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Spidey's newest leap: the webbed avenger is transformed into a 3D comic book character. (Cover Story).

Computer Graphics World

| September 01, 2002 | Moltenbrey, Karen | COPYRIGHT 2002 PennWell Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

A compelling computer-generated rendition of Spider-Man certainly proved its mettle at the box office this summer. But for decades, a stylized, hand-drawn version of the webbed avenger captivated and enthralled readers as the superhero battled evil-doers on the pages of comic books. Now, Blue Dream Studios (Thousand Oaks, CA) has transformed the 2D character into 3D for a new series of CG comic books from Marvel Comics.

"Nothing like this has been done before in comics ... at least not to this extent," says Scott Christian Sava, owner of Blue Dream Studios. "CGI gives Spider-Man a whole new look. The images jump right off the pages."

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