Picture: The Supremes

Pop links: Batman by Neal Adams, the Orb and Gilmour team up, Asterix sells burgers, Conan O'Brien teams with Jack White

See a nice batch of Neal Adams-illustrated Batman covers.



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Trippy 1990s techno band have recorded a new album featuring Pink Floyd singer/guitarist David Gilmour. roceeds from album sales will go toward fighting the extradition from Britain and to the United States of computer hacker Gary McKinnon.



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Depressing: Asterix is being used to advertise for McDonald's in France.

Asterix co-creator Albert Ulderzo (Goscinny is deceased) was consulted on the use of the character and his studio created the image.  And Asterix was used in a previous French McDonald’s promotion, in 2001, that tied to the release of an Asterix film. 



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Conan O'Brien is releasing a spoken word recording plus a rockabilly duet with the White Stripes' Jack White.



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The Beatles "red" and "blue" compilations were popular ways for youngsters to get into the band's music when I was a kid in the 1970s. Now, they join the rest of the band's catalog in newly remastered form. The 2-CD packages will be out Oct. 19.

Ken Nordine jeans ads

Via PCL LinkDump: Vintage 1970s Levi's jeans ads narrated by the imitable word jazzer Ken Nordine.



Brian Wilson featured on NPR

Hear Brian talk about his brilliant new album of Gershwin interpretations. NPR's "Weekend Edition" also will feature a Brian interview this Sunday morning (check your locals).

Picture sleeve parade: Dusty Springfield

New Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pictures





Captain America by Jack Kirby Omnibus on the way

Cool! I'm assuming this collects Kirby's 1940s work and his return stint on the title in the 1960s and 70s. It's 568 pages and slated for February release.

Here's an Amazon link:

Captain America by Jack Kirby Omnibus

Superheroes: Bad role models, psychologists say

A new study says so...

Watching superheroes beat up villains may not be the best image for boys to see if society wants to promote kinder, less stereotypical male behaviors, according to psychologists who spoke Sunday at the 118th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association.
 
"There is a big difference in the movie superhero of today and the comic book superhero of yesterday," said psychologist Sharon Lamb, PhD, distinguished professor of mental health at University of Massachusetts-Boston. "Today’s superhero is too much like an action hero who participates in non-stop violence; he’s aggressive, sarcastic and rarely speaks to the virtue of doing good for humanity. When not in superhero costume, these men, like Iron man, exploit women, flaunt bling and convey their manhood with high-powered guns. "

Picture: The Brady Bunch

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

Click the pictures to order discounted items from Amazon:

DARK HORSE COMICS

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Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives Volume 3
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Little Lulu's Pal Tubby Volume 1: The Castaway and Other Stories
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DC COMICS

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DC Direct Batman: Under the Red Hood DVD: Red Hood Maquette
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Gotham City Stories: Part 2: Catwoman Statue
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Showcase Presents: Doom Patrol Vol. 2
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Avengers - the Initiative: Dreams & Nightmares (Avengers the Initiative)
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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.

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