He crunched numbers. He tested movies in Kansas & Boston. He wanted out. Instead, he found himself in Michael Eisner’s office at 26. That’s how Hollywood careers are born. Subscribe to Producers Lounge Podcast.
#MichaelEisner #JeffKatzenberg #DonSimpson #HollywoodLife #StudioStories
"It's not how you play the game, it's how you place the blame.”
🎬 Hollywood producer of many high octane 80s films, #DonSimpson passed away #OTD 19 January 1996. #Film #Filmmaking
Happy birthday to Don Simpson, born today in 1961. Simpson is an American comic book cartoonist and freelance illustrator, most noted as the creator of the series Megaton Man, Border Worlds, and Bizarre Heroes, as well as the official comic book adaption of King Kong. #DonSimpson
If anyone would like a copy of this 216 page treasury size trade paperback, send me a DM. Only $40+shipping! #DonSimpson #ScottLost #MegatonManMultimensions #megatonman #2ndShift #2ndShiftComics #CreatorOwnedComics
Don Simpson was that guy: wild pitches, drug-fueled blockbusters, and legacy-defining power plays. Get the real stories from someone who worked with Simpson, Bruckheimer, and Eisner.
#TopGun #Bruckheimer #DonSimpson #MichaelEisner #DisneyEra #HollywoodLegends #TVIndustrySecrets #ProducersLounge
In 1984, #KitchenSinkPress would have on of its biggest successes with #MegatonMan by #DonSimpson, a satire of Silver Age superheroes.
CLZ entry for Don Simpson's Bizarre Heroes #3
My #shakeoftheday * (that will hopefully spark conversation!)
What's yours? 😊
*If you shake your phone, the CLZ app randomizes a comic entry of something you own
#DonSimpson #BizarreHeroes #comics #SimpsonEh
#MegatonMan creator #DonSimpson on #superhero #satire vs #deconstruction.
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styled eccentricities the way we know he could do so well.....
Come on Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer, this could work as well as TOP GUN: MAVERICK did!
Now who would play the young agent? Give me your suggestions!
#therock #michaelbay #jerrybruckheimer #donsimpson #seanconnery #therock #sequel
"It's not how you play the game, it's how you place the blame.”
🎬 Hollywood producer of many high octane 80s films, #DonSimpson passed away #OTD 19 January 1996. #Film #Filmmaking
In Pictopia by #DonSimpson and #AlanMoore is a large comic. Green Hornet #7 (and cat) for scale. #ComicBooks
#FreelancePolice #StevePurcell @purcell3161 #FlamingCarrot #BobBurden @bob.burden #DonSimpson @donaldsimpson1713 #MegatonMan #TheTick #BenEdlund @theticktv #GangViolenceAwareness
I hope everyone Stateside is enjoying a restful holiday. I'm thankful I've got a @comicbookyeti.com #interview with #DonSimpson over his @fantagraphics.bsky.social #MegatonMan Vol. 1 retrospective collection, now available through @wearezoop.bsky.social. Enjoy!
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I feel the need…the need for speed!
#NowWatching
Top Gun (1986)
#FilmSky #DonSimpson #TonyScott #VHSSummerIV
cover to Tales of the Uncanny (1963 3): A split cover with USA on the top, and Hypernaut on the bottom, both facing life-threatening circumstances. Text: "Double the action! Double the thrills!" Alan Moore, Rick Veitch, Don Simpson, Steve Bissette, Chester Brown Cover by Rick Veitch
#IHadThatComic: June 8, 1993
1963 3: Tales of the Uncanny - This issue pay homage to Captain America (U.S.A., or Ultimate Special Agent) and Iron Man (Hypernaut), with scripts by #AlanMoore and art from #RickVeitch (inked by #DonSimpson) and #SteveBissette (inked by #ChesterBrown!)
