Great David Mack info

David Mack sent me the following link that show some beautiful high-res images of his work, along with some video of David talking about "The Alchemy" - http://suedevasion.blogspot.com/2009/12/david-mack-at-slc-library-dec-5-2009.html

As always you can buy a copy of our award-winning documentary on David and his work at your local comic shop or here: www.herovideostore.com

Hopkins As Odin

The announcement of Sir Anthony Hopkins as Thor's daddy, Odin, has me pretty pumped about the Thor movie. And for all those folks worried about how a god like Thor will work in an eventual Avengers film with technology based characters like Iron Man? Well, there are a few decades worth of comics with hundreds of stories about them working together in the same universe. No worries here.

SiP omnibus

I devoured all of Terry Moore's "Strangers in Paradise" (and a lot more of his work) before interviewing him for our "Terry Moore: Paradise Found" DVD. Now that it is complete, Terry has compiled the entire series into a beautiful oversized omnibus. You should buy one (and get an extra for me). www.strangersinparadise.com

Disney and Marvel

Marvel has been in the midst of a creative renaissance for about a decade, peering into the creepy and adult corners of their universe (see the MAX line, for example) and simultaneous reaching out to entertain the kids with fun, appropriate fare that introduces their characters and concepts. At the same time, we've had beautifully executed PG-13 movies for mature folks and TV cartoons aimed at the kids.

Now, Disney takes over. I have seen a a lot of recent Disney programming and none of it is fun, unless you dig bland. Their best movies are from Pixar or Miyazaki - nothing home gown.

Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and the rest created a world where nuance was allowed, emotions could be tough and triumph was often the result of effort and sacrifice. Remember when Donald Duck was fun and unpredictable? The Disney world can't even handle that much edge anymore.

I hope Disney leaves Marvel alone and just counts their money. Trust the creators - honor Stan, Jack and Steve.

Hero Video Productions demo

Not sure what I'll do...

I thought it might be fun to have a place to expound a bit. I may use this for updates on projects I'm working on - we'll see. Might be good to link to once I update the Hero Video Productions website. Thanks for taking a look.