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At SXSW ComiXology Reveals Metrics and 100 Comics for $10

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Brett

ComiXology had a hell of a day at SXSW, not only did they sponsor the Geek Stage at the SXSW Gaming Expo, but during their panel comiXology co-founders David Steinberger and John D. Roberts announced the availability of the top 100 books from the Submit program for only $10 – a savings of over $300.

In the year since its launch comiXology’s Submit platform has further democratized comic book distribution, bypassing publishers and allowing any independent creator a chance at getting their comics or graphic novels in front of the impressive digital audience.

ComiXology at their panel also released some statistics about the first year of Submit:

#3 in overall content released for the past year
#6 in all downloads released for the past year
#10 in gross revenue among all releases for past year
1007 submission available for sale
47,347 in pages released
26 countries represented
6 out of 7 continents represented; including Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, & Australia except Antarctica.

I feel like we all need to come together a figure out a way to get a submission in from Antarctica…. then we can move on to the moon.

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Review: MetaMorphosis #1

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Brett

Comic books have a long history of acting as parables and/or allegories to teach lessons or talk to us about the world we live in. MetaMorphosis, which debuted this week on ComiXology Submit, is an attempt at this tradition giving us a veiled tale about our current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Gregor Samsa wakes up from troubling dreams and discovers that he isn’t the same THING he was when he went to sleep… To give away more is to ruin the tension and reveal the first issue builds up to.

Written by and with art by Lewis Manalo MetaMorphosis #1 is an interesting and fun read. Based on the Franz Kafka story The Metamorphosis, the stories first issue follows the plot of that classic story pretty closely. What’s fascinating is Manalo’s attempt to comment on the wars mentioned above. Could the metamorphosis the title refers to actually be how war changes a person? Is it that simple or is there more to it? We’ll find that out as the series continues.

I particularly enjoyed how the comic begins with a rather banal conversation between soldiers and then moves into domestic life and building up the tension of the story.

For as good as the story is, the art is rather lacking. Manalo does double duty and it’s clear where his strength is. But, what’s fascinating is his use of ComiXology’s Guided View. He’s able to build up a lot of tension through the panel shift, which helps overlook the mediocre art. The characters are unique, it’s easy to tell what’s going on, it’s just a bit above average though.

That panel shifts though really work helping build tension throughout the first issue. It’s clear Manalo has a great grasp of storytelling and he just needs to either put a bit more work in the art, or find an artist to collaborate with (as long as that person can use Guided View to its ability as well).

Overall the comic is a solid indie comic. For 99 cents, it’s kind of hard to not recommend and it’ll be interesting to see where he goes with his allegorical tale and how closely it follows Kafka’s original.

Story: Lewis Manalo Art: Lewis Manalo
Story: 7.75 Art: 5.5 Overall: 7 Recommendation: Buy

Lewis Manalo provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

ComiXology Announces Their First Summer Event!

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Brett

This summer, fans… Meet Your Makers – comiXology’s first summer event celebrating comic creators and the creation of comics. Each week from now until San Diego Comic-Con 2013, comiXology will reveal a new aspect of the Meet Your Makers event celebrating the people behind your favorite comics and the act of creating comics.

“Without comic creators there wouldn’t be any comics to enjoy, so all of us at comiXology wanted to use the summer to have a celebration of comic creators and the creation of comics,” said comiXology co-founder and CEO David Steinberger. “We can’t wait until people see what we have in store for this event!”

“At comiXology we’re proud of our ability to help creators get their work to all corners of the globe,” said comiXology co-founder John D. Roberts. “And we wanted to take the summer to give back to those creators that have given us so much.”

As part of their commitment to creators, this past March comiXology debuted comiXology Submit, an easy to use self-publishing portal that enables independent comic book creators to reach comiXology’s global audience of comic fans.

Yesterday, comiXology announced that they are a minor sponsor in both the Eisner Awards Ceremony and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Welcome Party that both take place during San Diego Comic-Con. These sponsorships are just one part of comiXology’s commitment to the greater comic book industry and also give support to two comic book industry institutions that have aided and celebrated creators for decades. This summer also marks comiXology’s second year as a corporate member of the CBLDF.

Comixology has promised more announcements to come!

Becky Cloonan Debuts Demeter on comiXology!

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Brett

Becky Cloonan is a beyond talented creator, primarily known for her artwork, but she’s also put out now three well regarded indie comics. This past Wednesday saw the debut of Demeter, her latest creator owned comic series which debuted on comiXology as well as a small print run. It’s just one of the numerous indie comics that are getting in to the hands of the masses through the successful comiXology Submit portal.

An award-winning cartoonist and illustrator, Cloonan made history in 2012 by breaking a glass ceiling by becoming the first female artist to draw the Batman main title in the caped superhero’s 70-plus year history. In addition to illustrating works for publishers including DC Comics, Tokyopop and Vertigo, Cloonan has successfully self-published print versions of her own original comics. Cloonan’s comics The Mire and Wolves have consistently been the two top-selling books on comiXology Submit, and have been available since the portal launched earlier this year.

We’ll have all three comics reviewed tomorrow, but you shouldn’t waste your time, get them now! They’re a great indie read from a talented creator.

Shannon Wheeler’s Too Much Coffee Man On SXSW Panels and comiXology Submit

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Brett

ComiXology Makes Some Announcements Including New Shannon Wheeler Too Much Coffee Man

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Brett

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, 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. 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, Jake Parker, Becky Cloonan, Richard Stevens and other top independent creators are available today, with many more to follow now that the platform is open.

More details about comiXology Submit will be unveiled on Saturday at 5:45 PM CST at SXSW Interactive, as comiXology co-founder and CEO David Steinberger takes the stage with fellow co-founder John 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.

To celebrate the announcement, comiXology has commissioned three cartoons from multiple Eisner Award-winning cartoonist and long time self-publisher Shannon Wheeler, featuring his character Too Much Coffee Man. Created almost 20 years ago, and starting out life as a hand-stapled mini-comic, Wheeler’s Too Much Coffee Man exemplifies the creative spirit of self-publisher!