Brubaker and Phillips: Criminal One Shot

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Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips are taking Criminal back to Image Comics and they’re kicking off the move with a 48 page one shot…

It’s 1976, and Teeg Lawless is doing 30 days in county jail with a price on his head; his only safe company from the savagery: a beat-up old comic magazine his dead cellmate left behind. It’s CRIMINAL like you’ve never seen it before, with a comic within the comic and all those slick ‘70s thrills!

Click over to Comics Beat for the full report.

 

“Vampire Grave” Found in Bulgaria

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From The Telegraph, October 10, 2014 in the article “Vampire Grave” Found in Bulgaria by Matthew Day and Harriet Alexander.

A skeleton with a stake driven through its chest has been unearthed in Bulgaria, in what archaeologists are terming a “vampire grave.”

“We have no doubts that once again we’re seeing an anti-vampire ritual being carried out,” said Professor Ovcharov.

All I can say is, “Don’t remove the stake!” – Craig

Movie Easter Eggs: X Marks the Kill

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One of the great reoccurring treats at JoBlo.com is Movie Easter Eggs.  Movie Easter Eggs are hidden messages, jokes and nods to other films that are hidden within a movie.

One of the Movie Easter Eggs covered this week is that in the movie The Departed.  Director Martin Scorsese…

…paid tribute to Howard Hawks’ original 1932 version of SCARFACE in which the director included a bunch of Xs in scenes to imply that a character was going to end up dead.

You can see the X’s in The Departed  scenes.  Click over and you can see the X’s in Scarface  as well as Movie Easter Eggs for Kill Bill,  Die Hard with a Vengeance,  The Simpson’s Movie  and Back to the Future.

“Night of the Living Dead” Prequel Moving Forward with George Romero’s Blessing

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Cameron Romero [George Romero’s son] has started a Indiegogo to prime the well to get his zombie movie Origins  financed.

The movie has his dad’s blessing and the elder Romero will serve as an executive producer of the film which will be a prequel to Night of the Living Dead.

I like the idea that Cameron has taken up the mantle and plans to carry on the Romero zombie tradition.

Glen Campbell’s “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” – One of the Saddest Songs Ever

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Glen Campbell was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease a few years ago.  Campbell faced it bravely and decided on one last tour while he was still able.  Now word is that Campbell in the final stages of the disease and “has been moved to 24-hour care.”

Campbell’s record label has released his final studio recording.  Knowing Campbell’s condition makes it one of the saddest songs I’ve ever heard.

 

Source: Bits and Pieces.

Mike Torrance Takes Us “Over the Top”

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Today Mike Torrance aka The Krayola Kidd takes us Over the Top!

Over the coming weeks/months I’ll be posting more of Mike’s sketch card commissions.  My goal is to eventually get a card for every character Sly has played.  We’re well on our way!

You can see more of Mike’s art at his Deviant Art site. Mike is available for commissions and his prices are very reasonable.

 

Cooke Ushers in King Features Greatest Heroes!

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The Phantom  art above is just one of five new Darwyn Cooke covers that appear on IDW’s first issues for the return of King Features greatest comic strip heroes.

Each hero will appear in his own five issue mini-series with the creative talent of…

  •  Flash Gordon will be written by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, with art by Lee Ferguson.
  • Mandrake the Magician  will be written by Roger Langridge with art by Jeremy Treece. [Congrats Jeremy!]
  • Prince Valiant  will be written by Nate Cosby with art by Ron Salas. [Congrats Ron!]
  • The Phantom  will be written by Brian Clevenger with art by Brent Schoonover.
  • Jungle Jim  will be written by Paul Tobin with art by Sandy Jerrel.

 

Sources: ICV2 and Almost Darwyn Cooke.