Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
Dylan Dog looks like it might make for a fun evening. Dylan Dog first appeared as an Italian comic book series. Dark Horse Comics publishes it in the US. Oh, and if you’d like to see a monster-sized version of the poster, you can thanks to the good folks at IMPAwards.
On Saturday night, UFC 128 will air on pay-per-view and the card looks to be a good one from bottom to top. So, if you’re interested, this is who is fighting and who I’m predicting to win.
I was going through the vault and I came across this caricature that my buddy, Jim Ivey, did of me a couple of years ago. Jim is a political cartoonist, author, publisher, teacher, owner/curator of one of the first galleries featuring cartoon art in the world [The Cartoon Museum], World War II vet and self-professed mellow curmudgeon. I’ve always loved the simplicity of Jim’s art… even when dealing with a subject as complex as me.
Bruce Timm is one of those guys that can do it all including the drawing above. Timm is a writer, penciler, inker, character designer, animator and more. This and a lot of other cool Bruce Timm artwork was published in the July 2006 issue of Rough Stuff. I’d say that this piece alone is worth the cost of what a copy of the issue would probably set you back.
Dave Wachter joins us this week with his take on Sly from Copland. I’m a huge fan of Dave’s art and own several pieces [and hope to get more in the future]. He’s a tremendous artist, but more importantly an all-around decent guy. You can see more of Dave’s art at his site. – Craig
Man, I miss Howard Chaykin’s Dominic Fortune?
The other day I ran the latest poster for Fast & Furious 5 and admitted I was a bit surprised that they didn’t find a way to work in Dwayne Johnson. Looks like I spoke too soon as you can see from this giinourmous poster at IMPAwards.
Ok, I really didn’t beat The Terminator or even that super-computer that was on Jeopardy. But I did beat the computer [set to veteran mode] that the New York Times set up to play Rocks-Scissors-Paper. Not only did I beat the computer I smoked it 6 out of 10 times with it beating me only twice [2 games were ties]. I played it twice in veteran mode and this was the second time and to be completely honest — it did beat me the first time.
It’s interesting to see how the computer quickly decides what to play, but it’s more fun just to play. You can do both here.
I like this poster for Fast & Furious 5 and am a bit surprised that they didn’t find a way to work in Dwayne Johnson. It makes me think that maybe the folks behind the movie know that The Rock is an added bonus and the focus is still on Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. Then again, maybe they’re planning to do a cool Dwayne Johnson character poster later.
If you’d like to see a huge version of this poster you can right here at IMPAwards. Oh, and if you’d like you can see the new Fast 5 trailer right here.
Conan: The Movie Blog recently posted some previously unseen shots from the new Conan film. Like a lot of folks, I’ve been watching the filming reports wondering how the new Conan will compare to the classic Arnold Schwarzenegger/John Mlius “Conan: The Barbarian.” My guess was it wouldn’t be as good as the original, but probably better than Schwarzenegger’s second outing as “Conan: The Destroyer.” The new photos raise my expectations a bit…
Vin Diesel has posted a short video on his Facebook page where he and writer/director David Twohy discuss the direction they’re taking with the new Riddick movie. The great news is that the new film will be closer in tone and attitude to “Pitch Black” than “The Chronicles of Riddick” and it’s on the fast track to getting made. [Via AICN]
Brian Cronin at CBR.com has started a new feature in which he posts the first U.S. work of famous comic book creators. Recently Cronin shined his spotlight on the first work of one of my favorite comic book superstars, Frank [The Dark Knight Returns; Sin City] Miller.
Sean Gordon Murphy is one of those artists who just seems to come out of nowhere with his own distinctive style that you can’t help but love. I met Sean at last year’s Heroes Con. His sketch list was full, but he said he started a new list each day and I should check back the next day. I made sure I was first in line and ended up with this classic piece of Rocky and Butkus.
You can see more of Sean’s art at his site. Sean is going to be at Heroes again this year and I’m hoping that lighting strikes twice.
“The President’s Speech” starring President George W. Bush and Sir Michael Tyson in a Tyler Perry film thanks to Jimmy Kimmel via Bits and Pieces.
UFC on Versus 3 Live was an excellent fight card. Here are my picks and the results:
FInal Thoughts:
