Latest Dilbert strip takes an indirect swing at Microsoft

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  There’s no actual mention of Microsoft in the today’s Dilbert strip, but it doesn’t take a genius to see the comic taking a swing at the Redmond-based software giant. With his latest creation, cartoonist Scott Adams has a pointy-haired character talking to Dilbert’s C.E.O. about the company’s “long slide toward irrelevance.” “But if you… Read More…

Cosplay, crafts and more great scenes from GeekGirlCon

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[Editor's Note: GeekWire's Emily Shahan was among thousands of people who attended the first day of GeekGirlCon yesterday at the Conference Center in downtown Seattle. She captured a bunch of photos of the scene, with some celebrity sightings along the way. Click any picture below to open a gallery. GeekGirlCon continues today, open to all... Read More…

Amazon updates Kindle apps for children’s books, comics

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Amazon is trying to make the experience of reading children’s books and comic books on a computer or device more like the original, or maybe a little better in some cases. The company this morning updated its Kindle apps for iPad, Android and web browsers to add new features for children’s books, comic books and… Read More…

Photo Gallery: Weird scenes from Emerald City Comicon

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It’s always the pleasantly strange things at Emerald City Comicon that catch my eye. A wizard eating a burrito.  Darth Vader in a bright yellow kilt. A pterodactyl talking on his cell phone. Saturday drew quite a crowd, and the fun continued with a costume party and nerd rock concert at the Hard Rock Cafe. There… Read More…

Emerald City Comicon: Top 5 things we’re excited about

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Emerald City Comicon is coming up this weekend, March 30-April 1. This year the event is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and this looks to be the best one yet. To give you a little primer as to what you should expect, here are the Top 5 things we’re looking forward to catching at this year’s… Read More…

Geek of the Week: Jim Demonakos, Emerald City Comicon, Kirby Krackle

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It’s never too early to mark your calendar for Emerald City Comicon, coming up in late March/early April 2012 — one of the landmark events on the Seattle geek’s annual calendar. Our latest Geek of the Week, Jim Demonakos, is not only the convention director, but he also founded a chain of comic book stores and… Read More…

The Oatmeal vs. FunnyJunk over pirated online comics

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Seattle’s Matthew Inman, better known as webcomic artist The Oatmeal, is loved by fans for his funny and biting observations on such topics as the technology world, the end of the world, and cats. Turns out some people like his work a little too much. Inman has recently become embroiled in a public struggle against site called FunnyJunk that… Read More…

Photo Gallery: 50 Amazing Characters from Sakura-Con

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As I strolled through Sakura-Con at the Convention Center in Seattle on Saturday I was suddenly transformed into another dimension of anime enthusiasts, comic book heroes, and video game villains. The sun was shining and Freeway Park was filled with choreographed dancing, singing, laughing and plenty of picture taking. Lisa Weeks, who has been attending the… Read More…