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Thomas Boatwright Draws 1st Blood
I had been a fan of Thomas Boatwright’s art for a while. When he announced a sale on commissions for the month of December, I wrote to ask him about a Stallone piece for my collection. Thomas quickly responded and said that he was a fan of “First Blood.” I was surprised at how quickly Thomas finished the piece and that he’d decided to put Richard Crenna’s character in as well. I totally dug everything about it.
So… I asked Thomas if he was up for some more Stallone. He said that he was, so you’ll be seeing his take on Sly from The Expendables and Get Carter on the SZ in the next few weeks. They are just as cool! If you want to see them sooner, Thomas has posted them on his blog and his DA site. Send him some love.
I hope to get more Stallone art from Thomas in the future. If you get commissions, you should consider him as well. He keeps you totally in the loop on his progress, finishes his commissions on or ahead of schedule, has very reasonable prices and is a fantastic artist! – Craig
UFC 124 Results and Thoughts
Last night Georges St. Pierre closed Josh Koscheck’s eye and the year with a win at UFC 124. Let’s take a look at the earlier fight results and then come back to the main event:
- Joe Stevenson vs. Mac Danzig:
Prediction: Joe “Daddy” Stevenson by decision.
Result: Danzig caught Stevenson with a counter left hook knocking him cold and scoring a 1st round KO making me 0-1 for the night.
- Sean McCorkle vs. Stefan Struve
Prediction: I’ll go out on a limb with the upset… McCorkle wins by KO.
Result: The limb snapped after McCorkle, who had been dominating the fight with a giant slam, a kimura armbar and dominating top control got swept and hammered by Struve until the ref stopped it at 3:55 of the first round. 0-2 for the night.
- GSP vs Josh Koscheck.
Prediction: GSP via stoppage.
Result: GSP dominated every round with a brutal standup and won 50-45 on all three cards bringing me to a sad 1-2 for the night.
Final Thoughts…
- Joe Stevenson may have fought his last UFC fight due to his KO loss. I hope that’s not the case.
- Stefan Struve showed heart and patience to earn his win. My hats off to him.
- GSP has cleaned out his division. He says if he decides to go up in weight to fight Anderson Silva he will do it the right way. He’ll gain muscle mass and will stay in that division. THAT is a fight I’d love to see.
- For the first [and last time] Dana White allowed the fans to vote for Fight of the Night ($100,000) bonuses. Fans voted GSP vs Koscheck the Fight of the Night but reporters and Dan White felt that the bonus should have gone to Sean Pierson vs Matt Riddle. White said he will “take care of them.” Fans also voted bonuses to Mac Danzig for his KO of the Night of Joe Stevenson. Jim Miller earned Submission of the Night for his kneebar on Mark Bocek.
UFC 124 Predictions
UFC 124 is tonight. Although the main event between Josh Koscheck and Georges St. Pierre is highly anticipated, the undercard doesn’t really grab me. Still there are a few fights that have interested me [and hopefully you] enough that I’ll share my predictions:
- Joe Stevenson vs. Mac Danzig: It’s possible that the loser will also lose his contract with the UFC. THAT should provide motivation for a good fight between two form Ultimate Fighter champions.
Prediction: Joe “Daddy” Stevenson by decision. - Sean McCorkle vs. Stefan Struve: McCorkle is 6’7 and Strive is 6’11” so if a knockout occurs, it will take a bit longer for the loser to hit the mat. Other than that, there’s not much that interests me about this one.
Prediction: I’ll go out on a limb with the upset… McCorkle wins by KO.
- GSP vs Josh Koscheck. Although Kos is undefeated since GSP beat him 3 years ago and by all accounts is a better fighter; GSP hasn’t lost since he was upset [which he avenged] by Matt Serra… and he’s even better now. There’s little chance that this fight will live up to the hype.
Prediction: GSP via stoppage.
As always I’ll post results tomorrow.
What a Difference a Day Can Make
If you were a fan of “24” then you might want to jump on this great deal from Amazon. 24: The Complete Series (eight seasons, the 24 tv-movie: “Redemption” and a bonus disc of supplemental materials) is currently on sale at 49% off the suggested price of $349.98. That’s right, you can snap it up for $179.99 and get is shipped to you for free and in time for Christmas!
The dvd set comes available Tuesday and Kiefer Sutherland talks a bit about it and the series here. “24” is one of the few series that I watched from the premiere until the end without ever missing a single episode… and if the series had continued, I’d have kept on watching.
What’s Next for The Walking Dead?
Now that the first season of The Walking Dead has concluded [with the highest ratings of any drama on cable], Robert Kirkman sat down for an interview with the fine folks at CBR.com. You can read part one here and then come back tomorrow for part two.
Why Houdini Matters
I was like most kids in that for a period of time I was really into magic. And like most kids who got into magic, I thought that Harry Houdini was the coolest magician to ever take the stage. And like most kids I outgrew my obsession with magic. Teller [of Penn & ] never did age out of his love of magic or Harry Houdini. He explains here why Houdini matters.
Well, said Teller. Well said.
The Goon Has An Irish Wake @ the USAToday
Eric Powell, the writer/artist/creator of The Goon, has an eight page Goon story running in the pages of the USAToday. You can read it here… well part one is up today and you’ll have to go back tomorrow for part two.
Hugh Freeman’s Carter Quickie
That’s Hugh Freeman’s quick sketch of Sly as Jack Carter. I discovered Hugh’s art at his Deviant Art site, but you can also see more of Hugh’s art at his website. Nice work, huh?
Ultimate Fighter Results
Last night SPIKE TV aired UFC’s The Ultimate Fighter season finale. Let’s check out my predictions and the results:
Kendall Grove vs. Demian Maia.
Prediction: Maia via decision.
Result: Maia won via unanimous decision.
Jonathan Brookins vs. Michael Johnson for the title of The Season’s Ultimate Fighter.
Prediction: Bookins via submission stoppage.
Result: Bookins won via unanimous decision.
Stephan Bonnar vs. Igor Pokrajac
Prediction: Bonnar via decision.
Result: Bonnar won vian unanimous decision.
Although there were only 3 fights I predicted, I went 3 and 0. It’s not often I get 100% of the fights right… guess I should have bet a buck or two. ; )
UFC Predictions
Tonight at 9pm EST, SPIKE TV will air free UFC fights. There are three that interest me and here are my predictions:
Kendall Grove vs. Demian Maia.
Prediction: Maia via decision.
Jonathan Brookins vs. Michael Johnson for the title of The Season’s Ultimate Fighter.
Prediction: Bookins via submission stoppage.
Stephan Bonnar vs. Igor Pokrajac
Prediction: Bonnar via decision.
I’ll post the results tomorrow.
Sons of Anarchy: Kurt Sutter Interview
E!OnLine has a great little interview with Kurt Sutter, the man who created Sons of Anarchy. Sutter talks about the past season, the things fans hated, loved and where the show goes from here. It’s definitely worth a read.
My Favorite Mechanic
IMPAwards.com scored a look at two posters for Jason Statham’s remake of the Charles Bronson classic, The Mechanic. You can see a larger version of my favorite of the two, the one posted above, here… as well as the second one here.
I Am Number Four?
I like this poster a lot. It makes me want to learn more about the movie and since I don’t know much about “I am Number Four” I’m going to have to do just that. I hope what I learn leads me to believe that the movie is going to be as good as the poster. [Via IMPAwards.com]
Risso’s Hex
I’m a huge fan of Eduardo Risso’s art. I’d buy nearly any comic that he draws. When I learned that Risso would be pencilling and inking Jonah Hex #62, I was down for a preorder faster than Hex could draw-down on a man. If you need to know a bit more about the issue, here’s what the tease says…
- JONAH HEX #62
- Written by JUSTIN GRAY & JIMMY PALMIOTTI
- Art and cover by EDUARDO RISSO
- Happy Holidays, Hex fans! You’ve been good this year, so we got you an issue drawn by the incomparable Eduardo Risso! Jonah Hex was sure he’d seen it all – but that was before he was hired to escort a delivery through the desert. Who or what is “The Package”?
- On sale DECEMBER 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
And thanks to the nice folks at Newsarama and DC Comics, here’s a free five page preview.
