Fans Can Create Their Personalized Speed Racer Comic Books Featuring the World's Most Futuristic Car, the Mach 5
Speed Racer and the Mach 5 are such iconic symbols of the Comic and Animation world

New York, NY (PRWEB) February 17, 2008 -- American International Toy Fair 2008 Booth #3370 -- Planetwide Media and Speed Racer Enterprises, Inc. today announced the debut of Speed Racer Comic Book Creator 2™ interactive entertainment software. Featuring classic characters such as Speed Racer, Racer X, Pops, Trixie, Chim Chim, Spritle, Sparky and the Mach 5. Speed Racer Comic Book Creator 2 lets the fan get into the drivers seat of creating their very own personalized Speed Racer Digital Comic Book. Drag 'n Drop officially licensed Speed Racer art, backgrounds, icons, screen shots, video clips and audio, while creating your very own personal digital comic books.

Speed Racer Comic Book Creator 2 comes bundled with PD Particles, a comprehensive and self-contained painting tool with a focus on Particle Brushes. Fans can easily create fascinating original artwork from a variety of illustration and special effects based on painting with particles and bristles, such as magical lighting effects, hair, fireworks and waterfalls, etc. Another prominent application inside Speed Racer Comic Book Creator 2 is Audacity, an easy-to-use audio editor and recorder that provides the ability to record live audios, and digital recordings or sound effects, music, and embed a user's own narration into their comic book creations. Users will also be able to import, edit and combine sound files with other files or new recordings.

"Speed Racer Comic Book Creator 2 gives the Speed Racer fans interactivity with the characters and the story that they love" said James Rocknowski, President of Speed Racer Enterprises. "We are now letting the fans do what they've always wanted, the opportunity to create their own Speed Racer story".

"Speed Racer and the Mach 5 are such iconic symbols of the Comic and Animation world" says Kevin Donovan, President Planetwide Media. "The Speed Racer Comic Book Creator 2 finally lets the fan tell and create their own personalized Speed Racer Comic Books".

About Speed Racer Enterprises

Based in Santa Monica, California, Speed Racer Enterprises was formed in 1991 and owns the worldwide rights to the Classic Speed Racer animated television property. The company also manages all television distribution, merchandising, licensing and promotional activities for the property.
For more information visit www.speedracer.com.

SPEED RACER TM & Copyright 2008 Speed Racer Enterprises, Inc. Speed Racer is a trademark of Speed Racer Enterprises, Inc. and is used under license.

About Planetwide Media

Planetwide Media provides a unique and patent pending, interactive, self-publishing personalized media platform for a wide audience of emerging consumers in the digital new media space. The company provides web enabled tools, software applications and video games that create personal interactivity. The company's signature product, Comic Book Creator™, is a best-of-breed digital media platform that embraces User Generated Content (UGC) and enables users to blend their creations into their social networks, their blogs and across the web. Comic Book Creator is an easy to use platform that provides the consumer with a richly enhanced interactive digital experience. Planetwide Media is currently combining the Comic Book Creator with technology through licenses with world-class entertainment, video game, sports, music and lifestyle brands worldwide. For licensing and brand partners, Comic Book Creator is a platform to extend their digital footprint into an interactive digital experience.

Visit: MyComicBookCreator.com or www.MashON.com for more information.

Comic Book Creator TM & © 2008 Planetwide Games, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Media Contact Information:
James Rocknowski
Speed Racer Enterprises, Inc.
President
(310) 917-1200 Office
james @ speedracerenterprises.com

Mark Politi
Planetwide Media
Vice President - Licensing and Media Relations
310-409-5938
mark @ mashon.com

Christina Hwang
Terpin Communications, Inc.
(310) 821-6100 Ext. 104 Office
Christina @ Terpin.com