Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
Divisions of Groovy has a feature they call MOKF Monday.
This past Monday, they posted up the entire issue of Master of Kung Fu #80 written by Doug Moench, with art by Mike Zeck and Gene Day. If you don’t have the comic in your collection [or even if you do], the post is worth a look.
I’ve been a Frank Miller fan since his days on Daredevil over 30 years ago. I followed Miller as he created Ronin, Dark Night Returns, Electra, Sin City and more. In recent years Miller’s output has been sporadic at best.
I was hopeful that with Sin City: A Dame to Kill For hitting cineplexes around the world that we might see more of Frank Miller’s Sin City yarns.
Since reading Sean Howe’s profile of Miller for Wired: After His Public Downfall, Frank Miller is Back (and Not Sorry), and seeing the accompanying photos [not the one above, it is probably five or six years old] of Frank Miller, I am still hopeful for more comic work from him, but even more importantly I hope that Frank Miller is physically okay.
Alex Pappademas created an excellent examination of Frank Miller’s career thus far in a piece titled Frank Miller’s Dark Night.
Source: Grantland.
Matt Wagner presents his creation Grendel and The Shadow!
I thought that Sin City: A Dame to Kill For was better than the original Sin City movie, and I liked the original a lot. The fact that A Dame to Kill For isn’t tearing it up at the box office doesn’t surprise, but it sure disappoints me.
My hope is that overseas dollars and dvd purchases make it possible for more Sin City yarns from Miller and Rodriguez. Scott Huver at CBR. interviewed Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez and it’s obvious they feel the same,
Mike Torrance aka The Krayola Kidd is back and he’s brought Sly and Robert Mitchum from Farewell, My Lovely with him! Over the coming weeks/months I’ll be posting more of Mike’s sketch card commissions. My goal is to eventually get a card for every character Sly has played. We’re well on our way!
You can see more of Mike’s art at his Deviant Art site. Mike is available for commissions and his prices are very reasonable.
Mark Peters at Salon recently posted his choices for The Most Engrossing Crime Comics in History. Peters’ choices are solid. Both the article and recommended comics are worth a read.
Although they didn’t make Peters’ list I would also heartily recommend:
I really like this poster for Longmire created by Thinkinb4Talkin.
Longmire is one of my favorite shows currently running. I also think it is the most under-rated and the only one to continue to get better and better with each season. If you have been watching then you know what I mean. If you somehow missed this gem, then please give it a go.
If you’re interested, here’s a link to the first four Longmire novels by Craig Johnson. I haven’t read all of them, but the ones I have read are excellent and they are what got me interested in the tv series.
Yesterday we checked out a cool Snake Plissken statue and today we have the continuing adventures of Jack Burton from Big Trouble in Little China.
CBR.com brings us a preview of Big Trouble in Little China # 3.
It’s been a while since we’ve seen a poster here. So to remedy that… what are your thoughts on Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight poster?
I like it and look forward to seeing who gets cast.
Jerry Gaylord aka The Franchize returns with his take on Sly from Lords of Flatbush. This may be his best Stallone sketch yet, and they’ve all been winners!
I highly recommend Jerry to all sketch collectors. He quickly responds to e-mails, his turnaround time is fast and he packages the art to ensure it arrives safely.
To check out more of Jerry’s art, head here. – Craig
Robert Tutton at Paste Magazine recently posted 15 Incredible Comic Book Artists to Follow on Instagram.
Tutton’s list is a good one and worth a look. Hopefully you’ll discover an artist new to you. I did.
Jerry Ordway recently spoke with Patrick Reed at Comics Alliance about penciling and inking the 1989 Batman comic adaptation of the movie. It’s an informative, fun interview and the art ain’t bad either!
Mike Torrance aka The Krayola Kidd is back and he’s brought Sly as Machine Gun Joe Viterbo from Death Race 2000 with him! Over the coming weeks/months I’ll be posting more of Mike’s sketch card commissions. My goal is to eventually get a card for every character Sly has played. We’re well on our way!
You can see more of Mike’s art at his Deviant Art site. Mike is available for commissions and his prices are very reasonable.
Whoo-to-the-hooo! Kesley Shannon is back… and in a big way!
Here is a link to Kelsey’s Website and from there you will find links to his Twitter, Facebook and Tumbler!
