IDW EXPANDS DIGITAL CANNON
New iPhone and iPod Touch applications
to include G.I. JOE, Transformers, and classic comics
San Diego, CA (July 22, 2009) – Expanding its strong lead in the digital
publishing arena, at San Diego Comic Con today IDW Publishing announced several major
expansions to its digital comic book initiative. The newly available digital
comics include IDW’s G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra
prequel comics, plus TRANSFORMERS and CSI. In the
coming weeks, IDW will continue to expand its electronic offerings with more
G.I. JOE and TRANSFORMERS, as well as new titles
available digitally for the first time, such as the classic J. Scott
Campbell series Danger Girl, as well as Astro Boy,
“The digital medium represents a huge opportunity for the comics industry, and
we’re proud to be leading the way,” said IDW CEO, Ted Adams. “Through
epublishing, we can introduce an entire new audience to comics and the joys of
comic books.”
IDW launched the first digital TRANSFORMERS comics in May, which
quickly became among the most popular paid iTunes applications. Today, the TRANSFORMERS
catalogue expands to include the prequel and adaptation graphic novels for the
original movie. IDW’s entire G.I. JOE: The Rise
of the Cobra prequel comics are also available starting today, with the
movie adaptations coming soon. The fan-favorite series G.I. JOE: Origins
is now on iTunes for the first time. The company’s CSI comic
series also debuted on iTunes today.
In addition to new material and story lines, IDW will bring the classic 1980s TRANSFORMERS
and G.I. JOE series to the iPhone and the Internet, beginning
with Classic TRANSFORMERS, which can
now be found on at Classic-Transformers.com.
In short order, IDW will further expand its digital offerings to include
classic comics, beginning with Danger Girl. Created by J.
Scott Campbell and Andy Hartnell, Danger Girl is a
sexy take on spy comics, combine humor, suspense and action with a cadre of
well-drawn heroines. Danger Girl #0 is currently available as a
free application here on iTunes, featuring an eight-page preview of the comic.
Visit IDWPublishing.com
to learn more about the company and its top-selling books. Or see the entire
IDW offering on iTunes.
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