iPhone Alchemy Goes Live
11/07/2007 10:25 Filed in: Work
Today is the day. After a lot of work and strife, and
of course fun, this new site is ready to go live.
iPhone Alchemy is a site dedicated to mobile content
for a new generation. Let's face it, the iPhone is an
incredible gadget and revolutionary mobile device,
and it is one of the most capable devices for a wide
variety of content.
I, for one, see incredible possibilities in the
iPhone's very sharp and colorful screen. The first
thing that came to my mind is how beautifully it
renders full color manga. I have been looking into
mobile phone manga for a while now, and even looking
into manga on hand held game devices like the Sony
PSP. There has never been such a great arena for
delivery of mobile manga than is possible with the
technology of today.
As an artist who has written manga, speaking mainly of World of Hartz which is published by TOKYOPOP, I see no greater potential for artistic expression than in the all digital arena. Manga in print has costs attached. There's manufacturing, distribution and the limited shelf space in retail outlets. There is a chain that limits what the end user might be able to see regardless of the customer's desire. In the digital arena, especially in Japan, where the digital and mobile market has already become a huge business, independent and doujinshi artists have a voice like never before.
Full color manga is also a rarity because of the cost to print. Books like Range Murata's Robot are very expensive, even for the publisher to make them. Now, in the mobile content arena, beautiful, full color manga can become the standard, the rule instead of the exception. It also becomes possible to deliver more content to more users at an incredibly low price. I think we are going to see a level of growth in the digital manga world that will stagger the mind. I'm ready! What would you like to see?
As an artist who has written manga, speaking mainly of World of Hartz which is published by TOKYOPOP, I see no greater potential for artistic expression than in the all digital arena. Manga in print has costs attached. There's manufacturing, distribution and the limited shelf space in retail outlets. There is a chain that limits what the end user might be able to see regardless of the customer's desire. In the digital arena, especially in Japan, where the digital and mobile market has already become a huge business, independent and doujinshi artists have a voice like never before.
Full color manga is also a rarity because of the cost to print. Books like Range Murata's Robot are very expensive, even for the publisher to make them. Now, in the mobile content arena, beautiful, full color manga can become the standard, the rule instead of the exception. It also becomes possible to deliver more content to more users at an incredibly low price. I think we are going to see a level of growth in the digital manga world that will stagger the mind. I'm ready! What would you like to see?
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