The Minus Touch, AKA: Kelly Can Crash Anything
June 23rd, 2006
She’s got the “Minus” touch.
This comic is derived from an actual day in the life of our very good friend, Kelly. She crashed her cell phone ( and found out that the firmware was written in C ), crashed her palm, crashed her computer, and to top it off, “crashed” her shower all in one day. It was extremely impressive.
Lovingly made in the style of ripped off from Diesel Sweeties.
Just “hanging around” the coffee machine
January 13th, 2006
I was talking with my friend Toby today by the coffee machine, and she sounded very down as I made small talk. Everyone has bad days, and it’s a been a particularly gray week, but I was struck by the hilarity of the tone of our conversation and got a very vivid mental image.
The conversation is pretty much exact, as I remember it.
Maybe I need more sleep, but I think this is hillarious!
Marvel Revamps Their Online Comic Offerings
December 27th, 2005
While doing some research for an upcoming GeekQuiz I caught wind of the fact that Marvel has revamped their website yet again in an attempt to make their content more accessible online. They’ve especially put a lot of work into making their comics readable in a web browser, and will reportedly be making a lot of their back catalog available in this manner.
I’ve long been of the opinion that reading comics on a computer can be enjoyable as long as you have the ability to zoom in to the panel level and really get a look at what you’re seeing and reading. I just finished reading the first digital issue of Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman, and they’ve done a really nice job. The text is all vectors, so it renders beautifully when you zoom in - the art is decent resolution and loads quickly, and the flash interface walks you from panel to panel easily, and also lets you zoom back and get a look at the page as a whole.
I’m not a comic nut by any means (aside from a few indie books, I haven’t bought one in years) but I do have a soft spot for many of these stories, and I enjoy getting to read them online. I’m kind of an anti-pack-rat, so I’ll never have it in me to be a collector, and I don’t mind not getting a physical comic to read. Aside from that, free is a price I can live with.
It’s interesting to watch Marvel grow and change as licensing in the form of movies, cartoons, and TV shows grows beyond their traditional publishing business. I wonder if, at some point in the future, they’ll simply create comics at a loss for the opportunity to create an affinity for characters and stories which will yield lucrative licensing deals in the future.
Check out the new free digital comics at Marvel.com (free reg required, but you can check out the first 1/3 of the comic without registering)
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