Issues #1 and 2 of Michael Bracco’s Birth are now available on the Apple iTunes marketplace as Birth: Aquan & Teran War! Published by Robot Comics and bundled with the new iRobot Comics Viewer, Birth chronicles a story far more unusual and surprising than mobile users are accustomed to! Issue #1 is offered for free download. Issue #2 is available for the price of $0.99. Issue #3, which will conclude the GN, is to be released shortly.

“The ultimate cautionary anti-war fable, blending fantasy and sci-fi elements into something wholly its own. Bracco’s art is jaw-dropping eye-candy, and the story is a fantastic mesh of text and visuals. This is a tale made to be a comic – it’d be extraordinarily expensive as a film, and perhaps overly didactic as pure text, but as the graphic novel Birth, it’s pitch-perfect. It’s got style, atmosphere and ambiance to spare. And it’s very intelligent and imaginatively executed. A book worth your time and money, no doubt whatsoever. ” –Broken Frontier

“Birth is a swift, smooth read.” – Tom Slaski, GeeksOfDoom.com

Created, written, and illustrated by Michael S. Bracco, originally published by Alterna Comics, Birth: Aquan & Teran War is adapted by Robot Comics to create a version specifically formatted for iPhone and Android mobiles. Birth is the second title from Alterna Comics that Robot Comics adapts for mobiles, the first being Jeff McConsey’s American Terror.

Synopsis

Two doomed alien species, the Aquans and Terans, are at the brink of extinction. Their only solace is in placing blame on each other for their own evolutionary shortcomings. Blame quickly turns to hatred which escalates to a devastating war, decimating the two great cultures. Now all but dead, their only chance is to find peace and hope where only resentment has ever existed, in each other. Michael Bracco (Novo, Adam Wreck, Jesus Hates Zombies) writes and draws a fantastic epic of a planet where death is necessary for Birth.

Download #1 Free for iPhone/iPod touch

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

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=327109327&mt=8&uo=6

Download #1 Free for Android

Scan the QR code below with your Android to receive its url and download Birth #1 from the Android Market.

Alternatively, search “Birth” on the Market.

Preview

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

For more information on the mobile versions of Birth, please visit http://www.robotcomics.net/tag/birth/

For more information on the creators and Alterna Comics, the original print publisher, please visit http://www.alternacomics.com/birth.htm

Related posts:

1. Alterna Comics’ Birth #1
2. Alterna Comics’ Birth #2
3. Alterna Comics’ Birth #3

Two doomed alien species, the Aquans and Terans, are at the brink of extinction. Their only solace is in placing blame on each other for their own evolutionary shortcomings. Blame quickly turns to hatred which escalates to a devastating war, decimating the two great cultures. Now all but dead, their only chance is to find peace and hope where only resentment has ever existed, in each other. Michael Bracco (Novo, Adam Wreck, Jesus Hates Zombies) writes and draws a fantastic epic of a planet where death is necessary for Birth.

Originally published by Alterna Comics, Birth is now skillfully adapted for mobiles by Robot Comics.

• Title: Birth #3 of 3
• Credits: Michael S. Bracco (written and illustrated by)
• Publisher: Alterna Comics
• Price: $0.99

Preview

Download

Birth #3 is available for download on the following platforms:

iPhone/iPod touch

Click on the button below to open Birth #3 on the iTunes App Store. Requires iTunes.

Android

Birth #3 is available in the Android Market. Scan the QR code below with your Android to receive its url.

Alternatively, search “Birth” on the Market.

Links

Official site

Related posts:

1. Alterna Comics’ Birth #1
2. Alterna Comics’ Birth #2
3. Bracco’s Birth is Born on iTunes!

Two doomed alien species, the Aquans and Terans, are at the brink of extinction. Their only solace is in placing blame on each other for their own evolutionary shortcomings. Blame quickly turns to hatred which escalates to a devastating war, decimating the two great cultures. Now all but dead, their only chance is to find peace and hope where only resentment has ever existed, in each other. Michael Bracco (Novo, Adam Wreck, Jesus Hates Zombies) writes and draws a fantastic epic of a planet where death is necessary for Birth.

Originally published by Alterna Comics, Birth is now skillfully adapted for mobiles by Robot Comics.

• Title: Birth #2 of 3
• Credits: Michael S. Bracco (written and illustrated by)
• Publisher: Alterna Comics
• Price: $0.99
• Screens: 64

Preview

Download

Birth #2 is available for download on the following platforms:

iPhone/iPod touch

Click on the button below to open Birth #2 on the iTunes App Store. Requires iTunes.

Android

Birth #2 is available in the Android Market. Scan the QR code below with your Android to receive its url.

Alternatively, search “Birth” on the Market.

Links

Official site

Related posts:

1. Alterna Comics’ Birth #1
2. Alterna Comics’ Birth #3
3. Bracco’s Birth is Born on iTunes!

Two doomed alien species, the Aquans and Terans, are at the brink of extinction. Their only solace is in placing blame on each other for their own evolutionary shortcomings. Blame quickly turns to hatred which escalates to a devastating war, decimating the two great cultures. Now all but dead, their only chance is to find peace and hope where only resentment has ever existed, in each other. Michael Bracco (Novo, Adam Wreck, Jesus Hates Zombies) writes and draws a fantastic epic of a planet where death is necessary for Birth.

Originally published by Alterna Comics, Birth is now skillfully adapted for mobiles by Robot Comics.

• Title: Birth #1 of 3
• Credits: Michael S. Bracco (written and illustrated by)
• Publisher: Alterna Comics
• Price: Free
• Screens: 50

Preview

Download

Birth #1 is available for download on the following platforms:

iPhone/iPod touch

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

Android

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

Alternatively, search “Birth” on the Market.

Links

Official site

Related posts:

1. Alterna Comics’ Birth #2
2. Alterna Comics’ Birth #3
3. Bracco’s Birth is Born on iTunes!

Look for mobile editions of Alterna titles to be released sequentially in approximately 25 pages per installment (for those titles that will retain their full-page format) or 75-100 screens (for those titles able to be reformatted and adapted specifically for mobiles). The first of each title, either 1 or 2 installments, will be offered for free. Each subsequent installment, per book, will then be offered at the rate of $0.99. Two new titles and installments will be released every Wednesday until all books in Alterna’s catalogue are made available. This schedule will allow us to have Alterna comics being released throughout the year.

Initially, each mobile installment will become available on the Google marketplace for Android-powered devices, custom-made for reading on Robot Comics‘ free Droid Comic Viewer application. Each Android release will be followed by an Apple version for iPhone and iPod touch. Lastly, every Alterna comic not already available for the Kindle, will then be given an Amazon Kindle 2 release. Even better, international versions of all Alterna titles will come available shortly after the final English versions are released.

First up are Birth:

Creator/writer/artist of Birth, Michael Bracco, had this to say about Alterna’s newest digital venture:

I love the fact that in this day and age we (the comics community) are really expanding the bounds and applications of literature to reach an unfathomable amount of people. This is especially exciting for someone like me who is an independent creator; the “little guy” of comic publishing. The thought of being included into something as far reaching, innovative and cutting edge as the iPhone is an extraordinary opportunity!

And Diary of the Black Widow:

Diary of The Black Widow’s creator/writer/artist Bret M. Herholz commented on digital comics and their surge in popularity and what that means for printed books:

I feel it does give people an affordable option to read comic books and graphic novels on the go. I don’t think digital will replace the printed page because there is something very comforting about holding a book in your hand while reading it. But it’s good for people to have a choice with digital books.

Look for the first free installments of Birth and Diary of the Black Widow to be released later today (April 29th)!

For more information on Alterna Comics, visit www.alternacomics.com.

Related posts:

1. Alterna Comics’ Birth #1
2. Alterna Comics’ Birth #2
3. Diary of the Black Widow #1