By: E&P Staff United Feature Syndicate is set to go "Haywire" in January.
Dan Thompson?s new strip ?Rip Haywire,? starring what the syndicate is billing as ?a soldier of fortune, a contemporary adventure hero in the classic mold: a brave, square-jawed man of honor who lives for danger,? bows Jan. 5. It?s a send-up of classic rollicking-adventure comics, and promises non-stop action without taking itself too seriously.
Whether he?s taking down villains or chasing down treasure, Haywire is accompanied on his adventures is his dog, TNT, and his venomous ex-girlfriend, Cobra.
?Featuring stunning artwork and blending melodrama with deadpan humor, 'Rip Haywire' is not only a loving update of thrilling golden-age comics like Milton Caniff's 'Terry and the Pirates,' but also a witty satire of the action genre in general,? Ted Rall, United Media's acquisitions editor, said in a release. ?Dan Thompson's masterpiece sends up all manner of macho icons, from action movie heroes like Schwarzenegger to TV shows like '24.' I was instantly hooked.?
The strip is the action-packed brainchild of Thompson, a North Carolina-based freelance artist who conceived his hero as an amalgam of Indiana Jones and Jason Bourne. Thompson, a member of the National Cartoonists Society, began his professional career doing character design and animation for FunnyBone Interactive, part of Vivendi Universal, before moving into freelance cartoon illustration and gag cartooning.
?Rip Haywire? will be seen in newspapers as well as online, at www.comics.com.
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