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SDCC’09: Owly gets animated debut at convention

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Owly, the kindhearted star of the award-winning graphic novel series by Andy Runton, will come to life in an animated short at the San Diego Comic-Con on July 23-26.

It was jointly announced today by Chris Staros, Publisher of Top Shelf Productions and Junichi Yanagihara, Executive Producer at Sprite Animation Studios that the loveable Owly and his unlikely best friend Wormy will be animated in a brand-new original segment directed by Moto Sakakibara and storyboarded by creator Andy Runton. Prominently featured will be Runton’s innovative “Pictomation,” a storytelling device in which the characters’ thoughts and feelings are animated with iconic and expressive images rather than dialogue, enabling fans of all ages, languages, and backgrounds to enjoy the show.

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In Stores Now: IDW Publishing’s The Veil #1

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Blurring the line between the living and the dead, IDW is proud to launch a new comic series from writer El Torres (Zombies!: Eclipse of the Undead) and artist Gabriel Hernandez (Clive Barker’s The Thief of Always). The Veil, with the first issue available in stores today, chronicles Chris Luna, a private eye whose clients are all dead. Unable to make a living, she is forced to move back to Maine and confront the darkness lurking in her sleepy hometown.

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Clones Take Spotlight in Star Wars: The Clone Wars

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The spotlight of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS shifts to the clones themselves this Friday, Oct. 24, with the debut of “Rookies,” an all-new episode in the hit animated series premiering at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Cartoon Network.

The episode finds a group of clones standing guard alone at a distant listening post. Clone Commanders Rex and Cody must inspire their rookie unit to believe in themselves to stave off a Droid Commando invasion.

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Broken Trinithy Lithograph

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If you have some change to spare, you can either A) Make a donation in the Major Spoilers Tip Jar, or B) Drop some money on the Tip Cow Broken Trinity Lithograph.  Hey, it’s your choice, but I think we all know which one I would pick.

The limited edition lithograph featuring the Broken Trinity issue covers by Jeffry Spokes.

“We were introduced to Jeffrey Spokes’ work by Broken Trinity writer Ron Marz and I was immediately taken by his incredible sense of design and artistry,” says Top Cow Publisher Filip Sablik. “We’re incredibly proud to offer Jeffrey’s three covers for Broken Trinity as the unbroken, beautifully iconic piece he originally envisioned.”

The lithograph arrives in October for $29.99.  Hey that’s plenty of time to save money for the lithograph and make a donation to the Tip Jar…

via Top Cow