Optimum Wound http://www.optimumwound.com/ A boutique black and white comix publisher who celebrates razor sharp writing and badass pen and ink artistry. Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:39:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 100057310 Another Triple Shot from Pulp Press http://www.optimumwound.com/another-triple-shot-from-pulp-press.htm http://www.optimumwound.com/another-triple-shot-from-pulp-press.htm#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:11:42 +0000 http://www.optimumwound.com/?p=1575 As mentioned before in these pages, England’s Pulp Press is one of the most exciting imprints to come out of indie publishing in the last couple years. What follows is a look at three more of what has been a very busy 2010 release schedule for them. All three are pocket-sized little blasts of mayhem […]

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]]> http://www.optimumwound.com/another-triple-shot-from-pulp-press.htm/feed 1 1575 Florian Bertmer’s Badass Greedo “Han Shot First” Star Wars Print http://www.optimumwound.com/florian-bertmers-badass-greedo-han-shot-first-star-wars-print.htm http://www.optimumwound.com/florian-bertmers-badass-greedo-han-shot-first-star-wars-print.htm#respond Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:11:30 +0000 http://www.optimumwound.com/?p=1582 Florian Bertmer is an incredible artist and I’ve been a fan of his for several years. I was exposed to his work through his various album covers and t-shirt designs. Today OMG Posters hipped us to his amazing new print done for the Alamno Drafthouse Star Wars print series. Florian Bertmer’s “Han Shot First” is […]

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]]> http://www.optimumwound.com/florian-bertmers-badass-greedo-han-shot-first-star-wars-print.htm/feed 0 1582 Pulp Press Books are Pocket-Sized Blasts of Hardcore Mayhem [FEATURE] http://www.optimumwound.com/pulp-press-books-are-pocket-sized-blasts-of-hardcore-mayhem-feature.htm http://www.optimumwound.com/pulp-press-books-are-pocket-sized-blasts-of-hardcore-mayhem-feature.htm#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:40:35 +0000 http://www.optimumwound.com/?p=1397 “Turn off the T.V. and discover fiction like it used to be” For my money, one of the most exciting happenings in indie publishing is going down in England via a scorching DIY rock n’ roll operation that calls itself Pulp Press. Their books, pocket-sized blasts of hardcore mayhem meant to resurrect the dime pulp […]

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]]> http://www.optimumwound.com/pulp-press-books-are-pocket-sized-blasts-of-hardcore-mayhem-feature.htm/feed 3 1397 The Last Days Of American Crime Book 2 http://www.optimumwound.com/the-last-days-of-american-crime-book-2.htm http://www.optimumwound.com/the-last-days-of-american-crime-book-2.htm#respond Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:05:58 +0000 http://www.optimumwound.com/?p=1421 Published by Radical Comics Written by Rick Remender Art and colours by Greg Tocchini Price tag: 4.99 US After reading the first issue of the miniseries I was so gung ho about it that I couldn’t wait for this second issue to ship. Unfortunately this book shipped very late, almost 2 months overdue. Radical had […]

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]]> http://www.optimumwound.com/the-last-days-of-american-crime-book-2.htm/feed 0 1421 The Last Days of American Crime Book Delivers the Goods http://www.optimumwound.com/the-last-days-of-american-crime-book-delivers-the-goods.htm http://www.optimumwound.com/the-last-days-of-american-crime-book-delivers-the-goods.htm#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:05:00 +0000 http://www.optimumwound.com/?p=1412 Writer Rick Remender Artist: Greg Tocchini Publisher: Radical Comics Price: 4.99 US Mature readers Originally when I first heard about the premise for this miniseries I was a bit sceptical thinking that Remender was trying to jump on the crime resurgence bandwagon and that it was going to be a huge flop. I’d seen Greg […]

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]]> http://www.optimumwound.com/the-last-days-of-american-crime-book-delivers-the-goods.htm/feed 1 1412 Poland’s PATHS OF HATE is Animation For the Rest of Us http://www.optimumwound.com/polands-paths-of-hate-is-animation-for-the-rest-of-us.htm http://www.optimumwound.com/polands-paths-of-hate-is-animation-for-the-rest-of-us.htm#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:25:41 +0000 http://www.optimumwound.com/?p=1542 A big thanks to Twitch Film who’ve been keeping us up to date on the coming and goings of the upcoming short animated film PATHS OF HATE from Poland. And it’s looking more and more badass which each new report. It’s being brought to us by one of the coolest animation studios on the earth […]

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]]> http://www.optimumwound.com/polands-paths-of-hate-is-animation-for-the-rest-of-us.htm/feed 8 1542 Rafael Grampa’s Mesmo Delivery is Bloody, Brutal and a Fun Ride http://www.optimumwound.com/rafael-grampas-mesmo-delivery-is-bloody-brutal-and-a-fun-ride.htm http://www.optimumwound.com/rafael-grampas-mesmo-delivery-is-bloody-brutal-and-a-fun-ride.htm#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:35:44 +0000 http://www.optimumwound.com/?p=1416 Review by Richard Serrao *Editor’s Note* This piece was originally published in our now defunct crime mag Blunt Force Beating and has now been given a new home. Mesmo Delivery Writer and Artist: Rafael Grampa Price tag: 9.99 US Color Approx :70 pages I must admit I had only seen Rafael Grampa’s work on the […]

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]]> http://www.optimumwound.com/rafael-grampas-mesmo-delivery-is-bloody-brutal-and-a-fun-ride.htm/feed 3 1416 Watch Nicolas Cage Go Batsh*t Crazy for 4 Minutes in this Awesome Video http://www.optimumwound.com/watch-nicolas-cage-go-batsht-crazy-for-4-minutes-in-this-awesome-video.htm http://www.optimumwound.com/watch-nicolas-cage-go-batsht-crazy-for-4-minutes-in-this-awesome-video.htm#respond Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:25:52 +0000 http://www.optimumwound.com/?p=1520 There’s few things better than the cinematic joys of watching Nicolas Cage go batshit crazy on the big screen. He’s made a carreer of it and video editor Harry Hanrahan has put togther an amazing 4-minute video of some his finer moments. Some choice cuts are pulled from Deadfall, Vampire’s Kiss, Leaving Las Vegas and […]

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]]> http://www.optimumwound.com/watch-nicolas-cage-go-batsht-crazy-for-4-minutes-in-this-awesome-video.htm/feed 0 1520 A Few Words with Comics Veteran, Jimmy Palmiotti http://www.optimumwound.com/a-few-words-with-comics-veteran-jimmy-palmiotti.htm http://www.optimumwound.com/a-few-words-with-comics-veteran-jimmy-palmiotti.htm#respond Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:05:23 +0000 http://www.optimumwound.com/?p=1400 *Editor’s Note* This piece was originally published in our now defunct crime mag Blunt Force Beating and has now been given a new home. Writer, artist, inker, editor . . . Jimmy Palmiotti has done a little bit of everything in the comics world. From working on recognizable Big Two properties like The Punisher, Ghost […]

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]]> http://www.optimumwound.com/a-few-words-with-comics-veteran-jimmy-palmiotti.htm/feed 0 1400 Remember When Hunter S Thompson and Conan O’Brien Shot Assault Rifles Together? http://www.optimumwound.com/remember-when-hunter-s-thompson-and-conan-obrien-shot-assault-rifles-together.htm http://www.optimumwound.com/remember-when-hunter-s-thompson-and-conan-obrien-shot-assault-rifles-together.htm#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:25:16 +0000 http://www.optimumwound.com/?p=1425 In honor of Conan O’Brien’s new show launch tonight I felt this was a timely look into the ghost of televsion past. Sometimes you recall something from the days of television past that was so awesome that you think, “that couldn’t have really happened.” Back in the day Hunter S Thompson made a few appearances […]

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