Josh Brolin as Cable - Deadpool 2

Josh Brolin - The man who IS Thanos - plays an incredible cool Cable in the new Deadpool 2.

Cable is one of my favorite superheroes from the X-Men Universe. I was reading the New Mutants in the 90s, when he debuted. He was fascinating, because we only knew he was from the future, and is somehow related to the X-Men. And I was a great fan of Terminator, so a cyborg-like guy from years to come, with a big gun? Check.

I have most of his comics from the 90s, but I had no idea how he could be brought to the screen.
Well, it really worked. Even if the movie is a parody of the superhero-genre, what was great is that his origin is not exactly explained. So there is still the possibility that he is the son of cyclops. (and a clone of Jean Grey). Somewhere Mr. Sinister is waiting and scheming...

Brolin - who also played Jonah Hex - is "grim n'gritty" like in the comics. He has these bags an patches, an incredible array of weapons and a time machine. He is hurt, and determined to kill anybody who stands in the way to change the future, to bring back his family.

And he wasn't a parody, or a comic relief, even if this was difficult around the over-the-top-bloody-crazy-hilarious Ryan Reynolds.

If you liked the first Deadpool, go to the movie. In my opinion, Deadpool himself is  - well - like Deadpool the last time, with the exception that he dies for, like an hour or so. But fortunately, there is X-Force and Cable. Even if Domino is not quite the Domino from the comics, she's better than I thought. Not to forget the X-Men and the Juggernaut. Colossus is still the good guy with a little naive view of the world, but he gets a real great fight in the movie. Go watch it.

Avengers Infinity War

Saw it last friday. Incredible - its just incredible. Great fun, good acting, exciting story. Not exactly like the comic from the 90s, but some scenes were there. Go watch it!

Holiday in Venice - April 2018

Black Panther - A Marvel Movie

Black Panther wasn't specially a favourite of mine, but I enjoyed the storyline with T'challa marrying Storm from the X-Men, and the old ones from Kirby. I went to the movie just to see what happens until the new Avengers.

Well, the movie is good! Go see it ! Cool characters, action, fun,  everything what belongs to a Marvel Movie. The african-english is a little bit too much, but the actors were great! Chadwick Boseman IS Black Panther. Great. And Andy Serkis as a crazy Supervillain - he was hilarious.

Of Happiness and Losses

The year 2017 - what a year! There were so many things that happened, so many good and happy moments, but also some really sad ones.

This year, the daughter of my girlfriend was to get married in June, and so we had a lot to prepare. Decoration, clothing, gifts and all - because - like every wedding - it was a special day. So, in spring we went two times to the UK, to buy everything we needed. The second time - in May - we visited the Chelsea Garten Show - my girl's a passionate gardener - and luckily I had the pleasure to go to the London Comic Con. It was a really great experience. It was my first Con in the UK.  I met Gary Erskine - a favorite artist who worked for Marvel UK in the gloryful 90ies, saw the original costumes from the Wonder Woman movie, bought a lot of comics - in short - I had a wonderful day.

Then, finally, the wedding came in June, and it was one of the greatest weddings ever! The weather was great, everybody was happy and everything we organized worked like clockwork. The day was filled with fun, music, laughter, lot of wine and beer, great food, until the sun came up the next day.
Unforgettable.

Also, I bought a new car. We sold our Peugeot 4008 (a white SUV, diesel) just before the Diesel-Affair hit the news, and the prices of diesel cars plummeted. The new car is the future: a shiny black Peugeot 508 RCX Hybrid. How much the future I didn't imagine. Until I saw Blade Runner 2049. When Rian Goslings Spinner crashed, I saw the iconic Peugeot frontpiece, just like on my 508.

Ah, movies - from Blade Runner to Justice League, from Kingsman - the Golden Circle to Thor - a year that was great for the nerd in me. And I didn't manage to see Star Wars - The last Jedi yet.

Sad moments, when you lose somebody happened also in 2017. From famous artists and actors like John Hurt or Roger Moore to two dear friends. One of them was nearly 80 years, an Austrian retired Engineer, whose humor and charm I will always miss. I will drink a whisky in your memory, dear Ernst.

The other one, well, its much harder to write because it concerns the one guy who gave the name of this blog. He was a teacher (his profession), a musician, a philosopher, a nerd, and above all a Texan.

When I met him, a friend of mine asked me if I was interested to go to the great german Comicsalon in Erlangen. He and 2 other guys were going there. Well, I was very interested! This is the European version of the San Diego Comic Con - only a little bit smaller...

One of the guys was Brett. He was incredible funny, witty and creative. One of his hobbies was giving other names to people. His best friend was Captain Collector (he has one of the greatest comic collections I know), and mine was The Cherokee Stuntman. (I don't know why, but the name stuck) He also gave himself a name: the Trade Paperback Kid.

For many years, we went to the Comic convention, and it was always a highlight for all of us.

In the last few years, he left Zurich for Basel, and he started with 2 bands (Captain Ludd and The Jesus Taco). I never heard them live, but some songs are on youtube.

He began writing, traveling and publishing his own stories. He was also very popular at the school where he worked, I heard.

I was curious what he will do next. Always searching, always creative.

And now, just before Christmas, I heard the news that he died, heart attack.
He was just 51.

We all miss him. Verily.

Rest in Peace, my pal. You left a big gap in the life of everybody who knew you. I hope you meet all the great musicians up there, and, above all, go and have a chat with Jack Kirby and all the other comic greats who left the mortal plane.

 The Cherokee Stuntman.