How a Meek Comic Book Company Became a Hollywood Superpower

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News: Comic Life adds comic book-style
tweaks to photos

News: Comic Life adds comic book-style
tweaks to photos 04/14/2005 10:27 AM
Plasq.com has released Comic Life 1.0 for Mac OS X, an application that lets users add comic book-style embellishments to their digital photos. You can add simple captions to your photos or even use them to create full-fledged comic books, according to the developer. A demo download is available, and the full version cost US$39.95 to register.

Comic-book ad gallery

Comic-book ad gallery 04/13/2005 03:19 PM
Cory Doctorow: Amazing gallery of medium-rez scans of vintage comic-book ads, from Hostess Cakes to Charles Atlas, Sea Monkeys to Toy Soldiers, Shrunken Heads to X-Ray Spex. Link (via We Make Money Not Art)

Comic Book The Movie On DVD

Comic Book The Movie On DVD 01/28/2004 03:38 PM
Hamill fans, don't forget to pick up your copy of Comic Book The Movie, on sale now! Last week's premiere event in Hollywood was met with plenty of laughs before a near capacity crowd. The film takes a satirical look at the movie industries approach to the world of comic books, and is a sure fire hit with any comic book fan, as well as anyone that's attended a comic convention. Look for the movie at retail now, and be sure to check out our gallery from the CBTM big screen debut!

My Kind of Comic Book

My Kind of Comic Book 12/26/2004 10:50 PM
''Th e Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker" (Reviewed by Walter Kirn) "Of more than 68,000 pieces of art that could have been included in its pages, only about 2,000 have been printed on paper, while the rest are reproduced on two CD's attached to the inside of the front cover." I gotta git me one a 'em. Kirn also says "a fool who can laugh at his folly is not a fool but something rarer and finer: a self-ironist." [New York Times, wants registration.]

Comic book ad gallery

Comic book ad gallery 07/28/2004 01:28 PM
Here's a well-documented gallery of comic-book miracle product ads, with high-res scans. Clip-art ahoy! Link (via Waxy)

"Free Comic Book Day"

"Free Comic Book Day" 07/02/2004 02:51 PM

Comic Book Physics

Comic Book Physics 02/16/2004 12:59 AM

Free Comic Book Day

Free Comic Book Day 07/03/2004 10:09 AM
Today is Free Comic Book Day in the US and few other places. Here's your chance to get reaquainted with an old friend.

Your life as a comic book

Your life as a comic book 06/22/2005 01:50 AM
Comic Life (Mac only) turns a series of photos into comic book format, complete with captions. The Flickr feed of the results is pretty cool....

A Comic-Book Response to 9/11 and Its
Aftermath

A Comic-Book Response to 9/11 and Its
Aftermath 08/06/2004 08:18 PM
The Pulitizer Prize winning cartoonist Art Spiegelman spoke with Claudia Dreifus about his new work, "In the Shadow of No Towers."

Joe Corroney And Free Comic Book Day

Joe Corroney And Free Comic Book Day 07/01/2004 10:11 PM
Star Wars artist Joe Corroney will be at Comics 2 Cars this Saturday (July 3rd) for free comic book day in Florence Kentucky signing and selling some of his artwork and prints. So stop on by if you're in the neighborhood and buy some of his great artwork to add to your collection! Thanks to Jim Abell for the heads up!

Free Comic Book Day, July 3

Free Comic Book Day, July 3 07/01/2004 07:15 PM
BoingBoing reader Erin says, "July 3rd is the third annual Free Comic Book Day across North America. The website has a handy postal-code locator to find participating stores in your area." Link

Upcoming Comic Book News

Upcoming Comic Book News 01/23/2004 02:23 PM
Dark Horse reveals more details of upcoming issues of Star Wars: Republic, detailing more battles in the Clone Wars. Obi-Wan Kenobi is presumed dead, but is actually locked away with Alpha in Asaj Ventress' hidden base. In the meantime, Anakin gets a new master, Quinlan vos descends further into the dark side, and more teasers for Clone Wars Adventures and Jedi: Yoda are promised. And in a follow-up to last week's report, it looks as if the Star Wars: Countdown series has been canceled, although elements of the story may find their way into the Republic series. Thanks to Rebelscum reader Brian Gates for the update.

Revenge of the Sith Comic Book Covers

Revenge of the Sith Comic Book Covers 03/25/2005 01:53 AM
Rebelscum is proud to present for the first time...all four breathtaking painted covers from the Dark Horse Comics adaptation of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith by fan-favorite Dave Dorman! Having painted the covers for many of the first Star Wars comics published by Dark Horse, so having Dave back for this series is great for fans. While the first issue has already been found in some locations, this limited series will officially begin publication on April 2nd!

Free Comic Book Day: Clone Wars

Free Comic Book Day: Clone Wars 04/30/2004 07:16 PM
On July 3, celebrate Free Comic Book day by taking yourself and your friends to your local comic book store. Dark Horse will once again be providing a free comic book to those interested. This years selection is "Hide in Plain Sight" by Welles Hartley and the Fillbach Brothers, and features a story with Jedi Master Luminara Unduli and her Padawan Barriss Offee battling against everybody's new favorite villain, General Grievous. You can get the whole free scoop at StarW ars.com.

Inside 'XIII': Comic Book Beginnings

Inside 'XIII': Comic Book Beginnings 07/21/2004 11:22 PM
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Unintentionally sexual comic book covers

Unintentionally sexual comic book covers 04/11/2005 08:00 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: "You could arrange a boy holding a pile of wood, and a cowboy staring knowingly into his eyes all day long and not get a more suggestive pose than this."
Link (Thanks, Sean!)

Comic Book the Movie: Tonight's The
Night

Comic Book the Movie: Tonight's The
Night 01/22/2004 02:13 AM
In the Los Angeles area and looking for a good time on a Wednesday night? Well, look no further...

Free Comic Book Day Fast Approaching

Free Comic Book Day Fast Approaching 06/30/2004 10:34 PM
Got plans this Saturday? After you've seen Spider-Man 2 in the theaters, head on over to your local comic book storeand pick out a free comic book! There's plenty of titles to choose from starring Spider-Man, Teen Titans, Archie, Mickey Mouse, Spawn, CSI, and many more. From super-heroes to slice-of-life to action/adventure and beyond, Free Comic Book Day has a comic book for everyone! Of course, we humbly suggest picking up Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, which ties into the upcoming digest-sized series and the animated cartoon.

"Unintentionally sexual comic book
covers: Part 1."

"Unintentionally sexual comic book
covers: Part 1." 04/14/2005 03:59 PM

Comic book illustrated with Half Life 2
screenshots

Comic book illustrated with Half Life 2
screenshots 04/14/2005 12:47 PM
Cory Doctorow: BrashFink has made a fantastic original comic book by taking screenshots from Half Life 2 and laying them out inside funnyubook panels, with speech balloons, etc -- it's like static machinima, or a fotonovela made with game graphics. Link (Thanks, Olly!)

Update: Brian sez, "Gamics.Com also has a *ton* of comic book-type stuff that is done from screenshots of various games, along with nice tutorials on how to DIY."

Unintentionally sexual comic book
covers: Part 1.

Unintentionally sexual comic book
covers: Part 1. 04/12/2005 05:55 AM
Unintentionally sexual comic book covers: Part 1 .. maddox

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Comic Book Gallery Update: Battle For
Theed

Comic Book Gallery Update: Battle For
Theed 06/14/2004 12:48 AM
How cool is this? Last month, I updated our Comic Book Cover Gallery with scans of the 2000 Wizards of the Coast sneak preview comic, "The Battle For Theed" by Michael Stackpole and Daniel Veesenmeyer. This comic served as an introduction to the Invasion of Theed role-playing game. When I posted the original story, I mentioned that I didn't yet have this particular comic for my own collection (the original scans came from one of our old news reports.) Well, I was soon contacted by Daniel Veesenmeyer himself, who not only hooked me up with a copy of the comic, but he even autographed it for me! A new scan of the cover is above, and I've added it to our gallery for The Phantom Menace, when the game takes place. Just goes to show how the Force brings us together.

1-page comic book recap of Matrix
Reloaded

1-page comic book recap of Matrix
Reloaded 11/07/2003 07:45 AM
Better than the actual movie itself .. The Matrix Reheated

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Congrats Hollywood: You Put A Useful
Software Company Out Of Business

Congrats Hollywood: You Put A Useful
Software Company Out Of Business 08/04/2004 04:22 AM
Hollywood must be thrilled. We've been following the case of 321 Software for nearly two years, and that story is now over. 321 made software that was designed to make backing up your DVDs easier. Fair use laws are clear that people are allowed to make personal backup copies of digital media for themselves, mainly if a product breaks or has problems. 321 was careful to make sure the product was really only useful for that purpose, and that it wasn't a very good tool for anyone who wanted to make many copies of a DVD. The company even put out a bounty< /a> if anyone could find someone who was pirating DVDs with their software. Still, the movie industry attacked, and claimed that the software would harm "consumer choice and film making" without giving any evidence how that might happen. Eventually, Hollywood's lawyers prevailed, and 321 was told to stop selling their software. The company kept trying to fight the ruling, but without being able to sell software it's tough to do much, and today the company officially shut down. While Jack Valenti was telling us that if this software was allowed to exist we'd have less consumer choice, it appears that that's the case now, since we can no longer buy this software and back up our DVDs.

Iowa Comic Book Shop Wins Retailer Award
(AP)

Iowa Comic Book Shop Wins Retailer Award
(AP) 08/16/2004 08:41 AM
AP - Like a persistent superhero, a comic book store here has avenged two close defeats to claim the industry's top prize.

Mexico defends comic book for illegal
immigrants (Reuters)

Mexico defends comic book for illegal
immigrants (Reuters) 01/05/2005 01:43 AM
Reuters - Mexico has defended a government comic book showing illegal migrants how to cross the border and live quietly in the United States against charges that it promotes undocumented immigration.

Free Comic Book Day Is Here - Clone Wars
Adventures Issue Available

Free Comic Book Day Is Here - Clone Wars
Adventures Issue Available 07/03/2004 03:23 PM
Free Comic Book Day is here, and while there are a vast selection of comics to choose from, this year's offering includes Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures - Free Comic Book Day 2004 Special by Welles Hartley and The Fillbach Brothers. Drawn in the syle of the animated series, "Hide in Plain Sight" stars Luminara Unduli and Barriss Offee and their Clone Army faceing off against the Separatist Forces on the planet Nadiem. Led by General Grievous, the battle droids have the Jedi surrounded for an easy victory. Or is it? Unlike 2002's FCBD edition, this is a full-length comic book, and best of all...it's free!

GameFREQ Comic Book Creator Launched by
Planetwide Games at E3

GameFREQ Comic Book Creator Launched by
Planetwide Games at E3 06/05/2005 10:52 PM
Self-publishing software allows players to create customized comic books of actual "RYL: Path of the Emperor" gameplay. [PRWEB May 18, 2005]

Women scientists' unsung stories in
comic-book form

Women scientists' unsung stories in
comic-book form 07/31/2004 03:45 AM
Rosalind Franklin's story is one of many great and unsung women scientists' stories recounted in the brilliant, Eisner-nominated comic book Dignifying Science, which features the work of Jen Sorensen, Anne Timmons, Ramona Fradon, Marie Severin and others, and the stories of scientists like Marie Curie, Emmy Noether, Lise Meitner, Barbara McClintock, Birute Galdikas, and Hedy Lamarr. Link

Classic Star Wars Strips Join Our Comic
Book Gallery

Classic Star Wars Strips Join Our Comic
Book Gallery 01/09/2004 09:55 PM
Our Comic Book Gallery is updated today with a special collection of the newspaper strips by Archie Godwin and Al Williamson. Published in 1991, Russ Cochran collected the strips into a three-volume hardcover set was signed by the creators and included a special slipcase. Big thanks to David Fein and Stephen Moore for the images.

Las Vegas, Nevada-World Series of Poker
Comes to Hollywood - New Hollywood
Motion Picture "Lucky You" Scheduled for
Casting and Filming in Hollywood and Las
Vegas, Soon

Las Vegas, Nevada-World Series of Poker
Comes to Hollywood - New Hollywood
Motion Picture "Lucky You" Scheduled for
Casting and Filming in Hollywood and Las
Vegas, Soon 03/14/2005 05:55 PM
Drew Barrymore and Eric Bana are set to star in "Lucky You" at Warner Bros. Story revolves around struggling singer (Drew Barrymore)who hooks up with professional poker player (Eric Bana)as he collides with his estranged father at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. The casting company for the movie is currently seeking poker players and dealers for the film. Details and application forms are available on the front page of www.PokerConnection.net [PRWEB Feb 15, 2005]

If the meek don't inherit the earth,
they'll at least get a say in a fringe
party's platform!

If the meek don't inherit the earth,
they'll at least get a say in a fringe
party's platform! 04/23/2004 08:34 PM
The Green Party of Canada's living platform is their party platform... in Wiki form! It seems that only party members are able to participate in the Wiki, but the rest of us are still able to rank a plank and vote for their platform's priorities in the next election. Once the election date is set, party administrators will form the input into some sort of rough fixed platform, but until then, it's &quot;what real democracy looks like&quot;.

SCO Copies from Book, Settles with
Publishing Company

SCO Copies from Book, Settles with
Publishing Company 05/12/2004 01:20 AM
The SCO Group won't be going to court over chapters of a system administration book it copied without permission.

Voice of a Superpower

Voice of a Superpower 06/17/2004 11:47 AM
From Foreign Policy comes a fascinating look at the opinions of the average American come election time. It uses polling statistics to construct a coherent picture of the average American's opinions coming into the election, especially as those opinions relate to their President. And now, a look at how relevant this is, and what it all means.

Choose your superpower

Choose your superpower 03/20/2003 09:37 AM
In his latest newsletter, David Weinberger asks if there is a right to anonymity in cyberspace. Let's forget about the Internet for the moment. In one of my favorite episodes of This American Life, entitled Superpowers, interviewer John Hodgman asks people this fascinating question: If you could have the power to fly, or to be invisible, which would you choose? ...

If you loved our Comic Art Effect
tutorial, check out Comic Life

If you loved our Comic Art Effect
tutorial, check out Comic Life 04/15/2005 03:55 PM
Last year we brought you the Comic Art Effect tutorial and inspired a new breed of photo-comic artists.

New on the scene is Plasq's Comic Life application which will aid you in turning your comic themed pictures into comic book pages--complete with dialog balloons, "sound" effects and captions. Very cool--very impressed.

A little lesson on the superpower of the
17th-18th centuries

A little lesson on the superpower of the
17th-18th centuries 08/22/2004 05:05 PM
And when an American mouths off about French military history, he's not just being ignorant, he's being ungrateful. The War Nerd provides a little historical perspective. [via monkeyfilter]

The Games Plan for China: Olympic
Superpower by '08 (Los Angeles Times)

The Games Plan for China: Olympic
Superpower by '08 (Los Angeles Times) 08/10/2004 05:24 AM
Los Angeles Times - BEIJING — She's too young to compete this month at the Summer Games in Athens, but sturdy 8-year-old gymnast Situ Shiyi knows her nation's future Olympic success may well rest partly upon her tiny shoulders.
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