SZoners Rambo Tat

Craig / / 2010, Fan Art, Rambo, Sly Fan

I received the photo above and e-mail below from SZoner, Samantha:

Hello Mr Zablo,
I have followed your website StalloneZone for many years: I love watching for new pictures and others’ fan art of Stallone, as I have always been a big fan of him. I would love it if you would post a picture of my Rambo tattoo that I got yesterday on your website. It was done by Mike Magee in Thunder Bay, ON and Mike hopefully will be sending a photo to Devries, Stallone’s tattoo artist, so that maybe Stallone may see it as well.
Please let me know,
And thank you so much for your time!

There’s no denying that Samantha is a huge Stallone/Rambo fan! Thanks for sharing your body art, Samantha! – Craig

The Expendables Leads the Way

Craig / / 2010, Expendables

On December 21, 2010, The Wrap posted their yearend studio report card for Lionsgate.  Overall the studio received a “B” rating thanks in a large part to Sly Stallone’s Expendables.  Here’s two reasons why…

  1. Its “Saw” franchise finally ran out of teeth, but the indie studio had a hit with the Stallone action movie “The Expendables,” while the low-budget horror film “The Last Exorcism” was wildly profitable.
  2. Propelled by low- to mid-budget hits such as “The Expendables” and “The Last Exorcism,”…

To read the full piece, click here.

Sly & Will I Am

Craig / / 2010, Celebs

Singer will.i.am, left, gestures to actor Sylvester Stallone during the second half the Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010, in Los Angeles. The Heat won 96-80.

(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Sly @ Lakers Game

Craig / / 2010

Actor Sylvester Stallone attends the NBA basketball game between Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles December 25, 2010.

REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL ENTERTAINMENT)

The Last Action Heroes, First Again

Craig / / 2010, Expendables

The photo above appears in the year-end double issue of Entertainment Weekly [Dec. 24/31, 2010] which takes a look at the Best & Worst of 2010.  The photo appears with a piece titled The Last Action Heroes, First Again.  Ah, but 2010 was a great year for Stallone fans. – Craig

Dustin Harbin’s Jack Carter

Craig / / 2010, Craig's Sly Art, Get Carter

This week we have Dustin Harbin‘s look at Jack Carter.  Dustin is a freelance illustrator working out of Charlotte, NC.  I’ve known Dustin for years through his outstanding work with Heroes Con.  It was only recently that I discovered Dustin’s talent for cartooning.

Well, you just know I had to see Dustin’s riff on Sly.  I hope you dig it as much as me.  Dustin will be back soon with his take on Sly as Freddy from “Cop Land.” Until then check out Dustin’s blog and give him some love.

Sly Parties with Arnold

Craig / / 2010, Celebs, Fan Art

On December 19, 2010, The Sacramento Bee reported that…

…With two weeks to go until the curtain officially closes on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s time in office, hundreds of the governor’s staff members and supporters gathered Thursday night for a star-studded ‘wrap party,,,”
… that included appearances by Sylvester Stallone, Vanessa Williams, Danny DeVito, Tom Arnold, Jay Leno and others.  You can read the full report here.