Innovative interactive entertainment software empowers users to create personalized Virgin comic books using characters created by Deepak Chopra and others.

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) July 17, 2006 -- San Diego Comic Con 2006 Booth # 719: Virgin Comics, LLC and Planetwide Games, Inc. announced today the upcoming release of the Virgin Comics Comic Book Creator™ Self-Publishing software and Virgin Comics Digital Content Packs. Virgin Comics and Planetwide Games signed a licensing deal to sell and distribute through the internet and retailers worldwide this revolutionary software through www.VirginComics.com and www.mycomicbookcreator.com.

"Sir Richard Branson is a brilliant innovator and we are delighted to bring this level of excitement to comic books" said Larry Lieberman, Chief Marketing Officer of Virgin Comics. "Through this new endeavor with Planetwide Games, comic fans have a chance to get personally involved with our stories and our characters."

Virgin Comics Comic Book Creator – Self-Publishing Software is innovative interactive entertainment PC software that enables Virgin Comics fans to use their imaginations and actual Virgin Comics content to create personalized Comics and Comic Books. Virgin Comics fans will have the ability to post their personalized comics to a blog or social network, email to a friend or print in comic book form at home or the office.

"We are excited about offering the Virgin Comics fans in the US, UK, India and around the world the ability to create their own unique Virgin Comics" said Kevin Donovan, President of Planetwide Games. "Virgin Comics content and style are incredibly unique and will open creative minds to an important cultural Indian base of stories much like the recent phenomena of Anime and Manga. We believe in what Virgin Comics represents and through our interactive Virgin Comics Book Creator software we will empower the next generation of comic book fans with a new social and cultural understanding of India."

Virgin Comics Comic Book Creator software enables fans of Virgin Comics and comic books the opportunity to create their own comic creations. The intuitive and easy-to-use software is designed for fans who aspire to create their very own Comics. Virgin Comics Comic Book Creator fuses illustrations, backgrounds, images, icons, logos, taglines, symbols, text, thought bubbles and balloons, and artwork into a vast selection of over 500 different layout and design templates.

For more information, please visit: www.virgincomics.com or www.planetwidegames.com

About Virgin Comics, LLC

Virgin Comics LLC was founded in November 2005 by Sir Richard Branson and his Virgin Group, alongside author Deepak Chopra, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur and Gotham Entertainment Group LLC, South Asia's leading publisher of comic magazines established in 1997 by Sharad Devarajan and Suresh Seetharaman. The company has offices in New York City and Bangalore, India.

Virgin Comics titles include: Devi (created by Shekhar Kapur), Seven Brothers (created by John Woo), Ramayan Reborn (created by Deepak Chopra and Shekhar Kapur), Snakewoman (created by Shekhar Kapur) and The Sadhu (created by Gotham Chopra). Virgin Comics is located at booth #1803 at the 2006 San Diego Comic Con

Visit: www.VirginComics.com

Virgin Comics and related characters are trademarks and copyrighted © 2006 by Virgin Comics, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

About Planetwide Games, Inc.

Based in Orange County, CA, Planetwide Games, Inc. is a provider of innovative software applications, proprietary online technology and online video games. The company has executed license agreements with Marvel Entertainment, Virgin Comics, National Geographic, Sony Online Entertainment and Paramount Pictures' Nacho Libre Movie for the production and distribution of multiple versions of Comic Book Creator and Drag n’Drop Comics software. The company's applications, games and self-publishing platform for user generated content easily integrates into DVD home entertainment products, video games, music industry CD's, internet portals, online photo sharing websites, major game publishers platforms and developers' titles, or can be sold separately through digital downloads and retail box sales. Planetwide Games easy-to-use software products provide an enhanced game playing experience with name-brand awareness and ease-of-use software products.

Visit www.HyperComics.com, www.MyComicbookCreator.com and www.MyPlanetwide.com for more information.

Comic Book Creator, Drag 'n Drop Comics and Hypercomics are trademarks of Planetwide Games, Inc.
™ & © 2007 Planetwide Games, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Company contact:
Planetwide Games, Inc.
Mark Politi
Vice President Marketing and Corporate Communications
949.421.0488 Ext. 4212 Office
310.409.5938 Mobile

Virgin Comics, LLC
Larry Lieberman – Chief Marketing Officer
594 Broadway, Fourth Floor
New York NY 10012
(212) 358-0101