One of my favourite applications for Mac OS X, Comic Life, has just been released for Windows XP / Vista. Comic Life allows students to create comics, how-tos or picture albums by combining together digital photos with speech and thought bubbles, text, and authentic comic-style layouts and fonts. It’s great fun and almost impossibly easy to use.
Pricing is US$24.95 (about £12.50) for the “Standard” version and $29.95 for a “Deluxe” version with more fonts, templates and styles. There’s a free 30-day trial available for download, so you can test drive it for yourself.
Updated - pricing for education is better still:
- Comic Life Education single license (includes Mac + Windows versions!) - £10.33
- Comic Life Education 25-machine license (Mac + Windows) - £102.98
- Comic Life Education 50-machine license (Mac + Windows) - £154.72
- Comic Life Education 250-machine license (Mac + Windows) - £258.71









