Pick a Loser
FilmFilia scored 7 new posters for The Losers. There’s the one above and six character posters.
Classic Films Iconic Images
The poster above was one of several iconic image posters created to celebrate TCM’s Classic Film Festival running April 22 – 25, 2010. You can see other classic posters re-created for the festival at IMPAwards.com by clicking here. You can learn more about the festival by clicking here.
It Was a “Nighthawks” Kind of Day
I picked up this piece by Jeff Parker at MegaCon 2009. Jeff and Casey Jones were sketching for the Hero Initiative. Jeff decided to go with Sly as Deke DaSilva from Nighthawks… after all…
“It was a Nighthawks kind of day.”
This is my second Stallone by Jeff Parker. You can see the first here.
Hellboy in Mexico (Or, a Drunken Blur)
If the title [Hellboy in Mexico (Or a Drunken Blure] doesn’t suck you in, and the Corben cover doesn’t do the trick, then maybe the Dark Horse Comics summary will…
During the 1950s, Hellboy caravans across Mexico with a trio of vampire-killing luchadores, finding the undead; evil turkeys; a terrible bat god; and a little too much tequila.
Reuniting Mike Mignola and Richard Corben, the creative team behind the Eisner Award-winning miniseries Hellboy: The Crooked Man!
There’s also a variant Mignola cover. Make sure you let your local comic shop know you want a copy because this one shot is sure to go fast!
The Big Bang by Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins
The Big Bang: The Lost Mike Hammer Sixties Novel.
If you’re a Spillane fan, then we probably thought the same thing as we read the line above: I want it now. Although we’re going to have to wait a bit longer, at least we know the broad strokes:
Drawing on an unpublished partial Spillane manuscript dating from the ’60s, [Max Allan] Collins resurrects Spillane’s randy, two-fisted New York City PI, Mike Hammer…
From Max Allan Collins’ website:
In midtown Manhattan, Mike Hammer, recovering from a near-fatal mix-up with the Mob, runs into drug dealers assaulting a young hospital messenger. He saves the kid, but the muggers are not so lucky. Hammer considers the rescue a one-off, but someone has different ideas, as indicated by a street-corner knife attack.
With himself for a client, Hammer — and his beautiful, deadly partner Velda — take on the narcotics racket in New York just as the streets have dried up and rumors run rampant of a massive heroin shipment due any day. In a New York of flashy discotheques, swanky bachelor pads, and the occasional dark alley, Hammer deals with doctors and drug addicts, hippie chicks and hit men, meeting changing times with his timeless brand of violent vengeance.
The Big Bang is available for pre-order now.
American Vampire #1
The Pitch: Cowboys and Vampires, oh and did I mention Stephen King wrote one of the stories?
The Overview: Two stories [one written by Scott Snyder and the other by Stephen King, both with amazingly good art by Rafael Albuqerque] combine to tell the tale of Skinner Sweet. In 1880, Sweet was an outlaw in the wild west. That was also the year that he became a vampire. Jump forward 45 years. A young woman named Pearl comes to Hollywood to make her fortune in the movies. Things are rough, but she has no idea how bad things can get until vampires are thrown in the mix, and I’m not just talking about Summer Sweet.
The Good: Both stories are excellent. The concept works. Rafael Albuquerque’s art is a joy. Love the characters, especially Pearl. Summer Sweet’s appearances in Pearl’s story is well done. I am looking forward to more about the vampires in Hollywood. Alburquerque draws a great western! Love the foreshadowing with the big, bald guy.
The Bad: Going to a Hollywood party hosted by vampires. Shooting a vampire and it only ticks him off.
The Ugly: What happens to guests at parties hosted by vampires. What happens when you tick off a vampire.
The Summary: I loved the first issue. Everyone involved did a bang-up job and I look forward to the second issue. American Vampire #1 is available now.
Andrew Vachss: The Weight
If you’re an Andrew Vachss fan, then I’ve got some good news and some bad news. First, the good news: Vachss has a new crime novel coming out called The Weight. Now for the bad news: There will be a wait for The Weight, since it won’t hit stores until November. Arrgh!
To hold us over Andrew Vachss has posted a summary and some excerpts on his website.
The Losers Two-Fer
It’s a The Losers, April 1st two-fer which makes us all winners. I like this poster a lot. I think it’s because it really gives off the comic series vibe.
Iron Man 2: Black Widow
After busting on the last Iron Man 2 poster, I am happy to report that I really like THIS new Black Widow character poster. It has a dramatically cropped photo of the very curvaceous Black Widow. The big “2” created in the “Iron Man” colors and style clues us in to the fact that it’s an Iron Man 2 poster… and for anyone who doesn’t pick up on it, there’s IronManMovie.com listed below it.
Yeah, this poster is a winner!
The Losers Are Back in Style!
After one miss, and many hits [Six New Losers, The Winners Making Losers, The Losers are Winners, and more], The Losers publicity machine is back on track with a poster featuring all of the main characters.
You can see the big-winner-sized version over at IMPAwards.com by clicking here.
New “Expendables” Trailer & Screenshots
A new trailer for The Expendables hit today, but first let’s take a look at some of the screenshots…
… like this one of Sly and Arnold Schwarzenegger…
… or this one with Bruce Willis and Sly…
… Here’s Dolph Lundgren and Jet Li [who may be about to get the point]…
… But since this is The StalloneZone, here’s a shot of Sly…
… and another…
… Here’s Sly calling out Steve Austin…
Parting is such sweet sorrow…
I would say something about Sly hitting the mark with The Expendables but that would be too corny…
And now Sylvester Stallone…
and the greatest action cast ever assembled in a new trailer for The Expendables.
UFC Fight Night Predictions
Tonight the UFC presents Fight Night free on SPIKE as a lead in to the new season of The Ultimate Fighter with coaches Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell. Here are my predictions for Fight Night:
- Ross “The Real Deal” Pearson vs Dennis Siver. Pearson is bigger, has the better record and a nickname.
Prediction: Pearson gets the win.
- Nate “The Rock” Quarry vs Jorge “El Conquistador” Riveria.
Prediction: Quarry will win and the fight may not go the distance.
- Roy “Big Country” Nelson vs Stefan “Skyscraper” Struve.
Prediction: At 6’11”, Skyscraper is going to fall a long way before hitting the mat. Nelson by TKO or KO.
- Kenny “KenFlo” Florian vs Takanori “The Fireball Kid” Gomi. What kind of nicknames are these? Are nicknames supposed to be intimidating or at least cool? “KenFlo” sounds like a floor shine product and “The Fireball Kid” sounds like a member of “Our Gang”. Yeesh.
Prediction: “KenFlo” mops the mat with “The Fireball Kid” —Florian wins via stoppage.
Tron: Saul Bass Style
I’ve never had any desire to see Tron. Perhaps I would have, had it been made in the sixties with a Saul Bass title treatment.
Iron Man 2: New [Yawn] Poster
Not even this poorly done, boring poster for Iron Man 2 has the power to make me NOT want to see the movie! In fact, I think today’s Iron Man 2 poster is even worse than this Iron Man 2 anticipation killer. Yet, I still look forward to seeing Iron Man 2.
Elmore Leonard Feels Justified
TVGuide.com just posted a piece titled Elmore Leonard: Justified Gets It Just Right. I’m happy that Elmore Leonard, who wrote the novella that the series is based on, is as happy with the show as the rest of us [on the night it premiered it ranked No. 1 on cable in overall viewers and in its time slot beat the broadcast networks among men 18-to-49]. I was was even happier to learn that…
…Leonard has begun work on a new Raylan Givens story which he hopes might inspire plots for the show’s second season, if FX renews the series… And if they don’t, Leonard says he will pen a couple more Raylan stories and publish a collection.
