Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
One late afternoon back in 1986, I got a call from John Beatty. John said, he was going to work on a painting of Rocky that night after dinner. He invited me over to watch. Of course I took him up on the offer. John worked on the piece through the night. He finished it in one long session.
The art above is not a picture of that painting. Years later John was messing around with a photo of the painting and came up with this.
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 Denis Medri.
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We need more Dusty Star stories by Andrew Robinson. At least we have this beuatiful Dusty art by Andrew to hold us over until (if) we ever get more.
When Tom Richmond of MAD magazine fame opened up his commission list and I jumped on with a request for Rocky (Sly Stallone) and Clubber (Mr. T) from Rocky III. Mr. Richmond added guest referee Alfred E. Neuman! As you can see Mr. Richmond came through with a knockout, which is no surprise.
This was my first commission from Tom Richmond. It is larger than my scanner and the photo doesn’t do it justice.
If you’re a sketch collector, I highly recommend Tom Richmond. He creates great art, has wonderful communication and packages the art securely.
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 a Marv by Mandy War.
Hellboy by Nic Klein! Wowzers. We need a full Hellboy story drawn by Nic Klein. Could someone get on that, please?
Sly Stallone as Rambo is one of the pieces I got from Dean Beattie when he opened up a commission list. I jumped on board, got this headsketch, a Rocky piece, a Jack Carter & John Wick piece and two of his sketchbooks. If you’d like to see more of Dean’s art you can at his webpage or his Instagram.
Crom! That is a great Conan by Aaron Lopresti!
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 a Marv by Dave Fowler.
Rich Hennemann is a freelance artist. A few years ago I picked up Rich’s sketchbook and a sketch. I was hooked. Since then I’ve gotten several sketches from Rich.
I requested Sly Stallone from Rambo III. Rich came through like he always does. He absolutely nailed the piece.
Wolverine and Nightcrawler by John Byrne. 1979. What a great time to be into comics.
LADY MAYHEM written by Jenny Lynn Wright, illustrated by Karl Slominski
Publisher: Calculated Rebellion
When her father dies under suspicious circumstances a young woman returns to the city she left years before. It was labeled an accident. She knew it wasn’t. The cops wouldn’t investigate. No charges were filed.
The woman begins to dig. She discovers her dad was a bookkeeper who learned things about many bad people. He was starting to work with an honest cop. Before they could prove enough, an “accident” happened. Now everyone was ready to move on.
Except his daughter.
They didn’t know she was coming. But they’d soon learn.
And they’d call her Lady Mahem.
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LADY MAYHEM is Jenny Lynn Wright and Karl Slominski’s love letter to revenge stories. The kind you’d find in ’80s movies, as well as comics like The Punisher and Miller and Darrow’s Hard Boiled. Wright and Slominski love their inspirations and it shows on every page.
They’ve set their story in a corrupt town in the not too distant future. This opens up opportunities for interesting visuals with flying cars and advanced weaponry. Some things don’t change though. We’ve got crooked cops, ruthless crime lords, one honest cop and a murdered parent with a grown child out for vengeance. Only this time it’s a woman. A very capable woman.
They call her Lady Mayhem.
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Dan Brereton presents The Creature from the Black Lagoon!
The gun thug making the leap of faith is one of my all-time favorite characters. His name is Massimo Miller. Miller appeared in Jason Copland’s FULL TILT. (Also an all-time favorite.)
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 a Marv by Wayne Nichols.
