Sean Gordon Murphy’s Two Ultimate Team-Ups
I love this piece by Sean Gordon Murphy featuring characters he loves. Click on the image and you can see a larger version. You can also go here to see another ultimate team-up piece that Murphy created.
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“Yes, Timmy, There is a Santa Claus!” by John Beatty & Craig Zablo
Merry Christmas!
Several years ago John Beatty and I teamed up to create “Yes, Timmy, There is a Santa Claus!” John pencilled, inked and colored what I wrote. The story was published in a charity Christmas comic by Tim Gordon.
Every couple of years I like to repost the story. What you see below is the result of our efforts. I hope that you enjoy them.
“Dark Winds” Season 3 (2025) starring Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten, Deanna Allison and A. Martinez / Z-View
Dark Winds Season 3 (2025)
Created by: Graham Roland
Director: Chris Eyre (Eps 1, 4, 8), Michael Nankin (Eps 2, 3), Billy Luther (Ep. 5); Erica Tremblay (Ep. 6); Steven Paul Judd (Ep. 7)
Teleplay by: John Wirth & Steven Paul Judd (Eps. 1, 5, 8), Rhiana Yazzie (Ep. 2), Max Hurwitz & Billy Luther (Eps. 3, 6), Thomas Brady & Erica Tremblay (Eps. 4, 7) // Based on the Leaphorn & Chee novels by Tony Hillerman
Starring: Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten, Deanna Allison, A Martinez, Tonantzin Carmelo, Alex Meraz, Derek Hinkey, Terry Serpico, Jenna Elfman, Flora Amanda, Raoul Max Trujillo, Christopher Heyerdahl, Carly Roland, Joseph Runningfox, Bodhi Okuma Linton, Robert Knepper, Ryan Begay, Bruce Greenwood and Jeri Ryan.
Tagline: None
The Plot… (beware of spoilers)
Sheriff Joe Leaphorn (McClarnon) and his deputy Jim Chee (Gordon) are trying to locate a missing Navajo boy. Leaphorn and Chee learn the missing boy witnessed a murder. The killer is on the kid’s trail as well. Matters are complicated when FBI agent Sylvia Washington shows up to investigate a murder case. Joe Leaphorn is her main suspect. Leaphorn’s marriage begins to fall apart when Special Agent Washington informs Leaphorn’s wife that her husband may be a murderer.
Bernadette Manuelito is settling in to her new job as a border patrol cop. Any job is hard when you’re the rookie. Manuelito is put into a tough situation when she discovers that an influential, rich landowner may be involved with drug running. Advised to back off, she digs deeper. Learning that at least one person in her department is on the take, Manuelito doesn’t know who to trust. Her time is running out, since she’s now a target of a former CIA assassin.
Thoughts
Dark Winds: Season 3 builds on the actions Joe Leaphorn took in season 2. It’s not often we see the ramifications of a character impacting others. The relationship between Joe and Emma seems real.
I liked the dual mysteries presented this season.
Dark Winds provides the best creep/scary villains. Raoul Max Trujillo as Budge Baca continues the tradition.
Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten and Deanna Allison have real chemistry. I look forward to Season 4.
“Havok” (2025) written & directed by Gareth Evans, starring Tom Hardy, Jessie Mei Li, Timothy Olyphant and Forrest Whitaker / Z-View
Havok (2025)
Director: Gareth Evans
Screenplay: Gareth Evans
Stars: Tom Hardy, Jessie Mei Li, Justin Cornwell, Quelin Sepulveda, Serhat Metin, Gordon Alexander, Forest Whitaker, Michelle Waterson, Jill Winternitz and Timothy Olyphant.
Tagline: No law. Only disorder.
The Plot…
Lawrence Beaumont is a politician with clout. Beaumont also has info that he uses to blackmail Detective Walker into doing his bidding. Beaumont’s only son, Charlie, gets caught up in a drug deal where a cartel leader’s son is killed. Charlie is blamed and marked for death. Beaumont tells Walker he’ll never bother him again if he brings Charlie safely home.
Now Walker is looking for Charlie. So are members of the triad as well as every honest and crooked cop in town.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
I absolutely loved everything about Havok. It has a great story and direction. Kudos to writer/director Gareth Evans. It is extremely well cast. Standouts include: Tom Hardy, Jessie Mei Li, Timothy Olyphant, Forest Whittaker, Yann Yann Yeo and Michelle Waterson. The violence and action are over-the-top without being excessively gory.
I know I will revisit Havok in the future since I’ve already watched it twice!
Havok (2025) rates 5 of 5 stars
“Dark Winds”: Season 2 (2023) starring Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten & Deanna Allison / Z-View
Dark Winds Season 2 (2023)
Director: Chris Eyre (Eps 1, 2, 6), Michael Nankin (Eps 3, 4), Billy Luther (Ep. 5)
Teleplay by: John Wirth & Rhiana Yazzie (Ep 1), Max Hurwitz & DezBaa’ (Ep 2), Steven Paul Judd (Ep 3), Jason Gavin (Ep 4), Billy Luther & Max Hurwitz (Ep 5), Graham Roland & John Wirth (Ep 6) // Based on the Leaphorn & Chee novels by Tony Hillerman
Starring: Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten, Deanna Allison, Elva Guerra, Nicholas Logan, A Martinez, John Diehl and Jeri Ryan.
Tagline: None
The Plot… (beware of spoilers)
A car explosion kills a terminal cancer patient, and injures Emma Leaphorn (Allison). Emma’s husband, Sheriff Joe Leaphorn (McClarnon) arrives to check on his wife. Once assured her injuries are minor, Leaphorn checks out the scene of the explosion and quickly finds evidence of a car bomb. Why would anyone want to kill someone with little time to live?
Jim Chee (Gordon), no longer on the force, is now a private investigator. Chee is hired by Rosemary Vines (Jeri Ryan). Rosemary is the wife of B.J. Vines (John Diehl), the richest man in the state. Rosemary wants Chee to recover a box stolen from her husband. She refuses to say what is in the box.
When Chee visits Leaphorn to get background information, Chee learns that Vines owns the property where six men were killed in a mining explosion. One of those men was Leaphorn’s son. Leaphorn and Chee drive out to the remote desert property. They are attacked by Cotton Wolf (Logan). Chee is shot and badly wounded. Leaphorn returns fire, but Wolf escapes. They discover that Wolf was burning the contents of the box that Chee was hired to find. One of the items in the box was Leaphorn’s son’s belt buckle.
Leaphorn and Chee find themselves the target of a psycho-killer who murders without hesitation. They have also ignited the ire of B.J. Vines who is hiding more than one dark secret.
Thoughts
Dark Winds: Season 1 provided an excellent mystery from a perspective not often seen in television/film. There was a feeling of respect and authenticity to Navajos due to the writers being Native American. I was happy to see this continue in Season 2.
I’ve been an A. Martinez fan since I first saw him in John Wayne’s The Cowboys. Loved seeing him here. Jerri Ryan is excellent as Rosemary Vines. She reminded me of a fem fatale from the 40s. Perfect. Nicholas Logan was spot on creepy as the killer Cotton Wolf. Logan was scary even in his quiet moments.
Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten and Deanna Allison have real chemistry. I look forward to Season 3.
Merry Christmas and “Yes, Timmy, There is a Santa Claus!”
Merry Christmas!
Several years ago John Beatty and I teamed up to create “Yes, Timmy, There is a Santa Claus!” John pencilled, inked and colored what I wrote. The story was published in a charity Christmas comic by Tim Gordon.
Every couple of years I like to repost the story. What you see below is the result of our efforts. I hope that you enjoy them.
The All-Time Best TV Friendships!? C’mon, Man!
Allison Keene and the Paste TV Writers posted a fun piece titled The 25 Best TV Friendships. Their list isn’t a bad one and contains many of the tv friendships you’d expect to see including…
- Mary Richards and Rhoda Morgenstern from The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
- Hap and Leonard from, uh, Hap & Leonard
- Jerry Seinfeld and George Costanza from Seinfeld
But I have to question any list of The 25 Best TV Friendships that doesn’t find a spot for…
- Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton from The Honeymooners
- James T. Kirk and Spock from Star Trek
- James West and Artemus Gordon from The Wild, Wild West
C’mon, man!
Merry Christmas! And, “Yes, Timmy There is a Santa Claus!”
Merry Christmas!
Several years ago John Beatty and I teamed up to create “Yes, Timmy, There is a Santa Claus!” John pencilled, inked and colored what I wrote. The story was published in a charity Christmas comic by Tim Gordon.
What you see below is the result of our efforts. I hope that you enjoy them.
The Best Boxing Movies of All-Time
Christina Newland at Paste Magazine took on the monumental task of ranking The 50 Best Boxing Movies of All Time. Her list is a pretty good one, including several lesser known films (and some silent movies). Before you click over, here are her top five compared to mine (using just her list) and then some overall comments.
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Newland |
Zablo |
| 1. Body and Soul (1947) | 1. Rocky (1976) |
| 2. Raging Bull (1980) | 2. The Set-up (1949) |
| 3. Rocky (1976) | 3. Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) |
| 4. Fat City (1962) | 4. Raging Bull (1980) |
| 5. The Set-up (1949) | 5. Rocky Balboa (2006) |
Most folks know of my appreciation of the Rocky series so I thought it only right that my best boxing movies using Newland’s list, start and end with Rocky movies.
Looking at Newland’s top five – Usually the top spot in boxing movie lists is held by either Rocky or Raging Bull, so I give her props for picking Body and Soul. That’s a good film, but it wouldn’t make my top five.
All of my top five are films I can watch and re-watch. Outside of the Stallone films, I’ve probably watched The Set-Up the most. It is such a great movie, if you haven’t seen it, I strongly recommend you give it a view.
The All-Time Best TV Bromances
The fine folks at Me-TV decided to take a look at The 10 most timeless TV bromances that all friends should aspire to. Their list was a good one. Sadly it is no longer available.
But we still have three favorites from their list (and my thoughts), followed by some that didn’t make the cut but should have.
- James T. Kirk and Spock – ‘Star Trek‘ came in at number 8. I would have put them in the #1 spot. Kirk and Spock’s friendship was never in doubt despite them often having different points of view. Probably the most “equal” friends on the list.
- Andy Taylor and Barney Fife – ‘The Andy Griffith Show‘ came in at #4 and would have gotten my #2 spot. Another great example of male friendship.
- Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton – “The Honeymooners” got the top spot on the Me-TV list. Ralph and Ed were great friends although Ralph wasn’t above taking advantage of Ed when it served him best.
Here are some bromances that I would have included…
- James West and Artemus Gordon – “The Wild, Wild West” would have been in my #1 or #2 spot.
- Matt Dillion and Festus Hagen – “Gunsmoke“.
- Jerry Seinfeld and George Costanza – “Seinfeld“.
- Walter White and Jesse Pinkman – “Breaking Bad“.
- Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter – “The Big Bang Theory“.
- Howard Wolowitz and Raj Koothrappali – “The Big Bang Theory“.
Who did I miss?
“Yes, Timmy, There is a Santa Claus!”
Merry Christmas! Today we have an encore presentation…
Several years ago John Beatty and I teamed up to create “Yes, Timmy, There is a Santa Claus!” John pencilled, inked and colored what I wrote. The story was published in a charity Christmas comic by Tim Gordon.
What you see below is the result of our efforts. I hope that you enjoy them.
“Yes, Timmy, There is a Santa Claus!”
Merry Christmas!
Several years ago John Beatty and I teamed up to create “Yes, Timmy, There is a Santa Claus!” John pencilled, inked and colored what I wrote. The story was published in a charity Christmas comic by Tim Gordon.
What you see below is the result of our efforts. I hope that you enjoy them.
Parker, Shaner & a New Flash Gordon Series
Although I’m not a Flash Gordon fan, I will check out the new Flash Gordon series from IDW. That’s because Jeff Parker [writer] and Evan Shaner [artist] will be at the helm of Flash’s new adventures. Jeff Parker says…
“We’re bringing Flash back for a new audience. It’s over-the-planet high action and adventure where Flash’s spirit and optimism are as powerful as anything the forces of Ming the Merciless can dish out. We also have some of my favorite artists contributing covers – make no mistake, this book is going to absolutely kill!”
“Yes, Timmy, there is a Santa Claus”
Today I’ll be at the Tampa Comic Con & Toy Show. Tim Gordon, who runs the show, is debuting his first Christmas Comic for Charity and John Beatty and I have a story in it.
When Tim decided to put together his charity Christmas comic, he contacted several artists and writers to see if they would donate a pin-up or a short Christmas-related story. John decided that he wanted to participate and said that if I would write a short story, he’d pencil, ink and color it. How could I refuse?
What you see below is the result of our efforts. I hope that you enjoy them.
Time for Tampa
On Sunday, August 19th, I’ll be joining Big Beatty and hundreds of other fans of comics, movies, sci-fi and other interesting hobbies as we converge on Tim Gordon’s Tampa Comic Book & Toy Convention.You’ve heard me rave many times about what a great show Tim puts on. This one could be the best ever! In addition to John Beatty, guests will include Bill Black, Alex Saviuk, Herb Trimpe, Gary Friedrich, Chuck Dixon, Pablo Marcos, and many others. There will be something for everyone… artists sketching and signing autographs, a costume contest, a continuously running film room and more.
If you’re able to make it, swing by Big Beatty’s table and be sure to say, “Hi!”
