The Rundown: Sean Murphy Reveals a Commission, “Bandette” Gets a Free Story, and more

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email me at david@multiversitycomics.com.

– Recently, Sean Murphy announced that he was going to do a limited run of commissions for $1,000, and they would be full 8-hour runs at whatever subject people wanted with pencil and pen. You name it. It’s a steep price, but the dude is mega talented and that is enough time to do a full page for him. Here’s the results of one of them, as he brought The Punisher to life. THAT IS A STEAL.

– A new issue of the Eisner-nominated “Bandette” is out, but not only that, there’s a free story as well! This one comes from series writer Paul Tobin and artist Mitch Gerads (replacing Colleen Coover in just the free issue), and focuses on the character Matadori! Yay free! Yay Mitch! Yay Bandette!

– On top of Ales Kot leaving “Suicide Squad,” it looks like Jeff Lemire is off “Justice League Dark” too.

– The New York Post has a sneak peek at Shadowman #11, a Halloween themed issue, with an interview with the writer who is writing said issue – Jim Zubkavich!

– Holy shit you guys, Michael Walsh’s covers to the upcoming “Sect War” event at Valiant are freaking AWESOME. Check them out at the bottom of this Fred Van Lente interview at CBR.