Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
MTV Geek has posted a really interesting video interview with Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. Mike talks about breaking into comics, his artistic influences, the development of Hellboy, how Hellboy has changed over the years, the future of comics and a whole lot more.
The interview can be seen here and is definitely worth a look.
Dan Hipp is the immensely talented artist behind Gyakushu Volume 1; Gyakushu Volume 2; Amazing Joy Buzzards; and a bunch of other stuff including his website. Dan must love Halloween because for the month of October he is giving fans a real treat. For the month of October the entire series of GYAKUSHU! can be read online here for free!
So check it out and if ya dig it, let Dan know!
Not only do I like the above Walking Dead teaser poster much better than the last one, but it comes attached to a CBR.com interview with Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard!
I’m not a Donald Duck fan. I’m not a Glenn Beck fan. But put them together in this expertly edited cartoon and I can dig it. [Via Miss Cellania]
I’ve been talking up Dave Wachter and his art for a while now. Dave Wachter is one of the best kept secrets in comics and an all-around great guy. Seems like the secret is starting to get out thanks to the fine folks at Comic Alliance. So, this post is to help keep the ball rolling because it couldn’t happen to a nicer guy!
Otis Frampton’s art is no stranger to the StalloneZone. I’ve told you about Otis’ 7-7-7 Sundays before. I’ve been fortunate enough to get three previous sketches from Otis — Rambo, Jack Carter and Cosmo Carboni. You can see them here.
I finally got to meet Otis in person at Heroes Con last year. When Otis attends conventions he has sketchbooks that he sells for a buck each. Yep, one buck. And to make the deal even more enticing, Otis includes a free headsketch. For mine he did Freddy from Cop Land. I would have gladly paid a buck a piece to have Otis draw Sly from every movie he’s done, but the idea is to get new fans to give Otis’ work a look. So instead, whenever I ran into a friend who’d never heard of Otis I’d slap a buck down and buy ’em a copy of the sketchbook with a free headsketch. Luckily none of them requested Sly, or I might have had to keep the copy for myself. ; )
Could this be the end of Rick and Carl Grimes? My guess is not, but what do I know? [Via CBR.com]
It’s no secret that I think that the 1966 Batmobile is a cool car. In fact, I’ve always said that I’d own one if I could. Now I can… well, if I come up with a spare $149,999.00.
Check out this Walking Dead sizzle reel from the fine folks at AMC and you’ll know why Halloween can’t come fast enough for me… and no, it’s not because of all the free candy. [Although that IS a plus.]
Dave Wachter joins us this week with his take on Sly from The Expendables. I’m a huge fan of Dave’s art and own several pieces [and hope to get more in the future]. He’s a tremendous artist, but more importantly an all-around decent guy. You can see more of Dave’s art at his site. – Craig
This page documents the first time Batman and Hellboy met. Pretty historic art if you’re a comics fan, right? My buddy, John Beatty actually owned that page at one time. I wonder who owns it now. I hope it’s a fan.
Here’s the latest Walking Dead teaser poster via CBR.com. Although I love The Walking Dead, the poster leaves saying, “Eh.”
Remember when I posted that last Friday I was going to be co-hosting as my best bud, John Beatty did headsketches on demand? Well, the event went off without a hitch and we had a blast. We went from about 7:30pm to almost 2:30am the next morning. In addition to John sketching we had give-aways, trivia contests for prizes and a whole lot of fun.
Those are six of the 12 sketches John completed that night. John broadcasts on U-Stream regularly and we’re planning another session with me as co-host in the near future. Hopefully, you can join us next time!
Howard Chaykin has a Batman one-shot coming out this November that he’s writing and drawing. It’s called Batman/Catwoman: Follow the Money. Since I’m a huge Chaykin fan, I’m in. If you want to know more, then check out this interview with Howard Chaykin posted by the fine folks at CBR.com.
In less than 24 hours I’ll be joining my best bud, John Beatty in his luxurious JBI studio in the heart of beautiful downtown Holly Hill. John will be sketching live on U-Stream and taking requests for headsketches like those above. I’ll be there as color commentator and to keep things rolling. John will have something for every price range and you can get the full details at his site.
I hope you’ll tune in to the festivities — it’d be great to hear from all ZONERS. The fun starts at 7pm EST… and if you see John doing a Stallone sketch, it had better be for me!
