Thrillbent Announces Online, DRM-Free Store
Thrillbent burst onto the comic and digital comic scene with an innovative format and books from top-notch talent. Now it seems like they’re making bold moves again by announcing an online store full of DRM-Free versions of all their comics.
“Digital comics distributors like Comixology and iVerse continue to be great and valuable partners to us,” says Thrillbent co-founder Mark Waid, “and their cloud-based platforms are a great option for many comics fans. But we hear constantly from readers who prefer to own and collect the comics and files they buy, and we’re happy to oblige.”
Moreover, in keeping with Thrillbent’s commitment to innovation in publishing:
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All collections of the site’s flagship title, Insufferable, by the Eisner-Award winning Waid and artist Peter Krause, will be “pay what you will,” allowing readers to set their own price.
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Collections of Pax Arena and The Walking Pandas/The Panda Show will include both English and French language editions.
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Downloadable PDFs will include exclusive web-linked bonus content designed specifically for each comic, including clickable footnotes, behind-the-scenes glimpses, and more.
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Comics aren’t just for adults! In addition to the familiar Thrillbent titles, the storefront will proudly spotlight the kid-friendly, all-ages Aw Yeah Comics! series by Art Balthazar and Franco, creators of the award-winning Tiny Titans and Superman Family Adventures.
Launch titles on the storefront, debuting July 30, include collections of Insufferable, Arcanum, The Damnation of Charlie Wormwood, Pax Arena, The Eighth Seal, Luther, Moth City, and Aw Yeah Comics!, with many more to come.
The success, or failure, of this store launch could possibly go a long way to making DRM-free stores a more common thing.
