Category: Art

Matthew Warlick’s “Jack Carter”

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Matthew Warlick is a studio mate of my buddy Evan Bryce. Matthew is also freelance illustrator, art director and comic book artist based in Dallas, Texas. Matthew contacted me to say that he’d been talking to Evan and wanted to work up a Stallone sketch for the SZ. We exchanged a couple of e-mails and soon enough, Matthew sent in his very, very cool take on Jack Carter.

How could it get any better than that, you ask? And I’m glad you did because Matthew created a video of himself inking the piece. I love the art and the video is the icing on the cake. You can check it out here. You can also see more of Matthew’s art at his website and artblog.

BIG THANKS to Matthew for sharing his talents and to Evan for talking up the SZ. Hopefully we’ll see more from Matthew in the future!

Chris Moreno’s “Cop Land”

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Chris Moreno worked up this very nice color take on Sly from “Cop Land” for me at a convention last year. My buddy picked it up when I had to leave the show early and I didn’t end up getting it in my possession until just recently.

Man, I really like Chris’ art and my piece is an excellent example of “why.” He’s a talented artist with a huge sense of humor. What a great combination! You can check out more of Chris’ art here.

“Boondock Saints” Too

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CBR.com posted a larger version of the piece above along with a mini-interview with Troy Duffy, the man behind “The Boondock Saints.”  You may remember that Duffy was a bartender in 1997 who scored a million dollar deal with addtional benefits based on his “Boondock Saints” screenplay.  Before the film was completed, Duffy’s rampaging ego alienated his family, friends, and the production company behind his big bucks deal.  Ultimately “The Boondocks Saints” was never given a wide theatrical release, Duffy had burned his bridges and gone through the money.

A funny thing happened when “The Boondock Saints” went to dvd and cable.  It became a cult hit!  Now, tweleve years later, and without any additional films in between, Duffy is coming back with “The Boondock Saints 2.”  As a tie-in to the movie, Duffy has teamed with 12 Guage to create a comic that will expand “The Boondock Saints” story.  Chris Brunner [an excellent artist] will provide covers to the series with an interior artist to be named later.

The movie and comic are projects to keep an eye on.  Let’s hope that Duffy has become a bit of a “Saint” too.

Make Mine Marvel… Again

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When I was in high school and college I bought a lot of Marvel comics. Then as I got older I found myself bying fewer and fewer Marvels. It even got to the point that I’d go months [years?] without getting anything from the house that Stan and Jack built. Of course I was buying fewer comics in general…

Imagine my surprise to find that my Preview order this month has nine comics and four of them are from Marvel [Punisher Annual #1, Punisher: Frank Castle Max #74, Dominic Fortune #2 and Criminal: Sinners #1]. Of course if Marvel continues to feature art by Dave Johnson, Jason Pearson, Howard Chaykin and Sean Phillips with stories by Rick Remender, Victor Gischler, Howard Chaykin and Ed Brubaker, how can I not buy ’em?

1st Black Cross Cover

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The cover above features the first appearance of a character created by Chris Warner called Black Cross.  Dark Horse Presents #1 was an anthology and Black Cross got the cover.  The character was also popular enough to spin off into a mini-series, a couple of stand alone short comic stories and a one-shot. At one point, Black Cross was even close to becoming a big screen feature with Howie Long in the title role. At about the same time another Black Cross mini-series was in the works called “My War”.  Neither it or the movie ever happened.

Maybe one day Chris Warner will bring back Black Cross.

Ted Naifeh’s Sly Art

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I picked up this cool sketch by Ted Naifeh at the last MegaCon. John Higashi suggested I consider Ted for a Stallone sketch. Thanks John! Ted opted to do Deke from “NIghthawks” and did a bang-up job. You can check out more of Ted’s art at his site.

Scotty Shumaker’s Rambo

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This week’s piece is Sly as Rambo by Scotty Schumaker. I’d been following Scotty’s work at his Deviant Art site for a while, so when he offered up sketch commissions, I had to jump on board. Scotty was great through the whole process, keeping us all informed on where he was on his posted commission list. He sent the art in a package that a tank couldn’t have destroyed.

Thanks to Scotty for a wonderful commission experience.