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This past weekend, San Diego played host to tens of thousands of comic book collectors and celebrity chasers alike. We are big fans of comics around here and even have a list of apps that will help get you through Comic Con.
This week, Apple also celebrated San Diego Comic Con by making Madefire Motion Books & Comics the App Store Editor’s Choice. Not only can you download and read hundreds of digital versions of print comics by indie distributors like IDW, Valiant, and Top Cow, but you can also experience the new trend in the industry, motion comics.
I first discovered motion comics in 2010, when Image Comics launched “Invincible” on iTunes. At the time, motion comics were listed in my iTunes library under “T.V. Shows,” believe it or not.
Motion comics usually include such features as music and sound effects, 360-degree panoramic views of comic panels, and 2-D movement of subjects (for example, a character will move onto screen into place from off the page).
The technology has become more popular in recent years. So popular, in fact, that Madefire has launched a bookstore app dedicated to offering both traditional digital comics and motion comics. You can download dozens of free titles, plus purchase hundreds more, including titles like “Hellboy in Hell,” “Star Trek,” and even “Injustice: Gods Among Us,” from DC Comics.
The app includes the following features:
Experience your favorite superheroes Batman, Superman and the entire DC Universe, Hellboy, Star Trek, My Little Pony and Transformers like never before. With top publishers like DC Comics, IDW, Dark Horse, Oni Press, Liquid, Valiant and Top Cow adding to the Print and Motion Book library, your favorite classics as well as new day-and-date releases are available now and updated weekly.
Browse hundreds of new print comic titles from top-tier publishers in our new Print Books storefront where we feature famous comics released same-day… all available for direct In-App Purchases.
Choose your own destiny in our exclusive release with DC Comics, Batman Arkham Origins. The first-of-its kind Motion Book is a prequel to the Batman Arkham Origins video game where multiple story paths unfold multiple outcomes as you choose Batman’s course of action.
All new characters and stories are available exclusively on Madefire with the download of the free app. What have been coined “myths of the 21st century”, these featured original titles from Madefire have been forged by comic book legends – including Dave Gibbons, Bill Sienkiewicz, Mike Carey and Liam Sharp.
Immerse yourself in new worlds, 360 panoramic views, music, sound effects and motion transport you deep into story worlds. You control the pace at which stories unfold on-screen.
Web-Partner deviantArt is the world’s largest creative community and also home of the exclusive Motion Books category featuring the premium reading experience on the web.
Madefire and its catalogue of Print Comics and Motion Books currently feature a wide selection of FREE comics, popular day and date releases, horror comics, kids comics and many more with the catalogue growing by the week. Regardless what you are in to – there is something for you!
Madefire Motion Books & Comics is available on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch for free. Download it in the App Store today.
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