Comixology Originals is still going on. At the NYCC event held at Amazon’s offices, Comixology head Jeff DiBartolomeo announced 17 newly acquired projects, the launch of five new creator-owned titles, and a new print publishing partner. .
The new deals include writers and artists Serg Acuña, Matthew Arnold, Frank Barbiere, Marc Bernardin, John Broglia, Alex Cormack, Cat Faris, Arti Firmanscher, Veronica Fish and Adam Freeman. , Davide Gianfelice, Marc Guggenheim, Kim Joy, and Neil Crade. , Szymon Kurdanski, Lee Lockridge, Vic Malhotra, Chris Matthews, Jason Maslov, Omar Morales, Mau Mora, Tom Morello, Stephen Rose, John Romita Jr., Gonzalo Ruggeri, Mark Hsieh, Alex Segura, Scott Snyder, Taki Soma, Jordan Thomas, Stephen Thompson, Harvey Tolibao.
Noah Bailey, Mike Carey, Whitney Koger, Michael W. Conrad, Sunand C., Mark Dale, Allie Drake, Valeria Favoccia, Jonathan Hill, Tom Napolitano, Hassan Otsman Elaou, Kurt New works by Pires, Pablo Raimondi, MK Reed, Scott and Jack Snyder, and Jose Villarrubia.
On the print side, in addition to the previously announced deal with Abraze, Comixology announced a new publishing deal with Mad Cave Studios, including Beneath, Boxed, Breaklands V2 and V3, Ghostbox, The Ghost of Wreckers Cove, Groupies, Midstate, nostalgia, and wag. The release schedule will be announced at a later date.
Who doesn’t use Comixology Originals?
“Comixology Originals’ exclusive digital content line plays a critical role in our business,” DiBartolomeo said in a statement. “The Comixology Originals program is here to stay. We have signed 17 new creator-owned projects, with new teams joining the family and fan-favorite creators returning to work with us. We’re excited to help both newcomers and industry veterans bring their stories to the public through Comixology Originals. It is no exaggeration.”
Given the scale of this expansion, The Beat spoke with DiBartolomeo to find out what’s going on with this line. It’s been under the radar since the standalone Comixology site was absorbed into Amazon’s Kindle program.
One thing is clear: Amazon seems committed to continuing to publish comics. In addition to the titles available digitally, Ablaze will be publishing 2024 Eisner Award-nominated Gothic love story Parliament of Rooks by Abigail Jill Harding and Richard Starkings as a single issue starting this month . In November, Harvey Kurtzman’s Marley’s Ghost, by co-writer Josh O’Neill and artist Gideon Kendall, will be released by Ablaze in time for the holidays. Grammaton Punch, by Miles Gunter and Brian Undan, is scheduled for release next year.
The next wave of Comixology Originals digital releases announced today includes:
Ghostbox — Ghostbox #1 (of 5) will debut on October 29, 2024
Ghostbox is a fantasy/horror story from acclaimed author Mike Carey (Lucifer, The Girl with All the Gifts) and artist and writer Pablo Raimondi (Sacred Creatures, The Book of Destiny). , colors by Jose Villarubia will be released in time for Halloween. When sisters Chloe and Jean Peace unexpectedly inherit a mysterious carved wooden box, they discover that the box is inhabited by a ghost and that they are being chased by a race of shape-shifting monsters. Discover things.
Stillman—Stillman #1 (of 5) debuts December 10, 2024
Screenwriter Kurt Pires (Endless, Money) and a rotating list of artists, including colorist Mark Dale and letterer Hassan Otsman Elaou and Sunand C, work on the new crime thriller. Peter Stillman lives a double life. By day, he’s a successful family man with a loving wife and two beautiful children, trying to carve out his own little American dream. By night, his real life is as a violent hitman with deep ties to organized crime.
Budding Crisis – Budding Crisis #1 (of 5) will debut on January 21, 2025.
Written by MK Reed (Americus, Science Comics: Dinosaurs, Delver), with art and letters by Jonathan Hill (Americus, Lizard Boy 2), and colors by Ally Drake, “Buddering Peril” explores the world’s most precious magic. A new fantasy series about the disappearance of. A resource, a plant whose seeds have the power to make wishes come true. If the onomante plant becomes extinct in the wild and the last cultivated stock also goes extinct, what will happen to the population?
By A Thread Book 2—By A Thread #5 (of 4) will debut in Spring 2025
The father-son team of Scott and Jack Snyder, artists Valeria Faboccia and Whitney Coger, and letterer Tom Napolitano are reuniting to expand the world of By a Thread with an all-new story arc. Charlie and the young heroes overcome adversity by traversing the treacherous Shroud in search of safe haven. With an ever more powerful enemy on their way, will they be able to reach land?
The 99 Legs – The 99 Legs (ogn) debuts in Spring 2025
Author Michael W. Conrad (Neptune, Nightwing) and acclaimed artist Noah Bailey (Diabolical, Station Ground) come together to create an original horror-suspense graphic novel, The 99 Legs. We’ll meet again. 99 Legs tells the story of a down-on-his-luck crime writer who discovers a series of murders in his hometown that seem to match his latest unpublished manuscript. Horrified by this turn of events, the writer contacted his agent to stop delivering the manuscript to the publisher, fearing that he might be implicated in a crime. What follows is a blood-splattered, swirling nightmare that reveals the mystery of the killer’s true identity.
In remarks at the event, DiBartolomeo said Comixology continues to grow, with “Wednesdays continuing to be our biggest day of the week.” Additionally, nearly one-third of Comixology’s customers purchased comics, graphic novels, and manga for the first time from the platform in the last year. ”
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