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Exhibit 99.1
RED GIANT'S 'SUPERNOVAS' EXPLODES ONTO COMIXOLOGY
Third Highest-Grossing iPad App of 2012 Offers Millions
Free Download of First Issue
ORLANDO, FL -March 27, 2013- Red Giant Entertainment Inc (OTCQB: REDG) has
announced that the first issue of its teen superhero comic book SUPERNOVAS will
today be offered as a "Digital First" free download on comiXology's Comics app,
the #3 top-grossing iPad app of last year. It will be available on all versions
of comiXology's main app for the iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle, Windows 8, and
at comixology.com.
SUPERNOVAS, which Red Giant earlier this month announced is being developed into
a feature-length animated film, is a series that follows four ordinary teens
from a small town in upstate New York. While observing a gamma ray burst, they
and the town's nearby Supermax prison are irradiated with massive energy that
mutates them and grants each of them extraordinary powers. Taking up the mantle
of superheroes, they must face off against the powerful inmates who now wreak
havoc on the world at large.
"We're thrilled to team with comiXology and our digital distributor Keenspot to
offer this landmark first issue for free in their patented `Guided View'
format," said Red Giant CEO, Benny Powell. "It is enlightening to realize just
how powerful a fan base comic fans can be. The fact that comiXology sales on the
iPad platform continue to outperform even game apps with household names like
ANGRY BIRDS and TEMPLE RUN is obvious proof of that."
Free first issues have proven to be an effective tool for publishers. Earlier
this month, when comiXology offered free downloads of seven hundred Marvel
Comics first issues for a limited time, the response was so overwhelming that
the promotion had to be called off early. Some of the world's most powerful
servers weren't able to keep up with the demand from eager fans trying to
download the free issues.
In addition to SUPERNOVAS #1, comiXology is today also offering a 64-page
giant-size special issue of Red Giant's top-selling hit WAYWARD SONS: LEGENDS
for free. The TYTANS SPECIAL is an illustrated guide to the "bad guys" of the
WAYWARD SONS universe, the Tytans. The Tytans' arch nemeses, the Ulympeans,
received their own 91-page giant-size handbook earlier this year.
Red Giant Entertainment titles can be found under the Keenspot label in the
Publishers section of the comiXology's Comics app or online at
http://www.comixology.com/keenspot/comics-publisher/78-0
ABOUT COMIXOLOGY
Founded in 2007, comiXology has revolutionized the comic book and graphic novel
industry by delivering a cloud-based digital comics platform that makes
discovering, buying, and reading comics more fun than ever before. ComiXology's
Guided View(TM) reading technology transforms the comic book medium into an
immersive and cinematic experience, helping comiXology become one of iTunes top
10 grossing iPad apps in both 2011 and 2012. Offering the broadest library of
comic book content from the top 75 publishers, and including independent
creators as well, comiXology will not stop until everyone on the face of the
planet has become a comic book fan. A privately held company, comiXology is
based in Gotham City. For more information visit www.comixology.com.
ABOUT RED GIANT ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Red Giant Entertainment Inc (OTCQB: REDG) is a Nevada corporation that
specializes in Intellectual Property (IP) development for multiple media
platforms and transmedia propagation. The cornerstone of this development is
based around the more than three dozen online and print graphic novel properties
in various stages of production as well as the cast of thousands of characters
from those series. These properties have a readership that numbers in the
millions globally. Some of these properties are actively in development into
other media such as movies, video games, television, novels, toys, apparel,
applications, etc. through either direct production or licensing agreements.
For further information visit www.RedGiantEntertainment.com
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Contact Information
Red Giant Entertainment Inc.
877-904-7334
info@redgiantentertainment.co
