Originally I was going to attend New York Comic-Con over the weekend, which would have been my first time at the show. Sadly, plans changed, but I got quite a few reports from the show floor. As with most big shows, there were lots of cool promo goodies for attendees to pick up, if they were brave enough to face the crowds. One of the coolest I’ve seen so far came in the form of a promotional poster for the George Lucas-produced war film RED TAILS, Lucasfilm’s long-awaited film about the Tuskegee air experiments in World War II. What makes it so cool is that it features artwork by classic comic book artist Joe Kubert, famous for his many war comics through the years at DC. Take a look.
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Not sure how these were distributed, but I can honestly say I’m jealous for not having one on my wall. Kubert was a seminal illustrator for DC Comics a.k.a. All-American Comics dating back to the 1940’s. Some of his more popular titles included SGT. ROCK, GI COMBAT, HAWKMAN, TARZAN, and TOR, to name but a few. In 1976 Joe founded The Kubert School, teaching aspiring comic book artists the methods behind sequential art and storytelling. There are only a few creators still alive who qualify for the word “legend” in the comic book industry – Joe Kubert is definitely one of those names. If you haven’t seen it, check out the trailer for RED TAILS below, and if you attended the New York Comic-Con over the weekend and for some strange reason you ended up with a handful of Kubert posters… hook me up!
RED TAILS is due in theaters on January 20, 2012.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
