Is the upcoming rumored Apple tablet the future of comic books? Will this be the death of your local comic store in the coming years going from being just a comic book store to becoming a GEEKS-R-US store with everything plus maybe some of the limited printed versions of some digital comics. More on this maybe every Wednesday morning the new comics will published new on iTunes & productivity drops at those times. Could that be the future of comic books?
Sure that it far fetched and not everyone is going to have a new Apple tablet to view their digital comics on but doesn’t almost everyone have a computer / laptop these days & running some version of iTunes? How much of a stretch is this considering the costs involved in printing comic books over digital publication.
I do not see this happening overnight but I would imagine in a few years, the comic book industry will change a great deal and more towards a digital media. Look at the big MarvelFest event today in New York for the launch of the Astonishing X-Men motion comic (likely will come out in a zillion months for us up here in Canada — LAME!) so why not feel that the comic biz is changing.
Shit, I wonder how comic book conventions would be if most of the comic books came out online?! Would fans still travel to San Diego Comic-Con to get digital signatures on their latest download of their favorite motion comic.
Good article on Gizmodo:
http://gizmodo.com/5391045/apple-tablet-will-restore-comic-books-to-former-glory
SO TRUE!
Check out this great & funny blog w/ web comics & posts from Ed Brisson, comic book letterer extraordinaire & publisher of New Reliable Press, fellow studio mate & friend. Check out his blog here:
http://www.ihatecomics.com/
Also check out New Reliable Press here:
http://www.newreliable.com/
& don’t forget to order JAN’S ATOMIC HEART. The Best Comic of 2009! See a preview here:
http://newreliable.com/prev/JANS_ATOMIC_HEART_prev.pdf
OH I almost forgot that Ed is also lettering the Image Comic – Sky Pirates of Neo Terra. Artwork by the stunning Camilla d’Errico. Check out more info here:
http://edbrisson.com/2009/10/02/sky-pirates-of-neo-terra-1-in-stores-now/
*phew* dats alot of pimpin but I LOVE it!!
Those who remember know I have a <3 for Bomb Queen (I mean I made a header for BtS w/ the lovely Bomb Queen) and I just found this lovely interview done on Panels on Pages on Sept. 28th with the creator of Bomb Queen, Jimmie Robinson.
You can find that interview here (or click the image above):
http://panelsonpages.com/?p=10673
The current volume of Bomb Queen (Vol. 6) has just begun & stars President Obama as the new focus of the Queen’s attention. I love seeing any Bomb Queen and not just for the T&A / sex / nipple slips but because how many GOOD villain comic books are out there? One that sits right on the bleeding edge and makes me smile / laugh, cheering for the villain to win? One that doesn’t make the villain(s) the hero (ala Secret Six) just to get printed?
I am happy that I was lucky enough to meet, greet & get some books signed by Jimmie Robinson at Emerald City ComicCon last yr (wish I got a photo) & if he comes back, I will go back & say hi again.
Is it me or are the Marvel and DC Solits this month kinda late (or maybe I missed them), either way here are the Image Comics & Top Cow Productions Solits for January 2009 on CBR:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18471
After a big Canuck Thanksgiving weekend, here is this weeks Best Bang Reborn all in alphabetical order, the few books that I got this week from Port Moody’s Hourglass Comics & Toys. Thanks to Chris Nolan’s Comic Books Beta for artwork and info, you can find that here:
http://apps.facebook.com/comicbooks/
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As I try to support the other comic book blog websites out there, great work from Mike Haynes and crew on the latest Podcast of Awesome #2. Go listen, check it out and hear how they talk Marvel Apes, Deadpool, Kick Ass, Red Hulk, Dark Reign, Age of Sentry, Final Crisis, POA shirts and misc. other t-shirts (like the Matt Fraction “Iron Man is Right” shirt design).
My only issue is the huge major support of things like Secret Invasion and Marvel Apes (pick of the week – WTF. Wow. Lame!), seems like the podcast is a touch Marvel wing biased but I still enjoyed it. Hell — they are doing it and I am still typing stupid keys and not. Also I will always support another Canuck Comic Blogger, Go Mike Go!
Although Mike did say he would give a shout out to BtS, I listened and… nothing. We also don’t even get the pimpage on POA re: the BtS Heroes Season 3 Giveaway thingy. I know, I know… this blog/site ain’t big, popular or for the cool kids. *le sigh and big pout*
Alright so I am trying something new, this week I am breaking up the BtS Best Bang Reborn into two parts. Part One (#8.1)Â is out today with my top pick of the week: Avengers: The Initiative, plus others like Star Wars Legacy, Fear Agent Vol 3 trade, Nova & Madame Xanadu to name a few!
I got my books from the great people at Hourglass Comics out in Port Moody. Check them out when you can, a wonderful comic book store out in the tri-cities!
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I noticed that there is no Bomb Queen for November which is a little disappointing. 
Lots of other stuff like Invincible, The Astounding Wolf-Man, Spawn (if you like that kinda stuff), Savage Dragon, Body Bags (I hope its not reprints) and new stuff like Liquid City graphic novel, New Brighton Archeological Society original graphic novel and Hector Plasm: Totentanz (ONE-SHOT).
Check them out here on CBR:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17800
Yeah yeah… Best Bang is coming but here is some more of The Hartley Show for yah…
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRuiVIkrjks
Part II continues here once you finish watching that episode:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMu001MKlkI
I LOVE that Hartley is also suspecting that Dr. Strange could be a SKRULL. William S and I were ranting about that for a while now. I love the Secret Invasion spoiler in the show! 
Also check out the POW Comics here:
http://www.pow-comics.com/
Oh and if you like seeing / listening to Ronald Dario on The Hartley Show, you should check out this web comic End of Nothing here:
http://ronalddario.com/comics/EndofNothing/endofnothing00.html
