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09.07.05 by Widge @ 4:28 pm  The latest episode of Alien Loves Predator gives you a startling glimpse into what my id looks like. Categorized as: Comics
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08.23.05 by Widge @ 9:53 pm  Absolutely brilliant. Check this out. The Comic Rockstars Toilet Seat Museum: The Comic Rockstars Toilet Seat Museum proudly hangs on the Isotope's walls in San Francisco. That's Isotope Comics in San Fran, BTW. Pictured is the seat created by Teenagers From Mars and Dead West's Rob G and Rick Spears. Other contributors include Jim Lee, Batton Lash, Darick Robertson, Kyle Baker and Warren Ellis. As a total aside, I ran into somebody years ago at San Diego Comic-Con who had a very unique collection of illos by comic book artists. He had asked everybody to draw variations on Winnie the Pooh. These included James O'Barr doing Tigger as The Crow and an Alex Ross parody of the cover of Marvels with Pooh on fire and screaming. It was hilarious. If anybody knows who the hell that was and if that stuff is online somewhere, please contact me. Found via Boing Boing. Categorized as: Comics
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08.11.05 by Widge @ 2:05 am  They're the PMAC: Post Mortem Animation Control. And they're there to take care of--what else--zombies. Oh sure, there's other nasty shit out there, but zombies you don't want to screw around with. Thus, resident badass Officer Frank Hadely and his crew take care of things. But some really wacky stuff is going on...zombies can't talk...can they? Yes, you might remember When Zombies Attack, the short film that introduced the world to the PMAC. Now it hits in comic book form and the good news is that it's quite the tasty treat. Kind of like what would happen if you mixed Mike Mignola's BPRD with the small town atmosphere of the TV series version of In the Heat of the Night. Jim Mahfood's art is rocking, the story is an interesting lead-off, and we're just waiting for issue #2 now. Want one? Snag it here. Scroll down to the bottom for those not in the L.A. area. For more info, concept art and other hoobah, click here. Categorized as: Comics
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08.04.05 by Widge @ 6:06 pm   These two books are brought to you by the fine folks at Lost in the Dark Press. Their first series, Video, concerns itself with what happens after the Second Coming, when the Rapture is about to start up full force. Now, it's all choirs of angels and exultation and relief that the prophecies are coming true, right? Bullshit. Imagine the return of Jesus being handled like an alien invasion. The ultimate disruption to civilization (and possibly its end), with a small group of friends stuck in a huge city trying to figure out, "Well, shit, now what?" If you made Left Behind actually worth reading and then crossed it with a decent bottle of vodka, you'd have this book. The complete series, all five issues, is available at their store now. Check out here for some preview pages. Their followup is Fragile Prophet, a story of two brothers. The older brother, Esau, is trying to the best he can by his younger brother, Jake, complicated by the fact that Jake has Fragile X Syndrome, a form of mental retardation. Further complicating things is the fact that Jake can see the future. As in all of it. And we mean all of it. The first issue's the only one out thus far, but suffice to say it's got us intrigued. You can check out a nine-page preview of the book here and of course, check out their store to snag a copy. Categorized as: Comics
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08.02.05 by Widge @ 4:45 am  The press release quoted Rick Spears as saying, "We took a classic western tale, ripped its guts out and stuffed it full of something dead and horrible." I thought, hmmm. Bold words. But can Spears and Rob G, the creators of Teenagers From Mars, truly bring that noise? I stand here with a shit-eating grin on my face and assure you: the answer is not just yes. But hell yes. Long ago, the white folk took land from a tribe of Native Americans, who were all wiped out save one. Years later this one returns to the town that grew up on that land, Lazarus, to exact some nasty revenge. And I'm pretty sure I'm not spoiling anything by saying that the revenge includes a bunch of people walking around dead and stuff. Once the groundwork is laid, these guys waste no time. They just stomp the pedal to the floor...er, dig their heels into the side of the horse...and don't let up until it's over. Oh, the wanton carnage. It warms my heart. And hey, they manage to give a little nod to Romero along the way. So bonus points. If you're like me, and you dig the hell out of Walking Dead, then you really need to do yourself a favor and buy this. It will smack your ass and call you Susan. No doubt. For some reason Amazon lists this thing as streeting in September, but it hit this past week. So here: snag it from Midtown Comics. Categorized as: Comics
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