Tonight in Philly: Exhumed Films

Exhumed Films presents an Italian Flesh Eaters Double Feature...

Cannibal Apocalypse
(aka Invasion of the Flesh Hunters):



and Terror-Creatures from the Grave
(aka Cinque tombe per un medium):


Tonight, I-House, Philly, 8pm, $10. Details here.

orange

This is what the Anthropologie storefront at 18th & Walnut in Philadelphia looks like right now. I'm not entirely sure what's going on here (that is, I don't know who did it, what it's called, etc.), but I like it.

Picture Pages

Okay - One last Wizard World post, then I'm moving on to other things.

The original cover art for all 12 issues of Watchmen:


Unfortunately I couldn't get any closer than that. They actually had a guard standing watch over these, and velvet ropes to keep fans at a distance.


A Joe Orlando page from Tales From The Crypt #28 (and yes, I'm well aware that it says "The Vault of Horror" - but trust me, it's a Crypt page):


And saving the best for last... Ghastly Graham Ingels' cover for The Haunt of Fear #27:

Max Brooks

One of the highlights of Wizard World this year was not only meeting World War Z and Zombie Survival Guide author Max Brooks (who was a helluva nice guy, by the way), but also being able to attend all of his panel discussions. He signed my copy of WWZ (he scribbled a compliment to my shaved head, saying it was a good choice, as zombies wouldn't be able to grab me by the hair), and I convinced him to record a quick promo for what is currently my favorite podcast on the planet, Mail Order Zombie. It kicks off the current episode (number 74), which can be found right here.



Max was a part of 3 different panels - a Q&A with Avatar Press' William Christensen, focused on Brooks' upcoming Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks; "Writing The Undead" with Fred Van Lente (writer of Marvel Zombies 3 & 4) and John Russo (co-screenwriter of Night of the Living Dead); and Max's own "What's Your Zombie Plan". Of course, all three events ultimately turned into Q&A sessions about all things zombie, and I ended up hearing some of the same info several times, but they were all highly entertaining. Big fun.



Among other things, he talked about the WWZ movie, and the fact that production was recently delayed. In essence, he told the audience that we, the fans, have more more power over what's going to happen with the film than he does - since they've already paid him for the book, and now they're after our money. So he urged anyone with the interest and drive to do so, to contact the people involved in making the film.

My buddy Dan over at Geekadelphia scored a quick interview with Max, which you can check out here. Toward the end of it, you'll find all the info you need to contact the film folks.

Chuck

Wow. Sorry - I fell down a well. Time to get back into the swing of things, blogwise.

Here are some pics from the Chuck Palahniuk reading waaaaay back on May 8th. The night consisted of standing in line for ridiculous amounts of time, making new friends, hearing about Chuck's German radio faux pas, 3 broken English propagandist fairy tales, a hundred 3-foot tall inflatable plastic penguins, and watching people take pictures with Chuck holding a 5-foot tall trophy.

What a great night.