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The Boat Man

Strictly Digital #1

by The Boat Man Email

Before I get into the article proper just wanted to say that I have had this one laying round for a few weeks, waiting to be finished off so if anything is out of date..... tuff.

This is the first in a set of articles I aim to write called 'Strictly Digital'. I will be taking a look into digital comics available for the iPhone. I'm interested in how conversions will be made for this specific medium and also to see how titles might develop when made purposely to be digital only releases. I think it could be a little while before that starts happening, as it must be cheaper to convert something over rather than starting a title from scratch but as the market matures and other portable devices become viable options I would hope that we will see more appear. Over at Comic Book Resources they have a great comparison using a page from the Proof book and how this now looks on the iPhone.

I'm going to start with a couple of titles that are available for free via the App Store in iTunes that all use the iVerse player. As far as I'm aware you will need to have either an iPod Touch or iPhone to view them.

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