Tag: COMIC

(This is another "Classics" post, so to those of you who wish to make snarky comments like "oh wow, ever heard of Dilbert.com?" -- relax, I know you're super-cool and that you've already known the site for ages. I'm so proud of you!) And for the rest of the world: A Softer World is one of the best online "comics" I know. It's always the same, and always different; it's always three low-fidelity ...

We simply couldn't resist. (In case you didn't catch Kanye West's antics at the Video Music Awards this weekend, here's some context.) ...

Web-based games have come a long way over the years, and Scarygirl is better than most platform adventures you'll find on a console or desktop. Based on comic by Nathan Jurevicius, this game really feels like you're playing inside a comic or a cartoon. The art is phenomenal, the controls are easy to learn, and the level designs are a lot of fun. You play the title character, Scarygirl, as she ...

SuperLame isn't exactly a name that inspires confidence, but it's actually a fun web app. If our review of Comiq Life Magiq caught your eye, but you don't run OS X or don't have a need for so many features, SuperLame is perfect for you. It creates customized dialogue bubbles with no fuss, and it's flash-based, so anyone can use it. One of the most obvious things we liked about SuperLame is ...

Comic Life Magiq is the latest and greatest version of the familiar Comic Life app you've probably seen bundled with some Macs. It takes the Comic Life concept of building comic strips using your own images, and gives you a fully-loaded toolbox that makes the job easy and a lot of fun. To build a nice-looking page, all you have to do is grab one of the many pre-loaded layouts and drag it to ...

Although some folks affectionately call them "time wasters," we prefer to think of our little jaunts into the far reaches of the Internet as "exploratory ventures that perhaps lead to a greater understanding of the world in which we live." Not buying it? You're right, they're time wasters. FreelanceSwitch.com thinks so too, and they've compiled a great batch of Web sites to check out when you have ...

Okay, this post is admittedly off-topic, but I'm willing to bet that we have a sizable number of Mystery Science Theater 3000 fans here at Download Squad. If I'm right, then all of you MST3K fans will be thrilled to find out that Mike Nelson - the comic genius behind MST3K - has launched a new site called RiffTrax, where he provides an audio commentary track to mainstream films that you can ...

Here's a weird little toy: ChatFu "cartoonifies" any IM conversation that you paste into it, by which I mean it'll turn it into a comic strip. It's pretty hokey—the artwork isn't great (and characters for each side of the conversation are chosen at random) and the text has a pasted-in feel to it, but it's an amusing little distraction and a fun way to immortalize those delirious ...

Anyone who has seen Comic Life in action knows how cool turning those photos into comics can be. Taking boring photos and adding a few strategically placed word bubbles brings out the Charles Schultz in all of us. Now a company called Centercode is looking for some Windows bretheren to beta test a very similar app. Except Centercode's offering will capture in-game graphics. "Red vs. ...