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Cloud 9 Comix Relaunch Their Boutique Digital Comics Publishing Platform

cloud 9 comixWith the tagline “New comics, New Talent, New Experience”, Cloud 9 Comix have re-launched their digital comic book publishing platform and have released their new iOS app that now supports both iPhones and iPads. Featuring a smaller, all-exclusive catalog, the new iOS app comes with a bundle of new features including a new panel-by-panel system creating a new reading experience; support for right to left languages such as Arabic; video channel offering trailers, promo videos and the own-produced Comic Book Storytellers web series. Additionally, all comics are now in full HD and look better than ever.

Along with some of their flagship titles such as Winter City, Dynagirl, Infinity, Intrepid, Sky Pirates of Valendo and Drago Bentley, Cloud 9 Comix have brought aboard new and fresh titles such as The Mighty Titan, Cosmos, Jinn Warriors, The Realmscape Wars, and others. The highlight of recent publications signed exclusively by Cloud 9 Comix is Black Salt from Ratti Entertainment who have just successfully reached their crowdfunding goal to shoot a short film based on the comic book series. Cloud 9 Comix have been busy producing their first very own series, Trail, an exciting new action adventure series by the company founder Ben Slabak, which is due for release mid-2014. Much focus has also been placed on growing the international content, with series Versus from Nigeria; Zeta, Atomica, Anima and Era Draconiana from Chile; and the entire AK Comics catalogue from Egypt, available both in Arabic and English. Cloud 9 Comix will continue to offer the best of indie comics from around the world that will be available exclusively from Cloud 9.

With the successful launch of the new Cloud 9 Comix iOS app, the focus has shifted to finalizing the new Android and Kindle Fire apps, as well as a web-based reader which will allow their readers to access their comics via any web browser, in the coming months. The reach of Cloud 9 Comix is ever expanding, and they aim to attract readers from all around the world with their exciting and exclusive catalog of some of the best comics around.

Around the Tubes

Back from Baltimore Comic Con and expect a recap over the next few days, but as always it’s a great show where you can actually meet and talk to creators and not feel rushed at tables. If you’re a comic book fan, this is a show you should get to. While we were away, here’s the news you might have missed.

Around the Blogs:

Bleeding Cool – DC At Baltimore – New 52 Writers Told To “Write As If They Were Writing Fan Fiction” -And in some cases, fan fiction would have been an improvement.

Jakarta Globe – Superheroes Come to Life In Jakarta Comic Studio -Interesting read…

 

Around the Tubes Reviews:

Bleeding Cool – The Creep #1

Stranger Than Fiction – The Crow

Bleeding Cool – Fairest #7

Bleeding Cool – Hawkeye #2

Bleeding Cool – Planet Of The Apes: Cataclysm #1

Bleeding Cool – Winter City

Battle Hymns – Wonton Soup & Wonton Soup 2

Flayrah – Three comic book reviews: Pull List #2 (‘TMNT’, ‘X-Men Legacy’)