Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
Alexis Ziritt makes his second appearance in my Stallone Theme Sketch Collection. Alexis is the co-founder of Fistful Apparel and the indie comics co-op Calavera Comics. When I saw that Alexis was taking sketch card commissions, I decided to get on board for a couple. I asked Alexis to pick two from Jack Carter, John Rambo and Cobra. Alexis liked the theme and decided to do all three.
One of my all-time favorite graphic novels is Alien: The Illustrated Story by Archie Goodwin [writer] and Walt Simonson [artist]. Released at the same time as the Ridley Scott movie, Alien: The Illustrated Story not only adapts the movie, but also includes scenes which never made it into the film.
If you like Alien or comics, my guess is you’ll love Alien: The Illustrated Story.
What do you get when you combine the scariest show on tv with a Halloween tradition? Why, some really rad Walking Dead pumpkins, of course.
Thanks and an extra zombie kill to Reddit for the original post.
Here’s a teaser poster for Wolverine starring Hugh Jackman. I like the it! Very minimalistic. It has the feel of a Japanese print which ties right in with the fact that Wolverine will be set in Japan [since the movie is an adaptation of Frank Miller’s classic Wolverine mini-series.]
Plus the poster uses real art. As in a drawing, not a giant Photoshopped photograph. Sure, I realize that Photoshop is a tool and it takes a real artist to make it sing, but still… how often do we see art ala Drew Struzan, or Bob Peak, or Frank Frazetta on a modern movie poster? Not often enough.
Today we have Jenn Lee’s third (but hopefully not last) appearance in the Stallone Sketch Gallery. I saw Jenn’s art and that she was taking on headsketch commissions. Jenn thought sketching Sly characters would be fun. Here’s her take on Sly in his role as Barney Ross from The Expendables.
You can see more of Jenn’s art here. – Craig
It’s been seven years since Mike Mignola wrote and drew an issue of Hellboy. That’s about to change when Hellboy in Hell debuts in December.
If that’s not enough to get you to pre-order your copy, then check out this article from CBR,com about we (and Hellboy) can expect.
Recently CBR.com posted Six by 6: Six Creators Who Could Make a Big Impact with a Comeback. Number one on the list, was my buddy, Mike Zeck.
I think Mike would have a big impact if he came back to draw any graphic novel or mini-series. (Might I suggest a cold war, Nick Fury tale?) However, if you want something that would have a guaranteed HUGE impact, then get Mike back to do a prestige graphic novel featuring Captain America or The Punisher. Invite John Beatty to ink Mike’s pencils and Marvel could catch lightning in a bottle.
Perhaps if a top name writer created a story that’s a homage to the “Wild Bunch,” Mike would get the itch to come back. I doubt it, but it doesn’t hurt to dream.
By the way, eagle-eyed readers can spot Mike’s in-joke about Sylvester Stallone being my favorite actor.
Today we have Jenn Lee’s second (but not last) appearance in the Stallone Sketch Gallery. I saw Jenn’s art and that she was taking on headsketch commissions. Jenn thought sketching Sly characters would be fun. Here’s her take on Sly in his role as Jack Carter from Get Carter.
You can see more of Jenn’s art here. – Craig
Gerardo Moreno is back with but this time it’s not with his Stallone art. This time Gerardo wants to share a piece he did to celebrate 100 years of Universal monsters.
To see more of Gerardo’s art, simply click here.
All I know about Howard Chaykin’s Midnight of the Soul is what you see in this poster. It’s enough for me to be on board.
Here’s the latest poster for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s The Last Stand. Although it’s not the greatest poster in the world, I don’t dislike it and I’m always happy to see movie posters with art instead of photoshopped heads.
You can see a much bigger version of The Last Stand poster over at IMPAwards.com.
Today we have Jenn Lee’s first appearance in the Stallone Sketch Gallery. I saw Jenn’s art and that she was taking on headsketch commissions. Jenn thought sketching Sly characters would be fun. Here’s her take on Sly in his role as Freddy Hefflin from Cop Land.
You can see more of Jenn’s art here. – Craig
Ten years ago I wrote a post talking about an awesome new comic series called The Goon. For more than a decade, Eric Powell [who created, writes and draws] The Goon has continued to produce a comic loved by fans of all ages.
So it was no surprise when, four years ago, The Goon was optioned to become a feature film.
About a year later we got to see a couple of production images showing how The Goon movie would look.
Two years ago we were treated to a movie poster for The Goon which was listed as “Coming Soon to a Theater Near You.”
A year ago we got to glimpse test footage from The Goon. Each step of the way, the hope for an actual full length feature length Goon film seemed closer to becoming a reality. Unfortunately, even with David [Se7en] Fincher on board, the financing wasn’t there.
Now thanks to Kickstarter, all that can change. I’m in. Will you join me? The Goon movie… Let’s Kickstart this sucker!
It was just announced that writer, Scott [Batman] Snyder is teaming up with artist, Sean [Punk Rock Jesus] Murphy for The Wake which Snyder describes as a…
“…big, twisted, sprawling science fiction and horror epic, all of which begins with a single, terrifying discovery at the bottom of the ocean.
Count me in.
Thanks and a flip of our swim fins to iFanboy for the original post.
CBR.com runs a regular feature where they post “Easter Eggs” hidden in comics. These are drawings of actors, other comic companies characters and the like in the background of stories. I love stuff like this.
Here’s a cameo by Charles Bronson from Spectacular Spider-Man #108. You can see many more here.
