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As much as I expected Easter-inspired marshmallow Peeps commentary (or reviews of the new "Doctor Who") to dominate my Twitter feed this past weekend, the release of Apple's new "magical and revolutionary" iPad definitely seemed to fill the most overall entries...

More details have emerged about the Marvel iPad app, which launches on Saturday offering digital versions of over 500 older and newer comics for $1.99 a pop. Boing Boing has a great walkthrough of the app (see the video after the jump), but amidst the frothing excitement, Boing Boing's Cory Doctorow has registered his general disappointment with the next generation Apple device -- and pointed to

We've taken a look at a few of the apps slated to hit the iPad this Saturday, but early reviews for the device seem to really be responding to the readily-available Marvel Comics application reportedly produced by ComiXology. BleedingCool and CBR have early roundups of critical reactions to the app...

With the iPad's April 3 release date marching steadily forward, formal digital comic application announcements seem to be rolling in just in time. We've already taken a look at Comic Zeal's screen shots and an early demo of ComiXology's iPad concept, but iVerse Media's new app announcement and corresponding video may be the most comprehensive thus far...

The comics crowd may still have mixed feelings on picking up the $500+ iPad when it hits shelves this coming Saturday (especially due to its Flashlessness), but as demonstrated by an early look at Comic Zeal's digital reader app for the device, those who do make with the early adoptage could make those longing for a digital reading experience that's close to print fairly envious...

As one of the few newspaper comic strips that manages to balance universal gags with fun nerd commentary, this weekend's "FoxTrot" was pretty endearing as creator Bill Amend took a moment to address what the upcoming April release of the iPad could mean for comics - specifically Marvel and DC's superhero titles...

The much ballyhooed announcement of the Apple tablet finally arrived this Wednesday, along with the slightly unfortunate name "iPad" and details on what will essentially be a giant iPhone, but with no phone. There's been a lot of speculation about what this will mean for the digital distribution of comics, much of which was rounded up at CBR and later at Newsarama, while Rich Johnston tr

As excited as many are for Apple's upcoming iPad release, a slide during Apple's unveiling got me thinking about the device's merits as not only a medium for consuming entertainment, but also as a platform for creation. With a screen size and resolution seemingly suited for the task at hand, what's really essential for future creator use is an application that either ports existing industry standa