Pop Culture Roundup: Charlton Comics; Gil Kane; The Who; The Raven

Cool Kickstarter: A nine-volume collection of Charlton Comics' complete Silver Age covers, with images shot from stats once owned by editor/artist Dick Giordano.


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Via The Bristol Board: Gil Kane sketches and finished art for Marvel Comics covers.


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A Shroud of Thoughts on the inspiration for the Who's "Pictures of Lilly."

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Via "Kid" Robson: Richard Corben and Basil Rathbone quoth "The Raven."


New "Twin Peaks" video! The cast talks

Details:
The cast members of Twin Peaks - Kyle MacLachlan, Jim Belushi, Miguel Ferrer, Kimmy Robertson, Dana Ashbrook, Amy Shiels, James Marshall, Robert Knepper, Chrysta Bell, and Harry Goaz - talk about the show and returning to film after all these years. Don't miss new episodes starting in 2017.



Vintage movie poster: "The Hound of the Baskervilles"


Cool: Batman '66 pinball machines

The Stern Pinball company has produced a model inspired by the 1966  Batman TV series and I want one -- now.

New Music Friday: Big Star; Pentangle

Click the links to order discounted items from Amazon.


Pop Culture Roundup: Michiyo Yasuda; Batman; Hot Wheels; Disneyland; Shatner

The BBC pays tribute to Studio Ghibli artist Michiyo Yasuda, who died this week.



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A new book collects animation art from the Walt Disney archives.


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Via the Batgirl Bat-Trap: Rare production art from the 1966 Batman TV series.


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Cool video: Hot Wheels stunts:


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Via Gorilla's Don't Blog: Vintage Disneyland matchbooks.


A Michigan priest is donating his impressive comics collection to help fund his local Catholic schools.
“This is the Holy Grail,” McCallum said, pointing specifically to “Tales of Suspense” #39, the first appearance of Iron Man. “This is the one that would create the most interest because it was the birth of a hero that has become very popular.”
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William Shatner will voice Two-Face in a 1966-style Batman animated film slated to follow-up the straight-to-video "Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders" out now.