Pop Culture Roundup March 21, 2006

Comic Book Heaven digs up a World War II cartoon by the great Al Jaffee.

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Some info on the upcoming Harry Nilsson documentary featuring interviews with Nilsson pals Ringo Starr, Brian Wilson and others:

Writer/director John Scheinfeld, who previously produced the Grammy-nominated "Beautiful Dreamer: The Story of Brian Wilson and Smile" demonstrates a real feel for his subject's milieu, and he seamlessly mixes testimonies from those who worked with and/or partied with Harry (including the voice of the late John Lennon) with rare TV appearances (like the too-hip-for-the-room "Playboy After Dark") as well as Nilsson's own voice from a recently discovered oral biography.

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There's a new official "Lost" podcast available.

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Scar Stuff shares some 1970s songs based on Harvey Comics characters such as Ritchie Rich, Casper the Friendly Ghost and others.

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Yahoo! Movies has a trailer for "The Da Vinci Code."

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Mile High Comics has first looks at Catwoman #53, Sgt. Rock: The Prophecy #3, Supergirl and the Legion of Super Heroes #16, She-Hulk 2 #6, X-Factor #5 and other upcoming titles.

Comic Book Birthday: Al Williamson







Images from the Grand Comic Book Database.

DVD new releases March 21, 2006

21 Jump Street Season 5

Batman Beyond - The Complete First Season

Bewitched: The Complete Third Season

The Busby Berkeley Collection (Footlight Parade / Gold Diggers of 1933 / Dames / Gold Diggers of 1935 / 42nd Street)

The Flying Nun: The Complete First Season

Gidget: The Complete Series

Justice League - Season One

Modern Jazz Quartet-40th Anniversary Tour

Roseanne Season 3

Scooby-Doo Meets Batman

South Park - The Complete Seventh Season

Tales from the Crypt - The Complete Third Season

White Shadow: Season 2


More Upcoming DVDs.

Comics shipping this week, next week -- March 22 and March 29

See last week's comics, March 15

New comics March 22, 2006

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New Comics March 29, 2006

DARK HORSE

JAN060077 USAGI YOJIMBO #92 $2.99

DC COMICS

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JAN060293 ACTION COMICS #837 $2.50
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MAR060288D BATMAN THRILLKILLER TP NEW PTG $14.99
JAN050276 BATMAN YEAR ONE DELUXE EDITION HC $19.99
JAN060307 BLUE BEETLE #1 $2.99
JAN060351 CIPHER VOL 3 $9.99
NOV030254D ELFQUEST THE GRAND QUEST VOL 1 TP $9.95
JAN060310 GREEN LANTERN #10 $2.99
JAN060380 HELLBLAZER LADY CONSTANTINE TP (MR) $9.99
JAN060382 LUCIFER #72 (MR) $2.75
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JAN060336 TEEN TITANS GO #29 $2.25
MAR050448D TENJHO TENGE VOL 2 $9.99
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MARVEL

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Pop Artifact! Mego Aqualad figure

Vintage Marvel Comics ad

Pop Culture Roundup March 20, 2006

Check out the newest Beatles Beatleg podcast.

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Marvel and DC are exerting their collective trademark over the word "superhero."

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Bubblegumfink cherry picks some bubblegum pop videos available on Youtube, including songs by the animated Archies, Banana Splits, the Association and Lancelot Link and the Evolution Revolution.

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Speaking of "Lancelot Link," it looks as if that series is coming to DVD soon.

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The California Science Center is presenting the Marvel Superheroes Science Exhibition March 26 through Sept. 4. Among other things, it'll all allow visitors to:

* See if their senses are as sharp as Daredevil's when they navigate through an alleyway using their sense of touch and hearing clues (“psst over here”).
* Investigate the Incredible Hulk's brain and learn which areas are responsible for generating human emotions such as rage—the key to Hulk's super abilities.
* Discover what it's like to have a helping hand or three with Doctor Octopus through the engineering technology of prosthetic limbs.
* Examine how lightning is created and calculate the distance of a thunderstorm that destroys a villain in the Storm exhibit.
* See how an optical illusion known as motion-induced blindness can make the Invisible Woman disappear.

More info.

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The New York Times has an article on the Jack Kirby-influenced superhero sendup "Minoriteam," a new series on the Cartoon Network:

The multiethnic crew battles a gang of villains including the sniveling Corporate Ladder (an anthropomorphized ladder with a cape and a pipe), Racist Frankenstein (a bigoted monster) and Standardized Test, whose head is shaped like a No. 2 pencil and whose body resembles a Scantron test. White Shadow, the bad guys' bumbling leader, has a head that looks eerily like the pyramid found on the back of a dollar bill. He spews nonsensical corporate-speak, using words like "synergy" and phrases like "Let's all get on the same page."

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Speaking of Kirby, Marvel Comics has announced plans to publish a new mini-series, Jack Kirby's Galactic Bounty Hunters, created by the late artist's daughter Lisa and lontime assistant Thibodeaux. The series is based on characters and concepts Kirby came up with before his death.

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Comics artist Tim Sale says DC is planning to cancel its Solo series, which focuses on a different comics artist each issue. Sad news. I particularly enjoyed the Darwyn Cooke and Mike Allred issues.

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Dial B for Blog celebrates Steve Ditko's The Creeper.

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A series of "Veronica Mars" trading cards is planned.

Pop Artifact! Batman View-Master Reel

Vintage Comic Book Ad

Super-detailed Spider-Man figure coming from Sideshow Toys

Produced by Medicom and distributed via Sideshow, this 12-inch Spidey is available for pre-order now:

Medicom Real Action Heroes line continues with 1:6 scale collectible figures of the heroes and villains from the Marvel universe! These comic-based 12-inch figures are beautifully true to their artistic origins, and ready to take life on your shelf in any dynamic pose that you desire. Medicom's RAH body is one of the most poseable 12-inch figure bodies, capable of nearly any pose that the human or superhero body can achieve.

Each RAH Marvel 12" figure is costumed in clothing authentic to the source material. Spider-Man, Venom, and Wolverine include interchangeable heads. Wolverine, Spider-Man, Cyclops, and Carnage include interchangeable hands, for recreating signature poses or abilities. Each figure is packaged in a beautiful full color box, complete with Marvel artwork.




"Doctor Who" series 2, Vol. 1 DVD cover art revealed

We folks in the states are still awaiting series (season) 1 of the revived "Doctor Who" show, but here's the cover art for first volume of season 2, due out in the UK May 1.

The disk includes "The Christmas Invasion" and "The New Earth." According to the BBC: Four further DVDs will be released, each containing three episodes apiece, before a complete, extras-enhanced set becomes available at the end of the year.

In the U.S., series one debuts on the Sci Fi Channel tonight and will be out on DVD July 4. You can pre-order it from Amazon now.



See the Best Doctor Who Sites on the Web.

Pop Culture Roundup March 17, 2006

Archie Comics will be published in Arabic in a new deal between Teshkeel Media Group, KSC, and Archie Comic Publications, Inc.:

According to the terms of its multi-year partnership with Archie Comics, Teshkeel's product offering will feature such popular characters as Archie, Jughead, Betty, Veronica and Little Archie.

"Archie characters were some of my favorites growing up," said Naif Al Mutawa, CEO of Teshkeel. "They provide positive, wholesome role models which are well suited for children in any region. We're all very excited about working with Archie comics to bring them to an Arabic speaking audience." Al-Mutawa also stated that Teshkeel will begin Arabic publication of several of Archie's more well-known and successful titles by mid-2006.


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Comics artist Neal Adams talks about his upcoming six-part Batman project and his curious scientific theories in an audio interview here.

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Via Down in the Groove: A batch of vintage Ringo Starr promo films.

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Let's Make It is a new blog offering audio snippets of the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys and others at work on in the studio during the 1960s.

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From Booksteve: It's St. Patty's day and who's greener than the Hulk?

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Well, the Green Lantern is pretty green, too, notes Dial B for Blog.

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And then there's Green Arrow.

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Looks like the excellent "Veronica Mars" has been picked up for the third season. It'll be a on the new CW network, a merger of UPN and the WB.

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Hanna-Barbera's "Godzilla" toon will be out on DVD June 6.

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Just in time for it's U.S. debut tonight on the Sci Fi Channel, The New York Times has a review of the new "Doctor Who":

Like so much British science fiction, especially Douglas Adams's "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, this "Doctor Who" has a goofy, homemade quality; it's less interested in gizmos than in characters.

...between the Doctor and Rose there is genuine, old-fashioned chemistry, and their interaction, which occasionally takes on the aspect of screwball comedy, is much the best thing in the show.


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Comic Book Birthday: Flo Steinberg

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Image from Bill Schelly's "Golden Age of Comic Fandom."

From Wikipedia:

Flo Steinberg was one of the earliest publishers of independent comic books, with her underground / alternative hybrid Big Apple Comix in 1975. Additionally, as Stan Lee's Silver Age secretary and as the fledgling Marvel Comics' receptionist, she was a key participant of and witness to Marvel's expansion from a two-person staff to a major pop culture conglomerate.

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