Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

At ComicCon this past weekend, Robert Rodriguez announced that “Frank [Miller] has written a script for Sin City 2It could shoot as early as later this year.

The Sin City sequel will follow the same format as the original movie with three interconnected tales. “A Dame to Kill For” will be the main title and is based on the Frank Miller story of the same name. The Long Bad Night is the second yarn with no mention of the third’s title at this point.

The Package: I’m In

I learned about The Package by Elliot Blake and Alexis Ziritt, through Kickstarter.  I liked what I read and decided to become a backer.  Here’s what got me on board:

  • THE PACKAGE, an original 56-page crime graphic novel written by Elliot Blake and illustrated by Alexis Ziritt, is the story of Fred Cutler, a shallow mob gunman who survives an attempt on his life only to wake up and find there’s a small bomb in his chest. It was planted there by Paz Huerta, the beautiful young woman who saved his life, because she sees in him her one best chance to get something she’s wanted more than anything: revenge for the death of her father at the hands of Fred’s boss, Los Angeles gangster Rafi Vega. Like it or not, Fred’s going to have to help Paz, because she’s not taking no for an answer – and she’s the one with her finger on the detonator.

Frank Miller Creates a Holy Terror

Here’s the teaser trailer for Frank Miller’s Holy Terror graphic novel.  Check it out and then we’ll talk.

So, what’d ya think?  Yeah.  Me, too.  It’s no secret that I’m a huge Frank Miller fan.  I’ve bought everything that he’s done since his DareDevil days and loved almost all of it.  The jury is out on Holy Terror.  The art isn’t knocking my socks off.  I’m also still a little disappointed that Frank decided to change it from a Batman story to a tale about a new character called The Fixer.

Still, my guess is I’ll get a copy/  I am a huge Frank Miller fan, you know.

Dark Shadows Rises Again

No matter how many times you think you’ve killed a vampire, odds are he’ll be back when you least expect it.  Such is the case with Barnabas Collins [as well as the rest of the cast of Dark Shadows].  Then again, maybe the return of Barnabas should be expected now that filming is underway for a new Dark Shadows movie starring Johnny Depp and directed by Tim Burton.

The new Dark Shadows comic will be written by Stuart Manning with art by Aaron Campbell. Francesco Fraccavilla and Aaron Campbell will provide the cover art.

[Via CBR.com]

Lady Sabre & The Pirates of the Ineffable Aether

Isn’t that the coolest poster?  It’s for a new web comic called Lady Sabre & The Pirates of the Ineffable Aether.  Although I’m not a huge fan of web comics, I’m definitely on board for this one.  Created by author, Greg Rucka and artist, Rick Burchett [two of my favorites], Lady Sabre & The Pirates of the Ineffable Aether is going to be a wild ride.  Here’s how the Greg and Rick describe it…

  • Swords are cool. People fighting with swords are cool. Airships are cool. Cowboys are cool. Pirates are cool. Clockwork men are cool. Smart, savvy, witty women are very cool. Laconic gunslingers? Totally cool. Steampunk? Frosty.
  • That’s what Lady Sabre & the Pirates of the Ineffable Aether is, that’s what it’s about. The adventures of the Lady Seneca Sabre and those she meets along the way as she travels the Sphere. Who she fights, who she foils, who she befriends. It’s about adventure and romance and excitement and, to paraphrase the great Zaphod Beeblebrox, “really wild things.”
  • And most of all, what it’s supposed to be? It’s supposed to be fun.

Lady Sabre & The Pirates of the Ineffable Aether are back every Tuesday and Thursday with a new comic and additional content throughout the week!

[A tip o’ the top hat to Chris Mills]

Jeremy Treece is Expendable

Jeremy Treece has created art for comic books, trading cards, animation and independent films. Last week we posted the Rambo piece that my buddy, John Beatty gifted me. Today we have Treece’s take on Barney Ross of The Expendables that John Beatty also surprised me with.

You can see more of Jeremy’s art here… and definitely again at the ZONE in the future.

Prisencolinensinainciusol

Prisencolinensinainciusol is without a doubt the best music video I’ve seen in years.  Prisencolinensinainciusol was first released as a single in Italy in 1972 and then appeared on Italian tv as a music video in 1973.

The song was written by Adriano CelentanoCelentano is also joined on the performance of the song by his wife Claudia Mori.  What’s interesting to note is that the video features Celentano singing and dancing along with Italian showgirl Raffaella Carrà who dances and lip-synchs to Mori’s vocals.

Another interesting fact about the song is that is was written in response to American records dominating the Italian pop charts.   Italian kids were buying American records but most didn’t speak English and couldn’t understand the lyrics.  Celentano decided to write a pop song that sounded like the words were English, but in reality were gibberish.

Man, I dig this video.

[Via Neatorama and Wikipedia]

The Curse of the Wendigo

Dynamite Entertainment has announced that fan-favorite artist, Charlie [The Walking Dead] Adlard and French writer, Mathieu Missoffe are teaming to create Curse of the Wendigo.

  • Set in France during WWI, Curse of the Wendigo follows a desperate alliance between isolated French and German soldiers, who must temporarily stop slaughtering each other to fight a new terrifying threat : the Wendigo, a creature preying on soldiers from both sides.  Joining the search and destroy party is one of the very few Native Americans enrolled in the US Army at the time, who followed the evil trail of the once human Wendigo from his tribe’s land up to the French trenches…