Roger Ebert:
Has it come to this? Has the magical impact of George Lucas' original vision of "Star Wars" been reduced to the level of Saturday morning animation? "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," which is a continuation of an earlier animated TV series, is basically just a 98-minute trailer for the autumn launch of a new series on the Cartoon Network.
The familiar "Star Wars" logo and the pulse-pounding John Williams score now lift the curtain on a deadening film that cuts corners on its animation and slumbers through a plot that (a) makes us feel like we've seen it all before, and (b) makes us wish we hadn't.
San Francisco Chronicle:
The movie's tone will probably send original-trilogy loyalists over the edge, the final shove that sends their Hoth Ice Planet action play sets into exile on eBay. Meanwhile, children will thrill at the notion that the latest part of the saga was made especially for them.
So who's right? That's a more complicated conversation. "Clone Wars" looks fantastic, and the production bodes well for the forthcoming animated Cartoon Network series, which should be one of the more impressive kid shows in Saturday morning cartoon history. Dave Filoni, who directed "Avatar: The Last Airbender," was a good choice to shepherd the project, and the battle scenes have a vibrant and adventurous style. But the film suffers from the TV-to-feature transition, as if a couple of episodes were stretched and tweaked but never intended for theater exhibition. The visuals are worthy, but the big screen brings the movie's script shortcomings and pacing problems into sharper relief.
Chicago Tribune:
"Clone Wars" was executive-produced by George Lucas, who may be feeling a tad sheepish about the results. The film's purpose is clear. It is a full-length teaser for the forthcoming TV series of the same name. The animation style, according to Lucas and director Dave Filoni, owes debts to Japanese anime and manga and the marionettes of the old "Thunderbirds" series. What we see in this grinding bore, however, resembles photographs of woodcuts, moving herky-jerky, swinging their light sabers here and there while the battle sequences pound on and on and on and on and on, as surly young Anakin Skywalker and lippy young Ahsoka Tano trade the flattest exposition and the most witless witticisms in the galaxy. There's a Hutt in this thing by the name of Ziro with a voice like Truman Capote, and he appears to be a bit of a cross-dresser. There. You now know the most interesting thing about "Clone Wars."
Washington Post:
This one shucks off all pretense that "Star Wars" has a wonderfully universal appeal and instead unfolds with all the entertainment value of watching somebody else play a video game.
Lucas fulfills his lifelong dream of completely dehumanizing his space opera, replacing it with a digitally animated style that is somewhere between cartoons, Christmas specials and panoramic paintings on the side of a van. One thing is definitely intact from the most recent prequel episodes: From the first frame, all but the learned geeks in the audience won't know what the heck is going on.
Los Angeles Times:
Despite excellent animation, 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' fails with bad dialogue and plot machinations.
Pop links
The Archie Comics superheroes--The Shield, Steel Sterling, The Fly and the like--are set to start appearing in DC Comics' Brave and the Bold soon. In preparation, Newsarama provides a primer on who all these guys are. And you can get a lot more info here.
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The Fortress of Fortitude presents a cool old Secret Files of Doctor Drew by the great Jerry Grandenetti.
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The Fortress of Fortitude presents a cool old Secret Files of Doctor Drew by the great Jerry Grandenetti.
New Star Trek movie posters
I believe this is the complete set of character posters released so far for the J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" flick. Nice graphics.
Book collects Stan Lee's Soapbox columns
Any self-respecting Marvel Comics fan is gonna want this:
For the first time ever, ALL of Stan Lee's groundbreaking, legendary
“Stan's Soapbox” columns from 1967 to 1980 are collected in one
edition, published by The Hero Initiative. Stan’s Soapbox: The
Collection will be available in both comic stores and bookstores
everywhere in November, 2008.
The Soapbox columns will even be presented in a historical context, so
you can immerse yourself in the flavor of the day, and get a sense
what was happening right outside Stan's window when he penned 'em.
Some are poignant, some informative, some touching, and some funny.
But they're all memorable! In addition, a bountiful bevy of celebs
also write about their most memorable columns, including:
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• Marvel Studios President of Production Kevin Feige
• Former Marvel Editor in Chief and comics historian Roy Thomas
• And a vast variety of great names from the fields of comics,
literature, politics and academia.
For the first time ever, ALL of Stan Lee's groundbreaking, legendary
“Stan's Soapbox” columns from 1967 to 1980 are collected in one
edition, published by The Hero Initiative. Stan’s Soapbox: The
Collection will be available in both comic stores and bookstores
everywhere in November, 2008.
The Soapbox columns will even be presented in a historical context, so
you can immerse yourself in the flavor of the day, and get a sense
what was happening right outside Stan's window when he penned 'em.
Some are poignant, some informative, some touching, and some funny.
But they're all memorable! In addition, a bountiful bevy of celebs
also write about their most memorable columns, including:
• Marvel Editor in Chief Joe Quesada
• Marvel Studios President of Production Kevin Feige
• Former Marvel Editor in Chief and comics historian Roy Thomas
• And a vast variety of great names from the fields of comics,
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Pop links
20th Century Danny Boy takes a look at some of Steve Ditko's fanzine art.
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Captain Collector showcases a bunch of cool new action figures, including the San Diego ComiCon exclusive Ka-Zar mini-wave and upcoming Marvel Legends and DC Universe figs.
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"Hawaii Five-O" may return to TV, reports the BBC.
...Like its predecessor, the new show - dubbed Hawaii Five-O 2.0 - will be shot on location in Hawaii.
...The new show will revolve around McGarrett's son Chris and feature a reworked version of its familiar opening music.
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DC Comics has announced the creative team for its comics based on the upcoming J.J. Abrams TV series "Fringe." The first issues will come out before the show airs, serving as a sort of prequel.
The first issue will feature stories written by Zack Whedon, Julia Cho, Alex Katsnelson, Danielle DiSpaltro with art by Tom Mandrake and Simon Coleby.
Fringe #1 will be in stores on Sept. 3.
The television series will launch with a two-hour premiere on Fox on Tuesday, Sept. 9.
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Captain Collector showcases a bunch of cool new action figures, including the San Diego ComiCon exclusive Ka-Zar mini-wave and upcoming Marvel Legends and DC Universe figs.
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"Hawaii Five-O" may return to TV, reports the BBC.
...Like its predecessor, the new show - dubbed Hawaii Five-O 2.0 - will be shot on location in Hawaii.
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The first issue will feature stories written by Zack Whedon, Julia Cho, Alex Katsnelson, Danielle DiSpaltro with art by Tom Mandrake and Simon Coleby.
Fringe #1 will be in stores on Sept. 3.
The television series will launch with a two-hour premiere on Fox on Tuesday, Sept. 9.
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Sundazed collects Gary Usher surf sessions
Beach Boys/surf fans will dig this. Info from the label:
This collection explores Gary Usher's tenure as co-architect of the happiest pop music ever written, a guileless celebration of sun, surf and cars that's become an enduring symbol of the American dream. Barefoot Adventure does more than simply collect a bunch of songs that sound great on the car radio and mean exactly what they say (take that, psychedelic music!). It's also a remarkable glimpse of the process, of a struggling songwriter angling for a break, sometimes tapdancing in tangents, oblivious to the bullseye he was hitting on the way to forging an important new sound.
So here's the whole story, 36 terrific tracks, including exclusive Sundazed interviews with Usher himself, plus a gorgeous package with an illuminating essay and track commentary by author and Usher-biographer Stephen McParland. It's musical scholarship that's perfect for parties! We're not sure if this is history masquerading as fun, or vice-versa, but we're definitely sure that it's fun. Which, in the end, is all that matters.
* Gary Usher was a primary architect of the sound of the early-sixties West Coast; cars, girls, sun and surf!
* 36 incredible tracks available in double-CD and double-LP editions, plus download!
* A landmark anthology, containing 21 never-before-heard recordings!
* Gorgeous packaging featuring rare photos and graphics, plus detailed liner notes by noted author Stephen McParland!
Disc: 1
1. R.P.M. (The Four Speeds)
2. My Little Surfin' Woodie (The Sunsets)*
3. Barefoot Adventure (The Four Speeds)*
4. Four On the Floor (The Four Speeds)
5. Cheater Slicks (The Four Speeds)
6. C.C. Cinder (The Sunsets)
7. The Chug-A-Lug (The Sunsets)
8. Gary Usher Interview Part 1*
9. My Little Beach Bunny (The Sunsets)
10. Playmate of the Year (The Sunsets)
11. Lonely Surfer Boy (The Sunsets)
12. Soul Stompin'*
13. Nifty '50*
14. Power Shift
15. Mag Wheels
16. Gary Usher Interview Part 2*
17. My Sting Ray (The Four Speeds)
18. 426 Super Stock (The Competitors)
Disc: 2
1. Wax, Board and Woodie*
2. Draggin' Deuce*
3. '54 Corvette*
4. My Little Surfin' Woodie (The Sunsets)
5. Gary Usher Interview Part 3*
6. R.P.M.*
7. Barefoot Adventure (The Four Speeds)
8. Cactus Juice*
9. Coney Island Wild Child*
10. Sugar and Spice*
11. Twins*
12. Milky Way
13. Quicksand*
14. Gary Usher Interview Part 4*
15. You Made a Believer Out of Me (with The Honeys)*
16. Waiting for the Day (with The Honeys)*
17. Tied Down*
18. Harder and Harder*
Barefoot Adventure
Buy New: $24.98
This collection explores Gary Usher's tenure as co-architect of the happiest pop music ever written, a guileless celebration of sun, surf and cars that's become an enduring symbol of the American dream. Barefoot Adventure does more than simply collect a bunch of songs that sound great on the car radio and mean exactly what they say (take that, psychedelic music!). It's also a remarkable glimpse of the process, of a struggling songwriter angling for a break, sometimes tapdancing in tangents, oblivious to the bullseye he was hitting on the way to forging an important new sound.
So here's the whole story, 36 terrific tracks, including exclusive Sundazed interviews with Usher himself, plus a gorgeous package with an illuminating essay and track commentary by author and Usher-biographer Stephen McParland. It's musical scholarship that's perfect for parties! We're not sure if this is history masquerading as fun, or vice-versa, but we're definitely sure that it's fun. Which, in the end, is all that matters.
* Gary Usher was a primary architect of the sound of the early-sixties West Coast; cars, girls, sun and surf!
* 36 incredible tracks available in double-CD and double-LP editions, plus download!
* A landmark anthology, containing 21 never-before-heard recordings!
* Gorgeous packaging featuring rare photos and graphics, plus detailed liner notes by noted author Stephen McParland!
Disc: 1
1. R.P.M. (The Four Speeds)
2. My Little Surfin' Woodie (The Sunsets)*
3. Barefoot Adventure (The Four Speeds)*
4. Four On the Floor (The Four Speeds)
5. Cheater Slicks (The Four Speeds)
6. C.C. Cinder (The Sunsets)
7. The Chug-A-Lug (The Sunsets)
8. Gary Usher Interview Part 1*
9. My Little Beach Bunny (The Sunsets)
10. Playmate of the Year (The Sunsets)
11. Lonely Surfer Boy (The Sunsets)
12. Soul Stompin'*
13. Nifty '50*
14. Power Shift
15. Mag Wheels
16. Gary Usher Interview Part 2*
17. My Sting Ray (The Four Speeds)
18. 426 Super Stock (The Competitors)
Disc: 2
1. Wax, Board and Woodie*
2. Draggin' Deuce*
3. '54 Corvette*
4. My Little Surfin' Woodie (The Sunsets)
5. Gary Usher Interview Part 3*
6. R.P.M.*
7. Barefoot Adventure (The Four Speeds)
8. Cactus Juice*
9. Coney Island Wild Child*
10. Sugar and Spice*
11. Twins*
12. Milky Way
13. Quicksand*
14. Gary Usher Interview Part 4*
15. You Made a Believer Out of Me (with The Honeys)*
16. Waiting for the Day (with The Honeys)*
17. Tied Down*
18. Harder and Harder*
Barefoot Adventure Buy New: $24.98
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