Award-winning comic book writer and graphic novelist Ed Brubaker does not shy away from dark themes in his work – or his songs picks. He chooses a slate of songs about broken hearts, loneliness and survival for his Guest DJ set. Ed prefers music that “hits you right in the heart” when you listen, from alt-country to 70’s R&B. Ed has worked on such notable titles as Batman and Captain America and his critically-acclaimed miniseries “Incognito” was just optioned for a feature film by 20th Century Fox.
Miss TK and the Revenge, the Dancepop-Electro-New Wave band from this corner of the Earth, have just released their new disc The Ocean Likes To Party Too
Glendale, CA. animator Hayk Manukyan draws from his roots with his characters Abo and Karo, two Armenian brothers watching Beauty and The Beast. Abo is really touched by the film and decides he is going to find a girl like Belle who isn’t shallow like most girls, and judges him by his personality rather then …
Hayk Manukyan’s animation credits include The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
For more of his cartoons go to moolt.com
Yup, that’s what I said. Just saw this on my ol’ comic convention pal Shannon Wheeler’s facebook page. His brilliant comic Too Much Coffee Man was always one of my favorites. Here, Too Much Coffee Man sings of his love of…what else? That’s right — coffee. Also, check out Shannon Wheeler’s site www.TMCM.com always good for a few laughs. And, if you notice on Roscoe’s kitchen counter on page 1 of Small Doses you might find a futuristic Too Much Coffee Man product.
Our friend Joshua Dysart has some major releases today and we wish him well. He’s already received critical acclaim for his work on DC’s “The Unknown Soldier” and ”BPRD” for Dark Horse. Available today in stores… Greendale as well as Hellboy Volume 10: The Crooked Man and Others Featuring the 22 page, never before published Hellboy story “They Who Go Down to the Sea in Ships”.
Steve Jobs! As Apple overtakes Microsoft in market capitalization, Jobs is coming off more and more as a despotic bully, bent on world domination. In a dramatic role reversal, I found myself almost feeling sorry for ol’ Bill Gates.
Roscoe rising from the ruins of Crucial Comics
Ten years ago the publishing of the Rat Bastard comic book went dark. We left the comics world just as soon as we got a development deal for the animated Rat Bastard series. We were signed to a joint venture between Buena Vista (yes, Disney) and Ron Howard’s Imagine Television.
Rat Bastard was produced by Robocop creator Ed Neumeier and Tony Krantz (now producer of “24” starring Kiefer Sutherland). Tim and I were to be co-producers or co-executive producers, whichever title had less meaning, power, and pay — but what the fuck, we were in the door. We were to be writers on the show, and got to work with some incredibly talented people.
It was a blast, and then it was over in a heart beat. One minute we had our own TV show, the next minute were bums. So, like the Beverly Hill Billies, we loaded up the truck (in this case my Ford Explorer) and moved to Southern California. After four years and several false starts, I decided I missed the NY/NJ metro area, and came home. I settled in Red Bank , NJ, a funny little town, 2 miles from the beach and a zillion light years from the world of Los Angeles. I could tell you how retarded Los Angeles was, how bad the air was, how few people read books or newspapers, how many gun shots we heard or how many police helicopters went over our deceptively pleasant suburban home. But I’ll just say it was not for us, my wife Judie and I. Tim opted to stay behind. He liked it there. So as we we launch the new Rat Bastard comic, I’ll be writing and drawing in New Jersey, and Tim will be writing in L.A.
Here’s the mini pilot that was directed by Kevin Altieri and written by Ed Neumeier, based on our comic series “Fix For A King”. It’s a little bit corny, but take it from me; so is Hollywood.
