A century ago today, the Fight of the Century was fought. Today is the centennial of the fight between the first black heavyweight champion of the world, Jack Johnson, and the former heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries, who retired undefeated. The fight took place on July 4, 1910 in front of 20,000 people, at a…
It’s official. The last big holdout has made it to Apple products. DC Comics is partnering with comiXology and PlayStation®Network for two separate digital comics distribution deals launching today. In addition, a DC Comics App for the iPhone®, iPad® and iPod® Touch is available allowing consumers an easy way to access DC Comics’ content. Most…
In a release from Marvel Comics, just in time for tomorrow’s premier of the Kick-Ass movie: Kick-Ass fever is sweeping the nation and now you can discover the hit series on your favorite mobile device! The complete Kick-Ass limited series is now available in single issue format for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch users through…
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This picture by Stephen Fry, who got his hands on an iPad before the rest of us (he does that sort of thing; he got the second ever Macintosh in England, Douglas Adams got the first) shows an icon for a Marvel application, which may or may not come standard with every iPad install. If…
It’s official. Disney CEO Bob Iger gave analysts a peek at what the company is planning around the iPad during a conference call yesterday discussing their 1Q10 financials. He mentioned that native iPad apps are being developed for Marvel Comics content. As to his feelings on the iPad, Iger said: “We find that iPad has…
I always notice these things when I’m on five different deadlines and really shouldn’t be distracted, but when Dirk Deppey says I’ve missed the point entirely, as he does here, replying to my comments here— well, it catches my attention. Dirk says: It [the iPad] has to be cheap enough to appeal to the general…
At the Grammys this past Sunday evening, Neil Portnow, the Academy President and CEO, delivered some interesting and important words. Before the amassed crowd of celebrities, recording artists, and self-important rich people, Neil said words that hit this comic lover right in the bread basket. “Now, what if someone told you they really appreciated your…
One of the ongoing shibboleths coming out about the iPad, with prominent examples coming from Dirk Deppey, is that it won’t change the game for comics because the iPad costs too much. To which we have to ask: compared to what? Let’s take a simple example: Marvel’s Siege crossover event. If you wanted the entire…
After years of rumors, I finally understood what the playing field was going to look like when ComicBookLover released their viewer for the iPhone yesterday. I knew that Apple’s new iPad would run on the iPhone OS, that it would be high-resolution enough to read comic books on a 10” screen. I knew it was…
Once again, the mighty Steve Jobs took the stage in front of scads of Mac-o-philes to present them another device they need so bad it hurts. The iPad debuted to the standard “ooohs” and “oys”, and we here at ComicMix feel no need to wax poetic. We know you don’t care about our awesome alliteration…
Everybody wants to see the fabled device that will change the comics industry, but Valleywag is putting their money where their mouth is with their Apple Tablet Scavenger Hunt: If you can find the first genuine photos, video or — the holy grail — the actual messiah machine itself before then and they’re exclusive to…
