Hello everyone, and welcome to this week’s comic store update. This is one hell of an update actually, and we’ve got it all this week – brand new publishers, brand new comics, and more of your favourites!
*UPDATE* Faber and Faber’s fantastic comic City of Glass, adapted from the famous Paul Auster novel, is also out today! A man called Daniel Quinn receives a mysterious phone call meant for a private detective and decides to take on the case… This decision will open Quinn’s eyes on some surprising things about identity, language and human nature. This is a very intelligent adaptation of the novel, and we highly recommend it.
Read more about this release here.
Wonder Woman returns with four new comics this week, issues #1 to #4 of Wonder Woman Vol.3, otherwise known as the “Who is Wonder Woman?” story arc. Amazon warrior Diana is missing, leaving Donna Troy in charge of the Wonder Woman mantle. But what happens if Diana returns, and when you have two Wonder Women?
We are also thrilled to introduce new publisher Twistory, who this week bring you three excellent new series: 13 Chambers, a beautifully illustrated fantasy/western series set in 1860s Far West; Dust, another little gem set in a WW2 gone wrong under the influence of new alien technology; and Dust Wars, sultry sci-fi with more of Paolo Parente’s beautiful art.
We also have more Batman for you (#664 to #666, in other words Batman & Son #6 to #8), more Silent Hill with all four issues of Silent Hill: Sinner’s Reward, 1960s Iron Man with five issues of Iron Man (1968), and much more.
And this week’s last surprise… Simon’s Cat is also making its debut on the PSN comics store*! Most of you will know this fantastic comic from its YouTube incarnation, lovingly animated around our autoflow feature.
(*Please note that this is only available in the UK, South Africa and Ireland.)
A few words from Simon Tofield, the creator of Simon’s Cat himself:
I am absolutely thrilled that my new book, ‘Simon’s Cat: Beyond the Fence’ is now available for the PSP through the Digital Comics Store. And I feel truly privileged to be in the company of many legendary comic artists and writers from publishers such as Marvel and DC.
For those of you not familiar with Simon’s Cat, it started out as a short Flash film I animated called ‘Cat Man Do’. This by complete accident and surprise ended up becoming a massive viral hit online, and it spawned a series of Simon’s Cat films that now have in excess of 83million views in total on YouTube alone. Later I was fortunate enough to be noticed by Canongate Books, who suggested I take Simon’s Cat into print. This lead to my first book, ‘Simon’s Cat: In his very own book’ and now my second, ‘Simon’s Cat: Beyond the Fence’ which is available on the Digital Comics Store.
The films and books are loosely based upon my own relationship with my cat. Though I actually have four cats in real life. Hugh, Jess, Maisy and Teddy.
I love the way the PSP’s Comic Reader bridges the gap between film and printed page with the Autoflow feature. In a way this is perfect for Simon’s Cat, as the series’ soul is with animation, and the Autoflow camera is a reminder of that when reading the book on the PSP. I’m really pleased with how it’s turned out on the PSP, losing nothing by being converted to a handheld screen. In a way it’s a lot more convenient as 240 pages is a significant book to chuck into your bag, whereas the PSP is quite handy and you can have a few games with you as well!
I hope you enjoy the book and I’m looking forward to the possibility bringing more content to Sony platforms in the future.
Make sure you check this one out this week!
Here is the full list of releases:
- 13 Chambers - Twistory
- Atomic Robo Vol. 4 #1 - Red 5 Comics
- Batman #664-#666 - DC Comics
- Betty #185 - Archie Comics
- Black Cherry Bombshells #1 - DC Comics
- City of Glass - Faber and Faber
- DMZ #24 & #25 - DC Comics
- Donald Duck and the Count of Monte Cristo #1 & #2 - Disney DigiComics
- Dual #3 - DC Comics
- Dust Tactical Field Manual (FREE!) - Twistory
- Dust Wars #1 - Twistory
- Fables #26 - DC Comics
- Fractures #1 - Markosia
- Green Lantern #7-#9 - DC Comics
- Hulk (2008) #5-#8 - Marvel
- Iron Man (1968) #225-229 - Marvel
- Kane & Lynch #2 - DC Comics
- Melody #1 - DC Comics
- Mystery Society #3 - IDW
- Powers (2000) #23 & #24 - Icon
- Reya #0 - Markosia
- Silent Hill: Sinner’s Reward #1-#4 - IDW
- Simon’s Cat - Canongate Books
- Sonic Universe #15 - Archie Comics
- Starcraft #6 & #7 - DC Comics
- Superman/Batman #31 - DC Comics
- Supertron #3 - DC Comics
- Telera Chronicles #0 - DC Comics
- Victorian Undead #6 - DC Comics
- Welcome to Tranquility #6 - DC Comics
- Wonder Woman Vol 3 #1-#4 - DC Comics
- Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper #2 - IDW
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32 CommentsAdd Yours
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 3:03 pm by AaronSOLDIER
Manga soon?
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 3:44 pm by Pauline Martyn
Yes sir! It’s all coming together.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 3:08 pm by Roxas598
have you any news about getting Scott pilgrim?
sorry if there already on there i’m not 100%
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 3:45 pm by Pauline Martyn
No sorry – we don’t have the publisher on board sadly so we don’t have the comic. This will change soon hopefully!
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 3:12 pm by ROBERTWARNES
Wasn’t there a Syphon Filter comic announced back in May? Any updates on it?
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 3:46 pm by Pauline Martyn
I haven’t heard anything new I’m afraid – I’ll look into this one…
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 3:16 pm by SpiderMike_X
Still no Spidey but I shall definitely give Simon’s Cat a go. Sounds like a fun title. Thanks again, Pauline!
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 3:47 pm by Pauline Martyn
It’s pretty cool, I hope you like it. Thank *you*!
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 3:34 pm by Ravenblade86
Really very cool update this week Pauline! I was half expecting to not feel so excited about it this week after Pete said that the 2000AD Prog was going to be delayed a few weeks, but you seem to have to almost make me forget about that.
1) Atomic Robo is back! That makes up for no 2000AD almost by itself. Though I still want to see more from iVerse.
2) Another new publisher on top of Orb Entertainment who got announced yesterday? Twistory sound very cool, though I can’t say I’ve heard of them before, but being into my history I’m very interested in what they are offering. More history and fantasy comics are very welcome.
3) Simon’s Cat. To be honest I had no idea what this was apart from that Simon Totfield was going to be at BICS which I’m going to next week, but after just reading about it in the blog post and watching Snow Business film on Youtube I’m going to have to read it on my PSP before going to BICS.
http://www.thecomicsshow.co.uk/category/guests/simon-tofield/
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 4:25 pm by Pauline Martyn
Thanks a bunch.
I know, it is a shame about the Progs but they’ll be coming back with a vengeance very soon, don’t worry.
Twistory is very good, if you want to get a feel for them check out Dust: Tactical Field Manual or Dust Wars #1 – both free, and good examples of the good artwork/stories.
And definitely have a look at Simon’s Cat, it’s very funny!
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 3:37 pm by acridweasel
No Locke & Key?
No Sandman?
No Y: The Last Man?
*sigh*
The problem with getting into new comics is that is such a disappointment when you get up to date and start slavering for the next issue.
Any word on when the next issues of the above are coming?
*gives wide-eyed puppy dog stare*
Please?
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 4:33 pm by Pauline Martyn
Aw – I feel your pain but don’t worry, they will be back soon.
The puppy eyes will even grant you the following info: Locke & Key is about a month away, and Sandman & Y: The Last Man are coming next week, just for you!
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 3:42 pm by pn3b0y
any chance of seeing the scott pilgrim vs the world comics with the sound effects like the iphone?
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 4:34 pm by Pauline Martyn
We don’t have Scott Pilgrim’s publisher on board I’m afraid. We would love to have this with sound effects (which we have too on PSP comics).
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 3:44 pm by Pauline Martyn
Hi everyone – City of Glass (from Faber and Faber) is also out today! It’s missing off the list sorry.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 3:51 pm by Roxas598
any time frame for the scott pilgrim comics?
i’ve just seen the movie (which was really awesome) so really want to try reading these
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 4:34 pm by Pauline Martyn
Nope sorry – we don’t have the publisher.
I hope I can contradict myself on this one soon!
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 3:53 pm by Ravenblade86
Ohh actually three new publishers this week then Pauline? Canongate Books, Twistory and graphic novels from Faber and Faber.
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 4:35 pm by Pauline Martyn
Yup.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 3:54 pm by Andrefpvs
Sorry if you’ve answered this recently but are you guys working on a comic reader for the PS3?
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 4:36 pm by Pauline Martyn
No worries – we are investigating this yes, hopefully we can get the green light and make it happen!
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 3:56 pm by kivi95
Coming to the Scandinavian countries soon? Please say a date or if it’s even coming this year.
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 4:37 pm by Pauline Martyn
I hope so, but I don’t have a confirmation or date myself so can’t answer this, sorry.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 4:24 pm by tm2010swe
@12: Yes, I agree. And Sony, please understand that people living in Sweden, Denmark and Norway don’t need translations! English text will be just fine! Actually, I’m sure most people prefer the original English versions, since a translation is never perfect.
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 4:37 pm by Pauline Martyn
And please understand that we understand but not everything is up to us.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 4:26 pm by hamildan
are you planning a bundle of Morrison’s run on Batman? would be good to know before I buy everything individually.
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 4:42 pm by Pauline Martyn
Not yet but I may steal this idea then.
Watch this space.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 4:34 pm by Andy-McK-4ever
Hi Pauline, nothing for me this week but do you have any idea when the first issue of Ratchet and Clank is being released on the Store?
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 4:36 pm by Alex Weekes
Oh my, Simon’s Cat … full of win!
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 4:42 pm by Pauline Martyn
Woot!
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 4:38 pm by Zoibie
I’ll definitely give these new comics a try, look great. Is there going to be any more Ex Machina up on the Store soon?
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 4:43 pm by Pauline Martyn
Thanks, hope you enjoy them!
Ex Machina is starting again next week so not long to wait.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 4:41 pm by The1stMJC
Decided to stop checking the US blog for the Comic update info and will start checking here.
Guess I have to wait a little longer for Y: The Last Man.
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 4:44 pm by Pauline Martyn
Welcome to the EU blog then, and feel free to ask us what you need to know!
Just one week till the next Y: The Last Man – not long.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 5:00 pm by Icarus_Immortal
Any word of introducing more of the cosmic titles from Marvel? Like Nova? Guardians of the Galaxy? Maybe the follow-up arc to Annihilation: “Annihilation: Conquest”?
Or maybe at least the rest of the Invincible Iron Man issues (#3-#7) so that the WHOLE Five Nightmares story arc is finally awailable on the Comic Store! And hopefully more issues after that
(just bought the two Worlds Most Wanted TPBs by import, and they are equally good as the Five Nightmares arc, check them out!)
Anyways, congrats on the new publisher deals, and thanks for your hard efforts!
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 5:47 pm by Pauline Martyn
Of course – more are coming. Including Iron Man #3-7.
And more!
Thanks for the kind words.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 5:02 pm by Pete Stott
Have a look at this article in the Guardian for more info on City of Glass: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/oct/06/paul-auster-playstation
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 5:05 pm by Pete Stott
oh and here http://www.orb-entertainment.com/psp/new-arrivals-1/ for more info on Simon’s Cat & Dust
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 5:52 pm by Larsbar
Any reason for the price rise in Atomic Robo compared to the previous issues?
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 6:48 pm by Galvanesh
Please, deliver this message translated to those who are making these frustrating decisions not to publish digital comics thingie in Scandinavia: “Fudge you. Fudge you all to Bell.”
Thank you.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 7:23 pm by KaiserSoza13
Any chance of ever seeing Simpsons or Futurama comics also SuperMan Red Son series.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 7:37 pm by Shadowdragoon
Got a bit late. But here comes.
So much to see now during fall, leaves that change, sound of the river when it runs higer after rain.
The good old questions:
Release in Scandinavia/rest of EU?
Comics reader for PS3
And Crossregion gifting?
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 7:38 pm by Shadowdragoon
Sorry for a twoparter, but not sure how its reacts to all links.
Pauline, caught the river I was talking about two weeks ago on video a few days ago. Now, I just need to find a bench close to that spot where I captured the river on video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv_qmXvWBvA enjoy.
Ps, dont complain of video or sound quality, Its the camera for the PSP that I used to capture it.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 8:25 pm by TheAlp
i really want to read the Ratchet and Clank comics, they are pretty much impossible to find in Denmark and i’m a really big R&C fan but i can’t get to read them :/ and Simon’s cat is awesome
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 8:56 pm by BalramRules
NICEEE
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 9:43 pm by nickjd331
Seen a few Simon’s Cat videos, i’ll have to have a look at this book.
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Posted on 7 October, 2010 at 9:48 am by HazelAM
firstly, welcome back pauline.
secondly, wonder woman, yay.
thirdly, stop please, this is gonna cost me a fortune, and i’ve run out of space again.
seriously though, another great update, more freebies, which is nalways ice.
i love the artwork for that dust war book.
loving the wonder woman book too, hopefully that wont be the last we’ll see of diana on the comic store, hint hint.
i have to admit i have never heard of simon’s cat though.
oh yeah, before i forget, do you know if the dc universe online comic will be available on the store?
dc universe: legends, i read it’s going to be called.
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Posted on 7 October, 2010 at 12:53 pm by Ysum
the Dust comic is awesome nice that you added it to the selection now i just have to wait for the scandinavian release
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Posted on 7 October, 2010 at 3:43 pm by Philip99
I don’t buy comics, in physical form or otherwise,. and never will, but it’s good to see Simon’s Cat on here. Maybe you could get XKCD or those comics from Explosm.net
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Posted on 8 October, 2010 at 11:04 am by nemo20000
Sounds great.
When am I going to be able to use the Comic Reader on my PSP?
I still can’t due to your mis-designed regional controls: I’m in the EU, I only have an EU account, my PSN card details are for an EU bank, you will happily let me buy comics from the store, but you won’t let me read them because I got my PSP from Japan years before you got all snotty with Lik-Sang.
How utterly absurd and depressingly unnecessary.
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