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A creative option for people who can't draw (or who just want to 'draw' with a camera?) the [[Photo Comic]] involves taking pictures of ~~things -- either~~ posed inanimate objects, or actual ~~people -- and~~ making a comic out of them. In the [[Web Comics]] world, toys are popular for this. Also became popular in British comics (particularly girls' comics) in the late 1970s and early 1980s; however, it proved unpopular and the ones that didn't shut down (as many were at the time) reverted to drawn strips. Nowadays the best-remembered photo strips seem to be the parodies of photo strips from [[Viz]]. Arguably, Photocomics can be done cheaper and with less time consumption than the other popular choice: [[Machinomics]]. This is because photos owe themselves well to settings where realistic lighting is in high demand, requiring a lot fewer tweaks than would screenshots from a video game.

A creative option for people who can't draw (or who just want to 'draw' with a camera?) the '''Photo Comic''' involves taking pictures of things—either posed inanimate objects, or actual people—and making a comic out of them. In the [[Web Comics]] world, toys are popular for this. Also became popular in British comics (particularly girls' comics) in the late 1970s and early 1980s; however, it proved unpopular and the ones that didn't shut down (as many were at the time) reverted to drawn strips. Nowadays the best-remembered photo strips seem to be the parodies of photo strips from [[Viz]]. Arguably, Photocomics can be done cheaper and with less time consumption than the other popular choice: [[Machinomics]]. This is because photos owe themselves well to settings where realistic lighting is in high demand, requiring a lot fewer tweaks than would screenshots from a video game.

A variation is the ''fumetti'', which takes the frames of a [[Film]] or [[Live Action TV|TV show]] and puts them into comic-book form: See [[Film Comic]]. Another variant involves creating scenes in Poser or DAZ Studio and importing them into [http://plasq.com/comiclife/ Comic Life]. Not to be confused with [[GIS Syndrome]], where photographs are incorporated into the background.

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* ''[[Minions At Work]]'' features action figures (and [[Mook]] tropes).

* ''[http://www.zedsjoesite.com/ Scale Wars]'': An action figure photo webcomic featuring GI Joe, Star Wars, Marvel, DC, Indiana Jones, and the ever popular much, much more.

* ''[http://www.trishtales.com/actionfigurediary/ Action Figure Diary]'' is a photocomic set in an alternate universe where living action figures are sold as pets. The strip creator [http://www.trishtales.com/actionfigurediary/index.php?itemid=9 owns two figures,]and marries a man who also owns two figures. Strips involve the interactions of the four, and occasionally their human owners/'parents'.

* ''[http://www.trishtales.com/actionfigurediary/ Action Figure Diary]'' is a photocomic set in an alternate universe where living action figures are sold as pets. The strip creator [http://www.trishtales.com/actionfigurediary/index.php?itemid=9 owns two figures,] and marries a man who also owns two figures. Strips involve the interactions of the four, and occasionally their human owners/'parents'.

* Abe and Kroenen: Two girls, a camera and a lot of action figures. Remarkable for their use of body language, considering one of the main characters dosen't really have a face (most of the time).

* ''[[MADh Vinyl]]'' is a photo comic using ball-jointed dolls.