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May 8, 2008

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It’s Magiq! Plasq’s new comic book creator

Posted May. 8, ’08, 11:37 AM PT by Dan Pourhadi
Category | Software

Magiq1.jpgPlasq makes some great stuff — like the famous Comic Life comic-creator that was pre-installed on consumer Macs, and my favorite, Skitch, a unique and amazingly-handy screen shot app. And they’re pushing the limits of imagination again with Comic Life Magiq, a new, more in-depth and flexible approach to comic-booking, wrapped in a beautiful and — dare I say — fun to use interface.

It isn’t really an “upgrade” to their original Comic Life, but a more Pro-like version of the concept with a slew of comprehensive and creative imaging features: professionally-designed templates and comic graphics, more-advanced comic object manipulation, Vector brushes, bezier paths, masking tools, an integrated image editor, and a bunch more.

But the interface is arguably Magiq’s best quality — it’s cartoony itself, harnessing Magiq’s myriad of features in a simple, intuitive, and pretty-looking design. The whole construction of the app makes you want to use it…like making a comic book would be fun or something.

Comic Life Magiq is available for the limited-time price of $40, with a cross-upgrade for $20 for owners of the current Comic Life. Check the site for more details and a 30-day demo. (Note about the demo: When I downloaded it, Safari added a “.bz2” extension which made the file unusable. Simply remove that extension — leaving the .dmg — and open the file. An image should mount that contains the app.)


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