Robin Holstein Got Carter

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I met Robin Holstein for the first time at Heroes Con in 2011. I’d seen a bit of Robin’s art online and so I made sure to swing by his table and meet him. After talking to Robin a bit, I decided to commission a Stallone sketch from him.

Robin came up with this sketch. Upon seeing it, I immediately asked if he had room on his list for another piece — my buddy, LittleJohn312 was with me and he also asked to get on Robin’s list. Lucky for us, Robin was able to fit us both in.

Kyle Baker Gives It Up for Free

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Kyle Baker is an amazing artist who doesn’t do enough work in comics aka graphic novels.  Of course I’d say that even if he drew every comic published.

Kyle Baker is THAT good.

Recently Mr. Baker did something that is unheard of.  He posted links to every graphic novel he created so that we can read them for free.  That’s right, FREE.  Which is of course the universal price that we all love the most.

My suggestion is to start with You Are Here.  It’s one of my all-time favorite graphic novels.  Oh, and before you dive in, make sure that you have plenty of time.  My guess is you’ll want to stay a while.

The Life and Times of Deputy U.S. Marshall Bass Reeves

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I’m a bit of a history buff, but I’d never heard of Bass Reeves until I read The Life and Times of Deputy U.S. Marshall Bass Reeves by Miss Cellania over at Mental Floss.  Here’s the opening paragraph…

Over his 32-year career as a Deputy U.S. Marshal, Bass Reeves arrested 3,000 felons, killed 14 men, and was never shot himself. His reputation for persistence, his total fearlessness, his skills with a gun, and his ability to outsmart outlaws struck terror into lawbreakers in what we now call Oklahoma. Although other colorful characters made their way into our pop culture, Bass was the real badass of the Old West.

My guess is you’ll want to click over and read the rest of the short, but informative article.

I’m somewhat surprised Bass Reeves’ life story hasn’t been turned into a movie or tv series.

Original Batmobile Sells for $4.62 Million

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Back on December 5, 2012, I let everyone know that the original Batmobile from the 1966 tv series was going up for auction.

I also dropped a strong hint…

If you were wondering what to get me for Christmas, this would be a good place to start.

Well, I guess no one had an extra $4.62 million to buy it for me.  Other than Rick Champagne, that is. That’s what Mr. Champagne paid and since he hasn’t contacted me, my guess is he’s keeping it for himself.

I can’t blame him.

Thanks and an extra “turbines to speed” to CBR.com for the post.

Kyle Holtz Really Gets Carter

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When I learned that Kyle Holtz was taking on some mail order commissions, I just knew I had to try and get on his list. I was able to and Kyle agreed to give me his take on Sly as Jack Carter.

This is the piece Kyle created. I think Kyle did an amazing job. I love everything about this piece. Unfortunately, it was lost in the mail. I have hope that it will eventually turn up. Thankfully, Kyle sent a scan before mailing the art. When Kyle learned that the piece never arrived, he agreed to redo it.

Knowing how much artists hate to redraw something, and because I thought Kyle totally nailed this piece, I asked if I could upgrade to a larger piece. Kyle agreed. So Kyle is going to create a new Jack Carter drawing. My hope is that this piece will eventually turn up.

If you’d like to see more of Kyle’s art, click on over to his Facebook page.