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Comic Fans Can Get up Close and Personal with Watchmen Creator Dave Gibbons at 2010 Comic-Con International

^{Published on 2010-07-13 10:35:42 - Market Wire}
 

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ Smith Micro Software, Inc. ] (NASDAQ: SMSI) Productivity and Graphics Group, today announced that it is bringing Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons to fans at 2010 Comic-Con International held in San Diego, CA, July 22^nd through July 25^th, 2010. The acclaimed creator of the Watchmen comic book and film series will greet fans at booth #5238 for exclusive signings. Comic-Con attendees can enter now via Twitter for the chance to attend an exclusive dinner engagement in San Diego with Gibbons on Saturday, July 24^th.

Gibbons creates his characters and storylines using Smith Microa™s Manga Studio software, which enables artists to quickly create professional, ready-to-publish pages from start to finish. Gibbons will use Manga Studio to design an all-new, limited edition poster created specifically for Comic-Con 2010 attendees.

Dave Gibbons has worked in comics since 1973. Cutting his teeth on undergrounds and fanzines, he became a frequent contributor to Britaina™s 2000AD illustrating aHarlem Heroes,a aDan Darea and co-creating aRogue Trooper.a Since then he has drawn and written for most comics publishers on both sides of the Atlantic. His work embodies a vast range of subjects and styles such as aDr. Who,a aSuperman,a aBatman,a aGreen Lantern,a aPredator,a aAliens,a the Hugo Award-winning aWatchmena with writer Alan Moore, as well as aGive me Libertya and aMartha Washington Goes to Wara with Frank Miller. His semi-autobiographical aThe Originalsa won an Eisner Award in 2005.

Manga Studio 4 offers users complete comic design and creation in two versions. Manga Studio Debut includes an easy to use feature set for users new to comic creation. While Manga Studio EX offers comic artists an advanced feature set to quickly create professional, ready-to-publish pages, from start to finish.

About Smith Micro Software, Inc.

Smith Micro Software, Inc., headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, with offices in Europe and Asia, develops mobility solutions that enable seamless broadband connectivity and next generation media and mobile convergence products over wireless networks.

The Companya™s Productivity and Graphics Group provides software solutions for people who want their computing experience to be more secure, organized and creative. Smith Micro Softwarea™s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol [ SMSI ]. For more information, please visit: [ http://www.smithmicro.com ].

Smith Micro, the Smith Micro logo, and Manga Studio are trademarks or registered trademarks of Smith Micro Software, Inc. All other trademarks and product names are the property of their respective companies.