All-New Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book Now On ComiXology!

For Immediate Release:

All-New Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book
The Third Wheel
Available Now On ComiXology!

Seventh book in Jeff Kinney’s best-selling series available now through the
Diary of a Wimpy Kid iOS app, Comics4Kids iOS app and comiXology platform!

First six books are also available through the comiXology platform

November 13, 2012 – New York, NY – ComiXology is proud today to digitally debut the latest book in Jeff Kinney’s best-selling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, The Third Wheel, published by Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS, and available through the recently released Diary of a Wimpy Kid iOS app, the Comics4Kids iOS app and throughout the revolutionary comiXology digital comics platform – available across iPhone, iPad,Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web! The first six books in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series are also available to purchase and download today.

“Fans will love reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel using comiXology’s revolutionary Guided View Technology – the most unique and immersive reading experience available anywhere! So we’re very excited to bring the latest in Jeff Kinney’s hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid series to comiXology,” said comiXology’s co-founder and CEO David Steinberger. “Young readers have fallen head-over-heels for Diary of a Wimpy Kid and now they can fall in love all over again with Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel on comiXology.”

Love is in the air with the latest book in the best-selling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, The Third Wheel! The Valentine’s Day dance turns Greg Heffly’s middle school into a battlefield of feelings leaving Greg and his best friend Rowley as the odd men out. But when Greg scores a date to the big dance and leaves his best friend Rowley flying solo will Greg’s big chance at love leave his best friend out in the cold? Hold on to those heartstrings and find out who’ll be the winners and losers in the game of love with the latest Diary of a Wimpy Kid book!

Released at the beginning of November, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid iOS app presents the series in Guided View – comiXology’s patent pending reading technology that turns reading comics into an experience and redefines how comics are read on digital devices. Also, those Diary of a Wimpy Kid fans that own iPads with Retina displays will see more than ever before with comiXology’s high definition file format dubbed CMX-HD.

The entire Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is also available through the newly released upgrade of comiXology’s Comics4Kids iOS app with “parent friendly sync” and the comiXology platform available across  iPhone, iPad,Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid first appeared online, on the website www.FunBrain.com in 2004, where it has been read by over 20 million readers.

Books in the core series by Jeff Kinney include Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2007), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2008), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (2009), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2009), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth (2010), and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever (2011). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel will release on November 13, 2012. Jeff Kinney has also written and illustrated The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book and The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary. The series is a fixture on the USA Today bestseller list and the Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists. It has also remained consistently in the top spots on the New York Times lists since publication of the first book in the series in 2007.

More than 75 million Diary of a Wimpy Kid books are in print in 41 languages in more than 44 countries around the world. Published by Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS, Kinney’s work has been widely praised for its ability to turn reluctant readers on to books. Jeff Kinney was named one of Time magazine’s most influential people in the world. There are three major motions pictures based on the books, which grossed more than $200 million worldwide in box office sales. The book series won Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards in 2010, 2011, and 2012, and Jeff Kinney won a Children’s Choice Book Award in 2012. Books in the series have won numerous awards voted on by students and teachers in schools around the globe. The Wimpy Kid Island, Wimpy Wonderland, on www.poptropica.com, remains one of the most visited on the site.

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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CONTACT:

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

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Now Has Its Own iOS App Powered by ComiXology!

For Immediate Release:

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Now Has Its Own iOS App
Powered by ComiXology! 

First six books in Jeff Kinney’s best-selling series are now available through its own i0S app
and across comiXology’s platform, including Comics4Kids

Seventh book in series to be available November 13th

November 1, 2012 – New York, NY – ComiXology announced today that the first six books in Jeff Kinney’s best-selling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, published by Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS, are now available digitally through a dedicated iOS app powered by comiXology – the revolutionary digital comics platform that recently crested 100 million downloads of comics and graphic novels. The brand new seventh book, The Third Wheel, will be available for downloaded on November 13th, the same day as the print release. The Third Wheel is currently available for pre-order at www.comiXology.com.

With over 75 million copies in print worldwide, The Diary of a Wimpy Kid iOS app presents the series in Guided View – comiXology’s patent pending reading technology that turns reading comics into an experience and redefines how comics are read on digital devices. Also, those Diary of a Wimpy Kid fans that own iPads with Retina display will see more than ever before with comiXology’s high definition file format dubbed CMX-HD.

“Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a phenomenon among young readers and looks amazing in Guided View on all devices,” said comiXology’s co-founder and CEO David Steinberger. “We’re looking forward to introducing a whole new world-wide audience through the comiXology powered Diary of a Wimpy Kid iOS app and the comiXology platform as a whole, including Comics4Kids.”

“The release of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series in e-book formats is a long awaited and much anticipated publishing event,” said Michael Jacobs, President and CEO of Abrams. “The books are phenomenally successful, having reached over 75 million kids worldwide, and we beliaeve making them available as e-books will be another great way for kids to read them and for booksellers to sell them.”

The entire Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is also available through the newly released upgrade of comiXology’s Comics4Kids iOS app with “parent friendly sync” and the comiXology platform available across iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web

Diary of a Wimpy Kid first appeared online, on the website www.FunBrain.com in 2004, where it has been read by over 20 million readers.

Books in the core series by Jeff Kinney include Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2007), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2008), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (2009), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2009), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth (2010), and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever (2011). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel will release on November 13, 2012. Jeff Kinney has also written and illustrated The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book and The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary. The series is a fixture on the USA Today bestseller list and the Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists. It has also remained consistently in the top spots on the New York Times lists since publication of the first book in the series in 2007.

More than 75 million Diary of a Wimpy Kid books are in print in 41 languages in more than 44 countries around the world. Published by Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS, Kinney’s work has been widely praised for its ability to turn reluctant readers on to books. Jeff Kinney was named one of Time magazine’s most influential people in the world. There are three major motions pictures based on the books, which grossed more than $200 million worldwide in box office sales. The book series won Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards in 2010, 2011, and 2012, and Jeff Kinney won a Children’s Choice Book Award in 2012. Books in the series have won numerous awards voted on by students and teachers in schools around the globe. The Wimpy Kid Island, Wimpy Wonderland, on www.poptropica.com, remains one of the most visited on the site.

The Li’l Depressed Boy’s Sina Grace celebrates the publication of his graphic novel Not My Bag with the digital debut of Self-Obsessed exclusively on comiXology

For Immediate Release:

The Li’l Depressed Boy’s Sina Grace celebrates the publication of his graphic novel Not My Bag with the digital debut of Self-Obsessed exclusively on comiXology

October 24^th, 2012 – New York, NY – Image Comics and comiXology are teaming up to deliver Self-Obsessed, a collection of rare and never-before seen strips from Sina (The Li’l Depressed Boy) Grace, a “pre-ramble” for his newest graphic novel, Not My Bag. Self-Obsessed showcases a range of humorous and introspective autobiographical material for only 99 cents, and is available exclusively on comiXology — the revolutionary digital comics platform available across iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire,Windows 8 and the Web.

“Self-Obsessed is a prime example of the enthusiasm and fun that comes from making comics and we’re excited to feature this awesome collection on comiXology,” said comiXology co-founder John D. Roberts “It’s easy to see that Sina had a ton of fun creating these stories, so much so that it’s hard not to have a blast while reading them, I know I did!”

“It’s crazy to look at the stuff I wrote about in college and see how it relates to Not My Bag,” said creator Sina Grace. “I’m going through all of these pages, and to see the growth – as a storyteller and person – I’m proud to share Self-Obsessed, and I couldn’t have thought of a better avenue than through the fine folks at comiXology.”

Ranging from as early back as high school, Grace invites readers into his musings about friendship, love, and self-discovery, all delivered in the whimsical style that he is known for. The one-shot provides a fascinating look at how Grace developed his voice over the years, and how even through life’s hardest lessons, he can find the punchline.

About Sina Grace:
Sina Grace is the author and illustrator of the indie mini-series Books with Pictures, the neo-noir Cedric Hollows in Dial M for Magic, and his most recent graphic novel, Not My Bag, which recounts a story of retail hell. He acts as the artist for S. Steven Struble’s cult hit, The Li’l Depressed Boy, and provided illustrations for Amber Benson’s middle grade book, Among the Ghosts. His art has been used by various musicians, including Rilo Kiley, Childish Gambino, and Common Rotation. He lives in Los Angeles, where he can be found in coffee shops working on whatever the next thing may be.

www.sinagrace.com
@sinagrace on Twitter

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 Image Comics:
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.

G.T. Labs & ComiXology Announce Digital Distribution Deal

For Immediate Release:

NEW YORK COMIC CON 2012 ANNOUNCEMENT:

GT LABS & COMIXOLOGY
ANNOUNCE DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION DEAL
FOR THEIR LINE OF
COMICS ABOUT SCIENTISTS!

Deal debuts with three titles:
Fallout: J. Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, and the Political Science of the Atomic Bomb
Two-Fisted Science: Stories About Physicists
and
Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards

October 13th, 2012 – New York, NY – Today during the comiXology panel at this year’s New York Comic Con 2012, G.T. Labs, a boutique publisher that specializes in graphic novels about scientists and comiXology – the revolutionary digital comics platform – announced an all encompassing digital distribution deal. Now comic fans everywhere can go to comiXology to read three critically acclaimed G.T. Labs titles: Fallout: J. Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, and the Political Science of the Atomic Bomb, Two-Fisted Science and Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards.

All G.T. Labs’ titles will be available across comiXology’s entire platform – including iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web.

“G.T. Labs is the exact type of addition to comiXology that speaks to providing comic books the have appeal to a wider audience. They have built themselves quite a following with their line of graphic novels that singularly focus on science and scientists,” said co-founder and CEO David Steinberger. “We’re very pleased to add these titles to the nearly 30,000 comic book and graphic novels already on the comiXology platform.”

“Our line of graphic novels and comiXology are an excellent fit,” said G.T. Labs publisher Jim Ottaviani. “ComiXology’s Guided View provides a great reading experience, and it’s appropriate to see their technology bring stories of science to comic fans around the world.”

Fallout: J. Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, and the Political Science of the Atomic Bomb focuses on the lives of two scientists: J. Robert Oppenheimer and Leo Szilard. The graphic novel chronicles their personal stories, starting in pre-WWII Europe and continuing through the Manhattan Project to the height of the Cold War. It is a cautionary tale about the uneasy alliance between the military, the government, and the beginnings of “big science.”

Two-Fisted Science features true stories – some serious, some humorous, and some both – from the history of science. The graphic novel highlights scientists such as Richard Feynman, Galileo, Niels Bohr, and Werner Heisenberg, along with cosmologists, mathematicians and more.

Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards tells the story of Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh, two scientists who found and fought over the fossil treasures discovered in the American West in the late 1800s. It also introduces the young artist Charles R. Knight who almost single-handedly brought dinosaurs back to life for an awestruck public.

About comiXology

Founded in 2007 with the mission of bringing comics to people everywhere, comiXology 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 G. T. Labs
G. T. Labs began publishing true stories about scientists in graphic novel form in 1997. Its books have been honored with award nominations (and some actual awards, too!) from the American Library Association, Booklist, the Texas Library Association, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, as well as the comics-specific Eisners. They also comprise the only body of work to have received positive reviews in both Physics World and Vampirella Magazine and everything in between, from The Comics Journal to Variety to Discover to Entertainment Weekly to Oprah.com

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CONTACT:

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

Celebrate The Walking Dead Season 3 Premiere With Comixology’s “The Walking Dead Half-Off Sale” All Weekend Long, Oct 12th Thru Oct 15th

For Immediate Release:

CELEBRATE THE WALKING DEAD SEASON 3 PREMIERE
WITH COMIXOLOGY’S “THE WALKING DEAD HALF-OFF SALE” ALL WEEKEND LONG, OCT 12^th THRU OCT 15^th

First 99 issues for only .99 cents each and Volumes 1-14 on sale half off!

October 12th, 2012 – New York, New York — Don’t want to wait for The Walking Dead Season Three premiere this Sunday night to get your zombie fix? Then make sure you take advantage of THE WALKING DEAD HALF-OFF SALE. This pre-premiere event brings together Robert Kirkman, creator and writer of The Walking Dead and writer/Executive Producer of the hit AMC TV show based upon his groundbreaking comic series and bestselling graphic novels; Skybound, his imprint at Image Comics; and comiXology to offer a well-timed sale this weekend from Friday, October 12^th to Monday October 15^th on the original, comic series that inspired the show, the novels, the games and the entire universe of The Walking Dead. Now is your chance to read the original The Walking Dead ongoing comic book series.

“All The Walking Dead TV show fans should discover the original source material for the show,” said David Steinberger, co-founder and CEO of comiXology. “If you have enjoyed The Walking Dead TV show, but have yet to dive in to the comic, this sale is one of the best opportunities to experience the real deal. ”

All the issues of The Walking Dead will be .99 cents, and Volume 1 through Volume 16, collecting the first 96 issues of the series will be half-off! Where else can you get this level of entertainment for under a buck?

Based on one of the most successful and popular comic books of all time, written and created by Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead captures the ongoing human drama following a zombie apocalypse. The series follows a group of survivors, led by sheriff Rick Grimes, in search of a safe and secure home. However, instead of the zombies, it is the living who remain that truly become the walking dead.

About comiXology

Founded in 2007 with the mission of bringing comics to people everywhere, comiXology 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 Robert Kirkman

Robert Kirkman’s success and passionate advocacy for creator-owned comics led him to become the first person invited to become a partner at Image Comics since the company’s inception twenty years ago and he formed his own imprint there, Skybound, in 2010.  Kirkman is the creator/writer of the Eisner Award-winning The Walking Dead, long-running Invincible, all-ages Super Dinosaur, The Astounding Wolf-Man, and new title Thief of Thieves, among many others. Kirkman has earned the respect of the comic, writing and television communities and topped the New York Times bestseller list for graphic novels in 2011 and in April 2012, he took the top five spots on both the hardcover and paperback lists. He’s the creator/executive producer and writer of the hit television show, AMC’s The Walking Dead, the highest-rated basic cable drama of all time in the U.S, also an international success in 122 countries and 37 languages. AMC is developing Thief of Thieves as a potential series with Kirkman serving as creator/executive producer and writer. www.Skybound.com is your destination for all news and merchandise for Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead and all Skybound titles.

About Image Comics

Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.

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CONTACT:

Chip Mosher

press@comixology.com

(323) 642-8416

Ishimori Production Inc. & Comixology Announce Digital Distribution Deal

For Immediate Release:

NEW YORK COMIC CON 2012 ANNOUNCEMENT:

ISHIMORI PRODUCTION INC. & COMIXOLOGY

ANNOUNCE DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION DEAL

FOR THE CLASSIC MANGA LIBRARY

OF LEGENDARY MANGA CREATOR

SHOTARO ISHINOMORI

AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME DIGITALLY

Debuting three classic manga titles

Cyborg 009, Kikaider, and Skull Man through comiXology.

October 12th, 2012 – New York, NY – Earlier today during this year’s New York Comic Con 2012, Ishimori Production Inc. and comiXology – the revolutionary digital comics platform – announced a digital distribution deal for legendary manga creator Shotaro Ishinomori’s entire catalog. To celebrate, Ishimori and comiXology will be debuting the widely influential Cyborg 009 , Kikaider and Skull Man across comiXology’s entire platform – including iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web.

New and old fans alike, can experience Ishinomori’s classic creations through comiXology’s patent pending Guided View reading technology. For owners of the new iPad, each series can be experienced in comiXology’s high definition CMX-HD format. The launch titles are:

• Cyborg 009 Vol 1-2

• Kikaider Vol 1-2

• Skull Man

“We are honored to team up with Ishinomori and bring a whole new generation of readers to such classic manga series as Cyborg 009 , Kikaider and Skull Man,” said co-founder and CEO David Steinberger. “ComiXology has the best consumer experience anywhere and having the most diverse library available is part of that great experience. Adding these seminal works by Shotaro Ishinomori’s will certainly delight our customers and bring new readers to the platform.”

“Ishinomori is very excited that readers everywhere will be able to experience Shotaro Ishinomori’s work via comiXology, Shotaro Ishinomori would be very happy if he saw this new digital technology making his manga available to the world.” said Masayasu Takigawa, EVP, Ishimori Production Inc. “ComiXology’s shopping and reading experience has no peer in the digital comics marketplace. We look forward to expanding Ishinomori’s library with comiXology for years to come.”

Ishimori Production Inc. and comiXology worked closely together to acquire the highest resolution source material possible to present Ishinomori’s classic manga creations in comiXology’s stunning high-definition comic format – CMX HD – for comiXology fans on the new iPad. With Guided View and CMX-HD, comiXology adds new excitement to these influential classic manga.

Ishimori Production Inc. maintain and develop intellectual property originally created by manga legend Shotaro Ishinomori whose works include Cyborg 009, Kamen Rider, Inazuman, Ganbare!! Robocon, Gorangers, Kikaider, Skull Man and more! Ishinomori’s works date back to 1954, and in 1964 he created Cyborg 009, Japan’s first super powered hero team.

Recently Ishimori Production Inc. partnered with Archaia to create a modern adaptation of the classic Cyborg 009 manga series. Written by F.J. DeSanto and Bradley Cramp and illustrated by Marcus To, Archaia is set to release the graphic novel based on Ishinomori’s original creation early in 2013 and will also be available digitally through comiXology.

About comiXology


Founded in 2007 with the mission of bringing comics to people everywhere, comiXology revolutionized the comic book and graphic novel world. With the development of the comiXology digital comics platform – with buy-once, read-anywhere availablility 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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CONTACT:
Chip Mosher
press@comixology.com
(323) 642-8416

ComiXology’s Upgraded Comics4Kids iOS App Makes It Easier Than Ever To Share Comics With Your Kids!

ComiXology’s Upgraded Comics4Kids iOS App

Makes It Easier Than Ever To Share Comics With Your Kids!

Debuting New “Parent-Friendly Sync” Feature!

Parents logging in with their current comiXology account will find their kid-friendly content syncing on the Comics4Kids app

New 3.1 upgrade also features better discoverability and CMX-HD capability

With an amazing array of titles running the gamut from Adventure Time to Archie to Garfield to Nancy Drew to Smurfs to Peanuts to Sabrina to Sonic to Simpsons Comics to Young Justice, and expanded content from publisher like ABRAMS ComicArts , Archaia, Archie, Bongo, BOOM! Studios, Cartoon Books, DC, Dynamite, IDW, Image Comics, MonkeyBrain, NBM, Oni Press, Papercutz Red 5, Studio 407, Teshkeel, Th3rd World Studios, Titan, Top Shelf, Zenescope

October 12th, 2012 – New York, New York — Starting today, it’s easier than ever before to share your love of comics with your kids via comiXology’s newly upgraded Comics4Kids iOS app featuring “parent-friendly sync” among other major upgrades. Parents that have an existing account on comiXology – the revolutionary digital comics platform available across iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web – will find that only their kid friendly content syncs when they log in to the Comics4Kids app.

In addition to “parent-friendly sync”, the new 3.1 version of the Comics4Kids app features better discoverability, CMX-HD capability and an amazing arrary of kid friendly content like Adventure Time, Archie, Garfield, Nancy Drew, Smurfs, Peanuts, Sabrina, Sonic, Simpsons Comics, Young Justice, and many, many more. Major publishers represented include such luminaries as ABRAMS ComicArts , Archaia Archie, Bongo, BOOM! Studios, Cartoon Books, DC, Dynamite, IDW, Image Comics, MonkeyBrain, NBM, Oni Press, Papercutz Red 5, Studio 407, Teshkeel, Th3rd World Studios, Titan, Top Shelf, and Zenescope.

“ComiXology’s mission is to bring comics to everyone everywhere and a big part of that is making sure kids have easy access to comics. We needed a solution so parents could easily share comics with their kids,” says comiXology co-founder and CEO David Steinberger. “This new Comics4Kids app does that and more. Our “parent-friendly sync” puts comiXology in the leadership position by giving parents control over what their kids read. Combined with our 3.0 platform, this makes Comics4Kids the best digital comics and graphic novel app for kids around!”

In addition to the unique “parent-friendly sync” feature, the Comics4Kids iOS app upgrade brings the app into to parity with the rest of the comiXology family of apps, delivering the same great shopping and reading experience that comiXology is known for.

Users of the older version will find that the Comics4Kids3.1 iOS app sports a sleek, new design and interface that enhances overall stability and usability. The advanced UI enables a near instantaneous launch dramatically cutting down the app’s load times, allowing kids to easily find new content and start reading faster than ever before. In addition to the overall re-design, the app now has new discoverability options, enhanced feature spotlights, more categories for new content, series and storyline listings, and CMX-HD resolution books for users of the new iPad.

To help better organize downloaded comics and graphic novels, “Purchases” now has its own tab so users can always find their comics for quick and easy download without cluttering their “My Comics” area.

Previous users of the Comics4Kids app will be happy to know that while vast improvements have been made, the Comics4Kids app continues to deliver the high quality comic reading experience customers have come to expect from comiXology powered apps through the use of it’s patent-pending Guided View™ Technology; that includes a wide variety of reading options and settings, enabling users to set the speed of transitions in addition to page orientations and much more.

Features and benefits of the Comics4Kids app 3.1 iOS app include:

◦ New “Parent Friendly Sync”

◦ Completely redesigned application

◦ CMX-HD compatibility

◦ Discover comics at much faster speeds

◦ Near instant launching

◦ Background downloading

◦ Improved “Instant Search”

◦ Separate “Purchases” area that displays all owned comics

◦ New series groupings in store and “My Comics”

◦ Buy or continue reading the next issue at the end of a comic

◦ Easily read comics from anywhere in the store.

About comiXology

Founded in 2007 with the mission of bringing comics to people everywhere, comiXology 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.

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CONTACT:

Chip Mosher

press@comixology.com

(323) 642-8416

“ComiXology Submit” To Revolutionize Comic Publishing

For Immediate Release:

“ComiXology Submit” To Revolutionize Comic Publishing

Free Submission Portal Helps Self-Publishers Everywhere

Revolutionary Open Submission Portal for Revolutionary Digital Comics Platform Begins Invite Only/ Private Beta Phase

October 11th, 2012 – New York, New York – ComiXology, the revolutionary digital comics platform – available on iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web – unveiled today its brand new free submission portal for self-publishers, “ComiXology Submit.” Debuting with the tagline of “Find Your Audience,” comiXology Submit aims to help comic book creators worldwide monetize their self-published works through comiXology’s digital comics platform that regularly ranks as the top grossing iPad app in the entire iTunes App store.

Initially starting out as invite-only/private beta, comiXology Submit will allow creators a free portal to easily access the comiXology platform. Submissions will go through an approval process and when approved comiXology will transform the uploaded work with their Guided View technology – for free. Then the work goes on sale worldwide with the creator and comiXology splitting the profits evenly.

“Publishers have long known that comiXology is the most valuable platform for digital comics in the world and having a way to let self-publishers participate in that is good for our customers, for comiXology and for comics,” said co-founder John D. Roberts. “Having the most diverse material possible serves comiXology’s mission. It’s great that we can now open our platform to self-publishers and deliver a whole new wave of creative works to our customers.”

“When we started comiXology it was with a handful of comics from deals done directly with creators and very small publishers,” said co-founder and CEO David Steinberger. “We are happy today, with the announcement of comiXology Submit, that we now have a turnkey system to service this incredibly vital part of the marketplace. ComiXology Submit, helps keep the promise to our customers of having the best and most diverse comic books and graphic novels available worldwide.”

Those interested in being contacted when comiXology Submit becomes open to the public – from self-publishers with one or more comics and graphic novels, to webcomic creators, and even to creators with a short one-shot comic – can enter their contact information on the front page of submit.comixology.com.

For creators wanting to experiment with Guided View storytelling in the vein of such works like Alex DeCampi’s Valentine, Kurt Christenson and Reilly Brown’s Power Play and Marvel’s Infinite Comics there will be a way to select that option as well, when uploading to comiXology Submit.

With the quickly approaching milestone of 100 million comic and graphic downloads, and a selection of nearly 30,000 comics and graphic novels to choose from – and over 900 of those available for free – comiXology securely stands as the market leader in the digital comics and graphic novel space and the go-to platform for newly interested and lapsed comic and graphic novel fans.

ComiXology launched their digital comics platform in July of 2009 as an app on the iPhone and iPod Touch. The digital comics platform was then extended onto the iPad with the iPad’s debut in April of 2010. As 2010 continued, fans saw the extension of the platform to the Web in July 2010 and onto Android at the tail end of that year.

In 2011, digital comic fans saw the platform add Amazon’s Kindle Fire, with the comiXology app available pre-installed when the Kindle Fire launched that November. The end of 2011 also saw comiXology powering three of the top 20 grossing iPad apps – with Comics by comiXology topping number 11 for the entire year.

In July of 2012, comiXology once again extended the revolutionary digital comics platform with the release of a reader app for Windows 8, which was universally hailed on its debut.

Previously, this summer during Comic-Con International, comiXology announced the launch of their all-new Windows 8 reader, followed by unveiling the addition of three new publishers to the comiXology platform – ABRAMS ComicArts, Bongo and Fantagraphics Books. ComiXology and Bongo also launched the Simpsons Comics iOS app that week.

About comiXology

Founded in 2007 with the mission of bringing comics to people everywhere, comiXology 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.

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

Terry Moore Debut’s Strangers In Paradise on Comixology

For Immediate Release:

NEW YORK COMIC CON 2012 ANNOUNCEMENT:

ABSTRACT STUDIO & COMIXOLOGY

DIGITALLY DEBUT

TERRY MOORE’S ENTIRE EISNER AWARD-WINNING SEMINAL WORK

STRANGERS IN PARADISE

ENTIRE SERIES AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME DIGITALLY

ComiXology proudly brings Terry Moore’s entire 107 issue, 19-volume epic to comic fans worldwide!

“What most people don’t know about love, sex, and relations with other human beings would fill a book. Strangers in Paradise is that book.” – Neil Gaiman

October 11, 2012 – New York, NY – Today during this year’s New York Comic Con 2012, Abstract Studio and comiXology – the revolutionary digital comics platform – announced the digital debut of legendary creator Terry Moore’s entire Eisner Award-winning romantic epic Strangers in Paradise. Spanning 107 issues and compiled in 19 trades, Strangers in Paradise has long been hailed as one of the seminal works of sequential art and now fans can experience the entire series across comiXology’s entire platform – iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web.

All 107 issues and 19 trades of Terry Moore’s Strangers in Paradise are available now on comiXology in their patent pending Guided View reading technology. For owners of the new iPad, the series can be experienced in comiXology’s high definition CMX-HD format.

“ComiXology fans already know and love Terry’s current Rachel Rising horror series and have devoured his recently concluded Echo sci-fi series, but we’re more excited than ever to bring the work that put Terry Moore on the map with today’s debut of Strangers in Paradise ,” said co-founder and CEO David Steinberger. “With the perfect mix of humor, romance and drama, Strangers in Paradise is an amazing read for hard-core comic fans and new readers alike, and we’re honored to bring the entire amazing work to our world-wide audience.”

“I’m very happy to partner with comiXology in bringing Strangers in Paradise to a whole new audience,” said Strangers in Paradise creator Terry Moore. “ComiXology offers comic book fans an incredible shopping and reading experience, and I’ve been loving experiencing Rachel Rising and Echo in Guided View and both look fantastic in CMX-HD. I can’t wait to hear what fans have to say about Strangers in Paradise on comiXology.”

Abstract Studio and comiXology worked closely together to acquire the highest resolution source material possible to present Moore’s Strangers in Paradise in comiXology’s stunning high-definition comic format – CMX HD – for comiXology fans on the new iPad. With Guided View and CMX-HD, comiXology adds new dimensions to an acclaimed classic.

Terry Moore’s Strangers in Paradise focuses on the difficult relationship between a kind-hearted hopeless romantic Francine, her best friend Katchoo a jilted artist with a mysterious past, and David Qin an NYU art student madly in love with Katchoo with a few secrets of his own. A mix of romance, comedy and thriller, Strangers in Paradise has received critical acclaim since it’s original print debut in 1993. Through out its run the series has received multiple awards including the Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story in 1996, the National Cartoonists Ruben Award for Best Comic Book in 1997, as well as the GLAAD Award for Best Comic Book in 2001 and 2008.

About comiXology


Founded in 2007 with the mission of bringing comics to people everywhere, comiXology 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 Abstract Studio

Abstract Studio opened in 1993 when creator Terry Moore began independently publishing his award-winning series, Strangers in Paradise. Since then, Abstract Studio has gone on to publish all of the works created by Moore including hits such as ECHO, Rachel Rising and How To Draw. Abstract Studio titles are available in fourteen languages worldwide. Recognized as one of the leading independent publishers in comics today, Abstract Studio continues to set the standard for excellence in the comic book industry.

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CONTACT:

Chip Mosher

press@comixology.com

(323) 642-8416

ComiXology @ New York Comic-Con’12

For Immediate Release

ComiXology @ New York Comic-Con’12

Booth #1133

October 11^th – 14^th 




October 8^th, 2012 – New York, NY – This week comiXology – the revolutionary digital comics platform available on iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 and the Web  - returns to the Javits Convention Center for New York Comic-Con 2012 (NYCC) to provide fans with a hands on experience of digital comics at comiXolgoy’s booth (#1133) from October 11^th – 14^th. In addition, comiXology will be setting the stage for some major revelations during NYCC 2012. ComiXology is inviting all NYCC attendees to join co-founders David Steinberger and John D. Roberts for an array of programming during all four days of the convention.

New and old comic book and graphic novel fans alike should come by comiXology’s booth (#1133) for a first-hand look at the digital comics platform. Offering more than 28,000 comic books and graphic novels, comiXology turns reading comics into a revolutionary experience with our patent pending Guided View™ technology and a buy-once, read anywhere platform that redefines how comics are read on digital devices. ComiXology’s booth will have plenty of iPads with Retina displays where you can see more detail than ever before with comiXology’s CMX-HD format.

ComiXology was most recently in the news with the announcement that comiXology will be shortly reaching 100 million comic and graphic novel downloads. This milestone securely establishes comiXollogy as the market leader in the digital comics and graphic novel space and the go-to platform for newly interested and lapsed comic and graphic novel fans.

What: New York Comic-Con 2012

When: October 11^th – 14^th 2012.

Where: The Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY

Booth: #1133

Panel Schedule:

Thursday October 11^th

2:45 – 3:45 Room 1A01 – Creating Comics The ComiXology Way: From early experiments like Box 13 and Valentine to more recent efforts like Power Play and Marvel’s Infinite Comics, comiXology’s Guided View has ushered in a new era in comic book creation. Join comiXology co-founders David Steinberger and John D. Roberts as they discuss the ins and outs of creating comics using the Guided View tools.

Friday October 12^th

1:30pm – 2:30pm Room 1A06 Digital Price Showdown: Join author and futurist Rob Salkowitz (Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture) along with comiXology co-founder John D. Roberts, SVP Sales Publishing David Gabriel of Marvel Comics, publisher Ted Adams of IDW Publishing for a talk that you won’t want to miss.

Saturday Oct. 13^th

12:15pm – 1:15pm Room 1A07 comiXology Open Discussion: Everything Digital: Recently hailed by the New York Times as the “iTunes of comics”, here is your opportunity to discover what’s next and ask your burning questions! Join comiXology co-founders David Steinberger and John D. Roberts for an open discussion on…everything digital. All topics are game! Don’t miss out!

Sunday Oct. 14^th

1:15pm – 2:15pm Room 1A14 Comicpreneurs: Secrets of Successful Pop Culture Start-ups: Get a rare look behind the scenes as leading pop culture entrepreneurs share their secrets! Join author and futurist Rob Salkowitz (Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture), CEO and co-founder David Steinberger of comiXology, Mike Richardson of Dark Horse Comics, Ted Adams of IDW Publishing and comic retailer Steve Olsen of Little Shop of Comics.

About comiXology
Founded in 2007 with the mission of bringing comics to people everywhere, comiXology 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.