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With The Expanse: Dragon Tooth continuing the story of the Alcon Television Group's acclaimed series, the group President Ben Roberts credits this record as further testament to the fanbase surrounding the work of the original show: The launch of The Expanse: Dragon Tooth's official pre-order Kickstarter has exceeded even the highest expectations, with the latest BOOM! Deluxe Pre-Order Campaign ending the first day with a total of $342,214 raised-not only exceeding the much-anticipated Keanu Reeves comic project BRZRKR's launch day, but a new record as BOOM! Studios' biggest Kickstarter launch of all time. It will also hold an Instagram contest ( #farragocomics) with signed Farrago artwork by Andrew Robinson, artist of The Fifth Beatle and creator of Dusty Star, as prizes, and is co-sponsoring San Diego’s BoomShop of Comics Drink & Draw, Saturday, July 26.The Expanse: Dragon Tooth Sets New Record as BOOM! Studios' Biggest Kickstarter Launch of All Time The company will be at SDCC handing out flyers, buttons, and T-shirts to promote the app. Two names mentioned in the company’s initial release are Eisner Award winning writer Paul Jenkins of Spiderman, Wolverine, and Fairy Quest fame, and Rob Kutner, current writer for TBS’s Conan, five-time Emmy winning writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and co-creator of the new sci-fi comedy album 2776. Hopefully things work out better in the comics industry. There’s also reports of collusion within the music industry against those services. Both of those services as well have come under fire for little payouts to musicians, and the music industry consistently fighting to get more money out of them.

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Farrago Comics is heading to San Diego Comic-Con with calls for “Comic Book Freedom.” Their goal is to “crack open the comic book industry in favor of a more fan-friendly and creator-centric model.” At the show, they’ll be working on pre-registration for their app that will launch first on iPads in August 2014.įarrago’s model is similar to Pandora/Spotify, that “uniquely supports and favors creators.” Both systems rely heavily on advertising for revenue, but you can pay to upgrade the service. There’s a new digital comic player on the market. It’ll be interesting to see how this partnership expands. Here’s the whole list and what’s out now:Īll of that’s a nice start, and many of these comics you’d have to pay for on other apps. IDW Publishing will see some of its comics come to the app. This past week, the highest profile publisher to date was announced.

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While focused on classic and indie books, the app also featured some series from Top Cow, and creator Paul Jenkins.

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Since then, there’s been a bit of a soft launch in a beta phase with the platform focused mostly on Golden Age comics and indie creators and a move from the initial iPad app to also being available on the Android system as well (it says for tablets, but it worked on my phone). It’s a business model that’s relatively new to the industry and the latest example of the various digital models that have launched in the past year. The platform’s model is similar to Pandora/Spotify, that “uniquely supports and favors creators.” Both systems rely heavily on advertising for revenue, but unlike Pandora and Spotfiy, Farrago’s model just relies on advertising for revenue.

The last we had mentioned Farrago Comics was back during San Diego Comic Con, when the digital platform was just starting to stretch its legs. Valiant Entertainment comics coming to Farrago on March 18, 2014: Valiant Entertainment comics now available on Farrago: The app is available for iPad and Android.Ĭheck out the complete list of what’s on, or coming to the app: In February, the company launched into original comics through a Kickstarter for Rob Kutner’s Shrinkage which is illustrated by John Lucas. This also marked the apps move out of beta. In January, Farrago announced a partnership with IDW Publishing where they offered ten #1 issues.

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The Farrago Comics app, allows individuals to read comic books for free with revenue generated from full-page ads. Valiant will be offering issues #1 and #2 of the popula r X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, Harbinger, Shadowman, Archer & Armstrong, and more, all for free. We’re got the scoop and breaking the news that Farrago Comics will now be offering comics from Valiant Entertainment through their digital app. People’s History of the Marvel Universe.