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The Goon Flick
The Rundown | July 6th 2008 by ManoDogs
The Goon creator, Eric Powell, notes on his website that David Fincher has optioned the rights for a full-length, feature film based on the comic book. Dark Horse has an exclusive, first-look deal... Read More... read more
Wonder Woman No Longer Spinning
The Rundown | July 5th 2008 by ManoDogs
TV's Wonder Woman, Lynda Carter, told The Insider about her battle with alcoholism and her recent accomplishment: 10 years of sobriety. She said she prayed for help and was "brilliant" at hiding her... Read More... read more
RIP: Michael Turner
The Rundown | June 30th 2008 by ManoDogs
Um, superstar comic book and sequential artist, Michael Turner, has died. He was aged 37. Turner rose to prominence in the late 1990s on Image and Top Cow titles, specifically Witchblade. He later... Read More... read more
MySpace Dark Horse Presents Turns 1
The Rundown | June 29th 2008 by ManoDogs
This is a press release from Dark Horse: One year ago, Dark Horse partnered with premier social networking site, MySpace, to make publishing history by relaunching the company's flagship anthology... Read More... read more
Dark Knight Dedicated to Ledger, Wickliffe
The Rundown | June 26th 2008 by ManoDogs
The Batman Begins sequel to be released July 18th will be dedicated to the two men who died during its filming. Conway Wickliffe is the name of the SFX technician who died during a stunt gone... Read More... read more
Tori Amos Debuts Tattoo at Comic Con
The Rundown | June 26th 2008 by ManoDogs
This is straight from Image Comics: 26 June 2008 (Berkeley, CA) - Tori Amos will appear at this year's Comic Con International, taking place at the San Diego Convention Center, to debut her... Read More... read more
Hulk - Kidnapped!
The Rundown | June 24th 2008 by ManoDogs
Police are looking for an 8' promotional statue of the Hulk which disappeared from outside a movie theater in Lowell, Mass. over the weekend. Police spokespeople say the statue is likely in "some... Read More... read more
Uncanny X-Men #500 Sketch Variants - Sneak Peek!
The Rundown | June 23rd 2008 by ManoDogs
Technically, I should keep better tabs on my collection. Sean's periodic newsletters remind me of the investing side of the hobby, but things like Uncanny X-Men #500 sneak up on me with damning... Read More... read more
Image Presents Dracula Writes Back
The Rundown | June 21st 2008 by ManoDogs
While vampire fiction might not be as big a market as it was in the late 80s - early 90s, it is about as venerable an sub-genre as you are going to find. 30 Days of Night continues to release series... Read More... read more
DrawSpace
The Rundown | June 20th 2008 by ManoDogs
I love bringing y'all cool new sites I know you're interested in and no, this is not a sponsored post; I found this a few minutes ago and thought it was just a drawing site. I was blown-away by the... Read More... read more
Tara McPherson Products from Dark Horse Deluxe
The Rundown | June 20th 2008 by ManoDogs
Tara McPherson does not do sequential art, but she is employed by many of the comic book publishers. Now, Dark Horse Deluxe is bringing more of her work to the pop-culture crowd. This is an official... Read More... read more
All Good Things Must Come to an End
The Rundown | June 17th 2008 by ManoDogs
How many times have I said it? I've said it outright, I've alluded to it, I've mentioned it in passing - and it is now coming to pass: One after the next, small comic book presses and publishing... Read More... read more
Whedon Ends Run on Runaways - Sneak Peek!
The Rundown | June 7th 2008 by ManoDogs
Angel and Firefly (among many others) creator, Joss Whedon, ends his run on Marvel's Runaways with issue #30, to be released June 25th. But I wanted to discuss the art with you: While the cover is... Read More... read more
The Usual Gang of Idiots - A Review
The Rundown | June 4th 2008 by ManoDogs
I don't know where or how I saw my first Mad Magazine, but I have a pretty good guess: My fraternal cousins were several years my senior (actually, they were my, like, grand-cousins or something,... Read More... read more
Marvel Takes The Stand
The Rundown | June 2nd 2008 by ManoDogs
If you have never read The Stand, let me forewarn you: it is a Victorian novel. The reason I say this is because, if you do not know this and you do not know what this means, you are going to hate... Read More... read more
Don't Forget: New Venture Bros Tonight!
The Rundown | June 1st 2008 by ManoDogs
Don't forget: the premiere of the third season of Venture Bros. starts in just a few! Of course I'll let you know what I think of it, though I don't know if it will be tonight. This dial-up is... Read More... read more
Hulk vs. the Gladiators
The Rundown | May 23rd 2008 by ManoDogs
On June 9th, a Hulk-themed episode of American Gladiators will air on NBC as part of an NBC Universal cross-promotional effort to promote the movie. Four days later, the movie premieres and... Read More... read more
Image Creators Radio-Bound!
The Rundown | May 22nd 2008 by ManoDogs
This is why The Rundown is a pop-culture and Americana blog as much as a comics blog: comic books are undeniably American and a staple of pop-culture. It could be argued that the latter is a recent... Read More... read more
Jesus Christ Slayer Trailer
The Rundown | May 20th 2008 by ManoDogs
Just in time for Christmas! Wait... This here's from Image and it's just as official as all get-out: 20 May 2008 (Berkeley, CA) - Just in time for the summer blockbuster season, LOADED BIBLE... Read More... read more
Thor: Ages of Thunder
The Rundown | May 18th 2008 by ManoDogs
I absolutely love that Thor has made a resurgence in popularity. It was one of my favorite titles growing-up, but Simonson's run got a little blase there at the end and the series was over when he... Read More... read more
Graphic Novel Author Breakfast
The Rundown | May 18th 2008 by ManoDogs
Diamond Book Exhibitors and Reed Exhibits announced the first annual Graphic Novel Author Breakfast at this year's Book Expo in Los Angeles. While the Book Expo has long sponsored author breakfasts,... Read More... read more
Gabriele Dell'Otto's Ultimate Origins Cover Art
The Rundown | May 17th 2008 by ManoDogs
© C Harris Lynn, 2008 Read More... read more
Help Gene Colan
The Rundown | May 17th 2008 by ManoDogs
Gene Colan has been suffering from liver disease for some time now. I was unaware of this until it was covered in this week's CBGXpress, as I assume many other fans are as well. Colan began working... Read More... read more
Hyperkinetic #1 - Advance Review
The Rundown | May 16th 2008 by ManoDogs
Let me begin this by saying that, when I first started illustrating comic books, I was around 8-9 years old. Obviously, my abilities were limited. I learned to draw comics by re-rendering exciting... Read More... read more
Josh Medors' Benefit and More
The Rundown | May 16th 2008 by ManoDogs
This is from Image and it's really official: May 15, 2008 (Berkeley, CA) - This past weekend the Emerald City ComiCon and Frazetta Comics run Josh Medors Benefit Auction raised over $10,000 for the... Read More... read more
Ready? 5, 6, 7, 12: The Amazing Joy Buzzards - A Review
The Rundown | May 14th 2008 by ManoDogs
Yet another review that should have been in advance of the release, but was not due to circumstances beyond my control, The Amazing Joy Buzzards arrived in my e-mail box a few weeks back. Unlike... Read More... read more
Beanworld Returns!
The Rundown | May 13th 2008 by ManoDogs
This here's from Dark Horse and it's official: Beanworld has captivated readers from grade school to grad school since its first publication as a series of comic books in the 1980s. Starting in... Read More... read more
Batman 89 vs. Batman 08
The Rundown | May 12th 2008 by ManoDogs
Ha! I found this over on Sequentially Speaking and thought you'd get as big a kick out of it as I did. Yes, someone certainly did do this on purpose, which I think is pretty cheap. Obviously, some... Read More... read more
the city as supporting character
Silverpeak | Graphic Artist's Resource | April 11th 2008 by David Williams
In sequential art the city is often the most important supporting character. This alleyway was drawn in Adobe illustrator. read more
New Comics YAY! #14
Face Rockery | October 14th 2007 by Gino Carteciano
I’ve waited months between reading Vol. 3 and Vol. 4 of Y: The Last Man and it’s worth it. I read Vol. 1-3 again before reading Vol. 4 and it’s the best reading experience I’ve had in a very long time. I love the pop culture r read more
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