Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
I’m a big Evan Bryce fan. I’ve been following his work for a several years and we’ve become friends via the internet. Evan recently posted that he was taking on commissions, so if you collect sketches, why not check out his art. If you’re already a fan, now is the time to put in an order for a sketch or three.
I’m a huge Bob Peak fan. Back in the day, I also enjoyed watching Carter Country. So when I came across this Bob Peak TV Guide cover painting, how could I not post it?
I don’t know what prompted the idea of this “Last Supper” Expendables 2 banner, but I sure dig it. Check it out at full size to enjoy the details. – Craig
Phil Hester writes and draws comics for a living. Phil was a guest at MegaCon this year and I hopped to get a sketch from him. As you can see, mission accomplished. What was great was Phil knew exactly what I was looking for and delivered big time. You can follow Phil on Twitter. You’d be crazy not to. – Craig
I really enjoyed Who is Jake Ellis? by Nathan Edmondson (writer), Tonci Zonjic (artist). So you’d probably think that I’m happy that Edmondson and Zonjic are coming back with a sequel (Where is Jake Ellis?), right? Well, if you thought that, you’d be right. I am really looking forward to it.
Read this interview with Nathan Edmondson and you’ll get a feel of what we can expect when Jake Ellis returns.
This week we have Michael Duron and his take on Sly as Jack Carter. Michael is from Florida and I met him at OrlandoCon where he was nice enough to fit me in on his sketch list. You can see more of Michael’s art at his site.
Crime fiction / Howard Chaykin fans, here’s a heads-up: Chaykin’s Marked Man graphic novel [he wrote and did the art for it] that was serialized in Dark Horse Presents is set to return in a hard cover edition. As you can tell from the book’s description, this is not for kids:
“To the casual observer, Mark LaFarge has it going on. He’s got a beautiful wife, cute kids, a McMansion in the South Bay . . .The guy is the living embodiment of the American dream. But nothing is ever as it seems. LaFarge is a career criminal who’s never done an honest day’s work in his life . . . and that life of crime, completely separate from the life he presents to the world, is about to catch up with him. And there will be blood . . . a great deal of blood.”
My pre-order is set to go!
Are you familiar with Ryan Cody’s Icarus?
Icarus is a comic that Ryan has been working on for the last couple of years.
Ryan originally completed 32 pages and released the comic in a limited edition print version as well as a digitally. Recently Ryan revisited the story, added new content as well as re-wrote and re-edited the original pages into something entirely new. I bought the original Icarus and like the new version better. But don’t take my word for it.
ICARUS: Primer is a 28 page story that sets up the world of ICARUS and prepares it for it’s launch in 2013. Even if you own or have downloaded it before, this version adds much to the story and hopefully gets you excited about Icarus Rising. Thanks to Ryan you can download the ICARUS: Primer for free.
If you like it, please help by spreading the word now and supporting the comic when it comes out in 2013.
Wilfredo Torres makes his first appearance in my Stallone Sketch Collection Gallery. I had been a fan of Wilfredo’s art through his blog and got to meet him at MegaCon this year. Wilfredo decided to take on Cobra and produced this very cool sketch. – Craig
If you enjoy excellent crime fiction and/or great comics, then you’re probably well aware of Darwyn Cooke’s adaptations of Richard Stark’s Parker novels. So far there have been three – Parker: The Hunter; The Outfit and The Score.
Originally, the plan was for Cooke to adapt four of the Parker novels, but Cooke’s graphic adaptations have been so well received, and Cooke’s having such a blast, there will now be at least five! Next up is The Handle which Cooke says he choose because “it’s an incredibly visual book. It concerns a casino on an island.” The release date is scheduled for 2013 and I’d put my order in now if I could!
Darwyn Cooke recently spoke about his take on Parker at ComicCon and CBR.com was there.
I was never a Buck Rogers fan, but if Howard Chaykin is drawing it (and especially if he is writing it as well) then I’m on board.
I’ve been a fan of Mike Henry’s art for a while now. So when I got a chance to meet Mike at MegaCon this year, I was happy to get on his sketch list. Mike came through with a cool Jack Carter sketch. – Craig
Mike Torrance aka The Krayola Kidd makes a return visit with his patriotic Rocky 4 card drawn for July 4th. I was one of the proud winners of Mike’s recent Free Sketchcard Day and requested Rocky. What you see is the result of that request.
You can see more of Mike’s art at The Daily Sketch with The Krayola Kidd (and if you’ve never checked out Mike’s site, you ought to if only to see his Walking Dead cards!) and his Deviant Art site. Mike is available for commissions and his prices are very reasonable.
Big congrats to my buddies Mike Zeck (penciler) and Bob McLeod (inker) along with John Marc DeMatteis (writer) for their story Kraven’s Last Hunt as being chosen, by fans, as the all time best Spider-Man story.
Wow! THAT is an amazing (and well deserved) honor.
Isn’t that about the coolest lamp you’ve ever seen?
While we’re on the subject of Aliens, have you ever seen this rare test footage of Bolaji Badejo, the actor who played the Alien, as he worked out how the Alien should move, Erie footage, indeed.
