Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
One of the things I love about going to comic book conventions is meeting new artists… or at least artists that are new to me. When I was at MegaCon this year, I met Scott Quick.
Scott does the web strip Camden Bottoms. I took a look at Scott’s sketchbook and decided to see if he’d be interested in doing a Stallone sketch. He was. I ended up getting two. This is the second. I’ll post the first next week. In the mean time check out Scott’s Camden Bottoms!
Adventures in Pulp is a cool site where you can find three free web comics:
Dick Ruby and the Little Green Men: DETECTIVE NOIR MEETS INVASION SCI-FI in “Dick Ruby and the Case of the Little Green Men. It’s New York in the 1940s and private investigator Dick Ruby is on the trail of a missing person. A trail that leads to little green men from outer space.
The Four Horsemen: THE KING IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE KING! A power-hungry Prince kills his father to steal the crown and kingdom. The only thing that can stop him, the Good Witch of the Dead Lands. Hiding in her place of power, she summons four warriors from across time and space.
Hawk and a Handsaw: ENTER A SUPERHERO INSANE ASYLUM in “Hawk and a Handsaw!” You’d have to be a little crazy to put on a brightly colored costume and fight crime, but how exactly would you know who is the real deal and who has simply latched onto the delusion of being a super powered being?
Brett Harris [writer] and Matthew Childers [artist] are the creative team behind all three strips. I’ve read [and enjoyed] the first chapter of Dick Ruby and the Little Green Men. I look forward to future chapters and their other creations. If you like comics, give ’em a look.
Dead Letters #1 is published by BoomStudios.
Writer: Christopher Sebela
Artist: Chris Visions
Colorist: Ruth Redmond
Cover Shown: Chris Visions
Waking up in a fleabag motel with bandaged arms and a revolver on his desk, Sam doesn’t remember a thing – not how he got here, where here is, or who he is. But the armed men knocking on his door do and Sam will have to use every trick from his forgotten repertoire to outrun and outsmart his way through a hardboiled wonderland of gang wars, femme fatales and big secrets.
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Dead Letters #1 is a comic for mature audiences due to violence. I’m looking forward to issue #2.
Rating: 4 out of 5
The Crow: Pestilence #1 is published by IDW.
Writer: Frank Bill
Artist: Drew Moss
Colorist: Oliver Lee Arce
Cover Shown: James O’Barr
Juarez, Mexico. A young boxer, Salvador, refuses to take a fall, but has no problem taking a vicious drug gang’s pay-off. When they take their lethal revenge on the Salvador and his family, he returns as THE CROW, in search of vengeance…and forgiveness.
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The Crow: Pestilence #1 is a comic for mature audiences due to violence and language.
Rating: 3 out of 5
This morning’s post is for all the Steranko fans out there. (Of course that should be everyone.)
There’s a very cool fan site dedicated to the art of Steranko. It’s called The Drawings of Steranko. Click over and get happy.
I’d never seen that album cover before. The art is by one of my favorite artists, Howard Chaykin.
Thanks to The Bristol Board for posting the Chaykin cover and other great art daily!
Elliott Fernandez makes his second, but not hopefully not last appearance in our Stallone Sketch Gallery with his take on Sly as Barney Ross.
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.
Bruce Timm gives us Batman: Strange Days.
If you’re not a fan of Jonathan Maberry, it just means you haven’t read any of his action/horror novels.
The Big Thrill has a nice interview with Jonathan Maberry. My guess is if you’re already a Maberry fan, you’ll really enjoy it. If you’re not a fan, there’s a good chance that once you read the interview, you will be.
Mike Zeck is the subject of a retrospective at the Cartoon Museum in San Francisco that will run from April 10th to August 14th!
This exhibition features the most comprehensive collection of the fan-favorite artist’s most iconic artwork ever assembled, including The Punisher, G.I. Joe, The Amazing Spider-Man, Marvel Superheroes Secret Wars, and Captain America. A full-color exhibition catalog will be published in conjunction with the exhibition, featuring more than 50 pieces of original artwork, an introduction by exhibition curator Charles Costas, and commentary from Zeck himself.
There’s a new ongoing crime series created by Jason (Scalped) Aaron and Jason (Loose Ends) Latour premiering later this month from Image Comics. It is for mature audiences. Advance word is the series is going to be fantastic.
Dead Body Road is a six issue mini-series published by Image.
Writer: Justin Jordan
Penciler / Inker: Matteo Scalera
Colorist: Moreno Dinisio
Gage has taken one of his wife’s murderers captive in the back of his van. In pursuit is a fleet of bikers and other murderous ********. Are you ready for an interrogation at 100 MPH?!
Dead Body Road #4 Last month I said “Great writing, great art and a crime/revenge story that moves.” This was never more true than in this issue! Justin Jordan and Matteo Scalera continue to be a team to watch.
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Dead Body Road #4 is a comic for mature audiences due to violence and language. If you’re a fan of crime/revenge stories then this is for you.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Today we have Sly as Rocky with Burgess Meredith as Mickey drawn by Shawn Surface. The scan doesn’t nearly come close to doing this piece justice — it doesn’t show all of the art and the contrast is off.
Shawn is an all-around nice guy and his art should be getting more attention. So why not check out his site and give him some love?
