 In the 2010s, cartoonist John Byrne – inspired by 1970s photo comics adaptations of "" episodes – produced a series of "photonovel adventures" which combined stills from the series with original digitally-rendered background illustrations and new dialogue, to produce new stories featuring the characters.Software applications such as Comic Life, Comic Strip It, and Strip Designer, which allow users to add word balloons and sound effects to their personal photos and incorporate them into storytelling layouts, have revived some interest in the medium.In the United States, one of the common uses of photo comics has been TV and film adaptations, usually abridged for length.