New York Comic-Con 2013 started yesterday and here is my Wrap-Up of the Day 1 events.
- DC - Batman: Eternal & 75th Anniversary
- Dynamite - Li'l Dynamites, Dynamite Teasers
- Dark Horse - Buffy Season 10, Aliens, Predator & Prometheus
- Comixology - Survey
- Titan - New Titles and Classic Reprints
DC - Batman: Eternal & 75th Anniversary
DC announced they will be adding another Bat title to the mix next year with the 75th Anniversary of the Dark Knight. Eternal will tie into the events of Year Zero and will "alter the status quo for the Dark Knight and his hometown." Scott Snyder will work on the series with artist Jason Fabok and a set of revolving writers including James Tynion IV, John Layman, Ray Fawkes and Tim Seeley.We will also see a special Detective Comics #27 (the first appearance of Batman was the original Detective Comics #27). The 96-page issue will be on sale January 8. Creators contributing to this will include Paul Dini, Brad Meltzer, Gregg Hurwitz and Peter Tomasi along with artists such as Neal Adams, Dustin Nguyen and Francesco Francavilla. Read the full article at USA Today
Dynamite - Li'l Dynamites, Dynamite Teasers
Dynamite Entertainment announced a series of all-ages one-shots called Li'l Dynamites. Titles include Red Sonja (Li'l Sonja), Evil Ernie (Li'l Ernie), Battlestar Galactica (Li'l Battlestar Galactica), Vampirella (Li'l Vampi), and Bionic Man & Woman (Li'l Bionic Kids). Eisner award-winning all-ages writers Roger Langridge, Art Baltazar, and Franco join veteran Dynamite authors Jim Zub, Brandon Jerwa, and Eric Trautmann on the five-week event.
Dark Horse - Buffy Season 10, Aliens, Predator & Prometheus
Dark Horse also had some news about the Alien, Predator, & Prometheus franchise. They plan to release all four titles in 2014; Aliens (by Chris Roberson), Predators (by Joshua Williamson), Alien vs. Predator (by Chris Sebela) and Prometheus (by Paul Tobin). You can read more at Bleeding Cool, and Comic Vine.
Comixology - Survey
Comixology had an interesting survey they performed showing the curious habits of digital comic readers. The survey shows the average spend per reader is $100 per year. Depending on individual comic cost, this only comes out to one or two comics for every two weeks. A quarter of respondents spend an average of $400 or more per year on digital comics, averaging about $7.69 or 2-3 comics per week. Last month, comiXology announced the company had surpassed 200 million downloads, just one year after celebrating the 100 million mark. You can read the full article at Bleeding Cool.Comixology also talked about Connecting with the female audience. Six years ago, women represented less than 5 percent of comiXology users; now that figure has rocketed to 20 percent. What’s more, the company knows exactly who this reader is: “She’s 17-26 years old, college-educated, lives in the suburbs, and is new to comics. She prefers Tumblr to Reddit. She may have never even picked up a print comic.”
What the digital comic industry needs to do next. Declaring that “the mainstreaming of digital publishing is nearly complete,” veteran technology writer Andy Ihnatko outlines three major steps the industry still needs to take: a move by Dark Horse to comiXology; the adoption of ePUB as an industry standard; and the abandonment of digital rights management.
Titan - New Titles and Classic Reprints
