Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/02/google_chrome_comic_funnies/
Google's comic capers: what they really meant to say
The truth behind the speech bubbles
Posted in Odds and Sods, 2nd September 2008 22:32 GMT
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Google publicised its new browser Chrome with a 38-page comic book. It's a gift to satirists, and already, our inboxes are buzzing with slightly less saintly interpretations.
Here's a selection. Naturally, the altruistic nature of the operation gets a bit of a bashing:
(http://regmedia.co.uk/2008/09/02/chrometoon_googleville.jpg)
(http://regmedia.co.uk/2008/09/02/chrometoon_dibona.jpg)
As does the, er, "end to end" nature of the gambit:
And this one revives the memory of an ancient diplomatic incident (http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/18/weekinreview/18NUNB.html?ei=5007&en=e17a3b535b191691&ex=1368590400&partner=USERLAND&pagewanted=print&position=) between the Empire of Goo and El Reg:
(http://regmedia.co.uk/2008/09/02/chrometoon_consensus.jpg)
So can you do better? Remember to be careful:
So get Photoshopping - and mail them here (mailto:media@theregister.co.uk?Subject=Chrometoons). We'll try and turn this one around in "internet time." In other words, in time for Friday. ®