Digital comics distributor SEQUENTIAL will be a huge winter sale right now, with 50 – 80 per cent off the print RRP on books… A perfect way to populate the iBooks section of your shiny new (or spruced up old) iPad this Christmas.
All in all, there are over 180 graphic novels on sale which gets into full swing everywhere from tomorrow, Christmas Day, but is starting in some countries now. It will end on 6th January 2015.
The SEQUENTIAL app features a plethora of fabulous quality graphic novels from UK publishers such as Blank Slate, Knockabout, Myriad Editions, Egmont, Soaring Penguin, Metaphrog and US publishers Fantagraphics, Top Shelf, NBM, Secret Acres, Koyama Press, Alternative Comics and Koyama Press.
The wonderful Panel Nine digital titles such as The Certified Hunt Emerson, Eddie Campbells’ Dapper John and David Lloyd’s Kickback, specially expanded graphic novels with many digital extras, are also offered through the platform.
Titles in the sale include Nemo: Roses of Berlin by Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill, available for $1.99 / £1.49; From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell for $3.99 / £2.99; and The Love Bunglers by Jaime Hernandez for $6.99 /£4.99.
• The SEQUENTIAL app is available through the iTunes store here
• Panel Nine: http://www.sequential.cc
The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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