Link Roundup 8/15/2013

Another day with lots of links . . . think this may be a regular feature!

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– Steve

 

Amazon Enters Comic Market

With their own imprint.

I’m actually surprised it took this long, and it sounds like they’re bringing in some heavy hitters.

I also figure it won’t take long for them to combine this with their fanfic options, CreateSpace, etc.  It’s just them entering a logical market.

Of course this also puts them in competition with a lot of others out there, especially e-comics.

– Steven

 

The Official Marvel Universe Handbook Reduxe

A brilliant artistic experiment: re-envisioning characters in the Marvel Handbooks.

I have a fondness for the old Marvel Handbooks, those giant gatherings of Marvel info and profiles..  I’m a worldbuilder and I delight in detail, profiles, stats, and more.  They’re also historical, noting obscure characters and little-remembered events in Marvel’s convoluted history.

The re-envisioning idea is brilliant, and covers far more obscure characters than many remember.  A worthy effort, we’ll worth glancing through.

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.fantopro.com/, nerd and geek culture at http://www.nerdcaliber.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.