Sanford Greene Talks About His Art, Influences and Power Man & Iron Fist
Sanford Greene recently sat down with David Harper at Sktched to talk about his art, influences and new Power Man and Iron Fist series.
Category: Comics
New Netflix Teaser Poster of Daredevil, The Punisher & Electra
I’m looking forward to the return of Daredevil not only because it was an excellent adaptation of the comic series but also because of the addition of Jon Bernthal as The Punisher.
Oh yeah, and there’s that Electra assassin too.
30th Anniversary Interview with Frank Miller: The Dark Knight Returns
Although it’s hard to believe, this year marks the 30th Anniversary of Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns.
CBR.com sat down for a short but informative interview with Frank Miller that’s worth a read. Here are a couple of tidbits…
When did you realize that it really was something that people were going to be talking about for decades to come? Was there a moment where you thought, “We’ve created something bigger than I ever expected”?
It was an ongoing set of surprises. You go up to bat and you take your best shot. This one turned out to be a homer. But I didn’t expect it to keep on rewarding like this. Now, it’s become apparent that it’s going to be something that we can enjoy revisiting again in the future.
When you see how influential your original take on Batman was, and the kinds of things that stuck forever: the way you did narrative dialogue captions over thought balloons, a lot of the approaches to the character. And now we’re seeing things like “Batman v Superman,” where we’re seeing a lot of imagery that comes directly from your pencil. What has that come to mean to you over the years? You’ve seen just how much people embraced what you did, sometimes swiped what you did?
I mean, I’ve learned a lot since doing the first “Dark Knight.” I learned a lot about life too. Instead of resenting, as I first did, when they would take some of the stuff in the movies — I resented and I thought, “Oh I’m being ripped off!” — I’ve come to realize that what I did was a piece of an overall collective work that’s evolving and changing as time goes by. I didn’t make up Batman, I just contributed to the myth. And now they’re using some of my stuff to take it in their own direction. God bless them as well.
Renato Jones: The One Percent #1 by Kaare Andrews
Want to see a preview of Renato Jones: The One Percent #1 by Kaare Andrews? I love the look of this series, but keep in mind it is not for kids!
Source: Bleeding Cool.
13 Riotous Facts About “V for Vendetta”
Roger Cormier and Mental_Floss present 13 Riotous Facts About V for Vendetta. Here are three of my favorites…
3. ANDY AND LANA WACHOWSKI WROTE A SCRIPT FOR V FOR VENDETTA BEFORE THEY WORKED ON THE MATRIX TRILOGY.
The Wachowskis acquired the rights to V for Vendetta in the mid-1990s, then promptly wrote their own screenplay. After directing the three Matrix films, the Wachowskis weren’t interested in returning to directing right away, but they did make alterations to their Vendetta script, including moving the story forward in time and making Evey older.
5. ALAN MOORE DECLINED TO WATCH THE FILM, OR BE CREDITED ON IT.
Moore had read the screenplay and considered it “rubbish.” Moore believed DC Comics and the film industry had knowingly stolen from him. Conversely, David Lloyd praised the movie moments after he had seen it for the first time, declaring it a “fantastic representation” of the work they did, according to McTeigue.
4. IT WAS JAMES MCTEIGUE’S DIRECTORIAL DEBUT.
James McTeigue was first assistant director on the Matrix movies, as well as on Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002), and was picked by the Wachowskis to take charge. “A lot of the filmmaking process is about trust, and at the point that those guys said, ‘We want you to direct it,’ they were about trusting me to go off and give it the vision it needed to be directed with, so they kind of left me alone,” said McTeigue. “They were there if I needed them, and sometimes I’d go, ‘Hey, what do you think about this?’ and they’d put their two cents worth in, and I could either take it on board or leave it at the door.”
American Monster #2 Cover
If you’re not reading American Monster by Brian Azzarello and Juan Doe, from AfterShock Comics you should be. The second issue is out now. For mature readers.
Steranko’s Captain America Variant Cover
What do you think of Steranko’s variant cover for Captain America?
Elliott Fernandez Draws Rocky, Too
Elliott Fernandez makes his third, but not hopefully not last appearance in our Stallone Sketch Gallery with his take on Sly as Rocky Balboa.
You can see more of Elliott’s art here and here. If you want to keep up with Elliott’s latest, you can follow him on Twitter.
Preview: Last Fair Deal Gone Down by Ace Atkins and Marco Finnegan
Last Fair Deal Gone Down by Ace Atkins and Marco Finnegan looks like the road I like to travel.
Check out this preview and you may want to take the trip as well. If so, here’s your ticket to ride.
“The Walking Dead” EW Collector Covers
The Walking Dead returns tonight. To celebrate, Entertainment Weekly has published six collector’s covers.
My guess is that the one above or with Michone will be the most sought out. My subscription issue came with Glen and that works for me.
18 Fascinating Facts About “The Crow”
Erin McCarthy and Mental_Floss present 18 Fascinating Facts About The Crow. Here are three of my favorites…
1. IT’S BASED ON A COMIC BOOK, WHICH WAS INSPIRED BY TWO TRAGEDIES.
In 1981, 21-year-old James O’Barr was drawing combat manuals in the Marines when he decided to start The Crow. He hoped it would be a healthy way of dealing with the death of his fiancée, who had been killed by a drunk driver. “I tried all the typical angst-ridden outlets, like substance abuse and going to clubs or parties every night and just basically trying to keep yourself numb for as long a period of time as possible,” O’Barr told The Baltimore Sun in 1994. “Eventually I was smart enough to realize that that was a dead end, and so I thought perhaps putting something down on paper I could exorcise some of that anger.”Pivotal to his comic book’s plotline was another tragedy O’Barr heard about: A couple killed over an engagement ring. “I thought it was outlandish, a $30 ring, two lives wasted,” he said in a book about the production called The Crow: The Movie. “That became the beginning of the focal point, and the idea that there could be a love so strong that it could transcend death, that it could refuse death, and this soul would not rest until it could set things right.”
4. THE PRODUCERS KNEW WHO THEY WANTED TO DIRECT AND STAR.
Pressman had Alex Proyas, an Australian director who at that point had helmed music videos and commercials, but no features, in mind to direct The Crow. Though Proyas was very much in demand in Hollywood, he was waiting for the right project—and The Crow was it. He signed on in 1991.The producers first looked at musicians to fill the role of Eric Draven, among them Charlie Sexton, a rocker from Texas. But ultimately, their first choice was Brandon Lee. At that point, Lee—son of famed actor/martial artist Bruce Lee—had appeared in a few films, but hadn’t had a breakout role yet. “We had considered some more established actors and we were concerned that certain of these actors did not have the athletic ability,” Pressman said in The Crow: The Movie. “Other people had the athletic ability but not the acting talents. Brandon combined it all. When Brandon walked into this office, it was an immediate flash. We knew we had our Eric Draven that instant.”
17. O’BARR DONATED MOST OF HIS PROFITS FROM THE FILM TO CHARITY.
O’Barr bought his mom a car, and a surround system for himself, then donated the rest. “I was really good friends with Brandon, so it just felt like blood money to me,” he said at a comics convention in 2009. “I didn’t want to profit at his expense. And I kept that secret for as long as I could. It’s not charity if you get credit for it.”
Daredevil’s Origin by Roger McKenzie, Frank Miller, and Klaus Janson!
Diversions of the Groovy Kind is a regular stop on my daily website visits. You’ll always find something cool like this post of Daredevil’s origin by Roger McKenzie, Frank Miller, and Klaus Janson!
Walking Dead Coloring Book
One of the latest fads [and I sure didn’t see it coming] was coloring books for adults.
The cover above is for a Walking Dead Coloring Book that will feature 96 pages from the comic series.
My guess is that a LOT of kids will buy it as well. Wonder if they’ll be disappointed to find out Daryl isn’t in it?
Source: Flickering Myth.
The Fix by Spencer and Lieber
Nick Spencer [writer] and Steve Lieber [artist] are teaming up for The Fix, a new on-going crime series which will drop in April from Image Comics.
Who’s Batman to You?
Who’s Batman to You?
Lewis Wilson and Robert Lowery are pretty unknown to me. I’ve seen photos and clips but that’s all.
Adam West was the first live action Batman I saw as a kid and is still one of the best to play Batman. West’s look and delivery was perfect for the type of Batman the 60’s classic tv show wanted.
I was not a Michael Keaton fan. He didn’t look like the Bruce Wayne or Batman that I always pictured. I also wasn’t a fan of the Batsuit being armor. It makes sense but not for the Batman that I grew up with.
Val Kilmer made a decent Batman and a good Bruce Wayne.
George Clooney was in the worst Batman movie but made a good Batman and Bruce Wayne.
Christan Bale (except for the scratchy Batman voice) was excellent in both roles.
I have high hopes for Ben Affleck’s portrayal of Bruce/Batman… not as much for the movie.
Source: ComingSoon.net.
