San Diego Comic-Con: ComiXology Adds Scholastic, Udon, and Seven Seas

ComiXology announced at Comic-Con International that it is adding three new publishers to its lineup: Scholastic Graphix, Udon Entertainment and Seven Seas. Publishers Weekly’s Calvin Reid broke the news this morning about the Scholastic deal; their Graphix imprint is an intriguing addition to the mix. They publish high quality children’s graphic novels, and their debut digital line includes Doug TenNapel’s Cardboard, Ghostopolis, and Bad Island, Frank Cammuso’s Knights of the Lunch Table books, Chynna Clugston’s Queen Bee, and Raina Telgemeier’s graphic novel adaptations of the Baby-Sitters Club books. Going forward, Scholastic will release new titles digitally via comiXology the same day they come out in print. The high quality of their line is matched by high prices, with most books priced at $9.99 and up; it’s worth checking Amazon if you’re thinking of buying these digitally, as many of them are available in the Kindle store for a dollar or two less. Udon Entertainment publishes comics tie-ins to popular video games such as Street Fighter, as well as an array of licensed manga from Japan. They are kicking off on comiXology with a selection of Street Fighter comics and the first issue of Jim Zubkavich’s Makeshift Miracle. "We've been working hard to secure digital rights for many of our licenses for the past several years,” said Udon publisher Eric Ko, “and we've prepared a slate of licensed comics and graphic novels from our Street Fighter and Darkstalkers line, as well as selections from our manga, art book, and original graphic novel series' that fans are really going to love.” Udon plans to rapidly beef up its digital line, both with older books from its backlist and new releases coming out the same day as print; these will include, later this fall, their Street Fighter Origins: Akuma graphic novel. Seven Seas is a manga publisher that carries Japanese and Korean licensed manga as well as other graphic novels done in the manga style. Most manga publishers have their own apps or put their work on eBook platforms such as Kindle or Nook, so the addition of Seven Seas beefs up comiXology’s manga content considerably. It’s also worth noting that while small, Seven Seas is a fast-growing publisher with plans to increase its output by 50% over last year. Their launch selection includes Haganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends, Amazing Agent Luna, and Hollow Fields, a steampunk adventure story for young adults. One title, Dance in the Vampire Bund, seems not to be available in the iOS app, presumably because of content, but can be purchased via the web. San Diego Comic-Con: ComiXology Adds Scholastic, Udon, and Seven Seas is a post from: E-Reader News

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