#wez the road warrior

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Oh, you know. Normal stuff

I tried to get back to digital with the first piece and I suppose it’s pretty alright, I’m satisfied. I drew the Goldie at the bottom left first but he looked nothing like himself so I did the one on the top right and I think it’s much better so yay! =)

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The Road Warrior by Francesco Francavilla

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Mad Max Villains Ranked!

#1-Immortan Joe #2-Aunty Entity

#3-Dementus #4-Nux

#5-Master/Blaster #6-Wez

#7-The Humungus #8-Toecutter

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Vernon Wells on set of Mad Max 2 (1981)

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Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) directed by George Miller. It is the second installment in the Mad Max franchise, with Mel Gibson reprising his role as "Mad" Max Rockatansky.

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The Golden Youth and Wez from Mad Max 2 specifically for @kingdomvel. If only my poor baby boy toy on the left hadn't been killed by THE boomerang :(

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A long time ago I drew this, it ended up being used by Half Yard Productions to introduce Vernon Wells for a TV show. Then much later I had the privilege of being his booth neighbor.

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How successful would Wez…

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The weekend is here! Enjoy!

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Split Kit, my all-time favorite Garbage Pail Kid, a juvenile Jekyll & Hyde by-way-of Two Face from "Batman" with a dash of Haf-N-Haf from "Dick Tracy." He was later re-branded as Mixed-Up Mitch, but that doesn't have the same edge. Split Kit sounds like the front man of a Punk band or a notorious underworld figure. Looking at him today, I see shades of Wez from "The Road Warrior" and even a hint of Travis Bickle. The gun he's brandishing just had to be a bone of contention among the Concerned Mothers groups who hated the cards and wanted them banned, and it was later excised from his design. Heavy Metal Music was especially targeted as Satanic and unruly by the ever-freaked-out American Religious Right at that time, so Kit's sartorial trappings culled from that scene -- piercings, leather, studs, combat boots, and mohawk hairstyle -- made him one of the most aggressive members of The Kids' ranks, fitting as he would later emerge as their ringleader in the pulled-from-distribution Saturday Morning Cartoon.

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Funko will release Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior Pop figures in February. Max, Wez, and The Humungus are $12 each, while The Lone Wolf Pop Ride (pictured below) is $30.

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I watched Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior tonight, continuing my rewatch and commentary on the Mad Max franchise. What follows will primarily be a stream of consciousness with some edits as more was revealed. I already know a bit about the franchise and the production but it's been at least a decade since I last watched this film so I'm gonna be going in effectively almost blind.

This is a sort of long and rambling post

The opening monologue reminds me of the apparently commonly understood lore that the 3 sequel Mad Max films are not perfect canon- instead being retellings of an oral history of the outback, of this man called Max. It's a good way of approaching them all, if you assume them to be imperfect stories of his exploits, passed down throughout history, and it also explains the massive differences that occur between the films (especially in the case of Fury Road). The feral kid being revealed as the narrator means the details of The Road Warrior are likely fairly accurate, other than what may have been altered by a child's perception or the changing of memory. Presenting a story as a retelling of events or an oral history leaves extra room for suspension of disbelief.

The first "proper" scene already shows quite a big difference from the first film, while still starting with a carchase just like last time. The region is more desolate and brown, the clothing and vehicles more rundown and cruddily put together, Max has a dog, and some greying hair. It feels much further from civilization from the previous film and you can really feel that something has happened in the time since the first.

The detail of Max having a leg brace due to his injury in the previous film is a nice touch (and later when someone oils it up for him in the corner of the frame). The guys on the motorbike just sorta watching him while he grabs some gas is very unusual though. The practical effects when it comes to corpses at close range can be pretty laughable, the detail is good but the eyes always look pretty fake. I guess they just had to work with what they got, especially for low budget films like the first few.

Trying to grab a live snake is dumb as hell but the very fucked circumstances mean any kind of risk to get what you need is fair. Using the dog to form a kill-switch is hilarious. Imagine having your life directly in the paws of a dog's attention span.

Just 20 minutes in and this film already has so much more detail than the first. The layouts of each scene, the way the characters dress and act, the vehicles, the fact that Max casually eats dog food cos it's all he's got. There's also a bit more dialogue than I remember while still being predominantly show-not-tell (other than the exposition given by the pilot character and the opening monologue).

There's long quiet moments where we see and hear what the characters do, building mystery and suspense, and making the moments feel natural.

This film also feels more comedic than the first, especially with the scenes with Wez and the feral child.

All these people in BDSM gear...and police gear. The latter is honestly more suspicious to me haha

Max seems to be portrayed as a man who does things almost purely for self-preservation, which fits the apocalyptic setting and the setup of him becoming cold and heartless in the first film. Dog protects him, he uses the pilot and his copter for personal gain, it's possible he was nice to the feral kid because of a genuine need to ingratiate himself because that kid would probably be very happy with punting a boomerang straight into his brainbox at the smallest off step, but it's also possible it was part of his fatherly instinct. He did have a son once, after all. It's honestly a bit surprising that he actually goes through with stealing the tanker for the community, but given he needed fuel for himself and he knew where to find it, there's a pretty high chance he was just going to try and steal it regardless. There's clearly some compassion still within him, but it's tiny and well guarded. Perhaps he even tries to repress it, so he doesn't feel the same pain he felt after his family died.

I love the message passing scene between the engineer and the town leader. It's no game of telephone but the delivery feels a bit intentionally silly.

How the fuck did he survive the V8 crash. He a fucking supersoldier or something. Max is simply BUILT DIFFERENT I guess. But even in real life the body's capacity to survive and push further is often under appreciated. He's incredibly lucky the pilot was willing to rescue him, and did so in time. In my mind there's not much he did to deserve that, other than I guess being a useful resource for the community (the pilot did mention that he has insane reflexes, which supports this). For an apocalyptic setting that makes enough sense to me.

This film has far more dialogue than I remember it having, which is nice.

The car-chase climax of this film is far more exciting and involved than the first film. There's a lot going on and a lot more arcs that need to be addressed. It's not just Max anymore, its Wez and Humungus and the feral kid and all the community people and the pilot. It can feel a bit drawn out, but I am someone who's never been that interested in car chases or racing so it's probably an issue of taste for me- it's a major focus for the film franchise after all. It's still enjoyable though.

Fun(?) facts that may or may not be true because my memory is terrible:

Wez's butt would turn purple in the cold and most of the footage was filmed during the colder months, so they had to do workouts and extra takes to make sure his butt was pink whenever he was on screen.

Apparently the original intent was for Humungus to be Goose I believe (his fucked up head and covered face meant to imply a man who was badly burnt), and the high amount of police gear and police vehicles in his crew was because many of the raiders were meant to originally have been policemen who became cold and heartless just as Max had feared for himself.

Some years ago I went with my mother and brother on an outback road trip during the summer so my brother could get some hours up for his driver's license. We drove up to Silverton, a small village near one of Mad Max 2's filming locations and had a look around. There's a Mad Max 2 museum there which was fun to check out. They even had their own Blue Heeler, just like Dog. The flatland outside of town where the filming was done is so massive and so flat in places you can see the curvature of the Earth if you stand at a distance, it was breathtaking. The Silverton Hotel was also one of the filming locations of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, which my mum had named her 4WD after. While in an isolated area, if you're ever traveling through New South Wales I recommend stopping by and taking a look around.

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Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)

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I am working on an illustrated series called, Death Race 2001: A Spaced Odyssey, in a Road Warrior setting.

It's an amalgamation of various movie themes and based on the short story, X Marks the Pedwalk, [Free Read No Sign Ups].

While in a head rush from a bong hit I seen Nikki Sixx as the character, Madd Maxxed!

You know Nikki wouldn't do the gig without the Crüe, besides Vince Neal would be perfect for Lord Humungus 🤭– Tommy Lee (especially in his Mohawk days), is perfect for the motorcycle riding psycho, Wez.

Something special is reserved for fans of Mick Mars, possibly a Dr. Phibes vibe–with a Herman Munster mobile!

John 5 is there also, I have a feeling his entrance might be a little grandiose–🤔–yep, when the Mothership shoots Lazer lights on the ground and starts 3-D printing John 5 while he's playing guitar to Live Wire–that would be bitchin', and a little grandiose!

Okay, in the writing of this post more of the story has come to light, so there's work to do in the Darkside Studio where "The Candle Flame of Thought Shines it's Brightest in the Dark".

4:20 Update

Alrighty, I have an Update!

The premise of the #shortstory is (think Warriors movie in a Road Warrior setting):

In this world the only difference between Heavy Metal bands and wild marauding Biker gangs is, some wild marauding Bikers played a musical instrument, others didn't.

Now Bikers get chicks, but a Heavy Metal guitar playing Bikers get Groupies, hence the rivalry between the two factions known as the Metal Heads and Gear Heads. (A third group, known just as "Heads", are straight up Stoners that don't ride motorcycles or play guitar, or drums, or bass. They're the extras you'll see running around, (the chicks have to come from somewhere 🤷‍♂️)

Again, in this world, not much entertainment with all the mayhem going on fighting over petrol and chicks, except the Headbangers Ball where a truce is drawn for the Annual Battle of the Bands ( with the Metal Heads busy it's about the only time of year the Gear Heads have a chance, so they agree to the truce, of you're wondering).

Except at this year's Headbanger's, during an Awards portion mayhem erupted when Jethro Tull was named Heavy Metal band of the Year!

Nikki Sixx started protesting that not only was Jethro Tull "Not Metal, man!" but Ian Anderson rode a Moped!

Right at that moment a shot rang out–two actually–the first knocking the flute out of Ian's hand and the second shot actually hit Ian in the foot. The foot he was standing on while he was blowing widly into the flute at the surprise win. (Ian is known for standing one foot, like crane, while playing the flute)..

Anyways, bullet hit Ian's foot, Ian falls off the stage edge–this is bad–and is impaled by the flute when he landed.

By this time the crowd was stirred when a Gear Head yelled "He did it! Nikki Sixx shot Ian!"

(We're still in Warriors mode)

Just then police riot squads (🤔 guess that makes a 4th group) hit the crowd with mega spot lights and the crowd went from Turtle to Rabbit!

Just then John 5 rushes up exclaiming, "It was Marilyn Manson who shot Ian, he was dressed up as Alec Baldwin and didn't think the prop gun was loaded!"

A police helicopter circling the crowd turned on it's spotlight and it landed right on the Motley Crüe, John 5 shouted "I have a Roadie waiting with a gig van, follow me I know a secret way out!"

And in all the mayhem, John 5 leads Motley Crüe to getaway van, but they still have to make it home and clear their name.

Next Chapter:

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