From comiXology
June 26, 2012
KICKSTARTER SENSATION SULLIVANS SLUGGERS HITS A HOME RUN ON COMIXOLOGY
Record-breaking Undead Baseball Comic To Debut in Single Issue Today
June 27, 2012 - New York, NY Kickstarter sensation Sullivans Sluggers, the pending graphic novel from creators Mark Andrew Smith and James Stokoe, will debut as a series of single issues with issue #1 premiering today exclusively on comiXology the worlds largest digital comics platform with over 75 million downloads to date. Earlier this month, Sullivans Sluggers took the internet by storm with a Kickstarter campaign that outperformed even the most wild expectations. Now, fans wont have to wait one more day to experience a taste of the Sullivans Sluggers graphic novel with Sullivan Sluggers #1 on comiXology today.
Sullivans Sluggers quickly became an internet phenomenon after its Kickstarter campaign surpassed its initial goal of $6,000 and almost hit $100,000 in the 30-day campaign. The graphic novel was also optioned for adaption to the silver screen before the Kickstarter campaign even ended. Created by Mark Andrew Smith and James Stokoe, the team behind Sullivans Sluggers didnt want to wait until the graphic novel was printed to get it into the hands of fans, so they approached comiXology to serialize the graphic novel over six single issues.
Were excited to be able to bring Sullivans Sluggers to comiXology before the graphic novel comes out in print, said comiXology co-founder and CEO David Steinberger. It was great for comiXology to be counted among the early incentives for the books backers during the Kickstarter campaign and now we cant wait to let the rest of the world in on this bloody great comic.
ComiXology is the premier place for digital comics, said co-creator Mark Andrew Smith. Releasing Sullivans Sluggers with comiXologys unique one-two punch reading experience of CMX-HD and in their revolutionary Guided View gives fans something different than with the print graphic novel. From shopping to reading, there just isnt anything else out there that touches comiXology.
Sullivans Sluggers tells the story of a down and out minor league baseball team and their Coach, Casey Sullivan, as they face off against a terrifying legion of undead monsters in an epic fight for survival. When Americas favorite past time becomes one teams ultimate nightmare, hilarity, horror and one killer comic ensues.
Available across iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, the Web and the comiXology retailer digital storefronts, Sullivans Sluggers #1 (of 6) is out today.
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