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Wednesday, June 29, 2005Zombies
Today is a day to celebrate the undead. You might think, like I do, that every day is a good day to celebrate the undead. So why is today so special?
Because today my friend and fellow L.A. publisher Ross Richie releases (unleashes?) Zombie Tales #1. Six fresh from the ground tales of zombie goodness. And I wish they were ALL longer. Something I've learned from writing short comics stories -- 8-10 pages is not very long. It's really like one big scene. Or, even when the tone isn't funny, it's like a joke: a quick set-up and a punch line. All the stories follow this type; they all have pretty great endings. But what gets me is that each story is so imaginative in its creation of a zombie-filled world, that I believe that there IS more than a clever twist or a good jolt of surprise. What is the world like outside the classroom of Mark Waid's smart short? Who's really behind the carnage of Keith Giffen's funny, gory story? At least Andy Cosby's story has a "to be continued..." at the end. Though I could say good things about all the selections in this anthology, I have to give special props to Mike Nelson and his offering, "Severance." Ross is always going on about how Mike is a great new talent, and sometimes such gushing praise makes a Jim Pascoe a little ... wary. But Mr. Nelson totally delivered in a super-tight 8-pager that has a real jolt of excellence on every single page. Re-reading it now as I write this up just confirms this. I'm shaking my head thinking, yup, he nailed it. Nailed it right in the head. Like you should, when dealing with zombies. // posted at
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3 Comments:
Go Nelson!!
Luckily, Mike is not limited to talented writing. He's a heck of a musician and a gentle lover. Carpe Mike!
Other amusing, amusing comic of zombies
Johnny Caronte: Zombie Detective
This is the story of Johnny Caronte… a story of mobsters, hitmen, and femme fatales. However, the characters in this dark tale have a peculiar trait - they are all zombies! It's like a Bogart flick meets Night of the Living Dead! Johnny Caronte, zombie police dectective, investigates the mysterious assassination of the mayor's daughter. The more he uncovers in the case, the more he finds himself enshrouded in deeper mystery.
The Revolver
The revolver of one of the most ancient and powerful creatures of Hell has been stolen, and the thief is using it to kill demons in order to collect and sell their souls. This new weapon yields great power, but Hell has sent a renegade demon to recover the stolen gun and bring it back. The fight is on!
The link The 4Th. Rail http://www.thefourthrail.com/featur...linemarch.shtml
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Johnny Caronte is a mob story about zombies with a twist, and The Revolver is about a thief using a gun from hell to kill demons. Both good concepts, but the really interesting thing here is the artwork, which is beautifully colored but otherwise reminds me of the black and white (and gorgeous) artwork of Kazu Kibuishi and other Flight collaborators
The Blogg “The Comic Queen” http://thecomicqueen.blogspot.com/
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Johnny Caronte, Zombie Detective & the Revolver Volume 1 GN
Alias Enterprises LLC; page 226; $5.99; 64 pgs.
The stunning cover art is what first attracted me to this book. It is the noir thriller filled with mobsters and hitmen, but the art looks darker and scarier than a plain old noir book. This book contains two stories and looks strangely gorgeous.
I leave you a connection where you can see some images of Jhon Caronte
http://www.dreamers.com/elgatu/Johnny%20Caronte.htm
Here I leave you a connection to the extract of the file of Jhonny Caronte to the Creative call.
http://osorio.angelscross.com/caronte_ac_3c.jpg
http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=e15bd593ee83174fbaad13a3cd5105fe&threadid=34088
http://www.brokenfrontier.com/headlines/details.php?id=524&PHPSESSID=53b8573a9b3623ac511def255213ecc7
http://www.brokenfrontier.com/headlines/details.php?id=515
http://www.silverbulletcomics.com/news/story.php?a=382
Thanks to all
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