Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…Jack Frost nipping at your nose…etc., etc. Yes, it’s (almost) that time of year again, and to celebrate we have some festive treats guaranteed to bring a smile to your PSP‘s (or PSPgo‘s) big shiny face.
First up is our Festive Fifty celebration, which you may have already seen. During the year, the Digital Comics catalogue has grown to epic proportions: it now boasts over 2,700 titles, from 20 different publishers, with 23 great value bundles, and almost 50 FREE comics. To help you pick the best, most popular comics, we’ve listed our top 25 best sellers of the year, featuring blockbuster names like Marvel’s Civil War series, Hulk, God of War and Spidey. We also wanted to highlight our own personal favourites and some recent releases too. Our list of 25 “Boredom Busters” contains such classics as Deadpool, Gaiman’s epic Sandman, and the soon-to-be-everywhere Locke & Key, along with some cult classics deserving of your attention. Check out the full lists here.
Let’s see what’s new in the Digital Comics store this week.
- Insomnia’s Cancertown was one of the highlights of our early offerings – a great series which steadily grew a loyal cult following during its time on the store. Now, writer Cy Dethan is back with the superlative The Indifference Engine through Markosia.
- Every great action hero got started somewhere: Batman Began. Bond had his Casino Royale. And for John McClane, more than a decade before the first Die Hard movie, he’s just another rookie cop. BOOM! Studios present Die Hard: Year One – 8 issues are now available to read. Yippee Ki Yay!
- Not one but two of DC’s Ex-Machina specials are released today. At long last, the origin of Jack Pherson, the Great Machine’s mysterious archenemy, is finally revealed in this perfect introduction for readers new to the world of Ex Machina.
- Witness the birth of The Four – Reed Richards, Johnny Storm, Susan Storm & Ben Grim – with the start of Marvel’s 2003 epic Ultimate Fantastic Four. Not to be outdone, the Marvel dream team of Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch unleash the red-hot 2002 series of The Ultimates this week.
Here’s the full list:
- 2000AD Prog #1710 2000AD
- Bone #9 Cartoon Books
- Die Hard: Year One #1-#8 BOOM! Studios
- Ex Machina #22 DC Comics
- Ex Machina Special #1 & #2 DC Comics
- Fables #37 DC Comics
- The Flash: Rebirth #3 DC Comics
- Green Lantern #19 DC Comics
- Green Lantern Corps Vol.1 #1 DC Comics
- The Indifference Engine #1 Markosia
- Iron Man: Legacy of Doom (2008) #1-#4 Marvel
- JLA #25 & #26 DC Comics
- Kill Shakespeare #7 IDW
- N-Guard #3 Markosia
- Planetary #21 DC Comics
- The Punisher (2001) #5-#8 Marvel
- Ratchet & Clank #3 DC Comics
- Reya #5 Markosia
- Sandman #14 DC Comics
- Superman/Batman #41 DC Comics
- Supernatural: Origins #3 DC Comics
- Ultimate Fantastic Four (2003) #1 Marvel
- Ultimates (2002) #1 Marvel
- Wolverine Origins (2006) #7-#10 Marvel
- Wonder Woman Vol.3 #13 DC Comics
- Y: The Last Man #20 DC Comics
Cataclysm may be in full swing, but if you can bear to tear yourself away World of Warcraft: Curse of the Worgen should help ease the pain. If you haven’t already done so, check out our exclusive creator Q&A here. As ever, check out www.playstationcomics.com to view the whole catalogue, for regional pricing, exclusive blog posts and to join the Digital Comics forum.
When in Poland?? PSS is in English in Poland so why not this service?
some great comics this week, was going to buy some games/DLC but think the money will be better spent in this store :)
Thanks for your patronage :-)
Can you see how big and shiny my face is.. oh wait no it is not @ all.. got no reason to have one cause this content is not available to me..
Is there going to be a point where the DC comics released here are as up to date as the ones in actual comic shops?
They have already, quite a few times – with Justice League for instance.
Q&A link is dead.
Thanks, we’ll fix that!
(in the meantime: http://uk.playstationcomics.com/main/blog/World-of-Warcraft-Curse-of-the-Worgen.html )
http://tinyurl.com/32pk9jd
Just 9 days left. So, how are the preparations going?
Remember to take some time to enjoy some hot chocolate whit cream (or what its called)
The good old questions:
Release in Scandinavia/rest of EU?
Comics reader for PS3
And Crossregion gifting?
No news sorry!
Preparations going well thanks – I shall take your advice for hot chocolate, it’s about to snow here so much needed! :-)
Comics Store in Scandinavia? Pretty pretty please? With sugar on top?
Aw we’d love to – we need to be given a store first though (even for comics in English) so we’re waiting…
The Indifference Engine #1 should seriously be at the top of everyones download list! Not only is worth reading for Cy’s writing, which anyone who got a chance to read Cancertown is very good, but it’s also got some great art and Markosia deserve a big hit on the store for all the support they have given it, and they only charge £0.79 per issue!
Also worth mentioning that Cancertown should soon be back on the store thanks to Markosia with added audio commentary from Cy and artist Stephen Downey. Wondering if you have a release date for that yet Pauline?
Oh and I hope you have all recovered from your xmas party lastnight? lol
Thanks for the recommendation. Cancertown will be out very early next year and the commentary is fantastic – we loved it here.
I am still alive, yes. ;-)
@Ravenblade86 – Thanks for the glowing report on IE, downloading now.
Not a huge fan of the free Cancertown issue I read, but for £0.79 I’ll give this a go!
@Pauline – Just to point out that Y: The Last Man #20 is listed on the Store with the subtitle “Safeword #2”. Safeword #2 was released last week, so shouldn’t this be Safeword #3?
Indeed this is wrong – should be fixed in a jiffy. Thanks for letting us know! :-)
For Scandinavians, still good idea to post at
http://tinyurl.com/2ukvzfe
A thread to show that there are people who want it. ;)
Why isnt Digital comics in Scandinavia? I dont want it but seriously. You released the comic reader here in Scandinavia and it dont have any comics. Whats the point? Only 1 that is metal gear and 1 year old.
Yes 2.700 titles only ENGLISH!! ITALY 0 TITLES THIS IS NOT FEAR!!!
Yes 2.700 titles only ENGLISH!! ITALY 0 TITLES THIS IS NOT FEAR!!!
By the part: Jack Frost Nipping at your heals.
D0 you mean this guy? http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Jack_Frost
For better picture, this
http://www.dragoart.com/tuts/pics/5/3688/how-to-draw-jack-frost-from-shin-megami-tensei-tutorial-drawing.jpg
(From site http://www.dragoart.com/tuts/3688/1/1/how-to-draw-jack-frost-from-shin-megami-tensei.htm)
(I really should not post when I get this sleapy/drowsy feeling)
Hehe no – Jack Frost is a winter figure in European folklore.
Hence the link to Shin Megami Tensei though – and what a great game series by the way!
Yes, All Shin Megami Tensei demons/other superantural creatures are based on the myths of the world. Kind of how I know of that guy. ;)