Pow bang crash! ROK launch mobile comic service

Link: Welcome to ROK Comics, Create and sell comics for mobile

ROK Entertainment Group, the people behind the rather wicked ROK TV, have just launched a new service dedicated to comic fans, cartoon worshippers and budding comic creators.

Called ROK Comics, the service not only delivers a wide range of licensed comics – such as Garfield, Ninja Turtles, and Doonesbury – but also offers something rather neat that lets you create your own comic strips using your own photos.

Once you’ve created your artistic masterpiece, with a little help from ready-made characters and backgrounds provided via the sites ‘FreeFall Comics’ Flash-based web interface, you can get it zapped straight to your mobile or email inbox.

The whole service is being spearheaded by John Freeman, a veteran of the comics and magazine world. John was previously an editor for Marvel UK, Titan Magazines and a number of independent publishers. At Marvel, he edited Doctor Who Magazine and several of the company’s US titles such as the best-selling Death’s Head II. He was also editor of Star Trek Magazine and oversaw the launch of titles such as Star Wars Magazine, and the UK editions of Simpsons Comics.

John says: “The mobile phone is the perfect delivery vehicle for comics. The back lighting provides incredible vibrancy and the MMS presentation format we have chosen works across almost all phones and network operators”.

And ROK CEO Graham Baines had this to add: “John and I have been looking at the potential for comics on mobile phones for some time and now, with advances in handset technology and ROK’s huge distribution network, we have finally made this a reality. We believe that this is a great mass market opportunity for creators and publishers alike. By enabling mobile delivery, syndication of their creations is now instantly possible, generating real revenue”

Rather wicked, don’t you think? Might do a competition later in the week for the best mobile related comic creation – anyone up for it?