A group of American cartoonists is selling their comic strips directly to people around the world through an Internet website: www.fulltiltmobile.com. Users may download the comics to their computers and then transfer the files to their Nokia Series 60 Smartphones using Bluetooth or other means. Dawn Douglass, president of Full Tilt Features, says this allows anybody anywhere to read their comics, no matter what wireless service they may have.

Reaching people around the globe is the goal of Full Tilt Mobile. "Comic panels are like little windows looking in on real life, and any humor is funniest when it is true," said Douglass. Indeed, comic strips provide unique insights, more modest than television or movies. "What better way for cultures to truly learn about each other than through the universal appeal of humble comics?" said Douglass.

Full Tilt comics are presently available in English only, but they hope to offer translated versions in the coming months. "Many people enjoy practicing their English with our comics," said Annie Taylor-Lebel, a Full Tilt cartoonist who lives in Canada and also speaks French. "But if people want our comics in other languages, too, then we will work to make that happen."

Besides making North American comics available to all countries, Full Tilt hopes to obtain English translations of popular foreign comics for readers in the U.S. "Americans don't get much exposure to everyday life in places like Europe and Asia," said Kellie Lewis, an animator who helped create Walt Disney movies like The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast. Lewis creates the Full Tilt comic Wild Unknown, about a domestic dog who decides to brave the American wilderness. "I am very excited to learn what fellow cartoonists in other countries write about," said Lewis.

Karsten Schley, a German cartoonist who lives outside of Hamburg, is already a member of the Full Tilt team, creating Was ist Das?: A German Cartoonist Looks at America. "Americans have a terrific sense of humor," said Schley. "Laughing with them is even more fun than laughing at them!" he joked.

Initially, "books" of 17 or more gags by four cartoonists in four different categories are being offered at www.fulltiltmobile.com, with a new issue released each week for just U.S.$2 each.

Full Tilt are also looking for users with devices they have not tested mComic on to help them out. In return there is a free comics binder of choice on offer. To find out which devices this applies to check : http://www.fulltiltmobile.com/devices_tech.html and then contact Full Tilt at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .