DirkManning
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- Real Name: Dirk Manning
- Gender: Male
- Age: 34
- Location: United States
- Joined: Jan 5th, 2007
- Last Visit: Sep 11th, 2008
User Tags: anthology, ape comics, columnist, golden goat studios, horror, mr. rhee, newsarama, nightmare world, webcomics, writer
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Dirk Manning is the writer/creator of NIGHTMARE WORLD and TALES OF MR. RHEE as well as the author of the weekly column "Write or Wrong" for www.Newsarama.comNIGHTMARE WORLD is a free horror comic anthology updated with two pages of story every Thursday and can be read and enjoyed by at www.NightmareWorld.com. It's all written by Dirk Manning and illustrated by members of Golden Goat Studios as well as a bevy of other amazing artists. Some people have theorized that all of the NIGHTMARE WORLD stories tie together. These people are correct. TALES OF MR. RHEE is a modern pulp/noir/horror series about a freelance occultist trouble-shooter who will save the day at any cost. The comic, written by Dirk Manning illustrated by Josh Ross with Austin McKinley (colors) and Jim Reddongton (letters/design) updates with a page a week every Tuesday and can also be read, for free, at www.NightmareWorld.com. Some people theorize that this series is a spin-off of sorts of NIGHTMARE WORLD. These people are also correct. Finally, Dirk Manning is the author of the online column "Write or Wrong", which details his journey from a wannabe comicbook writer from the Midwest to his rise as a published, spotlighted, award-winning and generally well-liked writer who has worked with over two dozen artists across the globe to date. A direct link to this (regularly updated) series of columns can be found by clicking HERE. As for Dirk Manning himself, he was born nine days late and has been trying to make up for the lost time ever since. Dirk Manning loves life but hates ninjas. Cthulhu is his homeboy. He's got soul but he's not a soldier. Dirk Manning's two main vices in life are occult reference books and female heavy-metal singers. He fears the toilet monster. He's experienced at least one ghost first-hand but still doesnt quite believe in them... yet. Dirk Manning watches very little TV. He is 100% drug-free. Dirk Manning hates it when people talk in third-person yet he still does it on a regular basis. Dirk Manning only smiles in the dark. He has a secret identity. He puts the "laughter" in "manslaughter." What's most telling about this dappper fellow, though, is how the Boogeyman checks under his bed for Dirk Manning every night before he goes to sleep. Believe it.
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NIGHTMARE WORLD 
Hailed as EC Comics meets The Twilight Zone, NIGHTMARE WORLD offers readers an ongoing series of eight-page stories by rotating art teams that, when read over time, slowly intertwine to reveal a chilling epic of Lovecraftian proportions...
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TALES OF MR. RHEE
Small children are afraid of the dark. The dark is afraid of Mr. Rhee.
Updated every Tuesday at www.NightmareWorld.com by Dirk Manning (writer), Josh Ross (artist), Austin McKinley (colors) and Jim Reddington (letters).
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[ Posted by dexterwee on Sep 19th, 2008 2:16 AM ]...
Thanks!! Keep up the good work!! |
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[ Posted by markalester on Sep 12th, 2008 12:50 PM ]...
Cool work Dirk. Best of luck and thanks for the add. |
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[ Posted by Twofold_Comics on Dec 4th, 2007 12:14 PM ]...
Thanks for joining The Fold. It's a pleasure to have you.
-Twofold Comics
http://www.twofoldcomics.com |
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[ Posted by hicks_jl on Dec 4th, 2007 9:25 AM ]...
hey, thanks for the add. |
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[ Posted by the_mcc on Aug 5th, 2007 11:01 AM ]...
Good luck with your new graphic novel Dirk. I'll keep an eye out for it. |
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[ Posted by GeekyWhiteGuy on May 8th, 2007 1:40 AM ]...
Thanks for the add!
Love your column!
Keep it up
eric |
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[ Posted by mikeexner3 on May 3rd, 2007 12:28 AM ]...
Dirk! Thanks for befriending me, man. Love the newsarama column, love Nightmare World, and I hope you continue to make your mark on the comics world. |
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[ Posted by PierreVilleneuve on Mar 12th, 2007 10:35 PM ]...
Thanks for adding me.
Love the column at newsarama even if I don't always agree. ;)
Keep it up. |
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[ Posted by jesterpress on Mar 6th, 2007 8:04 PM ]...
just checking back to see what's new! |
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[ Posted by bobbynash on Feb 26th, 2007 6:01 PM ]...
RE: Not dead... not sleeping...
Don't you just hate it when that happens?
I feel your pain, buddy. Been there. Looking forward to your next column.
Bobby |
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[ Posted by chadhurd on Feb 24th, 2007 1:05 PM ]...
This stuff looks great! |
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[ Posted by HowToBeDead on Feb 19th, 2007 4:33 PM ]...
Hey, thanks very much for the add!
Really like your work.
Cheers
Chris |
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[ Posted by hesse on Feb 18th, 2007 12:12 AM ]...
Dirk!!!! What up buddy? Are you doing Pittsburgh this year? I will be there!! |
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[ Posted by mazscara on Feb 17th, 2007 2:50 PM ]...
Thanks for the friendship.
GT. |
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[ Posted by HowardWong on Feb 17th, 2007 10:24 AM ]...
How's the good fight going? |
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[ Posted by matlocktheartist_ on Feb 14th, 2007 10:36 PM ]...
Picked mine up today and I have to say you couldn't have picked a better story to end the issue! ;) |
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[ Posted by arhar on Feb 9th, 2007 10:25 AM ]...
Hey Dirk, happy belated birthday, and congratulations on Nightmare World The Long Hard Road Out of Hell! I picked up a copy at my comic shop, and the production values are fantastic! Another Ape Entertainment comic I'll be adding to my pull list! Hope you sell a million brother! |
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[ Posted by Pariah on Feb 6th, 2007 9:46 AM ]...
Dirk, DIRK MAAANssSIT REALLY YOU?! slurp..
AWE MAN I LOVE YOU MAN. C'MERE GIV US A HUG NOW DON'T BE SHY NOW!!!
DIRK MANNING I KNEW IT WAS YOU!! Just spent some time over at Innsmouth Mass. Things have changed and I've got a scary story to tell you.
Really though, glad to see you here!  1 Reply [ Latest posted on February 6th, 2007 9:50 AM ]
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 [ Posted by DirkManning on Feb 6th, 2007 9:50 AM ]...
Awesome! I've got news, too...
But I'll wait until you put the bottle down and sober-up before I tell ya' about it! ;P
You the man, man! |
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[ Posted by FullMetalCornflake on Feb 2nd, 2007 9:35 PM ]...
hey, long time no speak. how you doing? 1 Reply [ Latest posted on February 6th, 2007 9:26 AM ]
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[ Posted by DirkManning on Feb 6th, 2007 9:26 AM ]...
I've been busier than a one-legged-man in an ass-kicking' contest... but we definitely need to catch-up SOON, my friend. :) |
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[ Posted by peepholetoinsanity on Feb 5th, 2007 5:22 PM ]...
Love your avatar. And good luck with the comics. I will keep an eye on you ;)
- Mark Tholander |
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