The Mark of Zorro

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ZORRO MAKES HIS MARK WITH DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]by CBR News Team, Editor[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Posted: March 21, 2007 — More From This Author[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]Frank Miller promo art for Dynamite's "Zorro"Official Press Release
Runnemede, NJ - Zorro Productions, Inc. and Dynamite Entertainment are proud to announce the signing of an agreement that will allow for Dynamite to create a new comic book series featuring Zorro! The new Dynamite series will feature not only the masked hero, but also the incredible cast of characters from the venerable Zorro franchise, including fan favorite Lady Rawhide. The agreement allows for Dynamite to also produce a separate Lady Rawhide comic book series.

Created by pulp writer Johnston McCulley, Zorro made his appearance in The Curse of Capistrano, serialized in the pulp magazine All-Story Weekly in 1919. Zorro is a master swordsman who cleverly uses sword, whip and acrobatic skills to defend oppressed people living in the Spanish-era California of the early 1800's. After Zorro's first heroic adventure he became a regular feature in numerous pulp fiction magazines including West and Argosy. His immediate popularity led to Zorro's transition to the silver screen, starring in the the silent film The Mark of Zorro (1920) starring Douglas Fairbanks. Since then, Zorro has been the featured in numerous feature films, television programs, comic books, novels and more. Most recently Zorro has been portrayed by Sir Anthony Hopkins and Antonio Banderas in The Mask of Zorro (1998) and the sequel The Legend of Zorro (2005), with Antonio Banderas.
Dynamite stated, "To have the opportunity to add another powerful, iconic character to our line up is an absolute honor. Taking into consideration the awesome response we've received from our revival of other existing characters and creating high profile comics fans enjoy, this is definitely exciting news. We're speaking with creative teams now, and will make announcements in the near future. Zorro is noted is as one of the earliest ancestors of the modern masked marvels in comics and movies today, and we're certain fans are truly going to enjoy delving into the adventures of one the very first super heroes."
"We're delighted to be partnering with Dynamite for a new Zorro comic series," noted John Gertz, President of Zorro Productions. "Throughout the life of the character, there has been a continual interplay between the printed page and the iconic image of the character. The comic book renditions of Zorro have been an arena for exploration, imagination, and the development of unique storylines and characters. We look forward to that tradition continuing in Dynamites creative hands." The agreement also allows Dynamite to create fine art and posters, collections of existing material, statues, and other high end collectibles. Details on the creative team and scheduling for the series will be released in the coming weeks.
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I'm afraid that if I read it, my parents will get shot.
 
Yeah, I hear alot of people actually have that fear of Zorro.
 
Word yo. I'm on this like black on beans.
 
Word yo. I'm on this like black on beans.

They've got the badassery of the Lone Ranger, Matt Wagner on Zorro, Oeming on Highlander, and they've got Ennis working for them with "The Boys." The only thing that could make them better is a Doc Savage series written by Warren Ellis and Mike Mignola and drawn by Mike Mignola, or a series of comics based on Nikelodeon cartoons written by Alan Moore.
 
It would, but it'll never happen--he's too busy writing lesbian porn comics now. :o

Actually, he's currently writing the final volume of Leage of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which, rumor has it, will involve characters from The West Wing and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
 
They've got the badassery of the Lone Ranger, Matt Wagner on Zorro, Oeming on Highlander, and they've got Ennis working for them with "The Boys." The only thing that could make them better is a Doc Savage series written by Warren Ellis and Mike Mignola and drawn by Mike Mignola

quoted for truth justice and the american way
well doc savage IS a SUPERMAN:ninja:
 
Actually, he's currently writing the final volume of Leage of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which, rumor has it, will involve characters from The West Wing and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Plenty of room for lesbian porn there.:o
 
Why can't he? And at this point, I would totally expect a Sopranos ending from Moore.
 
Which is cool, but I wonder what exactly being the art director for a comic book entails. I mean, will he lord over the penciler with a megaphone and a scowl? From what Cassaday's shown, "art director" means "cover artist".

It's the same thing as art direction in a movie. They come up with designs and such, someone else draws it.
 
It's the same thing as art direction in a movie. They come up with designs and such, someone else draws it.

See, that's the thing though. The art director for a movie plays a huge role in the ongoing process of actually filming the movie. Something like this, just seems like a another name for "character designer". I suppose "art director" sounds more prestigious.

Whatever, as long as the quality remains high.
 
See, that's the thing though. The art director for a movie plays a huge role in the ongoing process of actually filming the movie. Something like this, just seems like a another name for "character designer". I suppose "art director" sounds more prestigious.

Whatever, as long as the quality remains high.

There's really no way of knowing exactly what they do, unless they tell us. I can say that I'm pretty sure they don't go and tell the artist what type of panel layouts to do and how to draw his hand in that one panel. When I think art director for a comic, I think Giffen on 52, but I doubt it's that extensive, especially for Cassaday who seems to have no time to do anything.
 
There's really no way of knowing exactly what they do, unless they tell us. I can say that I'm pretty sure they don't go and tell the artist what type of panel layouts to do and how to draw his hand in that one panel. When I think art director for a comic, I think Giffen on 52, but I doubt it's that extensive, especially for Cassaday who seems to have no time to do anything.

Yeah, if anyone deserves an "art director" title, it'd be Giffen.
 
Breakdown artist is a pretty impressive title. It means everything you're looking at on the page started with his layouts. All the other artists did was come on and draw in some details on the characters. The whole narrative flow of the artwork is Giffen's doing.
They've got the badassery of the Lone Ranger, Matt Wagner on Zorro, Oeming on Highlander, and they've got Ennis working for them with "The Boys." The only thing that could make them better is a Doc Savage series written by Warren Ellis and Mike Mignola and drawn by Mike Mignola, or a series of comics based on Nikelodeon cartoons written by Alan Moore.
Oeming hasn't done anything but covers since the first arc, unfortunately. Brandon Jerwa's not doing a spectacular job either and the current artist is pretty ****ing atrocious. Highlander's in a sad state, I'm afraid.
 
Like everything else Highlander.

Oh and you guys should check out Savage Tales.
 

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