Tag: WEBCOMICS

Shhh, do you hear that? Outside the Javits Center in New York, spandex-clad geeks are gathering to celebrate their annual opportunity (well, biannual, if you count San Diego) to strut around as Fat Spiderman or woo chicks as Cloud Strife. Without superheroes, comic books would have never evolved, so, today, we pay tribute to our Men (and Women) in Tights. While superheroes dominate the American ...

From their humble origins during the digitally threadbare days of Usenet, webcomics have become an inextricable part of the Internet landscape, underground but with more exposure than ever before. And with New York's epic celebration of the printed strip known as Comic-Con fast approaching, what better time than now to contemplate the splendors of the webcomic? We've done the hard work, and ...

From their humble origins during the digitally threadbare days of Usenet, webcomics have become an inextricable part of the Internet landscape, underground but with more exposure than ever before. And with the epic celebration of the printed strip known as New York City Comic-Con right around the corner, what better time than now to contemplate the splendors of the webcomic? We've done the hard ...

Randall Munroe, of XKCD fame, has updated his classic map of online communities for 2010. The size of each "country" on the map is determined not by its number of users, but by how active those users are, which really puts in perspective Farmville's disturbing levels of popularity. Hit the source link to see it at full size. ...

From their humble origins during the digitally threadbare days of Usenet, webcomics have become an inextricable part of the Internet landscape, underground but with more exposure than ever before. And with New York's epic celebration of the printed strip known as Comic-Con fast approaching, what better time than now to contemplate the splendors of the webcomic? We've done the hard work, and ...

From their humble origins during the digitally threadbare days of Usenet, webcomics have become an inextricable part of the Internet landscape, underground but with more exposure than ever before. And with the epic celebration of the printed strip known as New York City Comic-Con right around the corner, what better time than now to contemplate the splendors of the webcomic? We've done the hard ...

As those who have been following the news from this week's ComicCon event in New York City are well aware, Marvel announced that it will be selling its new "In-Motion" comic books in Apple's iTunes Store. The comics differ from old-school physical comics by having animated panels and voice-over work from popular actors, making them well-suited to the iPhone and iPod Touch, with their sharp ...

Garfield, the lasagna-loving cat, is a cultural and comics icon to some. To others, though, he's just irritating and boring. The three-panel comic strips tend to be goofy and silly, with some banter between the seemingly depressed owner Jon Arbuckle and the abusive cat. Subtract the cat, though, and the comics take on a very different and disturbing tone. That's the idea behind 'Garfield Minus ...