Batman: Arkham Origins and Injustice are two DC properties now available through Madefire!
Madefire, who present interactive comics experiences (known as Motion Books) designed specifically for electronic devices have been quietly assembling some of the best talents in the business for over a year. The slick, immersive technology quickly attracted other publishers and creators looking to give their work the Madefire treatment. First it was IDW, Top Cow, and BOOM! and some of their licensed properties, recently it was Mike Mignola and Hellboy, and now, Madefire and DC Comics are bringing Injustice and Batman: Arkham Origins to the world of motion books!
The first thing you can see from DC and Madefire's partnership is Batman: Arkham Origins - A DC2 MultiVerse Graphic Novel which is now available as an iOS app which you can download here! The eight-chapter story will see a new episode released every two weeks and "each will offer dozens of possible story outcomes, with multiple story branches. Some choices will successfully lead to Batman’s next mission and carry through to the following week’s episode. Other choices could have deadly consequences. Readers who complete the series will be rewarded with two skins for the Batman: Arkham Origins game: Injustice Batman and the exclusive New 52 Metallic Batman. Or, customers can purchase a series pass in advance and be rewarded with both skins upfront."
“DC2 MultiVerse is the latest in a series of innovations that demonstrates how we work with digital partners like Madefire to organically enhance comics and the digital storytelling art form,” stated Jim Lee, Co-Publisher, DC Entertainment. “With the launch of the Batman: Arkham Origins - A DC2 MultiVerse Graphic Novel app, fans can choose the destiny of their characters – and follow both Batman or his rogues gallery of Super-Villains, all within an immersive reading experience tied to the actual game through prequel storylines and an exclusive skin.”
“We have supercomputers in our pockets – we should expect more than just scanned in print,” stated Ben Wolstenholme, Madefire CEO. “It is immense to have DC Entertainment bring Batman and Superman onto the Madefire platform.”
But why stop there? Madefire have also taken DC's wildly successful Injustice: Gods Among Us comic and given it the Madefire treatment, adding "dynamic artwork and sound effects" to it! You can find the newly-remastered Injustice on the Madefire app (which is free, so you really have no excuse not to try it out) and at deviantART!
From the outset, Madefire promised to "create a new grammar" for comics storytelling. You can see a motion book in action in this video from New York Comic Con. We're looking forward to seeing what else they can cook up as more publishers and creators get to work with their technology! Now check out the trailer for their Batman: Arkham Origins right here!
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Count me in. This looks awesome!