Amazon Publishing has added another imprint, this one focused on comics and graphic novels. Jet City Comics starts today and by the end of 2013 will have new comics from George R.R. Martin, Hugh Howey, and Neal Stephenson. Its first release is of Symposium #1, the first original Foreworld comic from the series created by Stephenson, Greg Bear, Mark Teppo, Nicole Galland, Erik Bear, Joseph Brassey and Cooper Moo. Original adaptations of Martin’s short story, Meathouse Man, and Howey’s bestselling science fiction novel, Wool, will follow in October. Jet City issues will publish on Kindle as standalone comics, as serialized comics released over multiple episodes, and as bundled graphic novels, with print editions available at amazon.com and other comics retailers.
The imprint is being overseen by Alex Carr, senior editor of Jet City Comics who said Amazon “look[s] forward to opening up these iconic worlds to new audiences. We’re working with an incredible, hand-picked team of comics professionals, writers, artists, and translators, who have done an amazing job developing and expanding these inventive stories.”

"Comics and graphic novels, especially in digital format, represent a unique area for innovation,” said Jeff Belle, v-p of Amazon Publishing. “Our focus will be on adapting great books for this medium as a means of expanding the audience for our authors, pushing boundaries with new ideas that combine visual and narrative storytelling, and creating compelling new experiences for readers.”