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The writing world is a crowded one and can be difficult to break into. Comic book writing can be seen as a path into over avenues, but just getting into that alone can be a struggle. What does it take to dive into the realm of writing comics? Shacknews was fortunate to get to talk to Shadow Man writer Cullen Bunn, writer on such titles as Deadpool, Venom, and Sinestro, to learn about he got his start in the industry. "Comics is a collaborative medium," Bunn told Shacknews. "You're always going to rely on other people, unless you're one of those very, very lucky and talented people who can do ...

THE LORD OF DEADSIDE IS BACK Shadow Man on Nintendo 64 was probably the first game that could be considered horror in any sense. To a kid who was under the age of ten, Shadow Man was terrifying even though I was playing it with my father. Returning to the game nearly two decades after I first experienced it, I still understand why the game scared me as a kid and what this game did to stick in my mind so well for so long. A brief overview of Shadow Man is that in 1992 Valiant Comics introduced a new series called Shadowman (with no space) which starred Jack Boniface as the titular Shadowman. S...

For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil Must give us pause." - Hamlet, Act III, scene 1   What is so striking is the similarity of the stories. People describe lying in bed, awake, unable to move. There is a tingling sensation, like static, like nerve endings shorting out from overuse. People describe a feeling that something is approaching, from behind them, or towards them. Along with that approach comes an overwhelming sense of evil. Dark amorphous shadow figures appear, somewhat human-like, leaning over the person lying in bed, appearing...

If it’s true opposites attract, then that certainly explains the unlikely blues-jazz duo of vocalist John McLean and guitarist Charles Barkatz. The octogenarian McLean, a longtime American in Paris, is a Renaissance type who has seemingly done it all: acting, directing, leading jazz groups and now songwriting. The Parisian-born Barkatz, 21 years McLean’s junior, is well-versed in blues and jazz as well as other forms of world music. Eventually, they inquired if Austin producer Mark Kazanoff of Texas Horns fame would be interested in producing their genre-straddling record. Ultimately, ‘...

The Shadow Man franchise has been kicking around for quite a while whether it was through comics from Valiant Comics or through the PS1/N64 era video game and remake on the way in the future. Cullen Bunn has been working on the Shadow Man comics since its original Valiant Comics runs. The Shadow Man series isn’t just making a return in video games, but it’s coming back in comics too and Bunn is back on board as the writer of the latest run. With that in mind, we talked to Bunn about coming back to the franchise, as well as the process of pitching and making comics in general.