Van Helsing: Lookin’ Good
Van Helsing is a movie that has a lot of potential. Any movie that has Frankenstein, the Wolfman, and Dracula has to be pretty good, right?
Right.
Category: Horror
Mignola Talks Hellboy
If you’re wondering how close the movie will follow the comic, wonder no more.
Mike says, “The fact that it’s as close to the comic as it is and the fact that the personality of the main character is so close to the comic, it’s beyond anything I ever imagined.”
That’s just great news for Hellboy fans everywhere.
Blade 3 Stock Rises
I say this partly because I didn’t care for Blade, but loved Blade 2. This will be the third director for the third movie.
At least Wesley Snipes keeps coming back. Chud.com has a couple of new pics from Blade 3.
After seeing the pics I think Blade 3‘s odds have risen to 55 – 45. ; )
Scorsese’s Horror Show
Martin [Goodfellas] Scorsese, Dean [The Servants of Twilight] Koontz, Marcus [The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake] Nispel and producer Tony [“24”] Krantz have pooled their creative talents to bring us the show which will most likely premiere this fall.
Dark Horizons has more details right [HERE].
Niles & Templesmith Return
Well, I’m happy to say that Niles and Templesmith are creating a final six issue mini-series called “Return to Barrow.” The first issue will be out in March.
Templesmith seems psyched when he says, “This is going to be the big finale for 30 Days, where everything comes full circle… I’m working on the first issue now and it reads even more like a movie than the original did too. It’s pretty cool!”
For full details click [HERE] and if it sounds like something that you’d like, let your local comic dealer know to reserve you a copy. I know I am.
Hellboy & The Goon Team Up
Wait a minute! Hellboy and The Goon?
But hey’ve never teamed up… Oh yeah, you guessed it fanboy…
Hellboy and The Goon are teaming up in Goon #7 which ships in June from Dark Horse Comics. Click [HERE] for full details.
Now how cool is that?
Cool enough that I’d call my local comic shop and reserve a copy or two now
Even Another New Dawn
Steve Niles [30 Days of Night] and Chee [Wake the Dead] are teaming up for a three issue comic adaptation of the original “Dawn of the Dead” to be released in April.
Niles says the only liberties that he’s taking will be where the film makers were hampered by budget constraints.
Niles said that when he was asked about doing the adaptation, there was no trepidation. “I’m so excited that I’ve been asked to do this. This was such an important movie in my life.”
If you’re a fan of Niles‘ comics and novels, then you know that’s true… and will serve to make the adaptation even better. The the “Dawn of the Dead” mini-series starts in April.
A New Dawn
In fact I enjoyed all his “… of the Dead” series [“Dawn of the Dead” “Day of the Dead”], including the remake of “Night of the Living Dead” that he didn’t direct.
While none were near the classic level of the first, they were all still a lot of fun.
That’s why I’m looking forward to the “Dawn of the Dead” remake starring Ving Rhames. The trailer was pretty cool and the poster is as well. And I’m thinking that while it may not be a classic, I’ll bet it’s a lot of fun.
Goon or Bust
I talked it up as each issue came out… and again when Eric put out each Goon trade paperback… and again when Dark Horse picked up the series. Well, I’m talking it up again since Dark Horse is providing a
free on-line preview of The Goon! Check it out, and if you’ve never picked up an issue, you’ll see what you’ve been missing [and what I’ve been yapping about all these years]!And by the way, isn’t that the coolest Goon bust?
Village Lacks Buzz
M Night Shyamalan has a great batting average. He’s written and directed three major films [“The Sixth Sense,” “Unbreakable,” and “Signs”] and most fans really like at least two of them.That’s why I’m not too concerned that the buzz on his next movie, “The Village” hasn’t been all that great.
The trailer is below. Watch it and see what you think.
That Kind of Scary
The creatures from “The Lord of the Rings” movies are that kind of scary.
Meet Ben Templesmith
If you’re a regular reader of my ZONE posts, then you know I’m a huge Steve Niles fan. I first discovered Niles through his novels and then his comics. Niles’ classic 30 Days of Night is being prepped for the big screen.
Since I’ve talked so much about Steve Niles, I think it’s time I give some time to Ben Templesmith the artist who helped make 30 Days such a runaway hit. Templesmith has his personal website here. If you enjoy them you should give his comics a try!
Everybody Loves Walking Dead
Seems I wasn’t the only one who liked it.
Despite printing nearly twice what was ordered, both issue #1 and issue #2 are nearly sold out!
And advance orders for #3 are even higher than for #2!
The Walking Dead!
Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore’s comic “The Walking Dead” can now join the list! I’m not kidding. It’s really that good. Don’t believe me? Then check out this
review. And this one. Better yet, read it yourself. I did and I’ve added it to my monthly must buy list.I really wasn’t familiar with Robert Kirkman before reading “The Walking Dead.” If you’re like me and want to know more about him, you can check out this
interview. If you want to know a bit more about Tony Moore, here’s a link to his site.I’d like to hang around and tell you more about “The Walking Dead” but I think I’ll go back and re-read it again.
It’s really THAT good!
Some Scary Facts
I don’t know which surprised me more: that “Scary Movie 3” opened in first place [beating out “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “Mystic River,” “Runaway Jury,” etc.], that it earned $48.1 million in it’s opening weekend [$48.1 MILLION!} or that it posted the best first weekend ever for a movie opening in October.
One thing that won’t surprise me is that with numbers like that, there WILL be a “Scary Movie 4!”