Not that long ago, on a college campus not that far away, one student made a surprising discovery: John Boyega, currently staring in the biggest movie in American history, did a stint as a stock photo model. Someone at the University of Nebraska spotted Boyega in ads around the school, and shared the discovery on Imgur. It's true: As photographer Chris Schmidt posted on Facebook in late December, Boyega participated in the Getty Images stock photo shoot long before he ever appeared in Star Wars (though it's unclear exactly when). (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s); if (d.
- 1/9/2016
- by Adam Carlson, @acarlson91
- PEOPLE.com
Not that long ago, on a college campus not that far away, one student made a surprising discovery: John Boyega, currently staring in the biggest movie in American history, did a stint as a stock photo model. Someone at the University of Nebraska spotted Boyega in ads around the school, and shared the discovery on Imgur. It's true: As photographer Chris Schmidt posted on Facebook in late December, Boyega participated in the Getty Images stock photo shoot long before he ever appeared in Star Wars (though it's unclear exactly when). (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s); if (d.
- 1/9/2016
- by Adam Carlson, @acarlson91
- PEOPLE.com
A Comic Book telling the life story of Steve Jobs has been made available early in the form of an e-book.
The Apple co-founder and former chief executive died on Wednesday, aged 56, after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer.
Bluewater Productions along with Paperless Publishing have announced that they will release the upcoming special edition biography comic in electronic format for Barnes & Noble's Nook and Amazon's Kindle.
The standard print issue, announced in June, will be released on schedule in three weeks.
In respect for Jobs' lifetime of achievement and his brave fight against pancreatic cancer, Bluewater has pledged a portion of the issue's proceeds to the American Cancer Society.
"Jobs' vision and business acumen revolutionised the world," said writer CW Cooke. "Between him and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, you would be hard pressed to find someone with greater influence over how we communicate, interact and do business over the last 30 years.
The Apple co-founder and former chief executive died on Wednesday, aged 56, after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer.
Bluewater Productions along with Paperless Publishing have announced that they will release the upcoming special edition biography comic in electronic format for Barnes & Noble's Nook and Amazon's Kindle.
The standard print issue, announced in June, will be released on schedule in three weeks.
In respect for Jobs' lifetime of achievement and his brave fight against pancreatic cancer, Bluewater has pledged a portion of the issue's proceeds to the American Cancer Society.
"Jobs' vision and business acumen revolutionised the world," said writer CW Cooke. "Between him and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, you would be hard pressed to find someone with greater influence over how we communicate, interact and do business over the last 30 years.
- 10/7/2011
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Steve Jobs is to feature in a biography comic book from Bluewater Productions. Written by CW Cooke with illustrations from Chris Schmidt, the 32-page one-shot chronicles the Apple CEO's life and career. "Admire him or hate him, Jobs's vision and business acumen revolutionized the world," said Cooke. "Between he and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, you would be hard pressed to find someone with greater influence over how we communicate, interact and do business over the last 30 years." According to the publisher, the Jobs comic was pushed into development following the success of its biography title based (more)...
- 6/14/2011
- by By Mark Langshaw
- Digital Spy
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