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London, Aug 20 : 'Dennis the Menace', 'Desperate Dan' and several other cartoons are now coming to children's mobile phones as frame-by-frame picture messages at 1.50 pounds each.
The comic strips will get a makeover as publishers are figuring out ways to cut down on costs and attract more readers by sending the cartoons on mobiles
Mobile operators are also looking forward to put real sounds with the written gnashes, thwacks and kerplunks traditionally found in cartoon stories.
The new service works on MMS and sends cartoons as digital slideshows by converting strips of up to 12 frames into digital files.
Sydney Jordan's Jeff Hawke, a sci-fi adventurer which appeared in a national newspaper from 1955 to 1974, has been brought back by Rok Comics, a British company that launched its cartoon service in June.
Managing director of Rok Comics, John Freeman revealed that several hundred subscribers were already switching on to their mobiles to avail the service.
"Strips like Garfield and Doonsbury have helped to spread the message. We're getting 10,000 hits a day on our site," Timesonline quoted Freeman, as saying.
Rok Comics is also hoping to bring back cartoons like 'Archie the Robot', which is popular in India and Pakistan.
The mobile comic strip is not only attracting kids but also adults, for comics like 'Crazy Mary', a violent graphic novel about a female bounty hunter are also available.
Publishers including Mills and Boon, Penguin and Random House have also signed up to allow readers to download novels on to mobiles.
ANI
