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Stash My Comics Reviews The Baron Von Frankenstein

Jessie — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:05:18 +0000

I love the old Hollywood monsters. I can remember back when I was a kid, sitting in my uncle’s living room, waiting for the gigantic satellite in his back yard to turn (anyone else remember those?) so we could watch the monster movie marathons during Halloween. It was there that I was exposed to the likes of Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, the Wolf Man, and the Mummy. I was so fascinated.

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Detroit News Reviews Inspector Gadget

Jessie — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:46:34 +0000

Go, go ‘Gadget’ comic book!

By Eric Henrickson / Detroit News “Geek Watch”

Viper is releasing a couple licensed kid titles this week, “Inspector Gadget” and “Johnny Test.”

I’ve never watched “Johnny Test,” so I can’t tell you how true the book is to the cartoon. But it’s cute and innocuous enough. I’m guessing fans of the show will like it.

I was a big “Inspector Gadget” fan as a kid, though, so it was a treat to read that.

“…pick this up and share it with your kids (or keep it for yourself).”

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Hell House Creator Signing Dec. 22, 2010

Jessie — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:25:37 +0000

Hell House author and creator Ryan Dixon will be signing copies of his Smash Hit book at Codex Comics & Collectibles located at 406 West High Street, Ebensburg, PA 15931 Phone 814.472.2233.

Ryan will be signing on December 22, 2010 from 5pm to Close.

An Interview With A Vampire…Or At Least A Creative Team Behind A Vampire

Jessie — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:47:36 +0000

Check out the following interview with the creative team behind Nosferatu at ThePullBox.com. Original Interview Click Here.

An Interview With a Vampire… or at least a creative team behind a Vampire!

Posted by Eric – October 30th, 2010 – 2 Comments

Published in Comic News, Horror Comics, Independents, Interviews

Tagged in Interviews, Nieto, Nosferatu, Viper Comics, Wayne and Wolf

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Earlier this month I review Viper’s iconic update Nosferatu (HERE) – I was so impressed with what I read that I sought an interview with the creative team behind this modern retelling, and the folks at Viper were nice enough to talk with me – here ya go!

Q&A with Chris Wolf, Justin Wayne, and Sal Nieto

Eric: I really enjoyed Nosferatu. Previous to this, I hadn’t read any of your books – can you tell us about your background?

Chris: Well, most of my background is in personal projects here and there. I’ve worked on a few independent online games, done as much as I can in terms of creative endeavors. I guess I sort of started “publishing” comics back in 1999 when I started putting my own photocopied books in the local comic shop. From there it’s been a long, slow, but very educational climb to this point.

Justin: My background consists of supplying some gray tones to a few of Voltaire’s Deady books and illustrating a children’s book entitled The Littlest Zombie, which has nothing to do with the Antarctic Press book of the same name. I’ve done a few short stories here and there for indie companies like Super Real Graphics, and lately I’ve been doing a lot of sketch cards for the nice guys at 5finity.

Sal: My background is mostly in Illustration & concept art – but I also get into & work on all sorts of multimedia projects, from video or animation, to stage, even music and sound design. I’ve worked on quite a few independent projects, both personal and as freelance, but during the day I sling creative for whatever needs doing within my role in the advertising industry. And I love drawing creepy things and monsters, of course!

much more of the interview below!

Eric: Have you always been a comic fan? What do you read monthly?

Chris: I’ve been a comic fan since the days when “that’s a cool costume!” was my sole reason for picking up a book… and yes, that was many, many years ago. I’ve reached the point now that I hoped I never would – where I haven’t found time to follow my favorite titles… Before that happened, however, my favorites were anything from Mike Mignola or Michael Allred… and the dusty, weird books I exhumed from dollar boxes.

Justin: I’ve been a comic fan since the day in 8^th grade a classmate brought a Wizard magazine to art class and I saw one of Michael Turner’s renditions of Sara Pezzini. I go to the local comic shop on a weekly basis, but these days I rarely have the time to read any of the books I buy. Mostly it’s become a reason to absorb various art styles and an appreciation of visual storytelling. Books I pick up monthly are Haunt, American Vampire, and Joe the Barbarian. There’s a bunch more, but my mind is going blank.

Sal: I remember the first comic I ever got my hands on, it was a Spiderman & Wolverine team up of some kind, and I remember the Lizard showing up at some point, thinking to myself ‘wow, this is awesome!’. Of course, I also used to watch the Incredible Hulk (the Bill Bixby one) & all the other superhero TV shows when I was really little. I was always a sucker for obscure titles like “Samurai Penguin” or “Cold Blooded Chameleon Commandos” etc, and of course, Batman! But, similar to Chris, I don’t find much time these days to follow specific titles, but I do love locking down with graphic novels as often as I can.

Eric: Have you always been a horror fan?

Chris: That depends on the definition of “fan”. Way back when it started out as morbid curiosity, but has officially bloomed into fandom.

Justin: Well… to be completely honest, no. I never minded horror movies, but it wasn’t something I had an active interest in until the end of high school when I was all about the doom and gloom. But as Chris said, it has officially bloomed into fandom. All I needed was a little heart break to push me into that realm of escapism that is horror. I’ve felt very comfortable there ever since.

Sal: Yeah, I think so. I can never forget the morbid fascination and ‘cool!’ factor when perusing the local video store (VHS?!?!) with my dad. I guess it helps that my dad also really liked Horror & Action movies, so I grew up with lots of that stuff. I suppose you could say they made a big impression as well as inspired me to create the things I do in many big ways.

Eric: So, out of quite a few classic horror movies, why Nosferatu?

Chris: I’ve always liked underrated and obscure characters. Plenty of people know Count Orlok, of course, but needless to say he’s no Dracula in terms of popularity. I’ve seen projects dealing with the Nosferatu story before, but nothing updating the original film with a modern setting and cast. It seemed like a nice challenge, and a way to perhaps bring the good Count a little closer to the spotlight… which would fry him, I suppose.

Eric: In your update, I think the creative team did an incredible job of creating modern parallels with the original details – not only with the story but also with the art. Can you tell us about the art team behind Nosferatu?

Chris: Time for me to step out of the way!

Justin: Chris is a very easy guy to work with, particularly when it comes to character design. He gives me a few ideas about a character’s design or personality and lets me do almost whatever I want as long as I keep those details in mind. We’ve done a few projects together and have plans on doing more in the future, and character design is always, ALWAYS the best part about the project. Not that I don’t like doing the panel to panel work. It’s just that first time exploring a character and really feeling like your creating something from scratch is really rewarding. Plus, Chris knows I absolutely love drawing alt girls. Drawing Tommy and Elle was always a pleasure.

Sal: No pressure or anything! Well, I did the color and paintwork on the book – as well as the occasional background when needed – with my main goal being to make Justin’s work shine as much as possible, whilst still adding my own flair to each page. As mentioned above, I grew up with Horror movies, and I also wanted to bring a little bit of that into the colors. From the classic black & white films, to the colorful aesthetic of the Hammer horror films, and even a dash of schlocky 80’s horror, but without compromising the original F.W. Murnau Nosferatu film too much. And I have to say, it was fantastic to be able to bring that to the panels where Justin did his take on some of the more memorable shots from the classic 1922 film.

Eric: From first thought to finalized publications, how long did this project take?

Chris: The first thought occurred some time in early 2008. From there it was a matter of gathering the dream team, etc. There was tragedy, triumph, and everything in between. So all told I guess it took about two years from idea to finished product.

Eric: Any other horror icons you would like to update into the 21^st century?

Chris: I think we all have a lot of our own ideas we’d like to get out there… but that said, I’ve been toying with updating Poe’s “Masque of the Red Death”… and then there’s a little something special tentatively titled “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Zombies”.

Justin: What Chris has been plotting for “Masque” is really interesting and I’d love to be a part of that if time was more on my side. Other than that, I wouldn’t be too opposed to defiling The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

Sal: That’s a tough one! It’s tough to think of some that aren’t or haven’t been swept up in the slew of remakes lately! Well, I’m a sucker for creature features, so something like “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms” or “Creature from the Black Lagoon” would be right up my alley. Heck, if handled right, even something like ‘The Killer Shrews’ could be interesting. Although, Chris mentioned ‘Masque of the Red Death’, and I think that would really be something, too, though! Course, that also makes me think of Vincent Price, to which I say, bring on Dr. Phibes!!!

Eric: Viper Comics is not just known for horror comics, they have a pretty well-rounded catalog. Chris, you are both a writer and the marketing director at Viper Comics, can you tell us about them?

Chris: Well, Viper has been around since 2001, and has published everything from Dead@17 to Villains to the upcoming Hero Petz. I think that no matter what your personal taste in comics – or your age – you can find something over at Viper that will satisfy your comic bug. They’ve even launched a line of all-ages titles under the “Blinko Books” banner. The official site is http://ViperComics.com in case you were wondering. Muahaha!

Eric: What New projects are coming down the pike from Viper?

Chris: Well, some really great stuff just came out, actually. Again, there’s quite a wide variety… All-Ages stuff like “Odd Rods” and “Stu Bear in the 25^th Century”… all the way to darker books like the biblically horrific “Hell House” and the drunken super-human tale, “Blue Agave & Worm”. In December Viper rounds out 2010 with “Orpheus”, the story of an escape artist which has to be seen to be believed.

Eric: Any of yours specifically?

Chris: Not yet! Heh.

Eric: Shameless plug time – anything I forgot?

Chris: Well, more information on Nosferatu can be found at http://BookOfVampires.com where people can follow us on Facebook, purchase the book, and probably do other things with the word ‘book’.

Justin: You can catch more of my scribblings at http://mydyingrose.deviantart.com and also pick up your copy of the Littlest Zombie at http://www.spookyco.com/books.htm because once those copies are sold, there will be no more made. It’s a perfect Halloween/Christmas present for all ages.

Sal: Well, Chris has the Nosferatu info covered, so other than that, folks can find my work at www.thedarkcloak.com . Thanks for having us!

Thanks for talking with me, I can’t wait to check out some of your upcoming books!

BrokenFrontier.com Provides Nosferatu Preview

Jessie — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 05:32:10 +0000

Sneak look at the upcoming horror of “Nosferatu” was provided in issue #13 of the Frontiersman.

Check it out here!

Macgyver Battles Bigfoot

Jessie — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:00:02 +0000

I was told that Macgyver also had battled bigfoot. So now I found myself searching for this fight sequence. Seems I have found a new obsession ” Sasquatch”. Well I found it, and you can also watch it below.

The Moore American Newspaper Interviews Kung Fu Bean Creator

Jessie — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:56:55 +0000

The Moore American Newspaper Interviews Michael Adams creator of our latest webcomic “Kung Fu Bean”.

Link to article here

Full Article below:

October 6, 2010

Local comic artist has strip on the Web

By Peggy Laizure The Moore American The Moore American Wed Oct 06, 2010, 07:15 AM CDT

MOORE — Imagine waking up in the middle of the night by a bright flash and loud bang. You get out of bed and find a large can of beans in the middle of the floor.

Excited because you are a little hungry and beans are nutritious, then out of the can pops Kung Fu Bean, a martial artist wearing a flag of Japan for a head band, and he’s ready to take on the world.

Kung Fu Bean is the creation of Moore comic artist Michael Adams, and Viper Comics out of Dallas has picked up the comic on its website. Once 45 pages of the strip are published on the website, they will be published in a book. Adams also would like to see Kung Fu Bean become an animated series.

The Bean was born in 1999 when Adams was doodling and the sketch developed from there. Then “Kung Fu Panda” came out and Adams was mad. “I tried to come up with a better name,” Adams said. “But kept coming back to it because it’s who he is. Once you read it, you know it is nothing like ‘Kung Fu Panda’.”

He has three daughters, ages 5, 9 and 11, and he wanted a kid-friendly story to go with the drawing.

Kung Fu Bean is dejected trash from a space shuttle. The can of generic beans, banana peel, half eaten apples, drift off in space when a flash of lightning heats up the beans and compresses them into one large super strong bean. He is skilled in all forms of martial arts.

Adams took Tae Know and Kung Fu as a child and two of his children have their blue belts in Tae Kwon Do. His youngest will be taking it soon. “Just two away from their black belt,” Adams said.

Adams has watched all the old Kung Fu movies and he thought it would be fun to spoof them. He also wanted a team that was unusual. “I tried to think of the oddest pairing of characters,” Adams said. “He’s a master of martial arts, a walking Kung Fu parody. Tank is a know-it-all, super genius and of course, there is X-5, the smart mouthed robot Tank built.” He wanted a strong character for his daughters, he said. “I wanted to show my girls that girls can be strong, smart and self-reliant,” Adams said.

Adams also has worked as a colorist for projects like Blue Water productions Hillary Clinton comic. He also worked on background posters for HBO’s “Entourage” season two, episode nine.

Breaking into the comic business is not easy, Adams said. “It’s sitting in a chair at one o’clock in the morning making yourself work while the rest of the family is in bed.” And it all comes down to networking, he said. “The more people you know, the better,” he said. “You have to go to the conventions, rent a table, bring your product, as many as you can, and you have to be committed.”

“It’s all about the producing,” Adams said. “Fans don’t want a one-book-wonder. Be consistent.”

Adams always has drawn and won a few contests in school, he said. It wasn’t until his early teens that he started reading comic books. The “Silver Surfer” was the first book that impressed him with its artwork and story line.

Stationed in Japan with the Navy, Adams noticed that the Japanese people of all ages read comics.

“It covers all subjects from teen crushes to soccer,” he said. “Everybody reads about it. It doesn’t have the stigma it had here in the states.”

Comics are accepted more now, he said because of all the movies about super heroes and television’s “Big Bang Theory,” he said.

Adams has a few other projects sitting on the shelf, but for now, he will focus on Kung Fu Bean.

A new page of Kung Fu Bean is uploaded each Thursday at http://kungfubean.vipercomics.com/

Sasquatch Cryptophobia Inspiration

Jessie — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:35:14 +0000

Without even looking I ran across something that was just too cool. I watched a couple of clips from yes, “ Sasquatch”. But it was just not any clip. This was the 6 Million Dollar Man Vs. Bigfoot, then that led to watching The Bionic Women Vs. Bigfoot. It brought back so many memories I just had to post them here for other Sasquatch aficionados to enjoy.

This was such an event that Kenner even made a bigfoot toy:

THE BIONIC WOMAN VS. BIGFOOT

SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN VS. BIGFOOT

Promising Movie “Monsters”

Jessie — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:41:20 +0000

Ok, so while doing some research today I ran across a trailer and man it looked like a fun film. I’m looking forward to ” Monsters “, we’ll see how it does once released. This looks really promising. I’ve always loved the old Godzilla films where you have this larger then life creature destroying everything in site.

Check out the trailer below:

Nosferatu

Jessie — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:12:07 +0000

“Nosferatu” is a dark, edgy tale inspired by the film of the same name. This modern spin on the timeless horror story follows Tommy and her roommate Elle as the nefarious vampire Count Orlok draws them into his obsession with death and disease. Old-world magic combines with technology and terror alerts when Orlok, the Nosferatu, pays our shores a visit.

Written by: Chris Wolf
Art By: Justin Wayne
Colors by: Sal Nieto

Retail $9.95 / 112 pages / arrives in stores November 2010
DIAMOND ORDER CODE: SEP101161
ISBN: 978-0-9827117-7-4

BOOK REVIEWS:

“… a retelling of a classic story that retains the original’s
essence, especially when it comes to the horrific and the grotesque.”
- Rue Morgue Magazine

“… it’s a relevant, fun, and well crafted story with a stellar art
team.” - Zedura Magazine

“A great adventure for the high school reader and older that does both
the orignal film and independent comic industry proud!” -- ThePullbox.com

“This comic is a damn good update to an old classic for this
generation to enjoy. A great piece of work by independent comic
creators.” - HalfChannel.com

“There’s tons of originality here and it’s very fun and it’s an
original take on the vampire mythos.” -- GraphicPolicy.com

“Nosferatu is a very impressive book that manages to re-imagine a
classic story for a modern audience without cheapening the
experience.” -- Troy Mayes, ImpulseGamer.com

“Funny, creepy, sassy and horrifying, Nosferatu’s contemporary spice adds some bite to a classic vintage.” - Christian Kerr, The Crack Magazine.com

ORDER YOUR COPY HERE

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