Day: October 18, 2009

Mike Zeck’s “Demolition Man”

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My buddy, Mike Zeck sent me the scan above as well as this one. That is of course, Sly in his role as John Spartan from “Demolition Man”. Here’s what Mike had to say about his involvement with DC’s “Demolition Man” adaptation:

DC asked for a pencil image of these two characters. I delivered, got paid, and that’s the total extent of my knowledge. No idea if they were ever used for anything, ever inked, or anything else.

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Interesting unseen art though for the ‘Zone‘.

I thanked Mike and said that I wondered how much Stallone-related art is out there that hasn’t been seen. I told Mike that when Joe Kubert was a guest at an OrlandoCon several years ago he told me that he had worked up some dailies for a potential “Rocky” newspaper strip that never sold. Mike wrote back to say that he’d been approached about samples for a potential “Rambo” newspaper strip, but because the pay was so low, he never got around to doing any.

At least we have these two previously unseen pieces of Stallone art to enjoy. Thanks to Mike for sharing.

Creepiest Lines in Cinema

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Hollywood.com recently posted their choices for the 25 Creepiest Movie Lines in Cinema. You know me, so using just their choices here are my TOP TEN:

  • 10.  “A boy’s best friend is his mother.” — Psycho (1960)  Combine that line and Anthony Perkins’ stare and you’ve got Creeepy with a capital C.
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  • “I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.”— The Silence of the Lambs (1991)  Follow that with Anthony Hopkins making a sucking sound and you’ll get goosebumps.
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  • “I realized what was living behind that boy’s eyes was purely and simply…evil.” — Halloween (1978) That line hints at the scares to come.
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  • “I see dead people.” — The Sixth Sense (1999)  The catch phrase of that years
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  • “It’s people! Soylent Green is made out of people! They’re making our food out of people…” —Soylent Green (1973)  Not just creepy, but shocking to the 14 year old seeing the movie for the first time.
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  • I can’t lie to you about your chances, but…you have my sympathies” — Alien (1979) How can THAT line not creep you out?
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  • “There’s nothing to be afraid of. They were right. It’s painless. It’s good. Come. Sleep.” — Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)  It was creepy to hear when I was twenty watching the remake in a theater, but even creepier when I was a little kid up way late watching the original presented on”Sammy Terry’s Nightmare Theater” on a little black and white tv!
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  • “I want you to make a choice… Let the game begin.” — Saw (2004)  Yeah, and Ms. Streep thought she had a tough choice.
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  • “They’re heeeeere!” — Poltergeist (1982) Hearing that makes the small hair on the back of your neck stand on end.
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  • “Have you checked the children?” — When a Stranger Calls (1979) That line creeped me out years before I had kids.

Lists are subjective, but how did my favorite creepy line, “They’re coming to get you, Barbara!” not make the cut?

“The Black Terror: Seduction of Deceit” Week: Day 7

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“The Black Terror: Seduction of Deceit” Week [written by Beau Smith & Chuck Dixon with art by Dan Brereton]: Day 7 @ the ZONE. Today is the last day of our tribute to Smith, Dixon & Brereton’s Black Terror story so I thought it fitting that our last piece of art be the final page of the mini-series.

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If you’ve enjoyed this week’s posts, then tell a friend or seven.  If enough people [re]discover The Black Terror: Seduction of Deceit, perhaps we’ll someday get a trade edition, it so richly deserves.