Devil's Due Digital

Devil’s Due Digital Inc. – A Checker Digital Company is an American digital publishing company established in 2010 by Co-founders Mark Thompson of Checker Book Publishing Group and Josh Blaylock of Devil’s Due Publishing.

History

Devil’s Due Digital Inc. is the first major comic book publisher to state digital comics as its primary business focus. Mark Thompson and Josh Blaylock are both comic book industry professionals who met years ago. The two Midwest publishers wanted to start a new trend in the comic book and graphic novel world by digitally distributing comic book and graphic novel content on multiple popular platforms.

In 2006, Blaylock with Devil’s Due Publishing was one of the earliest to have a dedicated downloadable comic book website, PullboxOnline.com, which was featured in the Wall Street Journal.

Blaylock was also one of the first comic book publisher’s to venture into the digital publishing co-developing standalone apps in the Apple store for Devil’s Due’s Ninjatown comic publication in 2008.

In 2011, Devil's Due acquired the rights to digitally distribute Bluewater Productions biographical comic series Fame, including Justin Beiber, Kirsten Stewart and Robert Pattinson; Female Force, including Betty White and Hilary Clinton and Checker Comics .

Stores & Devices

Since early 2010, Devil’s Due Digital has been on a number of e-readers and digital devices and storefronts such as Comixology, Graphic.ly, Barnes&Nobles Nook, Amazon Kindle, Apple iPhone, iPad andiPod, Google Android, Samsung Galaxy, Sony PSP and numerous other outlets.

Amazon Kindle

  • Voltron Volumes 1-3
  • Dream of Rarebit Fiend
  • Supreme (comics): The Return
  • Star Trek Volume 6
  • The Trouble with Girls (comics) Volumes 1-2
  • X-Files Volumes 1-3

Android Market

  • Star Trek Volume 4
  • Chemical Warfare #1-3
  • Black Scorpion #1-4
  • Templar #1
  • Mutator #1-3
  • Danger Ranger #1-3

Graphic.Ly

  • ''Star Trek Volume 1
  • ''Defex #1-6
  • Jericho #1-3
  • Mercy Sparx #0-4
  • Hack/Slash Volume 3

Comixology

  • ''Xombies #1-6
  • ''Nye Incidents #1-4
  • ''Drafted (comics)0 Volumes 1-2
  • ''SPOOKS #1-4
  • Spartacus: Blood & Sand #1-4

Apple iTunes

  • ''Barack the Barbarian #1-4
  • Penguin Bros. #1-4
  • A Bit of Madness #1

Sony PSP/Playstation

  • Hack/Slash Volume 4
  • Black Harvest #1-6
  • Infantry #1-4

New Innovations

In 2011, the company is introducing new projects; applications for Google TV and a QR Code. With Google TV, customers will be able to view Devil’s Due comic book apps from their personal television. The QR Code will allow customers to scan and go directly to Devil's Due's digital Android storefront.