“We all think that we are a bit immortal at times… you can find out very quickly just how human you are after you get a cancer diagnosis at 33 years old.” Joe Martino on the emotional journey behind his comic book The Mighty Titan

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Alex Thomas

Joe MartinoJoe Martino’s The Mighty Titan is a Kickstarter funded superhero spectacular that uses the emotive issue of cancer to make his tales of heroes and villains resonate with a real emotional core.  Fresh from the success of issue 1 which we reviewed back in May, issue 2 was successfully funded in just 30 hours and is set to hit the newsstands in August. Keen to find out the secret to crowd sourced comics we got in touch with Joe to ask him all about it and also to give us his own take on the fascinating and very personal journey that brought us The Mighty Titan.  Continue reading →

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Preview: Bill Paxton Presents 7 Holes for Air from Arcana Comics

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Alex Thomas

Arcana Comics is thrilled to announce a special partnership with Award Winning Actor, Director, and Producer, Bill Paxton (Hatfields & McCoys Big Love, Titanic), who is bringing us Seven Holes For Air, an engrossing and entertaining celebration of an iconic Western hero’s battle with forces beyond his control. Continue reading →

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News: ComiXology takes next step in global expansion with debut of 400 French language title from 14 French publishers

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Alex Thomas

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ComiXology has taken its next step in global expansion today with the debut of over 400 French language titles from 14 of the top French publishers of bandes dessinées, comics, graphic novels and manga. The publisher’s included in this launch – Aelement Comics, Akileos, Ankama, Éditions Ça et Là, Éditions Delcourt, Glénat Éditions, I Can Fly, Indeez Urban Éditions, Los Brignolès Éditions, Panini Comics, Sandawe, Soleil Productions, Wanga Comics et WEBellipses – together make up almost 40% of the entire French bandes dessinée, comic book, graphic novel, and manga market. Continue reading →

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Preview: Amelia Cole and The Hidden War #2 and Edison Rex #7 (MonkeyBrain Comics)

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Alex Thomas

This week sees new issues from two of MonkeyBrain’s original line-up with Amelia Cole and the Hidden War #2 and Edison Rex #7 both being released via ComiXology this Wednesday, and we’ve got a fantastic sneak preview of both! Continue reading →

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Preview: Cancer fighting hero is back with a vengeance as The Mighty Titan’s second Kickstarter funds in 30 hours.

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Alex Thomas

Comicbook writer/artist Joe Martino is no stranger to Kickstarter. Last August, his Mini-Series The Mighty Titan was funded through the popular crowd-funding site and this past May, Joe listed his second issue for the series on Kickstarter with an amazing response. - within 30 hours the book was above the goal amount. Continue reading →

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Preview: Valiant’s original creators launch the Signature Series

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Alex Thomas

Today the folks at Valiant have announced the Valiant Signature Series – a new line of covers spotlighting the creators that forged the original Valiant Universe!  Continue reading →

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Preview: Venditti and Nord Eradicate Planet Death in X-O Manowar #14 (Valiant Comics)

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Alex Thomas

Valiant is set to unleash the explosive final chapter of Planet Death in  X-O Manowar #14 from New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern, The Surrogates) and Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord (Conan)! X-O Manowar has conquered. He has killed. But can he reign over Planet Death? Only available this summer via ComiXology. Continue reading →

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Preview: IDW To feature America’s Army in digital distribution agreement

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Alex Thomas

IDW and the U.S. Army have announced an all-new digital distribution agreement to feature the U.S. Army’s America’s Army Comics on virtually every digital platform – including the IDW Comics app and ComiXology.  Continue reading →

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The Sunday Digest – 17/6/13 (This weekend’s essential reads)

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Alex Thomas

The Pipedream Comics Sunday Digest is going to take on a new format this week. Instead of rounding up the week’s stories from the website, we’re going to do some quick reviews of some great digital comics which we’ve been enjoying this week, but not reviewed fully on the site. Enjoy… Continue reading →

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Preview: The Mocking Dead, a zombie parody from Dynamite Entertainment

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Alex Thomas

From the New York Times bestselling writer of the Marvel Zombies series comes a gut-splitting (then eating) comedy!  From acclaimed Marvel Zombies writer Fred Van Lente comes The Mocking Dead!  The Mocking Dead is a tongue-in-cheek look at the wildly popular zombie genre, with amazing interior art from Max Dunbar, colored in a unique black, white, and red pattern.  Continue reading →

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Preview: Side-scrolling, brawling, and button-mashing inspire ‘Born To Lose’ as ‘Burn The Orphanage’ kicks off Image Comics trilogy in August

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Alex Thomas

Starting in August, Image Comics will show readers that revenge is a dish best served with blazing side-scroller-style action when it publishes Burn The Orphanage, the first part of the Born To Lose trilogy by Sina Grace (The Li’l Depressed Boy, Not My Bag) and Daniel Freedman (Undying Love). Continue reading →

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Pipedream Pull List: Kinski #2 and Masks and Mobsters #8 (MonkeyBrain Comics)

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Alex Thomas

At the opposite end of the digital comics spectrum to the Madefire’s motion comics bombast are the delightful monochrome musings of MonkeyBrain’s Kinksi and Masks and Mobsters, both of which have new issues out this new via ComiXology. Although completely different in form and content, it serves as a fantastic reminder of the broad nature of what makes a digital comic. Continue reading →

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Preview: This September, IDW Gets Animated!

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Alex Thomas

Prepare for your favorite IDW comics to get a little more animated than usual this September! All month long, IDW will be publishing special “IDW GETS ANIMATED” variant covers rendered in vein of classic cartoons! Ever wondered what The X-Files’ Mulder and Scully would look like as colorful, hijinks-having monster chasers?  Ever wanted to see the mighty Judge Dredd as a rubber-jointed 70’s warrior? Of course you have! Continue reading →

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Pipedream Pull List: Captain Stone is Missing #5 and 6 (Madefire)

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Alex Thomas

After the dramatic revelations about Captain Stone’s disappearance in issue 4 we delve deeper into the world of his vampiric half sister Charlie Chance, the former model, PETA activist and apprentice cat burglar, in the latest instalments of Liam Sharp’s Captain Stone is Missing from Madefire. Continue reading →

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News: Valiant’s digital comics lineup set to expand into Europe with exclusive Panini deal

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Alex Thomas

This autumn, the greatest heroes of the Valiant Universe are taking Europe by storm in a partnership with Panini, Europe’s leading publisher of comics and graphic novels. A new line of foreign language digital comics will be available via ComiXology Europe and Amazon.it amongst others that will see Valiant’s smash hit monthly series like X-O Manowar and Archer & Armstrong into French and Italian for the very first time. Continue reading →

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