Music new releases May 2, 2018: The Breeders; E.B. White's Charlotte's Web; Ella Fitzgerald; Jackie DeShannon

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Pop Culture Roundup: Batgirl; Rocketeer; Asterix; Jonny Quest, more

DC is putting its planned Batgirl film on hold after director Joss Whedon said he "didn't have a story."     Not surprisingly, Whedon's lame statement isn't going over well with fans.

"I'm glad he's off the film," says Holly Ringsell, who runs a comic shop in Chelmsford. "It's insane he can't come up with a story because there's so much to pull from.

"I find it quite unbelievable really in the sense that Joss Whedon is a really creative man. He's written many stories about women including Buffy and he's worked on movies and comics too," says Regine Sawyer is the founder of the Women in Comics Collective.

Meanwhile, longtime comics writer Gail Simon tweeted “Huh. I actually thought of the perfect story for a Batgirl movie." Maybe DC should give her a chance.


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Disney Junior is planning an animated series sort of based on Dave Stevens' Rocketeer. I'm guessing there won't be any racy, Bettie Page-inspired characters in this one.

"The Rocketeer follows Kit, a young girl who receives a surprise package on her birthday revealing that she’s next in line to become the Rocketeer, a legendary superhero who has the ability to fly with the help of a rocket-powered jet pack," reads Deadline's description of the series. "Armed with her cool new gear and secret identity, Kit is ready to take flight and save the day with her gadget-minded best friend, Tesh, and airplane-mechanic uncle, Ambrose, who join her on epic adventures."


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The Comics Journal spotlights two current exhibitions in France that pay tribute to Asterix writer Rene Goscinny. A reminder that if you haven't read Goscinny's hilarious Nicholas books, you should.


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Rip remembers Gold Key Comics' one-shot Jonny Quest comic.

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Via Plaid Stallions, the Police Woman action figure.





New music I like: Superorganism - "Everybody Wants to Be Famous"




Cool! Ultimate Marvel Legends Wave 1 Ghost Rider and Black Widow figures

Out this month.

With Marvel Legends Series 6-inch-scale figures and vehicles, kids and collectors alike can start a legendary collection of comic- and movie-based Marvel characters. With these 6-inch-scale Black Widow and Ghost Rider figures and Motorcycle vehicles, featuring classic design and premium articulation, Marvel fans can imagine recreating the arcs from some of their favorite Marvel comics.

Coming Up: Pete Townshend - Who Came First (45th Anniversary Expanded Edition)


Out April 20. Pre-order now from Amazon.

Details:

Who Came First is the debut solo record by Pete Townshend, first released in 1972. The album collected together tracks from Pete’s private pressings of his tributes to Meher Baba ‘Happy Birthday’ and ‘I Am’ as well as demos from the unrealised concept album Lifehouse, part of which became The Who’s classic Who's Next album.

This 2CD-expanded version of the album featuring eight previously unreleased tracks, new edits, alternative versions and live performances. Also included in the eight panel digipak are new sleeve notes provided by Pete himself, the original poster from the 1972 release and a 24 page booklet which contains rare images of Meher Baba and Pete in his recording studio.


Track listing:

Disc: 1

  1. Pure and Easy
  2. Evolution
  3. Forever's No Time At All
  4. Let's See Action
  5. Time Is Passing
  6. There's a Heartache Following Me
  7. Sheraton Gibson
  8. Content
  9. Parvardigar

Disc: 2

  1. His Hands
  2. The Seeker (2017 edit)
  3. Day Of Silence
  4. Sleeping Dog
  5. Mary Jane (Stage A Version)
  6. I Always Say (2017 Edit)
  7. Begin The Beguine (2017 edit)
  8. Baba O'Reilly (Instrumental)
  9. The Love Man (Stage C)
  10. Content (Stage A)
  11. Day Of Silence (Alternate Version)
  12. Parvardigar (Alternate take)
  13. Nothing Is Everything
  14. There's A Fortune In Those Hills
  15. Meher Baba In Italy
  16. Drowned (live in India)
  17. Evolution (live at Ronnie Lane Memorial)


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