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Howard Webster writes: "WWW.JONASMOORE.COM- WHAT IF THE BRITISH EMPIRE HAD NEVER ENDED? — THE REAL AMERICAN REVOLUTION GOES LIVE — A GROUNDBREAKING NEW FORM OF
ON-LINE MEDIA IS CREATED — BOND ACTOR COLIN SALMON STARS
London, UK, 27 April 2007. www.jonasmoore.com launches free previews of a groundbreaking, world-first trilogy of live action, second-generation graphic novels designed for iPod, media players and PCs starring British actor, Colin Salmon (Bond, AVP, Resident Evil).
The trilogy creates an entire new genre of on-line, iPod, media player and fan generated content and marks a revolution in on-line media that blurs the boundaries between real and on-line life.
The Many World's of Jonas Moore trilogy is set in a time where the British Empire has never ended and America is just a virtual world hosted on a vast global game network. Jonas Moore, a character personally created by the network's founder, is thrown into another game world where he discovers that the characters, creatures and monsters are all slaves to the gamers from the real world.
Iraq, Osama Bin Laden, Hitler, Stalin, JFK, George W Bush, Robert Mugabe, North Korea, Iran, Nelson Mandela, Tony Blair, the UN and global warming are all just pre-programmed game characters and virtual scenarios from one of thousands and thousands of worlds that repeat endlessly as on-line games with different outcomes dictated by the skill of the gamers who log on from the outside world.
Created by Howard Webster, www.jonasmooore.com combines a copyrighted digital comic book format, with 3D animation, live action digital photography, newsreel archive and an original music score. It invites fans to sample media and characters from www.jonasmoore.com to create their own second-generation graphic novel stories and contemporary political and fiction narratives.
According to Jonas Moore creator, Howard Webster, "the second generation novel is a revolution in on-line content — its first story is subversive on so many levels. The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore is about a world addicted to on-line games and digital media. It is about a population willing to relinquish control of their lives for their next fix of entertainment run by huge media cartels and technology companies. The parallels today are obvious."
Previews, press shots, story outlines and release dates are available at www.jonasmoore.com
Previews & Photos available for download on www.jonasmoore.com
More info at:
www.factory-publishing.com
www.howardwebsterphotography.com"
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