Wizard World Ohio Comic Con Launches Amateur Art Contest For Sept. 28-30 Event in Columbus

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Aspiring Artists can rub elbows with superstar creators as Wizard World Ohio Comic Con today launched an amateur Art Contest for the event, set for Sept. 28-30 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.

Think you have what it takes to be the next Greg Horn, Tyler Kirkham or Alan Davis?  Now aspiring artists in Ohio and beyond will have the opportunity to show their best work and even win an Artist Alley table next month as the Wizard World Ohio Comic Con Art Contest officially begins today.  Submissions will be accepted through noon ET on Sept. 17, 2012, with the event set for the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Sept. 28-30.

That trio of superstar artists will judge entries on creativity and innovation, within the following themes, consistent with the Wizard World theme:  pop culture, science fiction, comics, movies, television, gaming, technology, toys, graphic novels.  The top entry will have use of an Artist Alley table for the full three days in Columbus, and an additional pass for a guest to work the table.

Each finalist will be provided passes for himself/herself and a guest to attend Wizard World Ohio Comic Con.  Selected works, including all finalists, will also be displayed on the WizardWorld.com Web site and other outlets.

Emerging artists who have not earned payment for submitted artwork by a studio, licensing company, comic or other professional entity are eligible. Students enrolled full time in high schools, colleges, community colleges, universities, trade schools, or professional schools (Design, Architecture, etc.) are also eligible to enter.

Full details and forms are available at the Wizard World Ohio Art Contest Web page at http://www.wizardworld.com/2012ohioartcontest.html.  All two- and three-dimensional art, regardless of media, will initially be submitted electronically via email at contests@WizardWorld.com (subject: Wizard World Ohio Comic Con Art Contest Entry) as .JPG images (max file size 2 MB).

Eligibility and prize evaluation is at the sole discretion of Wizard World, Inc., and all decisions of judges are final.

Comics legend Stan Lee, pop culture icon William Shatner, WWE® Superstar CM Punk® and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star Eliza Dushku headline the celebrity roster at Wizard World Ohio Comic Con.  They will be joined by many of the world's greatest comics creators, exhibitors and thousands of fans in a celebration of all things pop culture in an expanded format, which now includes a preview on Friday evening and two full weekend days.

Horn (“X-Force,” “Blackest Night”), Kirkham (“Green Lantern Corps,” “Amazing Spider-Man”), Davis (“Captain America,” “Thor”), Neal Adams (“Batman,” “Green Lantern”), Humberto Ramos (“Amazing Spider-Man,” “Impulse”) and Paul Jenkins (“Spider-Man,” “Hulk”) are among the top creators scheduled to populate Artist Alley.

Wizard World Ohio Comic Con, produced by Wizard World, Inc. (WIZD.PK), will bring together thousands of fans of all ages to celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, graphic novels, comics, toys, video gaming, television, sci-fi, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more.  Show hours are Friday, Sept. 28, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 29, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Sept. 30, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

For more on the 2012 Wizard World Ohio Comic Con, visit WizardWorld.

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The Street Art of Liberty : Love It or Leave It or...

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Liberty is a prime example of why and how well known works of Art are best understood by the political and social contexts in which they were created. Liberty is a universal political symbol of freedom, bravery, persistence, and leadership.

She also embodies hope and opportunity. Liberty also reminds viewers that women played an indispensable role in the events of Freedom and Justice in America and the world. Artist Mike McNeilly for decades has been creating "Liberty" with his own interpretations of a political and social nature. McNeilly's "Liberty" art reflects the sacrifice and courage of American soldiers and First Responders, 9-11, and the Free Love Daze of 1969.

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Wonderful Cartoon Design Wholesale Pocket Watches

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Wholesale Pocket Watches have emerged for a long time and initially used by the actual noble as well as upper courses. Later these people return in to fashion as well as spread around the globe, and become a good easy-carries type of wrist watches and fascinated with a large number of hundreds of thousands people.

Whilst someone might say the traditional Antique Pocket Watches are nothing brand new and look boring. Now you do not need to worry, the great creative designers have created uncountable kinds of them that reveal book and wonderful appearances. These days I'd like to condition 5 types of hot animation motif wallet watches to exhibit an adorable and classy look.

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Artist creates Cartoon Concept Design blog to help students succeed in animation

Friday, October 28, 2011

"This blog will feature a behind the scenes look at how cartoons are made, says frank Forte, " and hopefully will help students and other artists to prefect their skills and get and keep jobs."

"There are many facets of the animation biz and it's difficult to break in, " Forte continues," An artist must hone their skills and then select a particular job or position, then prepare a portfolio."

The Cartoon Concept Design Blog will feature model sheets, Character designs, storyboards, background designs, color theory, pencil tests, 2D Animation, 3D Animation, layout, story sketches and more. We will feature studios such as Warner Brothers, UPA, MGM, Pixar, Disney, Dreamworks, Hanna Barbera, Spumco, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Film Roman and many more.

"This blog will be a precursor to a book I'm writing/editing that will be devoted to Animation concept art. The book will feature different artists talking about different jobs in the business. (i.e. storyboards, character design, color theory)". Blog can be seen here.

Frank Forte is an accomplished designer, storyboard artist and comic book artist. He has worked in animation for feature films, TV and gaming. Some of the shows Frank has worked on include: Despicable Me 2, Bob's Burgers, Allen Gregory, The Super Hero Squad Show, Marvel Heroes 4D, Lego Hero Factory, Lego Bionicle:The Legend Reborn, HI HI PUFFY AMI YUMI, Re-Animated Pilot (Out of Jimmy’s Head), The Mr. Men Show, Bionicle: The Legend Reborn (DVD-2009), Lego Clutch Powers 4D ride at Legoland and Lego Atlantis. He co-created The Cletus and Floyd Show with Gene McGuckin, a tribute to animation directors Tex Avery, Bob Clampett and Chuck Jones. Robert S. Rhine and Frank Forte created the pilot episode of Sickcom the Animated Series which was sold to Spike and Mike’s Sick and Twisted Festival Of Animation in 2003. Frank is also the publisher at Asylum Press (www.asylumpress.com), an indy graphic novel and comic book publisher. Since its inception in 1999, Frank has written, illustrated and published such comics as, The Vampire Verses, Warlash, Fearless Dawn, Billy Boy, The Cletus and Floyd Show


ABOUT ASYLUM PRESS Asylum Press is a Los Angeles-based comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1999 by artist Frank Forte. The Company publishes high-concept books from the industry’s top talent within the horror, fantasy, and action adventure genres via a bold new business model that focuses on digital publishing and new distribution outlets in both the American and international markets. Asylum Press maximizes the value of these branded properties by extending them across multiple entertainment platforms, including movies, TV, and video games, often using transmedia storytelling techniques. Its flagship titles include Fearless Dawn, The Bomb, Undead Evil, Black Powder, Warlash, and the popular horror anthologies Zombie Terrors, EEEK!, Asylum of Horrors, and Satan’s 3-Ring Circus of Hell. For more information, visit asylumpress.com.

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Cartoon Doll Emporium Releases New Website Content

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Cartoon Doll Emporium (CDE), an online play land for tweens, releases fresh, new content on CartoonDollEmporium.com and its sister site DressUpDream.com. This includes interesting games, dolls, contests, picture galleries, arcade games, CDE TV, blogs, and a unique social community MyCDE.

CDE’s latest blog, for instance, reports on a special set of dolls (“Disney VIP” collection) that Disney plans to release in the Fall of 2011. This line includes famous characters, such as Sharpay Evans, Rocky, CeCe, Hannah, Alex and Sonny.CDE today receives four million unique visitors every month, with its social network having more than one-and-a-half million registered users.

CDE also partners with Driver Digital, a renowned media network, to create DreamMining.com. Driver Digital is a minority owner that will handle the site’s management and operations.

The distinct proposition of Cartoon Doll Emporium is the thousands of interesting dress up games that it features online. Some popular “Dress up Dolls” games include Asian flashdolls, Halloween, Angels, Mermaids, Makeover, Love and Marriage, Couples and Groups, Holidays, Boys, Sports and Superdolls.

Besides, CDE also offers unique, safe and fully moderated social networking for girls. Aimed at honing their creativity and developing their sense of identity, these allow users to create and dress up their own avatar, adopt a pet, decorate a room, form their own clubs, purchase items, trade, sell or barter one’s items with others, earn rewards to display on one’s profile, talk and connect with friends, write blogs and stories and participate in contests.

A leader in ensuring online safety, CDE is also fully COPPA compliant and surpasses the safety and protection standards for children. The website also ensures human moderation round-the-clock, seven days a week.

About Cartoon Doll Emporium: Established in 2006, Cartoon Doll Emporium became one of the largest children’s websites within a year. Its staff comprises certified psychologists, child safety advocates, teachers and others passionate about giving a wholesome environment for children. It is also one of the safest and most creative web sites for girls.

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Yadonia to restructure ArabCartoon.net

Yadonia Group, the leading Arab group specialized in websites design and hosting, signed a strategic bilateral agreement with ArabCartoon.net for the re-design and development of it leading Arab Cartoon website.

Signed by Yadonia Group CEO Mr. Ala'a Abu Maizar and Artist Nidal Hashem, CEO ArabCartoon.net, the agreement states the Yadonia Group will re-design the website’s business module and pages to render browsing the cartoons, caricatures, news, articles, and other artistic easier and dynamic, and entertaining for artists and visitors alike.

The website will be developed in Arabic and English to offer the Arab point of view in an artistic form to global audiences, presenting the views of regional artists on international events.

Abu Maizar states: “The website’s idea caught our attention because of the importance of the arts and caricatures, and its huge impact on international public opinions, as we saw in the last few years, and also noticing the great effort put into the website by way of the wealth of data offered, in spite of its simple presentation. We at Yadonia are planning to invest our full capabilities to assist these artists, providing them with interactive services to help them interact with visitors and receive comments and feedback to enrich the value of art.

Abu Maizar says the new portal will allow users to register on the website and customize their pages, providing control features for artists to upload their drawings and exhibit them, modify their personal pages, and market their artistic work to users and publishers. It will also allow them to control their accounts, and finalize the sale of cartoons via a secure environment.
Artist Nidal Hashem states: “In the last five years, we have attracted a great number of Arab caricaturists, even though the website was not too well known due to its primitive CMS. We are seeking Yadonia to develop the largest Arabian showroom for drawings, caricatures, and artistic creations on the internet and make it easier for artists to market their work, offering them diverse publishing opportunities.”

He added: “That’s where our interest in the Yadonia Group came from, considering their distinguished services, advanced content management systems, experience, and high technical capabilities that makes it easier for us to update the website daily. "
Hashem pointed out the development phase will include all of the portal’s sections, including re-structuring its database and to special services which users can benefit from.
Yadonia Group provides services for governmental, nongovernmental, and private sector institutions, most notably in the design and development of websites and e-systems, multimedia presentations, search engine optimization, and media consultancy services online.

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Menunggu Keajaiban Spielberg dan Tintin

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Kalau Anda penggemar berat Tintin, tentu ingat. Saat masih diterbitkan Indira, ada seri khusus yang disebut 'Tintin dalam Film'. Seri-seri ini, bagi saya, jauh lebih tidak menarik ketimbang judul-judul reguler. Sisi kartunalnya, lagi-lagi ini menurut saya, tenggelam tanpa sisa. Visualisasi Tintin yang saat itu tampil memikat di wujud dua dimensi, berganti gambar-gambar realistis. Seperti tak ada spontanitas, dan khas film ; dikebiri oleh makhluk jahanam bernama durasi.

Tapi situasinya jadi berbeda sekarang. Setelah puas menikmati komik Tintin terbitan Gramedia dan film kartun di compact disk hasil hadiah sebuah merek baterai, kini saya sungguh-sungguh menunggu Tintin versi layar lebar. Padahal, film ini jelas bukan karya visual dua dimensi. Apalagi spontanitas.

Ini jelas karya sinema berabur kecanggihan efek film, sound, dan masih banyak lagi. Tapi, begini. Ada beberapa alasan. Pertama, ini Tintin. Kedua, judul yang difilmkan adalah judul cerita Tintin yang cukup saya sukai, The Secret of the Unicorn. Nah, yang ketiga, sutradaranya Steven Spielberg.

Hasil browsng internet, saya mampir di IMDB. Dan trailernya sudah bisa dinikmati di sana. Dari web ini juga saya jadi tau, ada nama-nama beken di balik film Tintin. Sebut saja Daniel Craig (si James Bond), yang berperan sebagai Rackham Merah. Lalu Simon Pegg yang menyuarakan Inspector Thompson, Jamie Bell sebagai Tintin, dan ini yang penting, Andy Serkis sebagai Kapten Haddock.

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Games and Character Correlation

Saturday, May 07, 2011

In so much that the children play games are closely affects their characters and their professions/their future jobs in the future years . For this reason, many children prefers to play games which are related to their future occupations.

SurgeryGames.net are the most preferred games by the children who want to become a doctor in the future. Owing to the surgery games, not only you would have spent time with pleasure but also you will know as well as our body.

The surgery games are especially played by the children who considers to be a doctor in the future. With this game you are learning how an operation is done with an enjoyable way. Not just for the kids, this games about the surgery is very enjoyable for anyone who wants to deal with in this area.

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Make your pet dogs happy with Portable Indoor-Cartoon Pattern Small Size Dog House

Have you the dogs in your home and looking to make such a house that can give your dog all the comforts that you get in your own room? if yes, then be happy because, now you don’t have to make the special house by spending lots of time and money ,we the DinoDirect is proving you the ready made dog house that is very good in the look as well as very attractive .

The dog bed pet is soft and cozy enough to make your cats or dogs feel relax and comfortable, This dog bedding offers a secure and warm environment.

This Portable Indoor Cartoon Pattern Small Size Dog House is made up the material Polyester and Sponge, which is of very high in the quality, there is also a moisture-proof Material in the Bottom portion of the house that can absorb the moisture and can keep your dogs happy. This dog houses is the dog house which is very suitable for small and baby dogs, with door size of 7 x 6in (H x W), its look gets more beautiful and attractive, it has the lock on the door gate which once is locked, can’t be easily unlocked .

This Cartoon Pattern Small Size Dog House will be a perfect way to show your love and affection towards your dogs, the style of the dog pet bed is very durable and sturdy, it looks so beautiful that it can catch every one eyes towards it

The dog bed pet is very soft and cozy, your cats or dogs will really feel very relax and comfort, there is the dog bedding that offers a secure and warm environment to the dogs, it is available in different design but the most attractive or eye-catching is the Tent design which is very stylish and innovative .

This dog bedding is lightweight and totally portable, you can easily make it carry with you wherever you go, So, now, don’t let it go, make a call to us or visit to our DinoDirect website and book this Indoor Cartoon Pattern small size portable Dog House as soon as possible. We make you sure your dogs will really get very happy.

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3D cartoon Masha and The Bear on iPhone 9-12 Episodes

Saturday, February 12, 2011

If you had never eaten a jam from cones, hadn’t skate on roller skates on the ice and hadn’t play to school with the Bear, you would have learn how to do this. ASD Soft Company presents for your attention the 4 new series of Animaccord’s animation serial «Masha and the Bear», which will help you to plunge into the world of adventures together with our heroes. The heartwarming and comic relations between Masha and her best friend won't leave you and your children indifferent, and cheerful songs will present pleasure and good mood. Naughty little girl Masha and patient Teddy personify mutual relations between children and their parents.

Traditions
The traditions of Russian folk tales and the moments of modern life are combined in the animation serial. Thus, you can plunge into unique Russian culture together with Masha and Teddy. The serial has already won hearts of children and their parents over the World. And now you can see the cartoon on the iPhone.

Awards The animation serial has received the set of awards at various festivals: the 15th International film festival of children's and youth animation cinema "Goldfish", the 18th festival of the Russian cinema «the Window to Europe», the festival «Neum Animated Film Festival» in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the 50th international festival of animation cinema in France in Ansi, the 14th international competition of children's and youthful films «Schlingel» in Germany in Chemnitz, the16th Bradford’s Festival in Great Britain, the 7th international animation festival «Tindirindis 2009» in Vilnius, etc.

Company ASD Soft
Software Design for iPhone OS. Our company takes orders to design a software for iPhone OS. It is in our power to create large-scale projects, computer games and different multimedia applications. Taking part in the design of joint project is also possible. The cost and terms of the design are discussed after a detailed studying of a technical task of an application.

Company Apino Company Apino was founded on July, 30th, 2010. Now the basic lines of activity of the company are a developing of software, games, multimedia applications for platforms Apple iOS, Apple Mac OS, Google Android and WEB; and also advertising into application.

Company Animaccord
Animaccord Animation studio was founded in 2008 to produce animation projects and digital processing of visual data. The principle directions of the studio are preparation and production of animation projects of any levels of complexity using the studio’s technological foundation.
We work in the field of classic animation, 3D animation, computer animation, as well as Motion Capture technology which allows us to produce animation films, television animation, computer games animation where there is a demand for vivid visual images.

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Kirk Communications Develops Flash Animation Demos for Jungle Torch

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Kirk Communications (www.kirkcommunications.com), a web design and SEO agency today announced that it has developed a new flash animation demo for Jungle Torch, an SEO and Social Media Company. Jungle Torch’s product enables companies to gain a better understanding of their SEO and Social media presence. Kirk worked with the team at Jungle Torch to write and then develop a comprehensive flash demo that shows all of the features of Jungle Torch.

The Kirk team works with clients on their flash animation projects from start to finish. A typical flash animation project first begins by working with the client to design a wire frame for the flash animation. After the wireframe has been developed and agreed upon, the Kirk web development team can start to develop the animation for the project. In conjunction with this, Kirk Communications will also develop the voiceover for the flash animation. Depending on the type of product or service, an appropriate voice will be selected.

“I very pleased with the way the Jungle Torch Flash animation project was delivered,” said Nate Tennant, president, Kirk Communications. “Our clients have been very pleased with our flash animations and continue to come back to us for enhancements and continued flash animation work,” Tennant said.

About Kirk Communications
With offices in Portsmouth, N.H., Luxembourg and New Delhi, India, Kirk Communications is a global provider of inbound marketing solutions including social media programs, public relations, Webdesign and development, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Pay per Click (PPC) analytics, Apple iPad development and advanced 3D animation. The company shares its philosophy, based on a focused commitment to strategic and tactical corporate communications, with clients across a broad range of vertical markets including technology, financial services and healthcare. Kirk Communications offers an extensive suite of state-of-the-art SEO and PPC analytics, that, in conjunction with innovative message development, helps its customers refine their brand, increase visibility and stay ahead of their competitors. Kirk Communications counts among its clients IDG, JungleTorch, Optimize Interactive, SDL Structured Content Technologies, Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center, SeaNet Technologies and Animetrics. For more information, please visit us on the web at www.kirkcommunications.com.

About Jungle Torch
The Jungle Torch SEO and Social Media Dashboard is a new tool that gives unprecedented insight into a broad range of critical Web-based outlets. It is a purpose-engineered program that consolidates diverse marketing analytics into a powerful, single platform. Powered by a custom-designed sentiment engine, Jungle Torch provides an easy-to-understand, single view into Twitter, blogs and news analytics with targeted identification of postings relevant to the user’s organization, as well as a complete sentiment analysis that determines whether online comments are trending positively or negatively.

In addition to tracking social media, Jungle Torch also gives users the ability to measure the success of SEO programs, including providing the rank of a user’s Web site on hundreds of keywords and phrases, determining the SEO-friendliness of a Web site and the usefulness of links and measuring competitive SEO ROI inbound and outbound linking, as well as fifteen other critical SEO metrics.

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Cartoon Series Leather Skin Hard Case for iPod Touch 4

Monday, November 22, 2010

If you want to make your ipod more safer, the case is a good choice for you. it can help you protect the ipod at every pore. At the same time, this cute case make your iPod more beautiful. Brand new high quality Cartoon Series Hard Plastic Leather Back Case Cover for iPod Touch 4. Fashionable and uniqueness, the iPod protects your ipod and gives it a new look.

iPod Touch 4 Plastic Hard Case specifically designed to shelter your iPod dust, shock, scratches and bumps and other daily damage that caused to your ipod! Precise cutouts give easy access to all buttons, vital ports and feature without remove this iPod Touch 4 Plastic Case. The installation process is quick, simple, and no ipod disassembly is required. iPod Touch 4 Plastic Case is molds perfectly fit to iPod's shape and highlight its beauty. 100% perfect fit. Color: as picture show.

Compatible with iPod Touch 4 (8GB), iPod Touch 4 (32GB), and iPod Touch 4 (64GB)

Package content : 1 x Cartoon Series Leather Skin Hard Case for iPod Touch - Hello Kitty, and Accessory only, iPod not included!

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Lagi, Kartun Nabi Muhammad Muncul di Koran Swedia

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Surat kabar terkemuka di Swedia kembali menerbitkan kartun Nabi Muhammad. Si pembuat kartun, sebelumnya telah mendapat ancaman bakal dibunuh gara-gara karyanya. Dagens Nyheter mengatakan, pihaknya kembali menerbitkan kartun ini sebagai solidaritas pada Lars Vilks. "Lars Vilks tidak sendirian dalam konflik ini. Ancaman terhadap dia adalah, pada akhirnya, sebuah ancaman terhadap semua warga Swedia," tulis Dagens Nyheter dalam editorialnya.

Polisi Irlandia telah menangkap tujuh orang Muslim yang dicurigai berkomplot untuk membunuh Vilks karena kartun ini. Keempat laki-laki dan tiga wanita ditangkap di kota-kota Cork dan Waterford dalam sebuah operasi yang sudah terkoordinasi dengan Amerika Serikat dan badan-badan keamanan Eropa. Dagens Nyheter menyerukan pada negara Swedia untuk memberikan perlindungan menyeluruh pada Vilks. (sumber : Straits Times)

Catatan Kartunesia : Kebebasan berekspresi memang wajib dijaga. Tapi, menjaga harmoni dengan menghormati keyakinan paling mendasar, yaitu religi, rasanya tak bisa disingkirkan demi segelintir karya manusia.

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MOL Launched Ecapay Asia Payment Solutions to All It's Online Games Platform

Thursday, February 04, 2010

Ecapay Asia, one of the world's largest online payment solutions for Asian markets, has announced a working relationship with MOL AccessPortal Berhad. MOL, one of the biggest online game websites, will use Ecapay Asia to allow all Asian online gamers to play online games using their local payment methods in Asia.

The relationship will bring thousands of new options for Asian gamers, allowing them to easily participate in MOL's online gaming platform. MOL recently purchased Friendster, and offers a massive library of both free and paid computer games including MMORPGs, casual games, and much more. Their products are known for great gameplay and attention to detail, as well as colorful, eye-catching art.

MOL games can be purchased using MOL points, which gamers buy through MOL.com. Ecapay Asia will now be a payment option, and gamers can buy MOLpoints quickly, safely, and simply by using Ecapay’s Asia Direct Debit payments.

"We're very excited to help MOL extend their audience, and to offer Asian gamers a way to participate in their innovative online gaming platform," said Elvin S., CEO of Ecapay. "Gaming fans know that MOL offers some of the best interactive games online, games that allow people to interact and play together from anywhere in the world. The new payment options will help gamers in Asia join in, and will greatly expand the already fantastic community that MOL has built."

Ecapay Asia supports major Southeast Asia payment solutions. Their payment engine is safe and easy to use, and is recognized as one of the top online payment options in Southeast Asia.

"Gamers everywhere love choices, and they love new games that allow them to connect with their friends online," said Elvin S. "This relationship will open up a vast number of fantastic new options. It's definitely an exciting time for gamers in Asian countries."

About Ecapay
Ecapay Asia Payment Solutions facilitates merchant payments through a variety of options. Our services allow merchants to receive payments via mobile banking, prepaid cards, and direct debit from bank accounts. We accept a wide array of currencies, offering flexibility and convenience to a rapidly expanding market. We utilize top-level security and encryption, ensuring the greatest measure of privacy and risk management. Ecapay Asia Payment Solutions consolidates the entire payment process, so merchants can easily receive payments without technological or financial barriers.

www.ecapay.com

About MOL
MOL is a MSC Malaysia Status Company that operates and develops payment systems. MOL handles over 60,000,000 payment transactions a year with an annual payment volume of over US$200 million. It leverages on a network of over 500,000 physical and virtual payment channels across more than 75 countries and linked to 88 banks in 9 countries worldwide to operate its key payment products, namely MOLPoints, an online micropayment system for content and services; MOLReloads, an electronic prepaid distribution infrastructure; MOLFreedom, a multi-application prepaid payment card; GamesHive, an online game payment aggregator; MOLWiFi, a wireless Internet service for F&B outlets; MOLiCafe, a cybercafé management programme and MOLSafePay, an escrow-based payment system for micro-merchants.

MOL was recognized as one of Asia Pacific’s fastest growing technology companies in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Awards in 2005 and 2006, has won a Merit Award for the Best of E-Commerce Applications in the MSC Asia Pacific ICT Awards and received the Member Excellence Award at PIKOM ICT Leadership Award 2009.

NOTES from KARTUNESIA : Nama web eCapay bikin geli juga. "eCapay deh..." Wekeke....

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8 Kartunis Solo siap ikuti lomba kartun di Jepang

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Solo (Espos)–Delapan kartunis asal Solo bakal ikut serta dalam The 9th Kyoto International Cartoon Exhibition yang akan digelar di Kyoto, Jepang dan Jakarta, Indonesia pada Juli-Agustus mendatang. Mereka adalah Basnendar Herryprilosados, Arif EH, Nasirun Purwokartun, Jajak Pakarso, Dwijo, Warsono, Is Ariyanto, serta Ari Duhai.

“Kemungkinan peserta dari Solo yang akan ikut serta dalam pameran tersebut masih bertambah. Untuk sementara, delapan orang tersebut yang sudah pasti,” ujar Is Ariyanto saat dijumpai Espos, Jumat (15/1) di kantornya.

Mengingat batas akhir pengiriman karya sudah mepet, 28 Februari mendatang, maka kartunis bersedia mengikuti pameran kartun bergengsi tingkat internasional tersebut mulai merancang karyanya. Menurut Is Ariyanto, pameran yang didukung The Kyoto Shibun Newspaper, NPO Kyoto International Cartoonist Congress (KICC), dan Harian Kompas tersebut bertema What is The Best Way to Develop Our Planet-Living on a Beautiful Earth, VI (Apa Cara Terbaik untuk Mengembangkan Planet Kita-Hidup di Bumi Yang Indah, VI).Selengkapnya...

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Enjoying Myrtle Beach Resort

If you want to enjoy a perfect trip, it's better if you make some good planning. Like when you want to go to Myrtle Beach Resort at South Carolina. They say that nearly 14 million visitors came to Myrtle Beach. Because the place has good weather and sandy beaches. The place has many hotels offer tons of amenities and extras with great deals to make your Myrtle Beach vacation fun and affordable.

So, what's next? Yes, you should find some informations about best Myrtle Beach Resort accomodations. A Resort is a place where people go very often or one’s rest or recreation as on a vacation. So Staying in such resorts should make one feel very comfortable.

There are so many source to find the Myrtle Beach Resorts or Myrtle Beach Resort accomodation. But, Myrtle Beach Resorts is the best solution for all. Myrtle Beach Resort provides good accommodations, Room Styles, finest furnishings, dining options, kitchen and moreover Banquet Facilities are available here.

Myrtle Beach Accommodations is the best place since it allows business people to carry out their work in business centre where they can check their mails and lot more.

So, what you will waiting for. Go to the web, and do what you have to do.

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Viz Media Announces New DVD Releases for December 2009

Friday, November 27, 2009

Viz Media, LLC (Viz Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced their list of DVD titles scheduled for release in December 2009. This includes the first box set of NAOKI URASAWA'S MONSTER, the next box set installments of HUNTER X HUNTER and HONEY AND CLOVER, as well as the latest episodic releases of the popular BLEACH and Naruto Shippūden series. Also releasing is the live action feature film – 20th Century Boys: BEGINNING OF THE END from VIZ Pictures. Viz Media DVD titles are distributed (in English) in the U.S and Mexico by Warner Home Video and in Canada by Allegro.

NAOKI URASAWA'S MONSTER Box Set 1 · Rated 'M' for Mature · MSRP: $59.90 US / $85.99 CAN · Available December 8

What would you do if a child you saved grew up to be a Monster? An ice-cold killer is on the loose, and Dr. Kenzo Tenma is the only one who can stop him! Tenma, a brilliant neurosurgeon with a promising future, risks his career to save the life of a critically wounded young boy named Johan. When the boy, now a coldhearted and charismatic young man, reappears nine years later in the midst of a string of unusual serial murders, Tenma must go on the run to uncover the story of Johan and stop the Monster he set loose upon the world. Conspiracies, serial murders, and secret government experiments set against the grim backdrop of the former East Germany are masterfully woven together in this compelling psychological thriller. (Episodes 1-15)

HONEY AND CLOVER Box Set 2 · Rated 'T+' for Older Teens · MSRP: $59.90 US / $85.99 CAN · Available December 15

Can life's answers be found where the road ends? Shinobu has disappeared to America, leaving both Yuta and Hagumi with very mixed feelings. But talk about mixed up! If Takumi's feelings are so tied up with Rika, why is he tied up in knots over his coworker Nomiya's romantic pursuit of Ayumi? Plus, senior projects are getting everyone down, but none more than Yuta, who in a sudden burst of reckless abandon takes off on his bicycle on an epic journey of self-discovery...Ah, the enthusiasm of youth! (Episodes 13-24 – includes Bonus Episode F)

SHONEN JUMP releases include:
Naruto Shippūden Volume 4 · Rated 'T+' for Older Teens · MSRP: $24.92 US / $35.99 CAN · Available December 8

Two powerful jonin of the Leaf, Kakashi and Guy, have taken on their Akatsuki rivals Itachi and Kisame. While Guy battles to save his team from a water prison, Kakashi exhibits his genius ninja prowess by seeing through Itachi's most subtle tactics. Turns out the battle wasn't quite what it seemed, and Kakashi and Granny Chiyo are fearful of the implications. Naruto and the team are forced to face the bitter truth--they might already be too late! (Episodes 14-17)

BLEACH Volume 23 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens · MSRP: $24.92 US / $35.99 CAN · Available December 15

Kariya and the Bounts arrive in the Soul Society and find themselves battling two Soul Reaper lieutenants, but the abundance of reishi in the Soul Society gives the Bounts a ready source of power, rendering them formidable opponents. Ichigo and friends arrive in the Soul Society, and when Rukia is injured in a fight, Ichigo follows her to the Kuchiki house, where he asks Byakuya to fight alongside him against the Bounts. Byakuya refuses and insists they leave it up to the 13 Court Guard Squads, but soon enough Byakuya finds himself in a one-on-one battle with Kariya. (Episodes 92-95)

HUNTER X HUNTER Box Set 4 · Rated 'T+' for Older Teens · MSRP: $49.95 US / $71.99 CAN · Available December 1

Mito gives Gon an iron box that Gon's father, Ging, left to him. But instead of providing clues to his father's whereabouts, what's inside only leads to more mysteries. While Gon and Killua head to Yorknew City, Kurapika gets a job with the mafia that soon brings him into conflict with the powerful Phantom Troupe at the underground auction. When Gon and Killua witness the members' overwhelming strength, they decide to shadow them to find out more, but the Phantom Troupe is one step ahead. (Episodes 47-62)

From VIZ Pictures: (Live Action Feature Films)
20TH CENTURY BOYS 1: BEGINNING OF THE END · MSRP: $24.92 US / $35.99 CAN · Available December 15

It all begins in 1969 when a young boy named Kenji and his friends write "The Book of Prophecy" in which they write about a future where they fight against an evil organization trying to takeover the world and bring about doomsday. Years later in 1997, a mysterious cult being lead by a man only known as "Friend" emerges and begins to gain strong influence over society. A series of catastrophic events begin to occur mirroring the prophecies made up by the young Kenji and the greatest fear is the climax of "The Book" becoming a reality; December 31st, 2000, a terrifying giant virus-spreading robot will attack the entire city of Tokyo leading to the end of mankind. The only people who know about "The Book" are Kenji and his childhood friends. Who is "Friend"? Will Kenji and his friends be able to save mankind and live to see the 21st Century?

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Cartoon Art Museum exhibition: August 8 – December 6, 2009

The Internet has revolutionized all forms of communication, and comics are no exception. The Cartoon Art Museum explores the digital revolution in its latest exhibition, Monsters of Webcomics, a showcase of some of the best and boldest work published on the World Wide Web.

Cartoonists choose to work on the Web for many reasons. For some, it’s an opportunity to reach readers directly without going through editors, publishers, or syndicates. For others, it’s a chance to explore the artistic possibilities of the Web, whether that means working in a format that would be impossible in print, tackling subject matter most comic-book publishers won’t handle, or taking advantage of the rich palette available with digital coloring. Others simply want to share their comics with as many people as possible.

The comics by the ten artists featured in this exhibition run the gamut from four-panel comic strips to full-length graphic novels and include comedy, drama, history, science fiction, and sociopolitical commentary. As varied as this work is, however, it represents only a very small sample of the comics available on the Web. The Monsters of Webcomics exhibition also includes a virtual gallery that will highlight dozens of additional online comics.

ABOUT THE FEATURED ARTISTS

Slow Wave
By Jesse Reklaw
slowwave.com

One of the longest-running webcomics, Slow Wave has been running online and in weekly newspapers since 1995. While pursuing a Ph.D. in artificial intelligence at Yale, Jesse Reklaw began drawing comics about dreams. These comics developed into Slow Wave, a weekly strip in which Reklaw draws dreams submitted by readers. Recently, Reklaw began incorporating a running plot into the strip, although the dream content still comes from reader emails. Some of the best strips from Slow Wave’s venerable run were recently published in the print collection The Night of Your Life.

Hark! A Vagrant!
By Kate Beaton
harkavagrant.com

Kate Beaton’s comics reflect her interest in history, especially that of her native Canada. Born in Nova Scotia, she worked at a museum in British Columbia before moving to Ontario. Although the comics she posts on her website range from autobiographical strips to stories about mermaids and mystery-solving teens, she’s perhaps best known for her comics poking erudite fun at historical figures.

Beaton won this year’s Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent, and Wired magazine called her “the Web’s best military historian, hands down.” Her book Never Learn Anything from History collects some of her best history comics.

Girl Genius
By Phil and Kaja Foglio
girlgeniusonline.com

Phil and Kaja Foglio began publishing Girl Genius, a “gaslamp fantasy” about the adventures of mad scientist Agatha Heterodyne and her friends, rivals, and minions, as a traditional print comic book. Soon, however, they discovered they could reach far more readers on the Web. Girl Genius now runs online, with new pages posted three days a week, before being published in graphic novel form.

The most recent Girl Genius collection, Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones, was nominated this year for a Hugo Award in the Graphic Fiction category.

Cat and Girl
By Dorothy Gambrell
catandgirl.com

For the past ten years, Dorothy Gambrell’s Cat and Girl, described as “a cat, a girl, and an experimental meta-narrative,” has run online and been featured in various print anthologies. Many of the strips consist of philosophical and political conversations between the cynical, intellectual Girl and the whimsical Cat, who likes polka, frosting, and eating paint. Other characters include Girl’s hipster counterpart Grrrl; a beatnik vampire called, appropriately, Beatnik Vampire; the hapless Bad Decision Dinosaur; and the lovelorn Boy.

The Perry Bible Fellowship
By Nicholas Gurewitch
pbfcomics.com

The Perry Bible Fellowship first ran in the Syracuse University newspaper The Daily Orange. It exploded in popularity when Nicholas Gurewitch began posting strips online in 2004. As the darkly funny weekly gag strip progressed, Gurewitch expanded his artistic repertoire, experimenting with different art styles and creating pastiches of illustrators like Shel Silverstein and Edward Gorey.

PBF has won two Ignatz Awards for Outstanding Online Comic, a Harvey Award for Best Online Comics Work, and an Eisner Award for the print collection The Trial of Colonel Sweeto. The newest collection, The Perry Bible Fellowship Almanack, spans the entirety of the online archive.

Dicebox
By Jenn Manley Lee
dicebox.net

Dicebox is a science-fiction graphic novel of epic scale. Set in the distant future, the story follows a year in the lives of two female migrant workers, Griffen and Molly, as they journey from planet to planet. Jenn Manley Lee, a graphic designer in Portland, Oregon, plans for the story to span four books with a total of 36 chapters. Book One is now close to completion online.

Dicebox has yet to be published outside of the Web, in part because the lavish full-color art would be expensive to publish in print. Comics scholar Scott McCloud listed Dicebox as one of his “Personal Top Twenty” webcomics.

Family Man
By Dylan Meconis
lutherlevy.com

Dylan Meconis’ first webcomic, Bite Me!, begun while she was still in high school, was a slapstick comedy about vampires in revolutionary France. Family Man, her current project, reworks some of the characters and concepts from Bite Me! into a meticulously researched graphic novel set in 18th-century Germany. Luther Levy, a young scholar and theologian, leaves his university job and begins stirring trouble within both his family and academia.

Meconis has also published work in the Flight anthology and illustrated the nonfiction comic Wire Mothers, written by Jim Ottaviani.

Achewood
By Chris Onstad
achewood.com

Since its launch in 2001, Achewood has developed into one of the funniest and most fascinating comics on the Web, but also one of the hardest to describe. Updated roughly 2-3 times a week, the strip follows a group of cats, robots, and stuffed animals who live in Chris Onstad’s house as well as an alternative city called the Underground. Over the years, the focus has settled on two characters, the wealthy, eccentric Ray Smuckles and his neurotic best friend Roast Beef.

In 2007, Time magazine named Achewood one of the top ten graphic novels of the year. In the same year, it was declared Funniest Online Comic by Cracked.com. The strip has also won two Ignatz Awards for Outstanding Online Comic.

Templar, AZ
By Spike
templaraz.com

Templar, Arizona is set in a fictional Arizona town in an alternate universe similar to, but not quite the same as, our own. Roughly at the center of the constantly expanding cast of characters are introverted writer Ben, his flamboyant and dirty-minded neighbor Reagan, and gentle giant Scipio, who works as a bodyguard and owns a pet chicken. Spike calls the series “culture fiction,” as the world of Templar is at least as important as the characters.

Templar, Arizona won a 2007 Glyph Comics Award for Rising Talent, as well as three 2009 Stumptown Trophy Awards for Outstanding Art, Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Webcomic. To date, Spike has published three print collections.

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Glut of great animated films may push Oscar category to 5 nominees for second time ever

Saturday, November 14, 2009

It's been a highly animated year in the movie world. So much so the Oscars ceremony in March could be expanding to accommodate more than the usual number of cartoony big-screen vehicles. The animated feature race may have five contenders vying for the prize for the first time since 2002, according to Variety. Go to the pages

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Sumpah, Ini Cuma Oknum!

Thursday, November 05, 2009

Tema hubungan mesra antara pengusaha bermasalah dan oknum (harus ada kata ini, biar aman...) aparat penegak hukum, selama ini hanya muncul di forum terbatas. Dalam diskusi mahasiswa, wartawan, aktifis LSM, dan sejenisnya.

Ada keyakinan, tapi tak pernah merasakan dan melihat dengan mata sendiri. Lalu rekaman Anggodo di Mahkamah Konstitusi bergulir bak bola salju. Tapi harapan bahwa segalanya akan terkuak dan sarat penjelasan, nyatanya berujung anti klimaks. Anggodo bebas. Dan saya terusik memunculkan kartun lama yang pernah ditolak sebuah media. Ah, biar saja.

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