Tag: COMIC

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 ...

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. ...

When Google launched Chrome, the new Web browser that is probably an important part of the search giant's plans for world domination, it explained many of the browser's advances in a comic book. It's dry, frequently bizarre, and more than a little boring if you aren't a software nerd. Thankfully, some of the Web's wittiest are having a little fun with the thing, turning it into something you can ...

Public Service Announcements in the medium of comics regarding the dangers of... well whatever the popular perils of the time are, have been hoisting well-intentioned gibberish on kids for generations. PSA comics have touched on everything from drugs, to smoking, to famine, and land mines. The latest in a long heritage of comics urging you to do right comes without any super heroes or ...