Alterna's Ameri-Manga FORMERA Stranded on iTunes
Headline - Press release
Posted by Dave Baxter on Sep 15, 2009
Tags: alterna, android, formera, iphone, itunes, robot comics
The first two issues of Andrew Dobson’s FORMERA are now available on the iTunes marketplace for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Published by Robot Comics and bundled with the new iRobot Comics Viewer, this all-ages adventure follows a young boy named Darian through the alien and dangerous land of FORMERA. His only companion is a young girl that speaks a language not known on Earth, named Keisha. ANDREW DOBSON creates a magical and fast-paced story that centers around self-discovery and creating true friendships that last through thick and thin.
A mixture of Manga style with Saturday morning cartoon. Bottom line, if you’re a fan of quirky mysteries and word balloons you won’t understand, then look no further. Andrew Dobson’s creation delivers a good time, a fun experience, and a great way for non-Manga fans to test the water and see what’s being done on the other side of the pool. –Geeks of Doom
An imaginative, original, and thoroughly ‘reader friendly’ graphic novel, “Formera” will leave its readers looking eagerly toward the next installment in this carefully crafted and superlatively written graphic novel. –Midwest Book Review
Synopsis
In issue #1, Darian awakens in the land of “Formera” where he meets the strange island girl, Keisha. How did Darian get here? Why is he lost in this strange new world filled with bizarre dangers, and more importantly how the heck will he ever get out? These questions seem to have no answers, but in issue #2, the bizarre dangers of Formera turn dark and deadly, and a new player hunts our heroic duo! Formera is a manga-American-comic blend written and illustrated by Andrew Dobson , published for mobiles by Robot Comics.
Download
Formera #1 and #2 are available for download on the following platforms:
iPhone/iPod touch
Click on the button below to open Formera #1 on the iTunes App Store. Requires iTunes.
| Issue #1 | Issue #2 |
Android
Formera #1 and #2 are available for free in the Android Market.
| Issue #1: | Issue #2: |
Alternately, search “Formera” on the Market.
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About Robot Comics
Robot Comics publishes mobile comics for hand-helds such as Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch, Google’s Android mobiles, Nintendo DSi and Amazon’s Kindle. It is one of first and few mobile comic publishers who offer titles specifically designed and formatted to be read on e-devices.
For more information contact: contact@robotcomics.net
For more information on the mobile versions of Birth, please visit http://www.robotcomics.net/tag/formera/
For more information on the creators and Alterna Comics, the original print publisher, please visit http://www.alternacomics.com/formera.htm
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