Mike Torrance Draws Rocky 4 Me

Mike Torrance aka The Krayola Kidd makes a return visit with his patriotic Rocky 4 card drawn for July 4th.  I was one of the proud winners of Mike’s recent Free Sketchcard Day and requested Rocky.  What you see is the result of that request.

You can see more of Mike’s art at The Daily Sketch with The Krayola Kidd (and if you’ve never checked out Mike’s site, you ought to if only to see his Walking Dead cards!) and his Deviant Art site. Mike is available for commissions and his prices are very reasonable.


Sly is the Alpha Male

On July 5, 2012, the Belfast Telegraph posted a piece titled, “Sylvester Stallone is the Alpha Male.”  Here are a few tidbits:

  • “With any wolf pack, there’s an alpha male,” he (Expendables 2 director, Simon West) told Total Film Magazine. “No matter how tough the wolves are, there’s always an alpha male. And Sly is that alpha wolf.”
  • “I think we are all competitive in a lot of ways but there’s a hierarchy on the film based on experience,” he (Dolph Lundgren) explained. “Nobody challenged that, or had issues with that. Stallone is heavily involved with every aspect of the film.”
  • Sly’s the big chief, he knows what he wants,” Jason Statham
  • “There’s a lot of alphas here, no one wants to be outdone,” Sylvester confessed. “They’re on camera, bringing their A-game. What I can bring to the table is advice, because I wrote these characters. I can say, ‘Try it like this…’”