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British webcomics and mobile comics publisher and distributor ROK Comics has launched ROK Comics as an application on the Apple iPhone.

The ROK Comics application, the first of a planned series of applications currently in de

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ROK Comics is pleased to announce that the overall winner of its 2008 Humour Comic Competition is David Fletcher, for his strip featuring Crumb, his crazy, ever-hungry blackbird character. David’s entry, titled “… Continue

ROK Comics is pleased to announce that the winner of its 2008 ROK and A Hard Place Comics Competition, run in association with the Birmingham International Comic Show, is British comics artist Ian Stacey. Ian’s entry, titled “Noah and A Hard Place”… Continue

Mobile comic creator and Singapore-based marketing and brand development company Omnitoons has announced that they are co-developing “Manga-styled” mobile comics that will be based on Paramount Pictures’ films, in partnership with Paramount Digital Entertainment. The new mobile comics will be the first time that Paramount Digital Entertainment will release a series of mobile comics based on movies from its librar… Continue

Top British comic creators Al Ewing and PJ Holden have developed an iphone version of their new comics project Murderdrome. Find out more by watching the video below or visiting their blog. While comics on phones are not a new idea --… Continue

ROK Comics has just announced the launch of not one but two great competitions – open to everyone using the ROK Comics comics-to-mobile service, so pass it on! Both offer the chance to win a top of the range Nokia 9500 phone, worth nearly £500 ($1000 US). The 2008 ROK Comics Humour Competition: This year's Humour Compet… Continue

Just launched on the UNESCO Social and Human Sciences website is a new weekly comic by Mychailo Kazybrid which aims to promote the battle against doping in sport.

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The Caption Comics Collective will be running an exhibition at the Oxford Jam Factory with a launch party this Thursd… Continue

A lot of comic creators have been asking me for more information about ROK Comics, so here's a guick guide which I hope is useful. I'm more than happy to answer any questions you may have...

What is ROK Comics?

ROK Comics gives comic makers the means to create or reformat comics for a wide range of mobile devices. You can simply create comics for fun (Freefall) or p

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