San Diego Comic-Con: Play Along at Home with Digital Bargains and Apps

The high holidays of the comics world are here: Comic-Con International in San Diego, which kicked off last night with Preview Night and will run through Sunday afternoon. Comics publishers bring their A game to this con, with panels full of editors and creators breaking news and giving special insights into their work. If your heart is in San Diego but the rest of you isn’t, here are some ways to follow the action from the comfort of your e-reader. Marvel Comics has a free app for iPhone or Android that brings you photos, Tweets, and live coverage from the convention floor. Dark Horse Digital is hosting a Not at SDCC Sale featuring 99-cent issue of their flagship properties, including Abe Sapien, Brian Wood’s new Star Wars comic, and—highly recommended—the first two issues of Francesco Francavilla’s Black Beetle, a stylish retro noir comic. You really can’t find a better use for two bucks than getting these two comics. Top Shelf, home of some of the best original graphic novels around, is holding a digital sale on all platforms, including comiXology, iBooks, and Kindle. Some highlights: Nate Powell’s moving Swallow Me Whole, a story of two children in family haunted by mental illness; Ed Piskor’s manic Wizzywig, the story of a phone phreak (hacker), and Jeff Lemire’s critically acclaimed The Underwater Welder. There’s also a lineup of children’s books, from Korgi to Pirate Penguin and Ninja Chicken, priced at an allowance-friendly 99 cents to $1.99. Asylum Press is also having a half-price sale on Comics Plus. Finally, the Oscars of comics are the Eisner Awards, which will be presented in a special ceremony on Friday evening. You can get ready for the inevitable post-awards discussions with a little help from comiXology, which has thoughtfully grouped all the digital editions of Eisner nominees on a single page. San Diego Comic-Con: Play Along at Home with Digital Bargains and Apps is a post from: E-Reader News

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