Digital Comic of the Year 2012
It’s been an amazing year for digital comics and after a fortnight of frantic voting on Facebook, we are proud to announce that the winner of the inaugural Pipedream Comics Digital Comic of the Year 2012′ is ‘Captain Stone is Missing‘ by Liam Sharp, Christina McCormack and the team at Madefire.
What we said about Captain Stone:
“A cutting edge tour de force of digital comics. Showcasing the Madefire app’s motion comics technology to its utmost, Captain Stone merges a multitude of art styles with stunning interactive elements and physical effects, and a mean and moody soundtrack…. it has become one of the most sophisticated digital titles around.”
What the winners said…
“Myself, Christina and all at Madefire are delighted that Captain Stone is Missing… has been voted digital comic of the year! 2012 proved to be the year that digital storytelling came of age, and we faced some genuinely stiff competition. Congratulations to all the other story teams that made the top ten list, and here’s to more good things in 2013!”
— Liam Sharp, CCO Madefire, writer/artist of Captain Stone
The final standings
1. Captain Stone is Missing (MadeFire) 379 votes
2. Powerplay (Kurt Christenson/Reilly Brown) 173 votes
3. Kickback (Panel Nine) 91 votes
4. Double Barrel (Top Shelf Comix) 26 votes
5. Upgrade Soul (Opertoon) 21 votes
6= Treatment Tokyo (MadeFire) 9 votes
6= Insufferable (Thrillbent) 9 votes
8. Aesops Ark (MonkeyBrain) 8 votes
9. Avengers vs. X-Men Infinite (Marvel) 6 votes
10. Bottom of the Ninth (Ryan Woodward) 2 votes
For details on the full shortlist you can find out more here
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