Seth Rosenblatt

DC Comics follows in Marvel’s iPad footsteps

DC Comics–home to pop culture icons Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman (and lesser-known characters like Jonah Hex and The Losers)–announced Wednesday that it would be distributing its comics digitally in a deal that resembles those of its competitors, but with some unique twists. The publisher has partnered with ComiXology and the PlayStation Network to digitally …

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Why I switched to DolphinHD

I was never a fan of the original Dolphin browser for Android, but when DolphinHD was released for Android 2.0 and above I figured I’d check it out for the feature set alone. Little did I know that within a day I’d make it the default browser on my Motorola Droid. Tapping the designated corner in the DolphinHD browser will …

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IDW brings Star Trek, Transformers comics to iPad

Optimus Prime might not have much use for the iPad, but if you want to get him, the rest of the Transformers, and any other comics published by IDW on your iPad, you’ll have to download the IDW app. IDW’s comic book catalog on the iPad. Screenshot by Seth Rosenblatt/CNET Much like the Marvel Comics app, the IDW app itself …

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Marvel Comics, iPad team

The largest comic book publisher in the United States has joined forces with the hottest device so far in 2010 to create a seamless comic book reading experience. Marvel on the iPad is slick and sexy, as users have come to expect from high-end apps on Apple devices, but it’s not the digital panacea that comic book readers or publishers …

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