The Faces Of A Thief, 2 Thugs, An Assassin and A Maniac... What Do You Get? Sean Hamilton's 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Face Mash-Up !!!

My buddy Sean Hamilton is back at it again, this time taking on the hit characters of the 'Guardians of the Galaxy'. In his latest 'face mash-up' piece he takes on the new Fab 5 and uses their distinct facial features to meld them into one cohesive facial pattern. You get the crown of Groot's tree head, the flowing purple ponytail against the green skin of Gamora, the red tattoos of Drax, the furry brow of Rocket, and the mask and 80's headphones of the man called Star Lord... all in one piece! Pretty great. Sean is a very talented dude and has been knocking out amazing art pieces over on his webpage but, he is also finding time to be in the podcasting game with the guys over at the League of Geekz. They have some interesting takes on everything from pop culture, and Sean gets to chat with his fellow podders about toys, movies, comics, TV and much more. Where does this guy find the time? Another great artistic endeavor done well by Create Ink Studios. Make sure you try and cop this puppy when Sean adds it to the online store. Check it out after the jump....

The CCD Podcast: Episode #15.5 - The Guardians of the Galaxy Review or I Plan For Awesome Mix Vol #1 To Be The Soundtrack Of My Life...

Wow... this may very well be the best Marvel movie released thus far... yup, I said it!!! Guardians of the Galaxy has come... and boy did it CONQUER!!! Over 160 mil worldwide, and as much critical acclaim as any comic book I have seen. So it is a perfect time for us to launch our '.5' episodes, which will be mini review episodes. Sometimes the movies will be new, sometimes old... but you get our perspective on it one way or another!!! So let's get on the journey with Groot, Rocket, Drax, Gamora, and Star Lord... come and get your love!!!! Check out the pod embedded after the jump... and please head over to ITunes where you can Subscribe, Download, Listen, Share... and then REPEAT!!!






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Guardians of the Galaxy x Tommy Lombardozzi x Erle Tompkins = FUEGO !!!

So I saw Guardians of the Galaxy at the 7 pm Thursday night show... and it was magnificent. Absolutely perfect. On every level. It was just amazing, and words can't do it any justice. So I'm going to let two of my very talented artist friends do the talking with their talent. Tommy Lombardozzi is an amazing artist who is not afraid of any challenge when it comes to character creating. So when he began getting hype for the GOTG movie release, he decided to add his own vintage loving spin to the version of the team that appears in the movie. He has Groot, Rocket, Drax, Gamora, and Star Lord... but it is the retro versions of all the characters instead of the most current inclinations!!! Great idea and execution... can't know where you are headed unless you know where you are going!!! Up second we got our boy Erle Tompkins and his homage to the GOTG. He decided to bust out his own unique Peter Quill... The STAR LORD himself! It is the movie version of Star Lord, complete with the orb and all. Suns out, Guns out... two great pieces, by two great artists. Check out all their work by clicking their names above, and check out these pieces after the jump...

The (Old School) Guardians of the Galaxy by Tommy Lombardozzi

Star Lord aka Pete Quill by Erle Tompkins

The CCD Podcast: Episode #15 - The Best Space Operas Ever or You Talkin' About Some Damn Sharks Mother Up In Space? I Will Whip A Glaive At Your Head...

The eve of the release of Guardians of the Galaxy is upon us, so you know the CCD Podcast gang had to tackle the unique genre the film fits in... Space Operas!!! Guardians is very unique in the sense that it is a space set, buddy team up, comedic ensemble film that exists in a very small group of films. So we decided to talk about the films that were similar to this from the past: Think 'Krull', 'The Last Starfighter', 'Flight of the Navigator', 'Galaxy Quest', and the like. It is a fun filled trip down space movie memory lane... so why not join us and celebrate this seldom used genre on the verge of its biggest movie release yet? Enjoy some art and the podcast itself after the jump....

The Real Rocket & Groot by Ratscape

The Guardians of the Galaxy (Raccoons Only Variant) by Joe Endres

Guardians Wallpaper by Tim Bern

Rocket, Groot & Howard the Duck by Jay Fosgitt

K is for Krull by Marco D. Carillo

Krull papercraft arcade cabinet by PaperCrafter 1

The Last Starfighter by Jeremy Dale 

And now for the main event:

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Mike Vazquez Has Some Dope SD Comic Con 2014 Exclusives Ready For The Show!!!

We are on the cusp of this years San Diego Comic Con, and show exclusives from everyone involved are starting to crop up all in our Feedly feed. One of the coolest ones so far mashes up what will probably be 2 of the biggest comic book movies of 2014: Days of Future Past & Guardians of the Galaxy. Artist Mike Vasquez abandons his typical Adventure Time inspired creations to create a variant cover/poster that features everyone's favorite Raccoon in the role of Wolverine and the rest of the Guardians supporting cast on the posters behind him. He means business, and this is a great interpretation of the classic cover of issue X-Men #141. The piece was a combined effort creation between Vasquez and LogicFun (an artist from France who colored the piece). Vasquez also has some dope stickers featuring Groot, Star Lord Gamorra and Rocket (yeah, no Drax... weird), and a bunch of team Adventure Time inspired prints (Friday is Nintendo characters, Saturday is Guardians, and Sunday is Spidey & the Sinister 6) that are limited and only available at Vasquez's table. He also has a cool 35 page sketch book available for purchase. As someone who has followed Vasquez's art for a while, you will be blown away by both the look of the pieces as well as the quality of the prints. You can see more of Vasquez's work over at his Etsy & Deviant Art pages, and check out pics of everything from SDCC after the jump....

Uncolored

Finished Version

2014 SDCC Sticker Set 

2014 SDCC Exclusive Print

Vasquez's Sketch Book

2014 SDCC Exclusive Prints By Day...

  

Guardians of the Galaxy Gets A Trailer... OOOOOOHHHHH, I'M HOOOOKED ON A FEELINNNNNN !!!!

When the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer was scrubbed from the Super Bowl broadcast, I began to gte concerned. How could a 2 minute trailer not be ready for a movie due out this summer? Was Marvel lacking that much confidence in a film meant to carry on the epic run the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been on? What the Fuck! But then the actual trailer came out, and... well, I must say that I owe Marvel an apology. I owe them an apology because over the past ten years they have hit film after film out of the park. I owe them an apology because they have weaved together a cohesive universe over multiple films that is constantly moving forward. And most of all I owe them an apology because they have never given me a reason to doubt them, and I started too. But after 2 minutes and 31 seconds, I realized what an idiot I am! Awesome, awesome, awesome!!! The trailer was perfect. The tone of the film seems amazing, James Gunn's style is all over this trailer. All the alien tech and characters look amazing. Drax looks rugged. Gamora sexy and deadly. Starlord... Starlord is hysterical! The highlight of course is Groot & Rocket. Rocket looks and sounds pretty spot on. The spitting also drives home the characters rudeness. Groot looks epic, and him being Rocket's muscle is probably going to lead to some really fun action scenes. I also love the simpleness of the character... its pretty spot on. Can this be any better? I don't know how. You have probably seen it already, but if not have at it after the jump. Guardians of the Galaxy hits theaters on August 1st, 2014...



 

Model Callie Cosplay Takes On Gamora... Sexily, Of Course!!!!

Guardians of the Galaxy will be here sooner rather than later... and while comic geeks are dying to see what they do with Rocket Raccoon & Groot, it is some of the other characters that people should really start to get familiar with. The one that stands out to me is Gamora, the sex appeal of the team as the only woman member. Yup, she is green-skinned and mean... but don't you dare mistake her for She Hulk!!! Gamora has been around since 1975 and has a seriously checkered past in the comics that are sure to play a part in Phase II and Phase III of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Gamora is Thanos's step-daughter, and the big cosmic baddie was teased at the end of Avengers. Given that Avengers II will be The Age of Ultron, it seems like Thanos is slated to be the big baddie in Guardians instead... which is AWESOME on so many levels. I am sure that Gamora will start off loyal to her pops and maybe see the light... and she is being brought to life on the screen by the lovely Zoe Saldana. That is sure to be a treat for the eyes at the very least. As we await to Ms. Colombiana in the green body paint, to hold you over here is an excellent gallery of model Callie Cosplay bringing the sexy alien to life. She really captures the essence of the character, and her costume is perfectly close to the original. Guardians of the Galaxy hits theaters in 2014... in the meantime, we will always have Callie as Gamora...

 

Zoe Saldana Is Playing Gamora In 'Guardians of the Galaxy'... Color Me Intrigued!!!!

Casting news abound... and this is the kind of casting news that gets people excited for a project that is still 16 months away. Zoe Saldana, who is quickly becoming a fave among genre fans, has been cast as Gamora in James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy. Saldana is an intricate part of JJ Abrams Star Trek rebooted universe, was in Avatar, and was in comic book adaption The Losers (a very underrated movie...check it). She knows her way around a comic con... but this role will earn her infinite geek cred in the foreseeable future. Click after the jump for more...

Gamora is the adoptive daughter of Thanos, the guy who is being set up as the big baddie of the whole Phase II of Marvel's movie universe. Then she rebels against her poppa and joins the Guardians of the Galaxy to take on the mad titan as he constantly strives towards destroying the universe. She is a bad ass, has some high powered relationships with Nova & Adam Warlock, and a very intricate part of the whole Guardians/Marvel space stories mythos. I for one can't wait to see this movie. Star Lord has been cast as Chris Pratt, David Bautista is playing Drax the Destroyer, and now Saldana is Gamora. I imagine Rocket Raccoon & Groot will be CGI based (or maybe mo cap...please do mo cap!), and now we have an idea of what the whole team will look like.

I really love the casting choices so far, I think Gunn is perfect for the directing gig (Marvel did it again!), and the Guardians are an intricate part of an Marvel cosmic storyline in the history of  the company.  Guardians comes out in August of 2014. I will be there... how about you?