That’s right. Marvel Comics will be providing full Comics for purchase on the iTunes Store.
Marvel Entertainment will begin selling digital “In-Motion” comic books through iTunes, it was announced yesterday at the Digital Media panel at New York Comic Con.
The company is working with Neal Adams and Continuity Studios to create a new form of digital comics for iTunes dubbed motion comics, which feature panels that animate scenes and add spoken dialog from voice actors. No exact price point was discussed, however, it was mentioned that multiple prices could happen depending on the content.
The Comic Con panel offered a preview of an Astonishing X-Men motion comic based on the recent Joss Whedon run, with more original content planned in the future, according to Brian Michael Bendis. Bendis, along with frequent collaborator Alex Maleev, will do a new Spider-Woman motion comic starting in February, which will be the first in-continuity title produced specifically for the new digital medium.
“We’re looking at it as a completely new project.” said Maleev about the new Spider-Woman ongoing. “Motion comics,” he added, “require a much different process when compared to print.”
This is a new venue for Comics and will definately fit well as a digital format accessiable through a huge retail company like Apple’s iTunes Store. This could bring lots of intrest and profit, but it might also come at a cost. If they’re released, will they have DRM, and how long will it take for the comics to appear online for free. Two giant hurdles that will need to be thought about during the development of providing Comics through a digital venue.