Steve Reeves as Superman
This photo of legendary muscle man, Steve Reeves as Superman was just so cool I had to share it.
Source: Chuck Zito.
Meet Rick Burchett
CBR.com recently ran a really nice profile of artist, Rick Burchett.
Rick has two very cool web comics currently running: Gravedigger with Chris Mills and Lady Sabre and the Pirates of the Ineffable Aether with Greg Rucka. You can’t go wrong with either of them.
Dusty Abell: Superman Through the Years!
Dusty Abell recently posted his take on Superman through the years. It’s cool looking at the tweaks, modifications and riffs by different artists but drawn by Dusty.
My five favorites:
5. Bruce Timm
4. Curt Swan
3. George Reeves
2. Christopher Reeve
1. Neal Adams
Cully Hamner’s HeroesCon 30th Anniversary Art
I’ve been a Cully Hamner fan for years. [In fact Cully was the first artist I approached to do a Stallone sketch when I started collecting them.] Check out the cool art Cully created for the HeroesCon 30th Anniversary.
Z-View: “Brick Mansions”
The Pitch: ”Hey, let’s do an Americanized remake of the cult classic action film District B13!”
“Let’s do it!”
The Tagline: “Their Streets. Their Rules.“
The Overview: *** Beware – spoilers are found below ***
The year is 2018. Because of out of control crime [think The Purge on a daily basis], a part of Detroit called Brick Mansions has been walled off from the rest of the city with military police guarding the few exits in or out [think Escape from New York with two Snake Plisskens].
Paul Walker [the first Snake Plissken] is an undercover cop whose dad was killed in Brick Mansions. David Belle is an ex-con [and the second Snake Plissken] who lives in Brick Mansions and works against the crime lord [played by Rza].
Walker and Belle find themselves as unlikely partners when a stolen neutron bomb is hijacked, armed and aimed at a US city.
The Good
- Brick Mansions begins with a great extended action-scene with Belle doing his parkour!
- The cast: Paul Walker [in his final completed role], David Belle [should be making more American movies], RZA, Ayisha Issa, Carlo [24] Rota, Andreas [Riddick] Apergis, and Robert [300, Sherlock Holmes] Maillet.
- Every scene with Belle doing parkour is fun.
- Ayisha Carlo and Robert Mailet were especially well cast.
The Bad:
- The aim of almost everyone with a weapon.
- Ayisha Carlo and Robert Mailet .
- Characterization and rationale thought are left with the coming attractions.
- Making RZA a “good guy” at the end. Rza played an interesting bad guy, but let’s not lose sight that he was a really bad guy, a drug king pin who killed people without a second thought. Yeah, he make a great mayor!
- Cartoon violence.
The Ugly:
- How Belle deals with crooked cops. How Walker deals with giants.
Rating: 3 out of 5
How Clark Kent Made Those Impossible Deadlines
Perry White always wondered how Clark Kent made those impossible deadlines.
New “Expendables 3” Cast Photo
Here’s the latest cast photo from Expendables 3. Would you like to see a much bigger version?
“The Last Ship” – Great Concept & Cool Poster!
The Last Ship concept sounds great.
The crew of a naval destroyer is forced to confront the reality of a new existence when a pandemic kills off most of the earth’s population.
Dig the poster. Bring on the series.
Steranko’s Awesome Cover for Detective #33
Isn’t that Steranko Batman piece sweet? Steranko did this cover for Detective Comics #33, the 75th Anniversary of Batman.
You can see more of Steranko’s art at his Facebook page.
“As Above So Below” Poster & Trailer
I like the poster for As Above So Below. The trailer is creepy. I’m still thinking Netflix though.
Scott Quick Takes Us to Cop Land
Scott Quick does the web strip Camden Bottoms. I met Scott at MegaCon this year. I took a look at Scott’s sketchbook and decided to see if he’d be interested in doing a Stallone sketch. He was. I ended up getting two. This is the first. I posted the second last week [confusing, huh?].
If you’re so inclined you can check out Scott’s Camden Bottoms!
30 Things You Might Not Know About Cheers
Most folks consider Cheers a classic comedy. If you’re one of them, then you’ll want to check out Mental Floss’ 30 Things You Might Not Know About Cheers.
Jones, Beatty, Renzi, Batman and Joker
That’s a print by Kelly Jones [penciller], John Beatty [inker] and Rico Renzi [colorist] that my buddy, Big Beatty will have for sale at Free Comic Book Day [at “Coliseum of Comics” in the Seminole Towne Center, Sanford Florida, on May 3, 2014!] and HeroesCon.
Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane and More
That’s a candid of Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins. If you’re a fan of either you’ll want to check out Crimespree’s recent interview with Max Allan Collins.
