Batman Out of His Element – Bernie Wrightson
Batman is almost always seen in Gotham city. Bernie Wrightson places Batman in a tree and it works.
Source: Wrightson.
Category: Comics
The Savage Sword of Conan #1 (2024) / Z-View
Savage Sword of Conan #1 is out and it is a winner.
It features five covers to choose from. I selected the one with art by Gerardo Zaffino (shown above). Other cover-featured artists include Joe Jusko (two versions), Mac von Fafner and Douglas Klauba.
Roy Thomas provides an introduction, Savage Tales of Savage Swords.
Sacrifice in the Sand is a prose tale by Jim Zub.
Solomon Kane, An Essay by Jeffrey Shanks explores the history and influences of Solomon Kane.
Pinups included are: Conan by Roberto De La Torre, Belit b Rebeca Puebla, Conan and the Road Kings by Gerado Zaffino with a poem by Robert E. Howard and Solomon Kane by Howard Chaykin.
The issue features a full-length Conan story, Conan and the Dragon Horde by John Arcudi (writer) and Max von Fafner (artist). Conan has agreed to lead an army of “mercenaries and hangers-on who have a greater thirst for gold than for combat.” Their goal is to reclaim a city for a deposed king. The kicker is the city rests on a gold mine and all warriors will share equally in the spoils. Expect the unexpected, giant warrior twins, prehistoric beasts, crosses and double-crosses, a beautiful warrior woman and plenty of Conan doing what Conan does. I wasn’t familiar with von Fafner’s art prior to this, but he is an artist I’ll watch for.
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The second story features Solomon Kane in Master of the Hunt, Part One by writer/artist Patrick Zircher. Solomon Kane becomes involved in a search for a missing man and his son. Fear abounds that an ancient beast is on the prowl. Most folks know Zircher as an accomplished artist, but since he’s added writer to his resume the title needs to become accomplished writer/artist. I want to give kudos to Zircher for making his background characters interesting. They may not have dialogue, but you can tell what they’re thinking from body language and facial expressions. I look forward to Part Two.
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Savage Sword of Conan #1 (2024) rates 5 of 5 stars.
Marv by Raymond Leonard!
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 Marv by Raymond Leonard.
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Iconic Torpedo Art by Jordi Bernet!
I’m a big fan of Jordi Bernet’s art. It’s hard to top his Torpedo drawings and this is one of coolest. It’s so iconic.
Source: Marco Finnegan.
Duane Swierczynski Has a Sit Down with Jason Bovberg!
If you’re a Duane Swierczynski fan, then you won’t want to miss his conversation with Jason Bovberg. It provides an excellent overview of Swierczynski’s career and more.
James Bond by Jordi Bernet!
I love seeing artists draw characters that they aren’t usually associated with. This James Bond drawing by Jordi Bernet qualifies. I love it. Jason Alvarez recently added it to his collection. What an awesome piece!
Source: Jason Alvarez.
Batman – Proud Guardian of Gotham City by Bernie Wrightson!
Bernie Wrightson didn’t draw a ton of Batman art, but when he did, people took notice. Of course that was true of anything Wrightson drew.
Source: Wrightson.
Conan by Patrick “Patch” Zircher!
Recently Patrick “Patch” Zircher announced that for a $100 donation (or more) to any homeless charity, he would create a pencil drawing for the person making the donation. Zircher took on several dozen commissions. The idea caught on. Artists who saw what “Patch” was doing offered the same deal! By the time Zircher called an end to the offer, over $10,000 had been raised for homeless shelters!
I got in. Patch created his riff on Sly Stallone as Jack Carter for me. I’ll post it once the original arrives. In the mean time, Patch posted his take on Conan for a person who made a donation. I love it. If you want to see more of Patch’s art (as well as the commissions he took on for this project), you can here.
THE ENFIELD GANG MASSACRE by Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips is Coming!
THE ENFIELD GANG MASSACRE by Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips is coming. We can get it on April 9th. Here’s the lowdown…
A Western that is as haunting as it is thrilling, THE ENFIELD GANG MASSACRE tells the dark origin of THAT TEXAS BLOOD’s Ambrose County as only Jacob Phillips and Chris Condon can!
Montgomery Enfield and his gang of outlaws find themselves in the crosshairs of an aging Texas Ranger and a newborn county that’s hungry for law – by any means necessary.
Collects THE ENFIELD GANG MASSACRE #1-6
FULLY LOADED by Jimmy Broxton Is Coming!
FULLY LOADED by Jimmy Broxton is a 100-page deluxe softcover. Described as…
Blade Runner meets Sin City in a Neo-noir, Cyberpunk crime thriller. Art to die for, a story to kill for, and a shattering finale you wouldn’t see coming in a 100 years.
Here’s the synopsis…
Would you choose to live forever in a future where everything that’s cruel, criminal and corrupt is the order of the day?
Carson Blake certainly didn’t.
A former special forces operative turned gun for hire is lured out of retirement to save the family of a man who once saved his life. He must face his own demons as well as those around him as he’s drawn into a brutal web of deceit and betrayal, where the worst excesses of human greed and desire extend from the darkest alleys to the glittering palaces of the authoritarian elite.
It’s 2065, Carson Blake is 100 years old, fully loaded, and tired of asking nicely.
A 100-page deluxe softcover, written and illustrated by Jimmy Broxton. Published by Verity Comics in association with Scratch Comics Publications. Exclusively available from Zoop.
Will appeal to fans of: American Flagg, Sin City, Blade Runner, A Clockwork Orange, Mad Max, Tarkovsky and Roger Corman.
FULLY LOADED is crowdfunding on Zoop through March 22nd.
CANARY by Scott Snyder and Dan Panosian is Coming!
The CANARY trade paperback by Scott Snyder and Dan Panosian is set to premiere on June 25th. Here’s the synopsis…
In 1884 a mine collapsed into itself. What was the dark substance found 666 feet underground?
Blending modern horror, historical fact and Western lore, Scott Snyder and Dan Panosian have created a uniquely terrifying thriller with Canary.
During the final days of the Gold Rush, one mining company in Utah pulled up radioactive Uranium, and then the mine then collapsed in on itself. Legends sprung up about the mine being cursed or even haunted.
Now the Frontier is closed and the gold and silver mines have dried up. The country is becoming “civilized,” and yet, in one stretch of the Rocky Mountains, a terrifying, new kind of violence is suddenly emerging. Random killings. People going mad and murdering neighbors and classmates without real cause. When a schoolboy kills his teacher with a hatchet, a famous federal marshal named Azrael William Holt is called in to investigate the killings. What he and a brilliant young geologist uncover is stranger and more horrifying than anything they could have ever imagined.
Marv by Dave Fowler!
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 Marv by Dave Fowler.
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Lee Weeks’ Batman!
Man, Lee Weeks can draw anything well. Click over and see what I mean (if that Batman piece doesn’t convince you).
Marv by Gabriele Dell’Otto!
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 Marv by Gabriele Dell’Otto.
Marv Sketch by Ben Oliver!
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 Marv by Ben Oliver.
