| a little middle-love from previews! |
[May. 11th, 2008|09:53 pm] |
friends, it's truly shaping up to be the middlesummer! not only does the tv series premiere on june 16th, but july is also going to see the publication of "the collected series indispensability" - a compendium edition of three volumes of "the middleman" which was just selected by "previews" (the bible of the comics industry) as a staff pick of the month!
what does this mean for you - the consumer? mostly that now, when you go to your local comic book shop and ask them to stock "the middleman," you have the might of previews behind you!
CLICK HERE FOR THE BLURB! |
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| a quantum of solace? |
[May. 11th, 2008|09:13 pm] |
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| | pink floyd - "one of these days" (still!) | ] |
middleman first assistant director richard abramitis during a quiet moment on the set.
(photo by the inimitable ralph king!) |
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| a snippet of dialigue from episode #1003 "the accidental occidental conception" |
[May. 11th, 2008|09:11 pm] |
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| | pink floyd - "one of these days" | ] |
IDA: there's been a mudslide...
WENDY: what's so weird about that?
IDA: ...inside a chinese restaurant.
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| stunt luchadores! |
[May. 11th, 2008|09:06 pm] |
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| | pink floyd - "one of these days" | ] |
middleman master of stunts greg barnett (who, incidentally, is also a heck of a nice guy) poses with several of the luchadores who will be appearing in episode #1004 "the sino-mexican revelation!"
(photo by the incredible ralph king!) |
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| "but i'm a confrontational spoken-word performance artist! |
[May. 11th, 2008|09:00 pm] |
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| | tree adams - "skivvies" | ] |
a look at brit morgan - who essays the role of lacey thornfield in "the middleman!"
(photo by the prolific ralph king!) |
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| the sino-mexican revelation |
[May. 11th, 2008|08:56 pm] |
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| | drysea - "scream yr luv" | ] |
one of the things that make "the middleman" remarkable is how faithful an adaptation it is of the original comic book...here are a few images from episode 1004 - "the sino-mexican revelation" including a never-before-seen look at the dread pyramid of itzilichlitlichlitzl!
(all images by the astonishing ralph king!) |
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| just what are "calzoncillos gigantescos?" |
[May. 5th, 2008|09:03 pm] |
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| | goldfrapp - "ooh la la" | ] |
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| who is the mysterious sensei ping? |
[May. 5th, 2008|08:50 pm] |
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| | geinoh yamashirogumi - "ecophony gaia" | ] |
no one knows for sure who is behind the mask!*
*well, i do...but for now, i too remain a man of mystery! |
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| episode titles? |
[May. 3rd, 2008|09:31 pm] |
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| | the new cars - "not tonight" | ] |
here's a couple for your dining and dancing enjoyment...
1. the pilot episode sanction (written by javier grillo-marxuach)
2. the manicoid teleportation conundrum (written by tracey stern)
3. the accidental occidental conception (written by sarah watson)
4. the sino-mexican revelation (written by javier grillo-marxuach)
5. the flying fish zombification (written by andy reaser)
6. the boy band superfan interrogation (written by jordan rosenberg)
7. the cursed tuba weekend (written by hans beimler) |
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| behind the scenes for episode 103 - "the accidental occidental conception!" |
[May. 3rd, 2008|08:40 pm] |
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| | aztec camera - "good morning britain" | ] |
matt funke (playing a young fashion photographer and recovering incubus) and yours truly - pondering the ifs
director of photography john newby lines up a shot
a rare panoramic look at the middleman ops center
who is this mysterious armored man? what are his secrets? only stunt guru greg barnett and director michael zinberg know for sure (and behind them, the shadowy derek "sleestak" johansen!)
yours truly and michael zinberg in the operations center for middleman hq
(all images courtesy of the uncanny ralph king!) |
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| that was some darned fine cow squirt! |
[May. 3rd, 2008|08:37 pm] |
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| | metallica - "st. anger" | ] |
if you have read "the middleman: volume one" then you know how much the middleman values his daily glass of milk...here's matt keeslar and natalie morales, on the set of "the middleman," he's enjoying nature's bounty, she's shooting him a snarky look!
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| shooting the STEN! |
[May. 3rd, 2008|08:30 pm] |
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| | metallica - "master of puppets" | ] |
one of the best things about making a show like "the middleman" is that sometimes, on occasion, we get to play with some of the spectacular props brought to us by propmaster gregory edgar and his skillful team of mad tinkerers (greg and i previously worked on "the chronicle," so he knows the inner workings of my dark little mind)...
...of course, the real question begged by these photos is: why would an otherwise mild-mannered writer and producer be shooting a world war 2 vintage sten 9mmm submachinegun and a pair of flintlock dueling pistols?
if you've read "the middleman: volume 2," you may already know the answer to that!
(staff writer jordan "marvin the earthling" rosenberg and greg "master of props" edgar prepare to fire the sten!) |
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| wearing togas and covered in mud... |
[May. 2nd, 2008|07:47 am] |
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| | motorhead - "ace of spades" | ] |
...another ho-hum day on the set of "the middleman!"
(photo by the inimitable ralph king) |
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| some things cannot be explained |
[May. 2nd, 2008|06:53 am] |
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| | the dukes of stratosphear - "vanishing girl" | ] |
only experienced...
(photo by the astonishing ralph king!) |
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| who is roxy wasserman? |
[May. 2nd, 2008|06:45 am] |
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| | the fixx - "secret separation" | ] |
ultra-special guest star elaine hendrix essays the role of the mysteriouys roxy wasserman, fashion designer (and recovering succubus) in an upcoming episode of "the middleman!"
(photo by the amazing ralph king!) |
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| another ho-hum day on the set of "the middleman" |
[May. 1st, 2008|06:45 am] |
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| | carl orff - "o fortuna" | ] |
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| a tale of a teddy |
[May. 1st, 2008|06:21 am] |
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| | "the avengers" theme | ] |
most people know jeremiah chechik as the director of "benny and joon," "christmas vacation" and "tall tale." some know him as an award-winning commercial director, or as an esteemed fashion photographer whose work graced the pages of vogue, or as the dga award-nominated director of "the bronx is burning."
to me, he is not only the director of "the middleman" pilot (as well as episodes 4 and 7), and producer of the series, but also one of the most insanely memorable sight gags i have ever seen: i am talking, of course, about the teddy bear sequence in "the avengers."
after decades of spy movies, we have all seen some version of the scene in which a villain gathers all of his henchmen in a room and describes his secret plan...only to have one henchman object to the secret plan and be killed by the villain as an example to the others: but only in the deranged creative mind of chechik could this scene take place with all of the villains in giant teddy bear costumes (in order to preserve their anonymity, of course).
the fact that one of the teddies is sean connery (the black) and another (the red) is eddie izzard only adds to the general surreality of the moment...
even ten years after the release of "the avengers," the teddy bear scene remains indelibly etched in my memory (which, for the record, i think freaked the living cheese-and-crackers out of chechik when he first met me and may have even caused him second thoughts about getting into business with me) as one of the most unabashed moments of bite-me weirdness i have ever seen in a film.
now, what does this have to do with "the middleman?" i can't say specifically, but let's just let these behind-the-scenes shots tell the tale...
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| coming soon to a comic book store near you |
[Apr. 29th, 2008|08:50 am] |
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| | thomas newman - "drive away" | ] |
the middleman: the collected series indispensability
written by me, illustrated by les mcclaine, published by viper comics!
featuring all three volumes of "the middleman" in one convenient fun package
coming july 2008
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| another ho-hum day at the middleman office |
[Apr. 25th, 2008|08:28 pm] |
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| | barry gray - "well done, parker" | ] |
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