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Quote Dean Haspiel:

"From the motion comics I've been privy to, I feel that most executions fail. It's a poor substitute for animation and corrupts the virtues of the static, sequential graphic rather than enhances. However, my rejection of motion comics is what challenged me to revisit the concept when Daniel Kramer offered to direct and produce a version of BILLY DOGMA in "Sex Planet." I think our solution splits the difference between comix proper and moving pictures with sound. If anything, our motion comic compliments the source material while adding a new dimension to the reading/viewing experience. It helps set a pace and acknowledges the power of comics that could otherwise be overlooked in our daily haste."

Everyone's favorite serial killer Dexter has his own "webizodes" in a story called Dark Echoes, which features art by folks like Bill Sienkiewicz, David Mack and Kyle Baker. Yes, it's a motion comic but it kinda.....works. Honest.

Via Comics Alliance and G4, a video of those eye-popping young X-Men cosplayers. Iceman, call me.

Previously, teased, the full length video for My Chemical Romance's "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" has just been released, featuring band members in a post-apocalyptic desert chase with a villain portrayed by Grant Morrison. There's apparently more adventure to come as the band members all have new fantasy personas (think Gorillaz) and a new album called Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. The clip was co-directed by frontman/writer Gerard Way and Roboshobo, and definitely seems to have been storyboarded by a mutant combination of Paul Pope and George Miller, featuring a storyline filled with ray guns, roller skating and vampires.

Matt Furie, creator of the much loved indie comic BOY'S CLUB, has supplied the art for a web-video game called Return of the Quack. And it's excellent. It's Friday! At 2 pm the workweek ends, and you may commence playing this game.

This is what it was like when the internet was cool.

The BATMAN writer is the bad guy in a new MCR video? And here we always thought he was a force for good.

Call me crazy but I still love this. Music by Beck Hansen.

These memes are strong today

For those of you wondering if Frank Miller would ever direct again, the answer is, "Yes!" He's directed a commercial/short film for Gucci Guilty perfume starring Chris Evans and Evan Rachel Wood -- that's right. Captain Johnny Stormerica and The Girl Who Was Almost Mary Jane. The music is by English dance duo Friendly Fires. A trailer is getting some airing, but the whole caboodle will premiere during the MTV Video Music Awards on September 12th. If you can't wait -- or your doctor has warned you that watching the MTV Video Awards could trigger a fatal brain embolism -- the whole thing will be available online on August 24th.

If I lived in a world where this was real, I'd be so happy. In truth, it is a fake commercial by Phil Lord and Chris Miller made in 1998 for a series of educational shorts about action figures based on historical figures. It was never aired. Thank god for YouTube.

Here's the trailer for the series, now available on iTunes, Amazon Video on Demand, Xbox Live / Zune Market Place and the PlayStation Network. More info here.