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DC’s Digital Plans Have Changed Again?

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We won’t know what’s coming out this Wednesday until Wednesday is actually here. The decision as to what’s being released digitally is a fluid situation constantly changing for many publishers. The plan today may not be the plan tomorrow and forget what’s to happen the following week. While some have drawn lines others are figuring out what’s best for them, creators, and readers.

DC looks like they may have shuffled their plans again and instead of releasing all of their intended comics will be a selection of trades/collections and a digital first comic.

The change has been refelcted on the comiXology release page that had all of DC’s releases earlier but now has been cut down. The DC website has changed too, reflecting what’s being shown on comiXology. There are some differences but they’re not many.

We’ll know definitively when Wednesday comes around and expect this dance to begin again for the following week.

DC releases include:

  • Batman: Creature of the Night
  • Batman: The Adventures Continue #1
  • Doom Patrol: The Silver Age. Vol. 1
  • Event Leviathan
  • gen: Lock #14
  • Harley Quinn Vol. 4: The Final Trial
  • Justice League of America: The Nail: The Complete Collection
  • Justice League: Origin Deluxe Edition
  • Teen Titans GO! to Camp #6 (which is free)

Kodansha Comics and VERTICAL Debut on izneo

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Kodansha USA Publishing has announced a new partnership to distribute Kodansha Comics & VERTICAL’s digital manga catalog of over 2000 English language titles on izneo. Now new and long-time manga fans will be able to read such hit series as like Attack on Titan, The Ghost in the Shell, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal Edition, FAIRY TAIL, Fire Force, The Quintessential Quintuplets, and more, all from their Android devices, Nintendo Switch and on the web! This launching Kodansha library will be available on izneo’s iOS app in the coming months.

As part of this launch, izneo will also participate in Kodansha USA Publishing’s special promotion pricing 270 volume 1s at 99¢. This way, izneo readers can easily sample and start reading hundreds of Kodansha Comics & VERTICAL manga safely from the comfort of their own home at a great price.

Additionally, izneo readers will soon be able to get access to Kodansha Comics’ same-day-as-Japan simulpubs with new chapters of ongoing series like EDENS ZERO, Attack on Titan, Domestic Girlfriend, To Your Eternity, and APOSIMZ.

Readable both online and offline, izneo’s catalog already offers more than 30,000 e-comic-books in a vast array of genres coming from many publishers. The platform features an ever-growing number of European comics and US comics as well as manga, graphic novels and webtoons. The coming of Kodansha Comics will enrich this great catalog by adding some of the best mangas to your library.

Bond with the Lastest Humble Bundle Benefiting the National Coalition Against Censorship

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James Bond‘s next major silver screen mission may have been delayed to the fall, but to help 007 fans get through the wait, Dynamite has teamed with Humble Bundle to offer the most comprehensive collection of James Bond comics as a digital bundle sale.

The bundle will only run for a limited time, so fans should jump on it! – Dynamite JAMES BOND Bundle

This pulls together many of Dynamite’s successful books starring Bond, James Bond and those in his world like Moneypenny, Felix Leiter and more. Acclaimed fan-favorite writer Warren Ellis kicks it all off with 12 issues of super slick spying. Further main series have been written by Andy Diggle, Greg Pak and more. Jeff Parker, Bob Q and Ibrahim Moustafa crafted the critically acclaimed World War II-set Origin. While Bond fans can’t miss out on trying the experimental The Body by Aleš Kot. Or James Robinson’s deep dive into longtime Bond ally Felix Leiter. And of course, the graphic novel iterations of Ian Fleming’s iconic original novels, adapted by Van Jensen. Plus the critically acclaimed Case Files standalone tales from Kieron Gillen, Jody Houser, and more!

Best of all, a portion of proceeds will go toward the National Coalition Against Censorship, an umbrella organization formed to ally those that fight against censorship across media, including comic books. 

Check out the available tiers below. Which can be selected through Humble Bundle’s “Pay What You Want” model to fit one’s budget.

$1 Tier
James Bond (2015) #1-6
James Bond Origin #1-6
James Bond 007 #1-6
James Bond: Felix Leiter #1-6

That’s 24 issues for a single buck! A truly unbeatable deal short of us giving it all away for free! Also looking at over 700 pages of super-spy action. All a whopping 98% off!

$8 Tier
 James Bond (2015) #7-12
James Bond Origin #7-12
James Bond: The Body #1-6
James Bond: Casino Royale

Less than a movie ticket or even a martini (shaken, not stirred of course)! At this level fans are adding 18 issues and a whole original graphic novel for an additional 650 pages. That’s up to 1,380 pages of Bond goodness! Still up there at 98-99% off regular retail price!

$15 Tier 
James Bond 007 #7-12
James Bond: Hammerhead #1-6
James Bond: Kill Chain #1-6
James Bond: Live and Let Die
James Bond: Moneypenny
James Bond: Service
James Bond: Solstice
James Bond: M

At this point, go for the gold! The third and final tier of this bundle expands the loot out to an equivalent of over 70 issues, 2,240 pages! Let us know how quickly you can binge through it all!

AWA Studios Launches their Digital Program Early Due to COVID-19. Read The Resistance #1 Here.

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With the spread of COVID-19, businesses are scrambling and changing their plans to meet a new landscape. Newly launched comic publisher AWA Studios is adjusting their digital program in hopes to keep interest for themselves and stores and make sure “readers will still have access to new and exciting comics over the coming months.”

The publisher is fast-tracking an upcoming initiative that was to launch next month. AWA has released The Resistance #1 digitally in an innovative vertical scrolling format (similar to WEBTOON or Tapas), for free on their website and across the web.

Given the timeliness of the story and the limited access to get the physical copy at retail due to COVID-19, J. Michael Straczynski and Mike Deodato Jr.’s The Resistance #1 is the first of their stories to premiere in this new format, beginning with Part One this week. Other AWA comics are in the process of being released in a similar way.

AWA is encouraging retailers to embed the digital reader versions to build interest in the series and for consumers to buy them when things return to “normal.” This also will help fight piracy (AWA estimates The Resistance #1 has over 10,000 views so far) by delivering a better reading experience.

The Resistance #1 is available on the sites below or read it right here:

Dynamite and ComiXology are Offering Free First Issues During COVID-19 Quarantine

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Starting today Dynamite will offer select first issues for free through comiXology over the next few weeks, for fans quarantined or practicing social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Some of the best writers and artists in comic books today have their work featured in these issues, including Garth Ennis, Andy Diggle, James Robinson, Alex Ross, Darick Robertson, Max Bemis, Steve Niles, Duane Swierczynski, Bill Willingham, Amy Chu, Jim Zub, Cullen Bunn, Marguerite Bennett, Moritat and more!

In light of the responsible reactions and policies concerning COVID-19 being advised by the Center for Disease Control and enacted by businesses and employers, Dynamite is offering fans a great way to enjoy some entertainment while staying at home. 

Over a dozen first issues will be offered free this week, with many more to follow. Stay tuned to Dynamite’s social media, email newsletters and ComiXology to be up to date on the latest offerings.

The first wave of issues includes:

  • A Train Called Love #1
  • Ash and the Army of Darkness #1
  • Bettie Page #1
  • Charlie’s Angels vs The Bionic Woman #1
  • Control #1
  • Crackdown #1
  • Dejah of Mars #1
  • Ex-Con #1
  • Grand Passion #1
  • Great Divide #1
  • Intertwined #1
  • Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt (2012) #1
  • Red Team #1
  • The Greatest Adventure #1
  • Uncanny #1 

ComiXology Unlimited Free Trial Is Now 60 Days

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The comiXology Unlimited free trial has been extended from 30 to 60 days for a limited time. 

Introduced in May 2016, comiXology Unlimited now offers access to over 25,000 comics, graphic novels and manga from DC, Marvel, Image, Dark Horse, and more, as well as regularly released exclusive comiXology Original series, for just $5.99 a month with a 60-day free trial.

ComiXology Unlimited has over 1,250 complete series available to read. ComiXology Unlimited is available on the comiXology app for Fire Tablet, Android, iOS and on the web at comixology.com.

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Marvel Unlimited Expands this March

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Marvel Unlimited, Marvel’s digital comics subscription service, offers members unlimited access to over 25,000 issues of Marvel’s classic and newer titles, delivered digitally through your desktop web browser and the award-winning Marvel Unlimited mobile app.

Coming this month? Symbiotic slasher event Absolute Carnage continues to target every single being who’s worn a symbiote, and now Miles Morales: Spider-Man is caught in this codex crossfire. Each week this event will expand, so be sure to check in every Monday for new additions to this sickening saga!

Plus, writer Jonathan Hickman’s universe building X-Men series House of X and Powers of X gain a new chapter every week, and a new Spider-Man series from the acclaimed film director J.J. Abrams, co-written with his son Henry Abrams, joins the library! And the first issue, hitting March 23, will land like a gut punch.

With classic and newer issues added every week, here are some of the other binge-worthy Marvel titles hitting MU this month.

Week of 3/2

Absolute Carnage #2

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #2
ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: LETHAL PROTECTORS #1
ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: MILES MORALES #1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #28
AVENGERS #23
BLACK PANTHER #15
CAPTAIN AMERICA #13
DOCTOR STRANGE #18
FANTASTIC FOUR: 4 YANCY STREET #1
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #11
HOUSE OF X #3
IMMORTAL HULK DIRECTOR’S CUT #2
MARVEL ACTION SPIDER-MAN #8
MARVEL COMICS #1000 MAJOR DEBUT!
MARVEL MONSTERS #1
MARVEL TEAM-UP #5
MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN: VELOCITY #1
MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #46
POWER PACK: GROW UP! #1
RUNAWAYS #24
SHE-HULK ANNUAL #1
SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY #6 SERIES COMPLETE!
STAR WARS: AGE OF RESISTANCE – GENERAL HUX #1
STAR WARS: AGE OF RESISTANCE – POE DAMERON #1
STAR WARS: GALAXY’S EDGE #5 SERIES COMPLETE!
THANOS #5
THOR #16 SERIES COMPLETE!
VENOM #17 ABSOLUTE CARNAGE TIE-IN!

Week of 3/9

Web of Black Widow #1

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: SCREAM #2
ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN #1
AGENTS OF ATLAS #2
ALPHA FLIGHT: TRUE NORTH #1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: GOING BIG #1
CHAMPIONS #9
FANTASTIC FOUR #14
FUTURE FOUNDATION #2
GHOST-SPIDER ANNUAL #1
HOUSE OF X #4
IMMORTAL HULK #23
MARVEL ACTION AVENGERS #8
OLD MAN QUILL #9
SAVAGE AVENGERS #5
SPIDER-WOMAN #1 FACSIMILE EDITION
STAR WARS #71
STAR WARS: JEDI FALLEN ORDER – DARK TEMPLE #1
THE PUNISHER #15
THE WEB OF BLACK WIDOW #1 MAJOR DEBUT!

Week of 3/16

King Thor #1

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE VS. DEADPOOL #2
ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: SYMBIOTE OF VENGEANCE #1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #29
BLACK CAT #4
CAPTAIN MARVEL #10
DAREDEVIL #11
DOCTOR STRANGE #19
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: THE PRODIGAL SUN #1
GWENPOOL STRIKES BACK #2
IMMORTAL HULK DIRECTOR’S CUT #3
INVADERS #9
INVISIBLE WOMAN #3
IRONHEART #10
KING THOR #1 MAJOR DEBUT!
LOKI #3
MARVEL ACTION CAPTAIN MARVEL #2
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #10
MOON KNIGHT ANNUAL #1
POWERS OF X #4
PUNISHER KILL KREW #2
SILVER SURFER: BLACK #4
STAR WARS: AGE OF RESISTANCE – SUPREME LEADER SNOKE #1
SWORD MASTER #3
THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #48
VENOM #18 ABSOLUTE CARNAGE TIE-IN!

Week of 3/23

Spider-Man #1

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #3
ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: LETHAL PROTECTORS #2
AERO #3
BLACK PANTHER AND THE AGENTS OF WAKANDA #1 MAJOR DEBUT!
DAREDEVIL #181 FACSIMILE EDITION
DEAD MAN LOGAN #11
DEATH’S HEAD #3
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #12
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #9
HISTORY OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #3
HOUSE OF X #5
MAGNIFICENT MS. MARVEL #7
MARVEL ACTION AVENGERS #9
MARVEL ACTION SPIDER-MAN #9
MARVEL ACTION SPIDER-MAN #10
SPIDER-MAN #1 MAJOR DEBUT!
STAR WARS: AGE OF RESISTANCE – REY #1
STAR WARS: AGE OF RESISTANCE – ROSE TICO #1
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #36
TONY STARK: IRON MAN #16
VALKYRIE: JANE FOSTER #3

Week of 3/30

New Mutants: War Children #1

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: MILES MORALES #2
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #30 ABSOLUTE CARNAGE TIE-IN!
AVENGERS #24
AVENGERS: LOKI UNLEASHED! #1
BLACK PANTHER #16
CAPTAIN AMERICA #14
FEARLESS #3
GHOST-SPIDER #2
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #9 SERIES COMPLETE!
MARVEL TEAM-UP #6 SERIES COMPLETE!
MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN: VELOCITY #2
MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #47 SERIES COMPLETE!
NEW MUTANTS: WAR CHILDREN #1
POWERS OF X #5
PUNISHER KILL KREW #3
STAR WARS: AGE OF RESISTANCE – KYLO REN #1
STAR WARS: JEDI FALLEN ORDER – DARK TEMPLE #2
STAR WARS: TARGET VADER #3
STRIKEFORCE #1 MAJOR DEBUT!
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #11
THANOS #6
WOLVERINE ANNUAL #1

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Marvel Unlimited members have access to some of the greatest Marvel Comics featuring The Avengers, Spider-Man, X-Men, Thor, Captain Marvel and more! With March’s update, Marvel Unlimited will also be expanding its back catalog with the following issues: WOLVERINE (1988) #69-74, DAZZLER (1981) #2-13, PUNISHER/CAPTAIN AMERICA: BLOOD & GLORY (1992) #1-3, and much more! All of March’s back catalog comics will be hitting the library on Thursdays, so check back weekly to binge our throwback picks!

Marvel Unlimited Expands this February

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Marvel Unlimited, Marvel’s digital comics subscription service, offers members unlimited access to over 25,000 issues of Marvel’s classic and newer titles, delivered digitally through your desktop web browser and the award-winning Marvel Unlimited mobile app. With classic and newer issues added every week, here are some of the binge-worthy Marvel titles hitting MU this month.

Hotly anticipated? The continuation of writer Jonathan Hickman’s universe-building X-Men series House of X and Powers of X, and the Absolute Carnage event by creators Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman, where Carnage host Cletus Kasady goes on a deranged killing spree for every single being who’s ever worn a symbiote! Each week, this event will expand, so be sure to check in every Monday for new additions to this sickening saga!

Week of 2/3

Powers of X #1

AVENGERS #22
BLACK PANTHER #14
CAPTAIN AMERICA #12
DEATH’S HEAD #1 MAJOR DEBUT!
FANTASTIC FOUR #12
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #9
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #7
MARVEL TEAM-UP #4
POWERS OF X #1 MAJOR DEBUT!
RUNAWAYS #23
SECRET WARPS: IRON HAMMER ANNUAL #1
STAR WARS: AGE OF RESISTANCE SPECIAL #1
STAR WARS: GALAXY’S EDGE #4
THANOS #4
VENOM ANNUAL #1

Week of 2/10

Future Foundation #1

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #1 MAJOR DEBUT!
AERO #2
AGENTS OF ATLAS #1 MAJOR DEBUT!
BLACK CAT #3
CHAMPIONS #8
COSMIC GHOST RIDER DESTROYS MARVEL HISTORY #6 SERIES COMPLETE!
DAREDEVIL #9
DEAD MAN LOGAN #10
FUTURE FOUNDATION #1 MAJOR DEBUT!
HOUSE OF X #2
IMMORTAL HULK #22
INVISIBLE WOMAN #2
MAJOR X #0 SERIES COMPLETE!
OLD MAN QUILL #8
SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN: SELF-IMPROVEMENT #1
STAR WARS #70
THE PUNISHER #14

Week of 2/17

Powers of X #2

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: SCREAM #1
ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: SEPARATION ANXIETY #1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #27
CAPTAIN MARVEL #9
DOCTOR STRANGE #17
FANTASTIC FOUR #13
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #10
GWENPOOL STRIKES BACK #1
IMMORTAL HULK DIRECTOR’S CUT #1
INVADERS #8
IRONHEART #9
LOKI #2
MARVEL ACTION AVENGERS #7
MARVEL ACTION CAPTAIN MARVEL #1
MARVEL ACTION SPIDER-MAN #7
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #9
POWERS OF X #2
PUNISHER KILL KREW #1
SILVER SURFER: BLACK #3
SILVER SURFER: THE PRODIGAL SUN #1
STAR WARS: TARGET VADER #2
SWORD MASTER #2
SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN #5 SERIES COMPLETE!
THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #47
X-FACTOR #87 FACSIMILE EDITION

Week of 2/24

Ghost-Spider #1

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE VS. DEADPOOL #1
DAREDEVIL #10
DEADPOOL ANNUAL #1
DEATH’S HEAD #2
FEARLESS #2
GHOST-SPIDER #1 MAJOR DEBUT!
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #8
HISTORY OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #2
MAGNIFICENT MS. MARVEL #6
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #8
MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN: CITY AT WAR #6 SERIES COMPLETE!
POWERS OF X #3
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #35
STAR WARS: TIE FIGHTER #5 SERIES COMPLETE!
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #10
TONY STARK: IRON MAN #15
VALKYRIE: JANE FOSTER #2

Not a Marvel Unlimited member? Join today!

Marvel Unlimited members have access to some of the greatest Marvel Comics featuring The Avengers, Spider-Man, X-Men, Thor, Captain Marvel and more! With February’s update, Marvel Unlimited will also be expanding its back catalog with the following issues: DEATH’S HEAD (1988) #1-7, #9, PUNISHER: YEAR ONE (1994) #1-4, X-MEN UNLIMITED (1993) #30-36, and much more! All of February’s back catalog comics will be hitting the library on Thursdays, so check back weekly to binge!

White Wizard Games’ Epic Digital App Launches for Free on February 18

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White Wizard Games has announced that on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, they will be rolling out the much anticipated Epic Card Game Digital app! And it will be FREE!

Epic Digital is a fast-paced card game of fantasy combat designed by Hall of Fame Magic players Rob Dougherty and Darwin Kastle. The App will feature multiple ways to experience the game such as Single Player Campaign Mode, Online Real-time Play vs. other players, Dark Draft, Constructed, Limited and Ranked Heads-up Games. We are welcoming players new and old to come battle with the four factions Good, Evil, Sage, and Wild. Which will you choose?

Casual play in Epic Digital, including owning unlimited copies of every card in the game, will be COMPLETELY FREE!

  • No cost to download the app.
  • No cost to get new sets.
  • No cost or restrictions on online or offline casual play.
  • Every player will have every card in the game and be able to build any deck, any time.

Players will be able to play the campaign, play games vs the AI, and even play unlimited Sealed, Draft, and Constructed online games ALL FOR FREE! The only things players pay for are cosmetics (like digital foils), extras (like extra deck slots) and competitive play (like Arena and Tournaments). 

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Czech Games Launches an App for Letter Jam

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Have you wondered what the codes on the cards in Letter Jam are for? Would you like to add mystery and surprise to your game? Czech Games Edition has you covered with a new app available for iOS and Android.

The game companion app works as a scanner for Letter Jam cards. It prepares a secret word for every player around the table without anyone knowing any of the words! Once the game is over, the app reveals which words were chosen for each player.

The app is available in English, Czech, and German.

If you don’t own the physical game, the app is a reference to give you a better idea of how the game works.

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