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On 10/13/2010 8:02 AM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:schulte@teacher.com">schulte@teacher.com</a> wrote:
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<div>A question from us older folks: is a "digicomic" animated,
but available on-line, or is it basically a comic book
obtainable through Kindle or iPhones, etc.? Or is it a hybrid
of some sort? I found the website for Disney DigiComics, and
it seemed to be regular comic book viewable through an e-Book,
but then "game platforms" were mentioned, which made me wonder
if in fact the comic is not animated.</div>
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There was something called "Muppet Motion Comics" that had some
limited animation, but I don't think that's quite what you're
getting at. Basically you're right, it's a comic book that's
obtainable through the iPad/iPhones and PSP currently. Some of the
stuff that's available through Digicomics is also available through
print such as the Wizards of Mickey and Ultraheroes stories, or were
released in another country in print form, like X-Mickey. The
comics, at least in the PSP form, *sometimes* have sound effects and
this weird viewing mode where the comic takes you through panel by
panel, but I don't know how it would handle something like the two
page spread in Darkwing Duck #1.<br>
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Frankly, I'd prefer the things in print because I dislike the panel
by panel method of reading. It feels... odd to me.<br>
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<div>And how is "Epic Mickey" being defined these days? A very
long adventure story?</div>
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"Epic Mickey" is a video game, so I don't think it's quite what you
think it is, but there are comic tie-ins which is why I brought it
up.<br>
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August Paul Yang<br>
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