This Is How You Die

With the publication of 2010’s anthology Machine Of Death, a one-off webcomics gag became a cottage industry. In addition to the book, there’s a podcast of MOD stories being read, a merchandising line, and a spin-off card game. The latter’s success suggests the popularity of the original story collection—the Kickstarter pitch asked for $23,000, and funded with more than $550,000.

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Stunning Maps of 3 Billion Tweets Reveal iPhone vs. Android Neighborhoods

The visualizations were created by engineers at MapBox, an enterprise mapping outfit, in collaboration with Eric Fischer, the data viz whiz whose maps of racial and ethnic make-up in American cities travelled widely across the web a few years back.

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Marvel's 'Earth's Mightiest Show' Targets Geek Lifestyle

Marvel Entertainment has set its sights on an unexpected new target with its latest web series: Lifestyle programming. Initially announced at this year's SXSW festival in March, tomorrow sees the official launch of Earth's Mightiest Show, in which Blair Butler leads viewers through what's happening in today's geek culture.

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