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Ken Meyer, Jr. Presents Steranko, Ditko, Black, Greim and Much More!

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Ken Meyer, Jr. presents a monthly column called Ink Stains. In the column Ken (who is an amazing artist) posts a fanzine from his collection.  Here’s Ken…

I have a collection of over 200 fanzines from the 60’s-80’s that I plan to scan and talk about, one at a time. I hope to have some of the participants answer a few questions. Many of those participants are established comics professionals now, while some have gone on to other things. I will show a few snippets from each zine and give you a link to download a pdf of the whole thing, which I hope all of you will do!

In Ink Stains 109, Ken shares with us Comic Crusader #13 which is amazing considering the talent this fanzine contains.  Comic Crusader #13 features a cover by Jim Steranko (!), an illo by Steranko inked by Bill Black, a 19 page story written & illustrated by Marty Greim, a Bill Black full page illo (plus spot illos  by Wild Bill), an 8 page Mr. A story written an illustrated by Steve Ditko (!), a Gil Kane back cover and much more!  What a classic fanzine.

As always, thanks to Ken for bringing back great memories of fandom!

Sly Stallone to Remake South Korean Thriller ‘The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil’

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The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Sly Stallone will team with Don (Train to Busan) Lee to remake the South Korean thriller The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil.

Stallone and Lee will be joined by Braden Aftergood and Jang Won-seok to produce the remake through Stallone’s Balboa Productions.  Lee will reprise his role from the original film…

In the film, Lee plays a gangster who survives a lethal attack by a serial killer. He forms an unlikely partnership with a cop (Lee Mu-yeol) to help track down the murderer (Kim Seong-gyu).

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil is set to premiere at the  Cannes Film Festival and then we go worldwide in 104 territories later in May.

Ken Meyer, Jr. Takes Us into the Realm!

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Ken Meyer, Jr. presents a monthly column called Ink Stains. In the column Ken (who is an amazing artist) posts a fanzine from his collection.  Here’s Ken…

I have a collection of over 200 fanzines from the 60’s-80’s that I plan to scan and talk about, one at a time. I hope to have some of the participants answer a few questions. Many of those participants are established comics professionals now, while some have gone on to other things. I will show a few snippets from each zine and give you a link to download a pdf of the whole thing, which I hope all of you will do!

In Ink Stains 103, Ken shares with us Realm #5 which features an interview with Ray Bradbury, a Berni Wrightson checklist, a story by Jan Strand, art by Michael Kaluta, Vaughn Bode, Darrell Anderson, Dan Adkins, Alan Weiss, Carl Barks, Roy Krenkel, Barry Smith, Frank Frazetta, Richard Corben, Gil Kane, Bill Black (whose art is posted above) and many others.

As always, thanks to Ken for bringing back great memories of fandom!

Neal Adams, Howard Chaykin, Ken Meyer, Jr. and More!

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If you’re a fan of fanzines, then you’ve got to check out Ken Meyer, Jr.’s monthly column Ink Stains.  Each month Ken (who is an amazing artist) posts… well, let’s let Ken explain…

I have a collection of over 200 fanzines from the 60’s-80’s that I plan to scan and talk about, one at a time. I hope to have some of the participants answer a few questions. Many of those participants are established comics professionals now, while some have gone on to other things. I will show a few snippets from each zine and give you a link to download a pdf of the whole thing, which I hope all of you will do!

The top piece of art is a Neal Adams pencil sketch that appeared as a front piece for the fanzine Infinity #6.  Below is an unused Howard Chaykin cover for Scorpion!  Infinity #6 also featured a Jeff Jones cover, art by Tim Connrad, Clyde Caldwell, and much more. (Ink Stains #101).

As always, thanks to Ken for bringing back great memories of fandom!

The October Faction by Steve Niles and Damien Worm

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The October Faction by Steve (30 Days of Night) Niles and artist, Damien Worm is soon to be a series on Netflix. 

Before it was a tv series it was a comic series…

Meet the Allan family in this tale about the typical challenges that a very atypical family encounters while fending off the attacks of vampires, werewolves, demons, and more.

From Steve Niles, the co-creator of 30 Days of Night, and artist Damien Worm comes a series about retired monster hunter Fredrick, his wife Deloris, and their two children Geoff and Vivian.

As Fredrick works to put his monster hunting days behind him, his two kids insist on joining the family business. But ghosts from the past refuse to stay dead and conspiring forces lurk in the shadows all leading to a massive showdown with foes supernatural and natural alike!

The October Faction: Open Season collects the first 12 issues of the comic book series and is available for pre-order now.

10 Action Movie Legends We Want to See in “Expendables 4”

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Ben Sherlock at ScreenRant lists 10 Action Movie Legends We Want to See in Expendables 4.   Let’s compare Sherlock’s list to mine.

Sherlock’s 10

Craig’s 10
10.  Steven Seagal 10. Danny Glover

09.  Kurt Russell

 09. Danny Trejo

08.  Danny Glover

 08. Steven Seagal

07.  Vin Diesel

 07. Liam Neeson

06.  Danny Trejo

 06. Jackie Chan

05.  Gerard Butler

 05. Gerard Butler

04.  Liam Neeson

 04. Kurt Russell

03.  Jackie Chan

 03. Vin Diesel

02.  Keanu Reeves

 02. Dwayne Johnson

01.  Dwayne Johnson

 01. Keanu Reeves

Here are a couple of folks who didn’t make Sherlock’s list but I’d like to see them make an Expendables appearance:  Michael Biehn, Christopher Lambert and Idris Elba.

Feel free to post your list (and anyone we might have missed) in the comments section.

Jim Cornette Presents Behind the Curtain: Real Pro Wrestling Stories

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I’m really enjoying the Dark Side of the Ring series airing on Viceland.  Three episodes in and I remain impressed.  The series interviews the wrestlers, referees and behind-the-scenes folks that were actually involved in the events that each episode covers.  If you have any interest in the business of old school professional wrestling, then The Dark Side of the Ring is worth checking out.

If you’ve read this far, you also might be interested in Jim Cornette Presents Behind the Curtain: Real Pro Wrestling Stories.  Written by Cornette with an assist from Brandon Easton and art by Denis Medri,  Jim Cornette Presents Behind the Curtain: Real Pro Wrestling Stories is…

A true-story style anthology, these insider tales will show the lengths that wrestlers went to uphold “kayfabe” (the old carny term for the presentation of legitimate conflict) as well as the noteworthy cultural, racial, and economic effects these events and characters had on society. This is the graphic novel that old school wrestling fans have been waiting their entire lives for: a no-holds-barred representation of the moments that wrestling insiders couldn’t talk about for years.

Featuring appearances by Ric Flair, Jerry Lawler, Andy Kaufman, Sputnik Monroe, The Sheik, Junkyard Dog, the Fabulous Freebirds, the Midnight Express, Bret Hart, and Shawn Michaels.

Behind the Curtain – Real Pro Wrestling Stories present three chapters of tales, personally curated by Cornette and adapted by Brandon Easton (M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand) and Denis Medri (Red Hood/Arsenal), the award-winning team behind Andre the Giant: Closer to Heaven.

Jim Cornette Presents: Behind the Curtain – Real Pro Wrestling Stories drops on August 6, 2019 and is available for pre-order now.

 

“L.A. Confidential” Gets the Cinephilia & Beyond Treatment

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L.A. Confidential is a great film and in The Sunny, Seedy ’50’s Underbelly of Curtis Hanson’s L.A. Confidential it gets the Cinephilia and Beyond treatment.  Click over and you’ll get…

  • A larger version of  Vlad Rodriguez’s L.A. Confidential poster
  • L.A. Confidential screenplay
  • Brian Helgeland: Screenwriters Lecture (Video)
  • L.A. Confidential audio interview with James Ellroy & Curtis Hanson
  • L.A. Confidential: Off the Record – Behind the Scenes Video
  • Rare behind-the-scenes photos
  • and much more!

“Black Summer” / Z-View

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Black Summer (2019)

Creators: John Hyams, Karl Schaefer

Stars: Jaime King, Justin Chu Cary, Christine Lee, Sal Velez Jr., Kelsey Flower and Erika Hau.

The Pitch: “Let’s make a prequel to Z-Nation.”

The Overview:

Black Summer is a new Netflix series that serves as a prequel to Z-Nation. Since it’s a prequel it’s not necessary to have watched Z-Nation.  (Truth be told, I like Black Summer better than Z-Nation).

The series starts off following what appears to be random folks working to survive a zombie outbreak.  The cool thing is that as the episodes progress people that we see in the background might become the focus of the next installment.  Ultimately a band of survivors forms with the goal of getting to a stadium where they hope the military is waiting to transport them to safety.  Because Black Summer is (at this point) a limited series, there is no “star” that you just know is going to survive.  This raises the stakes and adds to the tension.

You’d think by now we’d have seen it all when it comes to zombie stories.  Black Summer is proof that just ain’t so.  I really liked this first season and hope that it returns for a second.  Guess who else likes Black Summer?  Stephen King said this today…

“BLACK SUMMER (Netflix): Just when you think there’s no more scare left in zombies, THIS comes along. Existential hell in the suburbs, stripped to the bone.”

So don’t just take my word for it, take Stephen King’s.

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