The first issue of Top Cow’s new x-over mini-series, The Darkness/Pitt has sold out, but fear not! The debut issue is now available for free for the iPhone, as well as from comiXology. The second issue hits stands on September 23. If you want to know more about Pitt and his convoluted publishing history, check this out. Press release below.
THE DARKNESS/PITT #1 FREE ON IPHONE
Sold Out Debut Issue Available at No Cost Through Comics by comiXology Application
Top Cow Productions, Inc. proudly announced today that the first issue of The Darkness/Pitt, which has sold out at the distributor level, would be made available for free on comiXology’s Comic store/library/reader application for the iPhone beginning this Wednesday, September 9th. The issue will also be available in its entirety on comiXology.com.
Paul Jenkins (Captain America: Theater of War) and Pitt creator Dale Keown (Berserker) have reunited for the first time since their much-lauded run on The Darkness in 2002 in The Darkness/Pitt. The series also marks the first Pitt series in a decade and creator Keown’s return to the character he is best known for. In the three issue limited series, Jackie Estacado, mafia hitman and current bearer of The Darkness, encounters an alien infection which turns normal people into monstrous zombie like beings. Meanwhile, Pitt, an alien/human hybrid warrior, and his teen half-brother Tim arrive in New York tracking down this same problem. The highly anticipated crossover series has been over five years in the making and was held back from release by Top Cow Productions until all principal work on the series had been completed.
“We’re thrilled to be a part of Top Cow’s strategy to get more exposure for The Darkness/Pitt. The long-awaited return of Pitt deserves great exposure to a wide audience, and our patent-pending Guided View really shines with the material,” explained comiXology President David Steinberger, “Many thousands of people now have the opportunity to read the first issue and use Comics by comiXology’s unique in-app connection to retailers to pre-order the next issue.”
“Top Cow has been talking with comiXology for some time about an opportunity to explore their terrific iPhone app and introduce some Top Cow properties to the world of mobile comics and this seemed like the perfect opportunity,” added Top Cow Publisher Filip Sablik, “Not only do we put our best foot forward, but hopefully we can drive some additional sales to direct market retailers for issue #2 and #3.”
Comics by comiXology can be found here.
September 9, 2009
Categories: New To Comics?, News . Tags: Dale Keown, Paul Jenkins, Top Cow . Author: Kris Bather . Comments: Leave a comment
Comics site Broken Frontier had an interesting chat with writer Jeph Loeb recently, in which he met fans on-line and discussed his work. You can see the results here. Well, next up is Image Comics co-founder and the creator of the Savage Dragon himself – Erik Larsen. Here are the details.
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