Robot Comics was the only European company in competition, and the only company nominated twice when the longlist nominees were named for the Digital Book World Publishing Innovation Award.

Robot Comic’s Android and iPhone app Robot 13 – adapted from Blacklist Studios’ comic of the same name – was the winner in the Comics category. Other nominees in the same category included the Amazon Kindle bestseller Tumor, Disney’s Epic Mickey Digicomics, and the TallChair’s critically-acclaimed Operation: Ajax iPad app.

Robot 13 is no stranger to success. The Android version of the multi-platform app was previously featured by Google in the Android Market, reaching 200,000 downloads in a few weeks. It was the first comic book app featured by Google.

Created by Thomas Hall and Daniel Bradford, Robot 13 is an amnesiac robot who battles mythic monsters. Robot Comics brought Robot 13 to mobile devices using cross-platform software that combined frame-by-frame animation, transition effects, and vibration to create a unique reading experience.

“Daniel and I strive to make our comics as good and entertaining as possible. We are humbled by the attention Robot 13 has received and thankful to the Digital Book Awards for recognizing our efforts.”

–Thomas Hall, writer, Robot 13

“As Robot 13 is a labor of love, the Digital Book Awards is a true honor. It is exhilarating to see your creations come to life, especially in an exciting digital format. We are grateful for all those that helped along the way.”

–Daniel Bradford, artist, Robot 13

Released in early 2010, Robot 13 was one of the 200 apps that Robot Media produced the past year. “Mobile devices provide new storytelling possibilities where experience and content go hand in hand,” states Robot Media’s founder, Hermés Piqué. “Robot 13 was one of our first releases that explored this and our goal is to continue to explore it further. 2011 will be an exciting year for digital content!”

About Robot Comics

Robot Comics publishes mobile comics for hand-helds such as Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch, Google’s Android mobiles, Nintendo DSi and Amazon’s Kindle. It is one of first and few mobile comic publishers who offer titles specifically designed and formatted to be read on e-devices. For more information contact: contact@robotcomics.net

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The Publishing Innovation Awards recognizes the best ebooks and book apps based on their merits in the areas of origination, development, production, design, and marketing.

Robot 13 by Thomas Hall and Daniel Bradford and Valentine by Alex de Campi and Christine Larsen have both been selected as part of seven total nominees, alongside such works as Archaia’s Tumor and Disney’s Epic Mickey Digicomics!

The top 5 finalists will be announced on Monday, January 17th, 2011.

Robot 13

Robot 13 is part sci-fi action, part Lovecraftian horror, the story of an ancient robotic hero salvaged from the ocean floor and forced to fight his way through a menagerie of mythical monsters as he journeys to discover who he really is….

Robot 13 was the first comic on either iTunes or Android to combine frame-by-frame animation, a wide-range of transition effects, and vibration into a single package.  It was also the first independent label mobile comic to surpass 200,000 downloads on both Android and iTunes.

Valentine

Valentine is the historical-fiction supernatural adventure that pits French calvary officer Valentine against an unholy horde as he battles his way through a desolate Russian landscape during the War of 1812.

Valentine was the first comic to be published in a ground-breaking 13 different languages simultaneously upon its debut.

About Robot Comics

Robot Comics publishes mobile comics for hand-helds such as Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch, Google’s Android mobiles, Nintendo DSi and Amazon’s Kindle. It is one of first and few mobile comic publishers who offer titles specifically designed and formatted to be read on e-devices. For more information contact: contact@robotcomics.net

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Congratulations to Jehuel Jones, winner of the ghostboy Halloween contest! Jehuel will be a character in ghostboy’s second story arc and makes his comic-book debut in ghostboy’s Halloween Special 2010, now available for Android devices.

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Droid Comic Viewer, the leading Android comic and manga reader by Robot Comic, broke the 250,000 Android Market downloads mark this week.

Unlike other landmark apps of the Android Market, Droid Comic Viewer has not been featured by Google yet. Its growing success comes from the strong support of its community, who actively contributes to make it the best comic reader for Android.

Droid Comic Viewer is the de facto comics and platform for Android devices worldwide. It has been localized to 7 languages and uses the ACV open format, which allows creators to adapt their comics for mobiles.

With an upcoming version that includes major feature, performance and usability upgrades, as well as more localizations, Droid Comic Viewer is on its way to become an essential app not only for comic fans, but also for all Android users. Join us as we introduce to a brand new audience the joy of reading comics!

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Described as “pure awesome” by AndroidHeadlines.com and rated 4.5/5 by Android users, the Scott Pilgrim Android app is initially available in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and UK.

Scott Pilgrim’s precious little app is published by the innovative HarperCollins imprint, Fourth Estate, and developed by Robot Comics/Robot Media, the leading comics provider for Android.

Robot Comics has translated Bryan Lee O’Malley’s comic book to mobiles through movement, sound and vibration, creating an original reading experience tailored for Android devices.  An experience which also becomes interactive and social when readers discover secret content carefully hidden in the scenes of the comic, as well as use an in-app commenting system that utilizes Twitter and Facebook to share the clues.

Scott Pilgrim is the second mobile comic featured by Google in their Android marketplace. The first one was the indie hit Robot 13 by Thomas Hall and Daniel Bradford, also produced by Robot Comics, which has been downloaded by almost 200,000 Android users to date -a number rarely reached by print editions.

With a launching price of £3.49 per volume, well below the print version, the Scott Pilgrim app is on its way to become the best-selling mobile comic for Android devices, and the first of many mainstream comic titles that finds a new audience in the Android Market.

The Scott Pilgrim app is also available for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Visit http://www.scottpilgrimtheapp.com for more information.

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The Scott Pilgrim app by Fourth Estate and Robot Comics is now available in selected countries* from the Android Market.

Scott Pilgrim’s Android app translates Bryan Lee O’Malley’s comic book to mobile through movement, sound and vibration to create an original reading experience. An experience which also becomes interactive and social when readers start discovering secret content carefully hidden in the scenes of the comic, and use the in-app commenting system, Twitter and Facebook to share the clues.

Each volume of the graphic novel is priced at £3.49 and a sampler containing the first chapter of the first volume is offered for free. An iPhone/iPod touch/iPad version of the app is also available.

* Currently Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and UK.

Selected screenshots

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Enter illustrator extraordinaire Jamie Noguchi, which you may already known from Erfworld or more recently Yellow Peril. Jamie is not only a rising comic book artist, but also very talented logo designer, with a propensity for cuteness.

We approached Jamie with high expectations and a list of everything we wanted our new logo to transmit. He nailed it in his first attempt, and after some minor adjustments, this was the final result.

Robot Comics is a big proponent of Creative Commons, and so is Jaime, whose two comics published under our label are distributed under this license. Our new logo is also available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Through this license we invite you to play with our cutest robot yet, and share with us the results. You can start with the above image in vectorial format. The best remixes will be published in a later post, and we will let our readers vote for their favorite.

What do you think of our new logo? Let us know below.

Robot Comics Logo by Robot Media SL is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Version 1.3.10 includes usability and performance upgrades, bug fixes and a new auto-bookmarking feature. The most significant changes are:

• Auto-bookmarking: remembers last read position of all viewed files
• Renamed SD Browser setting group to Memory
• New Memory > Clear history setting to clear all viewing history (auto-bookmarks in particular)
• Share this screen now shares the screen, not the image file
• New Support > Low memory setting to disable pre-loading and transitions. Might help for some files that cause out of memory errors.
• Improved memory management to decrease like-hood of out of memory errors
• Added ACV mime type to supported intents

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The Droid Comic Viewer forums will give Droid Comic Viewer community an official and open channel to requests features, report bugs, and get involved, be it users, comic book creators or Android developers.

Droid Comic Viewer is what it is thanks to its awesome community. Through these brand new forums we hope to help its community grow and make Droid Comic Viewer better.

Visit forums.droidcomicviewer.com and let us know how can we improve Droid Comic Viewer, or help us do it yourself.

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