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Google Has a Stormtrooper Guarding Their Facility

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At Google‘s North Carolina data center, there is a model of a Stormtrooper guarding the computers, a new peek inside the facility revealed. Lets just hope there’s no need to repel Rebel forces with an exchange of blaster fire, who knows what would be hit.

It’d also appear they have a small R2 unit running around as well. I think this is just more evidence Google really has gone to the Dark Side. Unfortunate for a company whose motto used to be “Don’t be evil.”

Muslim Green Lantern Hot on Yahoo, Not on Google

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It’s interesting to see what hits mainstream and what doesn’t when it comes to comic books and earlier today “Muslim Green Lantern” was burning up the trending charts on Yahoo, reaching the sixth spot in most popular stories.

But, looking at Google, that popularity didn’t translate. Here’s a graph of searches for the term Green Lantern over the past 30 days. I used the general term “Green Lantern” because “Muslim Green Lantern” and “Arab Green Lantern” returned no activity.

Maybe we can just chalk this up to a slow news day on Yahoo?

How Does the Avengers vs. X-Men Buzz Compare to DC New 52?

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Recently as we’ve gotten closer to the event, the traffic being driven to our site surrounding Marvel‘s upcoming event Avengers vs. X-Men has been increasing.  Exploding is really the better term.  But, this got me to think, how does the buzz around this mega event compare to DC’s relaunch?  I decided to hit the tubes to find the answer.

I decided to seek out the wisdom of the Google to see how various terms were doing during their time periods.  In this case the below is the amount of searches for “DC 52” vs. “DC Reboot” vs. “Avengers vs X-Men”.

You can see from the graph that all three caused buzz, but the sudden spike and growth with “Avengers vs X-Men” doesn’t compare to the sudden interest in DC’s relaunch.  It’ll be interesting to see how it plays out and whether searches can shed a clue if online buzz equals offline sales.

 

Google and Muppets

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Google has rolled out this really entertaining ad for Google+ and it’s hangout function featuring the Muppets.  I saw it on tv this week and it got me to pause, so that unto itself is impressive.  It also features Under Pressure, an awesome song…

Google Honors Eisner on His Birthday

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If you visited Google yesterday, you might have noticed the search giant paid tribute to Will Eisner for what would have been his 94th birthday.  Scott McCloud was also invited by Google to do a guest post about the legend’s legacy:

Eisner influenced comics in dozens of ways. In the ‘40s, Eisner’s The Spirit—a seven-page newspaper feature—introduced an arsenal of visual storytelling techniques still used generations later, and provided an early testing ground for future comics stars including Jack Kirby and Jules Feiffer. (The Spirit also began a tradition of pictorially-integrated logos—inspiring today’s snazzy rooftop doodle!)

Eisner was one of the first cartoonists to understand the power of visual education, and wrote eloquently about the process of making comics in Comics and Sequential Art (1985) and Graphic Storytelling (1996). As early as 1941, he publicly advocated treating comics as a distinct literary and artistic form, and—nearly four decades later—was instrumental in the rise of the graphic novel in America, beginning with A Contract with God in 1978.

For most of his career, Eisner was years, even decades, ahead of the curve. I saw him debating artists and editors half his age, and there was rarely any question who the youngest man in the room was. It helped that he never stood on ceremony. Everyone was his peer, regardless of age or status. None of us called him “Mr. Eisner.” He was just “Will.”

You can learn more about Will Eisner here.

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Marvel Entertainment Announces Marvel Comics On Chrome

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Official Press Release

MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES MARVEL COMICS ON CHROME

New York, NY – February 2nd, 2011—Marvel Entertainment is proud to announce Marvel Comics on Chrome, available free via Google’s Chrome Web Store at http://chrome.marvel.com. Optimized for the Google Chrome Web browser and utilizing the power of HTML 5 technology, this Web-based app offers over 1,600 comics available for single issue purchase to read on your PC or Mac. Purchases made on the Marvel Comics app on iTunes will also be accessible via the Chrome store at no extra cost to users, though purchases made through the Chrome store may only be viewed through the Marvel Comics app on Chrome

“Marvel Comics on Chrome is the next step of Marvel’s commitment to making high definition digital comics available to users anytime, anywhere,” explained Ira Rubenstein, Executive Vice President, Global Digital Media Group. “We’re sure users of the Google Chrome Web browser will love this digital comics experience.”

So, what’re you waiting for? Download the Google Chrome Web browser now, then check out the free Marvel Comics app in the Chrome Web Store and immerse yourself in the world’s greatest super hero stories!

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Marvel vs. Comics Invasion Round 2… Fight!

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Well that was quick.  A few days ago we brought you news that Marvel had shut down the link sharing site Comics Invasion that was on the Blogspot blogging platform.  The comic book company served Google (which owns Blogspot) with a cease and desist to take the website down.

Comics Invasion then moved to WordPress, and now that’s gone due to violation of the platform’s “terms of service.”

Where will it wind up next?

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Marvel Shuts Down a Pirate Site. Why is Anyone Surprised?

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Bleeding Cool was all over the news that Marvel has asked Google to shut down the blog Comics Invasion that was run on their Blogspot platform.  The blog which was up around two years provided links for illegal downloads of Marvel comics.  After the take down, the blog was quickly up on WordPress with their entire archive.

But why is this shocking?  Marvel and numerous other comic book companies have been cracking down on piracy over this past year.  Working with the FBI, a coalition of comic book companies shut down HTMLcomics.com along with six other websites and another coalition took down manga.com.

In an industry increasingly moving towards digital distribution, they’re covering all their bases including shutting down illegal distribution networks that directly undermine their ability to sell comics online.  Why pay, when you can get them for free?

The bigger news out of Marvel’s visit to Google would be if we see a future venture in a positive direction of distribution or archiving of historically significant comics, but then again, why give something away for free when you can charge.

Below is a copy of the DMCA notice.

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