Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
The buzz on the Halle Berry “Catwoman” movie has been bad.
After seeing Halle‘s Catwoman outfit I can understand why.
It just doesn’t look right. Note I didn’t say “good.”
Halle Berry could make a burlap sack look good.
When I was a kid I enjoyed Space Ghost. Even though he hung out with two kids and a space monkey… he was cool. If you feel the same way, you might want to read this interview which discusses how DC plans to update Space Ghost in a new comic series. Joe Kelly, who’s writing the series, says, “It’s really a hardcore, pulp-feel story, with him being betrayed by the police force and taking his revenge. It’s really dark, and it’s going to be a blueprint for them to revamp the character and keep it going.”
Want to know more? The click HERE.
After nearly two decades out of print, a collected edition of Howard Chaykin’s American Flagg! series is finally coming!American Flagg
was originally published in 1983 by First Comics and was an instant hit! This new, definitive edition is currently planned for a late June or early July release. It will include the first six issues of the series, as well as new art and materials from the creator.
This was one great series and I’m looking forward to the collected editions!
Chud.com has a nice little interview with Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. Mike talks about a lot of different projects with an emphasis on the soon to be released Hellboy movie.If you’re wondering how close the movie will follow the comic, wonder no more.
Mike says, “The fact that it’s as close to the comic as it is and the fact that the personality of the main character is so close to the comic, it’s beyond anything I ever imagined.”
That’s just great news for Hellboy fans everywhere.
The Shield doesn’t premiere until March. Like I told you The good news is that at the same time the third season premieres, a new comic based on The Shield will also premiere. Jeff Mariotte, the writer, promises that like the tv show, the comic will be “a bit edgy, a bit dark…” and will stretch “the boundaries of its medium.”
Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith hit a homerun with their “30 Days of Night” comic mini-series. Not only did it merit a trade paperback, a limited edition hardback and a follow-up series, but it was also optioned for the big screen. And for good reason. “30 Days of Night” is an excellent story with daring choices by both writer and artist. Well, I’m happy to say that Niles and Templesmith are creating a final six issue mini-series called “Return to Barrow.” The first issue will be out in March.
Templesmith seems psyched when he says, “This is going to be the big finale for 30 Days, where everything comes full circle… I’m working on the first issue now and it reads even more like a movie than the original did too. It’s pretty cool!”
For full details click [HERE] and if it sounds like something that you’d like, let your local comic dealer know to reserve you a copy. I know I am.
Congratulations are in order for Jeff Parker. Jeff’s graphic novel, Interman, was just named as one of the four Best Graphic Novels of 2004 by the Young Adult Library Services Association.
They’re not the only ones who like Parker‘s Interman.
Entertainment Weekly praised it in their first comic/graphic novel review column. It’s been optioned for a the big screen.
Here’s what I said, back in June of 2003 when I posted Jeff‘s take on Sly. Check out Interman and you just might want to get on the Parker bandwagon.
Oh, and before I forget, congrats to Jeff!
If someone asked you to name some great team-ups you might think of Abbott and Costello… Batman and Robin… Bogie and Bacall… Hellboy and The Goon… Wait a minute! Hellboy and The Goon?
But hey’ve never teamed up… Oh yeah, you guessed it fanboy…
Hellboy and The Goon are teaming up in Goon #7 which ships in June from Dark Horse Comics. Click [HERE] for full details.
Now how cool is that?
Cool enough that I’d call my local comic shop and reserve a copy or two now
If you’re excited about the re-make of “Dawn of the Dead, you’re really going to love this… Steve Niles [30 Days of Night] and Chee [Wake the Dead] are teaming up for a three issue comic adaptation of the original “Dawn of the Dead” to be released in April.
Niles says the only liberties that he’s taking will be where the film makers were hampered by budget constraints.
Niles said that when he was asked about doing the adaptation, there was no trepidation. “I’m so excited that I’ve been asked to do this. This was such an important movie in my life.”
If you’re a fan of Niles‘ comics and novels, then you know that’s true… and will serve to make the adaptation even better. The the “Dawn of the Dead” mini-series starts in April.
As most of you know, I’m a big fan of Mike Mignola‘s Hellboy. The comics, novels and short stories [including the spinoffs] and even the calendar are all above average to excellent each time out. Despite Big Beatty‘s complaints about Hellboy‘s voice, I’m really looking forward to the movie as well. Mignola has had a hand in almost every aspect of getting it to the big screen. Guillermo del Toro [“Blade II,” which I loved] is directing and he and Mignola seem in sync. They’ve got Ron Perlman [their first choice] as Hellboy…
So what could make the anticipation for “Hellboy” the movie even greater?
How ’bout a Hellboy: the Art of the Movie hardback for less than eighteen bucks?
As the hour quickly approaches for ole Saint Nick to arrive, I want to tell you a few things before I hustle off to sleep with dreams of what the morning will bring.JoBlo has the first official pic for “The Riddick Chronicles.” I’m really hoping that this one lives up to my expectations.
There aren’t many foods that I dislike… except for beets and fruitcake. You can imagine my surprise that anyone likes fruitcake… but why in the world would Jay Leno want to eat a piece that was 125 years old?
Comic artists and comic companies usually send out the coolest Christmas cards.
Christmas will be upon us in less than an hour. I hope this message finds all ZONErs happy and healthy and surrounded by loved ones. I hope that each of you gets what you most desire or at the very least avoids getting what you don’t want.
best,
Craig
I’ve been a fan of Eric Powell and his creation “The Goon” since Eric first started self-publishing it a few years ago.
I talked it up as each issue came out… and again when Eric put out each Goon trade paperback… and again when Dark Horse picked up the series. Well, I’m talking it up again since Dark Horse is providing a
free on-line preview of The Goon! Check it out, and if you’ve never picked up an issue, you’ll see what you’ve been missing [and what I’ve been yapping about all these years]!And by the way, isn’t that the coolest Goon bust?
The last issue of MAD magazine that I bought featured a Frank Frazetta cover for the parody of Judge Dredd starring Sylvester Stallone.In other words it’s been years.
That’ll probably all change in January when Mad #438 hits the stands.
Mad #438 features the work of Arthur Adams, Michael Allred, John Byrne, J. Scott Campbell, Dave Gibbons, Jim Lee, Frank Miller, and John Romita, Jr.
You may not buy it, but you’d be, uh… mad not to at least give it a look!
Rick Remender.
