Trav Hart Gets Carter!
Trav Hart came through with his take of Sly Stallone as Jack Carter at HeroesCon 2017. Hart is best known for his monster/horror art and I like the vibe he created for this one.
You can see more of Trav’s art at his site.
Category: Comics
Marv by Andrew Krahnke!
Marv from Frank Miller’s Sin City is one of my all-time favorite characters. I love seeing artists do their “take” on the big lug. Today we have a Marv by Andrew Krahnke.
Sly Stallone as Jack Carter & Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens by Karl Slominski!
My buddy, Little John, comes up with the coolest cross-overs for artists. LJ got me thinking about a couple of favorite characters that I’d like to see on-screen together. So I asked Karl Slominski to create a sketch with ’em.
Here we have Sly Stallone as Jack Carter and Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens.
Steranko’s Nick Fury Still An All-Time Favorite!
Steranko‘s Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. remains an all-time favorite. With art like this, how could it not be?
Matt Wagner presents The Bat-Man of Gotham!
Matt Wagner presents The Bat-Man of Gotham. And I’m here for it.
Conan by Rob De La Torre!
Some artists are just born to create Conan art. Rob De La Torre is one of them.
Rocky Balboa & 5 Other Rockys by Walter James Brogan!
Here’s a photo of an original Walter James Brogan painting once owned by Sly Stallone. It features Rocky Balboa surrounded by other famous Rockys: boxers Rocky Graziano and Rocky Marciano, DC Comics hero Sgt. Rock(y), and Rocky the Flying Squirrel.
This image is from the Sylvester Stallone Heritage Auction.
Marv by Ibrahim Moustafa!
Marv from Frank Miller’s Sin City is one of my all-time favorite characters. I love seeing artists do their “take” on the big lug. Today we have a Marv by Ibrahim Moustafa.
Thobias Daneluz’s “First Blood” Art!
These First Blood pieces by Thobias Daneluz are fire. I’ve said before it would be cool to see Thobias adapt all of the Rocky films. Well, let’s add the Rambo franchise to the list. Check out Thobias’ Instgram to see more of his art.
“I could have killed ’em all, I could’ve killed you. In town you’re the law, out here it’s me. Don’t push it! Don’t push it or I’ll give you a war you won’t believe. Let it go. Let it go!” – John Rambo
HOLE by Gerry Brown with art by Eduardo Risso / Z-View
HOLE by Gerry Brown with art by Eduardo Risso
First sentences…
They came for Hole while he was in the library.
The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
Emile Hole’s size didn’t fit his demeanor. Emile was very large, long haired man with small round glasses that looked too small for his face. Emile’s voice didn’t help either. It was way too light. You wouldn’t find Emile in the weight room. No, he’d be found in the prison library sitting alone in a small chair reading.
Even in the best conditions prison would be rough on men like Emile. Moundsville State Prison was about as far as you could get from the best conditions. The guards either were crooked or looked the other way. Gangs ran Moundsville. Davie and his Warlords were at the top of the heap.
The Warlords ran a profitable business. One of their best money-making endeavors was to video-tape the beating of a new inmate. They’d then send the video to the inmate’s family with a request for on-going payments to prevent further beatings. It always worked.
So when the gang gave Emile a tune-up and sent the video to Emile’s brother Vint, they expected the money to come rolling in.
Man, were they wrong.
Vint’s going to pay the Warlords, but not in the way they’re expecting. See Vint’s got skills. Skills better left contained. But now, Vint’s got reason to let loose. And he’s going to.
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Eduardo Risso’s art was what got me interested in HOLE. Then I read the sample and was hooked. Gerry Brown has crafted a fun prison/revenge story that’s a fast, fun read.
HOLE is only available on Kindle but the price is less than a buck. It’s worth a buck just to see Risso’s illustrations.
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The Original John Severin Art for Cracked #143 – The Issue Where They KO Rocky!
Here’s a photo of the original John Severin art used for Cracked #143 published in August 1977. This image is from the Sylvester Stallone Heritage Auction.
Sly Stallone is Marion Cobretti by Trav Hart!
Trav Hart created his cool riff of Sly Stallone as Marion Cobretti at HeroesCon 2018. It got placed in the vault without ever being posted until now.
You can see more of Trav’s art at his site.
Andrew Robinson’s Two Face is Absolutely Amazing!
I’m not up to speed on DC’s Absolute heroes and villains, but I sure do dig Andrew Robinson’s riff on Absolute Two Face.
Bernie Wrightson’s Batman!
Bernie Wrightson is best known for his horror art (especially Frankenstein) but Wrightson’s Batman (like everything Wrightson drew) is also so good.
Source: Joe Otis Costello.
Marv by Dmitrijus Čechovas!
Marv from Frank Miller’s Sin City is one of my all-time favorite characters. I love seeing artists do their “take” on the big lug. Today we have a Marv by Dmitrijus Čechovas.
