A giant leap for mankind, followed by an exciting new chapter in the digital comic revolution

Ave!Comics today announced their collaboration with the Swiss publisher, Paquet to publish the digital version of their stunning comic book, First Moon on the 40th anniversary of the first manned landing on the moon.

First Moon, penned by American author Joe Wight tells the gripping story leading up to the moon landing on 20 July 1969 in an amazing comic book version. Wonderfully illustrated, the story begins during the Korean war and takes the reader on an historical journey through the Cold War, the space race, the early Apollo missions and finally the Apollo 11 mission itself.

First Moon, can be read on the iPhone, BlackBerry and other mobile phones as well as over the web. The innovative Ave!Comics solution allows the reader to enjoy a dynamic reading experience thanks to its zoom and transitional effects..

Claudia Zimmer, the President of Ave!Comics added: “ This digital version of the first landing on the moon brings together two amazing technological breakthroughs – the moon landing and 40 years on, digital comics on our mobile phones. I’m excited to be part of this amazing project. Like the moon landing, many people said it wasn’t possible, but with Ave!Comics, we’ve created an innovative and enjoyable solution to reading digital comics. ”

She added, “ We also heard a rumor that President Obama is a comics fan, so we took the liberty of sending him a copy of First Moon to read on his BlackBerry. We hope that he enjoys reading about this extraordinary moment in US history in digital format. ”

Ave!Comics :
Read your comics when you want and where you want, as easily as you can access your music collection, that’s the challenge met by Ave!Comics. This Montpellier based company created an innovative solution to adapt comics for mobile phone screens and computers. Halfway between a book and an animation, Ave!Comics proposed a dynamic reading experience, with zoom and transitional effects and other animations. With Ave!Comics, reading on your phone is a real pleasure. Ave!Comics’ high quality technology has already convinced publishers such as Soleil, Lucky Comics, the Humanoïdes Associés or the Angoulême International Comics Festival.
With its technology, Ave!Comics is contributing to the emergence of a new global market: that of digital comics.
Visit ave-comics.com to discover this new innovative way of reading

First Moon

By Joe Wight
Published by Paquet
produced by Ave!Comics

Available in English and French

4,99 €

Release date – 20 July 2009

Available on iTunes and on www.ave-comics.com

Contact us:
Allison Reber
press {at} ave-comics(.)com
06 15 64 39 83