Hey everyone, me again. A massive thank you to Pauline who did a sterling job looking after the weekly updates in my absence. The team have certainly been busy recently and I’ve trained two new publishers this week already. Exciting times, but what of this weeks highlights?
Having delivered Kick Ass and Powers, Icon continue to send us awesome comics. This week sees the release of both Criminal and Incognito written by Ed Brubaker (The Death of Captain America) and art by Sean Phillips (Marvel Zombies). Incognito is described as the most insane and evil super-villain comic you’ll ever read. The comic deals with former villain Zack Overkill, who is in the Witness Protection Program after giving testimony against The Black Death. Zack is required to take a drug that eliminates his super abilities and given a job delivering mail in an office.
Trying to escape the boredom of a normal life, Zack experiments with illegal drugs. It quickly becomes obvious they interfere with the power-blocking drug and he once again has his super strength. He begins wearing a mask again and searches for action in the streets and back alleys acting as a vigilante rather than a super-villain to avoid being arrested for violating his parole agreement. A great read.
From IDW we have more Star Trek and Transformers, plus a new series called Witch and Wizard: Battle for Shadowland based on James Patterson’s #1 novel. Oh and before you ask, we are still eagerly waiting for the next Locke & Key. The wait will be worth it though as they are doing something extra special for us…
Finally Insomnia release chapter 4 of the excellent Cancertown and Marvel release more Wolverine with work from legends Mark Millar and Steve McNiven.
Here’s the list:
- 2000AD Prog #1680 2000AD 18+
- Archie Marries Betty #3: “Happily Ever After” Archie Comics 3+
- Atomic Robo Vol.3: Shadow From Beyond Time #2 Red 5 Comics 9+
- Cancertown: An Inconvenient Tooth: Chapter 4 of 6 Insomnia 18+
- Criminal (2006) #1-#6 Icon 18+
- Donald Duckling and the Scoop of the Century Disney 3+
- Incognito (2008) #1-#5 Icon 18+
- Kong: King of Skull Island #4 Markosia 12+
- Ritual #4 Markosia 18+
- Serpent Wars #3 Markosia 12+
- Star Trek: Captain’s Log: Harriman IDW 9+
- Star Trek: McCoy #2 IDW 9+
- Superduck #12: The Long Good-Bye Disney 3+
- Toy Story 3 Disney 3+
- Transformers: Ironhide #1 IDW 12+
- Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers #3 IDW 12+
- We Will Bury You #3* IDW 17+
- Weekly World News #4: The Irredemption of Ed Anger #4* IDW 17+
- Witch & Wizard #1 IDW 9+
- Wizards of Mickey #7: The Iron Dragon Disney 3+
- Wolverine (2003) #67-#72 Marvel 15+
As always, check out www.playstationcomics.com to see the prices in your currency, view the whole catalogue, take part in the forum and read up on other Digital Comics news.
26 CommentsAdd Yours
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Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 4:32 pm by Shadowdragoon
So, Norway/Rest of Europe, Crossregion gifting? PS3 reader? still nothing? is it on the horizon? or Soon? or next week? or next month?
Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 4:40 pm by Pete Stott
Damn you are fast! Some of the stuff you mention is on the horizon. Definitely not in the next few months though.
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Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 4:35 pm by Sodan-1
Just wondering if there’s any plans to add Transformers Spotlight issues for Blurr, Cliffjumper, Jazz, Metroplex and Drift.
Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 4:53 pm by Pete Stott
Pauline is having a look for you
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Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 4:36 pm by Andrefpvs
Here I am again, requesting a PS3 reader.
Thanks
Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 4:40 pm by Pete Stott
+1 Thank you.
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Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 4:41 pm by AaronSOLDIER
DC Comics please!
Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 4:45 pm by Pete Stott
+1 Please
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Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 4:47 pm by AaronSOLDIER
Yeah hopefully they jump on the bandwagon.
Anyway good work getting a decent amount of content each week – have a cookie!
Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 4:52 pm by Pete Stott
nom nom
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Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 4:48 pm by Shadowdragoon
Welcome back. and ehh, I had the replie prepared in notepad waiting for copy and paste, pluss, it seems you only post at the 30 min mark.
Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 4:53 pm by Pete Stott
LOL, the team were just discussing how you manage it every week
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Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 4:51 pm by SpiderMike_X
Any more Amazing Spider-Man on the way or are you dropping that series?
Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 5:00 pm by Pete Stott
Nothing for the foreseeable future. You never know, Marvel may send some more our way.
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Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 4:56 pm by Sodan-1
Oh, thank you very much. And thank you Pauline.
Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 5:01 pm by Pauline Martyn
You’re very welcome!
Nothing in the schedule yet I’m afraid but IDW constantly add new comics to the list, so I definitely wouldn’t rule this one out!
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Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 5:02 pm by Pete Stott
Whoops, I’ve just realised that Toy Story 3 is only available in US, Australia & South Africa this week. The rest of you will have to wait a little longer. Sorry.
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Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 5:05 pm by acridweasel
Just so you know Pete, Pauline promised me clotted cream and £50 notes with Locke & Key #6…
Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 5:17 pm by Pete Stott
(o_O) that’s some promise!
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Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 5:08 pm by SpiderMike_X
That’s quite a shame. Brand New Day is further in than the ten or so issues SCEE have provided. I would have thought you would keep up with it but it seems the idea is to offer limited series’ and not weekly issues, which is disappointing because seeing as I don’t have a local comic emporium Ive always had to look to download sites to acquire my fix of the wallcrawler. The PSP reader was a welcome chance to collect legitimately but without any consistency in releases I am forced to yet again look towards other, less desirable, methods to grab each issue.
Shame.
Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 5:13 pm by Pete Stott
Marvel have provided 71 Amazing Spider-Man comics so far which isn’t too shabby! They’ve sold incredibly well so I wouldn’t be surprised if we were to receive some more.
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Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 5:17 pm by S-Cript
i don’t believe the remarks anymore
that a worldwide company as SCE doesn’t have a roadmap for everything they do
they have it for the televisions,camera’s
MS has it for everything they do
nintendo has it for everything they do.
sony has it for their console releases(not talking about worldwide release dates for all the same)
but for the comic & videostore,which is working technically worldwide already.
but only the countryflags has to be set to Y.
the project leaders refuse to give a planning
i wonder wat releasedateLies on the E3 is gonna be told
Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 5:23 pm by Pete Stott
We have a roadmap, it’s just unfortunate that the technology we need to release in certain stores is not quite ready yet. We have already signed plenty of European publishers and even have some of their content ready. We understand (& share) your frustration, can we just ask for your patience in the meantime.
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Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 5:44 pm by GahLakTus
nice update.
any news on possible ghostbusters or army of darkness comkics? mayb thenightmare on elm street comics?
im suprized theres no beano and dandy here yet
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Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 5:46 pm by Pure_Mind_Games
how do you delete comics? I’ve looked but can’t find anything
Posted on 20 May, 2010 at 9:51 am by Pete Stott
Either use Media Go to manage your comic collection, or wait a little longer for us to release a new version of the reader which will allow you to delete your comics.
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Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 5:50 pm by BalramRules
this service MUST come to the ps3 plzzz
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Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 5:54 pm by Zoibie
Incognito does sound very good, I’ll have to check that out.
Any news on whether there will be more Ben Templesmith stuff going up? Will we see Wormwood again at some point?
Posted on 20 May, 2010 at 9:54 am by Pete Stott
No news yet. We’ve put all the available Wormwood books on the store already (minus the one we weren’t allowed to) When Ben gets round to penning some more we’ll be banging on his door to let us release them.
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Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 6:02 pm by Ravenblade86
Pete, why do you keep adding more new comics that I have to read? Don’t you know I don’t have enough free time as it is??? Thought I was doing well having my backlog down to 15 comics
I shall get caught up at some point…by the end of the year at least anyway lol
Oh and Cancertown chapter 4? Woot!
Posted on 20 May, 2010 at 9:55 am by Pete Stott
Can’t you read comics at work? Or is that just me?
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Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 8:17 pm by bravo9zero
This app is being wasted on the PSP, in my opinion.
Bring this to PS3 please.
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Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 8:56 pm by JonyH
I want the same thing as Shadowdragoon want, start releasing comics in Norway. The only comics in norwegian stores are only a comics with disney characters. Who wants to read that anymore? xD
We are not asking you to translate the comics, who the heck would want to read comics in norwegian?
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Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 8:57 pm by Slarth
Locke & Keye # 6?
Posted on 20 May, 2010 at 9:55 am by Pete Stott
soooon
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Posted on 19 May, 2010 at 9:02 pm by Lantianer21
LoL JonyH you’re right!
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Posted on 20 May, 2010 at 11:39 am by person678
Any chance of Marvel Zombies 2? I’d love you forever.
Posted on 20 May, 2010 at 5:41 pm by Pauline Martyn
…YES.
You may send us a thank-you cake now.
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Posted on 20 May, 2010 at 7:23 pm by EpicMcDude
Cool work man. <3
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Posted on 20 May, 2010 at 8:44 pm by Battery-Acid-
Welcome back Pete.
I’m looking forward to Toy Story 3,
hope it comes soon.
Liking the Pauline/Pete tag team,
seems very efficient
And as always:
+ 1 for DC
+ 1 for PS3 support
Thank you!
- B
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Posted on 21 May, 2010 at 9:28 am by nulenvoid
PS3 please
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Posted on 23 May, 2010 at 11:53 am by Swoofah
I have to concur with ShadowDragon, JonyH and Lantianer21… For the life of me i cant understand the holdup.
You say the:
- “technology we need to release in certain stores is not quite ready yet.”
Say what? you HAVE the technology.. its just a matter of releasing the comics on the Store! We even have the reader! Or does other countries recuire some OTHER technology than that you use in the UK?
Or is it simply the never ending licenese to publish mumbojumbo? In that case SAY so.
“We have already signed plenty of European publishers and even have some of their content ready”
I dont see what this will have to do with anything. I for one is overjoyed with what you publish now, and really dont need something local to kick off the “local” store. And as JonyH, we WANT it in english. They have some Marvel comics here, translated of course, and one does not get the same feel of spider-mans snappy comments when its translated.
Bottomline; flipp the switch and let us enjoy the fantastic library you guys have build up, or me more spesific in where the trouble lies so we 1) know whats going on and 2) maybe can help put pressure on the places that are holding back!
Posted on 24 May, 2010 at 10:36 am by Pete Stott
Hey Swoofah, I wish it was as simple as that. The store technology we use is based on the video store software. It was fairly simple to use this software to open a few English language comic stores, however when it came to other languages or countries that spoke more than one, we had a problem. It took time for the departments responsible to upgrade the software, but it looks like it’s almost ready.
So, nothing to do with license agreements (although that may prevent some titles going live in some countries).
Also, we are planning on launching English content alongside local content – so no worries there.
Finally, if you want to help make sure your country gets a comic store contact your local SCE offices and let them know there is a demand.
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