ITEM! A near-mint copy of Amazing Spider-Man #1 sold for $1.3 million.
ITEM! Remembering the pioneering Catalan comic artist Trinidad Tinturé Navarro.
ITEM! A film about the early days of SNL is in the works.
ITEM! "This Town," a new TV series by the creators of "Peaky Blinders" is inspired by the 1980s UK two-tone ska scene.
ITEM! Items belonging to eccentric Bonzo Dog Band singer Viv Stanshall are up for auction.
ITEM! Jodie Foster turned down the role of Princess Leia because she was already booked to appear in "Freaky Friday."
ITEM! A documentary about Hollywoods 1980s Brat Pack is in the works.
ITEM! Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, who has a new book out about the music that's changed his life, discusses his least favorite Beatles song and why Dolly Parton should've quit after penning "Jolene."
ITEM! Sharon Stone says she pitched a Barbie movie back in the 90s but it didn't go so well.
ITEM! A black-and-white version "Godzilla Minus One" will screen in select U.S. theaters for one week only.
ITEM! Netflix is spotlighting a collection of classic 70s films.
ITEM! The Comics Journal chats with artist Dave Gibbons.
ITEM! Also from the Journal, a remembrance of comic strip historian David Kunzle.
ITEM! Ron Howard, Donny Most, Anson Williams, Henry Winkler and Marion Ross remember the debut of "Happy Days," 50 years ago this month.
ITEM! Here's the full list of Emmy winners.
Sad News: Legendary BBC radio announcer Annie Nightingale is dead at age 83.
ITEM! Bill Murray, Michael Cera, and Benicio del Toro are set to star in the next Wes Anderson film.
ITEM! Emma Stone just wants to be on "Jeopardy!"
ITEM! An Elfquest animated series is planned.
ITEM! David Lynch's lost script to "Dune 2" has turned up.
ITEM! A "Stop Making Sense" tribute album is in the works.
ITEM! Selena Gomez will play Linda Ronstadt in an upcoming biopic.
ITEM! Watch a 106-year-old Wizard of Oz book get magically restored
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ITEM! Idris Elba has a new single out drawing attention to the issue of knive violence in the U.K.
ITEM! A look at the artists who made "Tarzan" great.
ITEM! Season 5 of "Stranger Things" is in production.
ITEM! A stage production of Prince's "Purple Rain" is in the works.
ITEM! Amazon Prime plans a series based on Ed Brubaker's "Criminal" comics series.
ITEM! HBO Max is supplementing "The Sopranos" with unseen footage and more for the series' 25th anniversary.
ITEM! Details on the upcoming Black Panther animated series.
ITEM! The cast for "White Lotus" season 3 will include Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, Leslie Bibb and others.
Sad News: David Soul is dead at age 80.
ITEM! Atomic Junk Shop charts the rise of Carmine Infantino at DC Comics.
ITEM! Holy cannoli... it's been 25 years since the debut of "The Sopranos"?!!! Also, we won't be seeing any more Sopranos-related projects following up from the 2021 movie prequel, "The Many Saints Of Newark."
Sad News: Actress Glynis Johns, famed for her role as Mrs. Banks in "Mary Poppins" and as Lady Penelope Peasoup on "Batman," is dead at age 100.
ITEM! A look at albums turning 50 this year. I'll be spotlighting many of these over the coming months in Pop Culture Safari's "Big Albums of 1974" entries. Stay tuned.
ITEM! "Doctor Who" needs to be funny, says Steven Moffat.
ITEM! The new Heartstopper book is the fastest-selling graphic novel ever in the U.K.
ITEM! George R.R. Martin says he has three "Game of Thrones" animated series in the works.
ITEM! Explaining the new public domainness of Mickey Mouse.
Sad News: Jazz great Les McCann is dead at age 88.
ITEM! A fun look back at the Batman and Spider-Man playsets from Ideal. (I had Batman!)
ITEM! Mickey Mouse enters the public domain Jan. 1. ("Mickey Mouse and the Public Domain" would be a great animated short.)
Sad News: Mars Williams, saxophonist with the Waitresses and Psychedelic Furs, is dead at age 68.
ITEM! A crazy cast including comics artist Dave Gibbons, writer Michael Moorcock and actress Evangeline Lilly peform an audio version of "A Christmas Carol."
ITEM! An unreleased instrumental featuring Bob Dylan will appear on a new box set from the Waterboys.
ITEM! Frank Sinatra is on the Billboard 100 chart for the first time in 56 years thanks to his 1946 recording of "Jingle Bells."
Sad News: Comics historian Roger Hill, publisher of the EC Fan-Addict Zine, is dead at age 75.
ITEM! Watch (or don't) the worst movies of 2023.
ITEM! David Lynch has a Cheetos habit. (But who doesn't?)
ITEM! Bob Dylan has secretly released a 50th anniversary collection 1973 CD in record stores scattered across Europe.
ITEM! William Shatner will be on the cover of an upcoming issue of DC's World's Finest title for some reason. Oh yeah... to sell comic books.
ITEM! You can stop your cringing, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" is set to end with its 12th season next year.
ITEM! Who is Ken Jennings? The sole host of "Jeopardy!"
ITEM! Veteran comics writer J.M. DeMatteis is penning a new Spider-Man mini-series: Spider-Man: Shadow of the Green Goblin.
ITEM! Proceeds of a memorial reissue of the Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" in honor of late singer Shane McGowan will benefit a Dublin homeless charity.
Sad News: Actor Andre Braugher of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and "Homicide: Life on the Street" is dead at age 61.
ITEM! Catwoman actress Anne Hathaway also was nearly Spidey's Black Cat.
ITEM! Nebula and Happy Hogan will be spotlighted in upcoming episode's of Marvel's "What If...?" animated series.
Sad News: Singer/guitarist Jeffrey Foskett, a key member of both the Beach Boys and Brian Wilson touring bands, is dead at age 67.
ITEM! Here's a list of Golden Globes nominees for 2024.
ITEM! David Hyde Pierce on why he's skipping the "Frasier" reboot.
