To continue with Andy Ihnatko day on FLMUG.org,  we have a link to his article on the Marvel App (mentioned earlier on this site.)  Way to go Andy.

ComixOlogy’s Marvel iPad app shows promise for digital comics

Need to get your iPad Wifi onto the internet, but your location only has paid access?   Try the new Boingo app.  This one has an interesting twist: you can use in-app purchasing to pay for the wireless time with your iTunes account.  This means that you only need your account and password to get [...]

Seems to be Andy Ihnatko day on FLMUG.  He’s got an interesting story on the iPad and publishing at the Chicago Sun Times:

“How Marvel, DC Comics move into the digital age” http://www.suntimes.com/technology/ihnatko/2111569,dc-marvel-digital-comics-031910.article

A full-page ad on the back of today’s New York Times.

Screen Shot from iTunes March 2

Looking an awful lot like the Comixology App (where Marvel sells a few titles) this app shows in the store as built for the iPad (this article is written before the the iPad release.)

Will the full-page eComics revitalize the comics industry?
Will it make new comics cheaper?  ($1 to $2 [...]