Comic Life Updates
Comic Life for Windows and Comic Life for Mac have both been recently updated.

You may find the release notes for Comic Life for Windows (1.3.6) here and Comic Life for Mac (1.4.3) here.

This update is also for the Deluxe version.

Please download from within Comic Life or from our downloads page.

Updates are free for all registered users.

Download a Comic Life update today!

   
Comic Life Magiq 1.0.3 Beta released
We are delighted to offer a beta of our upcoming Comic Life Magiq 1.0.3 update.

It has numerous stability and significant performance improvements over 1.0.2.1 - so we would love previous users to download and let us know if you come across any issues.

Please visit the forum for more information, including where to download the beta.

Thank you very much for your help testing the future!

   
Comic Life Magiq 1.0.2.1 update released
A free update for Comic Life Magiq is available for all users.

Identical to 1.0.2c in all but version number, which has been changed to ensure 1.0.2 users are made aware of the 1.0.2c update via the menu: Comic Life Magiq > Check for Updates...

This 1.0.2.1 update is recommended for all 1.0.2 users and fixes a serious saving issue introduced in 1.0.2 that caused images to be left out of the document.

If you're already running 1.0.2c (v10939) you can "Skip This Version".

Head to the plasq downloads page to get the 1.0.2.1 update or update from within Comic Life Magiq.

   
French Tutorials!
Débuter sur Mac have recently released brilliant tutorials on two of our applications; Comic Life Magiq and Skitch.

You can check out the great tutorial for Comic Life Magiq here and the one for Skitch here.

Merci!

   
King Crimson Comics!
Comic Life is great for sharing those funny little moments from school, in the office, or while on worldwide progressive-rock-legends tours.

Robert Fripp and Tony Levin have been sharing the day-to-day stories of touring within one of the most influential prog rock bands - on King Crimson’s 40th Anniversary Tour.

Enjoy the King Crimson Comics here and here.

   
Comic Touch released for iPhone / iPod Touch
Ever wished you had the fun of Comic Life handy at all times? Ever been out at a party, family gathering or on public transport and wished you could add your 'comic touch' to a photo? Now you can!

We're giggling with glee to announce Comic Touch for iPhone and iPod Touch. Add various speech balloons and captions to your photos. Choose a fun special effect to warp and bend your family and friends, then email the results to them!

Learn more about Comic Touch here or purchase it instantly from the iTunes App store.

Comic Touch - it's new!

   
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Comic Life Classic -v- Magiq? Help. - 2008/06/06 03:05 New user here.

I'm not sure if I need Comic Life (Classic) or Comic Life Magiq.

I've downloaded both demos. It appears that the CL Classic demo is the "Standard" version with fewer templates / fonts / styles than the Deluxe version.

On the other hand, the Magiq demo has a boatload of templates / styles / fonts. More than I can really grok as a new user.

At the base I'm unable to effectively compare Classic to Magic because the demos are not peer-level products.

Here's what I want to know...

1) Which has more templates / fonts / styles, CL Deluxe or CL Magiq?
2) Where can I find a product comparison chart of the various flavors of Comic Life (Standard, Deluxe, Magiq)?
3) Is there a list of the fonts / styles / templates included with each version?

At first blush it's looking like Comic Life Deluxe is the right way for me to go. I don't think I need all the additional bells and whistles of Magiq (image editor, etc... actually reminds me of Kai's software from way back when), but if that choice results in fewer templates / styles / fonts, then I'd have to rethink my options.

So, I'm looking for clarity which could be provided by a real product comparison chart similar to this one for Quicken (http://quicken.intuit.com/compare_products.jhtml) or this one for Adobe Acrobat (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/matrix.html)

It's probably obvious that a robust library of styles, etc. is a primary feature for me. Secondary to that would be the ability to design/import my own styles.

Any guidance?

Thanks.
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Re:Comic Life Classic -v- Magiq? Help. - 2008/06/06 04:12 You can start with this image.


Counting the fonts in CLM, I come up with 71 (which, I believe, are inclusive of the ones that come with CLDeluxe). I also think all the templates that come with CLDeluxe comes with CLM plus CLM's new themed templates. The same can be said for the Styles.
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Re:Comic Life Classic -v- Magiq? Help. - 2008/06/06 09:25 Thanks KeynoteKen,

Adisa, Comic Life Magiq has 70 fonts included for Dialogue, FX, Title and other uses. [edit - I said 100 originally but had included Bold and italic separately by mistake - sorry!]

It's harder to compare styles for example - as the styles in Comic Life Magiq are integrated into the themed template. More templates will be available in the future as well.

Since you already have Comic Life Magiq, simply follow these steps to see, and try out all the fonts:


Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch

Hope that helps!
Keith

Post edited by: keith, at: 2008/06/06 20:49
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Re:Comic Life Classic -v- Magiq? Help. - 2008/06/24 07:16 Hey folks, thanks for the feedback. I've evaluated both products and come down in favor of Magiq which I've since purchased.

Again, thanks.
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Re:Comic Life Classic -v- Magiq? Help. - 2008/07/24 20:53 I am trying to decide whether to purchase Comic Life Deluxe or Comic Life Magiq? Does Comic Life Magiq do everything that Comic Life Deluxe does plus additional features? I undertstand that Magiq has more fonts and templates but will it do everything that Comic Life Deluxe does and more?
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Re:Comic Life Classic -v- Magiq? Help. - 2008/07/24 23:49 Hi MacPower,

You're correct -- Comic Life Magiq does everything Comic Life can, and more. One important note is, due to the new architecture that Comic Life Magiq is built on, it's not possible to open Comic Life documents in Comic Life Magiq.

I hope that clarifies things!

Keith
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