Pop Artifact! Rowan and Martin Maltese Bippy movie poster

Pop Culture Roundup May 31, 2007

Rock'n'roll pioneer Bo Diddley is showing signs of improvement following his recent stroke.

...the 78-year-old singer, songwriter and guitarist was transferred on Thursday from a hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, to a facility near his home in Gainesville, Florida, and had been receiving speech and occupational therapy since Friday.

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Dial B for Burbank presents the secret origins of pulp heroes. First up: The Hooded Shadow.

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A live-action Teen Titans film is in the works.

It is not known which heroes will be used, but Nightwing is said to be in the mix.

The film's producer, Akiva Goldsman, said the tone will be consistent with such recent Warners' comic book fare as "Batman Begins," "Superman Returns" and the upcoming "Watchmen."


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Will the current "Doctor Who" series end after its fourth season?

Boss Russell T. Davies has decided to axe the BBC1 sci-fi drama and concentrate on other projects.

He and senior staff have hatched a plot to hand in a group resignation in summer 2008.

A source said: “The heavy workload — nine months of 16-hour days every year — has started to take its toll.

“It was decided the best thing for the show was go out at the top next year.”

Even more DC comics graphic novels / collections announced

After announcing what's coming up in October and November, DC now tells what's up for December:

THE ALL NEW ATOM: FUTURE/PAST TP
Writer: Gail Simone
Artists: Mike Norton, Eddy Barrows, Andy Owens and Trevor Scott
Collects: THE ALL NEW ATOM #7-11
$14.99 U.S., 128 pages

BATMAN/SUPERMAN: SAGA OF THE SUPER SONS TP
Writer: Bob Haney
Artists: Dick Dillin, Tex Blaisdell, Vince Colletta, Henry Scarpelli, Murphy Anderson and John Calnan
Collects: Stories from WORLD'S FINEST COMICS # 215, 216, 221, 222, 224, 228, 231, 233 and 238
$19.99 U.S., 192 pages

THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD VOL. 1: LORDS OF LUCK HC
Writer: Mark Waid
Artists: George Pérez & Bob Wiacek
Collects: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #1-6
$24.99 U.S., 160 pages

DCU: WORLD WAR III TP
Writers: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, Keith Champagne and John Ostrander
Artists: Justiniano, Jack Jadson, Tom Derenick, Pat Olliffe, Andy Smith, Walden Wong, Norm Rapmund, Rodney Ramos, Drew Geraci and Ray Snyder
Collects: 52 WEEK 50, WORLD WAR III PART ONE: A CALL TO ARMS, WORLD WAR III PART TWO: THE VALIANT, WORLD WAR III PART THREE: HELL IS FOR HEROES and WORLD WAR III PART FOUR: UNITED WE STAND
$17.99 U.S., 128 pages

THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE: FULL THROTTLE TP
Writers: Danny Bilson & Paul DeMeo, Marc Guggenheim and Jon Boothby
Artists: Andy Kuhn, Ron Adrian, Art Thibert, Paco Diaz, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Tony Daniel, Rob Lea, Alex Lei and Lorenzo Ruggiero
Collects: THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #7-14 and a story from the DC INFINITE HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1.
$12.99 U.S., 208 pages

THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: AN EYE FOR AN EYE TP
Writers: Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen
Artists: Keith Giffen, Steve Lightle, Joe Orlando and Larry Mahlstedt
Collects: THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1-6
$17.99 U.S., 160 pages

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: JONAH HEX VOL. 2
Writers: Michael Fleischer, John Albano and David Michelinie
Artists: George Moliterni, Bill Draut, Luis Dominguez, Ernie Chua, José Luis García-López, Oscar Novelle, Tony DeZuñiga, Romeo Tanghal, Vicente Alcazar, Danny Bulanadi, Rich Buckler, Dick Giordano and Val Mayerik
Collects: JONAH HEX #1-22 and stories from WEIRD WESTERN TALES #34-38
$16.99 U.S., 528 pages

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: TEEN TITANS VOL. 2
Writers: Mike Friedrich, Bob Haney, Neal Adams, Steve Skeates, Marv Wolfman and Robert Kanigher
Artists: Gil Kane, Neal Adams, Nick Cardy, George Tuska, Carmine Infantino, Sal Amendola, Dick Dillin, Jim Aparo, Wallace Wood and Joe Giella
Collects: TEEN TITANS #19-36, THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #83 and 94 and WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #205
$16.99 U.S., 520 pages

THE SPECTRE: TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED TP
Writer: David Lapham
Artists: Eric Battle, Tom Mandrake and Prentiss Rollins
Collects: TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #4-8
$14.99 U.S., 128 pages

THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL. 23 HC
Writer/Artist: Will Eisner
Collects: SPIRIT stories from July 1, 1951, through December 30, 1951
$49.99 U.S., 204 pages

SUPERMAN: CAMELOT FALLS VOL. 2 HC
Writer: Kurt Busiek
Artists: Carlos Pacheco & Jesus Merino
Collects: SUPERMAN #662-664 and 667-668
$19.99 U.S., 128 pages

SUPERMAN: KRYPTONITE HC
Writer: Darwyn Cooke
Artist: Tim Sale
Collects: SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #1-6
$24.99 U.S., 160 pages

TALES OF THE BATMAN: TIM SALE HC
Writers: Alan Grant, James Robinson and Darwyn Cooke
Artists: Tim Sale and Jimmy Palmiotti
Collects: BATMAN LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #32-34, BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #7-9 and stories from SOLO #1, SHOWCASE '94 #3-4 and BATMAN: BLACK AND WHITE VOL. 2
$ 29.99 U.S., 240 pages

TALES OF THE MULTIVERSE: BATMAN - VAMPIRE TP
Writer: Doug Moench
Artists: Kelley Jones & John Beatty
Collects: BATMAN & DRACULA: RED RAIN, BATMAN: CRIMSON MIST and BATMAN: BLOODSTORM
$19.99 U.S., 296 pages

WONDER WOMAN: AMAZONS ATTACK TP
Writer: Will Pfeifer
Artist: Pete Woods
Collects: AMAZONS ATTACK #1-6
$24.99 U.S., 160 pages

VERTIGO titles scheduled to arrive in stores in December include:

HELLBLAZER: BLOODLINES TP
Writer: Garth Ennis
Artists: Will Simpson, Steve Dillon, Mike Hoffman, Mike Barreiro, Kim DeMulder and Stan Woch
Collects: HELLBLAZER #47-50, #52-55 and #59-61
$19.99 U.S., 296 pages

LOVELESS VOL. 3: BLACKWATER FALLS TP
Writer: Brian Azzarello
Artists: Danijel Zezelj and Werther Dell'Edera
Collects: LOVELESS #13-20
$14.99 U.S., 192 pages

WILDSTORM titles scheduled to arrive in stores in December include:

DANGER GIRL: BODY SHOTS TP
Writer: Andy Hartnell
Artists: Nick Bradshaw & Jim Charalampidis
Collects: DANGER GIRL: BODY SHOTS #1-4
$12.99 U.S., 96 pages

WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY VOL. 1 TP
Writer: Gail Simone
Artists: Neil Googe
Collects: WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY #1-6
$19.99 U.S., 160 pages

CMX titles scheduled to arrive in stores in December include:

EMMA VOL. 6
Writer/Artist: Kaoru Mori
$9.99 U.S., 192 pages

THE EMPTY EMPIRE VOL. 6
Writer/Artist: Naoe Kita
$9.99 U.S., 200 pages

FROM EROICA WITH LOVE VOL. 11
Writer/Artist: Yasuko Aoike
$9.99 U.S., 208 pages

GO GO HEAVEN!! VOL. 4
Writer/Artist: Keiko Yamada
$9.99 U.S., 192 pages

MOON CHILD VOL. 9
Writer/Artist: Reiko Shimizu
$9.99 U.S., 192 pages

PIECES OF A SPIRAL VOL. 10
Writer/Artist: Kaimu Tahibana
$9.99 U.S., 192 pages

TOWER OF THE FUTURE VOL. 9
Writer/Artist: Saki Hiwatari
$9.99 U.S., 192 pages

THE YOUNG MAGICIAN VOL. 10
Writer/Artist: Yuri Narushima
$9.99 U.S., 192 pages

Marvel Superheroes found on DVD in UK

We were promised a DVD box set collecting Marvel's 1960s toons a long, long time ago, but it's still not out. Here.

But in Britain a box is due out June 11. And already out are two-disk sets collecting the animated Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and the Sub-Mariner.

Here's the cover art for each. You can click to order any of them from Amazon UK. The disks are in PAL format so you'll want to check that your machine will play them.







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Today's video: Beatles-"George must save John from certain doom"

Coming tomorrow: A TIP! tribute to Sgt. Pepper.



New and upcoming action figures May 31, 2007

Complete List of Marvel Legends Action Figures
Complete List of DC Direct Action Figures

Here's a look at action figures available via your local comics shop or via the TIP!-supporting links below:

DC Direct Action Figures

Superman Last Son Action Figures
--Last Son Superman
--Ursa
--Bizarro
--Zod

Shazam Action Figures
--Dr. Sivana
--Captain Marvel Jr.
--Mary Marvel
--Billy Batson and Hoppy
--Captain Marvel

Superman Vs. Doomsday
Doomsday
Lex Luthor and Robot
Solar Suit Superman
Superman

Batman and Son
Batman
Ninja Man-Bat
Robin and Daimin
The Joker

52 Weeks
Animal Man
Batwoman
Booster Gold
Supernova

DC Direct Reactivated Action Figures
--Batman
--Wonder Woman
--Lobo
--Superman

DC 13-inch Figures
Green Lantern
Lex Luthor
Martian Manhunter
Catwoman
Nightwing
Classic Batman
Batgirl gray costume
Batgirl black costume

Elseworlds Action Figures Series 2
--Red Son Batman
--Red Son President Superman
--Kingdom Come Jade
--Kingdom Come Spectre and Norman McKay
--Gotham By Gaslight Batman

Elseworlds Action Figures Series 3
--Supergirl
--Batgirl
--Nightstar
--Kingdom Come Aquaman
--Red Son Green Lantern

First Appearance Series 4
--Blue Beetle translucent
--Blue Beetle
--Brave New World Atom
--Warlord
--Brave New World Martian Manhunter
--Brave New World Aquaman

Infinite Crisis Action Figures Series 1
--Powergirl
--Omac
--Mongul
--Earth Prime Superboy
--Alexander Luthor

JSA Action Figures
--Mr. Terrific
--Hawkgirl
--Dr. Midnite
--Hourman
--Golden Age Atom 2-pack

DC Direct Wonder Woman Series 1 Action Figures
--Wonder Woman
--Agent Diana Prince
--Circe
--Donna Troy as Wonder Woman

Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer action figures
Battle Stretch Mr. Fantastic
Fire Blast Human Torch
Raging Thing
Silver Surfer

Hanna Barbera Series 3 Action Figures
--Fred Flintstone Quittin' Time
--Twinkle Toes Fred Flintstone
--Great Grape Ape
--Huckleberry Hound
--The Jetsons
--Secret Squirrel
--Snagglepuss

McFarlane Lost series 2 action figures
--Crash site box set
--Sawyer
--Jin
--Sayid
--Desmond
--Sun
--Mr. Eko

McFarlane Lost series 3 action figures
--Sayid
--Desmond
--Claire
--Ben/Henry

Marvel Figure Factory Sets
--Angel
--Beast
--Black Costume Spider-Man
--Deadpool
--Invisible Woman
--Silver Surfer

Marvel Legends Action Figures

Hasbro Marvel Legends Action Figures Series 2
--Wolverine
--She-Hulk
--Yellow Jacket
--Quick Silver
--Lord Asgard Thor
--Magneto Xorn
--X3 Jean Grey
--First Appearance Storm

Hasbro Marvel Legends Figures Series 3
--Bucky Barnes
--First appearance Captain America
--Marvel Girl Rachel Grey
--Heroes for Hire Black Knight
--Hydra Soldier
--X-3 Colossus
--Astonishing X-Men Cyclops
--Danger

Hasbro Marvel Legends Icons 12-inch Action Figures
--The Punisher
--Doctor Doom
--The Human Torch
--The Silver Surfer

Marvel Legends Masterworks Sets
--Spider-Man Vs. Green Goblin
--Fantastic Four Vs. Mole Man
--Hulk Vs. The Thing
--Galactus Vs. Everybody

Marvel Select Figures

Best of Marvel Select Figures
--Grey Hulk
--Thanos
--Ultimate Spider-Man
--Green Goblin
--Mephisto

Marvel Sideshow Toys Figures
--Venom
--Black costume Spider-Man
--Spider-Man
--White Queen
--White Queen Exclusive

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Pop Culture Roundup May 30, 2007

Deal alert: Get the Marvel Legends Young Avengers and Monster gift packs for $14.99 each.

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More deal alerts: Amazon has the Lego Star Wars V-Wing Fighter on sale for $9.99, plus assorted other Lego deals. Plus, there are deals on model cars from Shyne Rodz and Road Signature.

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You can check out a couple of interesting new audio documetaries on the BBC: "Star Wars 30th Anniversary," "The Traveling Wilburies Revisited."

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Via the Hollywood Animation Archive: A remembrance of cartoonist Milt Caniff by his nephew Harry Grant Guyton.

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What will the new Hulk film be about (other than, you know, not wanting to hulk out, but hulking out anyway and then destroying lots of stuff)? Here's a plot preview.

New Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer poster

Upcoming DC Comics graphic novels - collections

In addition to the stuff announced last week, DC has the following coming up in November. Click the links to pre-order from Amazon:

52 VOL. 4 TP
Writers: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid
Artists: Keith Giffen, Chris Batista, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Darick Robertson, Dan Jurgens, Mike McKone, Justiniano, Joe Bennett, Eddy Barrows, Jamal Igle, Pat Olliffe, Rodney Ramos, Dan Green, Norm Rapmund, Drew Geraci, Lorenzo Ruggiero, Jack Jadson, Belardino Brabo, Andy Lanning and Walden Wong
Collects: Lead stories from 52 WEEK 40-52
$19.99 U.S., 304 pages

THE BATMAN ARCHIVES VOL. 7 HC
Writers: Bill Finger and others
Artists: Bob Kane, Dick Sprang, Jim Mooney and Charles Paris
Collects: Stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #136-154
$49.99 U.S., 256 pages

BATMAN: RULES OF ENGAGEMENT HC
Writer: Andy Diggle
Artists: Whilce Portacio & Richard Friend
Collects: BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #1-6
$24.99 U.S., 160 pages

BATMAN: DEATH IN THE CITY TP
Writers: Paul Dini, Stuart Moore and Royal McGraw
Artists: Don Kramer, Andy Clarke and Wayne Faucher
Collects: DETECTIVE COMICS #827-834
$14.99 U.S., 192 pages

GREEN ARROW: ROAD TO JERICHO TP
Writer: Judd Winick
Artists: Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens
Collects: GREEN ARROW #66-75
$17.99 U.S., 240 pages

GREEN LANTERN CORPS: DARKER SHADE OF GREEN TP
Writers: Dave Gibbons and Keith Champagne
Artists: Patrick Gleason, Dave Gibbons, Prentiss Rollins and Christian Alamy
Collects: GREEN LANTERN CORPS #7-13
$12.99 U.S., 168 pages

HAWKGIRL: HAWKMAN RETURNS TP
Writer: Walter Simonson
Artists: Walter Simonson, Renato Arlem and Joe Bennett
Collects: HAWKGIRL #57-60 and JSA CLASSIFIED #21-22
$17.99 U.S., 144 pages

JACK KIRBY'S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 3 HC
Writer: Jack Kirby
Artists: Jack Kirby & Mike Royer
Collects: THE NEW GODS, MISTER MIRACLE, THE FOREVER PEOPLE and SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN
$49.99 U.S., 396 pages

JLA: ULTRAMARINE CORPS TP
Writer: Grant Morrison
Artists: Ed McGuinness, Val Semeiks, Dexter Vines, Kevin Conrad and Ray Kryssing
Collects: JLA CLASSIFIED #1-3 and JLA/WILDCATS
$14.99 U.S., 144 pages

JONAH HEX: ORIGINS TP
Writers: Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray
Artists: Jordi Bernet, Val Semeiks and Phil Noto
Collects: JONAH HEX #13-18
$12.99 U.S., 144 pages

ROBIN: TEENAGE WASTELAND TP
Writers: Adam Beechen
Artists: Freddie Williams II and Frazer Irving
Collects: ROBIN #154-162
$17.99 U.S., 208 pages

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER-VILLAINS VOL. 1 TP
Writers: Gerry Conway, David Kraft, Bob Rozakis and Paul Levitz
Artists: Pablo Marcos, Rich Buckler, Arvell Jones, Dick Ayers, Mike Vosburg, Ric Estrada, Bob Smith, Vince Colletta, Bob Layton, Joe Rubinstein, Bob McLeod, Jack Abel, Romeo Tanghal, Joe Orlando, Frank McLaughlin, Ernie Chua and others
Collects: THE SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER-VILLAINS #1-15, DC SPECIAL #27, DC SPECIAL SERIES #6, SUPER-TEAM FAMILYI #13 and 14, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #166-168 and a story from CANCELLED COMICS CAVALCADE #2
$16.99 U.S., 520 pages

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 1 TP
Writers: John Ostrander, Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis and Paul Kupperberg
Artists: Luke McDonnell, Keith Giffen, Erik Larsen, Dave Hunt, Karl Kesel, Bob Lewis, Al Gordon and Malcolm Jones III
Collects: SUICIDE SQUAD #1-18, the DOOM PATROL AND SUICIDE SQUAD SPECIAL, and a story from JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #13
$16.99 U.S., 528 pages

SUPERGIRL: IDENTITY TP
Writers: Joe Kelly, Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray and Mark Sable
Artists: Ian Churchill, Amanda Conner, Joe Benitez, Alé Garza, Norm Rapmund and Victor Llamas
Collects: SUPERGIRL #10-19 and a story from the DCU INFINITE HOLIDAY SPECIAL
$19.99 U.S., 256 pages

TEEN TITANS GO!: TITANS TOGETHER TP
Writer: J. Torres
Artists: Todd Nauck, Mike Norton, Lary Stucker and Scott Iwahashi
Collects: TEEN TITANS GO! #26-32
$12.99 U.S. 144 pages

WONDER WOMAN: LOVE AND MURDER HC
Writer: Jodi Picoult
Artists: Drew Johnson, Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson, Paco Diaz and Ray Snyder
Collects: WONDER WOMAN #6-10
$19.99 U.S., 128 pages

THE MAD ARCHIVES VOL. 2 HC
Writer: Harvey Kurtzman
Artists: Will Elder, John Severin, Harvey Kurtzman, Wallace Wood, Jack Davis, Basil Wolverton and Bernard Krigstein
Collects: MAD #7-12
$49.99, 224 pages

AMERICAN VIRGIN VOL. 3: WET TP
Writer: Steven T. Seagle
Artists: Becky Cloonan, Jim Rugg and Christine Norrie
Collects: AMERICAN VIRGIN #10-14
$12.99 U.S., 128 pages

TESTAMENT VOL. 3: BABEL TP
Writer: Douglas Rushkoff
Artists: Liam Sharp, Peter Gross and Gary Erskine
Collects: TESTAMENT #11-16
$12.99 U.S., 160 pages

EX MACHINA VOL. 6: POWER DOWN TP
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
Artists: Tony Harris and Jim Clark
Collects: EX MACHINA #26-29 and EX MACHINA: INSIDE THE MACHINE
$12.99 U.S., 144 pages

MIDNIGHTER: KILLING MACHINE TP
Writer: Garth Ennis
Artists: Chris Sprouse, Karl Story and Glenn Fabry
Collects: MIDNIGHTER #1-6
$14.99 U.S., 144 pages

APOTHECARIUS ARGENTUM VOL. 3
Writer/Artist: Tomomi Yamashita
$9.99 U.S., 200 pages

KEY TO THE KINGDOM VOL. 2
Writer/Artist: Kyoko Shitou
$9.99 U.S., 176 pages

KING OF CARDS VOL. 2
Writer/Artist: Makoto Tateno
$9.99 U.S., 208 pages

MUSASHI #9 VOL. 13
Writer/Artist: Miyuki Takahashi
$9.99 U.S., 208 pages

ORFINA VOL. 1
Writer/Artist: Kitsune Tennouji
$12.99 U.S., 162 pages

THE PALETTE OF 12 SECRET COLORS VOL. 1
Writer/Artist: Nari Kusakawa
$9.99 U.S., 192 pages

SEIMADEN VOL. 10
Writer/Artist: You Higuri
$9.99 U.S., 180 pages

TENJHO TENGE VOL. 16
Writer/Artist: Oh! great
$9.99 U.S., 184 pages

VENUS IN LOVE VOL. 1
Writer/Artist: Yuki Nakaji
$9.99 U.S., 224 pages

Upcoming Doc Savage and Shadow reprints

See currently available Doc Savage and Shadow reprints.

Here's what's coming up from Nostalgia Ventures:


DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 8: "The Sea Magician" & "The Living-Fire Menace"
The pulps' greatest superman returns in two of his most fantastic adventures. In The Sea Magician, the ghost of the legendary King John is terrorizing the English marsh country in an epic 1934 adventure by Lester Dent writing as Kenneth Robeson. Then, in a 1937 thriller by Harold A. Davis, the blazing death of government agent Z-2 sets Doc Savage and his Iron Crew on the trail of The Living-Fire Menace, a terrifying threat that transforms men into living human torches. These thrilling pulp adventures are reproduced with the classic color pulp covers by Emery Clarke and Walter Baumhofer, interior illustrations by Paul Orban and new historical articles by Will Murray (author of seven Bantam Doc Savage novels). (Sanctum Productions)
Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95


DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 9: "The Majii" and "The Golden Man"
The pulps' legendary superman battles evil in two exciting adventures by Lester Dent writing as Kenneth Robeson. In "The Majii" (1935), a living dead man lures Doc Savage into an Aladdin's cavern of horror. Then, "The Golden Man" tests the scientific wizardry of the Man of Bronze, exposing deep secrets of Doc Savage's strange origins. These classic pulp thrillers are reproduced with the original color pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer and Emery Clarke, interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical articles by pulp historian Will Murray. (Sanctum Productions)
Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95 Available May 31.


DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 10: "Dust of Death" and "The Stone Man"
The legendary pulp superman battles evil in two expanded novels by Lester Dent and Harold A. Davis writing as Kenneth Robeson, incorporating never-before-published text from the original manuscripts. After Long Tom is arrested on spying charges, Doc Savage, Monk and Ham intervene in an Amazon jungle border war as they battle the mysterious Inca in Gray (in the novel that introduced Ham's pet ape, Chemistry). Then, the Man of Bronze and his Iron Crew journey to Arizona and discover a lost race and a strange mist that transforms men into stone. This pulp reprint showcases the classic pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer and Emery Clarke, all of Paul Orban's interior illustrations and historical commentary by Will Murray, author of seven Bantam Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Productions)
Softcover, 7x10. B&W $12.95 Available June 27.


THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 9: "Lingo" & "Partners in Peril"
The "Knight of Darkness" returns in two historic novels that gave birth to Batman. First, a powerful new underworld kingpin crosses swords with The Shadow in "Lingo," one of Walter Gibson's all-time masterpieces which inspired the 'Batarang.' In "Partners of Peril," by Theodore Tinsley, Lamont Cranston investigates chemical syndicate murders in the crime thriller that serves as the model for Batman's debut adventure in Detective Comics #27. This extra-long volume also reprints Tinsley's "The Grim Joker," a 1936 tale featuring a clown-faced crime boss called 'The Joker'! PLUS: Will Murray documents the "Shadowy" origins of The Batman, and Anthony Tollin chonicles how "Partners in Peril" was adapted as the first Batman story. Cover by George Rozen; illustrations by Tom Lovell. (Sanctum Productions)
Softcover, 144 pages, 7x10. B&W, $12.95


THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 10: "The City of Doom" & "The Fifth Face"
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" The legendary supersleuth returns in two action-packed pulp thrillers by Walter B. Gibson. The Voodoo Master returns from the grave and launches a series of terrorist attacks to enslave "The City of Doom." Then, the Dark Avenger battles the master of disguise known only as Five Face. Will "The Fifth Face" be the face of death? In a special bonus feature, The Shadow battles an million-year-old Neanderthal in a "lost" radio script by Hugo Award-winning science fiction author Alfred Bester. This instant collector's item leads off with a classic cover by George Rozen, and also includes all the original interior art by acclaimed illustrator Tom Lovell and Earl Mayan plus historical commentary on the origins of super-villains and DC's Vandal Savage by popular culture historians Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Productions)
Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95 Available May 31.


THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 11: "The Road of Crime" & "Crooks Go Straight" "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!"
Nostalgia Ventures' sales-smashing revival of Street & Smith's iconic pulp superheroes continues as the Master Avenger proves that "crime does not pay" in two of Walter Gibson's most intriguing mysteries. In "Road of Crime," a former criminal attempts to reform his life with some unseen help from The Shadow, in a 1933 tale of redemption. Then, a series of robberies and murders casts suspicion on two supposedly-reformed criminals. Did the Crooks Go Straight, or has one of them returned to crime? This classic pulp collection also features George Rozen's spectacular pulp covers, all the original interior art by acclaimed illustrator Tom Lovell and historical commentary by popular culture historian Will Murray. (Sanctum Productions)
Softcover, 7x10. B&W $12.95 Available June 27.

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New comics May 30, 2007

Click links to order discounted graphic novels from Amazon.

See complete lists:
DC Archives
DC Showcase
DC Trade Paperbacks
Marvel Masterworks
Marvel Essentials
Marvel Trade Paperbacks
Upcoming Trade Paperbacks - Graphic Novels


Comics shipping May 30, 2007

DARK HORSE COMICS

MAR070025 HELLBOY DARKNESS CALLS #2 (OF 6) $2.99
FEB070093 MPD PSYCHO VOL 1 TP (MR) $10.95
JAN070089 SHAMAN WARRIOR VOL 3 TP $12.95
MAR070081 STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #17 $2.99

DC COMICS

FEB070245 52 VOL 1 TP $19.99
MAR070182 ACTION COMICS #850 (NOTE PRICE) $3.99
MAR070186 AMAZONS ATTACK #2 (OF 6) $2.99
MAR070196 BLUE BEETLE #15 $2.99
MAR070190 COUNTDOWN 48 $2.99
MAR070266 CROSSING MIDNIGHT #7 (MR) $2.99
MAR070269 DEADMAN #10 (MR) $2.99
JUL058228 DEATH THE HIGH COST OF LIVING TP $12.99
MAR070248 DEATHBLOW #5 $2.99
MAR070241 GO GO HEAVEN VOL 2 $9.99
MAR070203 GREEN LANTERN #20 $2.99
JAN070303 JACK KIRBYS FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL 1 HC $49.99
MAR070208 JSA CLASSIFIED #26 $2.99
MAR070206 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #6 $2.99
MAR070207 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA VAR ED #6 $2.99
MAR070214 MYSTERY IN SPACE #8 (OF 8) $3.99
MAR070245 PIECES OF A SPIRAL VOL 8 $9.99
FEB070321 SWAN VOL 10 $9.99
MAR070227 TEEN TITANS #47 $2.99
MAR070232 TEEN TITANS GO #43 $2.25

IMAGE COMICS

MAY071846 CREATURE FROM THE DEPTHS (ONE SHOT) $3.99
JAN071957 DARKNESS LEVEL 4 DALE KEOWN CVR A $2.99
JAN071958 DARKNESS LEVEL 4 STJEPAN SEJIC CVR B $2.99
JAN071968 FRESHMEN VOL 2 SCOTT BENEFIEL CVR A #4 $2.99
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Pop Artifact! 1970s Hulk movie poster

Pop Culture Roundup May 29, 2007

Don't go spendin' those Silver Surfer quarters.

To promote the upcoming film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, 20th Century Fox and The Franklin Mint altered 40,000 U.S. quarters to feature the character.

The U.S. Mint said in a news release Friday that it learned of the promotional quarter this week and advised the studio and the Franklin Mint they were breaking the law. It is illegal to turn a coin into an advertising vehicle, and violators can face a fine.


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Learn about the new characters set to appear in the second season of "Heroes." Spoilers apply.

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The Sub-Mariner, Impossible Man and more are set to appear during the second season of the Cartoon Network's "Fantastic Four" series, which begins June 9.

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Doctor Who fans can bid on this costume from the 1972 adventure "The Sea Devils" now and will soon be able to see that Jon Pertwee-era story on DVD.



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Here's an interview with Dominic Monaghan, the late Charlie of "Lost."

Vintage comic book ad



DVD: Legion of Superheroes Vol. 1

Not a full season set, but a collection of four eps from the animated series. You can pre-order it now from Amazon.

From the press release:

Warner Home Video and Kids' WB! are set to release four episodes from the hot new series Legion of Super Heroes: Volume 1, inspired by the legend of DC Comics' Superman on August 28, 2007. This new brew of DC Super Heroes is young, bright and unpredictable. The futuristic team that is the Legion of Super Heroes: Volume 1 features Superman, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Timber Wolf, Brainiac 5, Bouncing Boy and Phantom Girl.

Recently named Wizard Magazine's "Best Animated Series" of 2006, Legion of Super Heroes: Volume 1 currently airs on the Kids' WB! on The CW, the No.1 rated Saturday morning kids broadcast lineup. The new series features the most renowned super powered teenagers in the 31st

century, but the crew is faced with more than they can handle in the battle against their evil nemeses, the Fatal Five. Their only resolution is to unite forces with the legendary Superman. Unfortunately, the team miscalculates their journey back in time and finds Superman as the young and insecure Clark Kent, unaware of his superhuman capabilities. Over time, Superman discovers his powers and returns with the Legion to embark on a series of battles and challenges with the rest of the Legionnaires. Produced by James Tucker (Co-Producer of Justice League Unlimited), Linda Steiner (Producer of Teen Titans Trouble in Tokyo) and Sander Schwartz (Executive Producer of Teen Titans), Legion of Super Heroes: Volume 1 is inspired by DC Comics' history.

"We are pleased to release the first four episodes of the highly successful Kids WB! new series for the first time ever on DVD," said Dorinda Marticorena, WHV Vice President of Family, Animation & Sports Marketing. "These teenage characters provide an entertaining and original aspect to the series as kids get to see what it's like to be a young Super Hero."

Legion of Super Heroes: Volume 1 will be available on DVD with approx. 88 minutes of four 22-minute episodes:
* "Man of Tomorrow" - In their mission to travel back in time to retrieve Superman, the legion goes a little too far and discover a young Clark Kent before his super powers are realized.
* "Timber Wolf"- Dark secrets are discovered when a scientist calls on the legion for their help in capturing a dangerous creature.
* "Legacy"- Superman's new friend, Alexis, wants to be Superman's only friend.
* "Phantoms" - A teenager with the same powers as Superman is unleashed from a portal to a phantom dimension, where the Legionnaires become trapped.

Also includes the following special features:
We Are Legion -- The Legionnaires from the pages of DC Comics are back, this time in animated form. Looking at the rich history of storylines, characters, and classic team driven tales of action and adventure, the Legion of Super Heroes: Volume 1 is updated for today's audience. Featuring an interview with Paul Levitz, President & Publisher of DC Comics, and former writer on the Legion of Super Heroes comic book. {Estimated runtime 8-10 minutes}.

New DVD releases May 29,2007

DVD new releases May 29, 2007

The Closer - The Complete Second Season

F Troop - The Complete Second Season

Naruto Uncut Boxed Set, Volume 3

Rawhide - The Second Season, Vol. 1

The Andy Griffith Show - The Complete Series

Starhunter - The Complete Series

Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition

More upcoming DVDs

CD new releases May 29, 2007

Through the Years 1964 - 1966 by Tim Hardin

Country Music Legends by Roy Rogers

Country Music Legends by Hank Thompson

Country Music Legends by Jim Reeves

More upcoming CDs

Today' s video: Beatles' "Lady Madonna" promo

Lost clues: "Through the Looking Glass" ep. 22, season 3



Synopsis:

We see a bearded Jack, very drunk and messed up, flying on a passenger plane. He spots an article or obituary in a newspaper and becomes very upset.

Later, we see him driving on a bridge in Los Angeles, calling somebody on a cell phone, still very upset. He leaves a jumbled message on an answering machine, then pulls over. He climbs up on the bridge railing and is about to jump off when a car approaching in the other direction crashes. He jumps down and rushes to the accident.

Later, we learn Jack has rescued a woman and her son from the car and he's viewed as a hero. But we know he was the cause of the crash. The woman saw him about the jump, got distracted and lost control of her car.

Throughout these scenes, Jack is very messed up on alcohol and prescription drugs. We see him go a funeral home to view the casket of the person in the article/obit, but the casket is closed and Jack tells the funeral director he doesn't want to see the body.

Meanwhile, in the present time, Jack leads the plane crash survivors to the radio tower, where they hope to make contact with Naomi's crew on the satellite phone once Charlie turns off the jamming signal in the underwater Looking Glass station.

Charlie, however, has been captured by two Others in the station, Bonnie and Greta. They've contacted Ben, who has sent Mikhail to the station to handle the situation. Desmond, meanwhile, is knocked out in an outrigger canoe up above the Looking Glass.

Sayid, Bernard and Jin are on the beach and, when the Others arrive, set off the expolosives in the tents, killing several of the Others. However, Jin misses his target when trying to set off his batch of the dynamite and some of the Others survive, capturing Sayid, Bernard and Jin.

We also see Locke, left for dead in the ditch after being shot by Ben. He looks like a goner but then a vision of Walt shows up and tells him to get up, he has things to do.

On the way to the tower, Jack and the rest realize the ambush has gone wrong, they don't see the third batch of dynamite blow. Sawyer and Juliet turn back, heading back to the beach to help Sayid, Bernard and Jin.

Meanwhile, Ben--taking Alex with him--is off to intercept Jack and party at the radio tower, which he does. He tells Jack this is a mistake. Naomi isn't who she says--she'll bring people to the island who have been looking for it for a long time and they'll kill everyone. Jack doesn't believe him. Ben gets on his walkie and orders Sayid, Bernard and Jin killed and Jack believes all three are shot dead. He beats Ben up and takes him captive.

On the beach, Sawyer and Juliet--with Hurley, who has arrived like the calvary driving the Dharma bus--rescue the three captives.

Back in the water, Desmond revives and dives off the canoe and swims into the Looking Glass when Mikhail starts shooting at him. Down below there's an altercation and Bonnie, Greta are killed while Mikhail is wounded and goes missing. Charlie turns off the jamming signal and immediately intercepts a TV message from Penelope Widmore, who is confused by the mention of Naomi. Penelope didn't send her. Outside his underwater window, Charlie spots Mikhail, who has a grenade and pulls the pin, shattering the glass and flooding the room. Charlie bolts the door and drowns but not before alerting Desmond that Naomi isn't who she says.

At the radio tower, Naomi makes contact with her people but is killed by an amazingly revived Locke who tells Jack not to make the call. But Jack does and it sounds as if help is on the way.

The episode ends back with messed up Jack. He's distraught in his home and makes a call, telling someone to meet him at the airport. Later he's there and a car arrives, it's Kate. What we took as a flashback was actaully a flash forward. They got off the island, but Jack seems to think they made a mistake. He shows Kate the clipping, but neither says who it refers to. Jack says they need to go back, but Kate looks troubled and doesn't say much. She leaves and the episode ends with him standing alone.



Clues and observations:

* Who's in the coffin?!! Here's a view of the clipping. And here's some speculation. The gist is it's somebody we haven't met yet.



* Who was Naomi working for? Penelope's dad, Mr. Widmore, perhaps? Does he have an interest in the island and somehow know Desmond ended up there?

* What's the relationship between Ben's people and Naomi's?

* Are Naomi's people in the Dharma Initiative or related to it? Did Ben have a real reason for killing off the Dharma crew? What were they up to that he saw as a threat? What is he protecting the island from and why do other people want the island?

* What's going to happen when Naomi's people show up? Is Ben telling the truth?

* Juliet tells Sawyer the Others are building a runway. What for?

* What is the mistake Jack feels he made? Does he really intend to go back to the island?

* In the flash forward, Jack refers to his dad as if he's still alive? Is he? Or is Jack just really messed up?

Lost season 3 summary

Also see:
"Lost" Season 3 Episode Guide.
Best "Lost" Sites on the Web.


Here's a look at developments during the show's third season.

Key events:

* We see that the Others live in a sophisticated village--with houses, power, running water, even book clubs--on the island and they were seemingly caught unawares by the Oceanic plane crash.

* Benjamin Linus (first introduced to the crash survivors as "Henry Gale") leads the Others and instructs Goodwin and Ethan Rom to pose as passengers and spy on the crash survivors. He tells them to prepare "lists" of "good people" among the passengers.

* Henry has kidnapped Kate, Sawyer and Jack to play them off one another and to break them down mentally so he can convince Jack to operate on a cancerous tumor growing on his (Ben's) spine.

* The polar bears spotted by the survivors were evidently part of a Dharma Initiative project and were kept in the cages where the Others put Kate and Sawyer.

* The Others had been in contact with the outside world via electronic communications and, evidently, a submarine that allowed them to come and go at will. However, the electromagnetic disturbance caused by the Hatch ex/implosion in season two has apparently disrupted communications with civilization. And--wanting to keep the island shut off from the outside--Locke blows up the submarine.

* The Hatch explosion apparently provided Desmond with the ability to see briefly into the future during psychic "flashes."

* The Others recruited Juliet, a fertility expert, to come to the island because all the women who have become pregnant there die, as do their babies. Juliet has been unable to find a solution to this problem.

* After his spinal surgery, Ben promises to let Jack and Juliet leave the island. But, as they are about to board the sub, Locke blows it up. Later, Juliet acts as if she's been cast out by the Others and joins the crash survivors in their camp. However, she's really spying on them and providing information to Ben.

* Sun is pregnant by Jin.

* The island appears to have some sort of healing ability. Locke is able to walk again after crashing there. Jin, who was infertile, is able to father a child. Ben and Juliet make references to there being no cancer among the inhabitants. However, Ben develops cancer and it doesn't go away on its own.

* The Other Alex refers to Ben as her father. However, she is also evidently the daughter for Danielle Rousseau, the French woman who is a survivor of some sort of research party unrelated to the Others or the Dharma Initiative.

* The Dharma people refer to the Others as "hostiles." Ben calls these hostiles the "original inhabitants" of the island.

* When Alex's boyfriend Carl shows rebellious tendencies, he's taken to a room and subjected to brainwashing techniques that refer to Jacob--an entity the Others seem to worship, or at least hold in very high regard.

* Jacob seems to be some sort of mystical entity--maybe a ghost. Ben can see and communicate with him and apparently delivers Jacob's orders to the Others. Locke doesn't see Jacob, but can evidently hear him.

* The Others seem fascinated by Locke, and Ben seems threatened by him. After Locke "hears" Jacob, Ben shoots Locke, who is wounded but somehow survives.

* Mr. Eko is killed by the mysterious smoke monster after it apparently scans his mind, learning about his past and making judgments about who Eko is and what he's done.

* Cindy the stewardess and two child survivors from the plane's tail section are living happily with the Others, it seems.

* In flashbacks, we see how a young Ben and his father arrive on the island as part of the Dharma Initiative. Ben eventually encounters the Other Richard Alpert in the jungle. Ben has seen visions of his dead mother in the jungle. Alpert is curious about Ben's apparent psychic ability. Years later, Ben helps plan and participates in a gas attack that kills all the Dharma people, including Ben's father.

* Claire attaches a message to the leg of a migratory bird that stops on the island.

* Somehow, the Others brought Locke's father, "Anthony Cooper," to the island and have been holding him captive. Cooper is later killed by Sawyer.

* The crash survivors Nikki and Paulo are paralyzed by spider bites and buried alive by Sawyer and Hurley, who believe the couple is dead.

* A woman named Naomi parachutes on the island after her helicopter crashes. She's apparently been sent by Desmond's girlfriend Penelope Widmore and the rest of her crew is on a ship near the island but, for some reason, haven't been able to locate it.

* Naomi has a satellite phone, but Sayid is unable to get a signal with it so he can communicate to Naomi's crew.

* Juliet evidently turns against Ben and tells Jack what she's been up to. She also tells the crash survivors an underwater Dharma station, called the Looking Glass, is running a jamming signal that prevents those on the island from communicating with the outside world by radio or satellite. Charlie swims down to the Looking Glass to switch off the signal, but is captured by two armed women inside the station. There's a struggle and Charlie is able to turn off the signal, but drowns before he can escape the flooding station.

* Ben tells Jack that Naomi isn't who she says and that alerting her crew will bring dangerous people to the island who will kill everyone. But Jack makes the call.

* We see a future vision of Jack and Kate. They are off the island, but Jack thinks it's a mistake that they escaped. Something terrible happened to make it possible. He tells Kate they need to go back.

Character connections:

* Christian Shepherd is the father of both Jack and Claire, although they don't realize this.

* Locke's dad is the same guy who conned and destroyed Sawyer's family.

* Kate befriends Cassidy Phillips, the woman Sawyer conned and got pregnant. Kate isn't aware of the Cassidy-Sawyer connection, though.

* The monk who leads the order Desmond joins has a picture on his desk of the jewelry shop clerk that Desmond encounters in London.

* Charlie rescues Sayid's girlfriend Nadia from a mugging in London.

People killed:

* The Other Colleen is killed by Sun.

* The man Sun has an affair with is killed.

* Mr. Eko is killed by the smoke monster.

* The Other Ms. Klugh is killed by her fellow Other Mikhail.

* Locke's father "Anthony Cooper," the con man who destroyed Sawyer's family is killed by Sawyer.

* Nikki and Paulo are paralyzed by spider bites and inadvertently buried alive by Sawyer and Hurley.

* Tom/Mr. Friendly and a whole bunch of his fellow Others are killed by the crash survivors in the season ender.

Featured music:

* "Downtown" by Petula Clark.

* Charlie is seen singing "Wonderwall" by Oasis on a London street.

* Three Dog Night's "Shambala" plays on the stereo in the Dharma bus Hurley locates. It's playing again in Ben's flashback scenes featuring the same bus, which was driven by Ben's father.

Featured books:

* The Others' book group is reading "Carrie" by Stephen King.

* A guard outside the Others' brainwashing facility is reading Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time."

* A copy, in Portuguese, of Joseph Heller's "Catch 22" is in a backpack apparently belonging to Naomi.

Unanswered questions:

* What is the history of the Others? Where did they come from?

* What is the back story of Danielle, the French woman? How did she arrive on the island? Does she have any ties to Dharma? Why was her daughter, Alex, abducted?

* Why are the Others interested in some of the crash survivors and not the rest? They define themselves as "good." What's their definition of the word?

* What was Ben's breakfast on the beach with Kate all about? What was he hoping to get from her?

* Why did the smoke monster kill Mr. Eko?

* What's up with the sickness that supposedly killed off Danielle's team?

* What is the history of "Adam and Eve," the skeletal remains the crash survivors discovered in season one?

* What exactly was the purpose of the Hatch and what occurred when it ex/imploded?

* What is the smoke monster that has killed several people? What is its purpose and is it controlled by anyone?

* What's become of Walt and Michael who left the island on a boat at the end of season 2?

* What really brought the various people to island? What's behind the web of connections among them all?

* Is the Dharma Initiative still active at all? If not, why is someone from the outside making airdrops of supplies and food to the island?

* How did the Others get information about the plane crash survivors, including their real names? How are they in contact with the outside world?

* Why do women on the island die instead of giving birth?

* What's behind the apparent healing properties of the island?

* What's responsible for the visions of animals and dead people the crash survivors sometimes see on the island?

* What's behind Locke's ability to walk again and Desmond's ability to see future events?

* What's the deal with Libby, killed in season 2, who evidently gave Desmond the sailboat that landed him on the island and who once was in a mental ward with Hurley?

* What's up with the giant, four-toed statue Sayid, Sun and Jin see at the end of season 2?

* Any explanation for why the man in the Dharma Initiative videos is at different times identified as Dr. Marvin Candle and Dr. Mark Wickmund or why the CIA agent who identifies himself as Joe Inman to Sayid tells Desmond his name is Kelvin Inman?

* Why did the psychic in Australia encourage Claire to take the doomed flight?

* Who is the man Sarah left Jack for? Why is she so reluctant to reveal his identity? Is he somehow associated with the Dharma Initiative and/or the Others?

* Who--or what--is "Jacob"?

* What's motivating the Others? Spiritual beliefs? Fear? What's their community all about?

* Who is the person who has died in the "flash forward" featuring the off-island Jack and Kate. They refer to him, but not by name.

* Who was Naomi working for? Penelope's dad, Mr. Widmore, perhaps? Does he have an interest in the island and somehow know Desmond ended up there?

* What's the relationship between Ben's people and Naomi's?

* Are Naomi's people in the Dharma Initiative or related to it? Did Ben have a real reason for killing off the Dharma crew? What were they up to that he saw as a threat? What is he protecting the island from and why do other people want the island?

* What's going to happen when Naomi's people show up? Is Ben telling the truth when he says they are dangerous?

* Juliet tells Sawyer that the Others are building a runway. What for? Why are they building it on the smaller island, not the main one?

* What is the mistake Jack feels he made? Does he really intend to go back to the island?

* In the flash forward, Jack refers to his dad as if he's still alive? Is he?

Upcoming DC Comics collection/graphic novels

Here's a list of some upcoming goodies. Click the links to pre-order from Amazon:

DC Universe titles scheduled to arrive in stores in October include:

52: THE COMPANION TP
Writers: Steve Ditko, Greg Rucka, Gardner Fox, Grant Morrison, Steve Gerber, Mark Schultz, Jack Miller, Dan Jurgens, David Goyer and Geoff Johns
Artists: Steve Ditko, Kano & Stefano Gaudiano, Chaz Truog & Doug Hazlewood, Carmine Infantino, Walter Simonson, Doug Mahnke & Tom Nguyen, Murphy Anderson, Alex Toth, Dan Jurgens & Tom Dzon and Leonard Kirk & Keith Champagne
Collects: MYSTERIOUS SUSPENSE #1, GOTHAM CENTRAL #40, ANIMAL MAN #16, METAL MEN #45, SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #97, RIP HUNTER: TIME MASTER #6, JSA #43-44, and stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #350, STRANGE ADVENTURES #226, SECRET ORIGINS #35.
$19.99 U.S., 224 pages

52: THE COVERS HC
Writer: J.G. Jones
Artist: J.G. Jones
Collects: Every cover from 52, 52 Vol. 1-4 TPs, the 52 novel, sketches, plus commentary from Jones.
$19.99 U.S., 128 pages

THE BATMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 4 TP
Writer: Bill Finger
Artists: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson and George Roussos
Collects: BATMAN #6-7 and stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #51-56 and WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #2-3
$14.99 U.S., 224 pages

THE CREEPER: WELCOME TO CREEPVILLE TP
Writer: Steve Niles
Artists: Justiniano & Walden Wong and Steve Scott & Dan Green
Collects: THE CREEPER #1-6 and a story from DC: BRAVE NEW WORLD #1
$19.99 U.S., 160 pages

THE FLASH: WONDERLAND TP
Writer: Geoff Johns
Artists: Angel Unzueta & Doug Hazlewood
Collects: THE FLASH #164-169
$12.99 U.S., 144 pages

THE HELMET OF FATE TP
Writers: Steve Gerber, Bill Willingham, Tad Williams, Steve Niles and Gail Simone
Artists: Duncan Rouleau, Scott Hampton, Phil Winslade, Peter Snejbjerg and Shawn McManus
Collects: THE HELMET OF FATE: DETECTIVE CHIMP, THE HELMET OF FATE: IBIS, THE HELMET OF FATE: BLACK ALICE, THE HELMET OF FATE: SARGON and THE HELMET OF FATE: ZAURIEL
$14.99 U.S., 128 pages

JUSTICE LEAGUE ELITE VOL. 2 TP
Writer: Joe Kelly
Artists: Doug Mahnke & Dustin Nguyen
Collects: JUSTICE LEAGUE ELITE #5-12
$19.99 U.S., 192 pages

THE JSA ALL STARS ARCHIVES VOL. 1 HC
Writers: Bill Finger, Gardner Fox, Sheldon Mayer, Charles Reizenstein, John Wentworth and Bill O'Connor
Artists: Stan Aschmeier, Bernard Baily, Ben Flinton, Sheldon Mayer, Hal Sharp, Irwin Hasen and Leonard Sansone
Collects: Stories starring Johnny Thunder, Hour-Man, the Red Tornado & Scribbly, Dr. Mid-Nite, Mr. Terrific, Wildcat and the Atom from FLASH COMICS #1-4, ADVENTURE COMICS #48-52, ALL-AMERICAN COMICS #19-29 and SENSATION COMICS #1-5
$59.99 U.S., 256 pages

JUSTICE VOL. 3 HC
Writers: Alex Ross & Jim Krueger
Artists: Doug Braithwaite & Alex Ross
Collects: JUSTICE #9-12
$19.99 U.S., 160 pages

MYSTERY IN SPACE VOL. 1 TP
Writer: Jim Starlin
Artists: Shane Davis & Matt Banning and Jim Starlin & Al Milgrom
Collects: MYSTERY IN SPACE #1-5
$17.99 U.S., 208 pages

NIGHTWING: LOVE AND WAR TP
Writer: Marv Wolfman
Artists: Dan Jurgens & Norm Rapmund, Paco Diaz, Jamal Igle & Keith Champagne
Collects: NIGHTWING #125-132
$14.99 U.S., 192 pages

SHAZAM: THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL DELUXE HC
Writer/Artist: Jeff Smith
Collects: SHAZAM: THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL #1-4
$29.99 U.S., 240 pages

THE QUESTION VOL. 1 TP
Writer: Dennis O'Neil
Artists: Denys Cowan & Rick Magyar
Collects: THE QUESTION #1-6
$19.99 U.S., 176 pages

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE GREAT DISASTER FEATURING THE ATOMIC KNIGHTS TP
Writers: John Broome, Jack Kirby, Gerry Conway, David Michelinie, Cary Bates, Sheldon Mayer, David Kraft, Paul Levitz, Steve Skeates, Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn, Len Wein, Robin Snyder, Mike Bentley, George Kashdan, Wyatt Gwyon, Paul Kupperberg, Roger McKenzie, Jack Oleck and Elliott S. Maggin
Artists: Murphy Anderson, Jack Kirby, José Luis García-López, Walter Simonson, Pablo Marcos, Mike Nasser, Alex Saviuk, Vicitan, Bill Draut, Alfredo Alcala, Jack Sparling, Rich Buckler, Howard Chaykin, A.B. Magpali, Howard Bender, J.M. Matucenio, Steve Ditko, Buddy Generale, Paul Kirchner, Jeff Aclin, Frank Miller, Alex Niño, Curt Swan, Danny Bulanadi, Wallace Wood, D. Bruce Berry, Andy Mushynsky, Frank McLaughlin, Bob Layton, Bob Smith, Steve Mitchell, Bob Oksner, Terry Austin, Joe Rubinstein, Vince Colletta, Tex Blaisdell, Bob Wiacek, and Danny Bulanadi
Collects: FIRST ISSUE SPECIAL #1, HERCULES UNBOUND #1-10, SUPERMAN #295, DC COMICS PRESENTS #57, and stories from KAMANDI #43-46, STRANGE ADVENTURES #117, 120, 123, 126, 129, 132, 135, 138, 141, 144, 147, 150, 153, 156 and 160, WEIRD WAR TALES #22, 23, 30, 32, 40, 42-44, 46-49, 51-53, 64, 68, 69 and 123, HOUSE OF MYSTERY #318, HOUSE OF SECRETS #86, 95, and 97, TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #215 and 221, and THE AMAZING WORLD OF DC COMICS #12.
$16.99 U.S., 576 pages

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: METAL MEN TP
Writers: Robert Kanigher and Bob Haney
Artists: Ross Andru & Mike Esposito and Ramona Fradon & Charles Paris
Collects: SHOWCASE #37-40, METAL MEN #1-15 and THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #55
$16.99 U.S., 528 pages

SUPERMAN: THE BOTTLE CITY OF KANDOR TP
Writers: Otto Binder, Edmond Hamilton, Jerry Siegel, Leo Dorfman, Len Wein and Paul Kupperberg
Artists: Al Plastino, Curt Swan, Stan Kaye, George Klein, Kurt Schaffenberger, Pete Costanza, Wayne Boring, Frank Chiaramonte and Marshall Rogers
Collects: Stories from ACTION COMICS #242 and 245, SUPERMAN #158 and 338, SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #53 and 69, WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #143, SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE #21, 76, and 78, and SUPERMAN FAMILY #194
$14.99 U.S., 200 pages

THE SPIRIT VOL. 1 HC
Writers: Jeph Loeb and Darwyn Cooke
Artists: Darwyn Cooke & J. Bone
Collects: BATMAN/THE SPIRIT and THE SPIRIT #1-6
$24.99 U.S., 192 pages

Vertigo titles scheduled to arrive in stores in October include:

THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 2 HC
Writer: Neil Gaiman
Artists: Dave McKean, Shawn McManus, Kelley Jones, Mike Dringenberg, Bryan Talbot, John Watkiss, Matt Wagner, Stan Woch, Colleen Doran, Duncan Eagleson, John Bolton, Malcolm Jones III, George Pratt, Dick Giordano, P. Craig Russell and Vince Locke
Collects: THE SANDMAN #21-39
$99.00 U.S., 616 pages

EXTERMINATORS VOL. 3: LIES OF OUR FATHERS TP
Writer: Simon Oliver
Artists: Mike Hawthorne, Tony Moore, John Lucas, Dan Green and Ande Parks
Collects: THE EXTERMINATORS #11-16
$14.99 U.S., 144 pages

JACK OF FABLES VOL. 2: JACK OF HEARTS TP
Writers: Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges
Artists: Steve Leialoha, Tony Akins & Andrew Pepoy
Collects: JACK OF FABLES #6-11
$14.99 U.S., 144 pages

WILDSTORM titles scheduled to arrive in stores in October include:

RED MENACE TP
Writers: Danny Bilson, Paul DeMeo and Adam Brody
Artists: Jerry Ordway & Al Vey
Collects: RED MENACE #1-6
$17.99 U.S., 144 pages

WETWORKS VOL. 1 TP
Writer: Mike Carey
Artists: Whilce Portacio & Richard Friend
Collects: WETWORKS #1-6
$14.99 U.S., 136 pages

CMX titles scheduled to arrive in stores in October include:

CANON VOL. 3
Writer/Artist: Chika Shiomi
$9.99 U.S., 194 pages

CIPHER VOL. 9
Writer/Artist: Minako Narita
$9.99 U.S., 200 pages

GON VOL. 2
Writer/Artist: Masahi Tanaka
$5.99 U.S., 148 pages

I HATE YOU MORE THAN ANYONE VOL. 2
Writer/Artist: Banri Hidaka
$9.99 U.S., 192 pages

PRESENTS VOL. 1
Writer/Artist: Kanako Inuki
$12.99 U.S., 200 pages

SAMURAI COMMANDO: MISSION 1549 VOL. 2
Original Concept: Ryo Hanmura
Writer: Harutoshi Fukui
Artist: Ark Performance
$9.99 U.S., 224 pages

VARIANTE VOL. 1
Writer/Artist: Iqura Sugimoto
$12.99 U.S., 204 pages

VS. VOL. 7
Writer/Artist: Keiko Yamada
$9.99 U.S., 192 pages