Sly Arrives

Sylvester Stallone arrives at Lionsgate Films’ “The Expendables 2” premiere on August 15, in Hollywood, California. All-star action romp “The Expendables 2” opened on top at the North American box office this week, pushing another sequel, “The Bourne Legacy,” off the summit, industry estimates showed Sunday. (AFP Photo/Frazer Harrison)

New Expendables Statue from HCG

Sylvester Stallone fans are going to love this new Barney Ross statue sculpted by SZoner, Edinho Maga! From the HCG website:

  • This highly detailed 1:4 scale statue stands an impressive 20″ tall, and features an authentic likeness of Sylvester Stallone as Barney Ross in classic pose – pistol in one hand and cigar in the other! This Museum Quality statue is constructed from heavyweight polystone and then hand painted to the finest detail.The HCG Exclusive version also includes an additional interchangeable portrait complete with beret, and a Skull and Raven Expendables nameplate based on the movies’ signature tattoo.
  • Ultra limited edition of just 150 individually numbered pieces worldwide!  This piece retails for $299.95 and payment plans are available.  [By the way, you read that right.  The limited edition is the same price as the regular edition.  However, the limited edition is ONLY available through HCG.]
  • A regular edition [limited to 500 individually numbered pieces worldwide is also available.  It retails for $299.95 and payment plans are available.
  • As an added bonus for SZoners, if you use the coupon codeExpendables” at checkout you will receive a 10% discount thanks to Mark and the fine folks at HCG!
  • This new Barney Ross statue may be my favorite yet.  – Craig

Mike Torrance Takes Aim at Jack Carter

Mike Torrance aka The Krayola Kidd may have done more Jack Carter drawings than anyone else in my collection.  Perhaps he enjoys drawing the character as much as I do getting the pieces.

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 Stallone is Having a Bang-Up Time

On August 15, 2012, the Boston Herald posted At 66, Expendables Creator Sylvester Stallone is Still Having a Bang-Up Time.  Here are a few quotes from the piece that fans have to love…

  • Retirement doesn’t seem to be in Sylvester Stallone’s vocabulary…
  • Sly: “To do a sequel at this time of my life? Amazing…The beauty in getting this second wind is you can now apply all the knowledge and capitalize on all the mistakes that were learned the hard way and get it done.”


Sly on GMA

On August 14, 2012, TMZ posted a video clip from Good Morning America of Sly speaking about the tough time of dealing with Sage’s passing. 


Coverage of The Expendables 2

The premiere of The Expendables 2 was a major event and received coverage at…

As well as many other sites, – Craig