Dark Shadows Rises Again

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No matter how many times you think you’ve killed a vampire, odds are he’ll be back when you least expect it.  Such is the case with Barnabas Collins [as well as the rest of the cast of Dark Shadows].  Then again, maybe the return of Barnabas should be expected now that filming is underway for a new Dark Shadows movie starring Johnny Depp and directed by Tim Burton.

The new Dark Shadows comic will be written by Stuart Manning with art by Aaron Campbell. Francesco Fraccavilla and Aaron Campbell will provide the cover art.

[Via CBR.com]

Lady Sabre & The Pirates of the Ineffable Aether

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Isn’t that the coolest poster?  It’s for a new web comic called Lady Sabre & The Pirates of the Ineffable Aether.  Although I’m not a huge fan of web comics, I’m definitely on board for this one.  Created by author, Greg Rucka and artist, Rick Burchett [two of my favorites], Lady Sabre & The Pirates of the Ineffable Aether is going to be a wild ride.  Here’s how the Greg and Rick describe it…

  • Swords are cool. People fighting with swords are cool. Airships are cool. Cowboys are cool. Pirates are cool. Clockwork men are cool. Smart, savvy, witty women are very cool. Laconic gunslingers? Totally cool. Steampunk? Frosty.
  • That’s what Lady Sabre & the Pirates of the Ineffable Aether is, that’s what it’s about. The adventures of the Lady Seneca Sabre and those she meets along the way as she travels the Sphere. Who she fights, who she foils, who she befriends. It’s about adventure and romance and excitement and, to paraphrase the great Zaphod Beeblebrox, “really wild things.”
  • And most of all, what it’s supposed to be? It’s supposed to be fun.

Lady Sabre & The Pirates of the Ineffable Aether are back every Tuesday and Thursday with a new comic and additional content throughout the week!

[A tip o’ the top hat to Chris Mills]

Jeremy Treece is Expendable

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Jeremy Treece has created art for comic books, trading cards, animation and independent films. Last week we posted the Rambo piece that my buddy, John Beatty gifted me. Today we have Treece’s take on Barney Ross of The Expendables that John Beatty also surprised me with.

You can see more of Jeremy’s art here… and definitely again at the ZONE in the future.

Prisencolinensinainciusol

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Prisencolinensinainciusol is without a doubt the best music video I’ve seen in years.  Prisencolinensinainciusol was first released as a single in Italy in 1972 and then appeared on Italian tv as a music video in 1973.

The song was written by Adriano Celentano.  Celentano is also joined on the performance of the song by his wife Claudia Mori.  What’s interesting to note is that the video features Celentano singing and dancing along with Italian showgirl Raffaella Carrà who dances and lip-synchs to Mori’s vocals.

Another interesting fact about the song is that is was written in response to American records dominating the Italian pop charts.   Italian kids were buying American records but most didn’t speak English and couldn’t understand the lyrics.  Celentano decided to write a pop song that sounded like the words were English, but in reality were gibberish.

Man, I dig this video.

[Via Neatorama and Wikipedia]

The Curse of the Wendigo

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Dynamite Entertainment has announced that fan-favorite artist, Charlie [The Walking Dead] Adlard and French writer, Mathieu Missoffe are teaming to create Curse of the Wendigo.

  • Set in France during WWI, Curse of the Wendigo follows a desperate alliance between isolated French and German soldiers, who must temporarily stop slaughtering each other to fight a new terrifying threat : the Wendigo, a creature preying on soldiers from both sides.  Joining the search and destroy party is one of the very few Native Americans enrolled in the US Army at the time, who followed the evil trail of the once human Wendigo from his tribe’s land up to the French trenches…

Egg #2: Hard-Boiled Stories Reviewed

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Egg: Hard-Boiled Stories #2 is, not surprisingly, a follow-up to to Egg: Hard-Boiled Stories #1. Like the first, it’s an anthology with all stories written by Eric Skillman.  Issue two features the art of Ming Doyle, Victor Kerlow and Evan Bryce. Let’s look at the issue…

Lost & Found by Eric Skillman and Ming Doyle kicks off the issue with an eight page story about a midwestern girl who moved to the big city after high school.  Now nearly a decade later she reconnects with Tommy, an old friend who loves to party hard.  Hanging with Tommy could be the death of her.

Skillman’s colors mesh well with Ming Doyle’s pen and ink work.  Doyle has a unique style but it felt really right for this story.

Our second tale, The Platform teams Eric Skillman with Victor Kerlow in an six page story about two subway workers who learn how dangerous it can be coming to the aide of a young lady late at night.

This story, like many of Skillman’s, has a shocker of an ending.

Our final story brings Eric Skillman and Evan Bryce together for a tale that they call Cold Feet.  Kermit and Nate are two crime partners debating whether of not the snowy and icy roads make it the right night for a robbery.  Before the night is over, they’ll have their answer.

Cold Feet was my favorite story in the issue.  I’m a big fan of Evan Bryce’s art.  Evan is always pushing the envelope and I think he had the right balance of realism/cartooniness for this tale.  Skillman did an excellent job of coloring the story — at first glance I thought that Evan had done the colors as well.  Let’s hope we see more stories from this team in the future.

I really enjoyed Egg: Hard-Boiled Stories #2.  Eric Skillman is an excellent writer and has an obvious love of the crime/hard-boiled genre. He’s also been able to bring excellent artists to the table, so I’m hoping that we’re going to see future issues.

Zeke Deadwood: Zombie Lawman

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That’s the cover to Zeke Deadwood: Zombie Lawman #1.  It first came out in 2009, so I’m a little late discovering it, but I’m glad that I did.  Thomas Boatwright and Ryan Rubio successfully meld two genres that I enjoy [westerns and zombies] and throw in the right amount of comedy to create a really enjoyable comic.

It’s a simple story, Zeke Deadwood: Zombie Lawman rides into a “town in trouble” and sets things right.  Deadwood is a lawman, but he’s not your typical zombie.  He’s not a mindless eating creature.  In fact, Deadwood doesn’t eat anyone [at least in this issue].  Second of all he can think and speak.  Still he is like a zombie in that he moves slowly and, boy, does he smell bad.  Of course you would too if you were dead.

It’s no secret that I love Thomas Boatwright’s art which for this issue is done in pen and ink with tones/wash.  Boatwright brings the right amount of cartooniness to really make the issue sing.  TJ Kirsch, Havard S. Johansen and Guy Davis all provide bonus pinups for the issue.

I really enjoyed the first issue and am looking forward to picking up the 2nd which is available now.