Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
Did you know that Barry Windsor Smith wrote, pencilled and inked a Thing graphic novel. He did. Sadly for some reason it was never published. At one point the pages could be found on-line. Maybe it’s time Marvel reconsidered publishing it. Heck, they’re doing something similar with John Byrne’s X-Men.
Jesse Schedeen at IGN came up with his list of The 25 Most Iconic Comic Book Covers of All Time. The criteria were covers “that have endured over the years and influenced new generations of storytellers.” Schedeen picked some good ones. Using just his list here are my top three…
Check out the trailer for Evil Genius.
Kind of pulls you in, huh? It sure did for me.
Of course I’m old enough to remember the case. Bank robber becomes surrounded by cops while trying to make his escape. He tells the cops that he was kidnapped and the kidnappers placed the device around his neck. It is a bomb set to blow his head off if he doesn’t rob the bank. Although cops are skeptical, they keep their distance. Guy begs for help… As cops work out what to do, the bomb goes off killing the guy.
Who was behind this? Was the guy kidnapped or part of the robbery gone wrong? I guess we’ll find out if we tune in. I know I will.
Once a week Joblo.com posts Awesome Art We’ve Found Around the Net. As you can imagine, they post awesome art that they, well, you get the idea.
I always enjoy seeing what JoBlo has found because with each post they list the artist’s name and a link to more of his/her art. That’s where I saw this Assault on Precinct 13 (by Martin Ansin) poster.
Goran Parlov is an artist most fans of this site will dig. If you’re not already a fan, click on the link and you will be.
Mindhunter: A Game of Dialogue looks at the techniques used by David Fincher to make scenes without action compelling.
I’ve been a fan of Chris Conidis’ art for some time now. When I saw the opportunity to get his take on Jack Carter, I pulled the trigger. To see a bigger version of it, click here and to see more of Chris’ art, check out his instagram page.
I really like the Feral poster shown above. There’s a second poster that you can see here, that’s pretty good too. And because you demanded it, the trailer is posted below.
Fans of Joe Lansdale’s Hap & Leonard novels or tv series will want to check out this interview with Joe Lansdale courtesy of Crime Reads.
Back in 1961, John Rockwell was cast to star as Superboy in a follow-up to the extremely popular Superman tv series which was enjoying renewed popularity in reruns. Superboy never made it past the pilot stage (which you can see if you click over to the link I’ll provide in a second) because of a dispute between two cereal companies over who would get sponsorship rights!
Although the unproduced series became Rockwell’s biggest claim to fame, he was still considered a star and led a very interesting life. Consider that Rockwell….
…once save saved Hugh Heffner’s life
… for years lived on and off in the Playboy mansion
… became a competitive backgammon player for big bucks (and he still competes!)
… married a Mexican heiress and although they haven’t seen each other in over 40 years, are still married due to a strange divorce stipulation
…competed with Frank Sinatra for the attention of a woman they were both after (and won)
Jennifer Vineyard’s The Wild Real-World Playboy Adventures of a One-Time Superboy for SyfyWire is worth a read.
Ace Atkins is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated novelist who has written 23 novels. Perhaps best known for being selected to carry on Robert B. Parker’s Spenser series, Atkins has series characters of his own (Nick Travers and Quinn Colson). If you dig his Spenser yarns, then you ought to give Travers and Colson a go.
Crossroad Blues is Atkins first Nick Travers novel.
The disappearance of a college professor investigating rumors of previously unknown recordings by renowned blues musician Robert Johnson, murdered more than fifty years earlier, leads football player-turned-blues historian Nick Travers along a dangerous trail as he seeks to unravel the dark truths behind an old mystery.
Crossroad Blues has been adapted into a graphic novel by Atkins along with artist Marco Finnegan.
Following up on yesterday’s rare Dracula item theme, today we have a publicity photo of Bela Lugosi as Dracula from the Broadway play!
Retro Horror has a larger version if you’re so inclined.
Talk about rare! Check out the pencils for a Barry Windsor Smith unused Tomb of Dracula cover! You can see a graveyard-sized version at Cool Comic Art.
This poster for Skyscraper makes me want to see it. It’s been talked up like Die Hard, but I think it’s gonna be more like Towering Inferno. As long as it’s a fun couple of hours, who really cares?
Crime must have been at an all-time low in Gotham when Batman headed over to England to provide children with tips on how to safely cross the street in this extremely rare video from 1966!
