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PSP Comics Get DVD Feature: Audio Commentary

Posted by: pspteacher on: December 16, 2009

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According to a tweet by comic publisher IDW, we won’t just read comics on the PSP, we’ll hear them as well. At least we’ll hear people talking about them. “Editing more audio tracks from @Templesmith (Ben Templesmith) for Wormwood on the PSP,” one tweet noted. A subsequent message clarified the nature of the audio: “
Recording more @Templesmith commentaries tonight.”

The official PlayStation Digital Comics Twitter account (yes, we’re sourcing another tweet) pointed out the note, saying “I’m so pleased IDW are taking advantage of the optional audio sound track(s) available to publishers.” We agree — it’s nice to know that

the PSP Digital Comics service will add something to the medium beyond a different interface.
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COMICS NOW ON THE PSP!

Posted by: pspteacher on: December 16, 2009

Try it out and download the free issues available!
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The PSP Digital Comics store will launch in several countries today. According to a PSNComics tweet, the US will receive access at noon Pacific time (3PM EST). The European PlayStation Blog states the comics store will open at 5PM GMT in the UK, Ireland (technical issue), Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

The system will supposedly launch with hundreds of comics from Marvel, IDW, Titan, iVerse and 2000AD. Everything that’s available should be listed on playstationcomics.com after launch. We’re definitely looking forward to taking the service for a test drive with that “free comics” button.

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SGT ROCK in Christmas Special

Posted by: pspteacher on: December 11, 2009

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“Return of Sgt. Rock” – as everyone’s favorite soldier appears in this week’s DC Holiday Special 2009!


 

Just like “The Lost Battalion” this story is inspired by actual events that occurred to a real veteran, 501st PIR (101st Airborne) 1st Sgt. Donald L. Deam on Christmas Eve, 1944.   It also serves as homage not only to 1st Sgt. Deam (who sadly passed away in October of 2008) but also to Chuck Dixon and Russ Heath.  “A Peace On Earth” isn’t the first Sgt. Rock Christmas story set in Bastogne during the apex of the Bulge, that distinction goes to Mr.’s Dixon and Heath masterly crafted a wonderful Sgt. Rock story, “A Christmas Carol” that was published in the DCU Holiday Bash II (1998). 
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Comics on the PSP are here!!! + Free samples

Posted by: pspteacher on: November 29, 2009

So glad thisservice has started. The autoflow feature is one step above the iphone and ipod Touch version of the same comics. The widescreen display also seems to add a little bit more.
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If you’re on the fence about Sony’s upcoming PSP Digital Comics service, the PlayStation UK blog has a few more sampler comics to decide whether the feature piques your interest. Available for lucky users in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are two sampler comics, featuring the service’s highly touted Autoflow feature — which mimics the way your eyes read a page. Following the release of the PSP’s 6.20 firmware, PlayStation released comic samples of Transformers: All Hail Megatron and Aleister Arcane.

Free sample first-issues of Star Trek: Enterprise Experiment and Astro Boy: The Movie Adaptation are available until December 16. In order to grab your sample, make sure to first download the Comic App via the “Extras” section of the XMB (or through this link) for your PSP and use the redemption codes available on PlayStation’s UK blog. Then prepare to use your amazing 3D hardware to … read!

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Superman’s Origin is RE-Told

Posted by: pspteacher on: November 23, 2009

Geoff Johns and Gary Frank continue to tell their version of Superman’s origin.
The 80s is being reintroduced to popular culture through television, film and comics. This is a more enjoyable journey than the G.I. Joe film. Follow the links for more preview pages.
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SECRET ORIGIN #3: Welcome to Metropolis, Clark



Monday, November 23rd, 2009

By Alex Segura


So long, Smallville; hello, Metropolis. Join Geoff Johns and Gary Frank as they explore a very different Metropolis from the one we currently know – one that has yet to experience life with Superman as its protector. Witness the transformative power one person can have on a city as young Clark Kent joins The Daily Planet, and Superman takes to the skies and gives everyone a reason to look up. Nice way to kick off the week, eh

But that’s not all, gang. TIME’s new pop culture and entertainment blog, TECHLAND, has a few more pages from this issue, featuring Clark’s first encounter with a certain Ms. Lane. So, swing on over and check them out, won’t you?

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Create your own IPhone Comic

Posted by: pspteacher on: November 22, 2009

I purchased Stip Designer when it was at full price and now its on sale there is no excuse. I quickly created a comic of my day at a friend’s wedding and then shared it on facebook. A great educational and fun tool, which allows for students to express themselves in a short form and creatively.
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Strip Designer



Pre-Christmas sale: 66 % discount the next two days
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Create amazing and entertaining comic strips with photos from your photo album or iPhone camera. You can even create cool strips that look like film-rolls.



Add text balloons and boxes where you want on the strips and customize the font, colors and opacity and size.



Once have finished your masterpiece you can save it to your photo album, email it to your friends, upload it to Facebook, Flickr or create a Tweet with Twitter and Twitpic — All from within Strip Designer.



While you design the strips, you can freely pan and zoom to manipulate even the smallest details. Photos can be scaled, zoomed and rotated to get just the right placement.

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Watchman on LBP on the PS3

Posted by: pspteacher on: September 28, 2009

No Dr Manhatten!
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This Thursday, the Watchmen will come to save LittleBigPlanet from hoodwinks, in a new costume kit that allows you to assume the identities of four key characters from the acclaimed graphic novel, and its recent movie adaptation. The costume kit will also come bundled with some Watchmen themed stickers (and the costumes will be available individually too).

Watchmen Costumes

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China in the 1700s on your iPhone

Posted by: pspteacher on: September 21, 2009

A unique and interesting comic
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Breathe: A Graphic Novel



China – the late 1700’s. High up in the mountains, in a poverty stricken village, lives a young girl. On a bright sunny day she’s called back home to discover that her whole family have been slain in a vendetta attack. Could it be the local Bao Gang, known for their bullying antics, opium smuggling, and employed by a wealthy farmer to stop the village from rebelling — or someone closer to home?

85 pages


450+ full screen images

Writer:  John Sheridan


Art:  Kit Wallis



ABOUT THE SOFTWARE –



KAMIKAZE! is a new format for comic books and graphic novels. This version, specifically designed for iPhone and iPod Touch, delivers a fully interactive experience without sacrificing the quality or integrity of the original art. Read the comic however you like – Panel by Panel or in the Original Full Pages by touching bubbles to enlarge the text.

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BATMAN ANIMATED BARGIN at HMV

Posted by: pspteacher on: September 21, 2009

Vol 1 and 2 for £6.49!!!!!

clipped from www.hotukdeals.com

600 minutes of Batastic animation in each boxset
Batman DC Collection: Volume 1

This fantastic 4DVD set contains 28 adventures of the World’s Greatest Detective taking down an array of criminal masterminds. Experience the thrills of vigilante justice as millionaire playboy Bruce Wayne and alter-ego Batman protect the streets of Gotham City from a host of villains. Intelligent, dramatic stories, unique characters and sharp dialogue shaped this edge TV series into an award winning powerhouse of a series.
Special Features
Contains All 28 Episodes From Series 1 On 4DVDs

The Dark Knight’s First Night – Pilot Promo Hosted By Bruce Timm
Batman: The Legacy Continues – Retrospective Featurette
Trailers
Fullscreen 1.33:1
Dolby Digital 2S L/R Stereo
Languages – English, French, Italian
Subtitles – English, French, Dutch, Italian
Hard Of Hearing Subtitles – English, Italian
Region 2 / PAL / Colour
Running Time 600 Minutes
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Bush Jr Gets his Own Comic

Posted by: pspteacher on: September 21, 2009

Bluewater continues its POLITICAL POWER series with the previous Commmander in Chief. I wonder how the sales will compare to the Colin Powell and Obama issues.
Follow the link for more info, a differnt pic and notes on Obama comics.
clipped from www.comicbookresources.com
Official Press Release

GEORGE W. BUSH DEFINES HIS OWN LEGACY IN NEW COMIC BIOGRAPHY

Former President George W. Bush will define his own legacy in his own words as the featured subject of an upcoming issue of Bluewater Productions’ Political Power biography comic series.

Political Power: George W. Bush, scheduled for release in December, recaps the eight years of the Bush administration using excerpts from Bush’s speeches, interviews and public appearances, his autobiography and other sources.

Considered by many to be among the United States’ most divisive presidents, Bush’s reign in the White House was riddled with controversy from the start. From questions of the legitimacy of his 2000 election, to his inflexible stance on the “war on terror,” his administration’s definitions of torture and freedom, responses to domestic crises like Hurricane Katrina, and the declining economy, this issue lets Bush’s own words frame his story.

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