I recently featured a Spider-Man by Paul Mason, here’s the second piece I had commissioned. Unfortunately I have to give it Wolverine it really came down to a no holds barred, beat down rumble. Logan would go straight for the jugular (literally) and ole’ Peter wouldn’t really stand much of chance!
Tell me if you think otherwise though.
Who would win?
It’s been a while since my last comic reviews (Dusk and Negafighters come to mind). I was fortunate enough to get a preview copy of City of Abacus by British musician and model VV Brown and David Allain prior to the official 07-May-10 release date.
With an amazing backstory covering political intrigue, royalty (and affairs), forgotten children and throw a brewing war into the mix. The preview I saw was promising although it was only a glimpse, from the sample provided you get an idea of the art style of the works. Great for an independent Emma Price but not as polished as more mainstream or established artists.
A gentle reminder that tomorrow (30-Apr-10) is the last day for Kirk Lindo Competition. Get your entry in!
It’s finally out here in Australia! Iron Man 2 released 28 April 2010 (UK release 30 April 2010 and US/Canada on the 7 May 2010). With Robert Downey Jnr reprising his role as Tony Stark, it’s been getting some rave reviews with Samuel L Jackson and Scarlett Johansson stealing their scenes as Nick Fury and the Black Widow respectively. Definitely going to try to catch it this weekend, along with Free Comic Book Day on 01 May 2010!
Make sure you stay for the extra ending after the credits! It’s confirmed there’s a little Easter Egg for those willing to wait right until the end of the movie.
Iron Man 2 Trailer :
Check out the trailer!
The suitcase armour looks awesome.
5 more days (30 April 2010) before Kirk Lindo’s competition closes. Be sure to get your entry in before it’s too late. Thought I’d share DRUMCZAR – Alan‘s entry, he picked Sojourn (from CrossGen) as his favourite artwork. Remember you can pick any of Kirk’s prints for this competition.
Click below to enter : Link to Competition Just leave a comment in that post, on which is your favourite print and why. It’s that simple.
Sojourn :
As a special treat, Kirk allowed me to showcase one of this new images. This one is an extremely voluptuous female Robin. It’s a wonder how she fits into that costume!
Female Robin :
There’s quite a few artists waiting to be featured. There’s so much great stuff just waiting to be showcased. Keep checking this space and you’ll see some incredible artwork being displayed. If you do want to see your artwork here, always feel free to email me sigmatestudio[at]sigmatestudio.com and I will respond ASAP.
Coming out 27 July 2010, I’m eagerly anticipating the release of this one! DC has done a great job on these DVDs (loved the last Green Lantern one)! If the storyline follows the comics, I already know the identity of the Red Hood but it’ll be great to see it translated onto animation. Unfortunately we don’t have Kevin Conroy giving the voice of Batman, this version of Batman seems to sounds very much like Christian Bale’s rendition.
As a plus however Neil Patrick Harris (Barney from How I Met Your Mother) as Nightwing and my favourite bit of casting, Jensen Ackles (Dean from Supernatural) as the Red Hood. His voice and performance (from the short youtube video below) fits what I would imagine Red Hood to sound! Just 2 more months before I can check this out!
Featured artist Dion Hamill has put together a comic strip entitled Luba – Hard to Kill. She’s part James Bond, part femme fatale with the cool action one liners (wait to get your to the part 24). I loved this series and appreciate Dion allowing to showcase his work!!
The most recent comic convention had people dressed as Harley Quinn but it was also a great chance to meet Australian artist Paul Mason. Got this awesome Spider-Man sketch from him complete with spaghetti webbing! (The term spaghetti webbing was dubbed by Tom DeFalco during McFarlane’s run on Amazing Spider-Man.)
Coming out in March, Route des Maison Rouge (published by GG Studios) with cover by featured artist Pasquale Qualano and coloured by Alessia Nocera. (Both recently collaborated on a Fanstastic Four piece. Love his pencil work and the colouring adds depth to the cover!
Sketch :
Full coloured Cover :
On other news, thought I’d give a small shout out to blogger My Comic Book Crisis. Check out Tami’s blog if you get the chance! She has a great writing style and does interesting analysis and reviews of various comics.
An update to the Kirk Lindo competition! The prize was included everything from before as well as this huge montage print (it’s so big it has to be rolled). So make you sure you get your entry in (link above). Entries close 30-Apr-10.
Ryo’s Ramen situated in Crows Nest is one of the trinity of ramen shops in Sydney (which includes Genki in Artarmon & Menya in the CBD). Off the three places, Ryo’s is my favoruite with the queue to get in the only problem. The broth is absolutely fantastic and their ramen is easily the tastiest.
Tonkutsu Ramen :
It’s curious though, you can ask for a less salty version but the less salty version usually taste a little more salty? One of those mysteries?
Tonkutsu Ramen (Again) :
If you sit near the door, you will elicit stares from the hungry people waiting outside. And if you’re waiting outside, it’s torture to see people slurping the noodles and enjoying themselves!
Menu plastered across the yellow wall :
There’s a menu in English but I always think how cool it would be to actually be able to read and understand everything that’s written there. All photos were taken with a Canon G11, the images are sharp and it’s more portable that the Canon 40D (as much as I love the 40D).
