Some obligatory credit is due to those ambitious (or, depending on the results, naive) enough to establish their name as a feature film director in 2017 on the basis of a genre-faithful western. The hazards of such an approach are not insignificant: take an earnest stab at crafting a film that belongs to a genre with an 80-year-long development trajectory — one that peaked as a self-contained narrative form well over 50 years ago, and has since hypertrophied into a self-aware meditation upon itself, replete with the postmodern, self-reflexive interrogations of the black-and-white moral worldview that forms the very meat-and-bones of the original films — and you run the risk of succumbing to unintentional parody in apparent disregard towards the historical developments of the genre you hope to submit to your vision. On the other hand, when executed with a slight, unostentatious nod to history and just the right touch of contemporary remixing, the rewards can be bountiful.
- 12/15/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
The first trailer has been released for a fantastic looking western called The Ballad of Lefty Brown. The movie stars Bill Pullman as a cowboy who is out on a mission to avenge his friend, who was murdered. If you're a fan of westerns like I am, I think you're gonna like what you see.
The film has a great supporting cast that also includes Kathy Baker (Edward Scissorhands, The Age of Adaline), Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ, Person of Interest), Joe Anderson (Across the Universe, The Grey), Diego Josef (Goliath), Tommy Flanagan (Sons of Anarchy) and Peter Fonda. Here's the synopsis:
When cowboy Lefty Brown (Pullman) witnesses the murder of his longtime partner — the newly-elected Senator Edward Johnson (Fonda) — he strikes out to find the killers and avengehis friend’s gruesome death. Tracking the outlaws across the vast and desolate Montana plains, Lefty recruits a young gunslinger,...
The film has a great supporting cast that also includes Kathy Baker (Edward Scissorhands, The Age of Adaline), Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ, Person of Interest), Joe Anderson (Across the Universe, The Grey), Diego Josef (Goliath), Tommy Flanagan (Sons of Anarchy) and Peter Fonda. Here's the synopsis:
When cowboy Lefty Brown (Pullman) witnesses the murder of his longtime partner — the newly-elected Senator Edward Johnson (Fonda) — he strikes out to find the killers and avengehis friend’s gruesome death. Tracking the outlaws across the vast and desolate Montana plains, Lefty recruits a young gunslinger,...
- 10/19/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Midnight Society: the Black Lake #2
Written by Drew Edward Johnson
Art by Drew Edward Johnson
Colors by Lizzy John
Published by Dark Horse Comics
Midnight Society: The Black Lake #2 delves deeper into the series’ cryptozoological theme as Mi: Omega agent Matilda Flinn begins her investigation into the disappearance of the famous cryptozoologist Kevin Kaycee who disappeared along with his crew in Loch Ness. While issue #1 hinted at the possibility of this being a good series, issue #2 solidifies that assumption into fact. The story involves a great deal more than just a hunt for Nessie, as even a casual perusal of this book will attest to.
This issue picks up right where issue #1 left off, with Matilda Finn joining Billy Wetherell, the pilot of a small submersible, as they are being lowered from their command ship into the waters of Loch Ness in Billy’s sub. As the sub slowly descends,...
Written by Drew Edward Johnson
Art by Drew Edward Johnson
Colors by Lizzy John
Published by Dark Horse Comics
Midnight Society: The Black Lake #2 delves deeper into the series’ cryptozoological theme as Mi: Omega agent Matilda Flinn begins her investigation into the disappearance of the famous cryptozoologist Kevin Kaycee who disappeared along with his crew in Loch Ness. While issue #1 hinted at the possibility of this being a good series, issue #2 solidifies that assumption into fact. The story involves a great deal more than just a hunt for Nessie, as even a casual perusal of this book will attest to.
This issue picks up right where issue #1 left off, with Matilda Finn joining Billy Wetherell, the pilot of a small submersible, as they are being lowered from their command ship into the waters of Loch Ness in Billy’s sub. As the sub slowly descends,...
- 8/23/2015
- by Merriell Moyer
- SoundOnSight
Midnight Society: the Black Lake #1
Written by Drew Edward Johnson
Art by Drew Edward Johnson
Colors by Lizzy John
Published by Dark Horse Comics
The word “cryptozoology” conjures images of intrepid explorers, Indiana Jones-style zoologists who search for legendary creatures in exotic locations, and strange beasts from forgotten epochs of history that somehow survived into the contemporary era. Bigfoot, fairies, and the Loch Ness Monster have all been subjects of cryptozoological investigations. Midnight Society: the Black Lake #1 plays on both the imagery conjured by the word and touches on the two latter subjects of investigation mentioned above. Frankly, issue #1 sets the stage for what could be a great series for fans of shows like Destination Truth and In Search Of …, or readers of comics like Madame Frankenstein or the recently released Mythic.
The first issue of Midnight Society: the Black Lake takes place “many years ago,” in Wales, deep underground...
Written by Drew Edward Johnson
Art by Drew Edward Johnson
Colors by Lizzy John
Published by Dark Horse Comics
The word “cryptozoology” conjures images of intrepid explorers, Indiana Jones-style zoologists who search for legendary creatures in exotic locations, and strange beasts from forgotten epochs of history that somehow survived into the contemporary era. Bigfoot, fairies, and the Loch Ness Monster have all been subjects of cryptozoological investigations. Midnight Society: the Black Lake #1 plays on both the imagery conjured by the word and touches on the two latter subjects of investigation mentioned above. Frankly, issue #1 sets the stage for what could be a great series for fans of shows like Destination Truth and In Search Of …, or readers of comics like Madame Frankenstein or the recently released Mythic.
The first issue of Midnight Society: the Black Lake takes place “many years ago,” in Wales, deep underground...
- 6/23/2015
- by Merriell Moyer
- SoundOnSight
Sneak Peek Zenescope Entertainment's "Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Code Red" available April 23, 2014, written by Pat Shand and illustrated by Joel Ojeda, with covers by Drew Edward Johnson, Talent Caldwell, Mike Krome and Felipe Massaferra:
"...'Red Riding Hood' vs. the 'Dark Horde', as surrounded and hopelessly outgunned, Red puts it all on the line as she throws down with the vindictive 'Ivory'.
"Can she save the all-powerful 'Cyclops' Eye' from falling into the wrong hands, or will she meet the fate of all of the people she has failed to save?
"The final, epic issue of 'Code Red' is here and you don't want to miss it..."
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"...'Red Riding Hood' vs. the 'Dark Horde', as surrounded and hopelessly outgunned, Red puts it all on the line as she throws down with the vindictive 'Ivory'.
"Can she save the all-powerful 'Cyclops' Eye' from falling into the wrong hands, or will she meet the fate of all of the people she has failed to save?
"The final, epic issue of 'Code Red' is here and you don't want to miss it..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 4/22/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
DC Comics has unveiled a new She-Ra digital comic. Continuing the new He-Man-starring Masters of the Universe, issue #8 features a one-shot story that deals with the origin of the Princess of Power. Written by Mike Costa (Blackhawks) and illustrated by Drew Edward Johnson, it will be the first in a series of issues dealing with the origins of the different Masters of the Universe. The kidnapped Princess Adora was raised to be a servant of the evil Lord Hordak in another dimension. "Readers unfamiliar with her history might be surprised to learn that she was a very different person before that transformation," Costa told CNN. "But the hero she would (more)...
- 12/15/2012
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
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