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Run Wrake: The Control Master By Justin Cone Legendary out-there animator Run Wrake partnered up with Veer and CSA Images to create “The Control Master,” a hilarious pastiche of retro illustrations and comic book storylines. Like much of Run’s work, this project is full of unexpected visual combinations and a deadpan weirdness held together by a familiar but twisted narrative. I love it. Run Wrake first came to my attention when we posted “Rabbit” some time ago. I then learned that he’s been at the game for a long time and is responsible for some of my favorite MTV IDs from days of yore. Run appropriates found imagery and collages it with his own custom visuals while endlessly mixing animation techniques. He is a post-modern animator par excellence, but without all the stuffiness associated with that tag. Big thanks to Mark Webster for the tip! Posted on 15 May 2008 \| This entry was posted on Thursday, May 15th, 2008 at 9:20 am. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. VN:F [1.4.8_745] Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) 2 responses to “Run Wrake: The Control Master” Comment by ruffmercy: Monday, May 19th 2008 at 9:17 am \| i can’t believe that no comments have been left for this… run wrake’s work is truly inspiring stuff. no shiny shiny shit here. dig the Kabooms VA:F [1.4.8_745] Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) Log in to Reply Comment by justin: Monday, May 19th 2008 at 1:06 pm \| Yeah, I’m kinda surprised there aren’t more comments for this one, too. I really dig Run Wrake, and this one is easily up there with “Rabbit” for me. Solid storytelling + whacked out humor - unnecessary visual bling = good shit. VN:F [1.4.8_745] Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) Log in to Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. You must be logged in to post a comment.