DC Comics August 2012 solicitations: Alan Davis Batman collection; Superman Chronicles 10; Annotated Sandman 2; more!

Highlights from DC Comics' August releases. Click the links to order discounted items from Amazon.



LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT: ALAN DAVIS HC
Written by Mike W. Barr and others, art by Alan Davis, Paul Neary and Mark Farmer.
Batman stories from legendary artist Alan Davis collected at last! Collects Detective Comics #569-575, Batman: Full Circle #1 and a story from Batman: Gotham Knights #25.
272 pages, $39.99, in stores on Oct. 19. 



SHOWCASE PRESENTS: AMETHYST, PRINCESS OF GEMWORLD VOL. 1 TP
Written by Dan Mishkin and Gary Cohn, art by Ernie Colon, Ric Estrada and others, cover by Ernie Colon.
The 1980s fantasy series is collected at last! Collects Legion Of Super-Heroes #298, Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld #1-12, Amethyst Annual #1, Dc Comics Presents #63 and Amethyst #1-11.
648 pages, black and white, $19.99, in stores on Sept. 19. \



THE SUPERMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 10 TP
Written by Jerry Siegel, art by various, cover by Jack Burnley.
In these 1942 stories, Superman battles The Night Owl, Nazi sympathizers, the mysterious “Man with the Cane," and a mad scientist who brings characters from newspaper comic strips to life. Collecting Superman #18-19, Action Comics #53-55 and World's Finest Comics #7!
168 pages, $14.99, in stores on Sept. 5. 


THE ANNOTATED SANDMAN VOL. 2 HC
Written by LESLIE S. KLINGER THE SANDMAN
Written by Neil Gaiman, art by Kelley Jones, Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones Iii, Matt Wagner, Dick Giordano, George Pratt, P. Craig Russell, Shawn Mcmanus, Colleen Doran, Bryan Talbot, George Pratt and Stan Woch, cover by Dave McKean.
The Annontated Sandman Vol. 2 collects issues #21-39 of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman, with annotations by Leslie Klinger (The Annotated Sherlock Holmes, The Annotated Dracula) to all the historical and literary references contained in the series. This edition includes the now legendary Season of Mists storyline, as well as A Game of You.
520 pages, black and white, $49.99, in sotres on Oct. 24.

Four-minute clip from Amazing Spider-Man film

New music I like: Mary Epworth - Black Doe



Paul McCartney performs Ob-la-Di Ob-la-da with marichi band

Here's a performance from Macca's May 10 performance in Mexico City.



Video find: Millie Small sings My Boy Lollipop


Music new releases May 15, 2012: Beachhouse; Best Coast; Small Faces; My Bloody Valentine; Richard Hawley; NRBQ; Carl Perkins, more!

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Bloom by Beachhouse


The Only Place by Best Coast


Ep's 1988 - 1991 by My Bloody Valentine


Ogdens Nut Gone Flake Deluxe - by the Small Faces


Radio Fun by the Hollies


Standing at the Sky's Edge by Richard Hawley


Jazz at Massey Hall by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, et. al.


We Travel The Spaceways by NRBQ


Misterioso by Thelonious Monk


Small Faces


Moon Beams by Bill Evans


Larry Young's Fuel / Spaceball


The Sun Era Outtakes by Carl Perkins

DVD new releases May 15, 2012: Chronicle; Riverboat; Grant Morrison - Talking With Gods

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Chronicle


Riverboat: The Complete Series - 44 Episodes!


Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods - 2-Disc Special Edition