“Killing Season” Trailer Doesn’t Kill


Have you seen the trailer for Killing Season starring Robert Deniro and John Travolta?  If not, please check it out and then we’ll talk. [For those who have seen it, please give me a second and we’ll resume below.]

 

 

Okay.  Now that everyone is on the same page, what did you think?

Yeah.  I agree.  Killing Season has one of those trailers that after you watch it, you feel you’ve seen the movie.  My guess is that I’ll wait to Netflix or rent Killing Season.

Jason Pearson is Getting “Vicious”

It’s been almost three years since we’ve seen news about the uber-talented Jason Pearson here at CZ.com.

Today I’m really happy to write that Jason is hard at work on a new Body Bags mini-series that he calls Body Bags: Vicious.  Jason says that he’s going to write, draw and color the series.

Where can I put in my order, now?

Source: CBR.com – Jason Pearson Gears Up for a New “Body Bags” Series

 

Carlson & Del Rey Have a “Hit” in Their Future

It looks like Bryce Carlson [writer], Vanesa R. Del Rey [artist] and Boom! Studios has a real hit on their hands when they release Hit this September.

Set in Los Angeles in the 1955, Hit tells the story of…

…Harvey Slater, who’s a Hollywood homicide detective by day and an LAPD hitman by night. His life is… complicated. Slater’s a smart detective who isn’t afraid to pull the trigger, so you never quite know exactly how he’s going to handle a given situation. His journey is a personification of how Los Angeles was changing at the time, and how challenging the ever-growing duality really was. Usually there’s booze and cigarettes involved and Slater getting into bed with a woman he shouldn’t.

This will definitely make my pull list!  If you’d like to know more about Hit, check out CBR’s Carlson Puts Out a Cold-Blooded “Hit” at Boom!

10 Interesting Facts About World War II That You May Not Know

Did you know…

On the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Secret Service realized they did not have a have a bulletproof car to transport President Roosevelt safely to Congress to deliver his Infamy Speech. A quick thinking Secret Service agent realized that the U.S. Treasury had seized the bulletproof limo of Al Capone in 1931.

The car was still in working condition and safely transported the president to Congress. President Roosevelt reportedly quipped, “I hope Mr. Capone won’t mind.”

That’s just one of the interesting facts in Brian Galindo’s 10 Interesting Facts About World War II That You May Not Know posted at Buzzfeed.

And a “sure you can borrow my car” to Bill Crider.

Kot + Walsh = Zero

Zero by Ales Kot [writer] and Michael Walsh [artist] looks interesting.  Here’s how the advance solicitation describes it…

                         SAVING THE WORLD. ONE MURDER AT A TIME.
Edward Zero is the perfect execution machine – a spy who breaks the rules to get things done. When a stolen device appears in the center of a long-running conflict, Zero comes to retrieve it.  The problem is, the device is inside a living, breathing, bio-modified terrorist and there’s an entire army after it.

iFanboy has more about Zero and Michael Walsh.  I’ve seen enough to put in a pre-order with my local comic shop.  How about you?

 

Brother Lono Preview

That’s the special Eduardo Rizzo cover for Brother Lono #1 created by Brian Azzarello [writer], Eduardo Risso [artist], Trish Mulvihill [colorist], Clem Robbins [letterer] and Rev. Dave Johnson [cover artist].

Yep, that’s the same award-winning creative team that brought us 100 issues of 100 Bullets.  Seems only right that they’d all return to bring us the spin-off series Brother Lono.

If you’d like to see an exclusive preview of Brother Lono, you can thanks to USAToday!

How Common is Your Birthday?

How often do you meet someone who has the same birthday as you?  Not often, right?

At first glance, you’d probably think the odds were 1 in 365.  In actuality, the odds are better or worse depending on the day you were born.

My birthday, October 22nd, is according to the chart, pretty common.

Yet, I can only remember meeting one person who shared “my” birthday.  We went to elementary and junior high together.  Her name was, and I kid you not, Becky Beavers.  She was a sweet kid despite the time we got into a spitting contest in second grade.  What were we thinking (definitely not about our shared birthday)?

“Escape Plan” Gets a Poster & 3 Wallpapers

The poster for Escape Plan, starring Sly and Arnold Schwarzenegger was released this week and it is a nice one!

Inspired by the Escape Plan poster, StalloneZoner, Ferhat TEMİZ made these three wallpapers. Click on each to get the wallpaper-sized version.  Thanks to Ferhat! – Craig

“Elysium” Makes the “Must See” List


Until today, I hadn’t really paid close attention to Elysium.

Sure, I knew it was a sci-fi film written and directed by Neill [District Nine] Blomkamp and had Matt Damon and Jodie Foster as its leads.  It wasn’t until I watched this trailer that Elysium made it to my “must see” list.

 

 

If you want to see a larger version of the Elysium poster you can over at IMPAwards.  Elysium also has a Facebook page.