Media Release -- ComiXology, the revolutionary cloud-based digital comics platform, and international media company DC Thomson are proud to announce the launch of iconic comic strips from The Beano and also the compact graphic novels from action/adventure series Commando among others across comiXology's entire platform.
The range of DC Thomson titles available include: The Beano presents Dennis the Menace and Gnasher, archive and current Commando compact graphic novels and retro classics including The Best of Beezer and The Best of Bunty.
Only comiXology gives comics fans a truly unique and immersive reading experience with its cinematic panel-to-panel Guided View reading technology and with comiXology's cloud-based platform, downloading and syncing comics, graphic novels and manga across your favorite digital devices is easier than ever before.
With over 50,000 comics, graphic novels and manga from more than 75 publishers, comiXology offers the widest selection of digital comics in the world. ComiXology's immense catalog and cinematic Guided View reading experience make it the best digital platform for comic and graphic novel fans worldwide. Find your favorite comics and graphic novels at comixology.com and try the comiXology app available on all major mobile platforms.
Find your favorite comics and graphic novels at comixology.com and try the comiXology app available on all major mobile platforms.
About comiXology
ComiXology, an Amazon.com, Inc. subsidiary (NASDAQ:AMZN), has revolutionized the comic book and graphic novel industry by delivering a cloud-based digital comics platform that makes discovering, buying, and reading comics more fun than ever before. ComiXology's Guided View reading technology transforms the comic book medium into an immersive and cinematic experience, helping comiXology become a top ten grossing iPad app in 2011 and 2012 and the top grossing non-game iPad app in 2012 and 2013. Offering the broadest library of comic book content from over 75 publishers - and independent creators as well - comiXology will not stop until everyone on the face of the planet has become a comic book fan. ComiXology is based in New York City, with operations in Seattle, Los Angeles and Paris.
DC Thomson
DC Thomson & Co Ltd is a private company and one of the leading publishing houses in the UK. The company's headquarters is in Dundee, Scotland, with a London base in Fleet Street. DC Thomson publishes newspapers, magazines, comics and books. The company also has interests in radio, printing, retailing and online services.
Commando
Commando is a 63-page compact graphic novel of around 135 black-and-white illustrated frames with text in panels and balloons to provide the narrative. It is wrapped in a full-color cover that folds around the back of the book where you can find our trademark dagger and the back cover write-up.
Between the covers lies the story - fiction set against an authentic background based in solid fact.
The Beano
The Beano is the quintessential British children's comic, first published by DC Thomson in July 1938 and still printed weekly. It reaches hundreds of thousands* of children every week. The Beano is best known for its famed characters such as Dennis the Menace, Gnasher, The Bash Street Kids and Minnie the Minx. The spin-off animation series, Dennis and Gnasher is exported around the world and is one of the highest rated shows on CBBC.
*TGI Youth Spring 2014, The Beano readership, 528,000.
