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The Expendables Go To Hell
Barney Ross and his band of mercenary misfits journy to the afterlife, joining forces with Audie Murphy, Benedict Arnold, Musashi and more, in order to defeat Hitler, Mao Tse Tung, Caligular, Idi Amin and Satan Himself.
- GenresComic Book
96 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 1, 2020
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Sylvester Stallone
54 books133 followersSylvester Gardenzio Stallone is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. One of the biggest box office draws in the world from the '70s to the '90s, international megastar Sylvester Stallone is a global icon. He has played two characters who have become a part of the American cultural lexicon: Rocky Balboa, the boxer who overcame all odds to fight for love and glory, and John Rambo, a courageous soldier who specialized in violent rescue and revenge missions.
During the 1980s, he enjoyed phenomenal popularity and was one of the biggest movie stars in the world with the Rocky and Rambo franchises. Stallone's culturally influential films changed pop culture history and he has largely enjoyed a career on the Hollywood A list for over 30 years.
He is considered by many (including the mayor of Philadelphia) as the one who made the city of Philadelphia an international tourist attraction with the Rocky Steps. His immense popularity there has led to a statue of his Rocky character being placed permanently near the Philadelphia Museum of Art as a cultural landmark. In August 2007, a statue of Rocky was also erected in the Serbian village of Žitište. Stallone's film Rocky has also been inducted into the National Film Registry as well as having its film props placed in the Smithsonian Museum as a national treasure.
During the 1980s, he enjoyed phenomenal popularity and was one of the biggest movie stars in the world with the Rocky and Rambo franchises. Stallone's culturally influential films changed pop culture history and he has largely enjoyed a career on the Hollywood A list for over 30 years.
He is considered by many (including the mayor of Philadelphia) as the one who made the city of Philadelphia an international tourist attraction with the Rocky Steps. His immense popularity there has led to a statue of his Rocky character being placed permanently near the Philadelphia Museum of Art as a cultural landmark. In August 2007, a statue of Rocky was also erected in the Serbian village of Žitište. Stallone's film Rocky has also been inducted into the National Film Registry as well as having its film props placed in the Smithsonian Museum as a national treasure.
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February 27, 2022
If you're like me (and I know I am), you saw The Expendables when it came out and thought it was goofy fun, and then you saw The Expendables 2 a couple of years later and thought, "Well, okay, the cameos were fun, but as a film this was just sloppy." And then you didn't even bother with the third one.
If you're Richard C. Meyer, on the other hand, you obsessed over the franchise and learned the backstories and got upset whenever anyone mishandled the property and you might be pals with Chuck Dixon who wrote the original comic series and word might get back to Stallone and...
Now, if you're a Richard-C-Meyer-level Expendables fan—and I don't know if any exist other than RCM himself, including Dixon and Stallone—this book is probably a five-star experience. You'll be all, like, "Oh! That guy from the third movie who sold Barney his brass knuckles..." If, like me, you thought it was a fun gimmick that got less fun quickly, you'll be more like "Wait, is that Jason Statham? Or was there another bald guy? Wait, was The Rock in this?"
Graham Nolan's art is quite good and overall fun, but it generally doesn't capture the actors' visages. There are a few really good Stallones, and a couple of good Stathams, but Lundgen I just knew because he's the Big Swede, and Jet Li is the Asian guy—doesn't look like Li at all to me. I'm half inclined to revisit the films (at least on IMDB) to figure out who's supposed to be who.
That doesn't really matter—and a truly faithful likeness would run the risk of ending up looking like a Mad Magazine parody—and what you have beyond these details is a completely b*tsh*t story of fighting demons in Hell, alongside of history's greatest monsters and, oh, all the people you killed in the previous movies.
The story is actual several stories that were woven into one, and I think that was a strong choice. It's a little disjointed but ultimately the sum is greater than the parts. They tip their hand in the beginning as to how it's gong to end, but they also tease a Wizard-of-Oz (the movie) thing well enough to where I almost threw the book at the wall.
Recommended, but it probably won't knock it out of the park unless you're really into the Expendabros.
If you're Richard C. Meyer, on the other hand, you obsessed over the franchise and learned the backstories and got upset whenever anyone mishandled the property and you might be pals with Chuck Dixon who wrote the original comic series and word might get back to Stallone and...
Now, if you're a Richard-C-Meyer-level Expendables fan—and I don't know if any exist other than RCM himself, including Dixon and Stallone—this book is probably a five-star experience. You'll be all, like, "Oh! That guy from the third movie who sold Barney his brass knuckles..." If, like me, you thought it was a fun gimmick that got less fun quickly, you'll be more like "Wait, is that Jason Statham? Or was there another bald guy? Wait, was The Rock in this?"
Graham Nolan's art is quite good and overall fun, but it generally doesn't capture the actors' visages. There are a few really good Stallones, and a couple of good Stathams, but Lundgen I just knew because he's the Big Swede, and Jet Li is the Asian guy—doesn't look like Li at all to me. I'm half inclined to revisit the films (at least on IMDB) to figure out who's supposed to be who.
That doesn't really matter—and a truly faithful likeness would run the risk of ending up looking like a Mad Magazine parody—and what you have beyond these details is a completely b*tsh*t story of fighting demons in Hell, alongside of history's greatest monsters and, oh, all the people you killed in the previous movies.
The story is actual several stories that were woven into one, and I think that was a strong choice. It's a little disjointed but ultimately the sum is greater than the parts. They tip their hand in the beginning as to how it's gong to end, but they also tease a Wizard-of-Oz (the movie) thing well enough to where I almost threw the book at the wall.
Recommended, but it probably won't knock it out of the park unless you're really into the Expendabros.
June 26, 2024
This was a kick starter or indeigo and was worth the support. It was a fun read, with all our favorite characters.
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