SPIDER-WOMAN motion comics a hit on iTunes
Marvel launched its first all-original downloadable motion comic on iTunes yesterday, and according to the press release you are about to read, it was a hit, debuting at #1 on the Television-Animation chart and #2 on the Top Television Episodes chart. Created by Brian Bendis and Alex Maleev, the project certainly has the creative pedigree to be competitive. Could this be yet another venue for the Marvel empire to expand?
Official PR below:
Marvel is pleased to announce that the first episode of Spider-Woman Motion Comic has conquered iTunes, debuting as the #1 episode on the Television-Animation sales chart and as the #2 episode on the Top Television Episodes sales chart. The New York Times Best-Selling team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev (Halo Uprising) present Marvel’s first ever original motion comic as Spider-Woman embarks on a new mission that’ll change the Marvel Universe forever! With national coverage from MTV to the LA Times, everyone’s talking about the first episode of the Spider-Woman Motion Comic, available now on iTunes!
“To wake up this morning and see Spider-Woman ranked so high on the iTunes charts is crazy insane to me,” gushed Brian Michael Bendis. “Thanks to all the readers, and especially the motion comics first timers, who tried us out and than hit the subscribe button. To quote the Stan: you ain’t seen nothing yet!”
“I’m thrilled to see fans responding so enthusiastically to Marvel’s first motion comic,” said Alex Maleev. “Thanks to all the fans who’ve purchased Spider-Woman and I can’t wait till you see what’s next!”
John Dokes, Vice President, Sales and Marketing- Digital Media said, “Everyone at Marvel is proud of the Spider-Woman motion comic and this superb launch has exceeded all our expectations. Brian and Alex, have re-energized the geek in me—you have to see this for yourself!”
Fans can purchase the first episode of Spider-Woman on iTunes here now! For more information on motion comics please visit Marvel.com
at www.marvel.com/motioncomics
08/21/09 at 7:28 am
Is it just me or does that floating head sort of look like THE BEAT herself?
08/21/09 at 9:05 am
how much do subsequent issues cost?
08/21/09 at 10:54 am
$1.99
08/21/09 at 2:09 pm
how many of the itunes “issues” are equal to one print issue?
08/21/09 at 3:19 pm
Wired Online had this:
I don’t see the motion comics format having a significant effect on story content, as long as the electronic and paper formats of a story are issued concurrently. The Peanuts cartoons were memorable, not because the characters were different from those in the newspaper strip, but because the format allowed longer stories without artificial breaks.
SRS
08/21/09 at 6:51 pm
Are they going to put these out on DVD? For that matter, am I ever going to see the Batman: Black & White ever released on DVD?
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Coat
08/23/09 at 11:44 pm
Am I the only one that finds these motion comics a hideous mockery of anything artistic?
09/14/09 at 4:02 am
[…] * the Spider-Woman motion comic featuring work by Alex Maleev and Brian Michael Bendis has apparently done well downloads-wise during its initial few days available on iTunes. I know this because after a long night drinking with a really mean genie last April, every time someone out there types the words “motion comic” I barf a little bit into my mouth. If I remember correctly, Marvel’s been pushing this thing since NYCC, so I’m not exactly sure where this fits into their overall release schedule for the effort, or even if there’s a non-motion version of it. If I’m halfway understanding how this works — a big “if” — I guess it could reflect the tenor of the time: launch work and keep launching it in various platforms and see what clicks. […]