Call them vertical scrolling comics, or call them webcomics…comic formats you can read on your phone are rapidly gaining popularity among young comic readers. Now digital comics platform Universal Comics A large team is being built with Dark Horse and other publishers to join the ranks.
Billed as a “huge expansion” of the GlobalComix Vertical Originals line, they will not only be adapting comics from Dark Horse, but also comics from AWA, TKO, Top Cow, Vault Comics, Bad Egg and Humanoids… with more publishers on board .
GC vertical original Started with stranger thingsBased on the hit Netflix series, the show premieres today in both regular and “upside-down” formats. Other vertical games launching today include Marjorie Finnegan: Temporary Convict and casual carnival From Ahua, dark From Top Cow / Pictures, Humanoids’ urban legendTseung Kwan O pull, bankand Lonely days, wild nightsVault comics’ heavyand bad guys damn.
The rollout of materials will continue on a weekly basis, die inside From Shelter Comics, year zero from AWA, and dark TopCow will launch in the coming months. While the series is called Originals, it refers to comics designed specifically for the vertical scrolling format, rather than new material – GC is working closely with the publisher to translate the material into a format you can conveniently read on your phone.
The partnership with Dark Horse will bring more than 700 games to the rolling format, including wizard, Hellboyetc.
Vertically scrolling comics/webcomics are very popular among young comic readers – at Anime NYC, Tapas Entertainment released a survey showing that 80% of users are aged 17-25 and over 65% of users are female. This audience prefers reading comics on their phones rather than buying issues…so converting the material to the format through GC Originals makes a lot of sense.
“As the graphic novel industry continues to grow, GC Vertical Originals is something our team is very passionate about sharing with the world, as we want to bring the best selection of comics to readers around the world,” said Christopher CarterGlobalComix CEO said in a statement. “We have painstakingly translated the series into a vertical scrolling format to ensure each panel retains its original intent, now in a more mobile-friendly reading format that appeals to the next generation of comics readers.”
“Web comics and mobile-friendly platforms are the next frontier, bringing comics to fans wherever they are and whenever they choose.” Mike RichardsonCEO and founder of Dark Horse in his own statement. “Our partnership with GlobalComix to bring Dark Horse titles and licensed titles to GC Vertical Originals is another step in our efforts to reach comics readers in exciting new ways.”
You can read all these titles on the GlobalComix app iOS system and Google Play and in network.
GlobalComix has provided a bunch of images to show the line, as well as a movie to show how it will all work, below.
Stranger Things – the Upside Down!