology—the revolutionary digital comics platform boasting iTunes’ #3 top grossing iPad app of 2012—to deliver the first “truly digital” variant comic book cover! Created specifically for comiXology’s Guided View reading technology, the cover to Cyborg 009: Chapter 000 celebrates the 75th birthday of legendary manga creator Shotaro Ishinomori, known the world over for creating Go Rangers (the precursor to Power Rangers), Cyborg 009, Kamen Rider (a.k.a. Masked Rider), Kikaider, and Skull Man.

“We can’t think of a better way to celebrate the innovative work of manga legend Shotaro Ishinomori than debuting the groundbreaking ‘truly digital’ variant of Cyborg 009: Chapter 000 by Archaia,” said co-founder of comiXology John D. Roberts. “We knew that comiXology’s Guided View would play a big role in the evolution of comics storytelling but this ‘truly digital’ variant is an exciting leap into a whole new direction. Here’s to the first of many!”

“After changing the way people think about printed books the past few years, one of our missions at Archaia for 2013 is to change the way people think about digital storytelling,” said Archaia Editor-in-Chief Stephen Christy. “What we’ve produced with comiXology for Cyborg 009: Chapter 000 is almost a digital ‘flip book’ cover for the 21st century, with Marcus To and Ian Herring brilliantly bringing to life a fight between Cyborg 009 and an unnamed agent of series villain, The Black Ghost. I can’t wait for comics fans around the world to see what Marcus and Ian have created.”

Cyborg 009: Chapter 000 previews Archaia’s full-length hardcover graphic novel, featuring a contemporary take on Ishinomori’s classic Cyborg 009 characters. It will debut at Comic-Con International in San Diego this July. Written by F.J. DeSanto (The Spirit, Insurgent) and Bradley Cramp (Gattaca), illustrated by Marcus To (Huntress, Red Robin), and colored by Eisner Award Nominee Ian Herring (Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand), Cyborg 009: Chapter 000 is available today exclusively across comiXology’s entire digital comics platform including the iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web

Cyborg 009: Chapter 000 features the first 17 pages of the forthcoming Cyborg 009 graphic novel from Archaia, as well as the first 61 pages of the original Cyborg 009 Volume 1 manga, which, along with other works by Ishinomori, are also available for purchase on comiXology.

Conceptualized and brought to life by Marcus To, Ian Herring, Eisner Award-nominated designer Jon Adams, Eisner Award-winning editor Stephen Christy, and comiXology co-founder John D. Roberts, the Cyborg 009: Chapter 000 cover is available exclusively through the comiXology digital comics platform.

The original Cyborg 009 manga has sold over 250,000,000 copies worldwide. A new animated movie adaptation produced by Production I.G was released this past October in Japan.

About Archaia Entertainment, LLC

Archaia is a multi-award-winning graphic novel publisher with more than 75 renowned publishing brands, including such domestic and international hits as Mouse Guard, Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand, Return of the Dapper Men, Rust Bolivar, Gunnerkrigg Court, Old City Blues, Awakening, The Killer, Tumor, Syndrome, Artesia, and an entire line of The Jim Henson Company graphic novels such as The Dark Crystal, The Story Teller, and Fraggle Rock. Archaia has built an unparalleled reputation for producing meaningful content that perpetually transforms minds, building one of the industry’s most visually stunning and eclectic slates of graphic novels. Archaia was named Graphic Novel Publisher of the Year by Ain’t it Cool News, Comic Related, and Graphic Policy, which honored the publisher two years in a row. Archaia was honored with nine 2011 Eisner Awards nominations and two Awards for Best Graphic Album and Best Anthology. In 2012, Archaia was honored with six Harvey Award nominations, two Harvey Awards, six Eisner nominations and three Eisner Awards, and both Gold and Silver awards from ForeWord Reviews. In addition to publications, Archaia has successfully emerged as a prolific storyteller in all facets of the entertainment industry, extending their popular brands into film, television, gaming, and branded digital media. For more information, visit the Archaia website at www.archaia.com.

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 Ishinomori Production Inc.

Founded by the late Shotaro Ishinomori in the 1970s, Ishinomori Production Inc. continues to bring the properties of the legendary manga creator to the world via film, television, animation, publishing and other media. Born in 1938, Ishinomori made his debut in 1954 with “Second Class Angel” while still a student in high school. Ishinomori would go on to create classic manga titles such as CYBORG 009, GORANGER, KIKAIDER, and SKULLMAN as well as hundreds of others. He was a prominent figure in the Manga industry for decades, working in varying genres and using his chosen medium to spread a universal message of positivity throughout the world. Ishinomori’s creations have been produced in over 105 different movies and television series. His most successful creation, KAMEN RIDER (a.k.a. MASKED RIDER), was launched simultaneously as a manga and television series in 1971, making it one of the world’s first transmedia properties. Over the course of 42 years, more than a thousand episodes of KAMEN RIDER and 39 feature films have been produced. It is now the number one boys merchandise seller in Japan, having exceeded $325 Million U.S. in annual wholesales. Shotaro Ishinomori is also registered in the Guinness Book of World Records for the world’s largest number of comics published by a single author (770 titles and 128,000 pages of material), for his vast library of titles that cover a multitude of genres, including super heroes, sci-fi, drama, history, comedy, romance and countless others. Ishinomori Production Inc. is headquartered in Tokyo.

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PRESS CONTACTS:

Archaia Entertainment: Mel Caylo, (323) 391-1282, m.caylo@archaia.com

comiXology: Chip Mosher, (323) 250-3021, press@comixology.com

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