Disco Inferno by The Trammps
Midday Music Day 4. Disco Inferno by The Trammps.
Eric Powell and Tim Wiesch Talk About Their “Big Man Plans”
If you’re looking forward to Big Man Plans by Eric Powell and Tim Wiesch, then you won’t want to miss their interview at CBR.com.
Z-View: The Expendables #4 by Dixon and Polls
The Expendables #4 is part of a four-issue mini-series published by Dynamite Comics.
- Writer: Chuck Dixon
- Artist: Esteve Polls
- Colorist: Marc Rueda
- Cover Artist: Lucio Parrillo
The action-packed comic book prequel to the action-packed movie even of Summer, 2010 concludes! Read the story BEFORE the story and find out more about the characters BEFORE they hit the big screen this summer! In this final issue, the crap has hit the fan. Plus: explosions!
*** Beware – spoilers may be found below ***
The Good
- The Expendables in a comic prequel.
- “Our evac strategy?” “Fluid” “Like usual then.”
The Bad:
- It is still bugs me that the comic characters don’t look more like the movie characters.
- A lot of headshots this issue.
The Ugly:
- “Sorry, baby, I didn’t make you any breakfast.” “Then why do I smell bacon?”
The Expendables #4 would get a two star rating if I wasn’t such a Stallone/Expendables fan, but since I am…
Rating:
You Should Be Dancing by The Bee Gees
Midday Music Day 3. You Should Be Dancing by The Bee Gees.
Butcher: A Lesson in Criminality by Amit Chauhan and Eli Powell
If you’re a fan of crime fiction stories you should check out the Kickstarter for Butcher: A Lesson in Criminality by Amit Chauhan and Eli Powell.
I was impressed enough to become a back. I hope you are as well.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s San Andreas Poster
A new poster for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s San Andreas premiered today. The poster is okay. I’m hoping the movie will be better than okay.
Z-View: The Expendables #3 by Dixon and Polls
The Expendables #3 is part of a four-issue mini-series published by Dynamite Comics.
- Writer: Chuck Dixon
- Artist: Esteve Polls
- Colorist: Marc Rueda
- Cover Artist: Lucio Parrillo
After years of corruption, murder of American hostages, and betrayal of foreign policies, the US – with the help of other Nations who secretly put together a squad of their most highly trained military personal – will finally attempt to overthrow the dictator who has caused devastation in South America for over 20 years.
This is the story before the movie…
*** Beware – spoilers may be found below ***
The Good
- The Expendables in a comic prequel.
- Tool giving a car thief directions off of his property with buckshot.
- The art for the series hasn’t been a bright spot but I really like the first panel on page 22.
- Tool with a shotgun and flamethrower going to meet those breaking into his house.
The Bad:
- It is still bugs me that the comic characters don’t look more like the movie characters.
The Ugly:
- “Attacking a battleship with three men…”
The Expendables #3 would get a two star rating if I wasn’t such a Stallone/Expendables fan, but since I am…
Rating:
How Deep is Your Love by The Bee Gees.
Midday Music Day 2. How Deep is Your Love by The Bee Gees.
The Poster and Trailer for “Selfless”
Today we have the poster and trailer for Selfless.
Z-View: The Expendables #2 by Dixon and Polls
The Expendables #2 is part of a four-issue mini-series published by Dynamite Comics.
- Writer: Chuck Dixon
- Artist: Esteve Polls
- Colorist: Marc Rueda
- Cover Artist: Lucio Parrillo
After years of corruption, murder of American hostages, and betrayal of foreign policies, the US – with the help of other Nations who secretly put together a squad of their most highly trained military personal – will finally attempt to overthrow the dictator who has caused devastation in South America for over 20 years.
This is the story before the movie…
*** Beware – spoilers may be found below ***
The Good
- The Expendables in a comic prequel.
- A one million dollar payday for a snatch and grab.
- “Embracing the gloom again, huh?”
The Bad:
- It is starting to bug me that the comic characters don’t look more like the movie characters. Toll Road has long hair, a mustache and no cauliflower ears. Hale Caesar doesn’t look much bigger than everyone else… and so on.
- Being a kid in the store when your dad won’t give a drug dealer requested information.
- Repeatedly calling Gunar “Tweaker” and everyone complaining about how terrible he screws things up and yet they keep bringing him back.
The Ugly:
- When a drug dealer warms up your bath.
The Expendables #2 would get a two star rating if I wasn’t such a Stallone/Expendables fan, but since I am…
Rating:
Evergreen [Love Them from a Star is Born] by Barbara Streisand
Midday Music Day 1. Evergreen [Love Them from a Star is Born] by Barbara Streisand.
Furious 7: Fun Facts & Trivia You Need To Know
Coming Soon posted Furious 7: Fun Facts & Trivia You Need To Know.
All of the trivia is interesting, but these are my two favorite facts from the list:
Denzel Washington turned the film down.
It’s rumored that Denzel Washington was originally asked to take part in the flick, but the Academy Award winning actor declined the role. Instead he was replaced with Kurt Russell who reportedly plays the role of Brian O’Conner’s fatherfigure. Some speculation paints him as Dominic Toretto’s father figure instead.
Furious 7 is the sequel to The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.
According to the storyline, the franchise’s fourth, fifth, and sixth releases were actually prequels to The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. The storyline for Furious 7 reportedly picks up after “Tokyo Drift” and continues the storyline.
Schwarzenegger in “King Lear” & Robin Williams in “Jack and the Beanstalk”
The screen-grab above is from The Last World: Jurassic Park and features two fake movie posters. Arnold Schwarzenegger in William Shakespeare’s King Lear and Robin Williams in Jack and the Beanstalk.
If you want to know more about these two particular Easter eggs, you can get the full story on them and others here. I love stuff like this.
Source: JoBlo.com.
Z-View: The Expendables #1 by Dixon and Polls
The Expendables #1 is part of a four-issue mini-series published by Dynamite Comics.
- Writer: Chuck Dixon
- Artist: Esteve Polls
- Colorist: Marc Rueda
- Cover Artist: Lucio Parrillo
After years of corruption, murder of American hostages, and betrayal of foreign policies, the US – with the help of other Nations who secretly put together a squad of their most highly trained military personal – will finally attempt to overthrow the dictator who has caused devastation in South America for over 20 years.
This is the story before the story…
Featuring the skillful scripting of Chuck Dixon, the masterful art of Esteve Pols and an incredible painted cover by Lucio Parrillo, Dynamite’s all-original Expendables comic features a story you won’t see on the big screen, serving as a prequel to the hottest action film of 2010!
*** Beware – spoilers may be found below ***
The Good
- The Expendables in a comic prequel.
- Barney: “Now I’m going to show how strong my kung fu is Yin.” Yin: “Laying semtex is not a martial art.” Barney: “It is the way I do it…”
- How Barney deals with the gangbanger with a gun.
- Cliffhanger on the last page — who wants to hire The Expendables and what is the nature of the secret assignment?
The Bad:
- Gunar: “Everybody with a piece is out of bed and looking this way…”
- When someone steals Barney’s 1956 Ford F-100.
The Ugly:
- Gunar: “…and everybody has a piece.”
- When Barney catches up to the folks who stole his 1956 Ford F-100.
The Expendables #1 would get a two star rating if I wasn’t such a Stallone/Expendables fan, but since I am…
Rating:
Tommy Lee Edwards Heads to Winter World – Preview!
Winter World is one of the best on-going comics being published these days. So far every issue has been more than worth a read.
The fact that Tommy Lee Edwards is coming on board to do the art chores for an issue raises my interest in the series even more. CBR.com has a six page preview and if you check it out, you’ll understand why I’m stoked.
