Posts Tagged ‘comics’

Frank Frazetta is dead

Posted: May 11, 2010 by datechguy in hobbies
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He is clearly one of the greatest comic book/poster artists that has ever lived. The quality of his work is simply astounding.

How iconic is he? If you say “Rockwell” a particular type of image particularly goes into your head. If you say “Frazetta” the same thing happens to any comic book person.

It is almost certain that you have seen his work even if you don’t know his name.

Solomon’s Thieves: Amazon vine Review

Posted: March 27, 2010 by datechguy in amazon reviews
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My review through the Amazon Vine program of the Graphic Novel Solomon’s thieves written by Jordan Mechner, and Illustrated by LeUyen Pham & Alex Puvilland, is available at Amazon.com here.

I haven’t picked up a Graphic Novel in a long time. I’m glad I got this one.

Nothing cheers a guy up quicker…

Posted: February 10, 2010 by datechguy in doctor who
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than a new page from Rich’s Comic Blog 3rd Doctor Tale “The Stalker of Norfolk”

Some of the best Dr. Who tales of the last two years have come from his site.

If I had to pick one DC hero to get a movie

Posted: December 21, 2009 by datechguy in hobbies
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I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t have been Green Lantern instead of Hawkman

I’m gonna try real hard to muster up some give-a-shit for this news item, which comes from our winsome and witty super-duper secret inside source, The Hollywood Cog, who tells me that Warner Brothers and DC Comics are developing a big-screen version of Hawkman.

Ah yes — when Hollywood starts tackling the fringe elements of the Super Friends, you know we’re in trouble. I don’t know a lot about Hawkman, beyond the fact that he’s not a particularly cool-looking superhero, but were DC to try to take Hawkman in a direction similar to what Marvel is doing with Thor, I could see Adrien Brody in the role


As a guy who used to have the first 4 appearances of Hawkman (Brave and the Bold 34) , grabbed the issues of his own mag and enjoyed his backfeature in Detective Comics during the 70’s. I think he is much cooler than Pajiba gives him credit. The golden age version (the one that isn’t an Alien) is pretty cool too.

He can carry a movie, I would like it but I just don’t know if modern movie goers would care for it.

Let’s see Hal Jordan as Green Lantern first.