Media release — Today at this year’s Comic-Con worldwide 2013, comiXology, the revolutionary cloud-based digital comics platform with over 40,000 comics as well as graphic novels that have seen over 180 million downloads to date, revealed a distribution contract with Scholastic Inc., the worldwide children’s publishing, education as well as media company, for Scholastic’s Graphix graphic book line.
Nineteen full-length graphic novels from Scholastic’s award-winning as well as bestselling library of kids’ graphic novels are now offered across comiXology’s entire platform on iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 as well as the Web.
Kids can now experience Scholastic’s Graphix line of titles with the power of comiXology’s Guided view reading technology. parents who have an existing comiXology account can log into the Comics4Kids iphone as well as iPad app to safely hand their gadget to their children, as only the kid-friendly purchases will be seen in the app, by means of comiXology’s “parent friendly sync” feature.
The introduce titles are:
The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #1: Kristy’s excellent concept illustrated by Raina Telgemeier (based on the series by Ann M. Martin)
The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #2: The reality about Stacey illustrated by Raina Telgemeier (based on the series by Ann M. Martin)
Bad Island by Doug TenNapel
Bird & Squirrel on the Run by James Burks
Breaking Up: A fashion High graphic book by Aimee Friedman & Christine Norrie
Cardboard by Doug TenNapel
Ghostopolis by Doug TenNapel
Goosebumps Graphix #1: weird Creatures by R.L. Stine as well as artists Gabriel Hernandez, Scott Morse, as well as Greg Ruth
Goosebumps Graphix #2: fear trips by R.L. Stine as well as artists Jill Thompson, Jamie Tolagson, as well as Amy Kim Ganter
Goosebumps Graphix #3: frightening summertime by R.L. Stine as well as artists Dean Haspiel, Kyle Baker, as well as Ted Naifeh
Knights of the Lunch Table #1: The Dodgeball Chronicles by Frank Cammuso
Knights of the Lunch Table #2: The Dragon players by Frank Cammuso
Knights of the Lunch Table #3: The battling Bands by Frank Cammuso
Magic Pickle graphic book by Scott Morse
Magic Pickle: VS. The Egg Poacher by Scott Morse
Magic Pickle: as well as the world of the Grapes by Scott Morse
Magic Pickle: as well as the creature from the Black Legume by Scott Morse
Magic Pickle: as well as the garden of Evil by Scott Morse
Queen Bee by Chynna Clugston
The Graphix imprint was introduced by Scholastic in 2005 with color editions of Jeff Smith’s award-winning BONE series, as well as in partnership with animation books, all nine Bone titles can likewise be downloaded from the Graphix catalog on comiXology.
“The Scholastic Graphix line is such a welcome, terrific addition to comiXology’s always broadening offerings of graphic novels,” stated comiXology co-founder as well as CEO David Steinberger. “We’ve long been fans of what Scholastic is performing in the graphic book area as well as I’m ecstatic to offer their great, diverse titles to our fans across the globe.”
“We’re ecstatic to have Scholastic’s Graphix line used on comiXology,” stated David Saylor, VP, Editorial Director, Graphix. “Now fans of our fantastic authors as well as artists will have even a lot more gain access to to their words as well as stories.”
This debut of nineteen preliminary titles will be swiftly complied with by a lot more of Graphix’s catalog, as well as fans will see new releases coming out concurrently with print editions in the future.
With over 40,000 comics as well as graphic novels from a lot more than 75 publishers, comiXology uses the widest choice of English language digital comics in the world. ComiXology’s availability across the iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 as well as the web makes it the very best digital platform for recently interested, present as well as lapsed comic as well as graphic book fans worldwide.
About Scholastic Graphix
Launched in February 2005 with the publication of color editions of Jeff Smith’s acclaimed graphic-novel epic, Bone, Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic’s trade publishing division, publishes graphic novels for elementary, middle grade, as well as young adult readers. Graphix features an acclaimed listing of titles, lots of of which are Eisner award nominees as well as new York Times bestsellers, as well as includes such prominent books as well as series as Kazu Kibuishi’s Amulet, Smile as well as drama by Raina Telgemeier, Ghostopolis, poor Island, Cardboard, as well as Tommysaurus Rex by Doug TenNapel, ChickenHare by Chris Grine, The Silver six by A. J. Lieberman as well as Darren Rawlings, Magic Pickle by Scott Morse, Knights of the Lunch Table by Frank Cammuso, rocket mouse by Jake Parker, Bird as well as Squirrel by James Burks, as well as graphic book adaptations of The Baby-sitters Club®, as well as Goosebumps®. For a lot more info about Scholastic, seenull