John Byrne DC Art Gallery!
This cool Batman art is just one piece in the John Byrne’s DC Universe Gallery at Black & White and Bronze. Give it a look!
New “Zombieland: Double Tap” Poster and Trailer!
I like the new Zombieland: Double Tap poster and thought the trailer was just so-so. You can judge for yourself, but be advised there is some mild profanity and zombie-killing violence.
New “Angel Has Fallen” Poster!
Today we have the Angel Has Fallen poster. It looks life there is still life in this series.
RIP – Rutger Hauer
It was announced that Rutger Hauer died on July 19th at his home in Beetsterzwaag in the Netherlands after a short undisclosed illness. Hauer was 75.
Hauer has well over 150 acting credits. He got his start co-starring in Nighthawks, playing a terrorist opposite Sylvester Stallone. Hauer is best known for his role as the android hunted by Harrison Ford in Blade Runner. Rutger also had memorable roles in Ladyhawke, The Hitcher, Sin City and so many other films/tv series.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Ruger Hauer’s family, friends and fans.
Bob Burden’s Hitman for the Dead!
Hitman for the Dead.
Even without the cool Andrew Robinson art, the title would have brought me in for a closer look.
And it did.
ANTHONY HARKEN is a drifter, a detective of sorts, and a killer. While he kills the most evil kind of people – the unpunished murderers of the innocent – he knows he’s still a murderer, taking human life and operating totally outside the law.
In the world of good and evil, Harken has chosen sides, but in the world of normal, everyday life, he has chosen an extreme and dangerous path. He carries a gun, he does drugs (Yage), he kills, and lives detached from a society that has no idea that people like him are even among us.
To be sure, he fills in where the law fails: he is a vigilante. He is judge, jury and executioner. And there is no guarantee that he is always right or that he, himself will not make a mistake someday and dispatch someone who was totally innocent.
Anthony is not the only “hit-man for the dead” out there. There are others.
If this sounds like something you’d like, you’re going to love this!
Bob Burden, the creative genius of Hitman for the Dead has created a website for the property. The site has all of the background info you could ask for, art and more. Oh, and the more includes a 25K word Hitman for the Dead novella that you can download for free!
I hope Burden runs with. I’d love to see more Hitman for the Dead prose stories and graphic novels. Fire up the Kickstarter now!
Sly Stallone Interview and Cover at Variety!
Sylvester Stallone is cover-featured and the subject of an “hours-long” interview at Variety. Check out Sylvester Stallone Feels Robbed of an Ownership Stake in ‘Rocky’: ‘I Was Furious’ By Claudia Eller, then head out and get a copy!
Dark Duet by Eric Beetner / Z-View
Dark Duet by Eric Beetner
TPB: 224 pages
Publisher: Down and Out Books
Dark Duet consists of two crime novellas, White Hot Pistol and Blood on Their Hands. You get two Eric Beetner yarns for the price of one!
First sentence of White Hot Pistol…
Nash remembered the first time he escaped this town.
The Overview of White Hot Pistol: Beware of Spoilers…
Nash had a plan. He was going to sneak back into the town that he’d left years before. He’d then get his sister, Jacy, out and away from her abusive step-father. It was supposed to be easy…
It should have been easy despite the fact that Nash was wanted for questioning in a homicide and her step-father was the town sheriff.
It could have been easy had Nash and Jacy not stumbled onto a drug deal gone bad.
On the run from the cops and the drug dealer’s crew, with bodies piling up and no hope for help, now nothing would be easy.
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First sentence of Blood on Their Hands…
Garrett had no idea breaking and entering would be so easy.
The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
Garrett, against his better judgment, joins his two high school buddies when they break into the Smart Mart late one night. The plan is to scarf some beers, grab some snacks and slip back out.
Things go sideways when the men who own the store show up with the body of the guy they just killed. As the killers discuss how to dispose of the stiff, the boys make a run for it. Unfortunately, they’re seen and the chase is on.
What chance do high school kids have against grown killers? Not much. Blood on Their Hands takes place in the same town as White Hot Pistol and features a few of the same characters. Bravo to Beetner for a couple of twists that were logical but totally surprising.
If you like pulp, noir and stories that move, then Dark Duet is for you.
Rating: 4 of 5 stars.
Amazing “Rambo: Last Blood” Poster by Branden Hafiz!
I absolutely love this Rambo Last Blood fan poster by Stallone fan and StalloneZone member Branden Hafiz! You can see more of Branden’s art here! Hopefully we’ll also see more of Branden’s art here in the future!
Source – Stallone: Action Icon.
“Point Blank” (2019) / Z-View
Point Blank (2019)
Director: Joe Lynch
Screenplay: Adam G. Simon based on characters created by Fred Cavayé
Stars: Frank Grillo, Anthony Mackie, Christian Cooke, Teyonah Parris and Marcia Gay Harden.
The Pitch: Let’s do an old-fashioned action-buddy movie where the buddies are thrown together and don’t get along.
Tagline: A Hell of a Day. A Hell of a Pair.
The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
Let me say from the start I liked Point Blank more than I thought I would and way more than most folks probably do.
An emergency room nurse (Mackie) finds himself teamed with an on-the-run thug (Grillo) in an effort to save the nurse’s kidnapped wife. If you enjoy movies like 48hrs, Lethal Weapon and Tango & Cash, then you should be good to go. I loved Point Blank and look forward to viewing it again.
Rating: 4 of 5 stars.
A Scary “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” Poster is Here!
Here’s a Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark poster. Don’t know about you, but it does get my vote for success in the scary monster department. If you’ve got the nerve, you can see a bigger version at IMPAwards.com.
The “21 Bridges” Comic-Con Trailer is Here!
Here’s the 21 Bridges ComicCon Trailer. I like the looks of this one.
Two-Sentence Horror Stories!
If you’re a fan of short (super short) horror stories, then have I got a site for you! I’ve posted an example above.
You can read 22 others at Cheezburger.com, where I discovered the site or just head on over to Two-Sentence Horror Stories.
The “It: Chapter 2” Trailer is Here!
The It: Chapter 2 trailer is below and it looks good, even better than the original.
The “Top Gun: Maverick” Poster and Trailer are Here!
Here’s the Top Gun: Maverick poster and trailer. I wasn’t the biggest fan of Top Gun. I liked it but it doesn’t come up in my list of favorite movies, or even my favorite Tom Cruise movies. But I have to say, I really like the Top Gun: Maverick poster and trailer!
Cody Starbuck Portfolio by Howard Chaykin!
The painting above is from one of Howard Chaykin’s Cody Starbuck portfolios. Hard to believe that this portfolio was released 40 years ago, and I’ve been a Chaykin fan for even longer.
If you’d like to see the complete Chaykin portfolio and some of his other portfolios and art posts check out Ungoliantschilde.
