I Don’t Know That Dylan Dog Will Have His Day
I’ve got to admit a soft-spot for Dylan Dog even though I’ve never read a page of the Italian comic. This is entirely because of the movie Cemetery Man, a.k.a. Dellamorte Dellamore, which was a movie based on a character in the Dylan Dog universe. I love the bejeezus out of Cemetery Man, and I’m predisposed to wish the Dylan Dog movie well. Unfortunately, the movie seems kind of doomed. Although it started production in 2007, it’s only now slinking into theaters next month in Italy, with still no word about a U.S. release of any kind. And then there’s the trailer:
I… I don’t know what to say about this. Other than yes, that is the werewolf from the U.S. Being Human as Dylan’s zombie sidekick (created just for the movie! Fans always love when that happens!). I mean, it’s probably terrible. If it were good, it would’ve been a hit in Italy years ago, where they love the hell out of Dylan Dog. It just bums me out, is all. Which is as good a reason as any for me to rewatch Cemetery Man tonight. (Via /Film)
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.