Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
Sean Phillips is one of the best artists working in comics. Phillips work on Criminal has made him one of the most popular as well. Phillips doesn’t just limit himself to comics. Often he creates artwork for Criterion Collection movie releases. You can check out a gallery of Phillips’ Criterion artwork at Bleeding Cool.
That Texas Blood is a new on-going crime series from Image Comics. Written by Chris Condon with art by Jacob Phillips, That Texas Blood looks to be a winner.
Sheriff Joe Bob Coates has always lived in Fort Lehane. He’s always been in Ambrose County. It’s always been in his blood. It’s a Texas thing. But the crimes don’t stop. And they don’t get easier.
For some reason… they keep getting worse. And worse. And… Well. It’s Texas. And Joe Bob is tough. Maybe he’s tough enough to fight it. To last. It’s in his blood, after all. THAT TEXAS BLOOD.
I’ll be getting this. If you’d like more info, check out ThatTexasBlood.com.
It’s no secret portrayals of real people are often glamorized in movies and TV. Well, way back in 1960, when westerns were king of television air waves, Cracked magazine had John Severin create drawings showing the differences between Real and TV western heroes.
Above we can see the differences between the real and TV versions of Billy the Kid and a Bounty Hunter. If you click over to BookSteve’s Library you can check out Real vs TV… Lawmen, Cochise, Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill Hicock and Jim Hardie.
Kingdom was a surprise hit. Here’s the Season 2 Trailer. I’m looking forward to this!
As winter approaches, the battle between the living and the undead in Joseon is just beginning. The royal court is teeming with snakes, the zombies are coming, and the crown prince has a nation to save. The worst is yet to come, and everyone will need to choose a side without knowing who they can really trust.
Cliffhanger and Cobra are probably the two movies that Stallone fans would most love to see get a sequel. While I don’t have news of a sequel for either, I can tell you about Derek Draven’s post at ScreenRant: 10 Facts About Cliffhanger You Didn’t Know.
Because almost everyone here is a Stallone fan, you will probably know most if not all of the facts. Still they’re worth a look.
This On the Waterfront poster by Al Brtiien is the first time I’ve ever seen his art. It won’t be the last since I know the link to his Instagram. Luckily, so do you.
Dead Body Road was/is a six issue mini-series published by Image in 2014. Written by Justin Jordan with art by Matteo Scalera (pencils & inks) and Moreno Dinisio (colors). I loved the series and would suggest if you’re a fan of crime fiction you seek it out.
I’m also going to suggest that you keep an eye out for Dead Body Road: Bad Blood. Justin Jordan returns with a new artist, Benjamin Tiesma, and new colorist, Mat Lopes, and letterer Pat Brosseau. Matteo Scalera will return to provide covers for the series along with Moreno Dinisio. The synopsis sounds great…
Bree Hale has left a lot behind in her life. Crime. The military. But she can’t leave behind her own family, and when the local crime boss puts a hit out on her brother, there’s nothing she won’t do to save him. Absolutely nothing.
Dead Body Road: Bad Blood #1 (Diamond Code MAR200042) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, May 20.
Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy are one of the most revered teams in comics history. Although best known for their classic work on Master of Kung Fu, they also teamed on James Bond, Batman, Predator, Six from Serius and many other comic runs including Slash Maraud.
We Talk Comics loves Slash Maraud and got Moench and Gulacy back together to talk about it.
Here we have the poster and trailer for Cut Throat City. The poster is pretty generic but the trailer shows a bit more promise… especially the character played by Wesley Snipes.
How cool is this Bride of Frankenstein painting by Alex Ross? As cool as it is, this is still my favorite Alex Ross painting… but The Bride is a close second.
You can see more Universal Monster paintings by Alex Ross here and here thanks to Cool Comic Art.
TCM is running a Kirk Douglas Movie Marathon Tribute starting at 6am on March 5th. Here’s the schedule…
My favorites are Along the Great Divide at 12:15, immediately followed by Out of the Past and then Spartacus at 9:45.
Check out this trailer for Gangs of London. If you like crime and action films, you should like this!
I really like Alex Bodin’s bold poster for The Irishman. I think this is the first piece I’ve ever seen from Bodin, but I’ll be on the lookout for more.
Source: Alternative Movie Poster Movement.
Sly Stallone is attached to star in Little America which is set to star filming this summer.
Set in a dystopian future where America has become bankrupt and turned into a war zone, Sly will play a former Army Ranger hired by an Asian billionaire to find his daughter.
With the highly skilled sister of the missing woman along for the ride, Sly’s Ranger must navigate the dark underbelly of Little America, a walled-off city within a city in Hong Kong where many Americans have fled.
Rowan Athale will direct from his own screenplay. Michael Bay is set to serve as Executive Producer.
For more details check out Deadline.
Tony Stella created another great poster with his take on The Most Dangerous Game. You can see a bigger version at Stella’s Twitter.
First published in 1924, The Most Dangerous Game began life as an award-winning short story by Richard Connell. Over the years The Most Dangerous Game became required reading in schools across the nation. I was in 9th grade when I first read it. The Most Dangerous Game was the most popular of all our assigned reading assignments.
Over the years The Most Dangerous Game has been adapted for movies, television and even radio. Tony Stella’s poster is for the first movie adaption. Made in 1932, the adaptation starred Joel McCrea, Leslie Banks, Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong with the team of Ernest B. Schoedsack and Merian C. Cooper behind the camera (Schoedsack and Cooper would go on to make King Kong the following year).
I highly recommend The Most Dangerous Game (both the short story, now in public domain, and the 1932 movie).
