Media Release -- There's plenty to celebrate in the dangerous universe that is Pocket God and now there's even more. Ape Entertainment, Bolt Creative and iVerse Media are pleased to announce that Pocket God Comics was recently chosen as the "Best Comic App" of 2011 for iOS by readers from the 148Apps Network. In its fourth year of the award and with the goal of honoring the best, not just the best selling, the Best App Ever Awards accumulated more than 1.5 million votes.

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Media Release -- Ape Entertainment announced today that they have become ownership partners in the Free Mars property, currently a web comic with a print OGN releasing in July 2012. Free Mars is a gritty sci-fi rock opera set against the backdrop of a dystopian Mars colony in the year 2339. As civil war looms on the Red Planet, the Revolution finds an unlikely symbol in the form of a punk band. The group quickly discovers, however, that their new fame comes at a price. Created and written by David Pauwels with art from Nicolas Giacondino, the graphic novel will contain the first year of web comics that started in July 2010. Ape Entertainment has helped publish many creator owned projects but felt strongly enough about this project to help finance it.

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Media Release -- Ape Entertainment and Bolt Creative announced today that Pocket God Comics issues No. 12 and No. 13 are now available on Apple's App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. In No. 12, Sun has convinced the Guys to help her find her tribe's Gem of Life. A quest that will take them deep below the waves to find the rest of Sun's missing tribe, 4-part underwater adventure completed in issue No. 13. All back issues, including the first half of the "A Quest Called Tribe" story arc are all available via the App.

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Media Release -- Ape Entertainment and Classic Media, a global media company with a portfolio of some of the Casper the Friendly Ghost® andWhere's Waldo?®, today announced the digital comic debut of Richie Rich®, "the poor little rich boy," in the Apple App store. The app will feature the digitally restored and color corrected original master copies of the comic as well as new adventures under the title of Rich Rescue for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.

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Shazaam! Om Nom™, the loveable character from the award winning mobile game Cut the Rope™, is now a comic book hero! Millions of fans that play Cut the Rope have fallen in love with the adorable green monster. Now, through the new comic series released today in the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, they will start to learn more about Om Nom and his fascination for candy!

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Media Release -- Ape Entertainment and CPLG, Cookie Jar Entertainment's licensing arm and global licensing agent for Strawberry Shortcake™, along with American Greetings Properties, the intellectual property and outbound licensing division of American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM), today announced the Strawberry Shortcake digital comic series is now available on the App Store for iPhone, iPod® touch and iPad for the first time in history.

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Media Release -- The lives of the Pygmies of the Pocket God universe may be full of danger and vengeful gods, but people love them! Ape Entertainment and Bolt Creative are proud to announce that the digital comic book series based on Pocket God, one of the best-selling iPhone apps of all-time, has surpassed over 500,000 downloads to-date. To celebrate, the series' creators have partnered with Free App A Day (FAAD) to offer the first issue of the digital comic for free for a limited time.

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Media Release -- Ape Entertainment announced today that it is currently negotiating with Sesame Workshop for the right to produce a series of comic books featuring the cast of the beloved children's show Sesame Street. Ape Entertainment hopes to work with Sesame Workshop to create a series of comic books that will be both educational and entertaining for young readers. Subject to successful negotiations, the comics will be produced in full color and available in printed editions as well as in digital editions that will be available through the Sesame Street store on Apple's iTunes in 2012.

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