Neal Adams, Howard Chaykin, Ken Meyer, Jr. and More!

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If you’re a fan of fanzines, then you’ve got to check out Ken Meyer, Jr.’s monthly column Ink Stains.  Each month Ken (who is an amazing artist) posts… well, let’s let Ken explain…

I have a collection of over 200 fanzines from the 60’s-80’s that I plan to scan and talk about, one at a time. I hope to have some of the participants answer a few questions. Many of those participants are established comics professionals now, while some have gone on to other things. I will show a few snippets from each zine and give you a link to download a pdf of the whole thing, which I hope all of you will do!

The top piece of art is a Neal Adams pencil sketch that appeared as a front piece for the fanzine Infinity #6.  Below is an unused Howard Chaykin cover for Scorpion!  Infinity #6 also featured a Jeff Jones cover, art by Tim Connrad, Clyde Caldwell, and much more. (Ink Stains #101).

As always, thanks to Ken for bringing back great memories of fandom!

The October Faction by Steve Niles and Damien Worm

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The October Faction by Steve (30 Days of Night) Niles and artist, Damien Worm is soon to be a series on Netflix. 

Before it was a tv series it was a comic series…

Meet the Allan family in this tale about the typical challenges that a very atypical family encounters while fending off the attacks of vampires, werewolves, demons, and more.

From Steve Niles, the co-creator of 30 Days of Night, and artist Damien Worm comes a series about retired monster hunter Fredrick, his wife Deloris, and their two children Geoff and Vivian.

As Fredrick works to put his monster hunting days behind him, his two kids insist on joining the family business. But ghosts from the past refuse to stay dead and conspiring forces lurk in the shadows all leading to a massive showdown with foes supernatural and natural alike!

The October Faction: Open Season collects the first 12 issues of the comic book series and is available for pre-order now.

10 Action Movie Legends We Want to See in “Expendables 4”

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Ben Sherlock at ScreenRant lists 10 Action Movie Legends We Want to See in Expendables 4.   Let’s compare Sherlock’s list to mine.

Sherlock’s 10

Craig’s 10
10.  Steven Seagal 10. Danny Glover

09.  Kurt Russell

 09. Danny Trejo

08.  Danny Glover

 08. Steven Seagal

07.  Vin Diesel

 07. Liam Neeson

06.  Danny Trejo

 06. Jackie Chan

05.  Gerard Butler

 05. Gerard Butler

04.  Liam Neeson

 04. Kurt Russell

03.  Jackie Chan

 03. Vin Diesel

02.  Keanu Reeves

 02. Dwayne Johnson

01.  Dwayne Johnson

 01. Keanu Reeves

Here are a couple of folks who didn’t make Sherlock’s list but I’d like to see them make an Expendables appearance:  Michael Biehn, Christopher Lambert and Idris Elba.

Feel free to post your list (and anyone we might have missed) in the comments section.

Jim Cornette Presents Behind the Curtain: Real Pro Wrestling Stories

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I’m really enjoying the Dark Side of the Ring series airing on Viceland.  Three episodes in and I remain impressed.  The series interviews the wrestlers, referees and behind-the-scenes folks that were actually involved in the events that each episode covers.  If you have any interest in the business of old school professional wrestling, then The Dark Side of the Ring is worth checking out.

If you’ve read this far, you also might be interested in Jim Cornette Presents Behind the Curtain: Real Pro Wrestling Stories.  Written by Cornette with an assist from Brandon Easton and art by Denis Medri,  Jim Cornette Presents Behind the Curtain: Real Pro Wrestling Stories is…

A true-story style anthology, these insider tales will show the lengths that wrestlers went to uphold “kayfabe” (the old carny term for the presentation of legitimate conflict) as well as the noteworthy cultural, racial, and economic effects these events and characters had on society. This is the graphic novel that old school wrestling fans have been waiting their entire lives for: a no-holds-barred representation of the moments that wrestling insiders couldn’t talk about for years.

Featuring appearances by Ric Flair, Jerry Lawler, Andy Kaufman, Sputnik Monroe, The Sheik, Junkyard Dog, the Fabulous Freebirds, the Midnight Express, Bret Hart, and Shawn Michaels.

Behind the Curtain – Real Pro Wrestling Stories present three chapters of tales, personally curated by Cornette and adapted by Brandon Easton (M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand) and Denis Medri (Red Hood/Arsenal), the award-winning team behind Andre the Giant: Closer to Heaven.

Jim Cornette Presents: Behind the Curtain – Real Pro Wrestling Stories drops on August 6, 2019 and is available for pre-order now.

 

“L.A. Confidential” Gets the Cinephilia & Beyond Treatment

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L.A. Confidential is a great film and in The Sunny, Seedy ’50’s Underbelly of Curtis Hanson’s L.A. Confidential it gets the Cinephilia and Beyond treatment.  Click over and you’ll get…

  • A larger version of  Vlad Rodriguez’s L.A. Confidential poster
  • L.A. Confidential screenplay
  • Brian Helgeland: Screenwriters Lecture (Video)
  • L.A. Confidential audio interview with James Ellroy & Curtis Hanson
  • L.A. Confidential: Off the Record – Behind the Scenes Video
  • Rare behind-the-scenes photos
  • and much more!

John Wick, Volume 1 is Available for Pre-Order Now

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John Wick fans will probably want to add this hardcover collection prequel to their libraries.  Written by Greg Pak with art by Giovanni Valletta, John Wick Volume 1‘s synopsis follows…

When a young John Wick embarks upon an epic vendetta, he comes up against a strange, powerful community of assassins and must learn how to master the rules that guide their lethal business. What are the Three Bills? Who is Calamity? And why is John Wick seeking vengeance?

John Wick, Volume 1 is a hard cover that is available for pre-order now and ships May 7th.