IDW has over 1 million apps in circulation
No one has really decided what the metrics for digital comics are -- real numbers are scarce, and most players keep it close to the vest. Back in December comiXology announced they had 1 million downloads of their comics apps, and now iVerse/IDW has hit the same milestone, with over 3 million digital IDW comics distributed.
Radical returns to Diamond for book distribution
After a year-long stint with Random House as their book distributor, Radical Publishing is back at Diamond, we are told by press release.
The announcement is a bit of a no-brainer, considering that Radical was at last month's Diamond Retailer Summit.
Marvel's mystery magazines
Ted McKeever drawing Wolverine, Tomm Coker on Master of Kung Fu, Dr. Strange by Kieron Gillen and Frazier Irving? All in glorious black and white. Sign us up!
While this sounds like some cool, beatnik Marvel anthology comic, Don McPherson explains it is really a little-noted or promoted Marvel project: two black and white comics magazines that were released last year to no fanfare, Marvel Super Special and Marvel Super Action. McPherson guesses that this is some kind of Disney-inspired inventory cleaning:
To Do: Strange Tales 1 and 2 party and signing, April 9th
The MoCCA Fest social scene is already jam-packed, but we wanted to alert you to this one, which takes place just around the corner from the Armory and leaves you plenty of time to get a signed book, have a brew and a bite, and then head off to wherever you next need to be. It's being co-hosted by the CBLDF and The Beat, and will feature tons of your favorite cartoonists, so come on by!
Please note that the Mad Hatter also has a patio so if the weather is nice we can stand outside and talk about comics! They are also giving us happy hour specials so even someone on a comics budget can have a good time. See you there!
Image books sell out from Diamond
Five of this week's Image books have sold out at Diamond and are going back to press. PR below and 2nd printing cover roughs scattered throughout this post. Please note, just because these are sold out at Diamond doesn't mean you can't still buy them in your local comics shop -- according to my email there are many copies available.
Continuing the recent trend of releasing new series to rave reviews and instant sellouts, Image Comics has announced that BLUE ESTATE #1, GREEN WAKE #1, NONPLAYER #1, UNDYING LOVE #1 and the second printing of THE INFINITE VACATION #1 have all sold out at the distributor level and are going back to press.
The day in Marvel PR: Thor/Loki trailer, Fear Itself, Moon Knight
What did Marvel send to our mailbox today?
SPOILERS: BRIGHTEST DAY #23 reintroduces you-know-who to Lantern mythos
Out of deference to those who have yet to pick up and slip to the last page of BRIGHTEST DAY #23, we'll put this in the jump.
DO NOT CLICK UNLESS YOU WANT SPOILERS.
NOT KIDDING.
Tom Fowler is drawing VENOM
Apparently Rick Remender and Tom Fowler are teaming up on Marvel's VENOM comic...and it looks INSANE. More insanity in the link.
WonderCon 11: DC announces Retro-Active
It's one last go-round for some classic DC logos and characters with DC's new RETRO-ACTIVE mini-event, which features creators and characters from the '70s, '80s, and '90s with a series of one-shots. Each decade has been given it's own, era-appropriate logo.
PREVIEW: PETROGRAD
PETROGRAD is an upcoming GN by Phil Gelatt and Tyler Crook about the death of Russian strongman Gregorii Rasputin, coming in August. Oni released some preview pages here:
IDW to publish Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Darwyn Cooke Martini Edition and….Marvel's Thor
IDW announced a trio of impressive projects at WonderCon yesterday -- but none more surprising than than the news that they'll be collecting Walt Simonson's famed run on THOR -- published by Marvel Comics, as you may recall -- in a deluxe WALTER SIMONSON’S THOR: ARTIST’S EDITION -- the book will be black and white but the original artwork will be scanned in color for a unique presentation. It's the first in a SERIES of Marvel reprints by IDW.
