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| A Boy and His Bird News October 1999 If you have any stories, pics or anything to do with this Halloween, send them to abahb@xoommail.com and they'll go up in the Halloween 99 Section! Coming soon is some good news for Australian Fans, comic reviews, merchandise, and a whole lot more! Salvation Gallery Here's the rest of your Halloween Present, Crow Fans! Here are some pics from Salvation! Halloween 99 Check out the Halloween 99 section for some brand new pics of fans, fan fiction and the best outpouring of Crow Creativity the internet has to offer! October 30th, 1999 Here's your early Halloween Present, Crow Fans! My thanks goes out to Artie Campana for sending this in! October 29th, 1999
The Crow #9 Released + 2 New Cast Members for Salvation! Check your local comic stores for the second last issue of The Crow from Image! Here's CRigg with a little report, but expect to see an official review and full pics with a Salvation interview up soon! "I picked up image comic 9 today and they had new pictures from Salvation including 2 with new cast members Walt Goggins(Major League, Karate Kid 3) and David Stevens(The Substitute 3). If i were to guess i bet theyre playing the cop Toomey and the eye witness Tommy Leonard. They also had 3 new pics of Eric Mabius in probably the best shots closeup wise released yet."
The call goes out for more Crow Creativity for ABaHB's Halloween section! If you have any writing, pics, anything at all to do with The Crow, send to to abahb@xoommail.com 2 days to go, Crow Fans, get ready... Static-X Lines Up Tracks For "Scream," "Crow" Sequels
MABIUS TALKS CROW Eric Mabuis, star of the upcoming The Crow: Salvation, acknowledged that he feels the impact left by the late Brandon Lee, star of The Crow. Mabius had to address that issue as he trained in martial arts with fight choreographer David Lea for the movie, which is due next spring. "We had a really short amount time to do an immense amount of work. The more I learned from Dave, the less I realized I knew," Mabius said. "And I sat down with Bharat (Nalluri, the film's director), and was nervous about the comparisons and worried that I wasn't the martial artist that Brandon was. "And he said, 'Relax.' And that that script played to Brandon's strengths and this script plays to mine and that's why I was cast. And it was something that provided the backbone that I needed to place the mood to do the rest of the work I needed to do on the character. "A lot of people, understandably because of how amazing Brandon was, are going to compare the successors, but The Crow is a reference to the animal and not the person playing the character in the film. It's different people with different tragedies and they're trying to lay the restless souls to rest. So that's why each film ends up having a different actor." Mabius starred in Welcome to the Dollhouse, the Grand Jury winner at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival. He also appeared in I Shot Andy Warhol and The Journey of the August King and the independent films Lawn Dogs and The Black Circle Boys. Mabius attracted director Narulli's attention with Lawn Dogs. Narulli was editing his last movie, Downtime, in London while Lawn Dogs was being edited just down the corridor, giving him an excellent opportunity to see Mabius' work. "I thought this guy was brilliant, and he really stuck in my head," Narulli said. "I came to L.A. and everyone had the consensus of making a young Crow, a 21-year-old Crow. Someone who is the fan base, basically. "They said, 'Who do you want?' And I said, 'Eric.' He was the first choice. He came in, and we got on like a house afire. I'm so glad we made this choice. He's a brilliant actor. "He's very physical. He doesn't come from a martial-arts background, but we put him through training and he took to it like a duck to water." Mabius plays Alex Corvis, the youngest Crow yet, who is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend. When he returns as The Crow, he has to figure out who the real murder is while combating a series of bad cops. "It's much more of a mystery," said producer Jeff Most, comparing The Crow: Salvation to The Crow and The Crow: City of Angels. "There's many more levels of emotions going on in this film." The movie, sure to be rated R, also stars Kirsten Dunst and Fred Ward. Post-production of The Crow: Salvation, which was filmed last spring in Salt Lake City, Utah, is in its final stages. A complete list of soundtrack artists is expected soon. The movie is tentatively scheduled for a March release.
Thanks to: Comic Continuum October 27th, 1999 CRigg sends this along: "I picked up a copy of a new horror magazine called Wicked and it had a 2 page article on Salvation, nothing new though, except some interview quotes from Eric Mabius, Dunst and Jeff Most. Just a trivial thing I guess but Mabius said he had to get up early every morning for 8 hours of putting on makeup.... 2 hrs. of pyro- something and 6 hrs. of airbrushing, but he said he loved doing it and it gave him time to think every day." October 26th, 1999 This was sent in by Artie Campana, I'm going to ask around about this, but take it as you will! "I am just writing to let you know I will be attending a screening of THE CROW-SALVATION tomorrow evening. I received a message from a company called 'MovieView' that they would be holding a test screening for the film on Tuesday night. I had attended one of their screenings for ASTRONAUT'S WIFE last October and they kept my phone number from the questionnaire form I had to fill out at the end of the movie. These movies are usually a work in progress so I can't give you a 100% good or bad review but I will give you my personal feedback tomorrow." October 25th, 1999 James O'Barr has appeared at the Motor City Comic Con! Any info should be in soon, but if you've been the the Comic Con in Michigan and saw James O'Barr, then please, mail to us here! Also, some more fantastic creativity in the Halloween Section, I urge you all to check it out! October 24th, 1999 Just a small point of interest that a Crow Overcoat was sold at auction on Horror Online's offspring 'Halloween 99.' I'm asking around to find if this was a coat used in either of the movies. A fantastic new pic is added to the Halloween Section by CrowFinder, it's a pic of all three Crows! On another note, if John K could please e-mail us, it'd be appreciated! October 23rd, 1999 A new story has been written for the Halloween Section, go check it out! From us here at ABaHB, we thank all those who have put all their time and effort into the Halloween Page! If you would like your story, pic, painting, anything at all on the Halloween Page, simply write to me at abahb@xoommail.com with your input and your work will be on the page for all Crow Fans to see! October 22nd, 1999 Crow331 wrote in with this: "...another batch of figures has just started to show up here in L.A. but there is a difference between this batch and the first batch that came out. The new shipment has a little sticker on the front of the package that has the movie poster artwork and reads "INCLUDES MOVIE POSTER REPLICA". This sticker was not included in the first shipment of figures which means the first batch without this sticker will probably be worth more to collectors in the long run. Either way, the figure is pretty much easy to find all over town. By the way, I may suggest that people look at their local VIRGIN music store if they have one in their area. No one seems to know that they sell the whole McFarlane action figure line so there were plenty of figures available when I went there today, including the hard to get NORMAN BATES "Psycho" action figure, which I believe is one per case, as well as the equally hard to get "PUMPKINHEAD" figure ... as well as the Crow of course. I picked the whole line up today for just $9.99 each." Many thanks to Crow331! Check the Halloween Section for some new pics by Fans! October 21st, 1999 Fans disillusioned with the hard to find action figure should not worry! Orders are being filled very soon, but for those who can't find the figure anywhere nearby, check out eBay where people are selling the figures for a reasonably low price! Besides this, pester your local toy shops and comic shops for an order, which they can place to aquire the figure in under a month! Check out the Halloween Section for another new pic! If you'd like your artwork, pic or writing on the page, e-mail ABaHB at abahb@xoommail.com and be part of the tenth anniversary of The Crow! October 20th, 1999 I've sent of a barrage of mail to the people at Salvation, but no one has gotten back to me yet (it's been a week) but there's a few little things upcoming! For now, check the Halloween Section for a new pic! October 19th, 1999 Many thanks to all the fans who contributed to the Halloween 99 section of ABaHB, and remember, entries are still open for any submissions you have, so get creative, Crow Fans, and send something in to abahb@xoommail.com Be sure to check out the Halloween Section! October 18th, 1999 Need some more input for the Halloween page, so if you have any writing, pics of yourself as The Crow, anything at all, send it along to abahb@xoommail.com so everyone can make this a memorable Halloween! October 17th, 1999 There's been an overwhelming response to the ideas yesterday, with the main being pics of fans in costume. Past experiences has told me that there is usually an average turnout for fans in costume, but if anyone has any pics of themselves in costume, send them to ABaHB at abahb@xoommail.com and a separate page with Halloween pics and Fan Fiction (writing, pics, etc) will be open from now on. This section is welcome to all and everyone's help would be appreciated! If there are any other ideas, please send them to abahb@xoommail.com October 16th, 1999 How do you think ABaHB should spend Halloween? That's the question we're putting to Crow Fans right now. E-mail us with your idea for an ABaHB Halloween (such as a site design, your poem or writing as a feature, tribute to Brandon , history of The Crow, pics of fans in costume, etc) and your idea might will reach all the Crow Fans who come to view ABaHB! So send in any ideas, writings, pictures to abahb@xoommail.com October 15th, 1999 Not the best of days for news, so here's a rundown of the last issue of The Crow! TODD MCFARLANE PRODUCTIONS (S) John Kuramoto and Jon J Muth (A) Paul Lee (C) Mark Nicholas, Cover by Simon Davis. "Ashes to Ashes" Shelly's grave has been robbed. Who has taken her body and for what dark purpose? The Crow must recover his true love at any cost, but that cost may prove to be greater than he could possibly imagine. FC 32 pp. $2.50 (US) October 14th, 1999 TOOD MCFARLANE PRODUCTIONS (W) Jon J Muth (P) Jamie Tolagson. (C) Mark Nicholas (Cover) Simon Davis "WHO IS THIS SPECTRE OF MY ANGER?" "Wings and Black Feathers" The Crow comes face to face with his greatest nemesis, the unstoppable Skull Cowboy. But is he the true enemy?As The Crow uncovers the Skull Cowboy's dark purpose, everything he knows is turned inside out! Featuring the art of Jamie Tolagson. Story by John Kuramoto and Jon J Muth October 13th, 1999 A slow day today, but some new Fan Fiction added, go check it out! Expect some comic news upcoming! October 12th, 1999 Some questions have flown in regarding the casting of Salvation, and until the Internet Movie Database gets up to speed on casting, we'll be putting up some links to them. Other fan pages of actors are working with us to keep everyone informed about which actor is doing what, so for now, enjoy! Alexander Frederick Corvis (Alex Corvis) - Main character - (Eric Mabius) Erin Randall - Sister of murdered Lauren - (Kirsten Dunst) Lauren Randall - Murdered girlfriend of Alex - (Jodi Lynn O'Keefe) Nathan Randall - Father of the two girls - (William Atherton) Captain - Mysterious bad guy, captain of police - (Fred Ward) Walsh - Friend of Alex (Lawer) - (Grant Shaud) Madden - Bad guy, cop - (Bruce McCarthy) Mercer - Tommy - Erlich - Phillip Dutton - Larkin - Toomey - Secretary - Captain's secretary - (Kelly Harren) Note: Dale Midkiff and Tim DeKay play characters October 11th, 1999 I've had some people say that ABaHB isn't working properly on WebTV, so If you have WebTV and ABaHB isn't working, then please mail to us here! October 10th, 1999 Received word that many retailers have sold out of the Crow action figure in Australia and Europe. Many orders were placed for the figure and it was said that it was 'first come, first serve,' plus there were low shipment numbers. Expect more coming soon! October 9th, 1999 Upcoming Comics—Image in January Crow #s 1-3, 5, & 6 are collected in a single volume in January. The Crow Volume One: Vengeance, written by Jon J Muth and illustrated by Jamie Tolagson and Paul Lee, will feature a new Ashley Wood cover done for this edition. (This new series focuses on Eric Draven, the original Crow, by the way—unlike several of the other Crow series that were published in the pre- Image days.) Thanks to: Comic Shop News October 8th, 1999 Here's what Beau Smith, director of McFarlane Productions, had to say about the future: "we will be doing a couple of Crow trade paperbacks as well as the current Crow action figure that is on sale now. Other than that there is nothing else planned at this time." October 7th, 1999 I'm trying to get a statement out of some parties regarding Salvation and the future of the comics, so expect something soon! On another note, ABaHB is undergoing a slow re-design, which will be a while, but expect a different ABaHB in the future. FAQ Section = Crow Q & A A name change to the FAQ section was in order as many Crow Fan don't realise what FAQ means, so the section is now called 'Crow Q & A' and has been updated. Also, Check out the Crow Reflections section with new updates and pics of The Crow #7 and 8 with a picture of James O'Barr's Tasty Bits (the comic!). October 6th, 1999 Just a small mention of Salvation in Wizard for today, but expect some big news coming soon! THE CROW 3: SALVATION: Resurrected by the power of the Crow shortly after being wrongly executed, Alex Corvis (Eric Mabius) seeks revenge. Scheduled for early 2000. October 5th, 1999 Slow day in the news front, so I've typed up the first page from the Salvation script, enjoy! October 4th, 1999 THE CROW 1989-1999: "Decade of Despair" 10th Anniversary Tour Print The second in a series of 11" x 17" limited edition high quality graphics from the creator of The Crow, James O'Barr. The provocative image, rendered as only he can, reflects the character's pain and agony. Printed on heavy card stock with glossy finish. Signed and numbered by James O'Barr, and limited to 250 copies. Also comes with information on upcoming projects from the creator, as well as a special offer from Crowfanclub.com. -Print, 11x17 ...$24.95 (US) October 3rd, 1999 Here's December's slate of Crow products. If any of you Crow Fans wish to purchase these items, go to your local comic store or The Crow Fanclub and place an order! THE CROW 1989-1999: "Victims aren't' we all" Tribute Portfolio Five new, unpublished images from the creator of The Crow, James O'Barr, and Crowfanclub.com! All produced in the powerful, black-and-white razor-edged style that made the original series a cult classic! A very limited edition of only 500, each with its own numbered Crowtificate of Authenticity, gold embossed, and signed by James O'Barr! Printed on heavy glossy card stock and suitable for framing, each plate measures a big 9" x 12" with a 1/2" border. Also included is a special limited Crow T-shirt offer and info about Crowfanclub.com's exclusive 10th anniversary promotion. A must have for your Crow collection! - Portfolio, 9x12, b&w ... $34.95 (US) CROW Chair Pose Poster With an eerie stare, slick black costume, and seated on a throne-like chair, The Crow seems very 'comfortable' in a room filled with haunting, yet wondrous details - Poster, 23x35, ...$6.00 (US) October 2nd, 1999 Third 'Crow' film set to fly in 2000 Life sucks. And apparently, so does death. Just ask Alex Corvis. He's been accused of a murder he didn't commit, executed for the same crime, returned from the grave to sole the mystery of who framed him, and now has to convince Erin Randall, the sister of the woman he supposedly murdered, to help him. Welcome to "The Crow: Salvation," the third feature film in the gothic franchise based on O'Barr's classic comic book series. And according to Jeff Conner, vice president of publishing for Pressman Films, this "Crow" is much more rooted in a recognisable reality. "The first two films were like living comic books, whereas this one is hyperrealised," he said. "This one is more of a mystery. The lead was wrongly executed by the government and has to essentially fight City Hall when he returns. He has to solve this conspiracy of who set him up." The latest man to don the familiar white makeup is Eric Mabius ("Cruel Intentions"), with Bharat Nalluri ("Killing Time") directing and Kirsten Dunst ("Dick") playing Erin Randall. "I don't think there is any one thing that drew me to the part of Erin," said Dunst. "I think it was a combination of a great storyline with a mystical aspect. Erin is such a strong character, I really got to kick butt, which is something I never get to do." No release date has been set for the Dimension Films project which wrapped production back in May. But the studio hopes to see the newest Crow fly sometime in 2000. (TO DIE FOR: Heck, we'd slap on some white makeup to hang around Kirsten Dunst!) Thanks to: Wizard October 1st, 1999 It's been confirmed that the Crow Figure has been delayed until later this month in Australia. Expect some more info coming soon. Old News Last months news has been pushed back to the archives section for all our newer fans! Expect another big month in the world of The Crow!
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