Skinnerbox: Here’s a really clever way to promote a book. Like the writer below, however, I wish the filmmakers had spent some of their budget on better makeup for the villain – or maybe actually hire an actor with a mustache? Regardless, I’m jazzed about the book. How about you?
I’m not generally a fan of promotional trailers for comics and books — most rely on dull montages and even worse music — but this new spot for Seth Grahame-Smith’s upcoming novel Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is incredibly well done. Well, if you can ignore the really obvious wig and fake mustache on whom I presume is vampire-John Wilkes-Booth.
The novel, Grahame-Smith’s follow-up to the bestselling Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, depicts Lincoln as the savior of the Union and lifelong enemy of the undead. The author has a couple of comic-book connections: He was among the genre novelists who contributed to the latest Marvel Zombies miniseries. In May, Del Rey/Villard will release a graphic-novel adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is due March 2 from Grand Central Publishing.
A lot of fans out there have been campaigning for genre superstar Nathan Fillion to fill the emerald boots of Green Lantern.
Well, Youtube wunderkind Jaron Pitts has taken one step further, with a truly awesome fan trailer, incorporating the Firefly alumnus as well as Kilowog, Tomar-Re, and the Guardians of Oa:
Now according to Pitts’ notes, he’s used clips from more than two dozen propertes, ranging from the Fountain to Iron Man to G.I. Joe, to make this awesome trailer. Talk about some awesome work, right? If you dig it, click the link above and rank him high!
Mattel, in an effort to raise money for children’s AIDS charities, is auctioning off this absolutely brilliant take on Pixar’s Mater from the movie Cars. Just in time for Halloween, too! While I’m happy to see this effort raising money for kids, I really wish they’d mass market these.
This one’s not horror-themed, but it’s the Simpsons, and they’re wearing costumes, and it’s Star Wars, so why not? Check out Krusty at the back of the image…
Much has already been said about how the DC characters in the upcoming Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe will be neuteured compared to their opponents. As for me, I only have one thing to say:
If Darkseid is a playable, fully powered character, I’m in!
Which characters would you most like to see in the game?
I suppose it HAD to happen, though I am surprised it took as long as it did. While all we’re shown is Batman, what other characters would make a successful transition to the fighting arena? Seems like DC characters are a tad too invulnerable (‘cept Bats, natch) for this treatment.
Cool Stuff: Charles Schulz’s The Watchmen via Slashfilm
Posted on Saturday, March 15th, 2008 at 12:08 am by: Peter Sciretta
22-Year-Old artist Evan Shaner wondered what it would be like if Carlie Brown cartoonist Charles Schulz created the Watchmen. The drawing above includes Charlie Brown as Doctor Manhattan, Linus as The Comedian, Schroeder as Ozymandias, Lucy as Silk Spectre, Snoopy as Rorschach, and Pigpen as Nite Owl.
