Omnibus 1
The Ruff and Reddy Show
There's no business like show business. And these two misfits have no business being anywhere near it.
Back in the day, they were the toast of Tinseltown. Ruff, a whip-smart cat, and Reddy, his dimwitted but lovable dog sidekick, had the biggest animated series on TV. Then the show ended, and so did their ride on the gravy train of fame and fortune. Now Reddy washes up in a local grocery store for a living, while Ruff is just…washed up.
But one hard-charging agent with stars (and dollar signs) in her eyes is out to change all that. With her help, Ruff and Reddy are about to mount a full-scale assault on the entertainment industry, determined to get back to the top by any means necessary. Game shows, crime dramas, sitcom pilots, reality TV, even (ugh) the convention circuit: this cat-and-dog act will get their paws on it all.
But when the pressures and temptations of fame lead to breakdowns and betrayals, can this odd couple stay together? Or will their biggest fan become their worst enemy?
Lights, camera, action: it's The Ruff and Reddy Show, a scathingly hilarious showbiz satire starring the classic Hanna-Barbera comedy team from comics legend Howard Chaykin and artist Mac Rey. Collects the six-issue miniseries.
Issue 1
The Ruff & Reddy Show (2017-) #1
In the Golden Age of television, Ruff and Reddy were on top of the entertainment world…until the world turned, and they were forgotten. Now, Ruff is a washed-up television actor. Reddy is a clerk in an upscale grocery store. Can a hungry young agent convince the two one-time partners to make a comeback-and convince the world that it wants to see the famously infamous dog-and-cat comedy team back in the spotlight? Don't miss it if you can!
Issue 2
The Ruff & Reddy Show (2017-) #2
Ruff and Reddy have hit the skids, plunging from A-list to "huh?" to "wait, who?" and finally to "who cares?" Next stop for these pathetic has-beens on the treadmill to oblivion is the convention circuit—where their agent turns a potential disaster into a goldmine of publicity—and the comeback begins.
Issue 3
The Ruff & Reddy Show (2017-) #3
Envy...self-loathing...jealousy...self-destruction...backstabbing—and that's just Monday in this business they call show. Ruff and Reddy are not ready for this maelstrom of malice that's a daily affair in the entertainment-industrial complex, while Pamela Chyron, their increasingly hard-bitten agent, finds herself cleaning up one mess before she's finished burying another. It's hell out there in Hollywood!
Issue 4
The Ruff & Reddy Show (2017-) #4
In the rough-and-tumble, dog-eat-dog world of the business of show, betrayal is just another fact of life…but when Ruff and Reddy betray the one person who believed in them, there'll be hell to pay—and pay again and again and again!
Issue 5
The Ruff & Reddy Show (2017-) #5
In the business of show, they say nothing succeeds like excess—and that imitation is the sincerest form of television. In a flurry of days that make their heads spin, Ruff and Reddy find themselves spread all too thin in a slurry of pilots—while a bad decision comes back to haunt them like a bad blind date on a Saturday night.
Issue 6
The Ruff & Reddy Show (2017-) #6
Misery loves company, and nothing succeeds like success. And once you put those two together, you've got Ruff and Reddy, utterly miserable in a success that ruins their lives. Comedy gold!