Paul, 68, is said to have confided in pals that he feels "privileged" after receiving the invitation a few weeks ago.
McCartney to perform at royal wedding
Paul McCartney has reportedly been asked to perform at the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in April.
Complete Pogo set for release
Fantagraphics' long-awaited, long-delayed reprinting of Walt Kelly's complete daily and Sunday Pogo strips is finally set for release this fall.
Early reviews of The Cape: Not too bad
The superhero show debuts Sunday on NBC. May be worth a look. From Variety:
And Entertainment Weekly:
The show is melodramatic, sure, but its sincerity takes it far: I felt a kid's thrill when the Cape sewed his own mask and tied it on for the first time. It's probably doomed to cult status, but The Cape is primal fun.
If the premise sounds cheesy and busy, the execution is crisp and efficient -- and manages to sell dialogue like, "Together, we can take this city back," which often sounds better in a word balloon. Even the music (by Bear McCreary) brings to mind Danny Elfman's "Batman" theme.
Can "The Cape" take flight with more than just the cultish adoration of fanboys and kids? Ah, now that's a formidable challenge -- especially with the show residing Mondays in what was "The Event's" timeslot after this Sunday preview to capitalize on NFL football.
At this point, the Herculean task of turning NBC around looks like a job for Superman. Still, "The Cape" overpowers most of the fall's development through sheer energy and wit, thus qualifying as a welcome step -- maybe even a bold leap -- in the right direction.
And Entertainment Weekly:
The show is melodramatic, sure, but its sincerity takes it far: I felt a kid's thrill when the Cape sewed his own mask and tied it on for the first time. It's probably doomed to cult status, but The Cape is primal fun.
DC's Batman Beyond digital comic follows same release dates as paper version
DC's new Batman Beyond title, which premiered yesterday, will continue to be released on the same day digitally, at the same price of $2.99.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out. You'd think offering the digital comics at a lower price might provide readers with incentive to migrate to screen, vs. paper comics. But I suppose if publishers can pull off this trick without reducing revenue, they'll go for it. Ultimately, if paper comics go away, or largely go away, the publishers stand to make greater profits, since they won't have to contend with costs of printing, distribution, etc.
Personally, I have a hard time seeing myself making the transition as a reader. I like tangible books, comics, albums, etc. But I find myself downloading more and more music these days rather than buying CDs.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out. You'd think offering the digital comics at a lower price might provide readers with incentive to migrate to screen, vs. paper comics. But I suppose if publishers can pull off this trick without reducing revenue, they'll go for it. Ultimately, if paper comics go away, or largely go away, the publishers stand to make greater profits, since they won't have to contend with costs of printing, distribution, etc.
Personally, I have a hard time seeing myself making the transition as a reader. I like tangible books, comics, albums, etc. But I find myself downloading more and more music these days rather than buying CDs.
How to get thousands of comics for pennies on your iPad
Well, I personally don't own an iPad, but maybe I need one
Via MacEinstein:
Via MacEinstein:
My daughter has recently gotten very into the Archie comics, primarily for Betty and Veronica (and who can blame her?). So when the Archie comics app for the iPad came out, I picked it up, downloaded some free issues, then downloaded some pay issues, then, realizing this was still getting expensive, I went the eBay route, picking up lots of old Archie’s 50 at a time in lots. While this was a nice savings, it still was costing about a buck an issue, so when I saw Amazon had a lightning deal on a DVD of “Golden Age” Archie comics in PDF form for $3.00, I decided to take a risk, and I’m glad I did.
Each DVD has about a decade worth of comics on it, and we’re talking the ENTIRE ORIGINAL comic, including the ads for Sea Monkeys...
The cool thing is, it isn’t just Archie you can do this with. Many comics are being sold this way, on Amazon from X-Men and Avengers to the entire 50 years of MAD Magazine (for only $18.60), all at ridiculous savings compared to per issue paper or regular digital downloading.
New comics Jan. 5, 2011
DC Direct Cover Girls of the DC Universe: Batgirl Statue
DC Direct DC Universe Online Statue: Batman
DC Direct DC Universe Online Statue: Catwoman
Complete Little Orphan Annie Volume 6
Fantastic Four: Resurrection of Galactus (Fantastic Four (Graphic Novels))
The Mighty Thor Omnibus, Vol. 1
Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades
The Land That Time Forgot (Campfire Graphic Novels)
The People That Time Forgot (Campfire Graphic Novels)
The Lost Continent (Campfire Graphic Novels)
The Master of the World (Campfire Graphic Novels)
Doc Savage Double-Novel Pulp Reprints Volume #43: "Spook Hole" and "Three Times a Corpse"
The Shadow Double-Novel Pulp Reprints #44: "Atoms of Death" and "Buried Evidence"
Flaming Lips to release song per month in 2011
That's their New Year's resolution, anyhow. According to singer Wayne Coyne:
"With this new thing, we're going to spend a lot of time recording at our houses or wherever we are at. We'll try to release a song a month and document the song in the making, whether it takes us three or five days or a week. It's gonna be, 'We're working on a song and it's gonna be up by Friday.' We just want to [release material] some other way."
Previewing The Cape
NBC has a new superhero-themed show premiering this Sunday. Will it be good? Will it not? We'll have to see. Here are the basics:
More details here.
"The Cape" is a one-hour drama series starring David Lyons ("ER") as Vince Faraday, an honest cop on a corrupt police force, who finds himself framed for a series of murders and presumed dead. He is forced into hiding, leaving behind his wife Dana (Jennifer Ferrin, "Life on Mars") and son, Trip (Ryan Wynott, "Flash Forward"). Fueled by a desire to reunite with his family and to battle the criminal forces that have overtaken Palm City, Vince Faraday becomes "The Cape" - his son's favorite comic book superhero - and takes the law into his own hands.
Rounding out the cast are James Frain ("The Tudors") as billionaire Peter Fleming, The Cape's nemesis who moonlights as the twisted killer Chess; Keith David ("Death at a Funeral") as Max Milani, the ringleader of a circus gang of bank robbers who mentors Vince Faraday and trains him to be The Cape; Summer Glau ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles") as Orwell, an investigative blogger who wages war on crime and corruption in Palm City; Dorian Missick ("Six Degrees") as Marty Voyt, a former police detective and friend to Faraday; Martin Klebba ("Pirates of the Caribbean") as Rollo, member and unassuming muscle of the circus gang of bank robbers; and Vinnie Jones ("Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels") as Scales, resident thug and cohort of The Cape's nemesis Chess.
More details here.
French mag spills beans on new Captain America film
If you don't like spoilers, be warned: L'Ecran Fantastique has revealed a whole mess of details about the upcoming film. Translated here.
Vintage Comics Journal interview with Zany Bob Haney
Here's the first of a five-part interview with one of my favorite comics writers as a kid. Haney was known for turning in off-beat scripts, often for off-beat characters such as Metamorpho. And, of course, he had a long run on one of my favorite titles of my youth, Brave and the Bold.
Set photo of Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy in new Spidey pic
Via Superhero Hype, a shot of Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone in the upcoming big screen Spider-Man reboot. Dude needs to comb his hair....
Free download of new Marianne Faithfull song
"Why Did We Have to Part," the first track of Faithfull's new album is available here, courtesy of Mojo mag.
The new album is titled Horses and High Heels, out March 7. According to Mojo:
The new album is titled Horses and High Heels, out March 7. According to Mojo:
The album was recorded in New Orleans with local musicians led by Meters bassist George Porter Jr. The record is made up of eight covers and four original songs and features contributions from Lou Reed, Dr. John and Wayne Kramer .
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)