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anyone know what happened to Comics Empower? (self.Blind)
submitted by Wingless_Shinigami
Hello, as the title says-I was wondering if anyone knows what happened to Comics Empower. I know they were mentioned in an article in 2015-2016, but they seem to be totally gone now. Was it copyright from DC/Marvel (the article used several comic covers like Detective Comics Batman and Daredevil). If so, does anyone know where I can find their works? Am really interested in audio comics OR a tool to read the text in the speech bubbles. Thanks in advance
Motya105 1 points 1y ago
There’s also a free audio adaptation of Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross’s Marvels as a multi-part podcast series, findable wherever you listen to podcasts.
Motya105 1 points 1y ago
I saw an article a few years ago, in which the creator announced that they were closing/shutting down. There may be podcast interviews with him that you could search for on-line that may give more info/insight. I think Guy Hasan is his name. If you would like audio version of comic books from Marvel or DC, you can find them on Audible, (they used to be produced by a company called GraphicAudio, but they no longer make them.) GraphicAudio also have adaptations of Garth Ennis’ The Boys, which you can find on their website. Most of their adaptations for Marvel and DC comics are dramatizations of prose novelizations, (such as Alex Irvine’s X-Men: Days Of Future Past, which are published in print by Titan Books. You can find most of these books on Bookshare, if you’re in a country that offers it. In terms of reading speech bubbles, ComicsML may be of use, (it’s an HTML-esque language that can be used to mark up comics), though I don’t think any works from Marvel/DC have been adapted into ComicsML. Another option is finding comic book scripts, via websites like the Comic Book Script Archive. They’re not complete story arcs, but are able to convey the thrill of reading a comic through text. They’re basically scripts that writers give artists to draw from, so are usually very detailed. Audible also created adaptations of the first two arcs of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman, and the Locke and Key graphic novel series. I hope this helps.
moonpegasus19 1 points 1y ago
I am not sure
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