As The Smurfs have fun 65 years of existence, their US writer Papercutz will ship a considerably distinctive Free Comedian E book Day (FCBD) providing: a compilation of basic materials by unique creator Peyo, with augmented actuality – the place followers younger and outdated can see their favorite characters pop off the web page. The augmented actuality content material is delivered by AR platform and media firm Dwelling Popups.
In response to the PR, Papercutz…
“…is proud to current this augmented actuality FCBD problem for followers to select up at their native comedian retailers at no cost on Might 6, 2023– the place they’ll instantly have the ability to activate a digital Smurfette to pop up off the quilt of the problem!
“This Smurfs sixty fifth anniversary particular for Free Comedian E book Day will showcase 65 years of evolution for the Smurfs franchise, and symbolize a significant step for the model. Combining the timelessness of the basic comedian guide expertise with the thrilling new frontier of the metaverse, this problem is an ode to the previous and a imaginative and prescient for a smurftastic future.”
The AR content material – and AR activating printed tags – for The Smurfs FCBD problem seems to be a bunch of enjoyable little further pictures and animations, based mostly on previews:
The Smurfs FCBD problem will embrace three basic Peyo tales – A Kiss for Smurfette; The Smurf from Outer House; and Smurfs and the Robotic X-XIII. The latter two tales have by no means earlier than been launched in English.
The Smurfs (also referred to as Les Schtroumpfs) is a Belgian comedian guide franchise that started in 1958, when the characters first appeared in one other collection being produced by their creator – Peyo (actual identify Pierre Culliford) – for Spirou journal, referred to as Johan et Pirlouit. The characters proved so fashionable that they obtained their very own spinoff collection within the journal a yr later. Over the course of his life Peyo and his studio produced 16 volumes of collected materials, printed between 1963 and 1992. After their creator’s loss of life The Smurfs continued and the fortieth quantity (in French) was launched final yr with Les Schtroumpfs et les Enfants perdus [tr. The Smurfs and the Lost Children]. Papercutz – by way of translator Joe Johnson – have been delivering the collection in English for US audiences since 2010. In 2022 Papercutz was acquired by Mad Cave Studios.
