Category: Movies

Jeremy Treece is Expendable

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Jeremy Treece has created art for comic books, trading cards, animation and independent films. Last week we posted the Rambo piece that my buddy, John Beatty gifted me. Today we have Treece’s take on Barney Ross of The Expendables that John Beatty also surprised me with.

You can see more of Jeremy’s art here… and definitely again at the ZONE in the future.

Jeremy Treece Rocks Rambo

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Jeremy Treece has created art for comic books, trading cards, animation and independent films. Not too long ago, Jeremy was sketching live on U-Stream in a marathon session. My buddy, John Beatty called me to say that he’d ordered a couple of pieces for me. The first was his take on a young Rambo. [JB also requested a Barney Ross of The Expendables and I ordered up a Jack Carter — they’ll be posted in the future.]

You can see more of Jeremy’s art here… and definitely again here at the SZ in the future.

Captain America Poster… Blues

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This is the first thing relating to the new Captain America movie that I’ve seen that I haven’t really liked.  This poster could have been so much better… the Red Skull should have looked more menacing… Cap should have looked bigger/broader and in a more action pose… Dum Dum Dugan should have been much bigger…

The good news is the poster may not be up to par, but the movie looks to rock.

Talking with Duane Swierczynski and Josh Bazell

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Recently a couple of my favorite writers, Duane Swierczynski and Josh Bazell sat down for a two part conversation.  In part one Duane and Josh talk about how they write novels, the influence of comic books & movies, and why they want to keep readers turning the page.  In part two Duane and Josh discuss their first jobs, their first books, 80’s movies and tv shows, James Ellroy’s White Jazz and more.

Robbi Rodriguez & Jack Carter

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Robbi Rodroguez did a Rocky sketch for me at last year’s Heroes Convention. When I saw that Robbi was going to be at Heroes again this year and was taking commissions early, I asked for an iconic black and white piece of Sly as Jack Carter. Robbi knew exactly what I was looking for and came through like a champ with the piece above. I was totally blown away.

You can see more of Robbi’s art here and here… and definitely again here at the SZ in the future.

RIP – Peter Falk

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Peter Falk, best known as tv’s legendary Detective Columbo, died last night at the age of 83.

My first memory of Peter Falk is in his role as Maximilian Meen from The Great Race.  Truth be told, I’d probably seen Mr. Falk earlier in one of his guest appearances on tv shows like Have Gun Will Travel, Alfred Hitchcock Presents or The Twilight Zone.  I know that I saw him in It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World before I ever saw The Great Race, but it was his role as Maximillian Meen that made the first big impact and brought him to my attention.  I would have been all of seven years old.

My next big memory of Peter Falk is in his role of Columbo.  He first appeared as Columbo in the tv movie Prescription Murder [1968].  Then from 1971 to 2003, Mr. Falk reprised the role in 68 more tv movies.  Peter Falk was perfect in the role and fans loved him.  I can remember watching the movies with mom or my grandfather.  They enjoyed the series as much as me… maybe more.

In 1979, my girlfriend [later to be my wife] and I went to movies every week.  One of the films we decided to see was The In-Laws.  I thought it would be okay.  I was wrong.  The In-Laws turned out to be a comedy classic.  We left the theater talking about how great it was and laughing about it long after the film was over.

Peter Falk appears in another of my favorite films, The Princess Bride which we [my wife and I] watched with our sons when they were young.  It’s pretty cool that I was able to enjoy Mr. Falk’s movies with the significant people throughout my life.  I guess that’s the sign of a true star, he/she is able to continue to find good roles throughout their lives.  Mr. Falk was such a star.

My thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends and fans.

Mike Torrance: Send a Maniac…

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Mike Torrance aka The Krayola Kidd knows what the three shells are for and so he decided that it was time for Sly as John Spartan aka The Demolition Man.

You can see more of Mike’s art at The Daily Sketch with The Krayola Kidd and his Deviant Art site. Mike is available for commissions and his prices are very reasonable. You’re also going to be happy to know that once a month Mike has a contest for someone to win a free sketchcard! That is how I came to own this cool sketchcard. I won the contest and told Mike to pick a Sly character. He chose Spartan and I couldn’t be happier.

Paolo Rivera’s Captain America Poster

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This Captain America poster by Paolo Rivera is perfection.  Paolo absolutely nailed it.  Marvel liked it so much that they turned it in to a limited edition print to be given to the cast and crew of the movie.  How cool is that?  Very cool says I.

The great thing about the attention that the poster is getting is that it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.  I’ve been following Paolo’s art blog for some time and we’ve exchanged a few e-mails here and there.  Paolo has always been quick to respond and humble about his talents.  When I asked Paolo if I could do a post about his Captain America poster he said he’d be “honored.”  It’s always great to see a local talent score big and it’s especially exciting when it’s someone as nice and talented as Paolo.