Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
One of the things that really added to the atmosphere of Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood was the posters of movies starring Rick Dalton. They had the look and feel of vintage movie posters. If you’d like to see larger versions and learn about the artists who created them, then click over to /Film’s See the Fake 1960s Movie Posters From Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
I love this Rambo: Last Blood poster. Definitely not what fans would expect (and that’s a good thing), but that’s a good thing. Dig everything about this from the color choices to the look of Rambo.
This cool Batman art is just one piece in the John Byrne’s DC Universe Gallery at Black & White and Bronze. Give it a look!
Hitman for the Dead.
Even without the cool Andrew Robinson art, the title would have brought me in for a closer look.
And it did.
ANTHONY HARKEN is a drifter, a detective of sorts, and a killer. While he kills the most evil kind of people – the unpunished murderers of the innocent – he knows he’s still a murderer, taking human life and operating totally outside the law.
In the world of good and evil, Harken has chosen sides, but in the world of normal, everyday life, he has chosen an extreme and dangerous path. He carries a gun, he does drugs (Yage), he kills, and lives detached from a society that has no idea that people like him are even among us.
To be sure, he fills in where the law fails: he is a vigilante. He is judge, jury and executioner. And there is no guarantee that he is always right or that he, himself will not make a mistake someday and dispatch someone who was totally innocent.
Anthony is not the only “hit-man for the dead” out there. There are others.
If this sounds like something you’d like, you’re going to love this!
Bob Burden, the creative genius of Hitman for the Dead has created a website for the property. The site has all of the background info you could ask for, art and more. Oh, and the more includes a 25K word Hitman for the Dead novella that you can download for free!
I hope Burden runs with. I’d love to see more Hitman for the Dead prose stories and graphic novels. Fire up the Kickstarter now!
I absolutely love this Rambo Last Blood fan poster by Stallone fan and StalloneZone member Branden Hafiz! You can see more of Branden’s art here! Hopefully we’ll also see more of Branden’s art here in the future!
Source – Stallone: Action Icon.
The painting above is from one of Howard Chaykin’s Cody Starbuck portfolios. Hard to believe that this portfolio was released 40 years ago, and I’ve been a Chaykin fan for even longer.
If you’d like to see the complete Chaykin portfolio and some of his other portfolios and art posts check out Ungoliantschilde.
Stephen Verona died on Saturday after a year and a half long battle with lung cancer. Readers of this site probably know Verona best as the Producer, Co-Writer and Director of Lords of Flatbush, but Verona was much more than that.
Verona got his start creating commercials. He met and became friends with John Lennon which led to Verona getting to animate the Beatles song I Feel Fine. Next came a music short with Barbara Streisand. He went on to work with Natalie Cole, Chicago, Simon & Garfunkel and many others.
Verona was a screenwriter, an award-winning director of feature films, television episodes and specials, an an award-winning painter and photographer. A renaissance man, indeed.
The Hollywood Reporter posted that “When Stallone learned that Verona was ill, he sent him an email saying that his career would not have been the same without him.” The same could be said for many other celebrities.
Had Stephen Verona only been known as the talent behind Lords of Flatbush, it would have been worth noting here, but I hope fans know he was so much more.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Stephen Verona’s family, friends and fans.
I really like this Cobra poster by Ryan Bullard. It’s not photo-realistic, but there’s no doubt about who the characters are and it definitely displays Ryan’s style. Bravo!
Trigger Mortis is a 64 page Zombie Western Hardcover Graphic Novel from Derec Donovan that’s on Kickstarter now. I jumped on board and I thought it would appeal to some of our readers. Here’s the synopsis…
EXCLUSIVE to Kickstarter! Trigger Mortis is a 64 page Hardcover thrill-ride combining the action and human drama of Spaghetti Westerns, and the tension and horror of Zombie films.
1876: on the eve of Colorado gaining statehood, rancher Sarah Mc’Clintock has hired a pair of Pinkertons to protect her family’s ranch from the ever present threat of Cattle Rustlers.
She soon finds herself caught in a love triangle between her old flame, Deputy Dylan Hawkes, and mysterious Gunhand Seamus O’Donnell.
Until a zombie plague comes crashing to Earth, spreading like wildfire and threatening the unsuspecting citizens.
Can the living band together to defend the town of Devil’s Lantern from the army of the walking dead?
*Trigger Mortis is intended for Mature Audiences.
What perfect timing! Today is Sylvester Stallone’s birthday (Happy Birthday Sly!) and Tony Stella posted his take on a new Rocky poster!
At one point a few years ago, John Carpenter was scheduled to direct a remake of The Creature from the Black Lagoon. In preparation for the film, Rick Baker was brought on board to re-design the Creature based on Milicent Patrick’s original work for the 1954 film. Although Carpenter’s update was never made, he does have several of the models on display in his home.
When I was a kid my favorite monster was the Wolfman.
My favorite wolfman movie was (and is) Curse of the Werewolf starring Oliver Reed. For my money (or at least my two cents), that movie has the best designed werewolf of any film.
Perhaps Francesco Francavilla agrees because he created a great Curse of the Werewolf tribute piece!
I’m not particularly a big fan of young adult novels or the King Arthur legend, but I may just have to get on board when Cursed by Frank Miller and Thomas Wheeler comes out later this year.
Cursed…
…approaches the legend of King Arthur from a very different angle, focusing not on the destined King of the Britains, but the “Lady of the Lake” herself, Nimue. Featuring color and b&w illustrations from Miller, its an all-ages tour de force not to be missed!
You can learn more and see additional art at the PREVIEWSworld Q&A With Frank Miller.
Each week JoBlo.com posts a feature called Awesome Art We’ve Found Around the Net. I always enjoy what JoBlo finds because with each post they list the artist’s name and a link to more of his/her art.
That’s where I found this cool Escape from New York poster by Ciarán O Donovan. You can see more of Ciarán’s art here.
