Category: Art
Are you following Tony Stella on Dave Stevens’ Vintage Rocketeer Print!
I strongly encourage you to click over to The Bristol Board to see a much bigger and better version of the Dave Stevens’ 20th Anniversary Rocketeer print shown above. Stevens’ Rocketeer comics were a love letter to old time movie serials and movies, Bettie Page, Rondo Hatton and more. They were beautifully drawn, fun stories. It’s hard to believe that the 20th Anniversary print is almost 20 years old itself.
Click over and enjoy Dave Stevens’ artistry!
RIP: Peter Mark Richman
Peter Mark Richman died yesterday at the age of 93 from natural causes. Richman was an accomplished actor who appeared in feature films, television and on Broadway, an author who wrote plays, short stories and novels, and an artist. Talk about being a Renaissance Man.
I’d be willing to bet that you’ve seen Peter Mark Richman perform, even if you don’t recognize his name. Richman has 159 credits on his IMDb resume. I remember him best from the classic Twilight Zone episode The Fear, but that was one of well over 100 appearances Peter Mark Richman made on television. In addition to Cain’s Hundred (which he starred in), you could see Richmond regularly show up on tv shows starting in the 1960s through the 1990s. He had reoccurring roles on Longstreet, Three’s Company, Dynasty, Beverly Hills 90210, and guest appearances on just about every other major television show.
Richman’s features films include The Strange One, Black Orchid, Naked Gun 2 and Friday the 13th, Part 8, and Vic (a short film co-written and directed by Sage Stallone). Starting the in the 1990s, Richman began doing voice work for Batman: The Animated Series, Spider-Man: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series.
Mr. Richman appeared on Broadway, had several of his one-act plays, novels and short stories published. He also had 17 one-man exhibitions of his paintings.
Peter Mark Richman was married to his wife, Helen for 67 and they have five children. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Peter Mark Richman’s family, friends and fans. What an amazing creative life he led.
Andi Ewington’s “Cop Land” Poster
Andi Ewington created the Cop Land poster above. I like the subtleness of it. You can see more of Andi’s alt movie poster designs at his Poster Spy page.
Frank Miller’s Sin City Prints
If I was forced to pick my all-time favorite comic series, I would have to go with Frank Miller’s Sin City. I’m a sucker for crime stories and well drawn comics. Miller’s Sin City tales meets both criteria. At the Bristol Board they’re sharing several Miller Sin City prints. Click over and you can see ’em all and in a much bigger size as well.
“Cliffhanger” and Extreme Ghana Movie Poster Art!
I like this Cliffhanger poster art way more than I should. For some reason it works for me despite Sly’s wonky left arm and hand, his right hand showing only three fingers and a thumb and the likeness being close, but no cigar. Heck, they even made Cliffhanger into two words. Yet, I still like the overall effect of the poster.
If you’re wondering, the poster was used to promote Cliffhanger in Ghana. The posters were painted on cloth and, – well, let’s have Sly Stallone explain. Before you click on the video of Sly, thanks to “Bobby Klump” for the post on my StalloneZone forum of the Ghana Cliffhanger and other movie posters. Thanks also to “Foodfather” (also a SZoner) for finding and sharing the Stallone video explaining the poster. Finally, if you want to know more about Ghana movie posters – check out Extreme Canvas: Hand-Painted Movie Posters from Ghana.
Puck by Kalman Andrasofszky!
That’s Eugene Judd aka Puck. Puck was created by John Byrne and first appeared in the comic Alpha Flight #1 in 1983. What made Puck unique in the Marvel universe was that he was a dwarf and he had no super powers. He was a great acrobat and a fighter who loved to scrap. I thought the character had a lot of potential.
The drawing above is by Kalman Andrasofszky who absolutely gets Puck! I’d love to see him illustrate a Puck mini-series or graphic novel. Here’s what Kalman had to say about his drawing…
Eugene Milton Judd. The original Saskatchewan badass. In my head cannon this guy’s a bruiser who can really take punishment and kinda likes it. Some notes: toned paper is everything, I may never go back. Puck’s body hair is as much a part of his costume as anything. Would you draw Spider-man without webbing? No? No body hair, it’s not Puck.
If you’d like to see more of Kalman Andrasofszky’s art, you can at his Instagram.
“Cobra” by Derek Zimmerman
Check out this very cool Cobra poster by Derek Zimmerman. You can see more of his work at his Instagram and his Poster Spy page.
Hellboy by Daniel Acuña Perez!
The Hellboy art above is just one of the very good reasons to check out Daniel Acuña Perez’s Instagram!
“I, the Jury” – Drew Struzan and Armand Assante
The poster above for I, the Jury is my favorite Drew Struzan poster. That shows how much I love that print since Struzan also did amazing posters for First Blood, the Indiana Jones films, the Back to the Future series, the Star Wars films… well, you get the idea.
I guess it’s fitting that Struzan’s I, the Jury poster isn’t as highly rated with fans, since the movie is also underrated. I thought Armand Assante was excellent as Spillane’s Mike Hammer. Barbara Carrera fit the bill as the sexy fem fatale. Laurene Landon was surprisingly good as Velda. Geoffrey Lewis and Paul Sorvino are welcome additions to any film. Perhaps I, the Jury under-performed because Mike Hammer was updated to current times rather than the 1947 period in which it was written. Larry Cohen the screenwriter, was also set t0 direct, but was let go after just one week of filming. Reportedly he fell behind a day of shooting and went over budget by $100,000.00 in that first week.
Initially planned as a trilogy, Cohen was unable to get the other two films made. Which is a shame. At least we will always have one good film with Assante as Mike Hammer… and the very cool Drew Struzan I, the Jury poster.
“Die Hard” by Paul Butcher and 19 Other Best Alt Movie Posters for 2020
This very cool poster for Die Hard by Paul Butcher is just one of the Top 20 Alternative Movie Posters of 2020 at Poster Spy. You can see larger versions of it and the 19 others by clicking over.
“Dracula” – Cool Alternative Movie Poster!
I’m a big fan of alternative movie posters. Often they are as good or better than the official posters. The Dracula poster above is an example of what I’m talking about. If I find out the name of the artist who created it, I’ll update this post.
Source: Vic De Leon
Merry Christmas! And, “Yes, Timmy There is a Santa Claus!”
Merry Christmas!
Several years ago John Beatty and I teamed up to create “Yes, Timmy, There is a Santa Claus!” John pencilled, inked and colored what I wrote. The story was published in a charity Christmas comic by Tim Gordon.
What you see below is the result of our efforts. I hope that you enjoy them.
Ron Garney’s BRZRKR Preview Art is Here and Looks Awesome!
Boom! Studios has released preview art for BRZRKR, a new series from Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt (writers) and Ron Garney (artist). Bill Crabtree is set to serve as colorist with Clem Robins providing the letters. Here’s the synopsis…
The man known only as B is half-mortal and half-God, cursed and compelled to violence…even at the sacrifice of his sanity. But after wandering the world for centuries, B may have finally found a refuge – working for the U.S. government to fight the battles too violent and too dangerous for anyone else. In exchange, B will be granted the one thing he desires – the truth about his endless blood-soaked existence…and how to end it.
BRZRKR is set to run 12 issues/chapters. The series will also be collected in 3 graphic novels, each containing four issues/chapters. The drop date for the graphic novels are September 2021 (Volume 1), April 2022 (Volume 2), and September 2022 (Volume 3).
For more information and additional preview art check out Bleeding Cool’s First Look At Ron Garney’s Art on Keanu Reeves-Written Comic, BRZRKR.
“M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity” – The Poster and Trailer are Here!
The poster and trailer to M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity is here.
M.C. Escher: “I’m not an artist. I’m a mathematician.”
This is going to be interesting!
The story of world famous Dutch graphic artist M.C Escher (1898-1972). Equal parts history, psychology, and psychedelia, Robin Lutz’s entertaining, eye-opening portrait gives us the man through his own words and images: diary musings, excerpts from lectures, correspondence and more are voiced by British actor Stephen Fry, while Escher’s woodcuts, lithographs, and other print works appear in both original and playfully altered form.
