Indie Comics News

The best indie and small press comics news.

“ComiXology’s Submit offers independent creators the opportunity to operate on an equal footing with the largest publishers” why MonkeyBrain’s Allison Baker thinks ComiXology Submit is the future for independent digital comics publishers

March 16, 2013

This week saw ComiXology launch the new ComiXology Submit service for indie comics creators with help from an awesome how to guide from indie stalwart Too Much Coffee Man by Shannon Wheeler. Submit offers independent creators the chance to upload their comic book and graphic novels for approval at no cost. ComiXology then transforms the work intro their Guided […]

Control your comic character’s destiny on your iPad with the new iOS game ‘Framed’ from Loveshack Entertainment

March 13, 2013

A group of game developers from the fantastically named Loveshack Entertainment have announced a rather intriguing iOS game that mixes our two favourite things – comics and iPads. The game is called ‘Framed‘ and looks like an old style comic book page – but no ordinary one. Your character works his way through the panels in order, […]

Marvel ‘re-evolve’ digital comics at SXSW – including new Marvel Infinite Comics and Project Gamma!

March 11, 2013

This weekend Marvel unveiled 3 exciting new initiatives at the South by South West festival in Austin, Texas as they look to ‘re’-evolve’ the world of digital comics – their words, not ours! by releasing them at SXSW’s Interactive event, which is primarily focused on technology and interactive web design, Marvel made a clear statement of intent […]

Help support the Melksham Comic Convention

March 2, 2013

Please help support this brilliant local convention which is run not too far from the Pipedream Comics offices. After a fantastic debut last year it is looking for help to run again in 2013. Offering the chance to meet writers and artists like Kieron Gillen, Andrew Wildman, Simon Furman, Mike Collins, Lee Townsend, Emma Vieceli, Kate […]

The past and future of comics – a quick look at DC Comics 75th Anniversary Poster book and why it’s perfect for an app

August 15, 2012

Although not strictly in our remit here at Pipedream Comics, we were very excited this week by arrival of a copy of the DC Comics 75th Anniversary poster book from Quirk Books. Admittedly the book has been around since last summer and so doesn’t include the post-52 universe, but it’s still a fantastic read. Written […]

“We want to create stories that power the imagination” Steve Ellis and David Gallaher discuss their new pulp adventure The Only Living Boy

August 7, 2012

When I started Pipedream Comics over a year ago, the first people I interviewed were the very talented Steve Ellis and David Gallaher, creators of High Moon and their ComiXology Exclusive title Box 13. Well, a year on and David and Steve’s latest masterwork, The Only Living Boy has been released this week and it’s […]

INFINITY: the world’s first magazine about digital comics is launched

August 3, 2012

This week sees the release of INFINITY the first magazine dedicated to digital graphic novels and comics. Produced by publisher Russell Willis and the team at Panel Nine (who we interviewed back in May) a free to download Preview issue is now available via iTunes and as a subscription on Apple Newsstand. INFINITY contains roundups […]

PIpedream Pull List: The Lookouts

July 26, 2012

If you’re a fan of video games and web comics then the name Penny Arcade will probably be probably be very familiar to you – for those who aren’t well check out their site for some of the funniest online cartoons going. Poking fun at the world of games and the internet since the late […]

Pipedream Pull List – Saga #1 (Image Comics)

March 14, 2012

The aura of a number one issue has diminished to the point of meaninglessness over the years. Whether you blame the multi format 90s where every major franchise got rebooted and relaunched or the the post-DC52/digital boom of today where there seems to be a dozen new series launched every week, the aura of a […]

Will the new iPad be ‘resolutionary’ to the world of digital comics and art?

March 10, 2012

This week saw Apple launch it’s new iPad, with the now traditional circus of ridiculous hype followed by crushing disappointment followed by venomous online backlash. Although the Apple community may be baulking at the fact it doesn’t have a futuristic touch sensitive input interface or 24TB of storage in a thinner, faster cheaper, better design, […]

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