The High School Chronicles: Freshman Year
Archie: Freshman Year #1 is the number one downloaded comic book on iTunes. Ever.
From Archie.com:
As of September 1st, Archie Comics "Freshman Year #1" is the most downloaded comic in iTunes History! Jon Goldwater, co-CEO of Archie Comics said, "As the Digital medium expands to include more forms of entertainment; we want Archie Comics to be at the forefront of new media. We are delighted to find our fans are already there and waiting for us. We announced the Archie Digital Comic for iTunes in May and in less than four months our first offering Archie Freshman Year #1, has become the most downloaded comic on iTunes. It is incredible!"
Archie Freshman Year tells the origin story of Archie Andrews and his friends as they enter their freshman year at Riverdale High School. The story begins with Archie, Betty, Veronica and the gang wondering just what that first year will be like.
That’s right. Not Star Wars; not Terminator; not Walking Dead.
Archie.
Just when you thought this week couldn’t get any weirder…
Archie: Freshman Year is available for through the iTunes app store for $.99 per issue. The “Freshman Year” is serialized in print form in Archie Comics #587-591 and was collected in May as The High School Chronicles vol 1: Freshman Year.
What's the other way Archie is conquering the digital market?
Who else is making a major push into digital distribution?
Oh, and did anything else interesting happen in comics this week?
Comments