Earlier today, ComiXology announced and released four new ComiXology Originals onto their platform during their pre-SDCC announcement event. Featuring a who’s who of creators, these four titles make up half of the announced comics contained in this second wave of Originals. As with all their previous Originals, issue one of these comics are available now for purchase on ComiXology, Kindle and Amazon or for free for ComiXology Unlimited and Prime Reading, according to ComiXology CEO David Steinberger.
The books include a new book by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton, their follow up to “Revival,” “Goliath Girls,” the first ever series to be published day and date in both English and Japanese, and new books from Mags Visaggio, Tyler Crook, and Megan Kearney.
Check out the full spate of releases in the solicitations below.
“Goliath Girls”
Written by Sam Humphries with art by Alti Firmansyah
Monsters will rise, cities will fall…but best friends are forever! Zelda, Eunice, and Juliet are three best friends: orphans of the Kaiju Generation, and adoptive mothers to their own baby Goliath! For years they’ve searched for the elusive King of All Goliaths, the one fabled to bring the Forever War to an end. But they’re not the only ones on his trail.
· 5-issue miniseries – available monthly – $2.99 per issue on Kindle and comiXology
· An industry first: simultaneously available in Japanese same day in Japan through Amazon.jp, and worldwide
· Free to read for members of Amazon Prime, Kindle Unlimited and comiXology Unlimited
· Print collected edition will be available via Print-on-Demand exclusively on Amazon.com
“Grave Danger”
Written by Tim Seeley with art by Mike Norton
She is Grave Danger, agent of Headstone, a joint clandestine espionage organization that handles all unspeakable crime! [Unspeakable Crime- Illegal acts committed by paranormal entities such as vampires, witches, demons, and Frankensteins.] Agent Danger leaps into action from the suborbital Mourning Angel base, afraid of nothing! [Except getting her sneakers dirty. And heights.] [Also, her past.]. The first release from Daniel Alter and Jeff Forsyth’s new company Comix AF.
· 5-issue miniseries – available monthly – $2.99 per issue on Kindle and comiXology
· Free to read for members of Amazon Prime, Kindle Unlimited and comiXology Unlimited
· Print collected edition will be available via Print-on-Demand exclusively on Amazon.com
“Hit Reblog: Comics That Caught Fire”
Written and illustrated by Megan Kearney, edited by Hope Nicholson
Hit Reblog: Comics That Caught Fire showcases the viral sensations of the webcomics world and the true stories behind their creators. Follow the ups and downs of internet fame, from IP theft to book deals, and all the trials of becoming an overnight sensation after gaining 10,000 reblogs in a single night. Learn about the origins behind the hit comic strips “This is Fine”, “All Houses Matter”, “No Take, Only Throw”, and frequently-viral webcomics such as Owlturd, Cyanide and Happiness, False Knees, and Poorly Drawn Lines. Each of the twenty artists featured includes a biographical intro by award-winning comic artist Megan Kearney (Disney Princess, The Secret Loves of Geek Girls).
Hit Reblog: Comics That Caught Fire includes comics by webcomic superstars: Anelien, Joshua Barkman, Rob Denbleyker, Adam Ellis, Reza Farazmand, Nick Franco, Craig Froehle, KC Green, Ryan Harby, Maya Kern, Fran Krause, Dami Lee, David Malki!, Dave Mcelfatrick, Alex Norris, Branson Reese, Nick Seluk, Katie Shanahan, Brandon Sheffield, Shen, Kris Straub, and Zach Weinersmith, Kris Wilson. Edited by Hope Nicholson of the multi Eisner-award nominated publisher Bedside Press.
· Collection 120pg – $6.99 on Kindle and comiXology
· Free to read for members of Amazon Prime, Kindle Unlimited and comiXology Unlimited
· Available for pre-order in print for $9.99 as a Print-on-Demand graphic novel exclusively on Amazon.com
“Teenage Wasteland”
Written by Magdalene Visaggio with art by Jen Vaughn
Smart-mouthed Ellie Tweed is the jerkhole new girl in school who falls in with the wrong crowd, who happen to have an explosive secret: they aren’t just jerkhole teenage girls with attitude, they are the Earth’s secret defenders! And Ellie’s their newest recruit. From the creative duo of Magdalene Vissaggio (Kim & Kim) and Jen Vaughn (Betty & Veronica: Vixens) comes this action-packed series where after school activities include transforming into superheroes and fighting monsters!
Continued below· 5-issue miniseries – available monthly – $2.99 per issue on Kindle and comiXology
· Free to read for members of Amazon Prime, Kindle Unlimited and comiXology Unlimited
· Print collected edition will be available via Print-on-Demand exclusively on Amazon.com
Titles arriving in the coming months:
“The Dark”
Written by Mark Sable with art by Kristian Donaldson
After a worldwide cyberwar ends technology as we know it, a former super-soldier teams up with a biopunk to fight the rise of a biological internet forcing humanity to connect to it—whether they want to or not.
· Original Graphic Novel available on Kindle and comiXology
· Free to read for members of Amazon Prime, Kindle Unlimited and comiXology Unlimited
· Available in print as Print-on-Demand exclusively on Amazon.com
“Delver”
Written by C. Spike Trotman and MK Reed with art by Tish Doolin
When the door to a living dungeon surfaces in the tiny hamlet of Oddgoat, village girl Temerity Aster has two choices: abandon the only home she’s ever known to carpet baggers and sellswords, or carve out a place for herself and her family in the new and dangerous world of delving.
· 5-issue miniseries available on Kindle and comiXology
· Free to read for members of Amazon Prime, Kindle Unlimited and comiXology Unlimited
· Print collected edition will be available via Print-on-Demand exclusively on Amazon.com
“The Stone King”
Written by Kel McDonald with art by Tyler Crook
A young adult fantasy adventure about finding who you are through taking responsibility for your mistakes, The Stone King explores the life of a teen girl thief, working to determine her future path but instead provokes a giant.
· 4-issue miniseries available on Kindle and comiXology
· Free to read for members of Amazon Prime, Kindle Unlimited and comiXology Unlimited
· Print collected edition will be available via Print-on-Demand exclusively on Amazon.co
These titles join Savage Game an original graphic novel created by NFL player Ryan Kalil, written by Shawn Kittelsen, with art by Chris B. Murray, Elephantmen 2261: The Death of Shorty issues #1-2 from writer Richard Starkings, and artists Axel Medellin and Boo Cook; and Ask For Mercy issues #1-2 from writer Starkings and newcomer artist Abigail Jill Harding.
In addition, Superfreaks, a debut series from co-writers Elsa Charretier and Pierrick Colinet, and newcomer artist Margaux Saltel with all 5 issues released at once for bingeable reading, is available today as a digital collected edition.
