ROK Comics, Britain's dedicated mobile comics publisher, has published its first originated audio comic title for the iPad – TEAM M.O.B.I.L.E.
Featuring a fully authored audio soundtrack and its own theme tune, TEAM M.O.B.I.L.E. is the exciting story of teenage secret agents battling dangerous enemies across the globe.
An ongoing adventure story, the first issue of TEAM M.O.B.I.L.E. centres on
the story of misfit duo Maisy Brown and Sam Thompson, who are recruited
into a secret organisation to battle crime, terrorism and other
dangers.
TEAM M.O.B.I.L.E. is the creation of ROK Group PLC co-founder Jonathan Kendrick.
Jonathan has long harboured an ambition to marry comics with sound
and published on mobile devices including the iPad and iPhone. Inspired
by a love of James Bond and comics, he came up with the back story for
the comic, including its top secret 'MindMerge' technology and gadgets.
"We are really pleased with the originality and quality of our first
audio comic which has just been published on the iTunes store and we
look forward to developing the story further," said Jonathan.
The strip is written by John Freeman from storylines by Jonathan Kendrick, with art by Andrew Chiu. Kris Carter is colouring the title, with Jim Campbell providing lettering and logos.
John's credits include work for Marvel, Judge Dredd Megazine and Black Ops Extreme for STRIP – The Comic Magazine, but he's perhaps better known as an editor, for ROK Comics and titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, STRIP and many others.
Andrew's credits include 2000 AD, the mainstay of the British comics industry, DC Comics, Vertigo Comics and ILEX Press.
Kris Carter's credits include Transformers and Doctor Who while Jim Campbell has worked for pretty much every major British comic publisher and some American companies, too.
The soundtrack, which complements the strip action, features the
voices of both British and American actors, produced by Sneaky Snake
Films in New York. The Team M.O.B.I.L.E. theme tune was created by
accomplished composer Bob Townley, who's worked with a number of
established chart artists in the US and UK.
ROK Comics is also publishing strips for mobile under license, including an Andy Capp iPhone app in partnership with the Mirror newspaper and a Viz iPhone app in partnership with Dennis Publishing, and Print Media's STRIP - The Comic Magazine.
Three iPhone apps published in partnership with individual creators – Ligeia the Vampire by Rodrigo Diaz Ricci, The Mobile Gospel by Rich Diesslin and Madd Science by Steve English – are also available.
Further comics are in development.
ROK Comics, part of ROK Global PLC, continues to provide mobile
comics content for WAP subscription services across the globe and is
currently working with partners in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
• Team M.O.B.I.L.E.online: www.theteammobile.com
• Visit ROK Comics at: www.rokcomics.com
ROK Comics publishes audio comics for iPad, iPhone and Android devices; and offers comics services for mobile, via WAP subscription
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Thursday, 1 March 2012
STRIP Magazine #4 released for iPad via ROK Comics
Issue 4 of STRIP Magazine is on sale now as a digital edition for iPad, in partnership with ROK Comics.
The Eagle Award-nominated comic magazine is fronted by a fab Warpaint cover by John McCrea, the digital edition features all the content of the print edition, plus a couple of 'bonus items'.
Strips in the latest action-packed issue include Warpaint by Phil Hester and John McCrea, the start of a brand-new Age of Heroes story by James Hudnall, John Ridgway and The Devil's Heritage by Jerome Felix and Paul Gastine.
In Black Ops Extreme (by John Freeman and PJ Holden the combat team head for the Middle East to sabotage an illegal nuclear bomb factory. Meanwhile, Hook Jaw continues to eat his way through greedy oil men and we have some fun for you in Slayer Keith (this issue's Strip Challenge winner) Cosmic Patrol and Bogey-Man Bob!
There's also an all-new interview with Transformers artist and Frontier graphic album creator Andrew Wildman; plus a 'Shark Facts' bonus page only in the digital issue, and a Devil's Heritage 'poster'.
• STRIP Magazine is among several British comics nominated for a prestigious Eagle Award this year, with final voting taking place now at www.eagleawards.co.uk
• The digital edition of STRIP Magazine Issue 4 is available for iPad here
The Eagle Award-nominated comic magazine is fronted by a fab Warpaint cover by John McCrea, the digital edition features all the content of the print edition, plus a couple of 'bonus items'.
Strips in the latest action-packed issue include Warpaint by Phil Hester and John McCrea, the start of a brand-new Age of Heroes story by James Hudnall, John Ridgway and The Devil's Heritage by Jerome Felix and Paul Gastine.
In Black Ops Extreme (by John Freeman and PJ Holden the combat team head for the Middle East to sabotage an illegal nuclear bomb factory. Meanwhile, Hook Jaw continues to eat his way through greedy oil men and we have some fun for you in Slayer Keith (this issue's Strip Challenge winner) Cosmic Patrol and Bogey-Man Bob!
There's also an all-new interview with Transformers artist and Frontier graphic album creator Andrew Wildman; plus a 'Shark Facts' bonus page only in the digital issue, and a Devil's Heritage 'poster'.
• STRIP Magazine is among several British comics nominated for a prestigious Eagle Award this year, with final voting taking place now at www.eagleawards.co.uk
• The digital edition of STRIP Magazine Issue 4 is available for iPad here
Thursday, 9 February 2012
ROK Delivers ‘Viz’ iPhone App For Dennis Publishing
ROK Global PLC, the mobile and web technology, applications and services company behind ROK Comics, has announced its latest mobile application, a highly innovative free iPhone application featuring characters and content from the hugely popular adult comic Viz, has been launched on the iPhone App Store.
Developed for Dennis Publishing, the Viz Strip Teaser iPhone application will provide customers with all the latest Viz characters and content.
One issue is included in the free download, with subsequent issues priced at £1.49.
“Viz is a national institution so we’re delighted to have been chosen to develop the magazine’s iPhone app which we’re confident will prove very popular indeed.” Said Jonathan Kendrick, Chairman of ROK Global.
The Viz Strip Teaser is one of several comics-related digital applications and products developed by ROK. Its projects include the Team M.O.B.I.L.E. comic, created by Jonathan Kendrick, which will also be released on iPad and iPhone.
Listed on the Open Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, ROK Global was co-founded by US Billionaire John Paul DeJoria and UK-based serial technology-specialist entrepreneur, Jonathan Kendrick.
In addition to being the co-founder of ROK, John Paul DeJoria is Chairman and CEO of John Paul Mitchell Systems and is also co-founder of Patron Tequila, the world’s leading premium tequila brand.
In addition to its comics projects, ROK has pioneered many new technologies and services in the rapidly-evolving mobile and web space including high quality mass-market Mobile TV (which can be streamed, live and on-demand, over 2.5G as well as 3G and Wi-Fi) which it licenses to Mobile Operators, revenue-generating applications available direct to consumers via the leading application stores, mobile security technologies which it licenses to law enforcement agencies and multi-language text-to-speech technologies which it licenses to website owners.
• ROK Global: www.rokglobal.com
• ROK Comics: www.rokcomics.com
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Tuesday, 6 December 2011
ROK Comics releases digital edition of STRIP Magazine #2
The iPad-only digital edition of STRIP Magazine #2 is now on sale from iTunes - again in advance of the print edition.
Produced by ROK Comics for Print Media Productions, the second issue of the Magazine - available in print from UK comic shops from 14th December - features a
cover by top Tank Girl artist Rufus Dayglo and includes:
• Black Ops Xtreme Part 2, written by John Freeman and drawn by PJ Holden: the team are sent to South America to kill a dangerous terrorist!
• Warpaint Part 2 by Phil Hester and John McCrea: Mia learns more about an ancient war!
• Age of Heroes Part 2 by James Hudnall and John Ridgway: the magician Wex battles for his life against deadly monsters!
• Recovery Inc. by Michael Penick and Dean Deckard: the company is hired to retrieve a top secret stolen prototype!
• Hook Jaw, re-mastered by Jim Campbell and Gary Caldwell: Joy over an oil strike turns sour as the great white shark Hook Jaw attacks!
• 'Cold Hard Facts' - a man from the 20th Century finds the future is not the paradise he expected
• The second winner of our 'Strip Challenge' - "The Citadel Codex", set in ancient Mexico
• An exclusive interview with comic artist John McCrea, British comics news, a competition to win copies of Paul Gravett's new book 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die and the new collection of Alan Grant and Arthur Ranson's Mazeworld; and a sneak preview of Crucible, one of the new strips coming up next year STRIP Magazine.
• Black Ops Xtreme Part 2, written by John Freeman and drawn by PJ Holden: the team are sent to South America to kill a dangerous terrorist!
• Warpaint Part 2 by Phil Hester and John McCrea: Mia learns more about an ancient war!
• Age of Heroes Part 2 by James Hudnall and John Ridgway: the magician Wex battles for his life against deadly monsters!
• Recovery Inc. by Michael Penick and Dean Deckard: the company is hired to retrieve a top secret stolen prototype!
• Hook Jaw, re-mastered by Jim Campbell and Gary Caldwell: Joy over an oil strike turns sour as the great white shark Hook Jaw attacks!
• 'Cold Hard Facts' - a man from the 20th Century finds the future is not the paradise he expected
• The second winner of our 'Strip Challenge' - "The Citadel Codex", set in ancient Mexico
• An exclusive interview with comic artist John McCrea, British comics news, a competition to win copies of Paul Gravett's new book 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die and the new collection of Alan Grant and Arthur Ranson's Mazeworld; and a sneak preview of Crucible, one of the new strips coming up next year STRIP Magazine.
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Wednesday, 2 November 2011
Steve English wins Bucket Prize with Mobile Phone-inspired comic
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| Steve English with his 'Tartan Bucket' |
The aim of the competition was to design a cartoon character and story that would be suitable for the likes of weekly print comics Beano and Dandy.
Steve's winning entry, Belle's Magic Mobile, will feature in the Beano in January 2012.
"It's about a girl with a magic mobile phone that she gets from her grandad who looks suspiciously like Alexander Graham Bell," Steve tells us. "I'm hoping there's lots of scope for follow up stories. I'm madly inking some new stories to show the Beano, but time will only tell if they see it that way too.
"They're going to publish it in January," he reveals. "Chris Murray, the guy who organised the Dundee Comic Day, has said he would probably put an exhibition together for that time too."
Madd Science is one of three creator-owned iPhone apps available from ROK Comics, the others being Ligeia the Vampire by Rodrigo Diaz Ricci and The Mobile Gospel by Rich Diesslin.
ROK Comics fans will recall Steve also won our very own comics competition, back in 2007.
In addition to his competition success, his football humour strip Football Earth now features in two more publications, She Kicks published by Baltic Publications and Farnborough OBG matchday programme.
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