May 6th, 2009 by Sherm
One of our readers named Mookey left a really helpful comment about a new iPhone comic book reader application called Pull Lists. I’ll try to check it out this weekend, but until then here’s what Mookey had to say about it:
The app on the phone is very stable and simple to use, plus the Mac desktop app it uses to get your comics onto the phone looks and behaves a lot like iTunes.
Its a full-blown digital comic book library which I can even use to read my comics on my MacBook!!
I tried out the windows app, and its functional but not as nice as the Mac app… but the developer said he’s working on getting the windows version up to par with the mac one, so I have high hopes for that too.
Seriously check this out! The developers blog is at http://www.pulllists.com
According to the Pull Lists website, you can import digital comic book files by simply dragging-and-dropping them onto the application. Pull Lists will accept any files in the following file formats: .cbz, .cbr, .zip, .rar and .pdf (PDF is currently only available on the Mac Client)
They also say it has the following features:
- Full Multitouch Support
- Auto-rotate for portrait or landscape
- Categorized Listing by Publisher/Title/Issue Name
- iTunes-like blue dot indicating unread books
- Page memory: will open archive at the last page you visited
- Smart wifi importing via Bonjour (more about this in Pull List’s Library)
I’m looking forward to giving this app a spin around the block. If any of you readers have tried it, please leave a comment and let us know!
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February 5th, 2009 by Sherm
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Soul’s Winter, the collected TMNT comic book tales of legendary Sandman artist Michael Zulli and longtime TMNT writer and Umbra creator Murphy, is now available on iPhone and iPod Touch from digital entertainment provider Uclick. The collection is presented in three apps available for download on the iPhone App Store at $.99 (US) cents each.
Best known for the moody, realistic illustration style he brought to memorable tenures on The Sandman and Swamp Thing comic books, Zulli’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles work immediately resonated with fans and soon ranked among the most popular stories of the franchise’s 25-year history. The Soul’s Winter collection features an extended tale of the Turtles’ disastrous encounter with their arch nemesis, as well as three short stories.
Besides a host of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles titles, Uclick has created dozens of comic apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch in recent weeks, including Bone, Grounded, GODLAND, Halo & Sprocket, as well as webcomic collections Pibgorn, Basic Instructions and We the Robots and the manga hit Dramacon.
The iPhone Uclick apps feature tap-and-swipe, panel-by-panel controls. The large multi-touch screen on the Apple devices enables clear, high-resolution presentation, but users can also utilize the zoom feature to get an even closer look at any panel.
To get Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Soul’s Winter and other favorite comic books, manga and graphic novels for the iPhone and iPod Touch go to the new Uclick Web App by typing Uclick.com into the Safari browser or visit the App Store on the iPhone or on iTunes.
For more information on Uclick, visit www.uclick.com.
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January 23rd, 2009 by Sherm
The New York Times has an article about reading comics on your iPhone or other mobile devices. It looks like even the mainstream press has figured out that reading your comic books on an iPhone is a great way to keep up on your daily recommended dose of comics.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/business/media/28proto.html?_r=1
Soon, even the daily comic strips like Garfiels and Pearls Before Swine will be easy to read on your iPhone or iPod Touch. The more we demand it from publishers, the sooner we can have all of our favorite comics on our iPhones!
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January 1st, 2009 by Sherm
World-Famous cartoon cowboy Lucky Luke rides on to iPhones everywhere thanks to this new application.
Unfortunately, it is currently available only in French (the language in which it was created).
Lucky Luke is a Franco-Belgian comics series created by Morris, the original artist, and saw its best period written by René Goscinny. Set in the American Old West, it stars the titular character, Lucky Luke, the cowboy known to shoot faster than his shadow.
Along with The Adventures of Tintin and Asterix, Lucky Luke is one of the most popular and best-selling comic-book series in continental Europe
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