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Aurasma and Marvel Comics Team Up to Provide An Augmented Reality Experience

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MARVEL AND AURASMA UNVEIL

“MARVEL AUGMENTED REALITY”

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Aurasma will be releasing their Augmented Reality app on April 2nd as part of Marvel Comics’ Marvel ReEvolution Initiative.

The Marvel AR app will be powered by Aurasma and will be released on April 2, 2012 for iOS and Android devices.

You can read the Marvel ReEvolution announcement here.

Press Release

Yesterday, at the SXSW Interactive Festival, Marvel Entertainment unveiled Marvel AR, the first major augmented reality app from a comic book company. As part of the recently announced Marvel ReEvolution, which brings the world of print and digital media together for a comics experience like never before, the Marvel AR app powered by Aurasma will be released on April 2 for iOS and Android devices. Fans can first discover the power of this new app in Avengers VS X-Men #1, arriving in comic stores on April 4 and kicking off the comic book event of the year in which the world’s most popular Super Heroes go to war!

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Marvel ReEvolution – An Augmented Reality Initiative from Marvel Comics

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We Want YOU To Join The Marvel ReEvolution!

Top Comics Publisher Announces Historic Initiative
To Reshape The Comic IndustryMarvel_ReEvolution

Marvel Comics has finally announced their new initiative that Joe Quesada has been hinting at on his Twitter feed for the past week.

Marvel ReEvolution is an augmented reality initiative that bring together both digital comics and print comics into an interactive experience.

Although Valiant Entertainment has created an augmented reality experience for their first issue of X-O Manowar, Marvel seems to be going all in with their AR app. I believe that this adds much more value than just including a digital copy voucher in their print comics.

I just hope that this doesn’t mean significant price increases or lowered print page counts in the long run. It’s still too early to tell how this will play out, but I’m looking forward to checking out these AR comics when they see print in April 2012.

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Jean Giraud aka Moebius Art Gallery

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On March 10th, 2012, Jean Giraud, the French artist who was predominantly known as Moebius, passed away at the age of 73.

An influential international artist, Moebius rose to fame drawing the Western serial character, Lieutenant Blueberry, for Pilote magazine. Blueberry eventually split off into its own series and Giraud worked on 29 volumes in total.

After leaving Blueberry, Moebius went on to do science fiction and fantasy work for Métal Hurlant magazine . Two of his most famous serials, The Airtight Garage and Arzach, both got their start in the pages of Métal Hurlant. Later on he started his famous L’Incal series in collaboration with Alejandro Jodorowsky.

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Marvel Announces Free Digital Copies with All $3.99+ Titles Starting in June 2012

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Marvel Doubles The Value of All Its Top-Selling Super Hero Comics

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Marvel Comics announced that beginning in June 2012, all comics with a cover price of $3.99 or greater will include a code for free digital copies of those comics.

Avengers_27_Cover (2)Marvel has been talking about “adding value” to their $3.99 price point books since they began offering free digital codes with their Ultimate Comics line a few months ago. This time they are going line wide with their offer.

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Preview of AVENGERS VS. X-MEN Covers for June 2012

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Marvel Unveils New AVENGERS VS. X-MEN Covers!

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The war to save the Marvel Universe continues this June as the Avengers go head to head against the X-Men while the all-powerful Phoenix Force hurtles towards Earth!

You’ve heard It’s Coming—and this April The War Is Here in Avengers VS X-Men! All your favorite super heroes enter—and only one team will emerge victorious!

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Peter Panzerfaust #2 Gets a 2nd Printing

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PETER PANZERFAUST #2 SELLS OUT

Image Comics/Shadowline series continues success

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PETER PANZERFAUST, the Image Comics/Shadowline series that places the classic character Peter Pan in World War II-era France, has sold out of its second issue at the distribution level a week before its in-store date of March 14. It has immediately gone back to press, and a second printing (JAN128290) will be in stores the same day as PETER PANZERFAUST #3 (FEB120514), April 11.

The first issue of the series by Kurtis Wiebe and Tyler Jenkins also went into a second printing after an enthusiastic reception by critics, readers, and retailers. The second printing of PETER PANZERFAUST #1 will be in stores on March 21.

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Advance Preview: Daredevil #10.1 by Mark Waid and Khoi Pham

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First Look – Daredevil #10.1 Art by Khoi Pham

Daredevil gets “jumping on” point from Marvel Comics with Daredevil #10.1 in April. Here is the cover to Daredevil #10.1 by Marcos Martin along with three unlettered preview pages by Khoi Pham.

Enjoy!

Press release

Marvel is proud to present your first look at, Daredevil #10.1, from Mark Waid and Khoi Pham. The most critically acclaimed series of the year provides fans new and old a perfect jumping on point, as Daredevil faces the consequences of his recent heroic actions! Seeking revenge at any cost, a cabal of villainous secret societies swarm Hell’s Kitchen with one objective- bring Daredevil to his knees!

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The Sabertooth Vampire Comes to Dark Horse Presents in May 2012

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The Sabertooth Vampire

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Dark Horse Comics announces the latest character to be added to its flagship anthology, Dark Horse Presents: the Sabertooth Vampire!

Penned by Mike Russell (SabertoothVampire.com), The Sabertooth Vampire is a webcomic about a tiny vampire hampered by his giant fangs. Will he pull his teeth out of the ground long enough to actually bite someone? Probably not.

“One of the first books that got me into comics in the nineties was the original black-and-white Dark Horse Presents—back when it was serializing stuff like Sin City and The One Trick Rip-Off and Hellboy: The Wolves of Saint August,” said Russell. “So as you can imagine, getting to submit a few strips for DHP was a huge moment for me personally as well as professionally.”

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Trajectory, Inc. Launches Classics Illustrated Digital Comics on Barnes & Noble

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Trajectory, Inc. Launches Classics Illustrated

Now Available on NOOK by Barnes & Noble

 

Classics IllustratedPress Release

Trajectory, Inc. announced today that the company has made available for the first time the iconic Classics Illustrated comic series. The series consists of over 100 digital graphic novels presented in a comic book format with robust color illustrations that introduce literature to readers of all ages.

Trajectory is collaborating with Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, to deliver the series on Barnes & Noble’s award-winning NOOK Tablet™ and NOOK Color™.

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IDW Now Offers 40+ Graphic Novels on Apple’s iBookstore

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IDW Publishing’s "Doctor Who" Collection

Now Available on the iBookstore

 

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IDW Publishing, a leader in digital comics, is proud to announce seven Doctor Who graphic novels are now available on the iBookstore. Including the Doctor Who graphic novels, IDW now offers over 40 graphic novels, including award-winning books and works by best selling prose authors on the iBookstore.

“IDW is very excited to be part of iBookstore, offering comics and graphic novels,” stated Jeff Webber, IDW’s director of ePublishing. “Graphic novels with complete storylines are perfect for casual comic readers or people new to comics. IDW Comics, TRANSFORMERS Comics and Doctor Who Comics are extremely popular with experienced comics readers and fans of those brands. The iBookstore is a great place for readers to discover creators and titles in a very accessible interface.”

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