Tag Archives: ComicBooks

By Odin’s beard! Marvel Unlimited comics subscription app now available for Android

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First gracing the digital pages of iOS devices in March, Marvel Unlimited is now available for Android. Part of the comic book publisher’s digital subscription program, the app grants access to over 70 years of Marvel’s greatest hits for $10 per m…


Apple patent outs system for turning video game choices into comic books, is all about Mass Effect

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Commander Shepard is not someone we expected to pop up in an Apple patent from 2009 (granted today), but here we are, staring into his icy visage. He and the rest of the Normandy’s crew are used as just one example of a system that Apple patented,…


Sony shuts down PSP Comic Store after October 30th, leaves most of us in the lurch for now

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PSP Comic Store, we hardly knew ye. No really, we hardly knew ye — which is probably why Sony is warning PSP owners that its comic book portal is shutting down after October 30th. Come Hallowe’en, we’ll lose the option to download the necessary app …


Comics iPad app gets Retina-friendly update, ‘POW!’ bubbles now much POWier

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ComiXology is usually keeping up with the latest-and-greatest, and it’s doing so yet again by rapidly updating its Comics app to meet the new iPad’s Retina-sized needs. In addition to the CMX-HD comic books coming to the 2048 x 1536 screen, the updat…


Marvel announces augmented reality app, exclusive digital comics at SXSW

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Not content with simply doling out free digital comics to fans who favor the tangible page, Marvel is now giving readers a new reason to reach for their tablets: augmented reality. Android and iOS devices will be able to look beyond the page using Mar…


Marvel Comics greets true believers with free digital copy for select print titles

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With great purchasing power apparently comes great affordability for Marvel Comics fans. Starting this June, folks who purchase any Marvel super hero comic priced at $3.99 will also get a free digital copy for Android or iOS. Examples of Marvel titles…


Comics on the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet hands-on (video)

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Way back in 2000, cartoonist turned comics theorist Scott McCloud discussed infinite canvas in his book Reinventing Comics. The concept, simply put, is that electronic mediums afford artists an infinite space on which to create their work. Cartoon…


Amazon’s new e-book format brings HTML5 support to your Kindle library

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“Great looking books.” That’s what Amazon is promising to deliver with Kindle Format 8 (KF8) — a new, HTML5-based file format for Kindle books. According to the company, KF8 will allow publishers to produce picture books, comics and graphic novel…


Introducing Engadget: The Comic!

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If you haven’t picked up a copy of Distro yet, you’re missing out on all sort of great content, including a little gem hidden away on the back page of each issue. We asked some of our favorite indie cartoonists to create strips based on tech news, a…


Barnes & Noble pulls DC Comics from shelves over Kindle kerfuffle, risks Martian Manhunter’s wrath

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Frankly, we’d advise against crossing anyone given to costumed superheroics, but a policy is a policy. Book selling giant Barnes & Noble has begun pulling select DC Comics from store shelves this week, in response to a deal struck between the pu…