Much publicity has been given to Megan Fox’s small role in the upcoming film Jonah Hex.  As we all know sex sells magazines and motivates website hits.  But the main star of the film is the fine actor Josh Brolin.  So I’ve included a publicity still of Brolin in character as Jonah Hex for you all to enjoy.  And for good measure a photo of Brolin as the disfigured Hex is my new custom header.

Let’s hope the film does justice to the DC comic book character.

Here’s a small collection of Mike Hoffman’s fine artwork for his Madame Tarantula comic book creation.  Full details of all his work can be found at Mike Hoffman’s website.

 

Cult actress Tura Satana was a key influence for the look of Madame Tarantula.  Mike had worked with Tura on the creation of her own comic book.

A trailer promoting the 2007-2008 comic book mini-series from Ape Entertainment The Misadventures of Clark and Jefferson.  Story by Jay Carvajal.  Art by Marc Borstel.

Listed in my book as a Science Fiction Western set in 1875 Arizona where Sheriff Clark and Deputy Jefferson encounter flesh eating aliens.

The release has been delayed on this Weird Western for some time due to Wesley Snipes’ tax troubles.  It will most likely be released 2010.  Here’s a taste of things to come…

I’m selling a limited number of signed copies of my book at the standard selling price plus shipping costs.  I’ll personalize them at your request.  Just e-mail to order your copy.
E-mail: pgreen21@verizon.net

I was reading the highly recommended The Weird West Emporium blog and noticed a comment concerning the inclusion of the 1970s TV series Kung Fu in my book.

Although Kung Fu may seem an unlikely Weird Western subject it does qualify because of certain episodes with supernatural themes.  Season Three in particular ventured into this area as the storylines became more mystical and, to some, more confusing.  This YouTube segment from the episode “One Step To Darkness” (3:15) provides a perfect example of a storyline featuring a demon.  All the Weird Western episodes are featured in my book.

Interesting to see Nathan Fillion appear in his Captain Malcolm “Mal” Reynolds costume from Firefly on the Halloween themed episode of Castle last night.  For some reason when he actually appeared at the Halloween costume party he was dressed as Edgar Allan Poe.  But for Firefly fans “Vampire Weekend” is required viewing and provides for another enjoyable Castle episode with a slight Space Western twist.

A new Weird Western premiered on SyFy October 24th.  It starred lonelygirl15 actress Jessica Rose in a story revolving around the familiar strained formula of teenagers stranded in a hostile town being murdered one-by-one.

Only the Old West sequences and veteran actors Gil Gerard and Billy Drago saved the film from total mediocrity.

I’m pleased to tell everyone that my book was published October 14, 2009.  Copies can now be ordered from McFarland and Amazon.

“From automatons to zombies, many fantastic elements have been cross-pollinated with the western genre. This A-to-Z encyclopedia of the Weird Western covers film, TV, animation, dime novels, pulp fiction, comic books, novels, short stories and video and role-playing games.”

All questions regarding review copies should be be sent to Beth H. Cox at : bcox@mcfarlandpub.com

This psychedelic Western received mixed reviews upon its release.  Loosely based on the classic Western comic strip by Jean Giraud a.k.a. Moebius the film features Giraud in a cameo, uncredited appearance.  Although the film may ultimately betray its comic book roots and confuse the audience this clip clearly demonstrates the imagery is impressive.