Carnival of Souls - 1st Comic Book App in App World
Looking for something to read on your BlackBerry this weekend? Like crazy screwed up clowns? If so, you'd better crack open App World and download the free Chapter 1 preview of Jazan Wild's Carnival of Souls. With this app it seems Carnival Comics has won the honor of being the first company to list a comic book in App World (click here to read an article from today where Carnival's VP, Sharon Levesque-Barnes, talks about the new age of comic apps).
I won't make any comments about the comic itself (read it!), but there are a few things to point out about the application. First, for a BlackBery app it's big! Nearly 3 megs. So you'll be wanting to delete it once you're done 'flipping' through the pages. Second, it's not very touchscreen friendly just yet. I initially downloaded it for my Storm, but found at first it was messed (keyboard locked as showing and no way to advance through the pages) and after disabling compatibility mode found I still had no way to move through the pages though at least now it was showing full screen. On my Curve 8900 the experience was solid. I like comic books... I love my BlackBerry. Louie, this could be the start of a beautiful friendship.
Robert Loblaw Apr 17, 2009 at 2:35 pm
I'm a big fan of Jazan Wild's comics. Heading to App World now.
CurlyFatAngry Apr 17, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Getting it now !!
mark.spiro Apr 17, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Especially as it's free, it's worth downloading just to look at hyow this sorta thing's done.
great stuff!
The Nali Apr 17, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Wow, I REALLY like this. Hope to see more comics appear in App World!
flamingkitties Apr 17, 2009 at 4:20 pm
I don't know if it was the download or the thing that ate my battery, probably the former.
Nice idea though, I'd like to see much more of this sort of thing.
djsly777 Apr 17, 2009 at 5:26 pm
No sideview for the STORM.. lame
anomymous Apr 17, 2009 at 5:37 pm
The side view would make the text to small to read. Full view rules. Love it! Great Story!
nywytboy68 Apr 17, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Looked great, till I put it on my Storm. Can't be viewed full screen. Too bad, since it looks great otherwise.
CARNIVAL COMICS Apr 17, 2009 at 11:39 pm
After hearing some of your feedback, we have decided to make this app for the Bold and Curve only. We will come out with a Storm version as soon as we can. This is new territory for all developers. Blackberry is a little more challenging being that it's phones are more diverse. So we ask for your patience while we work hard to give you the best! Thanks, Carnival Comics
nywytboy68 Apr 18, 2009 at 3:55 am
I'm glad to see you guys respond so quickly, and I anxiously await the release of a storm version of your comic!!! I love the fact that the BlackBerry community is tight, and you prove that by keeping us informed,....thanks!!!
wezra Apr 18, 2009 at 10:30 am
is it part of a much larger story line. I found it very interesting and would like to see other installments.
One issue however, but nothing to do with Carnival Comics.. when I went to uninstall it via the App Store uninstall radio button I got error messages and it would not uninstall... I had to go into Advanced Applications and uninstall it that way.
The rendering on the Bold screen is pretty fantastic... real HD. We need much more of that. Not enough developers are taking full advantage of the Bold's capabilities in that regard.
cpuking2009 Apr 18, 2009 at 6:25 pm
this might be why i could not find it then huh?
rickydeez Apr 18, 2009 at 3:12 am
these is another great add on to blackberry aside from useful application and games. even having a coffee break will change while reading comics on my phone.
ricky deez
blacktoothberry Apr 18, 2009 at 4:22 pm
most of these themes have to much going on and take up way to much memory.
cpuking2009 Apr 18, 2009 at 6:26 pm
what theme are you talking about? you know this is a comic book app right?
CARNIVAL COMICS Apr 18, 2009 at 11:59 pm
Thank you all so much for the great feedback on our App. We will have the first three full comic books up as soon as we can find a way to make them small enough to download, as well as keeping the great quality. We also have another series, Funhouse Of Horrors that we plan to put on as well. Your overwhelming support has been nothing short of fantastic! Sharon
ntekllc Apr 19, 2009 at 4:26 pm
I will wait until a storm version is available.
shutterbuggy Apr 20, 2009 at 6:52 am
I've never been a big comic fan. I kinda jumped on the bandwagon a bit with Watchmen. This is amazing!! I love how crisp the graphics are on my Bold. I SO WISH we could save to the memory card though, as I'll have to delete after reading :( Oh well, can't have everything.
shutterbuggy Apr 20, 2009 at 6:59 am
Can someone advise what is a suitable memory level to maintain with the Bold, and the difference between "Application Memory" and "Device Memory?" Thanks!!
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