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Devil's Due Digital, Inc. 
Type Private Industry Digital comics distributor Founded 2010 Founder(s) Mark Thompson, Josh Blaylock Headquarters Miamisburg, Ohio, USA Key people Mark Thompson, Co-creator
Josh Blaylock, Co-creator
Josh Moody, Lead Designer
Drew VanLeeuwen, Designer
Tim Balzer, Marketing/DesignWebsite devilsduedigital.com Devil’s Due Digital Inc. is an American digital publishing company established in 2010 by cofounders Mark Thompson of Checker Book Publishing Group and Josh Blaylock of Devil’s Due Publishing.
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History
Devil’s Due Digital Inc., is the first major comic book publisher to state digital comics as its main 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 market by digitally distributing such 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 publishers to venture into the digital publishing codeveloping standalone apps in the Apple store for Devil’s Due’s Ninjatown[1] 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 Hillary Clinton[2] and Checker Comics.
Stores and devices
Since early 2010, Devil’s Due Digital has been on several digital storefronts such as Comixology,[3] Graphic.ly, Barnes & Noble Nook, Amazon Kindle,[4] Apple iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch), Google Android,[5] Samsung Galaxy, Sony PSP, and many other outlets.
Titles
Main article: List of Devil's Due Digital publicationsDevil's Due Digital has acquired digital licensing from Checker Book Publishing Group, Devil's Due Publishing, Bluewater Productions, and many independent creators including Douglas Paszkiewicz, Jeff McComsey, and Mike Hoffman.
References
- ^ Shawnimal (25 January 2011). "Wee Ninja comic?!". Ninjatown. Chicago IL USA: Shawnimals LLC. http://www.ninjatown.com/1534. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Hillary Clinton subject of new comic book". CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7368845n&tag=related;photovideo. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ Doel, Kevin. "Devil's Due Publishing to Deliver Digital Comic Books Through comiXology for iPhone". PR Web. http://www.prweb.com/releases/comixology/iphone/prweb2848364.htm. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Devil's Due Digital on Kindle". Comic List. http://www.comiclist.com/index.php/news/devil-s-due-digital-now-on-kindle. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ Schleicher, Stephen. "Digital Comics: Devil’s Due now on the Android". Major Spoilers. http://www.majorspoilers.com/digital-comics-devils-due-now-on-the-android. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
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- Comic book publishing companies of the United States
- Companies based in Ohio
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