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How Hector Hammond channeled Carl Sagan to become Green Lantern’s evil genius [Green Lantern]

After the flashy Green Lantern footage was premiered we sat down with cast and crew to talk about the ring-slinging space corps. But we were most surprised to learn Peter Sarsgaard’s inspiration for his mustachioed character. Spoilers ahead… More »

Marvel’s Comic Book Creator Is $&@#ing Brilliant [Software]

Marvel’s Create Your Own Comic service is designed for kids, but that shouldn’t stop you.

The free online app allows you to select between a slew of page layouts, then drag and drop your favorite (mini) Marvel heroes into each panel. Of course can also add text, sound effects objects—whatever you need to flesh out that 4-part series you’ve always wanted to see in which a prepubescent Wolverine struggles to uncover the roots of his inexplicably persistent five o’clock shadow.

But the best part is that the whole system is vector based, meaning that you can enlarge any element (like characters) as much as you’d like before exporting your comic to a fairly high rez PDF (that’s free from watermarks or any other stuff that could sour the experience).

Though, I must admit, I fear to see what your minds come up with in the comments. Please keep in mind that none of these superheroes are of age. [Marvel via GeekDad]