Wind up the Victrola...
...there are lots and lots of MP3s transferred from vintage 78s here. (via BoingBoing).
The new Jack Flanders adventure
Anyone who's a fan of radio drama/comedy, or sci-fi, or fantasy or cool genre stuff in general is really missing out if he or she isn't hip to ZBS Media and its continuing audio adventures featuring adventurer Jack Flanders and others.
Since the early 70s, with "The Fourth Tower of Inverness," "Moon Over Morocco" and into the 80s and 90s with "The Incredible Adventures of Jack Flanders" and the "Traveling Jack" series, the Flanders stories by author "Meatball" Fulton (a.k.a. Tom Lopez) are filled with humor, mysticism and action. Some of the most original stuff I've ever heard. And the acting, sound effects (many recorded on location in various exotic locales) and overall production are all amazing.
So, it's exciting news to hear there's another Jack story coming: "Orchids & Moonbeams," which ZBS describes this way:
Somewhere in the tropics, yet another beach resort is being built. The developers are planning to put a road through a valley the locals consider sacred, they believe a powerful Nature Spirit dwells there. As the developers bulldoze into the jungle, and the warm tropical rains continue, the jungle is sprouting up everywhere.At Maria's Café, chairs are sprouting leaves, tables are growing roots, vines are creeping over the counter, and orchids are clinging to the walls. One morning, Mojo finds a snake coiled up on his chair, "Oops, looks like this seat's been taken."
Jaguars are seen strolling through town, while spiders, iguanas, tree frogs, etc., are hopping and crawling everywhere. There's even a parrot infestation. In the local bars, scarlet macaws snatch pretzels out of patron's fingers. Meanwhile, Jack, Mojo, and Claudine are attempting to prove the Nature Spirit not only exists, she may have just begun to "even the score."
Since the early 70s, with "The Fourth Tower of Inverness," "Moon Over Morocco" and into the 80s and 90s with "The Incredible Adventures of Jack Flanders" and the "Traveling Jack" series, the Flanders stories by author "Meatball" Fulton (a.k.a. Tom Lopez) are filled with humor, mysticism and action. Some of the most original stuff I've ever heard. And the acting, sound effects (many recorded on location in various exotic locales) and overall production are all amazing.
So, it's exciting news to hear there's another Jack story coming: "Orchids & Moonbeams," which ZBS describes this way:
Somewhere in the tropics, yet another beach resort is being built. The developers are planning to put a road through a valley the locals consider sacred, they believe a powerful Nature Spirit dwells there. As the developers bulldoze into the jungle, and the warm tropical rains continue, the jungle is sprouting up everywhere.At Maria's Café, chairs are sprouting leaves, tables are growing roots, vines are creeping over the counter, and orchids are clinging to the walls. One morning, Mojo finds a snake coiled up on his chair, "Oops, looks like this seat's been taken."
Jaguars are seen strolling through town, while spiders, iguanas, tree frogs, etc., are hopping and crawling everywhere. There's even a parrot infestation. In the local bars, scarlet macaws snatch pretzels out of patron's fingers. Meanwhile, Jack, Mojo, and Claudine are attempting to prove the Nature Spirit not only exists, she may have just begun to "even the score."
You can order it, and other ZBS product, here. Links above are to Amazon, which stocks many of the ZBS adventures as well.
Geppi plans comic book museum in Baltimore
Comics distribution kingpin Steve Geppi, a minority owner of the Baltimore Orioles, plans and comics and pop culture museum in Cambden Station, the Baltimore Sun reports.
The stadium authority approved a 20-year lease at $346,788 a year for the 16,000- square-foot space, similar to the lease the authority approved for the Sports Legends museum. The lease must be approved by the General Assembly's Legislative Policy Committee before becoming final.
Stadium authority Chairman Carl A.J. Wright said Geppi's museum would be an ideal complement to the Sports Legends museum.
Stadium authority officials said they expect the museum to open in about a year.
Some of Geppi's collection is on display at his Timonium-based Diamond Comic Distributors. Though vintage comic books would be a major part of the museum, Geppi's collection also includes animation cels, antique toys, posters and oil paintings.
"It's a very eclectic collection of pop culture pieces," Wright said.
The stadium authority approved a 20-year lease at $346,788 a year for the 16,000- square-foot space, similar to the lease the authority approved for the Sports Legends museum. The lease must be approved by the General Assembly's Legislative Policy Committee before becoming final.
Stadium authority Chairman Carl A.J. Wright said Geppi's museum would be an ideal complement to the Sports Legends museum.
Stadium authority officials said they expect the museum to open in about a year.
Some of Geppi's collection is on display at his Timonium-based Diamond Comic Distributors. Though vintage comic books would be a major part of the museum, Geppi's collection also includes animation cels, antique toys, posters and oil paintings.
"It's a very eclectic collection of pop culture pieces," Wright said.
Upcoming Marvel Essentials volumes
Here's the schedule for the rest of 2005:
Fantastic Four Vol. 4
reprints FF #64-83, Annual #5-6
DUE 6/15
Killraven: War of the Worlds Vol. 1
reprints Amazing Adventures (Vol. 2) #18-39, Marvel Team-Up #45, Marvel Graphic Novel #7, and Killraven #1 (Marvel Knights)
DUE 7/13
Daredevil Vol. 3
reprints Daredevil #49-74 and Iron Man #35-36
DUE 8/17
X-Men Vol. 6
reprints UNCANNY X-MEN #199-213, NEW MUTANTS SPECIAL EDITION #1, X-MEN ANNUAL #9, X-FACTOR #9-11, NEW MUTANTS #46, THOR #373-374 and POWER PACK #27
DUE 8/31
Ghost Rider Vol. 1
reprints Marvel Spotlight #5-12, Ghost Rider #1-20 and Daredevil #138
DUE 9/21
Spider-Man Vol. 7
reprints Amazing Spider-Man #138-160, Annual #10, and Giant-Size Spider-Man #3-5
DUE 10/10
Werewolf By Night Vol. 1
reprints Marvel Spotlight #2-4, Werewolf By Night #1-21, Marvel Team-Up #12, Tomb Of Dracula #18, Giant-Size Creatures #1
DUE 10/19
Marvel Two-In-One Vol. 1
reprints Marvel Feature #11-12, MTIO #1-? and Annual #1, Fantastic Four Annual #11
DUE 11/16
X-Factor Vol. 1
reprints X-Factor #1-16, Annual #1, Fantastic Four #286, Thor #373-375, Power Pack #27
DUE 12/7
Spider-Woman Vol. 1
reprints Marvel Spotlight #32, Marvel Two-In-One #29-33, Spider-Woman #1-?
DUE 12/21
Fantastic Four Vol. 4
reprints FF #64-83, Annual #5-6
DUE 6/15
Killraven: War of the Worlds Vol. 1
reprints Amazing Adventures (Vol. 2) #18-39, Marvel Team-Up #45, Marvel Graphic Novel #7, and Killraven #1 (Marvel Knights)
DUE 7/13
Daredevil Vol. 3
reprints Daredevil #49-74 and Iron Man #35-36
DUE 8/17
X-Men Vol. 6
reprints UNCANNY X-MEN #199-213, NEW MUTANTS SPECIAL EDITION #1, X-MEN ANNUAL #9, X-FACTOR #9-11, NEW MUTANTS #46, THOR #373-374 and POWER PACK #27
DUE 8/31
Ghost Rider Vol. 1
reprints Marvel Spotlight #5-12, Ghost Rider #1-20 and Daredevil #138
DUE 9/21
Spider-Man Vol. 7
reprints Amazing Spider-Man #138-160, Annual #10, and Giant-Size Spider-Man #3-5
DUE 10/10
Werewolf By Night Vol. 1
reprints Marvel Spotlight #2-4, Werewolf By Night #1-21, Marvel Team-Up #12, Tomb Of Dracula #18, Giant-Size Creatures #1
DUE 10/19
Marvel Two-In-One Vol. 1
reprints Marvel Feature #11-12, MTIO #1-? and Annual #1, Fantastic Four Annual #11
DUE 11/16
X-Factor Vol. 1
reprints X-Factor #1-16, Annual #1, Fantastic Four #286, Thor #373-375, Power Pack #27
DUE 12/7
Spider-Woman Vol. 1
reprints Marvel Spotlight #32, Marvel Two-In-One #29-33, Spider-Woman #1-?
DUE 12/21
"X-Men 3" loses director
The project is supposed to begin production soon, but director Matthew Vaughn (who took over from the departed Bryan Singer, now working on a new Superman film) is out, says the Hollywood Reporter.
Vaughn, who had planned to commute between the film's Vancouver location and his family in London, said that he'd come to realize that he would have to move to L.A. and Vancouver for a year, and he decided he did not want to uproot his family for an extended period.
"We understand Matthew's reasons for leaving, as nothing is more important than family," Fox president Hutch Parker said.
"Luckily, we have a fantastic script, the original cast is returning, and there will be some great new characters. We will decide shortly among several directors who are keenly interested in the project and are fully committed to remaining right on schedule."
Vaughn, who had planned to commute between the film's Vancouver location and his family in London, said that he'd come to realize that he would have to move to L.A. and Vancouver for a year, and he decided he did not want to uproot his family for an extended period.
"We understand Matthew's reasons for leaving, as nothing is more important than family," Fox president Hutch Parker said.
"Luckily, we have a fantastic script, the original cast is returning, and there will be some great new characters. We will decide shortly among several directors who are keenly interested in the project and are fully committed to remaining right on schedule."
"Star Wars" Q&A
USA Today has a sit down with Lucasfilm folks to discuss continuity confusion and other matters related to the new flick.
The new Holmes
Sherlock is popping up in lots of recent novels, Reuters reports.
Caleb Carr's "The Italian Secretary," a novel commissioned by Conan Doyle's estate, hit book stores last month, following Mitch Cullin's "A Slight Trick of the Mind," featuring the sleuth amid the debris of the world's first atom bomb attack.
"I think that he just embodies the modern era's belief that through reason ... we can solve all our terrible difficulties," Carr told Reuters. "That's been challenged recently by the resurgence of fundamentalist religious thinking."
Pulitzer prize-winning writer Michael Chabon's "The Final Solution" puts Holmes in 1944 Britain hunting for a parrot of a German Jewish boy, who is muted by Holocaust horror. Laurie King, in a book due in June, has Holmes tapping repressed memories of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
The authors have aged Holmes accordingly in the historical novels. Holmes is 89 in the Holocaust tale. The detective is 93 as he ponders the devastation of Hiroshima.
Caleb Carr's "The Italian Secretary," a novel commissioned by Conan Doyle's estate, hit book stores last month, following Mitch Cullin's "A Slight Trick of the Mind," featuring the sleuth amid the debris of the world's first atom bomb attack.
"I think that he just embodies the modern era's belief that through reason ... we can solve all our terrible difficulties," Carr told Reuters. "That's been challenged recently by the resurgence of fundamentalist religious thinking."
Pulitzer prize-winning writer Michael Chabon's "The Final Solution" puts Holmes in 1944 Britain hunting for a parrot of a German Jewish boy, who is muted by Holocaust horror. Laurie King, in a book due in June, has Holmes tapping repressed memories of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
The authors have aged Holmes accordingly in the historical novels. Holmes is 89 in the Holocaust tale. The detective is 93 as he ponders the devastation of Hiroshima.
More details on the "EC Comics Archives"
From the Yahoo! EC Comics Group, Russ Cochran further details his plans for a hard cover series reprinting the classic EC titles:
Gemstone Publishing is about to embark on a new adventure: Reprinting
the ECs in a format called the EC Archives. Similar to the DC
Archives, and the Spirit Archives, these would be hardcover volumes, sewn, not
perfect bound, in full color, approximately comic book size, and the
"new" thing about these books is that they would be aimed at the book
store trade market...the Barnes and Noble, Borders, etc, etc stores. I
have a couple of questions I would like to have feedback on from this EC
forum:
1. Should the EC Archives stick strictly to using all the EC stories,
in chronological order...or should we pick out the "best" stories?
2. DC Archives are printed on a matte finish paper. Marvels are
printed on a slick glossy paper. Which do you prefer? We plan to make new
colorings of each page of the EC art and print these by scanning the
artist's colorings, not by the old fashioned way of mechanical
separations. This would give a greater range of colors than the old way, more
subtleties in the coloring, while still sticking the the original EC
coloring theme in general.
In Comic Book Marketplace #116, as an experiment, I asked Marie Severin
to color a 7 page Wally Wood story, "Hate", from an early issue of
Shock Suspenstories. I was very happy with the result. This was printed
on glossy stock, but I can also see the validity to the argument of
using a matte finish paper of good quality but not glossy. Help me out
here, EC fans...tell me what you think!
For what it's worth, I vote matte finish paper (it's not shiny, doesn't reflect light so much and shows off the art better) and am in favor of reprinting everything chronologically.
Man, this is great news...
Gemstone Publishing is about to embark on a new adventure: Reprinting
the ECs in a format called the EC Archives. Similar to the DC
Archives, and the Spirit Archives, these would be hardcover volumes, sewn, not
perfect bound, in full color, approximately comic book size, and the
"new" thing about these books is that they would be aimed at the book
store trade market...the Barnes and Noble, Borders, etc, etc stores. I
have a couple of questions I would like to have feedback on from this EC
forum:
1. Should the EC Archives stick strictly to using all the EC stories,
in chronological order...or should we pick out the "best" stories?
2. DC Archives are printed on a matte finish paper. Marvels are
printed on a slick glossy paper. Which do you prefer? We plan to make new
colorings of each page of the EC art and print these by scanning the
artist's colorings, not by the old fashioned way of mechanical
separations. This would give a greater range of colors than the old way, more
subtleties in the coloring, while still sticking the the original EC
coloring theme in general.
In Comic Book Marketplace #116, as an experiment, I asked Marie Severin
to color a 7 page Wally Wood story, "Hate", from an early issue of
Shock Suspenstories. I was very happy with the result. This was printed
on glossy stock, but I can also see the validity to the argument of
using a matte finish paper of good quality but not glossy. Help me out
here, EC fans...tell me what you think!
For what it's worth, I vote matte finish paper (it's not shiny, doesn't reflect light so much and shows off the art better) and am in favor of reprinting everything chronologically.
Man, this is great news...
New CD releases of note
May 31
Björk Army of Me
The Impacts Wipe Out!
Terry Melcher Terry Melcher
DVD Moog
Freddie Roach Brown Sugar
June 7
Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass Going Places, SRO and What Now My Love
The Decemberists The Tain EP
Graham Parker Songs of No Consequence
Ringo Starr Choose Love
White Stripes Get Behind Me Satan
DVD Marc Bolan and T. Rex Born to Boogie
Björk Army of Me
The Impacts Wipe Out!
Terry Melcher Terry Melcher
DVD Moog
Freddie Roach Brown Sugar
June 7
Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass Going Places, SRO and What Now My Love
The Decemberists The Tain EP
Graham Parker Songs of No Consequence
Ringo Starr Choose Love
White Stripes Get Behind Me Satan
DVD Marc Bolan and T. Rex Born to Boogie
Best of Dudley Do-Right Vol. 1
Complete James Dean Collection (East of Eden / Giant / Rebel Without a Cause Special Edition)
Dukes of Hazzard Complete Third Season
Gary Cooper Collection
Best of Mr Peabody & Sherman Vol 1
Rebel Without a Cause
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