Exhuming “The Walking Dead” With Charlie Adlard
CBR.com caught up with Walking Dead artist, Charlie Adlard, and got him to talk about what it’s like to work on the world’s greatest and longest running zombie comic.
Jack Robinson’s Time Machine
Jack Robinson was a photographer for Vogue in the 1960’s. After he died in 1997, many never-before-seen prints were found in one of his chests. This shot of Clint Eastwood along with other photographs of Cybil Shepherd, Michael Caine, Elton John, Tina Turner, Ralph Lauren, Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson can now be seen at Buzzfeed
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New Trailer for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
ComingSoon scored a first look at the latest trailer for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Although this trailer isn’t as exciting as past teasers for the movie, it doesn’t make me want to see Abe hunting vampires any less.
Greg Rucka on Alpha and More
I first discovered Greg Rucka through his Attikus Kodiak* novels. I then continued to follow Rucka to other novels and comics. Rucka’s writing is always entertaining and worth checking out.
I’m currently reading [and enjoying] his latest novel, Alpha. You can learn a bit more about Alpha and Greg Rucka by reading this short interview with him at CBR.com.
The Atticus kodiac Novels:
UFC Results and Thoughts
UFC 146 on pay-per-view last night was an excellent card, Here are the results and my thoughts on the three top fights:
- Roy Nelson vs Dave Herman
Prediction: Nelson by decision
Result: Nelson won via first round KO [51 seconds] [Making me 1-0 for the night]
Thoughts: Nelson is a fan favorite with power and he showed it last night.
- Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva
Prediction: Velasquez by TKO
Result: Velasquez by first round TKO [3:36] [Making me 2-0 for the night]
Thoughts: Velasquez took Silva down and swarmed him with punches and elbows which opened up a cut producing one of the bloodiest bouts in memory. Velasquez should be next in line for a title shot.
- Junior dos Santos vs. Frank Mir
Prediction: Although the odds are against him, Miir is my favorite fighter so in an huge upset special – Mir by submission.
Result: JDS won via second round TKO [3:04 seconds] [Making me 2-1 for the night]
Thoughts: JDS and Mir are both class acts with each praising the other after the fight. Mir couldn’t get JDS to the canvas and JDS was not willing to go there, so the fight remained a stand-up battle that ended as predicted.
Other thoughts:
- Jason Mayhem Miller rocked CB Dollaway a couple of times but had no answer when CB took him to the mat and rode him for the remainder of the rounds. Of course CB couldn’t do much except ride, so it made for a boring match met with a lot of boos. CB won the decision and Miller was cut from the UFC.
- Brock Lesnar was in the crowd and it was reported that he wanted to meet with Dana White causing speculation that Lesnar may want to return for another run. My guess is that if Lesnar was thinking about a return to the UFC, it would have been for a title shot if Mir had won.
UFC 146 Predictions
UFC 146 airs on pay-per-view tonight and it features three fights of interest:
- Roy Nelson vs Dave Herman
Prediction: Nelson by decision
- Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva
Prediction: Velasquez by TKO
- Junior dos Santos vs. Frank Mir
Prediction: Although the odds are against him, Miir is my favorite fighter so in an huge upset special – Mir by submission.
Michael Duron & Rambo
This week we have Michael Duron and his take on Sly as Rambo. Michael is from Florida and I met him at OrlandoCon where he was nice enough to fit me in on his sketch list. You can see more of Michael’s art at his site.
Rarely Seen & Rejected Movie Posters
The photo above is just one of many rarely seen movie posters, designed but not used, that are featured in an article posted at the San Diego Reader titled, Movie Poster Rejects. Click over and see rejected, and sometimes superior posters than those used for Over the Top, The Fly, Near Dark, Rocky 5, Midnight Run and more!
EW’s 1st Look @ Michonne from The Walking Dead
Keeping with our zombie theme of the last few days, here’s Entertainment Weekly’s first look at Michonne from The Walking Dead.
Zombie Infested Obstacle Course
While it’s been years since I’ve gone jogging, heck, let’s be honest; it’s been years since I’ve even considered going jogging. But if I was a runner, I’d want to participate in the Run for Your Lives: Zombie Infested 5 K Obstacle Course Race.
Thanks and a 50 yard headstart to Failblog for the link.
Walking Dead Season 3: Behind-the-Scenes
Here’s a behind-the-scenes teaser for The Walking Dead Season 3 that promises to top everything that’s gone before.
Skyfall Goes 1-1
I’m a big fan of Daniel Craig as James Bond. In fact, I’ll go as far as to to say that Casino Royal is my favorite of all the Bond films. Ok, once the booing dies down, we’ll continue. Yes, Sean Connery *is* James Bond. Ok, I’ll even say Connery is my favorite Bond.
I’m just trying to establish that I’m a big fan of Daniel Craig as Bond. So it surprises me that I don’t like the teaser poster for his latest outing as 007 in Skyfall. Every time I look at it I see an old man.
If you’d like to see a big as the Sky-fall version of the poster, you can thanks to the friendly folks at IMPAwards.
Since I wrote my opinion on the Skyfall poster, I see that the movie’s teaser trailer was released. Now that, I like. Maybe because Daniel Craig looked more like Bond than some old guy dressed as Bond.
Robin Gibb – R.I.P.
Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees died yesterday after a long battle with cancer. He was 62.
I’ve always been a Bee Gees fan. I liked their music before the disco craze hit, loved the stuff that they did during it, and continued to enjoy their work even after it was no longer cool to do so. One of my stations on Pandora is named Bee Gees Radio. 62 is way too young to die.
We’ve lost another talent, but as cliche as it sounds, the music will live on. Our prayers go out to Robin Gibb’s family, friends and fans.
Heads-Up on the Latest Prometheus Poster
This latest poster for Prometheus just makes me want to see it even more.
A big thank you and can we get a new way home to IMPAwards.
Shawn Surface Takes Aim @ Barney Ross
Today we have Sly as Barney Ross by Shawn Surface. Shawn is an all-around nice guy and his art should be getting more attention. This is the second of three pieces that I recently picked up from Shawn. Here’s the first of my recent Shawn Surface purchases, and the third will be posted in the coming weeks. Until then, why not check out his site and give him some love?
