2012 Comic Book News Archives

May 4, 2012: Digital-First Comic Book Release Schedule is All Guess Work

Smallville: Season 11 #3 For Superman fans who enjoy digital comic books, it appears as though there's no new "Smallville: Season 11" or "Superman Beyond" digital comic books this week.

I asked DC Comics via twitter for some clarification and they passed me on to Comixology. Comixology's customer support (who are great by the way) aren't sure, but seem to think there will be no new "Smallville: Season 11" today. Writer Brian Q. Miller on the other hand thinks there is but isn't certain. Nobody seems to know what's going on! And that's the thing I find really strange and disturbing. How can DC Comics not have a firm digital distribution plan for a given week? They do it for the printed editions, why not the digital editions?

Comixology tell me that the next new "Superman Beyond" digital comic book is tentatively scheduled for a May 23 release. "Smallville: Season 11"... could be today, could be next Friday... nobody really knows.

Readers of digital comic books literally have no way of finding out what's going to be released from week to week, especially when it comes to digital-first publications (like "Superman Beyond" and "Smallville: Season 11"). The DC Comics' website has no digital comic book release schedule or calendar as they do for their printed editions. The Comixology website and DC Comics app only shows you what's currently available to purchase, but makes no mention of upcoming releases or what will be on sale this coming Wednesday.

As Comixology said to me in a twitter response last night: "We'll find out together, tomorrow, as one". Seems it's anyone's guess when it comes to digital comic books...



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