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Talent On Loan Chris Golden and Tom Sniegowski have a new four issue miniseries coming from Boom! Studios in April, called Talent, which focuses on the sole survivor of a plane crash, who finds that he has the memories and skills of all of the passengers from the flight. The artist will be Paul Azaceta, who drew Grounded for Image last year. This Has An "It's The Sudden Stop That Kills You" Factor of Seven Out of Ten Another Remender Earlier this week, on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, comedian Brian Posehn (Mr. Show) officially announced his new comic, The Last Christmas. As mentioned here before, Posehen's book will be drawn by Rick Remender and come out from Image later this year. I also here it might be up for a feature piece in an upcoming Wizard... This Has A "Christmas At Ground Zero" Factor of Nine Out of Ten Terror That Flaps In The Night TV Shows On DVD is reporting that Disney will release box sets of Darkwing Duck and The Tick animated series later this year. In other good news for animation fans, voice actor, Billy West has revealed that there are plans for FOUR feature length Futurama movies that will be recorded in late summer 2006. This Has A "Bachelor Chow" Factor of Ten Out of Ten Method Man And finally, SBC's own Clifford Meth has a book coming up from Aardwolf Publishing called METHo.d.. It collects 13 of his short stories with illustrations by Dave Cockrum, Steve Lieber, Bill Messner-Loebs, Al Milgrom, Michael Netzer and Jordan Raskin. Jim Steranko designed the book and painted the cover. The book should be available in March from most major comic retailers or directly from Aardwolf's website. There is also a signed edition available. Additionally, all copies purchased directly from Aardwolf come with an unconditional money back guarantee. For more info, follow this link. http://www.aardwolfpublishing.com/component/page,shop.product_det ails/flypage,shop.flypage/product_id,46/category_id,6/option,com_ phpshop/Itemid,6/ That's all folks. Special thanks to John V. for extra vigilance. Later, Blair PS If anyone has any rumors, stories or news to share, please email me at blairm@silverbulletcomicbooks.com. Thanks to everyone who has been sending stuff in. It's greatly appreciated. +++++ Items found in Rich Johnston's "Lying in the Gutters" column at http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/ which are all rumors or gossip so take any of it with a BIG bucket of salt! Write to Rich at: richjohnston@gmail.com Rich heard rumors . . . "The Flying Friar", my graphic novella, drawn by Thomas Nachlik and lettered/edited by Thomas Maeur, from Speakeasy Comics ships next week. And, for closure, Avatar have finally cancelled "Rich Johnston's Holed Up" #3. However, it will be resolicited very shortly, with an updated script for added topicality. The successor team to Frank Miller and Jim Lee on "All Star Batman And Robin" will be Frank Miller and Neal Adams. Another intriguing Batbook on the slate is Rags Morales drawing with the thankfully-not-too-good-for-comics-yet Paul Dini. It seems there has been quite an upset internally at DC over their choice for the "Free Comic Book Day" item. DC is issuing a reprint of "Justice League Unlimited" #1, an already-reprinted- and-already-given-away-with-toys-in-Wal-Mart issue based on the animated series with a questionable future right now. But maybe this might not distract from another upcoming DC $1 comic, like "Countdown," shipping in July, linked to the One Year Later phenomenon... Yanick Panquette has signed an exclusive deal with Marvel. Expect him on an X-book imminently. The new version of the "Across The DC Universe with Alan Moore," "DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore" incorporating The Killing Joke and Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow? has had a few glitches. Adrian Brown is starting his "Just 1 Page" charity event again, where creators send in one page for a themed comic book, the art is auctioned off, and the book is sold at conventions, online and from willing shops. And he's commissioned another statue for the book from Jesse Farrell. _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- COMICS OBSCURA Mike Curtis shandafa@cyberback.com [COMICS OBSCURA are facts Mike Curtis has dug out during his 30 years of collecting Superman and writing about comics. His website for his comic imprint is www.shandafantasyarts.net ] IT IS HONORABLE DISCRIMINATION A Chinese actor has never played Charlie Chan on film, although three other oriental actors did. The first Chan film was the ten chapter serial HOUSE WITHOUT A KEY and Japanese actor George Kuwa was Chan. The next film, THE CHINESE PARROT had another Japanese actor in Kamiyama Sojin (the first Chan feature) and Korean EL Park was in BEHIND THE CURTAIN. After that, Swedish actor Warner Oland made the role his own in CHARLIE CHAN CARRIES ON. And there is talk that action star JACKIE CHAN is planning to do a version. _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- [5] Interviews Richard Vasseur richardv@sympatico.ca Alex Horley artist interviewed by Richard Vasseur www.jazmaonline.com Rich: How did you discover you wanted to be an artist? Alex: Like many in this field, I've been drawing since I can remember (kindergarten and before) and by drawing I mean comics characters or cartoon show characters. I remember, though, that I "officially" decided that I wanted to be a comic book artist for a living, when I was about 7 years old. It's never been an option for me, I've been pursuing this since then. Rich: How did you first get started drawing comic and magazine covers? Alex: I first started working on some Italian RPG magazines and fanzines, then, through a friend/art director, I got in touch with UK based Thundra's Dave Elliott, who assigned me my first professional job (some pinups of Maximum Force); then my works started going around and eventually ended up at DC comics that contacted me to work on a Lobo mini series. Then one thing led to another.... Rich: Do you have a favorite drawing you have done? Alex: No. Even if there are occasional pieces that I get attached to more than others, there's always the feel that the next one is going to be better. There are "details" in some drawings or paintings that I kind of like, here and there. Rich: What would you like to do career wise that you have not done yet? Alex: I'd love to be involved in movies; I'd be really excited to design characters and creatures and then see them come to life on the big screen! Rich: Who has influenced you the most in your art style? Alex: Many artists (too many to mention them all); the earliest influences have been the Marvel artists from the seventies, but the very first one I remember to specifically try to imitate when I was around 11, has been Jack Kirby. The big turning point, though, has been my discovery of Frank Frazetta's un-believable paintings, that's what got me started with painting. I've also been obsessed with Richard Corben's work and Simon Bisley's of course. John Buscema's Silver Surfer and his early Conan stories are still a storytelling bible for me. But I think I " stole" something from almost every artist I got exposed to, in a way or another. Rich: What is the most important thing in your life? Wow, this is a tough one...I guess I'm still trying to figure it out.My work is part of me, I can't see myself doing anything else, but the people that cares for me and i care for is what makes life worth living. Rich: Do you have any projects you are currently working on? Alex: I have several projects I'm working on, at different stages of development and, hopefully, some of these will lead me to that movie-related design work. I do a lot of work for several card games too on a pretty regular basis and the occasional cover jobs. Rich: How did you meet Stacy E. Walker? What is your professional relationship? Alex: I met Stacy at the San Diego Con in '99. We've been working together since then and it turned out to be one of the luckiest meetings in my life, both professionally and personally. She's been helping me more than anybody else establishing connections with pros and to get my work around. Rich: Why did you change your name from Alessandro Orlandelli to Alex Horley? Alex: To make a long story short, I started using that for a few reasons: first my name and last name are too long (20 letters!) and would be hard to remember and pronounce for any non-Italian and since I work mostly for American companies and audiences, I came up with that nickname. Also, when I started I thought "if this doesn't work out I'll just change name and style and try anew", but luckily it worked and got published right away and it wouldn't have been wise to change my name again. Rich: What is the best piece of advice you can give to just starting out artists? Alex: To press on, keep working and working, there's no way around it, no shortcuts or tricks: the time that you spend working at the easel/ table is what makes you better, it's as simple as that. Be humble and dedicated. Also, don't just look at Comic book art, but look at "art" outside the comics as well. Rich: Where is the best place to see your art displayed? ????? Rich: At your website www.alexhorley.com and soon at www.alexhorleyart.com ? Rich: How can someone contact you? Alex: Email me at horley@iol.it Rich: Any last words of wisdom? Alex: Try to always HAVE FUN with what you do; sounds like a given, but once you get into the "grind" it becomes a constant challenge to enjoy what you do and not just see a series of deadlines. If you don't have fun, it'll show through your work. Rich: Thank you Alex. Alex: My pleasure! Also Stacey I see you are a comic and magazine model if you are interested in doing an interview to I would love to. Please let me know. Thank you. Richard Vasseur/Jazma VP _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- COMICS OBSCURA Mike Curtis shandafa@cyberback.com [COMICS OBSCURA are facts Mike Curtis has dug out during his 30 years of collecting Superman and writing about comics. His website for his comic imprint is www.shandafantasyarts.net ] WRITERS MAKE MUCH SOUP OUT OF SMALL CAN OF TOMATOES Earl Derr Biggers only wrote six novels starring Charlie Chan, although 49 features were produced. However, only the first five novels were filmed. The last one, KEEPER OF THE KEYS, was never lensed, but was only performed as a stage play. _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- [6] Interviews Paul Dale Roberts Silhouet98@cs.com Interview with Arvid Nelson, Writer of Rex Mundi! Interviewed by: Paul Dale Roberts, Publisher www.jazmaonline.com Question: Tell us something personal about yourself, your family life, schools you went to, etc. I grew up in New England and was confirmed in the Episcopalian Church. I went to Dartmouth College, where I converted to a religion called Baha'i. My mother is a witch doctor and herbalist and my father is a university professor, investment banker and foundation coordinator. Question: What was the first comic book you ever read? The first time I thought "whoa, I want to write comics" was when I read "Marshal Law: Fear and Loathing" my freshman year of high school. Before that I read comics casually, like anyone else. I always loved Spider Man and The Incredible Hulk. Question: What inspired you to create Rex Mundi? It was a trip I took to France after college. I was working on a documentary film about The Paris Review, an influential literary magazine published in Paris by a bunch of spoiled Ivy League expats in the 50s. I was pretty useless on the trip, just stood around outside like an idiot all day long holding bulky camera bags. Never even got to go inside Notre Dame or the Louvre. Never made it to Montemarte. But I think that's what inspired me; to be so close but so far away. It just got me thinking about all the wonderful things that were surely on the other side of the wall. When I got back to the States my friend gave me a copy of Holy Blood, Holy Grail. The rest is alternate history! Question: Would you compare Rex Mundi to the DaVinci Code? I guess I have to. I first published Rex Mundi in 1999, four years before DaVinci Code. Oh well! I'd like to think Rex Mundi is a little bit more interesting and in-depth than DaVinci Code. DaVinci Code, as I see it, is just a schmaltzy re-hashing of Holy Blood, Holy Grail. I'd like to think Rex Mundi begins where Holy Blood Holy Grail ends. For those who don't know, Holy Blood Holy Grail was the first English-language book that proposed the theory of the bloodline of Christ. It was published in the 80s and is a major inspiration for The DaVinci Code and Rex Mundi. Question: Please brief us on the story of Rex Mundi and who are the main characters? The main characters are Doctors Julien Sauniere and Genevieve Tournon. They have a complicated relationship; they care about each other but Genevieve is overly ambitious while Julien is morose and self-defeating. Julien investigates the theft of a scroll from his friend, a Catholic priest. The theft leads to a series of murders that puts Julien on the trail of a thousand year-old secret society claiming to possess the Holy Grail. The "bad guy" is the Duke of Lorraine, a descendant of the dukes who conquered Jerusalem during the First Crusade. He's trying to seize power, and he's connected to the murders Julien is investigating. Oh yeah, and Genevieve just happens to be the Duke's personal physician! Question: Where and how are you obtaining so much information on the Knights Templars, Soloman's Temple, the Holy Grail? This is a very intelligent and very well researched comic book, how do you find the time to do all of this researching to make this story so intriguing? Thanks! I try to balance my reading between kooky conspiracy theory books and legitimate histories. I've read way too many crackpot books so my tolerance for bad scholarship and bad writing is at a very low ebb. But there's always a small diamond to be uncovered, even in the kookiest of books. Question: Do you feel that the Holy Grail is really the hidden bloodline of Christ or something else? I've done a lot of reading into this subject and I've come to the conclusion the bloodline of David theory is probably nonsense. I mean, there's no way to prove or disprove it, the hallmark of all conspiracy theories. But I do think something strange and secret surely did happen in the south of France during the middle ages. I just don't know what it was. The best book I've read on this subject is The Holy Place by Henry Lincoln. Highly recommended to anyone who's interested in Grail mythology. Question: Why is Judas the good guy in your story? Mostly it was a way of demonstrating how open to interpretation the Bible is; it's possible to read Chirst's interaction with Judas during the Last Supper in the way I described in Issue 15. Fundamentalist Christians love to take passages from the Bible out of context to substantiate their dubious prejudices. The role of Judas in Rex Mundi is just my way of showing how stupid and irresponsible the fundamentalist approach to the Bible is. Question: Do you believe that the Catholic Church/The Vatican will always be powerful, or will they fall like Rome? I would like to get your opinion on this. First of all, I believe the Catholic Church is Rome. Who is the Pope if not Caesar? Secondly, I believe the Catholic Church is just like any other human institution: it's prone to corruption and decay, and people within will abuse their authority. But the Church is able to do good things, too; Pope Benedict just issued an encyclical stating the need for unconditional charity and love in an unjust world. I can't argue with that. I don't think the Church will ever fall in a cataclysmic fireball, I think it will slowly loose membership and influence as more and more people awaken to a higher spiritual understanding. Question: What conventions will you be attending or have attended? I go to the San Diego convention every year and I try to make Chicago. This year I'll also be going to the New York Comic-Con, since I live in New York. I'll even be signing at the Midtown Comics booth on Saturday and possibly Sunday! Question: How can someone contact you? Easy, arvid@shrunkenheadstudios.com. I love hearing from readers! Question: What is your website URL address? Again, easy, http://www.rexmundi.net Question: What are your hobbies and recreational activities? Lifting weights, running, martial arts, old movies, Japanese animation and video games. That's about all I have time for! Question: If you can have 6 dinner guests, 3 fictional and 3 real-life from any time period, who would those 6 people be and why? You know, I never know how to answer this sort of question. I feel like I wouldn't have much to say to the people I admire because we probably wouldn't have much to argue over. I guess I'd like to have dinner with Hitler, Stalin and Mao Zedong so I could strangle them all! Question: If you could go into any time machine, what year would you stop at and tell us why. Ah, I would love to have experienced Montemarte around the time of Toulouse-Lautrec. And I would love to have been a medieval lord because of all the beautiful animals I would have been surrounded by: hawks, hounds and horses. Question: What TV shows, movies, cartoons do you like? I love Twin Peaks and The Prisoner. As to cartoons, Macross (Robotech in the United States) has to be one of the greatest. As to movies, some of my favorites are 2001, The Big Leibowski, La Dolce Vita, Brazil, Chinatown and The Third Man. Question: What books do you enjoy? I don't so much like books as I do authors. I'm re-reading the original Conan stories by Robert E. Howard and they're even better the second time around. I love Roald Dahl and John Bellairs. When I write, I search for that same sense of wonder and awe I felt as a kid reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or James and the Giant Peach. Question: What comic books do you read now? Berserk is awesome! I also like Artesia and Strangehaven. Again, I go more by authors and artists than titles. Guy Davis has to be one of the most brilliant people working in comics. Same with Mike Mignola, Moebius and Geoff Darrow. Question: What gives you your creative energy? Honest to Christ, I have no idea! Question: If Rex Mundi became a movie, who would play the character parts and why? The only thing I feel strongly about is Johnny Depp. I'd love to have him play Julien. Why? Well, he seems like such a cool, interesting person, like he really cares about the roles he takes. He never makes spectacular, forgettable garbage; his movies always have something more to offer. I don't know anything about him personally, but somehow he just seems a lot like Julien. Question: This ends the interview, any encouraging words of wisdom? It's trite, but don't give up! Rex Mundi has been really difficult for me to produce at times, but it's getting a lot easier now that I've found my current artist and I'm on a regular schedule. When I think about how far I've come... I feel like I've accomplished something. And if I can do it, so can anyone else. _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- COMICS OBSCURA Mike Curtis shandafa@cyberback.com [COMICS OBSCURA are facts Mike Curtis has dug out during his 30 years of collecting Superman and writing about comics. His website for his comic imprint is www.shandafantasyarts.net ] HONORABLE SON BRANCHING OUT When series Chan Warner Oland became ill in 1938, several scenes of his next Chan feature had been filmed. 20th Century Fox moved over their other oriental detective MR. MOTO in the person of Peter Lorre to solve the mystery in MR. MOTO'S GAMBLE. However, he is assisted by Keye Luke as Lee Chan, who gets to use all of Pop's "Chan-isms." 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