DC Releases New Range of Webcomics Formatted for Mobile Devices

DC Comicshas announcedDC GO ! , “ a new frontier of webcomics ” available entirely on the DC Universe Infinite app — the party ’s officialdigital subscription servicefor web , iOS , and Android .

Said to include “ a mix of original webcomic substance plus vertically reformatted DC andMAD Magazineclassics,”DC GO!plans “ to create fun , compelling , lector - friendly , mobile DC stories that readers will relish on the go . ”

In the words of DC general manager Anne DePies , “ We have it away fans love webcomics likeBatman : Wayne Family Adventures , so the titles launching in the newDC GO!collection were created to appeal to readers of specific genres — drama , fantasy , clowning , enigma , action , romance , slice - of - life , and more — so that there ’s a type of story for everyone to enjoy . ”

DC GO!’s launch titles.

DC GO!’s launch titles.© DC Comics

Among the initiative ’s launch titles areHarley Quinn in Paradisefromwriter CRC Payne(Batman : Wayne Family Adventures)and artists Siobhan Chiffon and Cathy Le(Archie Comics : Big Ethel Energy);Nothing ButtNightwingfrom author Patrick R. Young(Red Hood : Outlaws)and artist Moy R. Marco(West Coast Avengers);andRenaissance of Ravenby Sina Grace , Nico Bascuñan , Katherine Lobo , and Carola Borelli .

Harley Quinn in Paradisewill see Dr. Harleen Quinzel“decide the best path to lay low is to plaster her look across every television set in America and recover true love on TV ’s hottest reality dating show . ” As she “ head teacher for the show ’s island setting , ” Quinn is “ ready to be the best protester the platform has ever get word ” since “ she ’s playing to win by any mean necessary . ”

Meanwhile , Nothing Butt Nightwingconcerns Dick Grayson as he “ land his biggest deep - book binding operation yet — as an international supermodel ! He ’s got the eyes of the audience , the other example , and even a few agents . But he only has eyes for one thing … the Poison Ivy protégé on the Leigh Hunt to steal the expensive ( and environmentally harmful ) jewels around the example ’ necks . ”

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labialize out the titles isRenaissance of Raven , in which the erstwhile Teen Titan is “ rive through an enchanted portal to the realm of Galonia . ” place “ hundred of twelvemonth into the past times ” she must “ compete with a camarilla of witches and the unmanageable choice of help those in need or returning home . ”

So , are you delirious for these perpendicular webcomics you may read on your phone?Though said to appeal to all reader , DC Go!‘s launch title already find a fleck same - atomic number 39 , what with an impertinent superhero read-only memory - com star Harley Quinn , asecondirreverent superhero undercover agent comedy focalize on Nightwing ’s famous ass , and a retelling ofArmy of Darknesswith Raven . For kids ? If you got into DC through ’ 90 Vertigo funnies or back return ofNew Gods , you may be let down . That said , we ’re curious to see what the companionship has deem fit to reformat from theMadarchives whenDC ! GOlaunches in earnest this November 22 .

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