ComiXology Announces New York Comic Con 2019
Show Exclusives, Panels & More
ComiXology Originals teams to sign
limited-edition posters at Artist Alley Table #1B5
ComiXology, Amazon’s premier digital comics service, announced their latest comiXology Originals releases, as well as details on their exclusive giveaways, signing schedule and panels for New York Comic Con 2019. ComiXology will be giving-away exclusive limited-edition posters celebrating new comiXology Originals titles debuting this week including: The Dark poster with art by Kristian Donaldson, Forgotten Home poster with art by Natasha Alterici, and Promethee 13:13 poster with art by Jock. Members of the creative teams will be signing the posters in Artist Alley at Booth #1B5.
The following comiXology Originals will be
available on Wednesday, October 2, 2019:
The Dark — original graphic novel
Written by Mark Sable with art by Kristian Donaldson,
colors by Lee Loughridge, and letters by Thomas Mauer.
The Dark is set in the year 2045 after a worldwide cyberwar ends technology as we know it, this action thriller is about the rise of a sinister, biologically-based internet that wants all of humanity to join it, whether humanity wants to or not.
Forgotten Home #1
Written by Erica Schultz with art by Marika Cresta, colors by Matt
Emmons, letters by Cardinal Rae, and covers by Natasha Alterici.
Forgotten Home is an 8-issue sci-fi fantasy series full of magic, mystery, and family secrets. When children start disappearing all over Montana and her own daughter is among them, Sheriff’s Deputy Lorraine Adalet’s search leads her to face the past she left behind.
Promethee 13:13 #2
Headed by veteran editor Will Dennis, written by Andy Diggle (Green Arrow: Year One, The Losers, James Bond) with art by Shawn Martinbrough (Thief of Thieves, Batman: Detective Comics, The Black Panther, Hellboy, How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling), colors by Dave Stewart (Hellboy, Gideon Falls), lettering by Simon Bowland (Skyward), with covers by Jock (Batman, The Losers).
ComiXology Originals and Delcourt Group, the leading independent comic book publisher in France, bring readers everywhere a prequel to Christophe Bec’s best-selling, continuing 19-volume, mind-bending, science-fiction bandes dessinées Promethee.
Darla, a successful author, has visions of apocalyptic invasions and being abducted by aliens as a child. After years of medication she’s put it behind her, until one day while speaking at a mental illness conference in San Diego, her life gets turned upside down. At the same time, strange things begin to happen during the latest space shuttle Atlantis mission. Promethee 13:13 tells the thrilling fast-paced space drama leading up to the moments of September 21, 2019 at 13:13.
ComiXology Originals NYCC 2019 Signing Schedule:
Friday, October 4
1:00 PM-2:00 PM:
Mark Sable and Kristian Donaldson (The Dark), Erica Schultz and Matt Emmons (Forgotten Home), Andy Diggle and Jock (Promethee 13:13) at Artist Alley at Booth #1B5
Saturday, October 5
1:00 PM-2:00 PM:
Mark Sable and Kristian Donaldson (The Dark), Erica Schultz and Matt Emmons (Forgotten Home), Andy Diggle and Jock (Promethee 13:13) at Artist Alley at Booth #1B5
Sunday, October 6
1:00 PM-2:00 PM:
Mark Sable and Kristian Donaldson (The Dark), Erica Schultz and Matt Emmons (Forgotten Home), Andy Diggle and Jock (Promethee 13:13) at Artist Alley at Booth #1B5
ComiXology NYCC 2019 Panel Schedule:
Friday, October 4
7:45 PM—8:45 PM
Comics vs Dragons: Where Comics & Role Playing Collide
Room 1A02
Role playing games of all genres and types are making a strong comeback, but did you know some of your favorite comic creators not only play these games, but also create and run them? Join our panel of secret and not so secret role-playing comics creators, Vita Ayala (Quarter Killer), Danny Lore (Quarter Killer), and Jamie Jones (Quarter Killer), as they discuss the mind-bending intersection between creating comics, diving into the make-believe world of RPGs, and how one creative world influences the other. DMed by comiXologist Ivan Salazar.
Saturday, October 5
11:00 AM—12:00 PM
Building Worlds: How to Create Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comics
Room 1A02
Ever wonder what goes into creating a new comic series and building worlds from nothing? From initial concepts to the creation of compelling characters and fantastical locales – the look and feel of Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy comics requires lots of thought to make these incredible stories real. Now you too can learn the secrets of comics world building from our panel of comics luminaries and masters of the craft including Andy Diggle (Promethee 13:13), Justin Jordan (Breaklands), Mark Sable (The Dark), Alex Segura (The Black Ghost) and Erica Schultz (Forgotten Home). Join us for this far reaching conversation no budding creator can miss! Moderated by comiXologist Ivan Salazar.
Sunday, October 6
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Manga Ikimashou! – LET’S GO MANGA!
Room 1A02
Are you a comic fan, but are also interested in anime and manga, but don’t really know how to dive in? WE’RE HERE TO HELP! Join comiXologists Ivan Salazar & Jose Sagastume as they ask an amazing panel of Manga professionals & aficionado, like Misaki Kido (Kodansha Comics), Erica Friedman (The Comics Beat), and Seth Burn (Anime Herald) to recommend the best of manga past and present. Tell us your favorite comic, movie or TV show and we’ll give you a manga to match. Whether you’re a long-time or budding manga fan, this is a panel you won’t want to miss!
Customers can enjoy comiXology Originals releases at no additional cost through a variety of Amazon’s membership services. Prime Reading offers all Amazon Prime members a rotating selection of over a thousand top Kindle books, magazines, short works, comic books, children’s books, and more – all at no additional cost. Kindle Unlimited offers over 1 million titles, thousands of audiobooks, and select current issues of popular magazines for just $9.99 a month with a 30-day free trial at amazon.com/kindleunlimited. ComiXology Unlimited now offers over 20,000 comics, graphic novels and manga for just $5.99 a month with a 30-day free trial at comixology.com/unlimited. All titles are also available as individual purchases on Kindle and comiXology.
For more updates on comiXology Originals, check out http://comixologyoriginals.com
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About comiXology
ComiXology, an Amazon.com, Inc. subsidiary is a revolutionary, cloud-based digital comics service. With content from over 125 publishers as well as thousands of independent creators from around the world, comiXology provides an unrivaled library of comic books, graphic novels, manga and bandes dessinées. The company’s first-in-class innovations include the exclusive Guided View technology which provides an immersive and cinematic reading experience and a new monthly subscription service. ComiXology is based in New York City, with operations in Seattle and Los Angeles. For more information, visit comixology.com and follow the company on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr.
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