Thanks for taking a look at the previous post about our Cloud Comic. If you have time, drop us a short note to let us know what you think of this medium. Are comics a resource you think would be useful to have as part of your learning process? Would they work well for some technologies but not for others? Would you like to see more of this type of content from Microsoft?
In this post we are making the Cloud comic available as a PDF download. You'll find the remaining panels below followed by a link to download the entire comic.
Click here to download the Cloud comic.
On page 24, you'll notice a printing error where we did not update the Windows Azure link. Specifically, we link to the Chinese Windows Azure website instead of the English version of the Windows Azure website. This is because we brought the Chinese version of this comic to a conference in Beijing, China last November and missed this edit. So, perhaps the printing error will make this first edition extra valuable?
As we mentioned in a previous post, the Cloud comic has not been updated for a few months, so to ensure you get the most up-to-date information always visit the Windows Azure website.
In subsequent posts, we'll post the content from our PowerShell and Virtual Sprawl comics. Also, we are planning on hosting our Silverlight comic book viewer that we developed for online viewing of the comics. We'll have this ready in a few weeks. Later in the week, we'll have post explaining more about the process of going from technology to storyboard to comic panel. Again, let us know your thoughts, we hope to hear from you.
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Johnny Cloud was named "Flying Cloud" by his father, a Navajo Indian Chief. Johnny was the victim of predudice growing up
and as a Lieutenant and fighter pilot in the U.S. Army Air Force. He singlehandedly killed a large number of Nazi planes. He was saved by his patrol leader, who was fatally wounded. His patrol leader's last wish was for Johnny to be his successor. He had a brillant career as leader of "the Happy Braves" and as "C-for-Cloud Flight".
He would eventually be promoted to the rank of Capatain. He continued to feel like a victim of racial preducide after his promotion. Cloud always felt responsible when a pilot died under his command. When a pilot named "Wyoming", who was flying beside him died in aerial combat, Cloud's guilt-ridden actions flew him into a mountain.