Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
This great trailer for Contagion makes me want to see the movie now! The trailer for The Thing is supposed to be a prequel to John Carpenter’s The Thing. It looks pretty much like a remake, but the concept is so strong, remake or prequel it could be pretty good.
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.
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.
Although I’m not completely sold on the latest version of The Thing set to premiere this October, I do like the poster for it. As for The Dark Knight Rises poster below… it’s not bad…
This fan-made teaser made to promote the new season of The Walking Dead is really, really well done.
Rob Zombie may have been at the bottom of your list of appropriate director’s for a Woolite commercial, but after seeing what he did, you may change your opinion. I know I did. Well played, Mr. Zombie.
Although we’re not even half way through 2011, you can now pre-order a 2012 Walking Dead calendar! What zombie-lovin’ fan wouldn’t want one or two?
September 2011 looks to be a great month for comics coming from Dark Horse. My favorite Dark Horse cover, in a month full of cool covers, goes to Eric Powell for his iconic The Goon Volume 5: Wicked Inclinations 2nd Edition TPB.
Did you ever wonder how well you’d survive if the world fell to a zombie-apocalypse? Now you can find out thanks to the folks behind AMC’s The Walking Dead website. I took The Walking Dead – Survival Test and my survival skills rated me as a…
FATHER FIGURE
On Friday, May 27, 2011, if he was still alive, Vincent Price would have celebrated his 100th birthday. Zach Bellissimo decided to honor the milestone by creating 100 Vincent Price drawings of the horror legend in the roles that made him famous. What a cool idea!
Well done, Zach. I’m sure Vincent Price would have gotten a kick out of them!
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!
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.
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.
