Festivals - SDCC 2018 : ComiXology, a great press conference

By Mulder, San Diego, Marriott Marquis, Grand 9 Ballroom, 18 july 2018

ComiXology Originals Reveals Details on the Next Wave of Exclusive Creator-Owned Comics at Comic-Con International San Diego 2018. Launching Titles are Free to Read Today for Members of Amazon Prime, Kindle Unlimited, and comiXology Unlimited Members Also Exclusively Available for Purchase Today on Kindle and comiXology Goliath Girls Available in Japanese Same Day in Japan and Worldwide

ComiXology, Amazon’s premiere digital comics service, announced today the creative teams and titles for the next wave of comiXology Originals creator-owned comic books and graphic novels, during a press event today at Comic-Con International San Diego 2018.

The comiXology Originals debuting today include: Goliath Girls by writer Sam Humphries and artist Alti Firmansyah, Grave Danger by writer Tim Seeley and Mike Norton, Hit Reblog: Comics That Caught Fire by writer and artist Megan Kearney, along with over a dozen webcomics superstars and editor, Hope Nicholson, and Teenage Wasteland by writer Magdalene Visaggio and artist Jen Vaughn. Readers can dive in immediately: the books are free to read for members of Amazon Prime, Kindle Unlimited, and comiXology Unlimited and are also available for purchase on Kindle and comiXology.

Also unveiled at Comic-Con International were future comiXology Original titles to be released in the coming months including: The Dark by writer Mark Sable and artist Kristian Donaldson, Delver by co-writers C. Spike Trotman and MK Reed with art by Tish Doolin, and The Stone King by writer Kel McDonald and artist Tyler Crook.
Alongside today’s content announcements comiXology debuted a convention exclusive comiXology Originals 2018 Preview Book, featuring story pages, creator bios and behind the scenes process sketches from current and upcoming comiXology Originals creator-owned series. The comiXology Originals 2018 Preview Book will be given away at comiXology’s panels and during creator signings at booth #2547 throughout Comic-Con International, which takes place at the San Diego Convention Center July 18-22 in San Diego, CA. 

ComiXology will also be hosting 10 panels at this year’s convention and during every panel limited quantities of signed Savage Game Print-on-Demand books along with other giveaways to be given out to attendees. For the full panel and signing schedule check out comiXology’s social media and Tumblr.

“When we debuted the first wave of creator owned comiXology Original titles, we launched all five issues of the Superfreaks series in one day so readers could binge read the series at once. No one had ever done that before, and that’s just the tip of what we have planned,” said comiXology’s Head of Content Chip Mosher. “Today we are making history again with Goliath Girls which is releasing simultaneously in English and Japanese. Going forward we’ll continue to push the envelope with new ways to connect with readers. It’s great to be able to offer the over 100 million Prime members worldwide the opportunity to experience these great books.”

Goliath Girls - Written by Sam Humphries with art by Alti Firmansyah
Grave Danger - Written by Tim Seeley with art by Mike Norton
Hit Reblog: Comics That Caught Fire - Written and illustrated by Megan Kearney, edited by Hope Nicholson

Teenage Wasteland - Written by Magdalene Visaggio with art by Jen Vaughn
The Dark - Written by Mark Sable with art by Kristian Donaldson
Delver - Written by C. Spike Trotman and MK Reed with art by Tish Doolin
The Stone King - Written by Kel McDonald with art by Tyler Crook

Our photos of this panel are in our Flickr page

Photos and videos : Boris Colletier (Mulder)

(Source: press release)