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Pop links: January Jones to star as Emma Frost in X-Men First Class, rare Jack Kirby, Marvel Comics stickers, retro comics school folders

January Jones of "Mad Men" will play Emma Frost in "X-Men: First Class."


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See some relatively obscure Jack Kirby covers for Marvel Comics.



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Jon presents a great array of Marvel Comics stickers. I think I've mentioned before how annoyed my parents were when I plastered a batch of these on my wall as a kid.



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I'm not a fan of Wal-Mart, but apparently you can outfit your kids for school there with cool folders illustrated with retro comic book covers.

Vintage ad: Neal Hefti Batman LPs

Vintage Super Powers toy ad

Discounted new comics for Aug. 18, 2010

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DARK HORSE COMICS

JUN100011 1 FOR DOLLAR HELLBOY SEED OF DESTRUCTION $1.00
JUN100012 1 FOR DOLLAR USAGI YOJIMBO $1.00

MAY100042 BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY ARCHIVES HC VOL 03 $31.49
MAY100060 BRIDE OF THE WATER GOD TP VOL 06 $9.99
JUN100042 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER RILEY ONE SHOT JO CHEN CVR $3.50
JUN100043 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER RILEY ONE SHOT KARL MOLINE CVR $3.50
APR100037 HELLCYON #3 (OF 4) $3.50

MAY100040 LITTLE LULU'S PAL TUBBY VOL 01 CASTAWAY OTHER STORIES $10.79
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DC COMICS

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APR100320 JONAH HEX MOVIE JONAH HEX BUST $80.00

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MAY100240 KILLAPALOOZA TP $19.99
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IDW PUBLISHING

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MARVEL COMICS

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Marvel Comics solicitations for November 2010

Some highlights from Marvel's November offerings:

MARVEL SUPER ACTION #1
Written by JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV, CHRIS YOST, ROBIN FURTH, DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI, TED MCKEEVER & KIERON GILLEN Pencils by PACO DIAZ, MATEUS SANTOLOUCO, NELSON, MANUEL GARCIA, TED MCKEEVER & FRAZER IRVING Cover by NELSON
This monster magazine is 104 pages of all-black-and-white action in the spirit of the Mighty Marvel Magazines of yore, but in an ALL-NOW in style! Wolverine faces off against South Pacific pirates and a sniper with a secret! Then, it's the Sorcerer Supreme versus the magical might of the political terrorist known as the Doktor! And much much more! Collecting material from Rampaging Wolverine, Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu, Indomitable Iron Man, Mystic Hands of Dr. Strange, Savage Acts of Ares.
104 pages, black and white, $9.99.

AVENGERS: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES #1
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST Pencils by SCOTT WEGENER & PATRICK SCHERBERGER
Based on the new animated series! What do you do when the world's evilest villains attack? Call Earth's Mightiest Heroes to save the day! In our first tale, CAPTAIN AMERICA and THOR face a threat bigger than BOTH of them! And in tale two, following the exploits of everyone's favorite arrow-flinger: HAWKEYE!
40 pages, $3.99.

OZMA OF OZ #1
Written by Eric Shanower Pencils & Cover by Skottie Young Variant cover by JAE LEE Variant Cover by ERIC SHANOWER
Dorothy Gale plunges into adventure again, this time with a talking chicken named Billina. Dorothy and Billina are washed off their sailing ship to face drowning, starvation, and screaming Wheelers, strange men with wheels instead of hands and feet. The team of Shanower and Young returns to Oz with this comics adaptation of L. Frank Baum's third Oz book.
32 pages, $3.99.

Paperback cover parade: Murder in Haste

DC Comics November 2010 solicitations

Items of interest from DC's November offerings:

BATMAN/CATWOMAN: FOLLOW THE MONEY #1
Written by HOWARD CHAYKIN
Art and cover by HOWARD CHAYKIN
The Cavalier – that's the Z-lister with the swords, right? So how'd he manage to frame Catwoman for a run of burglaries? And how on Earth did he manage the more spectacular crime of cleaning out the Wayne Enterprises pension fund and framing Bruce Wayne for the deed? However impressive he may appear to be, The Cavalier will quickly learn that frame-ups like that cut both ways, as both Batman and Catwoman begin tracking the Gotham City villain in this stand-alone one-shot from comics legend Howard Chaykin!
ONE-SHOT * On sale NOVEMBER 3 * 56 pg, FC, $4.99 US

SUPERBOY #1
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by PIER GALLO
Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
1:10 Variant cover by JOHN CASSADAY
Superboy is back in a brand-new ongoing series! Join Jeff Lemire (SWEET TOOTH) and amazing up-and-coming artist Pier Gallo as they take Superboy on a journey to a side of Smallville not even Superman knows about! What mysteries lurk beneath the surface of this all-American town – and what are their direct ties to Superboy? The start of the next great DC Universe epic begins right here!
On sale NOVEMBER 3 * 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

DC COMICS PRESENTS: J.H. WILLIAMS III #1
Written by D. CURTIS JOHNSON and J.H. WILLIAMS III
Art and cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III and MICK GRAY
Cameron Chase, agent of the Department of Extranormal Affairs, is introduced in the debut issue of her cult-favorite DCU series! Plus, family secrets are revealed in a tale from issue #6 – and the Dark Knight guest stars in the two-part story "Shadowing the Bat," from issues #7-8. Featuring the spectacular art of J.H. Williams III!
On sale NOVEMBER 3 * 96 pg, FC, $7.99 US

BATGIRL: THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP
Written by DENNIS O'NEIL and others
Art by GIL KANE, TERRY DODSON and others
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Batgirl takes center stage in this collection, which includes her 1967 debut and various stories through the '90s! Includes stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #359, 396, 400, 422, 423 and 424, BATMAN FAMILY #1 and 9, LEGENDS OF THE DC UNIVERSE #10 and 11 and BATMAN CHRONICLES #9.
On sale DECEMBER 15 * 160 pg, FC, $19.99 US

THE BATMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 10 TP
Written by BILL FINGER, DON CAMERON and others
Art by JACK BURNLEY, JERRY ROBINSON and others
These stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #78-81, BATMAN #18-19 and WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #11 include appearances by Two-Face, the Cavalier, the villainous duo Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Crime Surgeon and more!
On sale DECEMBER 8 * 168 pg, FC, $14.99 US

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: OUR ARMY AT WAR VOL. 1 TP
Written by ROBERT KANIGHER and others
Art by various
Cover by ROSS ANDRU and MIKE ESPOSITO
This value-priced collection features over 500 pages of war stories from the early 1950s starring a wide variety of soldiers in different settings, boasting, as the covers said, "Explosive battle action!" Collecting stories from OUR ARMY AT WAR #1-20!
On sale DECEMBER 15 * 512 pg, B&W, $19.99 US

THE ALL-NEW BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #1
Written by SHOLLY FISCH
Art and cover by RICK BURCHETT
There's precious little crime in the tiny paradise that is the miniaturized Bottle City of Kandor. So, when Kandor is threatened by a plague of thefts that hint at a larger threat waiting in the wings, Superman and Batman shrink down to super-small size to unravel the super-big mystery!
Don't miss the return of the comic based on the hit cartoon series!
On sale NOVEMBER 10 * 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

Paperback cover parade: The Case of the Demure Defendant

Discounted DVD new releases Aug. 17, 2010: Rocky and Bullwinkle, Wolverine and the X-men, Batman Brave and the Bold, Black Orpheus, Roger Corman Creature Collection

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Discounted CD new releases Aug. 17, 2010: Brian Wilson, Esperanza Spalding,

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Vintage Rita Hayworth promotional photo

Vintage Clark Gable promotional photo

New release collects George Harrison-Ravi Shankar collaborations

From the press release:

Dark Horse Records announced today the October 19th release of a limited edition deluxe box set, entitled RAVI SHANKAR GEORGE HARRISON COLLABORATIONS. The release honors the sitar master’s 90th birthday.

Collaborations is a 3 CD and 1 DVD uniquely numbered limited edition box set. All compositions were composed by Ravi Shankar and produced by George Harrison over a period of 20 years.

The DVD is a rare concert performance of the Ravi Shankar’s Music Festival From India recorded at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 1974. The albums include the acclaimed Chants Of India (1997), The Ravi Shankar Music Festival From India (studio version 1976) and Shankar Family & Friends (1974). The 56-page book includes a foreword by Philip Glass, a history of George and Ravi “in their own words” and rare photographs from both family archives.

The personal and musical friendship between Ravi Shankar and George Harrison has been known and well documented for decades now. It was a friendship that was powerful enough to make an impact on the large, musical life of the late nineteen sixties and it reverberates, as clearly, even today.
– from the Foreword by Philip Glass

In 1973 George Harrison signed Ravi Shankar to his Dark Horse Records label. The first joint recording project between George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, Shankar Family & Friends brought together renown Indian classical musicians such as Ustad Alla Rakha, Lakshmi Shankar, and Shivkumar Sharma alongside Western jazz and rock musicians including George, Ringo Starr, Tom Scott, Klaus Voormann, Jim Keltner and Billy Preston. One half of the album comprises instrumentals and songs, while the second half is a thematic ballet to a yet un-staged performance.

Ravi Shankar’s Music Festival From India (live from the Royal Albert Hall) was the first artistic event organized and sponsored by George Harrison’s Material World Charitable Foundation; bringing together a 17-piece Indian classical ensemble as well as a solo sitar performance by Ravi Shankar accompanied on tabla by Alla Rakha.

In 1997 George Harrison and Ravi Shankar again collaborated on an album. This time Ravi created music for ancient Sanskrit chants with the challenge of maintaining the authenticity of the ancient verses. Released in 1997, Chants Of India are timeless, Vedic verses chanted for the well being of man and mankind.

Collaborations, is available on Dark Horse Records and distributed worldwide by Rhino Entertainment.

Trailer for history of DC Comics documentary

New Syd Barrett compilation on the way

An Introduction to Syd Barrett collects 18 of the original Pink Floyd singer's best:

01.    Arnold Layne (2010 Digital Remaster)
02.    See Emily Play (2010 Digital Remaster)
03.    Apples And Oranges (2010 Digital Remaster)
04.    Matilda Mother (Alternative Version) (2010 Mix)
05.    Chapter 24 (2010 Digital Remaster)
06.    Bike (2010 Digital Remaster)
07.    Terrapin (2010 Digital Remaster)
08.    Love You (2010 Digital Remaster)
09.    Dark Globe (2010 Digital Remaster)
10.    Here I Go (2010 Remix)
11.    Octopus (2010 Mix)
12.    She Took A Long Cool Look (2010 Mix)
13.    If It's In You (2010 Digital Remaster)
14.    Baby Lemonade (2010 Digital Remaster)
15.    Dominoes (2010 Mix)
16.    Gigolo Aunt (2010 Digital Remaster)
17.    Effervescing Elephant (2010 Digital Remaster)
18.    Bob Dylan Blues (2010 Digital Remaster)

Paperback cover parade: The Case of the Lucky Legs