FREE Limited Time Fantasy iPhone Graphic Novel!

Ben Powis’ Original Mobile Graphic Novel – Where Grows the Bitter Herb – is now available for FREE download on the iTunes marketplace for a limited time!

From November 30th – December 8th, the price on Bitter Herb is absolutely free on iTunes and $0.99 on Android (due to the rules regarding the Android Market, Bitter Herb will not be offered for free there at this time).

Ben’s work has wowed professionals and readers alike, and we here at Robot Comics feel that Ben’s mobile work has produced some of the most unique and re-readable comics on the mobile market today.  His one-shot Turtle Guitar was released for free on the iTunes and Android Market and continues to be popular with mobile owners.  His lengthier Bitter Herb epic was posted originally for $1.99 download.

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Ben Powis’ Original Mobile Graphic Novel – Where Grows the Bitter Herb – will be available for FREE download on iTunes marketplace for 7 special days only!

Next week, starting November 30th and ending midnight December 8th, the price on Bitter Herb will be dropped to absolutely free on iTunes and $0.99 on Android (due to the rules regarding the Android Market, Bitter Herb will not be offered for free there at this time).

Ben’s work has wowed professionals and readers alike, and we here at Robot Comics feel that Ben’s mobile work has produced some of the most unique and re-readable comics on the mobile market today.  His one-shot Turtle Guitar was released for free on the iTunes and Android Market and continues to be popular with mobile owners.  His lengthier Bitter Herb epic was posted originally for $1.99 download.

Discover more about BITTER HERB: http://www.robotcomics.net/2009/09/ben-powis-grows-bitter-herb/

Watch the promo video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5ENh4WTfvU

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Synopsis

All is not well in the village, a mother lies sick and dying. The only thing that can save her is a magical herb that grows atop the tallest mountain, but who will be brave enough to quest for it? Be prepared to embark on a journey through the unexplored world of Afar, to wild and wonderful environments meeting new creatures, some friendly and welcoming, some not!

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“Incredibly complex and detailed art; lush colours and intricate, complicated backgrounds populated with simply drawn creatures of varying degrees of strangeness.” -Richard Bruton, Forbidden Planet

All is not well in the village, a mother lies sick and dying. The only thing that can save her is a magical herb that grows atop the tallest mountain, but who will be brave enough to quest for it? Be prepared to embark on a journey through the unexplored world of Afar, to wild and wonderful environments meeting new creatures, some friendly and welcoming, some not!

British illustrator Ben Powis delights children and adults alike with Where Grows the Bitter Herb, proudly published for mobiles by Robot Comics.

• Title: Where Grows the Bitter Herb #1 of 1
• Credits: Written & illustrated by Ben Powis
• Publisher: Robot Comics
• Price: $1.99
• Screens: 126

Preview

Download

Where Grows the Bitter Herb #1 is available for download on the following platforms:

iPhone/iPod touch

Click on the button below to open Where Grows the Bitter Herb #1 on the iTunes App Store. Requires iTunes.

Android

Where Grows the Bitter Herb #1 is available in the Android Market. Scan the QR code below with your Android to receive its url.

Alternatively, search “Where Grows the Bitter Herb” on the Market.

An ancient long lost fable retold! Our hero is but a simple farmer with a love for music. His world lies in turmoil, but does he have what it takes to turn it all around?

“[A] gorgeous tale” -Forbidden Planet.

British illustrator Ben Powis delights children and adults alike with Turtle Guitar, proudly published for mobiles by Robot Comics.

• Title: Turtle Guitar #1 of 1
• Credits: Written & illustrated by Ben Powis
• Publisher: Robot Comics
• Price: Free
• Screens: 63

Preview

Download

Turtle Guitar #1 is available for download on the following platforms:

iPhone/iPod touch

Click on the button below to open Turtle Guitar #1 on the iTunes App Store. Requires iTunes.

Android

Turtle Guitar #1 is available for free in the Android Market. Scan the QR code below with your Android to receive its url.

Alternatively, search “Turtle Guitar” on the Market.

“[Turtle Guitar is] a gorgeous tale of a farmer tending his dying, barren land who discovers a turtle whose song is so beautiful it can bring life to dead earth. A simple and slight tale but the artwork is just spectacularly good (rather reminiscent of Maurice Sendak I thought).”  –Forbidden Planet International

Incredibly complex and detailed art; lush colours and intricate, complicated backgrounds populated with simply drawn creatures of varying degrees of strangeness.  [Where Grows the Bitter Herb] looks a damn sight better than most comics from the big boys.  But once you get beyond how nice the book looks superficially, open it up and be amazed at how good it is as a comic. –FICTIONS

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