It was no surprise that Digital Comics was the talk of San Diego last month at Comic Con 2010. The majors like DC, Marvel and IDW and smaller publishing houses like Top Shelf and Boom! Studios all made announcements. The business of Digital was also discussed on several panels, and booths hosted by distribution companies like ComiXology, Graphic.ly, PanelFly, iVerse (Comics+) and Long Box Digital were all busy showing off the latest apps. Today on the podcast, I talk about this new comic book reprint form and get you caught up with the latest news.
As some of you know I started a Digital Comics blog called DGTL Comics not too long ago. Unfortunately I have not had the time to devote to it. I even wanted to do a weekly podcast, but other activities have hindered me to really do much of anything. However there is some good news to come out of this. First, the DGTL Comics Twitter feed will still be going strong, so be sure to follow that for easy links. Second, I’m going to start guest blogging at Digital Comics Review very soon and perhaps I’ll be posting a podcast with industry leaders and passionate fans. Lastly, I’ll be adding a Digital Comics news feature to the Collected Comics Library Podcast on a regular basis. Three great ways to keep up to date with Digital.
Getting back to what I know best – there is some printed Collected Edition news including an update on the delayed Captain Marvel Monster Society of Evil, historian Rick Marschall and Rosebud Archives have teamed up with Fantagraphics for a new line of books and DC Comics restructures the Earth One GN line before it even gets started, all this and the New Releases of the Week.
Looks like DC’s Earth One line is not getting canceled nor are they getting single issues; (http://goo.gl/OWO8 iFanboy). Now if we can only get the Batman: Earth One solicit, I’d be a much happier fellow.
I am still on the fence with respect to digital comics but I think they may well be a good thing for the industry. What has surprised me is that work colleagues, that I would never imagine reading a graphic novel, have been asking me for recommendations over which comics to download.
Looks like DC’s Earth One line is not getting canceled nor are they getting single issues; (http://goo.gl/OWO8 iFanboy). Now if we can only get the Batman: Earth One solicit, I’d be a much happier fellow.
Do you have your older episodes on a archive list? I wanted to listen to episode 204 again about Alan Moore Swamp Thing HC.
Thanks.
Matthew
Matthew,
Here you go.
http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/ccl-podcast-204-two-upcoming-swamp-thing-hcs/
You can always use the Search bar on the right hand side.
Chris
I am still on the fence with respect to digital comics but I think they may well be a good thing for the industry. What has surprised me is that work colleagues, that I would never imagine reading a graphic novel, have been asking me for recommendations over which comics to download.