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Turn your MacBook into the Justice League

by Michael Grothaus (Oct 18th, 2010)

We've written about MacBook decals in the past, but I couldn't resist showing this one to you guys and gals (especially the comic book fans out there). Stuff Off Decals is selling a Justice League sticker for MacBooks. The sticker is designed in the Justice League animated series fashion and ...

Apple patent turns video games into comics

by Mike Schramm (Aug 13th, 2010)

This might be the wackiest patent that I've ever seen Apple apply for. The company has recently put in a patent to describe the process of making a digital comic book out of a video game playthrough. The idea here is that you'd play through a segment of a video game (Mass Effect is the one used in ...

Pocket God comics out now for iPad, coming soon to stores

by Mike Schramm (Aug 5th, 2010)

From iPhone app ... to comic book? That's where Pocket God is apparently headed. The extremely popular iPhone app has "inked" a deal to release a set of comics based on the little islanders. The books will be available on the App Store first, in virtual form, and they will eventually take the form ...

20 great, free iPad comics

by Mike Schramm (Jul 29th, 2010)

CNET's Crave blog compiled a great list last week of twenty great, free comic books to read on your iPad. For me, more than anything else, the iPad seems perfect for a visual, interactive medium like comics. Movies are better on my big screen, and books can be read on a Kindle (or just on paper -- ...

Ray Zone's 3D Jungle Adventures Comic brings a bit of 1953 to the iPad

by David Winograd (May 15th, 2010)

Ray Zone's 3D Jungle Adventures (US$0.99) is native iPad comic book that took me back to when I was ten and my parents brought me to a flea market. There I picked up a ten year old copy of The House of Terror published by the now defunct St. John's Publishing Company. It was in gloriously gory ...

Review: Dark Horse Comics' "The Goon: Chinatown and The Mystery of Mr. Wicker"

by Mike Schramm (Jan 26th, 2010)

I used to collect comics pretty religiously when I was a kid (after all, there was a comic book store right across the street from the church my parents always took me to), and lately I've been thinking of getting back into the hobby -- there's something really magical about sequential art and word ...

Ihnatko says Apple tablet could play hero to comic books

by Ken Ray (Oct 21st, 2009)

Speculation based on rumor can be frustrating. But when the rumor is of Apple's fabled tablet, and the speculation is of a new golden age for comics, the 13-year-old kid in me comes alive. Writing for the Chicago Sun-Times, Andy Ihnatko says there are hints that Apple is getting into the digital ...

Gelaskin review: Dark Horse style!

by Kelly Guimont (Oct 17th, 2009)

It's likely you've heard of GelaSkins before. They make stickers to cover a variety of gear. They are of a nice thickness with a slight texture, and removal won't hurt either your equipment or the GelaSkin itself (if you're careful). Here's the latest project from the GelaSkin folks: They have ...

Free Comic Book Day is coming: how your iPhone can help

by Kelly Guimont (May 1st, 2009)

Tomorrow, as Naven Johnson might say, "The free comics are here! The free comics are here!" Because tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day, one glorious Saturday when comic shops are filled with titles specifically for giving away to just anyone in order to perhaps lure in some brand new folks and maybe ...

TUAW @SXSW: The "comics on handhelds" panel

by Chris Ullrich (Mar 23rd, 2009)

Chances are, if you're reading TUAW, you most likely love all things Apple and Mac. You may also be an iPhone or iPod touch user. And, like many Apple lovers (including myself), you may also be a fan of comic books. If so, what if you want to take your comics on the road with you and don't want to ...

Marvel comics coming to iTunes

by Dave Caolo (Feb 10th, 2009)

Earlier this week at New York ComicCon, Marvel announced their intention to sell "In-Motion" comic books through the iTunes Store. According to Marvel, the In-Motion comics go beyond the paperback books with animated panels and voice-over work from popular actors. Sounds like something that could be ...

Snaptell Explorer retrives product listings from the iPhone's camera

by Mike Schramm (Nov 20th, 2008)

Oh man -- finally, we're getting an app that fulfills the promise of the iPhone. Ever since we knew the iPhone would have a camera and an internet connection, we've been waiting for SnapTell Explorer, and now it's here and free. Download and install it on the iPhone, and then snap a picture of any ...

comiXology releases MobileSafari interface for comic browsing

by Mike Schramm (Sep 14th, 2007)

Macenstein has posted about a cool feature from comiXology for us comic book geeks out there. They're created an iPhone MobileSafari (have to remember that the Touch is out there now) interface for their database of the latest comic book releases. It looks great, allows users to browse both the ...

Apple in the funny papers

by Mike Schramm (Sep 3rd, 2007)

It's a slow day around TUAW HQ this Labor Day (hope yours is going well!). Besides the occasional fake new iPod nano and the catfight between NBC and Apple there's not much going on. But here's two funny comics to get you through your day off. The first, sent to us by Bugg, pulls back the curtain ...

Just for Fun: Keynote Comics

by C.K. Sample, III (Jan 4th, 2006)

This morning, I spotted Jordan's DownloadSquad post about StripGenerator, a flash-based web app that lets you generate your own comic strips. Inspired by next week's keynote, I made the pictured comic with a short, angry version of Steve Jobs presenting a multimedia iPod remote alongside a new ...