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Staff profiles: Better get the real boss right!

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:00 AM August 4, 2017

There are a few new faces at DK Pittsburgh Sports these days, and it’s about time we captured some of those faces in all their cartoon glory.
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All-day baseball: From Cleveland to Pittsburgh, a true twinbill

By Rob Ullman

at Highmark Stadium

POSTED: 12:00 AM July 14, 2017

I looked at the MLB schedule on a day I’d be visiting my mom in Ohio, and I noticed that there was a game in Cleveland one afternoon and a...
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Superhero sendoff: Our Stanley Cup champs, concept to cover

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:00 AM June 23, 2017

I couldn't even tell you exactly when the idea for the Penguins/DK Comics Presents covers struck me.
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Sketchbook: The art of vulcanized rubber as canvas

By Rob Ullman

in Charlotte, N.C.

POSTED: 12:00 AM June 19, 2017

You’d be surprised how often the fanbases of comic books and ice hockey intersect.
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Superhero sendoff: The Final showdown!

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:00 AM June 6, 2017

So here’s issue #4…I had to work a little harder to find it, and finally tracked it down on eBay.
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Staff profiles: This time, a drawing of the (other) boss!

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:00 AM May 26, 2017

I’m back with another round of staff illustrations! There’s always a lot of pressure involved in caricaturizing the boss. Will they like it? Will they be offended?
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Superhero sendoff: Scuffle with the Senator

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:00 AM May 17, 2017

Well, it took me a few days, but I finally managed to track down a copy of DK Comics Presents No. 3.
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Cartoon Canon: Golden age of boxing, basketball around here

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:02 AM May 11, 2017

What a glorious morning. I’m gonna have a cup of coffee, gloat a bit, and then it’ll be about time to scour back-issue bins.
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Superhero sendoff: Capital Clash … for only two quarters!

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:00 AM April 27, 2017

The back-issue search continues. Finally managed to track down this gem, I think it looks even more exciting than issue 1! I sure am anxious to read it later today!
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Staff profiles: The details remain sketchy

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:00 AM April 21, 2017

So here we are with another round of staff caricatures, including Dustin Dopirak, Matt Sunday and social media guru Taylor Haase.
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Superhero sendoff: The brave and the bold

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond Va.

POSTED: 12:00 AM April 18, 2017

I was looking through the back-issue boxes at my local comic shop the other day when I cam across this little gem. You gotta admit, it looks pretty exciting.
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Sketchbook: This was no fun … but here’s to Mr. Rooney

By Rob Ullman

in Cleveland

POSTED: 12:33 AM April 14, 2017

In light of recent somber events, we decided to shelve the Sketchbook entry I'd already scheduled for today, and instead create a small tribute to the great Dan Rooney.
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Cartoon Canon: Opening day, old-time greats and overtime

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:00 AM April 4, 2017

As tragedies in the lore of the Pittsburgh Baseball Club go, none will ever match the enormity and the circumstances of the loss of Roberto Clemente.
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Staff profiles: A collection with real character … uh, caricatures!

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:00 AM March 24, 2017

When I signed on with DKPittsburghSports.com, one thing I really wanted to tackle was illustrated portraits of our amazing staff.
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Sketchbook: When hockey was blue and white

By Rob Ullman

at Highmark Stadium

POSTED: 12:00 AM March 17, 2017

A couple weeks ago, a friend alerted me to the existence of a huge collection of hockey photos he’d found from the early 1970s.
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Cartoon Canon: Spanning a century in three frames

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 11:23 PM March 1, 2017

The NHL trade deadline is always on the mind this time of year, and I couldn’t resist taking another pass at The Trade that Started It All back in 1991.
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Sketchbook: Anatomy of a strip

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 12:00 AM February 17, 2017

Living as I do in Virginia, I’d been asked many times by my Capitals-fan friends and acquaintances “When are you going to do a strip about the Caps?”
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Cartoon Canon: The collector’s-item first issue!

By Rob Ullman

in Richmond, Va.

POSTED: 2:34 AM February 2, 2017

Since I was a little kid, I've basically only cared about two things: Sports and Drawing. Luckily, I've found many ways to combine my binary obsessions.

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Ullman

Staff profiles: Better get the real boss right!

All-day baseball: From Cleveland to Pittsburgh, a true twinbill

Superhero sendoff: Our Stanley Cup champs, concept to cover

Sketchbook: The art of vulcanized rubber as canvas

Superhero sendoff: The Final showdown!

Staff profiles: This time, a drawing of the (other) boss!

Superhero sendoff: Scuffle with the Senator

Cartoon Canon: Golden age of boxing, basketball around here

Superhero sendoff: Capital Clash … for only two quarters!

Staff profiles: The details remain sketchy

Superhero sendoff: The brave and the bold

Sketchbook: This was no fun … but here’s to Mr. Rooney

Cartoon Canon: Opening day, old-time greats and overtime

Staff profiles: A collection with real character … uh, caricatures!

Sketchbook: When hockey was blue and white

Cartoon Canon: Spanning a century in three frames

Sketchbook: Anatomy of a strip

Cartoon Canon: The collector’s-item first issue!