Rambo – Page 19 – Craig Zablo's StalloneZone

Eli Minaya’s Rambo

Craig / May 6, 2012 / 2012, Craig's Sly Art, Rambo

The Rambo drawing above is by the very talented Eli Minaya. I met Eli at this year’s MegaCon. I’d never seen Eli’s art before, but decided on the spot to see about getting a con sketch from him. Eli was up for it and Rambo seemed the natural choice. As you can see from the piece above, it was.

You can see more of Eli’s art at his site.

Mitch Byrd: RAMBO

Craig / April 29, 2012April 29, 2012 / 2012, Craig's Sly Art, Rambo

This is my second Mitch Byrd sketch. You can see the first here. It’s rare to see Mitch at conventions but I’ve been lucky enough to meet up with him at MegaCon a couple of times. When Mitch makes an appearance, I try to get on his list. Look at his art and you can see why.

Sly Compares Rambo & Rocky

Craig / March 25, 2012 / 2012, Rambo, Rocky

On March 21, 2012, FansShare posted Sylvester Stallone Compares Rambo and Rocky.

Sly, Rocky & Rambo: Awesome Dudes

Craig / March 11, 2012March 11, 2012 / 2012, Honors, Rambo, Rocky

Over at IFC, they decided to post a piece “in honor of ‘John Carter,’ ten awesome dude movies with dude’s names for titles. Sly was the only actor to make the list twice [for “Rocky” and “Rambo”]. Here are some tidbits…

ROCKY: You tell me who’s more of a man’s man in Hollywood than Sylvester Stallone. I dare you. And don’t even start with all the Chuck Norris business. Stallone is The Dude to end all dudes… “Rocky” is a rags to riches, come from behind, American Dream story that every man can relate to, and one that millions have probably tried to emulate in one way or another. Stallone not only starred in the classic (and the subsequent sequels), but he also wrote and directed the film. Now that’s a guy who’s worthy of the title of Ultimate Dude.

RAMBO: No one believed that Stallone could make another great Rambo movie, especially when the actor was already over sixty years old. Well, he certainly proved everyone wrong… “Rambo” is easily one of the greatest Dude Movies of all time and is the perfect way to end this list.

[Art by Jason Latour from my Stallone sketch collection. – Craig]

Tom Hodges Draws First Blood

Craig / March 4, 2012 / 2012, Craig's Sly Art, Rambo

This week we have Sly as Rambo by Tom Hodges. I discovered Tom’s art through his DA site. I saw that Tom was going to be drawing live on UStream so I commissioned several sketches which will be posted in the coming weeks. Tom still draws regularly on UStream and it’s always a blast watching him sketch and interacting with the crowd.

Rambo Game Coming in 2012

Craig / December 24, 2011December 24, 2011 / 2011, Rambo

According to this article at Capsule Computers there is a new Rambo game coming in 2012.

Mike Torrance Hits the Bullseye with Rambo

Craig / December 18, 2011December 18, 2011 / 2011, Craig's Sly Art, Rambo

Mike Torrance aka The Krayola Kidd shows us his take on Sly as Rambo.

Recently Mike ran a “Black Friday” discount on his sketches and sketchcards. Since I’m a fan of Mike’s art, I naturally jumped on board for several. Mike, as he always does, went above and beyond. Next week I plan to share the present he included. It’s too cool.

Until then, you can see more of Mike’s art at The Daily Sketch with The Krayola Kidd and his Deviant Art site. Mike is available for commissions and his prices are very reasonable.

“Rambo: Last Stand”

Craig / August 21, 2011August 21, 2011 / 2011, Rambo

The big story this week is a potential new Rambo movie that could be in the works. Although I felt that the last Rambo effectively wrapped up the series, I do like the idea of Rambo: Last Stand done “with the tone of Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven.”

It’s a tough call whether to do another since the last Rambo was so well respected by critics and fans of the genre. Sly has been on a roll though with “Rocky Balboa”, “Rambo”, and “The Expendables”. “Bullet to the Head” looks to be another winner and then we have the highly anticipated “Expendables 2”. When Sly sticks with what he does best, he seldom stumbles, so it will be interesting to see what Sly decides with “Rambo: Last Stand”. Either way, my guess is it will be the right choice.