Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
This week we have Sly from Paradise Alley by Tom Hodges. I discovered Tom’s art through his DA site. I saw that Tom was going to be drawing live on UStream so I commissioned a sketch of Jack Carter and Rambo. Tom still draws regularly on UStream and it’s always fun watching him go at it.
I like this poster for The Dark Knight Rises!
The piece above was drawn by Jeff Johnson at last year’s Heroes Con. Jeff is one of the founding fathers of Drink and Draw [along with Rev. Dave Johnson and Dan Panosian]. When I asked him to autograph my hardcover Drink and Draw, Volume 2, I also asked Jeff about doing a Stallone piece for my collection. Jeff was up for it and chose Cobra. He then proceeded to kill it with this sketch.
Hopefully, Jeff will be up for another Stallone piece in the future.
This his week Ryan Cody is back with Sly from Rhinestone.
Ryan is still running an unbelievable sale [where you get a free sketch with every purchase. That’s right. Buy Volume 1 of his sketchbook for five bucks and get a free sketch. Same if you buy Volume 2 or the Icarus Convention Issue].
If you want to see more of his art then check out Ryan’s blog and his DA site.
Thanks to Ryan! – Craig
Yesterday we saw the very cool 12 Angry Men cover that Sean Phillips did for the Criterion dvds. Today we feast our eyes on Phillips’ cover for Fatale 3.
Ah, life is good.
If you pick up either the Blu-Ray Criterion edition or the regular Criterion DVD of 12 Angry Men you’ll be treated to the awesome cover art of Sean Phillips.
I just received the following e-mail from Sly Stallone:
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The poster that everyone is seeing on line is completely unofficial and bogus. The official poster is far from being completed so unfortunately people like to pull pranks. Please everyone spread the word that the real poster won’t be out for several months.
Best,
Sly
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So there you have it. Someone with some skills decided to have a bit of fun. Thanks to Sly for letting us know. – Craig
Have you ever seen Alfred Hitchcock’s Halloween starring Kim Novak and Robert Mitchum? Well, of course you haven’t unless you’ve checked out Sean Hartter and his alternative universe movie posters.
This is Sean Hartter’s second appearance here. I first discovered him with his Bruce Lee in The Matrix poster.
SZoner, Gerardo Moreno is back with a piece he calls She Believes in Me.
Bravo, Gerardo! To see more of his art, click here.
Now THAT is a sweet teaser poster.
This week Ryan Cody is back with Sly from The Expendables.
I usually try to space out the work of the artists that I spotlight, but Ryan is running such an unbelievable sale [where you get a free sketch with every purchase. That’s right. Buy Volume 1 of his sketchbook for five bucks and get a free sketch. Same if you buy Volume 2 or the Icarus Convention Issue] that I want to help him promote it.
So far I’ve ordered both sketchbooks [accidentally ordered Volume 1 twice] and 2 copies of the Icarus convention issue. If you want to see more of his art then check out Ryan’s blog and his DA site.
Thanks to Ryan! – Craig
I was seven years old when the Batman tv series premiered and of course loved it. What kid my age didn’t?
Perhaps that’s why I really get a kick out of this updated opening which puts all of the Dark Knight players in their respective roles.
Mike Torrance aka The Krayola Kidd is back and he brought Sly dressed as The Punisher.
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! That is how I came to own this cool piece. I won the contest [Halloween Edition] and told Mike to pick a Sly character. He chose Sly as the Punisher and I salute him!
I’m not much into fancy shoes, but these Chuck Taylors are sweet.
There have been many comic adaptations of novels, movies, and television shows. Few (any?) have been as perfect as Darwyn Cooke’s riffs on the Parker yarns by Richard Stark.
