Posts Tagged ‘The Hunter’
Film number 4 from my top 5 films: Jurassic Park
… me, it never really dawned on me how much I really love this film. Of course when you break the movie down what’s not to love when it has:
Dinosaurs
Chaos theory
Genetics/cloning
Did I mention it has dinosaurs?
When I set out to identify the five films that I hold higher than all others I didn’t want to choose technically brilliant films, by which I mean I recognise the genius and high quality of Citizen Kane, but watching that film is a rarity and I generally don’t …
Comment by Riacrdo 3G: … blown away by the realism that it had at the time. JP …
This week was a very limited affair with very little coming out that I’m interested in.
The big one I wanted to grab is of course Batman and Robin #3 from Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely whom I have mentioned in the past regarding his artwork having to grow on me (which it did, in a big way!). I do have to say though that this officially gets the ‘ugliest cover’ prize for this week (click on the thumbnail to behold the ugliness).
I never thought I would get back into any Batman titles but here I am subscribing to at least three at this stage (Batman and Robin, Batgirl and Streets of Gotham). Of course if they were Marvel titles I would wait it out and get the trade collections like I do with Thor and Runaways.
I also pick up Previews magazine which I like because it just gives me a chance to see some stuff that I might not of encountered online all in one place. I actually really do enjoy leafing through these books looking for art that captures my eye.
I guess it is kinda silly but I also like how it is such a big thick magazine, I feel like I get my money’s worth out of it and there is such a great diverse range of art samples contained within.
Finally this week there’s a bit of a more expensive pick in the form of Darwyn Cooke’s The Hunter, which to be perfectly honest I know very little apart from the art is going to be great and the story is a crime noir book based on the work of Richard Stark. It’s a nice size and in hardcover and after enjoying The Missing Person so much at the Brisbane International Film Festival I’m looking forward to it. I have in recent times attempted to branch out in my reading (comic book wise) to non-capes books, when Tracey is done i want to read the Mouse Guard books I got her too.
As a side note too I am really waiting on them to sort out all the Dark Reign shenanigans so I can start buying Avengers again.
So did you visit your friendly neighbourhood comic book shop this week? What did you get?
A little while ago I posted the poster with all the pop culture weapons for everyone to guess and I felt I was only two off.
Well I wasn’t, I was about four or five off.
But I did get the fork from Army of Darkness which I think was pretty impressive.
It was very cool though because there were some fun email conversations that went on behind the scenes so as not to spoil the competition.
How did you all go:
Now for the numbered poster:
And finally the answers:
A. Pulse Rifle- Aliens
B. Bat-Grapple- Batman 1989
C. Mini-Gun – Terminator 2
D. The Glaive – Krull
E. Bubo – Clash of the Titans
F. Capture Bolt Device – No Country for Old Men
G. Proton Pack – GhostBusters
H. Enviornment Helmet – Predator
I. .44 Magnum – Dirty Harry
J. Crysknife – Dune
K. Holy Grail – Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
L. Megatron – Transformers the Movie 1985
M. Loki’s Mask – The Mask
N. Odd Job’s hat – Goldfinger
O. Leatherface’s Chainsaw – Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974
P. Data’s Bully Buster – Goonies
Q. Jason’s Mask – Friday the 13th pt. 3
R. Identity Disc – Tron
S. Holy Hand Grenade – Monty Python and the Holy Grail
T. Thermal Detonator – Return of the Jedi
U. Training Sphere – A New Hope
V. Killer Ball – Phantasm
W. Fork – Army of Darkness
X. Auto 9 – Robocop
Y. Hunter Seeker – Dune
Z. Anakin’s / Luke’s Lightsaber – Star Wars
1. Johnny 5′s head – Short Circut
2. Golden Gun – The Man with the Golden Gun
3. MacLeod Broadsword – Highlander
4. Atlantean Sword – Conan
5. Sword of Omens – Thundercats (2010)
6. Six-fingered Sword – The Princess Bride
7. Bond’s Walther PPK – James Bond Films
8. The Golden Snitch – Harry Potter
9. Phaser – Star Trek Original Series
10. Green Lantern Ring – Green Lantern (2011)
11. BlasTech DL44 (Han Solo’s gun) – A New Hope
12. PKD Blaster- Blade Runner
13. The One Ring – Lord of the Rings
