Civilization Daydreams Launched

righthttp://www.civfanatics.com/gallery/files/1/comic1_185187_thumb.jpg[/img]To celebrate the release of Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, 2K Games and Firaxis have partnered with several celebrity web comic creators popular in the gaming community to give a voice to the characters in Civ through a series of comics and animated shorts set within the Sid Meier’s Civilization universe called Civilization Daydreams.

lefthttp://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/1/civilization_daydreams_logo.jpg[/img]Starting today and ending August 10, 2007, these Civilization-themed web comics from the artists behind 8-Bit Theater, Control-Alt-Delete, Dueling Analogs, GUComics, MyExtraLife and PvPOnline, as well as animated shorts from the executive producer and collaborators behind the Over the Hedge comic and animated film, will debut on a combination of the comic creator websites and Civ fansites including CivFanatics, Apolyton, and Planet Civilization.

The kick-off comic drawn by Woody Hearn of GUComics is shown at the right (click to enlarge). The event homepage, www.civilization.com/daydreams, will also be updated weekly with all of the Civilization Daydreams comics and animated shorts.

Fan Art and Comic Contest

If you have your own Civilization Daydream, you can even enter into the Civilization Daydreams Fan Art and Comic Contest! Check out the rules and entry form at the event homepage. Five winners will each win an Xbox 360 Wireless game controller and Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series sound card while five runner-ups will receive an Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver. The winning submissions will then be displayed at www.civilization.com/daydreams.

>> View the Kickoff Comic

>> Civilization Daydreams Homepage

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