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Zenescope Entertainment Announces Digital Publishing Strategy

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ZENECOPE ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES DIGITAL PUBLISHING STRATEGY

Zenescope Entertainment has announced plans to increase its digital publishing schedule. Although Zenescope has been releasing digital comics since 2008, they are rapidly expanding their reach to satisfy a growing customer demand.

Zenescope’s library has grown very quickly over the past five and a half years and now spans more than 20 titles; all of which will be available in digital format by summer. Following the rollout of back-issues, all of Zenescope’s new issues will be released in digital format 30 days after in-store dates.

Popular Zenescope titles such as Grimm Fairy Tales, Grimm Myths & Legends, the Wonderland trilogy, Charmed, Fly, Neverland, Salem’s Daughter and more will all be available for digital download from ComiXology, For-Side, Graphic.ly, Wowio and PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable). ComiXology currently lists Zenescope’s Return to Wonderland as its fifth best-selling series. “Zenescope is a valued partner of ours and our community has really enjoyed reading their content in digital form,” said David Steinberger, CEO of comiXology. “We have been working hard with them on their digital initiatives and are excited to release their comics in digital format 30 days after they hit the book shelves.”

Zenescope is also in talks to release special digital-only content to increase fan interaction even further.  “The digital platform is a fantastic way to reach new fans.” says Zenescope Editor-in-Chief Ralph Tedesco, “We feel strongly that in the long run digital will only help increase the overall popularity of comics and graphic novels by hitting more mainstream readers.  That’s a real positive for the industry as a whole.”

To find and download Zenescope’s digital content visit the following links:

ComiXology has dozens of Zenescope books at https://comics.comixology.com/#/zenescope

Blackberry App World has a Red Riding Hood theme available at www.blackberry.com/appworld

Wowio has single issues and Zenescope trades at www.wowio.com/Zenescope

For-Side has issues up on their site at www.mobi-book.com

Graphic.ly has Zenescope comics for sale at www.graphic.ly

Check out www.zenescope.com or www.facebook.com/zenescope for more updates and news.

Zenescope Entertainment was founded by Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco in 2005 and has quickly grown into one of the top comic book and graphic novel publishing companies in the world.  Zenescope’s Grimm Fairy Tales and subsequent spinoff series such as Escape From Wonderland, Neverland and The Piper, which put a dark twist on classic fables, are some of the best-selling and longest running original independent comic books on shelves today.   Zenescope’s licensed titles include the on-going, critically acclaimed Charmed series, based off of the long-running popular television series, as well as Se7en and Final Destination, based off of New Line Cinema’s successful film franchises.

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It’s the weekend! I also have a headache, it’s not due to a crazy night out, it’s from the incessant playing of Rebecca Black’s damn Friday song. Seriously, it needs to be outlawed and it’s now officially the new Rick Roll. Here’s all the comic news that I found interesting in the last 24 hours.

Around the Blogs:

Lifehacker – A Comic Book Lover’s Guide to Going Digital – A good introduction.  It’d be nice to see more debates about consumer’s rights and ownership when it comes to digital comics.

Comic Book Resources – Wowio relaunches Spacedog as digital graphic novel imprint – Um, k.

Arts Beat – Graphic Books Best Sellers: Dead (Again) Robin? – Always interesting to see what the general public buys.

Bleeding Cool – Fundraising For Japan All Over The World – Go and give now.

ICv2 – Can Anti-Piracy Enforcement Work? – The shorter answer is no.

The Beat – Dude spends his free time making beautiful images of Kandor – I want, I want, I want.

Around the Tubes Reviews:

Graphic Novel News – Astro City Vol. 1: Life in the Big City

Buy the Cow, Get the Milk For Free with Each Copy of Witchblade #144

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BUY THE COW, GET THE MILK FOR FREE

WITCHBLADE #144 SOLD WITH FREE DOWNLOAD

LOS ANGELES, Calif., October 5, 2010 – Top Cow Productions, Inc announced today their plan to make a digital copy of the special anniversary issue of their flagship title Witchblade FREE with every copy sold through participating retailers.

Witchblade #144 marks the fifteenth anniversary of Top Cow’s premiere title about a new kind of comic heroine. To celebrate this landmark and usher Witchblade into a new age of comics, Top Cow and Wowio (www.wowio.com) have teamed up to offer a free digital copy of this issue with each physical copy sold. Participating retailers will receive download codes to distribute with each copy they sold which can then be downloaded.

“An anniversary like this one was something that we wanted to throw the kitchen sink at,” exclaimed the Director of Sales and Marketing Atom! Freeman. “So, not only have we put together a special anniversary issue with origin story, pinups and more, but we wanted to make sure that our digital readers also got a crack at it during the first 4 weeks.”

“Our partners in comics retail make this and the previous 15 years of Witchblade possible. So, not only will they be the exclusive place to receive one of these download codes, but we are then going to give participating retailers a credit toward future Top Cow inventory for every download credited to them by the fan.”

All fans need to do to receive their digital copy of Witchblade #144 on the same day as they purchase the physical copy is to log on to http://www.wowio.com with a code available exclusively at participating retailers. The digital version of Witchblade #144 will be available for sale from digital distribution sources one month later.

Top Cow will be releasing details for retailers wishing to participate in this landmark event later this month.

“”Top Cow is a leading-edge player for the comics/GN space. This looks like a brilliant blend of digital delivery with bricks and mortar support.” says Wowio CEO Brian Altounian.

Witchblade #144 is currently available for preorder at fine comic shops worldwide.

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