Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
CBR.com is running a 17 page preview of Rick Remender’s “The Last Days of American Crime”. It’s a mature crime comic, but definitely worth a look if you’re into that kind of thing.
It’s hard to believe I’ve been talking up “The Last Days of American Crime” for years [I first mentioned it in 2003!]. Now it’s finally here. And from the looks of things, “The Last Days of American Crime” was more than worth the wait.
Although I’m still holding on to hope that the remake of George Romero’s “The Crazies” will be worthy, I’m not too crazy about the poster above. If you want to see an insanely large version then click on over to IMPAwards.com.
This week we have Dave Wachter’s take on Sly as Cosmo Carboni from “Paradise Alley”. I’d never seen Dave’s art until this year at HeroesCon. I immediately got on board for the sketch above. Since then I’ve picked up two more small pieces from Dave. He’s talented and very reasonably priced. You can see more of Dave’s art at his site. Plan to spend a while!
Today as I was updating the StalloneZone and listening to 70’s music, a song came on that I hadn’t heard in years. “Timothy” was a one-hit wonder for a group called The Buoys. It peaked at #17 which is pretty amazing considering that many stations banned it because of it’s references to cannibalism! You read that right, cannibalism.
Written by Rupert “The Pina Colada Song” Holmes, it tells of three miners trapped by a cave-in and when the rescue team finds them there are only two. Although it’s never explicitly said that the two ate the third, the lyrics make it pretty clear.
Trapped in a mine that had caved in
And everyone knows the only ones left
Were Joe and me and Tim
When they broke through to pull us free
The only ones left to tell the tale
Were Joe and meTimothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go?
Timothy, Timothy, God why don’t I know?Hungry as hell no food to eat
And Joe said that he would sell his soul
For just a piece of meat
Water enough to drink for two
And Joe said to me, “I’ll have a swig
And then there’s some for you.”Timothy, Timothy, Joe was looking at you
Timothy, Timothy, God what did we do?I must have blacked out just around then
‘Cause the very next thing that I could see
Was the light of the day again
My stomach was full as it could be
And nobody ever got around
To finding Timothy
Timothy…
Of course when radio station managers realized that the song was about cannibalism they’d pull it from rotation, but by then it was too late. Kids were calling in to request it. Stations that refused to play “Timothy”, faced the fact that the competition would. Word of mouth continued to spread and “Timothy” rose up the charts.
I can remember it was the talk of all my friends who thought the song was too cool. Yeah, eating a co-worker is cool. What can I say? We were kids. Although I have to admit I still like the song. You might too and you can listen to it here.
TV critic, Matthew Gilbert posted up his choices for the TOP 14 Unscripted TV Moments of the Decade. Using just his list here are My Top Ten:
10. Susan Boyle’s first song on “Britain’s Got Talent”: Don’t judge a book by it’s cover and all that. Pip, pip, cherio.
09. Jon Stewart on “Crossfire”: Stewart took them to task for being “theater” — about time someone did!
08. Susan Hawk attacks Richard Hatch on “Survivor”: It was a jaw-dropping moment and one that had everyone talking. Still makes me smile to think about it.
07. Joe Jackson works the red carpet at the BET awards: Michael had just died and Joe Jackson is at the awards pushing his new record label? Grieving, indeed.
06. Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake at the 2004 Super Bowl: A lot of people thought it was the breast best part of the Super Bowl!
05. Police taser a Florida student: “Don’t tase me, bro!” Need I say more?
04. Tom Cruise jumps on Oprah’s couch: Want to bring your brilliant career to a screeching halt?
03. Sully’s plane lands safely: The first unscripted moment to make the list that is positive any way you look at it!
02. Howard Dean screams, is remixed: Dean would have been better off just jumping on Oprah’s couch.
01. The morning of Sept. 11, 2001: Nothing else came close to being #1.
Click here to see the full list or here to see how his poll results.
If you’re diggin’ this Daybreakers poster as much as I am, then you’ll want to check out this huge version posted at IMPAwards.com.
There’s less than two weeks until Christmas. I know most of the guys reading this haven’t yet bought their wife, girlfriend or significant other their Christmas present. Admit it fellas, some of us haven’t even started thinking about what to get them… and there’s probably one or two of you reading this now going, “Wow! I didn’t realize Christmas was this month!”
So I’m going to help you. Watch this funny video. Pay close attention. Stay out of the doghouse!
Thanks to John Beatty for passing me the link!
Frank Mir’s crushing defeat of Cheick Congo this Saturday has thrust him back into the hunt for the heavyweight title. Consider that Congo was considered the striker and Mir nearly KO’d Congo with his first shot. Then Mir choked Congo out taking just 12 seconds over a minute to end the fight.
There are currently two top contenders, [Shane Carwin and Cain Velasquez] that most fans would like to see fight Brock Lesnar for the title. Shane Carwin was set to be Lesnar’s next opponent since he’s the number one contender. That fight has been put on hold while Lesnar deals with a private medical condition that could put him out of the fight game for good.
Dana White has said that a decision will be made in the next six to eight weeks if there will be an interim title until Lesnar can return to the cage. If so, it makes sense that Carwin would fight Velasquez for the interim championship. But, the fact that when Velasquez fought Cheick Congo the fight went to a decision, might make a great argument to make the interim title fight Carwin vs Mir!
Truth be told, I don’t care who gets the interim title. I’d just love to see Mir enter the octagon against a healthy Brock Lesnar for a third time!
I’ve been playing some poker on Facebook. It’s not real money and it’s all for fun but look who’s number one. LOL
UFC 107 was Saturday and from all accounts it was a great card. Here are my predictions and results:
Not a bad night for my predictions: 3-1 and had I gone with who I really thought would win instead of a fighter I like better, I’d have been 4-0. Woulda, shoulda, coulda.
I discovered Andy Kuhn’s art through his blog. This led me to his DA site. Andy has a unique style which I totally enjoy. I was lucky enough to meet and get the sketch above from Andy earlier this year. Although it was our first meeting and my first sketch from Andy, hopefully it won’t be my last!
Although my expectations have dropped a bit for The Book of Eli it is still a movie that I want to see when it comes out next month. IMPAwards.com has three new character posters for “The Book of Eli” that you can see by clicking here, here and yes, even here.
UFC 107 is Saturday and it features a worthy card:
For another perspective on the fights, check out Ryan Cody’s predictions!
This coming Saturday I’ll be joining my buddy, John Beatty, at studio as he draws for what he is calling “Super Saturday Batmite Head Sketches”! John will be drawing live on UStream as fans interact with us. Yep, I’ll be co-hosting the event and we’ll have things set up so that I can take phone calls live on the air! The sketches that John is scheduled to draw include The Penguin, Harley Quinn, Ra’s Al Ghoul, Two Face, The Mad Hatter and either King Tut or Louie the Lilac! The fun is set to kick off at 10am EST.
Hope to “see you” there.
