Special Guest: Comic Creator Rantz Hoseley on New Episode of Dave Navarro's Spread TV

On an all new episode of Dave Navarro's Spread TV, Dave and Todd sit down with comic creator, Rantz Hoseley, to discuss his newest project, Comic Book Tattoo. Inspired by the songs of Tori Amos, Comic Book Tattoo is a 480 page anthology featuring a collection of over 50 stories from comic notables David Mack, Mike Dringenberg, Jonathan Hickman, Carla Speed McNeil, Laurenn McCubbin, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Ivan Brandon, Callum Watt, Neil Kleid, Christopher Mitten, Elzabeth Genco, Chris Arrant, and Daniel Heard. Each comic creator was given an opportunity to choose his or her song based on a first come first serve basis. The outcome is a vast body of work that encompasses the span of Amos' career. Rantz Hoselely, has worked as a writer, penciller, inker and creator for various comics and publishers including Caliber, Fantagraphics and Dark Horse since 1987. He has been good friends with Tori Amos for over twenty years.

The new episode of Spread TV airs Thursday, August 14 on maniaTV.com.

About Rantz Hoseley

Rantz Hoseley has been working in comics since 1987, starting with Tales of the Ninja Warriors (CFW Publishing). Since then, he's worked on many different titles, of which a few include: Angry Shadows (Innovation), The Shattered Earth (Eternity Comics), Caliber Presents (Caliber Press), Ouch (BayWauHaus Publikations), R.I.P. (TSR/Wizards of the Coast), Medal of Honor (Dark Horse) and Real Stuff (Fantagraphics). In addition, Rantz created, wrote and drew the daily strip "Edge City" for the Daily Evergreen from 1992-94 and is the creator/writer/artist on the thrice-weekly online comic strip DeathMarch (gamespy.com/comics/deathmarch) hosted by the largest gaming network online.

About Spread TV

Dave Navarro's Spread TV is a weekly web television show focusing on arts and the human condition. Executive Produced by Navarro and co-hosted by Todd Newman, Spread TV was created as the first of its kind, avant-garde talk show that includes special performances and intimate conversations with intellectuals, celebrities, and artists in an unpretentious setting. Spread TV is filmed on location at the maniaTV studios in Los Angeles, CA. To see past episodes with guests such as Gene Simmons, Margaret Cho, Ben Lee, Moby, Elvira, Whitley Streiber, Janice Dickenson, Angie Everhart, David Faustino, Sasha Grey, Matt Zane, and many more, go to Spread TV. 

About maniaTV

The maniaTV Network launched in 2004 as the world's first Internet TV network. The company produces, sells and distributes made for internet programming targeting the 18 to 34 year old audience while delivering innovative branded entertainment opportunities to leading brands and advertisers. With a state-of-the-art production studio in Hollywood, maniaTV produces groundbreaking, award-winning programming for 8+ million viewers each month. maniaTV's programming slate ranges from music and comedy, to drama, video gaming, and action sports. Leading shows include Dave Navarro's Spread TV, National Lampoon's Lemmings, Arcade, and All Access. maniaTV delivers unique brand experiences within each show and has served over 50 of Advertising Age's Top 100. Through its visionary market leadership and focus on premium content and distribution partnerships, maniaTV is redefining television for the 21st Century. We like to call it "Television 2.0".

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