Marv by Chris Moneyham!
My all-time favorite comic character is Marv from Frank Miller’s Sin City. We never get to see enough of Marv. Here’s Chris Moneyham’s take on the big lug. You can see more of Chris Moneyham’s art here.
Category: Comics
“300” (2006) /Z-View
300 (2006)
Director: Zack Snyder
Screenplay: Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad, Michael B. Gordon based on 300 by Frank Miller, Lynn Varley
Stars: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Dominic West, Vincent Regan, Michael Fassbender, Andrew Pleavin, Rodrigo Santoro and Eli Snyder.
Tagline: Spartans, tonight, we dine in hell!
The Plot…
Based on Frank Miller’s classic graphic novel, 300 tells the story of King Leonidas (Butler) who led an army of 300 Spartans against a Persian force of over 100,000. Persian King Xerxes (Santoro) planned to rule the world. His army was decimating every country in his path. King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans would meet the Persians in the mountain pass of Thermopylae known as “the Gates of Hell”. There they would make their stand.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
There has never been a movie adaptation that follows the source material as well as 300. Zack Snyder’s respect for Frank Miller’s graphic novel is evident in every scene. That’s not to say that Snyder didn’t have an impact on what we see. Using Miller’s panels as storyboards, Snyder has created a stylized film that is a thing of beauty.
300 (2006) rates 5 of 5 stars.
Rare Adult Comics From Spain That Feature Sly Stallone’s Likeness
Here are some rare adult comics from Spain that feature Sly Stallone’s likeness. I wonder how the interior art looks.
Source: Robin Bougie.
RIP: John Romita
John Romita Sr. died on June 12, 2023. Mr. Romita was 93.
John Romita began his career in 1949 providing art for Timely Comics. From 1958 through 1965, Mr. Romita created art for DC Comics. In 1965, John Romita moved to Marvel Comics where he worked on the Daredevil comic series. When an artist was needed to replace Steve Ditko on Spider-Man, John Romita was chosen. In 1973, John Romita was named Marvel’s Art Director. In this role, he influenced the look of all Marvel Comics. He designed covers as well as the look of new characters such as the Punisher, Wolverine and Luke Cage.
John Romita was inducted into he Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2002, and the Inkwell Awards Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame in 2020.
I was and remain a big fan of John Romita’s amazing art. By all accounts Mr. Romita was just as nice a human being as he was an outstanding artist. We’ve lost a legend.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to John Romita’s family, friends and fans.
Mike Zeck “Master of Kung Fu” Covers Mini-Gallery!
The Bristol Board has a small gallery of Mike Zeck Master of Kung Fu covers that feature the original art along with the printed versions!
Marshall Rogers’ Mr. Miracle Cover Gallery!
Marshall Rogers had a short but impressive run on Mr. Miracle. The Bristol Board has a gallery of his covers with both the original art and the printed covers. It’s worth a look.
BRONZE STAR by Mike Baron & Pat Broderick
BRONZE STAR by Mike Baron & Pat Broderick is live on Kickstarter now. Here’s the lowdown…
Bronze Star is a suspenseful, weird western tale that explores redemption and revenge, offering a fresh take on the werewolf mythos while delivering heart-pounding scares, glorious artwork, and unexpected twists that will grab readers by the throat and not let go until the final page.
Created by Eisner winning writer Mike Baron (Nexus, Punisher, Star Wars), and beautifully illustrated by Pat Broderick (Micronauts, Alpha Flight, Legion of Super-Heroes), Bronze Star tells a frightening tale of a civil war vet who kills a powerful landowner’s spoiled son after catching him cheating in a poker game. An angry posse soon forces him to flee to a remote mining town where he discovers the town’s sheriff is afflicted with lycanthropy, but this sheriff isn’t the only supernatural danger lurking in this silver mining town…
Click over for more details. Western horror by Baron and Broderick? Deal me in!
WHERE THE BODY WAS by Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips!
Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips have announced WHERE THE BODY WAS, a new original graphic novel that drops December 12, 2023. Here’s the lowdown…
A boarding house full of druggies. A neglected housewife. A young girl who thinks she’s a superhero. A cop who wants to be left alone. And a Private Detective looking for a runaway girl. These stories collide one fateful summer in WHERE THE BODY WAS, a tale of love and murder in the suburbs, told from a dozen different points of view. All the neighbors on the block have an opinion about the murder and how it happened, but which of them is telling the truth?
WHERE THE BODY WAS is a tour-de-force from grandmasters Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Starting with a map of the crime scene, this murder mystery follows the ripples of this killing as they echo through decades of love and loss and passion and violence. Like a true crime podcast crossed with a long-lost diary, WHERE THE BODY WAS is unlike anything Brubaker and Phillips have ever done, and a must-have for all their avid fans!
WHERE THE BODY WAS is available for pre-orders now.
JOHN TIFFANY by Stephen Desberg and Dan Panosian!
On July 19th, John Tiffany Vol. 1 by writer, Stephen Desberg and artist, Dan Panosian becomes available. Here’s the lowdown…
John Tiffany Vol. 1 collects and updates this raucous action-adventure. Filled with car chases, intrigue, and beautiful women, John Tiffany is exactly the sort of gut punch that fans of international spy stories love.
John Tiffany is one of the best bounty hunters in the world. Given his precarious line of work, he has found that he can only truly trust four people: Pastor Lovejoy, an unorthodox priest; Wan Chao, an underworld geek; Dorothy, his conservative teammate; and Magdalena, a sex worker he has foolishly fallen in love with. But it seems that one of them has turned against him and now he’s the one with a bounty on his head. It’s a race against time as he tries to survive being a high-priced target and find out which of his confidantes is the traitor.
If this sounds like something you’d enjoy, you know what to do.
Marv by Frank Miller in Support of the Writers’ Strike!
It’s no secret that Frank Miller’s Sin City character, Marv, is one of my all-time favorites. Any time I see a cool Marv piece of art, I share it. So, how awesome is it that this piece features both Frank Miller & Marv? Click on the image to see it Sin City-sized.
“The Walking Dead: Dead City” – The Trailer is Here!
Looking forward to this one!
New walkers, new villains, New York! Maggie (Lauren Cohan) forms a lethal alliance with Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) to rescue her kidnapped son. Together they will try to navigate the mean streets of NYC. If they can survive #DeadCity, they can survive anywhere.
#TWDDeadCity premieres June 18th on AMC and AMC+.
Jason Copland’s FULL TILT is Live on ZOOP!
Jason Copland’s FULL TILT is finally ready for pre-orders on ZOOP! My order is in. Here’s a preview…
After five years of hard work, passion and sacrifice, the epic indie crime-scifi-noir comic by Jason Copland is FINALLY being collected here for the first time!
FULL TILT is a perfect book for those that love gritty noir tales, dystopian future realities and kinetic black and white art. Think Sin City meets The Godfather in the setting of Blade Runner.
This soon-to-be modern day classic is presented in a slick 320-page oversized 7.8″ x 12″ hardcover.
Here’s the synopsis…
New Manhattan, once the gleaming, state-of-the-art city of the 23rd-century, is now in the throes of social and moral decay. Its despondent citizens lose themselves in narcotics and hi-tech toys. Corrupt law enforcement agencies terrorize the populace. Bloodthirsty fans cheer as indentured gladiators fight deathmatches to gain their freedom. It’s the end of civilization… and the five crime families control it all.
Massimo Miller, the fiercely loyal consigliere of the Chessa family, narrowly survives an attack that wipes out all five of New Manhattan’s crime-syndicate bosses. As the massacre’s lone survivor, the new bosses accuse him of the assassinations and gather their armies to hunt him down.
Injured and alone, Miller must battle his way homeward through enemy territory to discover the party responsible for the death of his mentor… and make them pay.
The choice between love and loyalty brought Massimo Miller to this moment. To make it right, he’ll have to go FULL TILT.
HEIST: A Tale of the Batman by Matt Wagner
Matt Wagner created the Batman story Heist which first appeared in Batman: Black and White #3. It’s a short story but is so creatively done and stylish it’s one of my favorites. Above we have the opening splash page. Below is just one panel from the story. The Bristol Board has posted the complete tale in a larger format. Click over and enjoy!
Rocky Balboa Impresses Laverne & Shirley on Cracked 145 Cover!
Here we have the cover to Cracked 145 from October 1977. Rocky impresses Laverne & Shirley at the expense of The Fonz. ; )
It’s interesting to note that Sly Stallone and Henry Winkler were unknowns just a few years before when they co-starred in Lords of Flatbush. Now they were the hottest stars in movies and on television.
Sly Stallone as Jack Carter by Brian Shearer!
Brian Shearer is a professional artist/illustrator. He is best known for his art on titles such as G.I. Joe, Transformers, Dr. Who as well as his creator-owned graphic novels, Gunship Thunderpunch and William the Last. When I saw that Brian was doing live-stream sketch sessions, I jumped on board and got his awesome take as Sly Stallone as Jack Carter. You can see more of Brian’s art at his website or his Twitter posts.
