Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and his Revolutionary Comic Strip

Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and his Revolutionary Comic Strip Review



For ten years, Calvin and Hobbes was one the world's most beloved comic strips. And then, on the last day of 1995, the strip ended. Its mercurial and reclusive creator, Bill Watterson, not only finished the strip but withdrew entirely from public life.

In Looking for Calvin and Hobbes, Nevin Martell sets out on a very personal odyssey to understand the life and career of the intensely private man behind Calvin and Hobbes. Martell talks to a wide range of artists and writers (including Dave Barry, Harvey Pekar, and Brad Bird) as well as some of Watterson's closest friends and professional colleagues, and along the way reflects upon the nature of his own fandom and on the extraordinary legacy that Watterson left behind. This is as close as we're ever likely to get to one of America's most ingenious and intriguing figures - and it's the fascinating story of an intrepid author's search for him, too.


Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Night Trip

Night Trip Review



Enter a world of weird werewolves and zombies. Comics and stories by F. NEWTON BURCHAM.


Monday, April 23, 2012

Daredevil Comic Book Volumes 1-8, 10-12

Daredevil Comic Book Volumes 1-8, 10-12 Review



You may have seen movies or read comic books about heroes such as Spider Man, Bat Man, or Superman but have you heard of the Daredevil. Why not go old school and read stories of some of the first famous comic book heroes? Many of the most popular and well known comic book heroes of today had their humble beginnings many decades ago or provided inspiration for the creation of other comic book heroes. The Daredevil is one of such comic book heroes. This is fun to read and entertaining (especially with some of the old fashioned words and language). This is a set of many editions/adventures of the Daredevil. This comic book has been specifically formatted for the Kindle 3 screen size. However, the resolution is high enough that you can zoom in (enlarge) the images for a Kindle with a larger screen. Also, the contrast and sharpness of this comic book has also been enhanced for a better reading experience. In addition to the formatting and image enhancements to the comic book, instructions are provided for using Kindle’s hidden image viewer to view this comic book. The instructions include an internet link to download the comic book and instructions for putting the comic book on your Kindle. Please note that due to the file size of the comic book and in order to use the hidden Kindle image viewer (i.e., in order to maintain the file format/type), it is necessary to download it from the internet link rather than directly from the Kindle store.
For more information about this comic book series go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daredevil_(Lev_Gleason_Publications) and http://pdsh.wikia.com/wiki/Daredevil.


Saturday, April 21, 2012

Vampire Cheerleaders vol. 1

Vampire Cheerleaders vol. 1 Review



The Bakertown High School cheerleading squad has a secret: behind all their pretty make-up and short skirts are five hungry vampires who sure know how to show their school spirit!

When one of their own turns up missing, the senior cheerleaders have no other choice but to induct one of the eleventh grade girls from the B Squad into their vixenous ranks. But siring new recruit Heather Hartley is the easy part...keeping a sheltered virgin from not going wild and draining the entire football team on the eve of their big homecoming game is another matter!

Double-featuring with Vampire Cheerleaders is Paranormal Mystery Squad, written by Adam Arnold with art by Comipa, in a ghostbusting Aoi House spin-off.

Goth girl Stephanie Kane always thought she was special; that there was something different about her. It turns out that she’s the most normal person out there and everyone else around her is some kind of paranormal freak! Seriously: her sister is a werewolf, her best friend is a witch, and her next door neighbor is a dhampir. Together, this motley crew of unlikely friends travel the country in their trusty Winnebago in search of cryptids and all manner of supernatural beasties!


Friday, April 20, 2012

Formatting Comics for the Kindle and Nook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Images and Ebooks

Formatting Comics for the Kindle and Nook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Images and Ebooks Review



Formatting comics and image-heavy eBooks can be a confusing and sometimes frustrating task. Every e-reader on the market has a different screen size, meaning that as a creator/publisher, you have to format your comic multiple times.

This how-to guide covers how to assemble your comic pages or other images for the two biggest e-readers on the market: Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook.

UPDATE: This ebook includes new processes for preparing your comic for the Nook, using our new, resizable ePub template (available as a free download when you buy this ebook).

Written by the creative team for the ground-breaking digital comic IN MAPS & LEGENDS (artist Niki Smith and writer Michael Jasper), this eBook covers how to convert the images for your comic into the Kindle and Nook formats, and how to package those images in the most effective manner for those two formats.

The creators also share what they have learned about digital comic distribution for sites other than Amazon.com and BN.com.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part 1: Preparing Graphics
- Adjusting for a Smaller Screen
- Tweaking the Text Size
- Adjusting Image Legibility, and Deciding on Grayscale vs Color
- Setting Pixel Dimensions for Kindle
- Setting Pixel Dimensions for Nook
- Adjusting the File Size
- Streamlining the Formatting Process
- Creating the Cover
Part 2: Uploading Your eBooks
- Uploading Your Comic for the Kindle
- Uploading Your Comic for the Nook
Part 3: Working with Digital Distributors
About the Creators

Each chapter is accompanied by step-by-step screenshots to help you format your images and put together your Kindle and ePub files. This ebook is essential reading for anyone who may have an image-heavy book to turn into an eBook -- from a comic book to a coffee table book to a kids picture book, to a photo book or art book.

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For more information, please visit http://InMapsAndLegendsComic.com


Monday, April 16, 2012

I Got Sex at Comic-Con: A Fanboy Comic Book Geek's Move from Loser to Player

I Got Sex at Comic-Con: A Fanboy Comic Book Geek's Move from Loser to Player Review



Geeks and chicks go together like Clark Kent and Kryptonite.

I'm a geek. And until this past Comic-Con, I was a typical, loser, fanboy, geeky, super-virgin.

This is my story. It works on many levels, but it works. It will work for you too. Because this is my story of how I went from zero to hero and I wrote it like a textbook for you.
  • You will stop watching the jerks get the skirts!
  • You will learn to light the fires that She desires!
  • You will not stumble, but instead you'll tumble into situations where the ladies want you and yes, even in the midst of jocks and jerks all around you!
I tell my pitiful story first of how awkward I was at the ripe age of 18 not having ever had a real date. I go into the horrid details because too many men were in reality just weak boys like me. Boys who only fantasize about being men so we dive into fictional lands instead of into real girls' heads and beds.

Once I show you that I am your mirror image...

After I go into gory detail how painful the thought of asking a female out on a date was...

I describe that fateful night at Carlos's Pizza where my best friend George introduced me to being a real man. An Alpha Man. And George was far worse off than I was. Before.

My question as I gobbled my pizza was this: "George, man, why don't I ever see you? I know we don't have classes together now but we never had to work so hard to get together!"

George replied: "I've been dating way too much to hang out with you and I'm sorry. I need to stop going out with so many skirts so we can spend more time together."

My world was shaken to its core with that answer. As the night progressed, I learned everything I thought I knew about women was a lie. And everything I knew about George would not be the same again.

George told me why he had no time to spend with me. Geeky, loser, George.

George was getting laid.

I was staring at my friend George... but looking at a god.

You Will Be a Player - Fast

This is my textbook for you.

George taught me how to get women. He really taught me - and he's a lousy teacher.

I mastered it and took it farther than George ever did. I'm a better teacher for you too.

Admit it. You are as lonely as I was -- surrounded by lots of graphic novels on your bed. You spend Friday nights at role-playing fantasy games with buddies. Not only have you never gotten to third base with a girl you maybe haven't even kissed one if your mother and aunts don't count... and they don't.

I'm going to make you a stud. Yes, this is not a joke and not a fib.

If you have no idea how to talk to women, I am going to show you:
  • How to approach them
  • Where to stand
  • What to say
  • How to say it
You won't have to think. As a matter of fact, thinking is your primary problem with females. I'm going to program you like JavaScript code.

You won't stutter and you won't falter because you will know exactly step 1, step 2, and so on. It doesn't matter what she says in response, you stick to the program and you get the girl.

This Only Works on the Hotties

And the best part? You know the girls you settled for, the 4's and 5's that were still too good for you to ask out? All this material doesn't work on them. I'm proof. This training you are about to embark on works only on the 9's, 9.5's and mostly on the 10's. Women light-years from possible.

I'm not exaggerating. I'm not lying. I feel your pain buddy.

I'm sick and tired of seeing the jerks get the women. It's time the Nice Guys learned what buttons to push on a babe's attraction dashboard.

You're going to wish I'd written this long before now. But you will be forever grateful.

If I had this book, I could have gotten laid much sooner than I did.

But this is the story of me, what George taught me, me teaching you, and then it culminates into my time a few months ago at Comic-Con when in under 8 months I went from fanboy loser to winner with the most astounding girl I ever laid eyes on.

It can happen to you too.


Monday, April 9, 2012

Superman: Earth One

Superman: Earth One Review



J. Michael Straczynski, the creator of Babylon 5, joins forces with rising star artist Shane Davis (SUPERMAN/BATMAN: THE SEARCH FOR KRYPTONITE) to create this original graphic novel that gives new insight into Clark Kent’s transformation into Superman and his first year as The Man of Steel. This is the first in a new wave of original DC Universe graphic novels, featuring top writers’ and illustrators’ unique takes on DC characters.


Sunday, April 8, 2012

Simpsons Comics Unchained (Simpsons Comics Compilations)

Simpsons Comics Unchained (Simpsons Comics Compilations) Review



Simpsons Comics Unchained is chock full of four comics containing the zany antics of TV's first family –Simpsons fans will continue to go wild.

Attention, citizens! Lock your doors and windows! Run for your lives! The Simpsons are busting out the bindings of their biggest and best book yet, and no one is safe from their maniacal comic madness! See Grampa Simpson embark on a new career as El Grampo, a modern day Zorro for the senior set, whose anarchistic shenanigans start to cramp the similarly–inspired protests of his grandson, Bart Simpson (a.k.a. El Barto). Behold the destructive power of censorship as Homer Simpson and the Comic Book Guy fight for their right to free speech and their very lives. Envison a local celebrity, Krusty the Clown, who comes to dinner and refuses to leave. Witness Mr. Burns' power mad scheme to undermine the economy of Springfield by paying his employees in jelly donuts. Observe a town caught in the thrall of an international media sensation, unable to separate themselves from the television chronicle of the life of one man䇯mer Simpson. These stories and many more can barely be contained in the new comic collection...Simpsons Comics Unchained!


Friday, April 6, 2012

ICECUBES the comic strip. Volume 1

ICECUBES the comic strip. Volume 1 Review



It all started somewhere in the remote Alaskan wilderness.

An unlikely menagerie of Arctic characters, led by a deep-thinking sensitive polar bear called Peckinpaw, share a daily existence of unusual warmth, despite the frosty environs. Joined by Freeze, a South Pole penguin émigré with attitude, Nooky, a gadget-lover perpetually testing new entrepreneurial ideas, and the bon-vivant walrus Eggman, this collection of contemporary tales from the top of the planet makes up the first 50 strips of the comic ‘ICECUBES'.

'ICECUBES' is drawn and written by Leroy Brown.


Thursday, April 5, 2012

FANA THE JUNGLE GIRL #2

FANA THE JUNGLE GIRL #2 Review



CHAPTER 2 OF "FANA AND THE GOLDEN LION".