Comics shipping May 12, 2010: Discounted comics collections, graphic novels, action figures

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DARK HORSE COMICS

MAR100044 BPRD KING OF FEAR #5 (OF 5) $2.99
MAR100028 HELLCYON #2 (OF 4) $3.50

JAN100209 JOURNAL BETTIE PAGE HORIZON $9.99
JAN100136 LITTLE LULU TP VOL 23 BOGEY SNOWMAN $14.99

DC COMICS

MAR100195 ADVENTURE COMICS #11 $3.99

SEP090258 AME COMI WONDER GIRL VINYL FIGURE $58.89

SEP090259 AME COMI WONDER WOMAN V 2 VINYL FIGURE $59.91
MAR100190 BATGIRL #10 $2.99
MAR100185 BATMAN #699 $2.99
MAR100178 BATMAN RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE #1 (OF 6) $3.99
MAR100169 BIRDS OF PREY #1 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99
MAR100222 BOOSTER GOLD #32 $2.99
MAR100212 DOC SAVAGE #2 $3.99
FEB100158 FIRST WAVE #2 (OF 6) $3.99
MAR100171 FLASH #2 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99
MAR100287 FREE REALMS #9 (OF 12) $3.99
MAR100257 HELLBLAZER #1 NEW PTG $1.00
MAR100226 HUMAN TARGET #4 (OF 6) $2.99
MAR100165 JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #1 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99
MAR100220 MAGOG #9 $2.99

FEB100192 OUTSIDERS THE HUNT TP $10.19

FEB100193 QUESTION TP VOL 06 THE PEACEMAKER $13.59
MAR100232 REBELS #16 $2.99
MAR100275 SCOOBY DOO #156 $2.50
MAR100209 SHIELD #9 $3.99

NOV090262 SINESTRO CORPS MINI NEON SIGN US VERSION (RES) $89.99

JAN100307 SUPERBOY THE BOY OF STEEL HC $13.59
MAR100201 SUPERMAN WAR OF THE SUPERMEN #2 (OF 4) $2.99
MAR100174 TITANS VILLAINS FOR HIRE SPECIAL #1 $4.99

FEB100200 WONDER WOMAN WARKILLER TP $10.19

IDW PUBLISHING

MAR101022 ANGEL AFTER THE FALL HC VOL 06 LAST ANGEL IN HELL $29.99
MAR101013 BRAM STOKERS DEATH SHIP #1 $3.99
MAR101005 GI JOE OPERATION HISS #4 $3.99
MAR101011 KILLING THE COBRA CHINATOWN TROLLOP #1 $3.99
MAR101034 PANTHEON #2 $3.99
MAR101023 STAR TREK MCCOY #2 $3.99
MAR101050 STARSTRUCK #9 $3.99
MAR100988 TRANSFORMERS IRONHIDE #1 $3.99
MAR101043 WIRE HANGERS #2 $3.99
MAR101039 ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS AVENTURE #4 $3.99

IMAGE COMICS

JAN100488 BROKEN TRINITY PANDORAS BOX #2 (OF 6) $3.99

AUG090320 LIBERTY MEADOWS TP VOL 01 EDEN (NEW PTG) $14.88

SEP090292 LIBERTY MEADOWS VOL 02 CREATURE COMFORTS TP (NEW PTG) $12.95
MAR100433 LIGHT #2 (OF 5) $2.99
MAR100372 SAM & TWITCH WRITER #1 (OF 4) $2.99
MAR100436 SAVAGE DRAGON #160 $3.50
FEB100372 UNDERGROUND TP $14.99
JAN100494 WITCHBLADE #136 $2.99

MARVEL COMICS

MAR100555 AGENTS OF ATLAS MGC #1 $1.00
MAR100499 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #631 $2.99
MAR100473 ASTONISHING X-MEN XENOGENESIS #1 (OF 5) $3.99
MAR100669 AVENGERS BY JOHN ROMITA JR POSTER $8.99
FEB100432 AVENGERS INITIATIVE #35 SIEGE $2.99

MAR100642 AVENGERS PREM HC RED ZONE $16.49
MAR100526 BLACK WIDOW #2 HA $2.99
MAR100529 DAREDEVIL CAGE MATCH #1 $2.99
FEB100427 DARK AVENGERS #16 SIEGE $3.99
MAR100493 DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #893 $2.99

MAR100666 DOCTOR VOODOO AVENGER OF SUPERNATURAL TP $11.55
MAR100668 ESSENTIAL X-MEN TP VOL 03 NEW PTG $19.99
FEB100436 FALLEN SIEGE $3.99
DEC098284 HEROIC AGE PREVIEWS PI
MAR100539 HEROIC AGE PRINCE OF POWER #1 (OF 4) HA $3.99
MAR100540 HULK #22 WWHS $3.99

MAR100638 INCREDIBLE HERCULES PREM HC ASSAULT ON NEW OLYMPUS $13.59
MAR100542 INCREDIBLE HULK #609 WWHS $3.99\

MAR100631 INCREDIBLE HULK FALL OF HULKS PREM HC $16.49
FEB100524 IRON MAN 2 PUBLIC IDENTITY #3 (OF 3) $3.99
MAR100551 IRON MAN LEGACY #2 $2.99
MAR100548 IRON MAN NOIR #2 (OF 4) $3.99
MAR100571 LOCKJAW AND PET AVENGERS UNLEASHED #3 (OF 4) $2.99

MAR100637 MARVEL 1602 SPIDER-MAN PREM HC $13.59

MAR100648 MARVEL ADVENTURES BLACK WIDOW & AVENGERS TP DIGEST $9.99
FEB100546 MARVELS PROJECT #8 (OF 8) $3.99
FEB100548 MARVELS PROJECT #8 (OF 8) DAVIS WRAPAROUND VAR $3.99
FEB100547 MARVELS PROJECT #8 (OF 8) EPTING VAR $3.99
FEB100435 NEW AVENGERS FINALE #1 SIEGE $4.99
MAR100559 NEW AVENGERS LUKE CAGE #2 (OF 3) $3.99
FEB108479 NEW MUTANTS #12 2ND PTG ROBERSON VAR (PP #916) $2.99
MAR100590 NEW MUTANTS #13 XSC $2.99

MAR100664 POWER PACK CLASSIC TP VOL 02 $19.79

MAR100663 RUNAWAYS ESCAPE TO NEW YORK TP $7.99

MAR100641 RUNAWAYS LIVE FAST PREM HC $13.59
MAR100670 SECRET AVENGERS POSTER $8.99
FEB100421 SIEGE #4 (OF 4) $3.99
FEB100426 SIEGE EMBEDDED #4 (OF 4) $3.99

MAR100656 SPIDER-MAN RED HEADED STRANGER TP $10.19
MAR100570 SUPER HERO SQUAD #5 $2.99
MAR100573 SUPER HEROES #2 $2.99
MAR100498 ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #10 $3.99
FEB108481 ULTIMATE COMICS X #2 2ND PTG A ADAMS VAR (PP #916) $3.99
FEB108480 UNCANNY X-MEN #523 2ND PTG DODSON VAR (PP #916) $2.99
MAR100650 WAR OF KINGS TP $24.99
MAR100510 WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #8 $3.99
MAR100603 WOLVERINE #900 $4.99
MAR100610 X-FACTOR FOREVER #3 $3.99
MAR100612 X-MEN FOREVER #23 $3.99

WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT

MAR100673 TOYFARE #155 AVENGERS HASBRO CVR $4.99
MAR100674 TOYFARE #155 JONAH HEX DC DIRECT CVR $4.99

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COMICS

MAR100711 BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #204 $2.69
MAR101215 BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 02 $10.99
FEB100823 BLACK TERROR #10 $3.50
DEC090953 CAPTAIN ACTION LTD ED HC $25.99
FEB100765 CARS #5 $2.99
MAR100679 CAVEMEN IN SPACE SC $14.95
FEB100728 CLAW AND FANG #1 $3.99
JAN100935 DF QUEEN SONJA #6 PARRILLO VIRGIN ART EX CVR $6.99
FEB100729 FAITH SERIES #1 JESUS CHRIST $3.99
MAR100792 FARSCAPE SCORPIUS #1 $3.99
NOV090656 FEMALE FORCE #11 NANCY PELOSI $3.99
FEB100730 FEMALE FORCE #14 SONIA SOTOMAYOR $3.99
MAR101102 FRENEMY OF THE STATE #1 (OF 5) $3.99
MAR100847 GREEN HORNET STRIKES #1 $3.99
MAR100851 GREEN HORNET STRIKES #1 DYNAMITE AUTHENTIX CVR $10.00
JAN100720 GRUNTS WAR STORIES TP $14.95
DEC090655 HOW TO DRAW VAMPIRES TP $19.99
FEB101130 INU YASHA TP VOL 48 $9.99
FEB101128 INU YASHA VIZBIG ED GN VOL 03 $17.99
DEC090880 INVINCIBLE GENE COLAN HC $19.99
FEB101070 JUDGE DREDD COMPLETE CASE FILES TP VOL 15 $36.99
MAR100714 JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #160 $3.99
MAR101154 KARAKURI ODETTE GN VOL 03 (OF 6) $10.99
FEB101129 KEKKAISHI GN VOL 21 $9.99
FEB100815 KEVIN SMITH KATO #1 $3.99
MAR101217 KOBATO GN VOL 01 $11.99
MAR101218 KOBATO GN VOL 02 $11.99
MAR101219 LAON GN VOL 02 $10.99
DEC090716 LEGEND OF ISIS (BLUEWATER) #10 $3.99
FEB101127 MAOH JUVENILE REMIX TP VOL 01 $9.99
JAN100835 MUPPET SHOW TP VOL 03 ON THE ROAD $9.99
MAR101220 MY GIRLFRIENDS A GEEK GN VOL 01 $10.99
MAR101221 ONE FINE DAY TP VOL 02 $10.99
MAR101222 ONINAGI GN VOL 03 $10.99
MAR101223 PANDORA HEARTS GN VOL 02 $10.99
JAN100721 PARADOX GN $14.95
FEB100733 POLITICAL POWER #10 RUSH LIMBAUGH $3.99
NOV090659 POLITICAL POWER #7 AL GORE $3.99
JAN101152 RIN-NE GN VOL 03 $9.99
APR100913 ROBERT JORDAN NEW SPRING #8 (RES) $3.99
MAR100884 ROBERT JORDAN WHEEL OF TIME EYE O/T WORLD #2 (RES) $3.99
MAR100948 SOLOMONS THIEVES GN $12.99
DEC090962 TALES FROM THE CRYPT GN VOL 08 STINKY DEAD KID (O/A) $7.95
MAR100824 UNCLE SCROOGE #391 $2.99
JAN100844 WALL-E TP VOL 01 RECHARGE $9.99

MAGAZINES

MAR101310 DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 36 BAMA CVR $12.95
DEC091132 MEGAMI MAR 2010 $17.99
DEC091133 NEWTYPE MAR 2010 $13.99
MAR101251 NON SPORT UPDATE VOL 21 #3 $5.99
FEB101210 RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE #100 $9.95
MAR101312 STAR TREK MAGAZINE #26 SPECIAL NEWSSTAND ED $9.99
MAR101313 STAR TREK MAGAZINE #26 SPECIAL PX ED $9.99

Trailer for Super 8, new film produced by Steven Spielberg, directed by JJ Abrams

Not much is known about the flick yet, but here's the trailer:

Remembering Frank Frazetta

The famed fantasy illustrator and onetime comic book artist died at age 82 Monday, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Frazetta's most famous works were in oil, but his canvases were rarely seen in museums; instead his legacy was defined by barbarians and warlocks who reached out to readers from book covers on dime-store spinner racks. But as comic books and fantasy entertainment gained a wider audience in the 1970s and '80s, Frazetta became a brand name and his original artwork became a sensation. Last November, one of his pieces, a berserk battlefield image that graced a "Conan the Conqueror" paperback, sold for $1 million to a private collector.

Here's a vintage Comics Journal interview with the artist.

Golden Age Comic Book Stories pays tribute with a look at Frazetta's Buck Rogers comic book covers and Conan book cover paintings.

Vintage comic book ad: Danger! Prejudice at work!

DVD new releases May 11, 2010: Daria Complete Series, Toy Story Special Edition, M Criterion Collection

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Vinyl LP new releases May 11, 2010: Dead Weather, Kris Kristofferson, Nico

CD new releases 5/11/2010: Dead Weather, Kris Kristofferson

Doctor Who preview: Amy's Choice, episode 5.7

Hear She & Him on NPR

The duo guests on World Cafe.

Tintin fans worry about the future of their favorite character

From the Financial Times:

...long-time admirers of Hergé, many of whom knew him personally, are not happy. Many, in fact, are fretting over the way his legacy is being managed. The rumblings have become a long-running saga in Belgium, a country where bande dessinée comic strips remain a popular art form; the movie project will bring it to a global audience.

Marvel Comics items now on sale in Disneyland

Iron Man visits Disneyland Resort:

The merchandise additions come as “Iron Man 2″ is set to open in theaters Friday (today), marking the first major Marvel movie release since the $4.3 billion acquisition was finalized Dec. 31.

For now, Disney is only selling the Marvel merchandise at D Street, a Downtown Disney store that offers edgier Disney products and other brands, including movie and rock-band T-shirts. The Marvel shirts are from the Junk Food label, which specializes in vintage and pop-culture designs. So, the D Street location is a “great place” to feature these kinds of products, said Betsy Sanchez, a Disneyland Resort spokeswoman.

Jack Kirby video interview

BBC Radio launches Rolling Stones bio-doc

Tune into a six-part series on the band here. Just the first two parts are up currently.

Lost is shaping up to be a big disappointment

With only a few episodes left, I have to admit I'm anticipating a very lackluster, unsatisfying conclusion to "Lost."

To date, this final season has seemed very much random and tossed together and short on revelations.

For five years-plus, the show's producers have been stringing us along with myriad mysteries with the promise of eventual answers. But, at this point, what do we really know?

I have a whole list of unanswered questions (some major, others minor) here. I get the sense many of them will go unanswered, and that just doesn't seem fair.

Even more frustrating, I think many will go unanswered because the show's producers have dropped threads they don't know how to pick up. For example, they briefly brought back the character of Lilly this season. But they didn't address key questions concerning her. For example, she played a role in getting Desmond to sail to the island. Why? And she was in the mental ward with Hurley. Again, why?

Click the link for many more frustratingly unanswered questions.

Early on, the producers promised this series wouldn't flake out ala "Twin Peaks" or "The X-Files." They had the whole story pretty much worked out, including the end. But I'm doubting more and more that that is true.

In the end will "Lost" just be the story of Jacob and Smokey -- two characters we barely know and who were really only dropped into the mix at the end of last season -- with the series' regular characters functioning merely as props?

Is it gonna be some lame story about a cosmic/existential chess game played between these two? Is that the best the producers can possibly come up with at this juncture?

I'm watching until the end, of course, because I've followed the story thus far. But I certainly haven't been excited by any of the episodes this season and I'm somewhat dreading the expected disappointment of the series conclusion.

Is it too late at this juncture for the show to get it together and go out with a bang? I hope not.

Vintage comic book ad: Bombardier cockpit and bombs!

Pictures from Gerry Anderson's Captain Scarlet