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Burning into our Retinas
Is it just me, or has Nicholas Cage rarely looked so good? That was irony, by the way. The above recently released stills are, of course, from Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (US-2012; dir. Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor), which I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Film, Graphic novels, Horror, News, Superhero
Tagged ghost rider, marvel, nicholas cage, superhero movies
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Gigante vs King Komodo, and The Big Eight
Artist Todd Tennant, whose news regarding his upcoming comic series, American Kaiju, recently appeared on Undead Backbrain, contacted the Backbrain the other day so we could catch up with his progress. Commissioned by Bluewater Productions to produce the four-issue series, … Continue reading
Terrific Godzilla Gag
This strip is by Doug Paszkiewicz. I couldn’t resist. Check out Paszkiewicz’s darkly subversion website, Arsenic Lullaby.
Posted in Comics, Daikaiju, Godzilla
Tagged aftermath, comic strip, Doug Paszkiewicz, Godzilla
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Zombies vs Robots: From Comic to Book to Film
Zombies and robots. Zombies mobbing robots. Robots blowing zombies to bits. It’s a combination to thrill the heart of geeks everywhere. IDW and creators Chris Ryall and Ashley Wood have certainly had a major success in pitting these two not-actually-living … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Comics, Horror, My Writing, News, Zombies
Tagged Chris Ryall, Gary McMahon, IDW, kaaron warren, robots, stephen dedman, Zombies, zombies vs robots
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Sketches of Kong
I can’t say the phenomenon is something I’m particularly familiar with, but the images Undead Backbrain has been given of the 5Finity Productions Premium Sketch Card set based on Joe DeVito’s Kong, King of Skull Island look pretty cool. As … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Giant Monsters, King Kong, Monsters in general, News, Pictorial art
Tagged 5Finity, joe devito, King Kong, sketch card packs
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American Kaiju: The Comic Series
Kaiju artist extraordinaire, Todd Tennant — whose work has featured on Undead Backbrain many times (and even appears in the blog’s current header image) — has just told me what has to be the news of the month. “I have … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Comics, Giant Monsters, Graphic novels, Tales of King Komodo, Todd Tennant
Tagged american kaiju, bluewater productions, comics, graphic novels, monsters, Todd Tennant
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The Domestication of Gorgo
It happens to all the Big Ones. They start out fierce and dangerous, and end up getting domesticated. Once some sort of franchise kicks in, they’re doomed; the monsters gradually go from being an outright menace, to being a familiar, … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Giant Monsters, Monsters in general, Pictorial art
Tagged comic covers, gorgo
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Blobs, Swamp Muck and Amorphous Things That Go Splat! in the Night
An Essay on a Globular Sub-genre by Robert Hood Given that violation of physical norms (being giant-sized, three-headed, lizard-scaled, part-snake/bat/bear/lion/dragon/Bobo-the-Clown, you name it) is one of the defining attributes of a monster, it’s not surprising that some of the most … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Essay, Film, Horror, Monsters in general
Tagged amorphous monsters, blob, comics, essay, Horror
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