The Monkees meet the Archies!

Here's a comic book cover Michael Allred was born to draw: The Archies meet the Monkees!

The Riverdale rockers will meet the Pre-Fab Four in issue four of a new Archies ongoing series, which starts this month.

According to the Comic Book Reporter: "The meeting between The Archies and The Monkees will take place thanks to some good, ‘ol fashion time travel, which will allow Archie and the Riverdale gang to meet the Monkees — Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, David ‘Davy’ Jones — in their prime."

Mark Pinkus, the president of Rhino Entertainment, owns the rights to The Monkees name, logo and back catalog — which he acquired back in 1994 — and sees the inclusion of the band as a way to introduce the group to new fans. “What a great opportunity to expose a whole new audience to the classic music and antics of The Monkees,” he said in a statement. “I look forward to seeing Micky, Davy, Mike, and Peter in Riverdale!”

Allred's cover is one of a few variants for the issue (and definitely the coolest).

New Comics: Tomb of Dracula; Werewolf by Night; Swamp-Thing: Doctor Strange; Master of Kung Fu; Donald Duck

New and notable this week.






New "Justice League" character posters


New Music Releases: Bowie; David Gilmour; The Association; Nilsson; Bill Murray





Pop Culture Roundup: Al Hirschfield; Maverick; Batgirl; Playmobil; Peanuts

The theatrical art of Al Hirschfield. I agree with Ger Apeldoorn, a collection of these would make a great book. Hirschfield also regularly did illustrations for TV Guide, which are pretty darn cool, too.


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Celebrating the 60th anniversary of TV Western "Maverick." Always loved the show.


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A swallowed Playmobil traffic cone was in a man's lung for 40 years.

A report in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) said the handyman told doctors he "regularly played with and even aspirated (inhaled) the toy pieces during his childhood".
He did not report any ill-effects for decades, doctors said, until the persistent cough which caused him to seek medical advice.

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Celebrating the Gil Kane/Murphy Anderson run on Batgirl.


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Via BoingBoing, a cool photo feature on the kids who voiced the "Peanuts."