News: Arch Enemy Entertainment and USA Today to release new wave of daily digital comics
As a sign that digital comics are really starting to go mainstream, today we heard news of an exciting new project involving Arch Enemy Entertainment releasing digital comics on a daily basis via the USA Today website. Starting October 21st, these comics combine new material with old favorites from Arch Enemy‘s archive to create an incredible new wave of digital comics that will hit the web every day of the week.
Exclusively presented by USA Today this group of titles is the ‘second wave’ of releases to come from the Arch Enemy library and continues to develop their back catalogue as the company becomes more seasoned in regards to readership.
According to Arch Enemy president Percy Carey. “We were more one-dimensional the first time around,” he tells USA Today “This time, you’ll see other aspects of us as a company, the creators we represent and the outcome, whether it be film, television or things of that nature. You’ll see a big difference.”
So what exactly do we have in store from the guys, well here’s a quick rundown…
On Monday, Michael Sarrao and John Broglia’s superhero series Unmasked returns to Seastone City for its second issue featuring a rise of new vigilantes in a world dominated by supervillains — and the reporter who wants to unmask them.
Tuesday brings the debut of The Urban Legend, a new comic from writer Josef Yohannes and artist NewTasty about a high school teacher who uses martial arts to clean up the streets.
Tom Rasch’s Black Alpha takes readers to space on Wednesdays for a look at a galactic universe with secret identities and heroic adventures inspired by the pop culture of yesteryear.
On Thursdays, creator and illustrator Thomas Leopold unleashes The Counselor, starring a masked man with one book you can’t get on Amazon – it contains all knowledge that human beings have ever written down.
The Diplomat, by Neil Thompson, Claudio Sepulveda and Arch Enemy CEO and founder William Wilson, is back for its second issue of political intrigue and unlikely superspy Cain Olsen on Fridays.
To complement your Saturday morning cartoon fare, Neil Herndon has a second issue of Game Boys, where a nerdy kid’s console skills help when video-game invaders arrive in town.
And on Sundays it’s family day — of sorts — with Williams, Jason Stevens and Rashad Doucet’s RagTag, featuring a brother and his superpowered sister.
Despite having this wealth of talent already producing comics for them, the Arch Enemy guys are still keen to find new talent “I don’t want to be the person who passes up the next Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant. I take everybody seriously.” President Percy Carey told USA Today
“I read about companies always saying they’re giving people a chance, but we actually sit down with our creators and work on their brand narrative,” he explains. “We look at what the creator wants to bring to the table, how the audience will look at, and we’re also thinking about how do we nurture them to create the best book possible.
Arch Enemy also has even more exciting innovations coming our way in the next few weeks and months that will surprise both the audience and also the comics industry. “The medium likes to be able to define itself as one particular thing and they ride it into the ground. One thing we’re very conscious of is we want to change it up all the time,” CEO William Wilson told USA Today “We’re not going to stay in the same lane.”
Exciting times and you’ll be able to check out their first titles exclusively on USA Today’s website on Monday October 21st – and it’s all free!
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November 12, 2013 @ 8:05 pm
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