So with that in mind, what is the worst thing
about comics specifically made for digital reading?
Not exact matches
We talked
about in the [
comics],
specifically in the [Christopher] Priest run, there's references to how many tribes are in Wakanda, and how they always don't agree, and there's a lot of pressure on T'Challa.
Back in July, in my column
about the film's
Comic - Con trailer, I predicted that Zod's corpse would be used to create a more monstrous Superman foe, and I
specifically mentioned Doomsday.
While the
comic book world awaits Infinity War with baited breath, we're more excited
about Marvel's plans for the small screen than the big screen —
specifically, The Defenders.
While there's certainly a lot to be excited
about with regards to the current crop of iPad
comics apps by companies like Comixology and iVerse (who both have their own self - branded apps as well as ones developed alongside companies like Marvel, IDW, and Archie), the future of sequential art on the iPad — if there is indeed one — will likely lie in the ability for artists and publishers to craft works designed
specifically to play toward the device's strengths.
Scrollon includes a limited selection of
comics, all of which are designed
specifically for the app, which already makes for a smoother reading experience, but the point
about the fixed width is well taken.
More
specifically they talk
about print
comics, digital
comics and piracy, the European market, the Direct Market, Digital Markets and middle men, also traditional
Comics and Bookstore oriented publishers and they way they market and sell their books.
About Digital Manga Publishing Located in Gardena, CA, Digital Manga Publishing is one of the industry's most unconventional and innovative companies, specializing in building corporate and cultural bridges from Japan to the Western Hemisphere —
specifically through the licensing, importation and preparation of anime (Japanese animation), manga (Japanese
comic books) and related merchandise for the North American mainstream and subculture markets.
When we talk
about digital
comics we're really talking
about comics created
specifically for digital reading and not
comics that only take advantage of digital distribution.
About Project - H Project - H is one of the industry's most unconventional and innovative companies, specializing in building corporate and cultural bridges from Japan to the Western Hemisphere —
specifically through the licensing, importation and preparation of anime (Japanese animation), manga (Japanese
comic books) and related merchandise for the North American mainstream and subculture markets.
Andrew Bayer is a friend of mine, and he had a few things to say
about digital
comics pricing,
specifically with regard to Marvel's iPad app.
We also talk
about San Diego
Comic Con and how sadly we weren't there, and then some announcements (
specifically the Batman v Superman stuff).