Pop Culture Roundup: Frazetta; 2001; Howard the Duck

Rip Jagger takes a look at Frank Frazetta's 1970s Battlestar Galactica art.


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Atlas Obscura learns the creepy cosmic fetus prop from 2001 still looks great after 50 years.


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Slay, Monstrobot recalls the time Howard the Duck filled in for Doctor Strange.


New Music Friday: Prince; Ornette Coleman

Highlights this week.

Prince - Nothing Compares 2 U


Ornette Coleman: The Atlantic Years



New Music Friday May 18, 2018: Bruce Springsteen; Paul McCartney; Matthew Sweet; Courtney Barnett; Deadpool

Highlights this week.

Bruce Springsteen - The Album Collection Vol 2, 1987-1996

Paul McCartney - New (vinyl)

Paul McCartney - Chaos and Creation In The Backyard (vinyl)

Paul McCartney - Thrillington (vinyl)

Wings Greatest (vinyl)

Matthew Sweet - Tomorrow's Daughter

Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

Deadpool 2 Soundtrack

Video find: Jimi Hendrix on acoustic guitar


Pop Culture Roundup: Comic books; K9; Lone Ranger, more comic books

This dude apparently has the biggest comic book collection in the world.


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A British university student has restored Doctor Who's original K9.


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The 1947 Lone Ranger six-shooter ring looks cool, if a little unwieldy.


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Proof that Comic-Con is no longer a comic-con: Veteran comic book retailer Bud Plant is pulling out.

He said event organizers had always treated him well, but “attendees these days are, in general, not our customers or they are not looking for books.”