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PROPHET Issue #3 Coming Soon!

2008-11-18T22:45:00.001-08:00

Check out these preview pics from Prophet Issue #3!

Keep an eye on www.myspace.com/dangerkatt for updates! The final issue (for now) of the Prophet saga is coming soon!

You can also join the Prophet fan group on Facebook. Just search "Prophet DangerKatt Fan Group" on Facebook, and sign up. It's open to everyone!

Ciao for now.

Dan C.

Prophet Issue #2 Previews!

2008-06-01T18:23:00.000-07:00

Hello fellow DangerKatts! The time is near - Prophet Issue #2 will be out soon! Here's a preview of the opening sequence:

Remember, you can order a copy of Prophet Issue #1 from Comixpress.com. Just click HERE.

Stay frosty, kids!

Dan C.

Prophet Issue #1 available for online purchase!

2008-04-05T00:05:00.000-07:00

Four $1 bills is all it takes to own a little slice of happiness. Prophet Issue #1 is available from the good folks at Comixpress. Just click this link right HERE to own a piece of adrenaline-driven Western Noir.

Buy yours today! Right now! Feed a starving artist, why don't you????

DangerKatt In-Store at Meltdown in Hollywood!

2008-03-28T19:26:00.000-07:00

DangerKatt will be selling and signing our new comic Prophet in store at Meltdown in LA! We'll be part of an event called super*MARKET, which is a mini-con for indie comics pros here in LA.

Come by and see hello!

Here's the skinny on super*MARKET:

super*MARKET
a comics salon for every nerd.

MARCH IS THE ANIMATION SHOW -- focusing on comics creators who work in the animation industry.

COST: FREEEEEEEE!

WHEN: Sunday, March 30, 2008
12pm-6pm

WHERE: Meltdown Comics
7522 W Sunset Blvd
Hollywood, CA 90046

WHO:
Javier Hernandez
Ted Seko
Michael Aushenker
Jose Cabrera
Jerrell Conner
Tom Neely
Levon Jihanian
Sherm Cohen
Stuart Ng Books
Louie Del Carmen
Dan Goodsell
Paul Harmon
Pete Von Scholly
Robert Goodin
Bernyce Talley
Sketch Theatre (featuring Mari Inukai, Jim Wirt, and TBA)
Dangerkatt Creative Studio
And more!

www. supermarketla. com
www. myspace. com/supermarketla

See you there!

Dan C.

Prophet Issue #1 is out!

2008-03-28T19:18:00.000-07:00

Attention DangerKatts! Prophet issue #1 is now out! It should be available for purchase online sometime next week, but in the meantime, you can purchase at these Souther Cal comic stores:

Earth-2 Comics and Collectables

15017 Ventura Blvd Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

House of Secrets

1918 W Olive Ave Burbank, CA 91506

ComicSmash!

11824 Ventura Blvd Studio City, CA 91604

DJ's Universal Comics

11038 Ventura Blvd Studio City, CA 91604

Meltdown Comics

7522 Sunset Blvd Hollywood, CA 90046

Hi-De-Ho Comics and Books with Pictures

525 Santa Monica Blvd Santa Monica, CA 90401

Head on over and demand your copy of Prophet today! If they're out, tell them we have more!

Cronenberg Likes 'Transformers!'

2008-01-11T02:26:00.000-08:00

So, I attended a screening of Eastern Promises tonight at the Harmony Gold on Sunset in Hollywood, and director David Cronenberg came out afterward for a little Q&A.

One eager audience member asked him, "How have you managed not to sell out?"

Cronenberg answered, "I've been trying to sell out. Give me $130 million and all those toys..." and then faded into silent reverie for a moment. A moment later, he piped in and said, "I saw Transformers, and I...kind of...liked it..." This seemed like something of a painful admission for him.

This from the guy that made Dead Ringers. Crazy. Hey, nothing wrong with it. I'm not criticizing. I enjoyed Transformers. It was entertaining. I just wouldn't have expected the guy that made Videodrome to like it. Life is full of surprises.

More highlights from the evening: As some of you out there know, Cronenberg made a film called Crash, based on the novel by J.G. Ballard. Several years later, a guy named Paul Haggis wrote and directed another movie called Crash, which won the Oscar for Best Picture. The Haggis film was not a remake. It just had the same title.

When Cronenberg's Crash came up in tonight's conversation, Cronenberg was quick to interject: "Not Paul Haggis' Crash," and called the Haggis film the "evil twin" of his own. Cronenberg went on to say, "I've told (Haggis) just what kind of an %$#hole he is."

I suppose Cronenberg's not afraid of offending. You'd never know it from watching his movies. Go figure.

Movie Picks: 2007! Just off the top of my head...

2008-01-06T22:24:00.000-08:00

Here's some picks, stuff I liked from 2007. This is something of a brick-a-brack, a schmattering of titles in no particular order. Except the first two, which are my top two favorites:

1. 3:10 to Yuma

Loved it. This was a great Western, and a great movie all around. A man trying to be a man in the face of his family, bucking the system, lots of shootin' and fightin' - all the stuff you want from a Western. Great cast, great direction, script. GO SEE IT!

2. American Gangster

Denzel, you are the greatest. Russell Crowe, thank you for showing us it's okay for men to be men. Great crime movie, didn't miss a beat. Ridley Scott goes into Scorsese territory and doesn't disappoint.

3. 300

Fun. Liked it.

4. No Country for Old Men

Lots of anticipation over this one. We were all supposed to like it. I did like it. I'm not going to say it was perfect. I had a few problems with it (like that matters), but I did like it. The cast was terrific.

5. The Bourne Ultimatum

As far as the first two Bourne movies, I am like Jason Bourne himself: my memory is hazy at best. Not because they were bad. I saw the first one opening weekend when it was released. That was something like 22 years ago, it seems. I saw the second one on an airplane. Anyway, this movie was exciting, and brilliantly shot. I loved it.

6. Zodiac

The marketing tried to trick us into thinking this was a creep-out horror show ala Se7en, but it wasn't that. There were intense elements, "scary parts" if you will, but this was a very long, procedural drama. We walked through every element of the case with those guys, and by the end, felt like we were part of it. Great cast, good showings by all the leads. Some great supporting characters that the ads missed were played by Anthony Edwards, Dermot Mulroney, Chloe Sevigny, Elias Koteas, Donal Logue and most notably John Carroll Lynch. He's the guy that played Margie's husband in Fargo. Usually a jolly-type guy, but he played a major creep in this movie. Good fun.

7. The Hoax

What fun. Great showing from Richard Gere and Alfred Molina. They are philanderers, liars and thieves, yet you cheer for them the whole time. This movie was tight, fast paced, funny, sad and exciting. Great work by Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom.

8. Eastern Promises

You enter a David Cronenberg movie with certain expectations: hyper psycho sexuality and extreme violence. This one certainly delivered on the violence side, skipped the deviant sexuality for the most part. A little different from the other Cronenberg flicks I've seen - in short, this was an excellent European psychological drama set against the Russian underworld in present-day London (cosmopolitan, yes?). Viggo was terrific, my favorite role for him yet. Vincent Cassel shined as the spoiled and closeted crime boss's son. Armin Mueller-Stahl, also terrific.

That fight scene you've heard about - good grief. You have to see it to understand. Yikes.

9. Sunshine

This was easily the most suspenseful and most beautiful film of the year for me. Danny Boyle is a great director with an impressionistic style that is both mind warping and efficient at the same time - extraordinary visual sense coupled with terrific story telling. The music was haunting and beautiful, composed by John Murphy and Underworld. A must see.

Biggest Head Scratcher of 2007:

10. Cache

It came out in 2005, but I think it was just released here last year. I dunno, maybe I'm wrong. But anyway, of the movies that I personally watched in 2007, Cache takes the prize as the head scratcher of the year. In a good way. Just watch it. You'll see what I mean.

Okay, so it wasn't exactly a schmattering of titles. It was more like a top ten. Sorry about all the build up. I hope nobody's disappointed. There were some other movies that I liked, I'm sure. I just don't remember them off the top of my head. But these were my faves.

2007 turned out all right, overall.

You didn't ask, but here are some of my favorites from 2006: Children of Men, Babel, The Departed, Little Miss Sunshine, The Prestige, Little Children, Superman Returns.

If you're wondering why I put Superman Returns on the 2006 list, the answer is this: I liked the movie. There you go.

Prophet Previews!

2008-01-06T21:52:00.000-08:00

Well, the work on PROPHET continues. We'll be releasing a 48-page Zero Edition for Wizard World LA in March, and we'll be releasing a 114-page trade paperback early summer. I'm excited to present something of a rogue's gallery, a collection of prelim sketches for some of the characters you will be seeing in the pages of PROPHET.

All artwork is by Anthony Diecidue. Check out more of his work at http://www.artofant.com and friend request him at http://www.myspace.com/artofant.

First, A nifty sketch of Prophet in action:

Our lovely but tough-as-nails leading lady, Sanchez:

Hot but deadly, the mysterious Chang. Don't get too attached, fellas. She's evil:

Sure to be a fan favorite - arch nemesis, foe, baddest of bad guys, Cheshire:

Finally, a smorgasboard of evil - Calvera, Santiago, Sentenza, Hutchins, and an as-of-yet nameless Demon:

Here are some rough sketches of new pages! More to come soon, so stay posted. I know you're antsy, but please, try to be patient.