Apollo 18: There’s a Reason…
Although I probably won’t see Apollo 18 until it’s available on Netflix, I do like this poster. If you’d like to see a moon-sized version, you can thanks to the fine folks at IMPAwards.com.
Category: Horror
4 New Walking Dead Teasers
AMC has released four new Walking Dead teaser spots. My favorite is the third.
THR: Frank Darabont Was FIRED!
The Hollywood Reporter is saying that Frank Darabont was fired from The Walking Dead! Here are some tidbits from the article:
- When Frank Darabont appeared on a Comic-Con panel July 22 to promote The Walking Dead, he didn’t realize he was a dead man walking. Neither did the cast and crew.
- One insider says those gathered were stunned at “the duplicity of AMC” for having used Darabont to promote the show at Comic-Con before firing him.
- But this source says that AMC had its own ideas about how to make the show more cheaply. The show shoots for eight days per episode, and the network suggested that half should be indoors. “Four days inside and four days out? That’s not Walking Dead,” says this insider. “This is not a show that takes place around the dinner table.” That was just one of what this person describes as “silly notes” from AMC. Couldn’t the audience hear the zombies sometimes and not see them, to save on makeup? The source says Darabont fought “a constant battle to keep the show big in scope and style.”
The Walking Dead Rise
This trailer for the new season of The Walking Dead [premieres October 16th] is gold. I’d say more but I want to watch the trailer yet again.
Dark Shadows Rises Again
No matter how many times you think you’ve killed a vampire, odds are he’ll be back when you least expect it. Such is the case with Barnabas Collins [as well as the rest of the cast of Dark Shadows]. Then again, maybe the return of Barnabas should be expected now that filming is underway for a new Dark Shadows movie starring Johnny Depp and directed by Tim Burton.
The new Dark Shadows comic will be written by Stuart Manning with art by Aaron Campbell. Francesco Fraccavilla and Aaron Campbell will provide the cover art.
[Via CBR.com]
The Walking Dead @ Comic Con
Entertainment Weekly scored a first look at The Walking Dead banner/poster that will be on display at Comic Con.
Contagion & The Thing: Out to Get Ya
This great trailer for Contagion makes me want to see the movie now! The trailer for The Thing is supposed to be a prequel to John Carpenter’s The Thing. It looks pretty much like a remake, but the concept is so strong, remake or prequel it could be pretty good.
The Curse of the Wendigo
Dynamite Entertainment has announced that fan-favorite artist, Charlie [The Walking Dead] Adlard and French writer, Mathieu Missoffe are teaming to create Curse of the Wendigo.
- Set in France during WWI, Curse of the Wendigo follows a desperate alliance between isolated French and German soldiers, who must temporarily stop slaughtering each other to fight a new terrifying threat : the Wendigo, a creature preying on soldiers from both sides. Joining the search and destroy party is one of the very few Native Americans enrolled in the US Army at the time, who followed the evil trail of the once human Wendigo from his tribe’s land up to the French trenches…
Zeke Deadwood: Zombie Lawman
That’s the cover to Zeke Deadwood: Zombie Lawman #1. It first came out in 2009, so I’m a little late discovering it, but I’m glad that I did. Thomas Boatwright and Ryan Rubio successfully meld two genres that I enjoy [westerns and zombies] and throw in the right amount of comedy to create a really enjoyable comic.
It’s a simple story, Zeke Deadwood: Zombie Lawman rides into a “town in trouble” and sets things right. Deadwood is a lawman, but he’s not your typical zombie. He’s not a mindless eating creature. In fact, Deadwood doesn’t eat anyone [at least in this issue]. Second of all he can think and speak. Still he is like a zombie in that he moves slowly and, boy, does he smell bad. Of course you would too if you were dead.
It’s no secret that I love Thomas Boatwright’s art which for this issue is done in pen and ink with tones/wash. Boatwright brings the right amount of cartooniness to really make the issue sing. TJ Kirsch, Havard S. Johansen and Guy Davis all provide bonus pinups for the issue.
I really enjoyed the first issue and am looking forward to picking up the 2nd which is available now.
The Thing / Dark Knight Rises
Although I’m not completely sold on the latest version of The Thing set to premiere this October, I do like the poster for it. As for The Dark Knight Rises poster below… it’s not bad…
Walking Dead Teaser is FANtastic
This fan-made teaser made to promote the new season of The Walking Dead is really, really well done.
Rob Zombie for… Woolite
Rob Zombie may have been at the bottom of your list of appropriate director’s for a Woolite commercial, but after seeing what he did, you may change your opinion. I know I did. Well played, Mr. Zombie.
Get a Jump on Next Year’s Zombies
Although we’re not even half way through 2011, you can now pre-order a 2012 Walking Dead calendar! What zombie-lovin’ fan wouldn’t want one or two?
The Goon: Wicked Inclinations, 2nd Edition
September 2011 looks to be a great month for comics coming from Dark Horse. My favorite Dark Horse cover, in a month full of cool covers, goes to Eric Powell for his iconic The Goon Volume 5: Wicked Inclinations 2nd Edition TPB.
In a Zombie-Apocalypse: I Will be Your Father Figure
Did you ever wonder how well you’d survive if the world fell to a zombie-apocalypse? Now you can find out thanks to the folks behind AMC’s The Walking Dead website. I took The Walking Dead – Survival Test and my survival skills rated me as a…
FATHER FIGURE
- You’ve got the life experience, and your gentle manner, compassion and wisdom attracts others, making you the nucleus of your group. That’s just fine because you need people as much as they need you.
- You’ve lost a lot [both before the apocalypse and after], and a sense of community helps ease your depression and gives you purpose.
