Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
Francesco Francavilla is no stranger to the ZONE. I’ve posted about his art and gotten sketches from Francesco for my Stallone-theme collection. Over at one of his blogs for the entire month of October, Francesco is running what he calls the 31 Days of Halloween. Every day Francesco posts a drawing [sometimes more] of a monster, vampire, werewolf, well… you get the idea. It’s a great idea and a lot of fun. I hope you can join us.
Available November 23, 2010, The Expendables will come in two formats: Blu-Ray and DVD. Here are the specs according to IGN Movies:
— “The Expendables: Ultimate Recon Mode” in-movie BonusView
— “Comic Con 2010 Panel”
— Audio Commentary with Sylvester Stallone
— “Inferno” feature-length “making of” documentary
— “From the Ashes” Post Production documentary
— Deleted Scene
— Gag Reel
— Marketing Archive including Trailers and TV spots
— Metamenu Remote and BD Touch enabled
— D-BOX Motion Control Enabled
— Standard Definition DVD Copy of the feature film
— Standard Definition Digital Copy of the feature film
— Audio Commentary with Sylvester Stallone
— “Before the Battle” featurette
— Deleted Scene
— Gag Reel
— Marketing Archive including Trailers and TV spots
I don’t know about you, but I have pre-ordered mine!
MTV Geek has posted a really interesting video interview with Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. Mike talks about breaking into comics, his artistic influences, the development of Hellboy, how Hellboy has changed over the years, the future of comics and a whole lot more.
The interview can be seen here and is definitely worth a look.
When I posted the first teaser trailer to the Cohen Brothers’ remake of True Grit, several folks on my message board wrote to say that the John Wayne version was a classic and shouldn’t have been redone. I felt [and still feel] somewhat differently. I loved the original True Grit, but was open to another version. Now that this trailer is out, I’ll bet some of the original naysayers are starting to change their minds.
Dan Hipp is the immensely talented artist behind Gyakushu Volume 1; Gyakushu Volume 2; Amazing Joy Buzzards; and a bunch of other stuff including his website. Dan must love Halloween because for the month of October he is giving fans a real treat. For the month of October the entire series of GYAKUSHU! can be read online here for free!
So check it out and if ya dig it, let Dan know!
Not only do I like the above Walking Dead teaser poster much better than the last one, but it comes attached to a CBR.com interview with Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard!
If you’re like 99% of the population, when you look at the untouched photo taken in the early 20th century, you see a man and a woman… but wait! What is that huge face of the bearded man doing between them? Could it be a ghost? The head of a giant? Jesus? Nope.
Click here to see what the image really is. [Via Neatorama]
PS – When my wife looked at the photo for the first time, she saw what the image really was. I was floored.
I’m not a Donald Duck fan. I’m not a Glenn Beck fan. But put them together in this expertly edited cartoon and I can dig it. [Via Miss Cellania]
I’ve been talking up Dave Wachter and his art for a while now. Dave Wachter is one of the best kept secrets in comics and an all-around great guy. Seems like the secret is starting to get out thanks to the fine folks at Comic Alliance. So, this post is to help keep the ball rolling because it couldn’t happen to a nicer guy!
Otis Frampton’s art is no stranger to the StalloneZone. I’ve told you about Otis’ 7-7-7 Sundays before. I’ve been fortunate enough to get three previous sketches from Otis — Rambo, Jack Carter and Cosmo Carboni. You can see them here.
I finally got to meet Otis in person at Heroes Con last year. When Otis attends conventions he has sketchbooks that he sells for a buck each. Yep, one buck. And to make the deal even more enticing, Otis includes a free headsketch. For mine he did Freddy from Cop Land. I would have gladly paid a buck a piece to have Otis draw Sly from every movie he’s done, but the idea is to get new fans to give Otis’ work a look. So instead, whenever I ran into a friend who’d never heard of Otis I’d slap a buck down and buy ’em a copy of the sketchbook with a free headsketch. Luckily none of them requested Sly, or I might have had to keep the copy for myself. ; )
A few days ago, I was wondering, “What’s Up with the Skyline?” After watching this teaser trailer, I kind of get the picture.
Could this be the end of Rick and Carl Grimes? My guess is not, but what do I know? [Via CBR.com]
It’s no secret that I think that the 1966 Batmobile is a cool car. In fact, I’ve always said that I’d own one if I could. Now I can… well, if I come up with a spare $149,999.00.
It’s been years since I’ve watched True Grit starring John Wayne, Kim Darby, Glen Campbell and Bruce Dern. I saw the movie when it was first released and I loved it. I remember thinking that it held up well when I watched it again years later.
This trailer for the re-make by The Cohen Brothers that stars Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon and Josh Brolin looks like it will give the original a run for it’s money.
Check out this Walking Dead sizzle reel from the fine folks at AMC and you’ll know why Halloween can’t come fast enough for me… and no, it’s not because of all the free candy. [Although that IS a plus.]
