Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
When most folks hear the name Frank Frazetta they think of warriors, barbarians, beautiful women in danger, and monsters. But some fans first think of Frazetta’s work in romance comics. Sadly, I’ve almost no experience with Frazetta’s romance comic work. Seeing art like above makes me want to change that.
Jerry Gaylord aka The Franchize returns with his take on Sly from Demolition Man.
I highly recommend Jerry to all sketch collectors. He quickly responds to e-mails, his turnaround time is quick and he packages the art to ensure it arrives safely.
To check out more of Jerry’s art, head here. – Craig
The cover above is by J. O’Barr for the new mini-series Crow: Pestilence by Frank Bill [writer] and Drew Moss [artist]. I love it when creators whose work I enjoy come together on a project.
I’ve been a J. O’Barr Crow fan since the character’s first appearance back in Caliber Presents.
Frank Bill burst on the crime fiction scene in a big way with his Crimes in Southern Indiana (book of short stories) and follow-up novel Donnybrook. (I’ve read and recommend both!)
I met Drew Moss about a year ago and got two sketches from him. Moss is a talented artist, and a funny guy.
I’m really looking forward to Crow: Pestilence and even more so after reading this CBR.com interview with Frank Bill.
Today we have Rocky by Drew Moss. This is my second sketch from Drew. You can see the first here.
If you’d like to see more of Drew’s art, you can here. – Craig
Jason Latour was named one of 2014’s Artists to Watch. That’s funny, not because Latour isn’t an artist everyone should keep an eye on, but rather because I’ve been a fan of his art for years.
Latour was recently the subject of an interview at Newsarama. If you check out Latour‘s interview you’ll learn everything from his college days (and popular 4 Seats Left strip) to Latour‘s soon to be released mini-series Southern Bastards. If you’re not already a Latour fan, you’ll at least have a better understanding why he made the Artist to Watch list.
The animation on this short video is stylish and adds to the fun of “A Mouse’s Tale.”
Jerry Gaylord aka The Franchize makes his fifth, but not last appearance in my Stallone Sketch Gallery with his take on Sly as Jack Carter.
I highly recommend Jerry to all sketch collectors. He quickly responds to e-mails, his turnaround time is quick and he packages the art to ensure it arrives safely.
To check out more of Jerry’s art, head here. – Craig
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Isn’t this poster the coolest?
Thomas Boatwright is back again this week [just as promised]!
Thomas recently ran a watercolor sketch sale and I jumped on board for a couple. Thomas came up with the idea of bookending the Rocky series. Here is his take on Rocky. The watercolor above is his riff on Rocky Balboa. Great idea by Thomas and I love the way the art turned out.
If you’d like to see more of Thomas Boatwright’s art check out his blog and his DA site. Send him some love.
If you get commissions, you should consider a piece from Thomas. He keeps you totally in the loop on his progress, finishes his commissions on or ahead of schedule, has very reasonable prices, is a fantastic artist and always gives you more than you’re expecting! – Craig
I’m not sure if this is an official teaser or a fan-made poster for Fast & Furious 7.
It it’s not official, it should be.
If it is official, then the company that made it should take a bow.
If it is fan-made, some studio needs to find out who made it and hire him/her.
Although I’m not a Flash Gordon fan, I will check out the new Flash Gordon series from IDW. That’s because Jeff Parker [writer] and Evan Shaner [artist] will be at the helm of Flash’s new adventures. Jeff Parker says…
“We’re bringing Flash back for a new audience. It’s over-the-planet high action and adventure where Flash’s spirit and optimism are as powerful as anything the forces of Ming the Merciless can dish out. We also have some of my favorite artists contributing covers – make no mistake, this book is going to absolutely kill!”
I’m a long-time fan [as in before he went pro] of Jason Latour’s talent.
LaTour is a writer and an artist. LaTour drew the page above and all the art in his DA Gallery.
Now LaTour has teamed up with writer, Jason Aaron to create a new crime comic called Southern Bastards. USAToday recently previewed Southern Bastards, and Aaron summarized the series saying it is a…
“…love letter/hate rant to the South” mixed with the 1970s “redneck cinema” that gave pop cultureWalking Tall… It’s more a dark version of The Dukes of Hazzard if it was done by the Coen brothers…”
LaTour posted the Southern Bastards preview at his site. I’m getting my pre-order in to my local comics shop. If this looks like something you’d enjoy, you should too.
Thomas Boatwright is back!
Thomas recently ran a watercolor sketch sale and I jumped on board for a couple. Thomas came up with the idea of bookending the Rocky series. Here is his take on Rocky. I’ll be back next week with his riff on Rocky Balboa.
If you’d like to see more of Thomas Boatwright’s art check out his blog and his DA site. Send him some love.
If you get commissions, you should consider a piece from Thomas. He keeps you totally in the loop on his progress, finishes his commissions on or ahead of schedule, has very reasonable prices, is a fantastic artist and always gives you more than you’re expecting! – Craig
From Jeremy Treece…
Starting up my 10 for $10 show again to generate a steadier income for the month. Every Friday at 8pm EST –
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/jeremytreece
Here’s how it works. –
There are ten slots open each week for $10 sketches. Price doesn’t include shipping. Shipping in the U.S. is anywhere from $3-$5. Elsewhere is $5-8.
You get to choose the subject as I draw it live on my streaming artCast on uStream.
Paypal is accepted and your piece will be mailed to you the following Monday.
