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Though I wouldn’t ever praise the originals too wildly I’ve often enjoyed latter day reinterpretations of Hanna Barbera toons, from certain special episodes Johnny Bravo to Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law and most definitely including Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated. Here’s another, recreating the Wacky Races in live action, and CG of course, for a Portugese Peugot commercial. You know, that’s fun to say out loud: Portugese Peugot. Portugese Peugot. Portugese Peugot. Click here to view the embedded video. And that was supposed to make the Peugot look good? I’d much rather have a ride in Penelope Pitstop’s pink and shiny Compact Pussycat.** Thanks to FOG for the embed. *Was that ambiguous enough for you? Jeez. I can promise you it was literally true, though, or I’d never have said it. Video: This Live Action Version Of Wacky Races Is A Car Commercial, Of Course

It’s another bout of 10 questions with someone involved with digital comics! 1. Who are you and what are you working on right now? (2 questions in 1, I know!) I’m, Tapio Miettinen, industrial designer, comic artist and game graphics illustrator. Co-founder of Tunnel Ground inc. and one of the creators of both the comic10 Questions With Tapio Miettinen of Tunnel Ground is a post from: 3 Million Years Ads by Project Wonderful! Your ad here, right now: $0

Marvel is proud to unveil Marvel Chief Creative Officer, Joe Quesada’s, jaw dropping wraparound variant cover to Age of Ultron... Related posts: ALL OR NOTHING – Only 4 Weeks Until AGE OF ULTRON #10! Acclaimed Artist and Marvel CCO Joe Quesada Joins Brian Michael Bendis For Jaw-Dropping AGE OF ULTRON Finale! Marvel Reveals Joe Quesada’s All-New Look For ANGELA!

Dalek Special, 1979, Terrance Dicks Now you too can defeat the Daleks by, uhm, coloring in pages, solving mazes and doing hidden image puzzles.

from Horror from the Tomb #1 (September 1954)

Every week we search high and low for the greatest comic book art that won't appear in actual comics. The reason for this is artists often draw sketches for fun or commissions and post them on their websites, Tumblrs and blogs. Some artists even arrange commissions through their sites so be sure to check them out for more information. Clay Mann was at Motor City Comic Con and did a Psylocke and Angel commission he posted on his Tumblr. Francesco Francavilla posted this Batman sketch on his blog. He auctioned it off with the proceeds going to help victims of the storm in Oaklahoma. Looks like it went for $550. Phil Noto posted a couple of the ladies in UNCANNY X-MEN on his Tumblr. Todd Nauck will be at Phoenix Comicon this weekend. Check out the sketches he posted on his Tumblr. He will be doing a "Sketch Retweet Contest" on Twitter. Follow him (@ToddNauck) and retweet his con sketches he posts over the weekend. One lucky retreater will win a sketch of their own. Skottie Young posted a few sketches on his site. He also mentioned he'll have a 100 page book featuring his daily sketches coming soon! Freddie Williams II posted several new sketches on his TwitPic page. I have to admit I'm intrigued by third pic of Cassandra Cain as Kasumi. Adam Kubert posted a couple more "quick" warm up sketches on his Tumblr.Yildiray Cinar is headed to Wizard World Philly and posted some pre-show commissions on his Instagram. Tom Raney also was at Motor City last weekend and posted a couple on his Twitter page. Marcio Takara posted some more sketches on his Tumblr page. Tony Daniel will be at Heroes Haven in Tampa, Flordia this weekend. Check out the sketches he posted on his Instagram. Gene Gonzales has another sketch cover for sale on eBay. Check out his blog for more sketches. Sean "Cheeks" Galloway posted a great Teen Titans Go! sketch on his Deviant Art Page. Terry Dodson posted a couple sketches from Big WOW (last weekend) on his Deviant Art Page.Ale Garza was at Motor City Comic Con last week and posted some of his commissions on his Instgram. Tell me this doesn't make you want to see Donna Troy return to comics. Ryan Stegman was also at Motor City Comic Con last week and posted more sketches on his Tumblr. Look, it's another Donna Troy! And check out Spider-Man 2099. We'll be seeing more of him soon! Chris Giarrusso always cracks me up. If you've ever talked to him or read his books, you already know this. Remember that Rob Liefeld Levi's commercial from the 90s? Chris posted a parody of the commercial on his website. Here's the original if you haven't seen it. And here's a sketch of Princess Roja (her name is not "Red Girl"!) and Princes Nila of the Color Guardians, seen in the pages of G-MAN. The art was used in the 'commercial' when Domino was supposed to appear.That's it for this week. With more shows happening this weekend, we should be expecting more great fresh art next week.

Tweet Fresh off the heels of a number of illustrious debuts at TCAF as well as nominations for both Eisner and Doug Wright awards, Michael DeForge undeniably inhabits all meaning of unstoppable. And thus, true to form, another release is lined up for this summer, titled THE BOY IN QUESTION, to be released by an additionally noteworthy force, Space Face Books, who previously has put out DeForge’s MOLECULES along with an assemblage of lustworthy mini-comics. DeForge’s newest work is an exposition of  the recurring quasi-documentary style that the Toronto cartoonist is well known for, this time tackling a narrative about an army man and woman who encounter a slumbering mysterious figure in the desert and what follows in the days and years after capturing this alien presence. Beginning in DeForge’s unequivocal rendering, THE BOY IN QUESTION starts off with a duo of uniformed soldiers coming across a peculiar specimen laying in a strange sea of desert sand. Whether this being is alive or dead, human or creature is an enigma, and as the couple’s attempt for backup go unanswered, this sets off the consequent string of events as the story twists and distorts into tales that depict everything from human genesis, the survival diet, extramarital affairs, futuristic scientific probing to incestual colonization. Like many of DeForge’s other works, the story is rich with his familiar dream logic, as time runs awry, often skipping months or even years ahead. Although more recent works have been done in color, THE BOY IN QUESTION is printed in black and white, yet if anything, the dark tonal blacks and greys are utilized in establishing the disturbing and psychedelic universe of the story. However for those yearning for some color, the cover is printed in an eye-catching spectrum of bright luminosity and serve as a nice glimpse at the seraphic figure of the comic. A little larger than the previous pocket size 3×5 format, THE BOY IN QUESTION measures out at 7×10 inches and runs 20 pages in length. Going for the nice price of $7, Space Face Books will be releasing this comic early this summer, but have just started taking pre-orders now. Space Face Books continue to release some of the best mini-comics from a diverse number of young independent cartoonists, and even offer a yearly subscription (although for now is sold out!) that would ensure the delivery 0f comics from the likes of Michael DeForge, Joe Kessler, Patrick Kyle, Simon Hanselmann, and more. Head to the Space Face Books store to get your copy now! #call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;} #social-essentials {margin: 0 0 10px 0;}

A little of this, a little of that. Some pulp fiction, a couple of costumed-hero movies you’ve probably never heard of, and even some comics. * Mockbuster Batman: So this is an odd little thing that I came across while I was doing some research. If you have been reading this weekly thing of mine [...]

"Skinwalker" by John Ostrander, Manuel Garcia, and more.This issue of Aquaman opens not with Aquaman nor in Atlantis. No, we find ourselves in Arizona as a man with a rifle finds the corpse of a steer, looking like its been ripped apart. It doesn't take him long to find the culprit: We flash up to the heavens, where The Operative's flying fortress is skipping across the sky. A conversation with his grandson is interrupted by Aquaman, P.O.W., and Y'Wara, who transport aboard without warning.Aquaman explains to The Others what he's been doing the last few weeks/issues, and asks his former team to go a mission for him:It's at this point that Aquaman departs the book, and we follow The Others in their attempt to retrieve the power glove, which is now in the possession of the skinwalker. After a brief fight, The Others and the young woman named Sky (who is a Shaman) defeat the skinwalker, getting back the glove. The Others plan to depart, with Y'Wara promising they will be back. The issue ends with Sky and the ghost of her mother watching the plane take off as the sun sets.This issue was clearly designed with two purposes in mind: one, to give the current creative team a month off, and two, to work as a "backdoor pilot" (to borrow a TV term) for The Others, should DC decide to give them their own series (something that's been hinted at, on and off, ever since they first appeared). I can only assume the introduction of Sky is meant, eventually, to bolster the team's ranks a little in case they do need to carry their own book.Aquaman's cameo in his own title reminded me of Margot Kidder as Lois Lane showing up for about five minutes in Superman III, before she departs the movie. It felt weird to have this side trip in the middle of the storyline (and one that, IMO, is already dragging a bit), but that's what fill-in stories are for.Writer John Ostrander has pulled this duty for Aquaman before, and his custom-built one-offs are uniformly very good (see here and here). I wasn't as thrilled with this one, mostly because I just didn't want to take this detour at all--but of course that's not Ostrander's fault. If DC does choose to give The Others their own book, I think he'd be a great candidate to write it.Speaking of cameo appearances, Aquaman pops up even less in Justice League #20 (also a fill-in issue, at least on the art side). After Despero opens a can of major, er, league whupass on the JL's new members Firestorm, Element Girl, and The Atom, the rest of the team assembles to clean up a large chunk of the Watchtower that has crashed to Earth. It's here where the Sea King shows up: Wow, Aquaman is regularly featured in two books, yet this month he's barely appearing in three pages total! Better luck next month, Arthur!