Moon Girl is a fictional character published by EC Comics from 1947 to 1949. Moon Girl is a character from the Golden Age of Comic Books and has since passed into the public domain . Her secret identity is Claire Lune, a junior high history teacher.
27-508: Moon Girl may refer to: Moon Girl (EC Comics) , a superhero from the Golden Age of Comics; real name is Claire Lune Moon Girl (Marvel Comics) , a superhero from Marvel Comics and the partner of Devil Dinosaur; real name is Lunella "Nella" Lafayette Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur , a 2023 animated television series based on Marvel's comic See also [ edit ] Moongirl ,
54-484: A Girl... Romance . Moon Girl #5, by the way, had a story with a title that looked forward to the great horror comics of a few years later: "The Corpse with Will Power". Moon Girl and the Prince lasted a single issue (fall 1947), and ran as Moon Girl for issues #2–6. It became Moon Girl Fights Crime! for two issues, before concluding its run as A Moon, a Girl...Romance with issues #9–12. Moon Girl appears only in
81-588: A five-part comic book series by Red 5 Comics starting in May 2011. It depicted Claire Lune as a foreign princess living in the United States . This iteration of the character had powers granted by a moon rock. ComiXology Iconology Inc. , d/b/a ComiXology (styled comiXology ), was a cloud-based digital distribution platform for comics owned by Amazon , with over 200 million comic downloads as of September 2013 . At its height it offered
108-579: A selection of more than 100,000 comic books , graphic novels , and manga across Android , iOS , Kindle Fire , Windows 10 , and the Internet. In 2023, the ComiXology app was officially retired and the material was made available exclusively on the Amazon Kindle app. ComiXology's digital platform with Guided View reading technology is used in the company's own branded applications, and
135-470: A short film produced by Laika Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Moon Girl . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moon_Girl&oldid=1146255692 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
162-416: A small, inset image violated Apple's restrictions on sexual content. The issue was available through the ComiXology and Image Comics digital comics website stores. The ban was criticized by artists and writers, who pointed to similarly explicit content in previous issues and in other works sold through iTunes . William Gibson and others suggested that the restriction could have occurred specifically because
189-706: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Moon Girl (EC Comics) Like DC Comics ' Wonder Woman , Moon Girl was the princess of an isolated tribe of warrior women in Samarkand , and fought evil in her telepathically controlled flying moonship. Her powers derived from a Moon rock . Her love interest was Prince Mengu, who tried to invade her kingdom in Samarkand, but became her companion and fellow teacher in America. Bill Woolfolk and Sheldon Moldoff created
216-497: Is the engine used by most major comic book publishers in the United States, including Marvel Comics and DC Comics for their privately branded digital services. With the release of the third generation iPad and its Retina Display , ComiXology released a high-definition comic format dubbed CMX-HD. The company also provides tools for brick-and-mortar comic book retailers to participate in digital comic sales. The company
243-500: The ComiXology Originals banner with four titles; Savage Game, Superfreaks, Elephantmen 2261 , and Ask For Mercy. New titles would follow in 2018 with the launches of Goliath Girls, Grave Danger, Hit Reblog: Comics That Caught Fire, Teenage Wasteland, The Dark, Delver and The Stone King . In March 2019 they launched Stone Star and picked up the second volume of the previously independent series The Pride . In
270-524: The Marvel #1 promotion. The ComiXology servers were unable to keep up with user demand, preventing users from obtaining the promotional comics, as well as from reading comics they had purchased. This led to a formal apology and the promotions being delayed. Soon afterward, the promotion was offered again and was reported to have "worked flawlessly". In the aftermath of the ensuing difficulties some users have raised concerns regarding access to their files should
297-409: The app, and closing ComiXology's Submit program in favor of Kindle Direct Publishing, which is also used to self-publish eBooks on Amazon Kindle. The new changes on publishing have also led to concerns about the lower amount of royalties, as well as requiring publishers to manually format their works in order to make them available on the new website. In September 2011, ComiXology's Comics application
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#1732765119720324-460: The buildup to San Diego Comic-Con 2019 they announced Promethee 13:13 and a second season of Ask for Mercy, while at the show itself they announced a second season of Delver and new series Adora and the Distance and Afterlift. In September 2019 they launched four brand new titles with Breaklands, Field Tripping, The Black Ghost and Quarter Killer. In November 2019 they launched
351-420: The character and debuted in fall 1947's The Happy Houlihans #1. After that appearance, the character was immediately spun off into her comic, Moon Girl and the Prince . The original EC Moon Girl title went through multiple name changes (and a final genre change) as explained by Mark James Estren in his A History of Underground Comics : A trend toward crime and adventure comics was developing, and E.C.
378-415: The coming changes which were brought about on February 17, 2022, to which ComiXology is only available on Amazon.com or through their update to the ComiXology app that was done two days earlier on February 15, 2022. On December 4, 2023, the ComiXology app was officially retired, and all of the material was made available on mobile devices exclusively on the Amazon Kindle app. In 2018, ComiXology launched
405-430: The company launched ComiXology Unlimited, a subscription service that gives digital access to thousands of comics to read from most major publishers for a monthly fee of $ 5.99. The service offers more than four thousand issues to its subscribers and launched on May 24, 2016, with available content updated on a monthly basis. According to the company, the service offers the widest subscription selection of digital comics in
432-464: The company removed the option of purchasing comics inside the iOS app. This change resulted in immediate internet backlash from the comic book reader community, criticizing Amazon's acquisition of the distributor. This change to ComiXology's structure has made readers concerned about the future of digital comic distribution. On February 17, 2022, Amazon replaced the original ComiXology website using Amazon's native online storefront, as well as updating
459-417: The drawings at issue involved gay sex. A day later, Comixology announced that it had been they, not Apple, who had chosen not to make the issue available, based on their interpretation of Apple's rules, and that after receiving clarification from Apple, the issue would be sold on iOS devices. Brian K. Vaughan then issued a statement apologizing for the miscommunication. After Amazon's purchase of ComiXology,
486-480: The launch of ComiXology Unlimited was mostly positive, with journalists and bloggers focusing on the low price point, the 30-day free trial and the diverse collection of independent comics, graphic novels, and manga available at launch. Some critics pointed out, however, that only some trades in the series are available in the program, undermining the "unlimited" aspect of the subscription. After Comixology became integrated under Amazon's native store front as well with
513-487: The natural movement of the eye as though readers were experiencing reading a print comic book. In June 2018, the company announced ComiXology Originals, an initiative to publish creator-owned titles. During 2021 Amazon.com was to close the ComiXology website in a move to integrate ComiXology into Amazon Kindle , but was delayed to 2022, due to community feedback. During February 2022, the ComiXology website updated their FAQ on their website with new information to indicate
540-513: The original graphic novel Liebestrasse on the platform. In July 2021, writer Scott Snyder announced an eight-title digital first deal with ComiXology Originals. The first three, We Have Demons , Clear , and Night of the Ghoul , were all launched in October 2021. In March 2013 during SXSW , an issue arose when Marvel Comics attempted to distribute over 700 comics for free via ComiXology for
567-511: The platform ever shut down. To respond to this concern, in July 2014 selected publishers allow for DRM-free downloads of their comics. On April 9, 2013, writer Brian K. Vaughan issued a statement on Fiona Staples's blog that Apple Inc. had prohibited the sale of Saga #12 through iOS. This statement was quickly reported by the media, the impetus for the "ban" was speculated to be in response to two panels that depicted oral sex between men in
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#1732765119720594-403: The story "I Was a Heart Pirate" in issue #9 (Sept-Oct 1949) and no subsequent issue. The series continued as Weird Fantasy beginning with issue #13. The Moon Girl story is one of two credited with starting the trend in horror comics at EC. In 2010, Moon Girl was revived as a comiXology title by Tony Trov , Johnny Zito and Rahzzah. This new story was then published in printed form as
621-422: The top 20 grossing iPad apps for the year and also powered two other apps in the top 20 — Marvel and DC. In 2012, comiXology was ranked as the number 3 top grossing iPad app — the only app from 2011 to stay on the top ten list. After Apple reported annual iPad rankings in late 2013, it was revealed that ComiXology's Comics application had been the top non-game iPad app for three years running. Press reception for
648-517: The world. ComiXology Unlimited contains a selection of titles from Image Comics, Dark Horse, IDW Publishing, BOOM! Studios, Dynamite Entertainment, Kodansha Comics, Oni Press, Valiant Entertainment, Archie Comics, Fantagraphics Books, Humanoids, Action Lab Entertainment, Aspen Comics, Magnetic Press, Zenescope Entertainment and more. ComiXology Unlimited is currently limited to the U.S. ComiXology's Guided View technology allows readers to read through comics in full screen or from panel-to-panel, mimicking
675-545: Was founded in 2007 by CEO David Steinberger, CTO John D. Roberts, and Peter Jaffe. Subsequent to winning the business plan competition at New York University , the company received seed financing from Kit McQuiston, New York Angels and Rose Tech Ventures. In April 2014, Amazon acquired ComiXology for an undisclosed sum, which The Motley Fool argued was an attempt to control the comic book market after Amazon Publishing 's Jet City Comics imprint failed to achieve major market share after its July 2013 launch. In May 2016,
702-503: Was in the forefront—staying in the field of love comics and Western stories as well. But the special E.C. style was emerging fast as the forties waned. It was a style that never took itself completely seriously; when an adventure comic did not make it after three titles were tried ( Moon Girl and the Prince , then simply Moon Girl , then Moon Girl Fights Crime ), the book was changed to a love comic with completely different settings and characters, but with an oddly familiar title: A Moon,
729-460: Was the highest-grossing application in the App Store , and together with the branded applications for other comics publishers, accounted for a majority of the five top-grossing iPhone Book apps. Having consistently ranked as one of the top-grossing iPad apps in iTunes, ComiXology was called the " iTunes of comics" by The New York Times in May 2012. In 2011, comiXology ranked as number 10 in
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