Category: Rocky

Evan Bryce Knocks It Out of the Park with Rocky

Craig / / 2013, Craig's Sly Art, Rocky

This week we have the return of Evan Bryce Cranston with an unexpected addition to my Stallone Sketch Collection.  To help celebrate Valentine’s Day and to have some fun for those that follow Evan’s Art Blog, Evan decided to have a random drawing and the winner would receive a specially created piece of art for a Valentine’s Day card.

The random number generator pushed out my number and I ended up winning this awesome Rocky piece. It’s a, uh, knockout!

Check out Evan’s site and say, “Hi.”  He’s not only a talented artist but a great guy.

Thanks Evan!

 

Jerry Gaylord Goes a Round with Rocky

Craig / / 2013, Craig's Sly Art, Rocky

Jerry Gaylord aka The Franchize makes his second, but not his last appearance in my Stallone Sketch Gallery with his take on Sly as Rocky.

I highly recommend Jerry to all sketch collectors. He quickly responds to e-mails, his turnaround time is quick and he packages the art to ensure it arrives safely.

To check out more of Jerry’s art, head here. – Craig

Sylvester Stallone: 5 Awesome Performances and 5 That Sucked.

Craig / / 2013, Cliffhanger, Cobra, Cop Land, Demolition Man, Get Carter, John Rambo, Judge Dredd, Nighthawks, Rambo, Rambo 2, Rambo 3, Rhinestone, Rocky, Rocky 2, Rocky 3, Rocky 4, Rocky 5, Rocky 6, Rocky Balboa, Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot

On February 1, 2013, WhatCulture! posted Sylvester Stallone: 5 Awesome Performances and 5 That Sucked.

  • According to WhatCulture! 5 that were Awesome: Rambo [First Blood and sequels], John Spartan [Demolition Man], Gabe Walker [Cliffhanger], Freddy Heflin [Cop Land], and Rocky Balboa [Rocky and sequels].
  • Their Choices for Not-So-Awesome: Judge Dredd [same name], Ray Quick [The Specialist], Marion Cobretti [Cobra], Jack Carter [Get Carter], and Joe Bomoski [Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot!].

To Awesome I would delete Spartan and Walker to make room for Jack Carter and Deke Dasilva [Nighthawks].  To Not-So-Awesome I would delete Carter and add Nick from Rhinestone. – Craig

5 Essential Sylvester Stallone Films

Craig / / 2013, Cop Land, Expendables, First Blood, Get Carter, John Rambo, Nighthawks, Rambo, Rocky, Rocky Balboa

On January 30, 2013, AZCentral.com posted 5 Essential Sylvester Stallone Films.  Their choices [with embeded trailers]:

  1. Rocky
  2. First Blood
  3. Cop Land
  4. Rocky Balboa
  5. The Expendables
While it would be hard to argue with their list, I think I would pair Rocky/Rocky Balboa and First Blood / Rambo.  This would open up two slots and I’d add: Get Carter and Nighthawks. – Craig

Rocky World Championship Belt Prop Replica

Craig / / 2012, Rocky

Sylvester Stallone fans are going to have a chance to own one the most requested prop replicas ever.  The “Rocky World Championship Belt Prop Replica” is a grail piece and is sure to sell out quickly.  Can you imagine how cool this would like on display in your house?

From the HCG website:

We are very proud to offer for the first time ever, a high quality officially licensed Limited Edition replica of Rocky’s Championship Belt!  The most iconic and instantly recognizable collectible from the Rocky movies, this intricately detailed Championship belt is accurate to the one seen throughout the Rocky series.


Made from heavyweight cast metal with a high quality gold plated finish, genuine leather and layers of ruffled satin – just like the original!


The four metal picture frames feature images of the various champions in Rocky movie history – Clubber Lang, Apollo Creed, Ivan Drago and of course Rocky Balboa.

 

This beautifully crafted, Museum Quality Replica has been crafted with pride from the finest materials available, and is a faithful copy of the original Prop that will be the centerpiece of anyone’s Rocky collection. Comes complete with a black velvet storage bag with Rocky logo. The must have prop replica for any Rocky fan!

 

Measures 43″ long and weighs 2.5lbs approx.


Limited to just 1976 pieces worldwide!

 

 

  • Thanks to Mark and all the fine folks at Hollywood Collectibles Group. – Craig