Digital revolution transforms comic books
<p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="Superman">Superman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Batman">Batman</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="heroes">heroes</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="comic">comic</span> <span word="books">books</span>.</p><p><span word="Creators">Creators</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="comic">comic</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="comics">comics</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="undergoing">undergoing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="generate">generate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="readers">readers</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="Comics">Comics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="comic">comic</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="like">like</span> (<span word="eight">eight</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span>) <span word="Evan">Evan</span> <span word="Cray">Cray</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pages">pages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="it">it</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="pages">pages</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="much">much</span>, <span word="but">but</span> (<span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>) <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="Ryan">Ryan</span> <span word="Liebowitz">Liebowitz</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="happening">happening</span>.</p><p>“<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="comic">comic</span> <span word="books">books</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="explains">explains</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comic">comic</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="Comixology">Comixology</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="over">over</span> 25,000 <span word="comic">comic</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="store">store</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Chip">Chip</span> <span word="Mosher">Mosher</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="development">development</span>.</p><p>“<span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>-<span word="grossing">grossing</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="app">app</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="iTunes">iTunes</span> <span word="app">app</span> <span word="store">store</span>,” <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="Mosher">Mosher</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> $19 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="comics">comics</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> $70 <span word="million">million</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="comic">comic</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="version">version</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="experimenting">experimenting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="comics">comics</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Things">Things</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="panel">panel</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="here">here</span>," <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Waid">Waid</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="comic">comic</span> <span word="site">site</span>, <span word="Thrillbent">Thrillbent</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="designs">designs</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="screen">screen</span>.</p>
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