The Cross Hatch Dispatch 8.14.09

[Above, Lisa Hanawalt goes for a swim. Below, the Dispatch bends.]

• Walking Dead TV show idea has been around for a while, but rumors are gaining momentum again since Variety announced that Frank Darabont is near a deal with AMC.
• Cute girls that wear boots and short skirts? I’m there. Red Herring by Phillip Bond, David Tischman, and David Hahn will be out this weekend.
• Going to be in New York this weekend? Dash Shaw, Lisa Hanawalt, and Austin English talk about stuff, and maybe some comics, at Brooklyn’s Union Pool at 2PM.
• The first full issue of Werewolves on the Moon: Versus Vampires is free on the web. I mean if it’s free it can’t hurt to take a peek, right?
• Comics Alliance has counted down the “9 Terrible Comics Starring Real People (and four that are actually awesome)”.
• Hayo Miyazaki’s film Ponyo opens in select theaters this weekend, if you’re not too busy seeing District 9 that is.
• The Cartoon Art Museum presents “Look at me! Autobio Comics Read by their Creators” from 7-9pm on August 21^st .

–Natalie Shoemaker