Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
In just one short week I’ll be heading up to Charlotte for my annual pilgrimage to HeroesCon. I can’t wait. It’ll be nice to get away for a “long” weekend… especially since I’ll be spending it at Heroes. There’s always plenty to do to stay busy and the guest list this year is the best ever.
If you’re planning to attend, here are some great tips [posted by Neil] so you can get the most out of the show.
I don’t know a thing about Solo, but because the movie poster does what it should, I want to know more. If you’d like to see more, as in a giant-size version of the poster, you can thanks to IMPAwards.
Have you seen the very creepy [and very well done] trailer to Take Shelter? The fact that the images from Joplin are still fresh in mind only add to the spookiness.
That’s Fiona Staples’ cover to Criminal Macbre/The Goon: When Freaks Collide. This one shot comic looks to be a winner. Fans of Steve Niles’ Cal MacDonald stories [both prose and graphic] and Eric Powell’s The Goon comics will want to order a copy of Criminal Macbre/The Goon: When Freaks Collide since it features both characters in a story where…
Criminal Macbre/The Goon: When Freaks Collide is cowritten by Steve Niles and Eric Powell with art by Christopher Mitten. In addition to Fiona Staples’ cover, there will be a variant cover by Eric Powell. This bad boy is going to fly off the shelves so get your order in early if you want a copy!
Mike Torrance aka The Krayola Kidd created the art above earlier this week. It’s his take on Sly as Barney Ross from The Expendables.
Mike Torrance can do it all – pencils, inks and colors. You can see more of Mike’s art at The Daily Sketch with The Krayola Kidd and his Deviant Art site. Mike is available for commissions and his prices are very reasonable. You’re also going to be happy to know that once a month Mike has a contest for someone to win a free sketchcard!
Randall Poffo aka Randy “Macho Man” Savage, a true professional wrestling superstar, died today following a car accident. TMZ reported that, according to Lanny Poffo [Savage’s brother and a former wrestling superstar in his own right], Savage had a heart attack that led to him losing control of his vehicle and crashing. Savage’s wife, who was traveling with him survived with minor injuries.
Randall Poffo was a true athlete. He almost had a career as a professional baseball player, but luckily for fans of professional wrestling, opted to follow in his father, Angelo Poffo’s footsteps. Rather than use his father’s famous name, Randall opted to take on the persona of Randy “Macho Man” Savage. His success is evidenced by the fact that both professional wrestling fans and those who hate the sport, all know The Macho Man. Randall was one of the first superstars to cross-over to the main media and could be seen in movies, tv shows and commercials.
I had the great fortune to meet and spend some time with his brother, Lanny Poffo [a professional wrestling superstar in his own right], Lanny shared some stories and history with me, but what I remember most from talking with him (other than what a truly decent human being he is) was his love for his father and brother. Lanny made sure to tell me what a great man he thought Randall was and not because of the things that he did in the ring, but more importantly because of the things that Randall did outside of the ring that no one knew about. I was truly touched.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family, friends and fans of Randy “Macho Man” Savage and Lanny Poffo.
After Brock Lesnar nearly got whipped by Shane Carwin, I thought that Brock developed a bit of humility. Then when Cain Velesquez beat Brock in every aspect of the game and pounded him into the fetal position before a ref stopped the fight, I was pretty sure that Brock became more humble. I was wrong.
The first paragraph of Brock’s forthcoming autobiography ends with this sentence…
Brock is talking about Frank Mir. You know, the guy who made Brock, in the first round, tap like Gregory Hines on a hot plate. Sure, Brock won the rematch by ref stoppage in the second, but which loss was quicker and more humiliating? Exactly.
At any rate, Brock Lesnar has an autobiography coming out soon. It’s called Deathclutch: My Story of Determination, Domination and Survival. Any bets on how much humility he shows in it?
I guess I’ve always had an interest in conspiracy theories. You know, the conspiracy theories about Area 51, The Roswell Incident, The Kennedy Assassination, The Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination, The Moon Landing, Paul McCartney is Dead and so on.
Now don’t get me wrong, having an interest in conspiracy theories doesn’t equate to believing them to be true.
Bleeding Cool scored an advance look at Steve [30 Days of Night] Niles and Bernie [Swamp Thing] Wrightson’s Frankenstein, Alive, Alive!
Bernie Wrightson drawing Frankenstein is reason enough to give the book a look… adding in Steve Niles makes it a gotta pre-order item.
Daniel Norris did a bang-up job on his re-imagined poster for Die Hard.
Jim is a political cartoonist, author, publisher, teacher, owner/curator of one of the first galleries featuring cartoon art in the world [The Cartoon Museum], World War II vet and self-professed mellow curmudgeon. I’ve always loved the simplicity of Jim’s art.
The piece above is one of a series of three that Jim did for me a couple of years ago [at the tender age of 83]. Jim’s goal was to capture Sly as well as spell out S – L – Y in as few lines as possible. I think he succeeded.
I know I’m in the minority when I say that I didn’t care for Peckinpah’s “Straw Dogs” starring Dustin Hoffman and Susan George. So I’m a bit surprised to find that, thanks to the trailer, I like the looks of the “Straw Dogs” remake.
That’s the poster for the remake of “Fright Night.” It kind of works. I wish the large face in the background was more menacing, but it still ain’t bad. If you’d like to see a slightly bigger version, you can over at IMPAwards.
Here’s the official trailer. When I heard that Colin Farrell had signed on to play the vampire, I thought he was an odd choice. Now, I think he may be the best part of the movie. I’m a fan of the original film, and will give this one a shot.
Brock Lesnar has pulled out of his fight against Junior Dos Santos that had been scheduled for UFC 131 next month. Brock says his medical condition has flared up again. Now Dos Santos will fight Shane Carwin. Interestingly enough, Roy “Big Country” Nelson predicted, way back in January, that something like this would happen.
FirstShowing scored a, uh, first look at The Expendables 2 teaser poster. Several sites picked up on the image as well as the synopsis that Nu Image posted the storyline for the sequel. I just received a call from Sly’s office. Sly wanted fans to know that the posted synopsis is not correct. The real storyline will be forthcoming, but Sly wanted SZoners to know the truth first! – Craig
