CYN, a new graphic novel from acclaimed comics artist, Ibrahim Moustafa, is set to hit the shelves of your friendly neighborhood nerd store this month. Joining Ibrahim on the project are colorist Brad Simpson and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. CYN promises to be a gripping tale of savagery and salvation that blends Western and sci-fi ideas and influences. — Read the rest

One of the booths at New York Comic Con that caught my eye was the one above, by artist Issa Ibrahim, who specializes in (sometimes risqué) pieces featuring comic book characters. "Love Among the Ruins" is not only a take on one of my favorite pictures ever, "The Kiss" by Alfred Eisenstaedt, it brings together two "warring factions" of pop culture — Marvel and DC. — Read the rest

Click thumbnail for larger image. Ned Sublette says:

"A friend forwarded me yesterday this photo of a billboard in Cuba. I don't know who took it or when. It says: "… and now they say that we're terrorists!" — Ibrahim Ferrer, member of the Buena Vista Social Club.

Not all heroes wear capes. But who needs a cape when you have 444 separate video game consoles all plugged into the same TV?

This masterpiece is the product of gamer Ibrahim Al-Nasser, who just won the Guinness World Record for the Most Video Game Consoles Plugged Into One TV At The Same Time. — Read the rest

Humanoids, the Franco-American publisher known for being home to legendary creators like Mœbius and Alejandro Jodorowsky, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a groundbreaking new release. For the first time, the classic French sci-fi masterwork Arkadi and the Lost Titan by the legendary artist Caza will be published in English. — Read the rest

Saad Ibrahim Almadi (72), a dual US-Saudi national, is serving a 16-year-sentence for posting tweets that were critical of the Saudi government. He posted the tweets in Florida, but when he went to Saudi Arabia, he was apprehended and convicted of harboring a terrorist ideology and trying to destabilize the kingdom. — Read the rest

As a child of the 90s, most of the famous 80s cartoons never registered with me. I tried to get into Thundercats whenever it would show up on Cartoon Network, but it failed to resonate with me. — Read the rest

In the Philippines, personal Internet access is far too expensive for many people. As a result, folks in rural areas and slums go online via pisonet machines—public vending machines that sell Internet access in five minute increments for one peso (approximately two US cents.) — Read the rest

I am excited for this rendition of Around the World in 80 Days.

Tennant seems perfect for the role of Phileas Fogg.

Ars Technica:

In addition to Tennant, this new adaptation stars Ibrahim Koma as Passepartout and Leonie Benesch as Abigail Fix, a journalist (no doubt inspired by Bly).

Today, Twitter released a statement that says the platform has suspended "a large network of fake accounts," as well as many others "located in a wide range of countries," for abusing an API feature that allowed them to match phone numbers to usernames.

Trabzon is a northeastern province of Turkey. You'll find a lot of light industry there: small farmers, plantations growing tea and craftsman. It also happens to be home to some of the most sought-after honey in the world.

Ibrahim Sedef, is a beekeeper who, along with his bees, works in the region, producing Anzer honey. — Read the rest

An American tourist has been released from Syria, report multiple news outlets on Friday.

Having won the Fortnite nationals, co-champion Jack Stuttard is asked what's next: another season? More tournaments? The online circuit?

Honestly, we don't like the game that much any more. Not gonna lie. We'll see what happens.

The host smiles and turns to co-champion Ibrahim Diaz and literally requests "a better answer here." — Read the rest

It's been a little over three months since the 12 boys and their soccer coach were rescued from a Thai cave. On Monday, Ellen DeGeneres had all 13 of them, plus a translator, on her show to give their first interview after their frightening incident. — Read the rest

Ibrahim Diallo was eight months into a three year contract with a big company when its systems abruptly decided that he was fired: first it told his recruiter that he'd been let go, then it stopped accepting his pass for the parking and the turnstyles, then his logins stopped working, and at each turn, his supervisor, and that person's boss, and the HR people, were at a loss to explain or reverse the steady, automated disappearance of Ibrahim from the company.

Here's a fact you can kill with alcohol or a head injury and never miss: Ikea doles out around 2 million of its Swedish meatballs, per day. Here's another: those Swedish meatballs? There's a very good chance that they're not actually Swedish. — Read the rest

Companies House, the UK registry of companies, is widely known to be filled with fraudulent registration information about directors, addresses and ownership, and it's this willingness to tolerate fraud that has made the UK one of the first ports of call for criminals and looters looking to launder their fortunes.

eL Seed, a Tunisian-French artist, painted a mural whose Arabic calligraphy reads "Anyone who wants to see the sunlight clearly needs to wipe his eye first," spanning 50 buildings across Manshiyat Naser, a neighborhood where the city's largely Coptic Christian garbage collectors live.

When Senegalese Mozillan Ibrahima Sarr translated Firefox OS into Fulah, he had to coin an entire technological vocabulary, so "crash" became "hookii" (a cow falling over but not dying).

Four of the plaintiffs are US citizens, the other a permanent resident. They say that their rights have been routinely violated by a secret, unaccountable terrorist watchlist system.