Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…Jack Frost nipping at your nose…etc., etc. Yes, it’s (almost) that time of year again, and to celebrate we have some festive treats guaranteed to bring a smile to your PSP‘s (or PSPgo‘s) big shiny face.

First up is our Festive Fifty celebration, which you may have already seen. During the year, the Digital Comics catalogue has grown to epic proportions: it now boasts over 2,700 titles, from 20 different publishers, with 23 great value bundles, and almost 50 FREE comics. To help you pick the best, most popular comics, we’ve listed our top 25 best sellers of the year, featuring blockbuster names like Marvel’s Civil War series, Hulk, God of War and Spidey. We also wanted to highlight our own personal favourites and some recent releases too. Our list of 25 “Boredom Busters” contains such classics as Deadpool, Gaiman’s epic Sandman, and the soon-to-be-everywhere Locke & Key, along with some cult classics deserving of your attention. Check out the full lists here.

Let’s see what’s new in the Digital Comics store this week.

• Insomnia’s Cancertown was one of the highlights of our early offerings – a great series which steadily grew a loyal cult following during its time on the store. Now, writer Cy Dethan is back with the superlative The Indifference Engine through Markosia.
• Every great action hero got started somewhere: Batman Began. Bond had his Casino Royale. And for John McClane, more than a decade before the first Die Hard movie, he’s just another rookie cop. BOOM! Studios present Die Hard: Year One – 8 issues are now available to read. Yippee Ki Yay!
• Not one but two of DC’s Ex-Machina specials are released today. At long last, the origin of Jack Pherson, the Great Machine’s mysterious archenemy, is finally revealed in this perfect introduction for readers new to the world of Ex Machina.
• Witness the birth of The Four – Reed Richards, Johnny Storm, Susan Storm & Ben Grim – with the start of Marvel’s 2003 epic Ultimate Fantastic Four. Not to be outdone, the Marvel dream team of Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch unleash the red-hot 2002 series of The Ultimates this week.

Here’s the full list:

• 2000AD Prog #1710 2000AD
• Bone #9 Cartoon Books
• Die Hard: Year One #1-#8 BOOM! Studios
• Ex Machina #22 DC Comics
• Ex Machina Special #1 & #2 DC Comics
• Fables #37 DC Comics
• The Flash: Rebirth #3 DC Comics
• Green Lantern #19 DC Comics
• Green Lantern Corps Vol.1 #1 DC Comics
• The Indifference Engine #1 Markosia
• Iron Man: Legacy of Doom (2008) #1-#4 Marvel
• JLA #25 & #26 DC Comics
• Kill Shakespeare #7 IDW
• N-Guard #3 Markosia
• Planetary #21 DC Comics
• The Punisher (2001) #5-#8 Marvel
• Ratchet & Clank #3 DC Comics
• Reya #5 Markosia
• Sandman #14 DC Comics
• Superman/Batman #41 DC Comics
• Supernatural: Origins #3 DC Comics
• Ultimate Fantastic Four (2003) #1 Marvel
• Ultimates (2002) #1 Marvel
• Wolverine Origins (2006) #7-#10 Marvel
• Wonder Woman Vol.3 #13 DC Comics
• Y: The Last Man #20 DC Comics

Cataclysm may be in full swing, but if you can bear to tear yourself away World of Warcraft: Curse of the Worgen should help ease the pain. If you haven’t already done so, check out our exclusive creator Q&A here. As ever, check out www.playstationcomics.com to view the whole catalogue, for regional pricing, exclusive blog posts and to join the Digital Comics forum.

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Hello everyone, hope you are not too snowed in wherever you are. We have no less than 50 comics to warm your mitts this week.

Before I get to our usual highlights, I’m pleased to present an exclusive and very topical extra we put together for you. A best seller since its release on the store a couple of weeks ago, DC’s World of Warcraft: Curse of the Worgen has been something of a godsend to the hoardes of WoW fans eager to discover more about Cataclysm’s new playable race. We spoke exclusively to writers Micky Neilson and James Waugh and artists Ludo Lullabi and Tony Washington to get the lowdown on the mini-series and its characters, the challenges they faced in capturing Azeroth’s narrative and visual style, and their comic industry influences – check out exclusive Q&A here.

In the Marvel corner, the first four issues of NYX (2003). Meet some very special homeless teenage mutants in New York City: time-freezing Kiden, shape-shifting Tatiana, body-shifting Bobby, his mysterious brother Lil Bro, the female-Wolverine X-23 (in her first comic appearance!) and Cameron, a woman with no powers. Marvel’s own Joe Quesada and superstar-in-waiting Josh Middleton bring the world of the X-Men to the streets, and the struggle for survival has never been more uncertain…

Survival is also an issue in BOOM! Studios’ Dead Run. The end isn’t near… it’s here. America has become a wasteland, leaving the few cities that remain transformed into impenetrable fortresses. Only the very brave or the very foolish voluntarily step foot outside the protective confines of the mega-cities, and Nick Masters is a bit of both. His trade keeps him alive but what happens when he fails a local crime lord?… Find out here.

For those who can’t resist a bit of heroic fantasy, issue #1 of IDW’s Dungeons & Dragons is here! Writer John Rogers (Blue Beetle) and artist Andrea Di Vito (Annihilation) bring us a tale of high adventure and deep secrets set in the D&D world we know and love. Read more on this series from the IDW editors here.

And now for something completely different: Cartoon Books bring us Jeff Smith’s RASL, mixing sci-fi, noir, Native American culture and hardboiled crime in high-contract black & white glory. If you are already a follower issue #8 is out today, but if you want to try this truly unique series the easy way we also have two bundles bringing issues #1-4 and #5-8 at a discount. No excuses!

Other highlights include God of War #4, Ratchet & Clank #2, True Blood #5 and many more. Here is the full list:

• 2000AD Prog #1709 2000AD
• Bone #8 Cartoon Books
• Dead Run #1-#4 BOOM! Studios
• Dungeons & Dragons #1 IDW
• Ex Machina #12 DC Comics
• Fables #36 DC Comics
• The Flash: Rebirth #2 DC Comics
• God of War #4 DC Comics
• Green Lantern #18 DC Comics
• Green Lantern Corps #5 DC Comics
• Incognito: Bad Influences (2010) #1 Icon
• Invincible Iron Man (2008) #3-#7 Marvel
• JLA #23 & #24 DC Comics
• Justice League: Generation Lost #15 DC Comics
• Kane & Lynch #3 DC Comics
• NYX (2003) #1-#4 Marvel
• Planetary #20 DC Comics
• Powers (2004) #4-#6 Icon
• RASL #8 Cartoon Books
• RASL: The Drift (BUNDLE) Cartoon Books
• RASL: The Fire of St George (BUNDLE) Cartoon Books
• Ratchet & Clank #2 DC Comics
• Sandman #13 DC Comics
• Smoke & Mirror #6 Markosia
• Star Trek: Khan: Ruling in Hell #2 IDW
• Superman/Batman #40 DC Comics
• Supernatural: Origins #2 Marvel
• Transformers #13 IDW
• True Blood #5 IDW
• Turkey Grove Farms #4 Markosia
• Wolverine Origins (2006) #2-#6 Marvel
• Wonder Woman Vol.3 #12 DC Comics
• Y: The Last Man #19 DC Comics

Please visit www.playstationcomics.com for prices and to see the whole catalogue.

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Hello again, it’s time for another Digital Comics Store update. This week we have a huge update and loads more content from BOOM! Studios. Let’s have a look:

DC Comics deliver us The Flash: Rebirth #1 a six part mini series. Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver, the visionaries responsible for the blockbuster GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH and THE SINESTRO CORPS WAR, comes the start of an explosive and jaw-dropping epic that will reintroduce to Barry Allen, the modern age Flash who single-handedly birthed the Silver Age of comics! DC history will be made, and the Flash legacy will be redefined!

DC also release Supernatural: Origins #1 which is a must buy for any fan of the TV Show
From Marvel we finally have the much requested series The Punisher (2001). Written by industry legend Garth Ennis, Issues 1 to 4 are available now.

IDW bring us another dose of Silent Hill, this time with Past Life #1. We also see the forth issue of Zombies vs Robots: Aventure which I can’t recommend highly enough!

Finally from BOOM! Comes Cold Space, written by none other than Samuel L. Jackson! When an on-the-run outlaw crash-lands on a hostile planet on the brink of civil war, he finds himself in the crossfire between two warring factions. But in chaos lies opportunity – because where there’s war, there’s money to be made.

Fans of Steve Niles will also want to check out Giant Monster. The year is 2013. Astronaut Don Maggert’s first solo manned space flight has him disappear in the grip of an intergalactic horror. Returning to earth, he’s been transformed into something that will throw the entire planet into peril!
Here’s the entire list:

• 2000AD Prog #1708 2000AD
• Bone #7 Cartoon Books
• Codebreakers #1 & #2 BOOM! Studios
• Cold Space #1 & #2 BOOM! Studios
• Ex Machina #20 DC Comics
• Fables #35 DC Comics
• Fantastic Four (2003) #570-#574 Marvel
• The Flash: Rebirth #1 DC Comics
• Ghostbusters CON-volution! #3 IDW
• Giant Monster #1 & #2 BOOM! Studios
• Green Lantern #17 DC Comics
• Green Lantern Corps #4 DC Comics
• JLA #21 & #22 DC Comics
• Kill Shakespeare #6 IDW
• Mystery Society #4 IDW
• N-Guard #2 Markosia
• Planetary #19 DC Comics
• Powers (2004) #1-#3 Icon
• The Punisher (2001) #1-#4 Marvel
• RASL #7 Cartoon Books
• Reya #4 Markosia
• Sandman #12 DC Comics
• Silent Hill: Past Life #1 IDW
• Son of Hulk (2008) #3-#6 Marvel
• Superman/Batman #39 DC Comics
• Supernatural: Origins #1 DC Comics
• Transformers: Sector 7 #2 IDW
• Turkey Grove Farms #3 Markosia
• Wolverine Origins (2006) #1 Marvel
• Wonder Woman Vol.3 #11 DC Comics
• Y: The Last Man #18 DC Comics
• Zombies vs Robots: Aventure #4 IDW

View the entire catalogue at www.playstationcomics.com

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Hello everyone! As Pete mentioned last week we’re preparing something special for our first anniversary, stay tuned… In the meantime, here are more details on this week’s update.

New publisher alert! We’re delighted to bring you comics by BOOM! Studios as of today. BOOM! Studios is one of the most innovative comic books publishers today, specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of genres. This week they bring us 28 Days Later – a comic series connecting he film to its sequel 28 Weeks later. The film that changed horror forever continues here! Selena and her new comrades struggle against the infected, the American presence in the UK… and themselves.

Fan of Ghostbusters? We have something to tie you over until you hear more about Ghostbusters III: Ghostbusters: What in Samhain Just Happened?. A media mogul asks the team to fix his haunted mansion, and their refusal prompts Janine to take matters in her own hands… Not a great idea.

Another highlight is Marvel’s mini-series Ultimate Iron Man (2005) #1-5, revealing Tony Stark’s early life and origins…. Written by international bestseller, four-time Hugo award, two-time Nebula award and World Fantasy Award winner Orson Scott Card, and illustrated by industry legend Andy Kubert (Ultimate X-Men,1602, Origin)!

We also have more Superman/Batman, Wonder Woman Vol.3 and Y: The Last Man for you… and more.

Here is the full list: (more…)

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Hi everyone, as we approach our first anniversary the team are busy preparing something special for you all. So it is left to me to tell you about today’s releases.

For WoW fans we have World of Warcraft: Curse of the Worgen #1. A series of grisly, animalistic murders have rocked the walled town of Gilneas. A famous detective sets out to discover the perpetrators and finds far more than he bargained for. To find the truth, he must delve through years of twisted history – both the history of his family and Gilneas itself. This pivotal 5-issue miniseries explores the in-depth lore of the Worgen!

Artist Ludo Lullabi tells us more in this exclusive creator Q&A:

- The artwork evokes the atmosphere of Azeroth perfectly. How challenging was it to capture this world in the format of a comic book?

Before working on the World of Warcraft comics series, I was a regular player and knew the general atmosphere of the game. The adaptation of my art to the comics came naturally… When i wasn’t sure of something, I went into the game on my tiger mount to study the places in which the story took place!

- How much WORLD OF WARCRAFT do you play?

I played World of Warcraft very regularly when the game came out, as well as Burning Crusade. Due to a lack of time because of my work and also the fact that I want to discover all other games out there, I play less and less. I have not investigated everything in Wrath of the Lich King yet. My avatar is still lvl 78, though…

- Who are your favourite comic creators?

I am influenced by many creators but to quote only some of them: Joe Madureira, Humberto Ramos, Katsuhiro Otomo.

- Name some of your favourite comic book characters, and artistic influences.

The comic books which most influenced me are “Akira” by Otomo and “Battle Chasers” by Joe Mad.

Stay tuned to playstationcomics.com for more WoW: Curse of the Worgen interviews – coming soon.

Elsewhere, Markosia bring us Turkey Grove Farms. Something has gone very wrong on the farm, tired of ending up on people’s plates the turkeys revolt and force the farm hands to provide them with a certain turkey substitute. A dark, adult but most of all, funny comic that you should be sure to pick up. Just look out for the over amorous bull.

IDW deliver the next instalment of a personal favourite, Locke and Key: Keys to the Kingdom. In case you didn’t know Stephen Spielberg is producing a Locke & Key TV series, so why not read the comics before everyone jumps on the band wagon!

Born in fire. Raised by monsters. Destined to destroy. On an alien planet shattered by war, no one is stronger than Skaar, the savage Son of Hulk. Marvel release the first two issues today.

That’s it from me. Check out the list below for all the new releases, or check out our website to browse the entire catalogue and to take part in the forums.

• 2000AD Prog #1706 2000AD
• Batman #683 DC Comics
• Boffin Boy and the Forest of the Ninja Ransom Publications
• Boffin Boy and the Rock Men Ransom Publications
• Boffin Boy and the Quest for Wisdom Ransom Publications
• Dark Man: The Dark Glass Ransom Publications
• Dark Man: The Dark Waters of Time Ransom Publications
• Dark Man: The Dark Side of Magic Ransom Publications
• Ex Machina #18 DC Comics
• Fables #33 DC Comics
• Green Lantern #15 DC Comics
• Green Lantern Corps #2 DC Comics
• JLA #19 DC Comics
• Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom #2 IDW
• Magician (2006) #13-#17 Marvel
• New Avengers (2004) #5 & #6 Marvel
• N-Guard #1 Markosia
• Planetary #17 DC Comics
• Powers (2000) #35-#37 Icon
• Reya #3 Markosia
• Sandman #10 DC Comics
• Son of Hulk (2008) #1 & #2 Marvel
• Star Trek: Khan: Ruling in Hell #1 IDW
• Superman/Batman #37 DC Comics
• Telara Chronicles #2 DC Comics
• Transformers #12 IDW
• Turkey Grove Farms #1 Markosia
• Wonder Woman Vol.3 #9 DC Comics
• World of Warcraft: Curse of the Worgen #1 DC Comics
• Y: The Last Man #16 DC Comics

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