New CD releases of note
May 3
Solomon Burke Live at the House of Blues (1994 album) and Soul of the Blues (1993 album)
Bill Cosby When I Was a Kid
The Go-Betweens Oceans Apart
Aimee Mann The Forgotten Arm
The Partridge Family Come On, Get Happy!: The Very Best of
The Raveonettes Pretty in Black
XTC The Compact, The Singles 1978-85
VA The Official Album of Disneyland's 50th Anniversary
OCR Monty Python's Spamalot
May 10
Julie Andrews Selects Her Favorite Disney Songs
Louis Armstrong In Scandanavia 1933-1952, Volume One
Badfinger Day After Day: Live
Alice Coltrane Radha-Krsna Nama Sankirtana
Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends and Hands of Jack the Ripper
Sons of the Pioneers featuring Roy Rogers Under Western Skies - Vintage Performances 1934-1935
DVD Son Volt Live from Austin
Lucinda Williams Live at the Fillmore
Solomon Burke Live at the House of Blues (1994 album) and Soul of the Blues (1993 album)
Bill Cosby When I Was a Kid
The Go-Betweens Oceans Apart
Aimee Mann The Forgotten Arm
The Partridge Family Come On, Get Happy!: The Very Best of
The Raveonettes Pretty in Black
XTC The Compact, The Singles 1978-85
VA The Official Album of Disneyland's 50th Anniversary
OCR Monty Python's Spamalot
May 10
Julie Andrews Selects Her Favorite Disney Songs
Louis Armstrong In Scandanavia 1933-1952, Volume One
Badfinger Day After Day: Live
Alice Coltrane Radha-Krsna Nama Sankirtana
Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends and Hands of Jack the Ripper
Sons of the Pioneers featuring Roy Rogers Under Western Skies - Vintage Performances 1934-1935
DVD Son Volt Live from Austin
Lucinda Williams Live at the Fillmore
"Sith" ain't for kids
Says The Associated Press:
"Episode III Revenge of the Sith" is the first "Star Wars" tale to receive a PG-13 rating. The movie was screened for reporters Tuesday night at Lucas' Skywalker Ranch, and the PG-13 rating "for sci-fi violence and some intense images" is well-deserved.
The action is relentless and includes sequences more dark and disturbing than anything previously seen in the tragic Skywalker soap opera.
..."We're getting a lot of flak from parents, a lot of people saying how can you do this? My children love these movies. Why can you not let them go see it?" ["Star Wars" creator George]Lucas told The Associated Press in a recent interview. "But I have to tell a story. I'm not making these, oddly enough, to be giant, successful blockbusters. I'm making them because I'm telling a story, and I have to tell the story I intended."
Don't worry, though, "Star Wars" toys will still be aggressively marketed to children on TV and in fast food restaurants from the moment they're born.
"Episode III Revenge of the Sith" is the first "Star Wars" tale to receive a PG-13 rating. The movie was screened for reporters Tuesday night at Lucas' Skywalker Ranch, and the PG-13 rating "for sci-fi violence and some intense images" is well-deserved.
The action is relentless and includes sequences more dark and disturbing than anything previously seen in the tragic Skywalker soap opera.
..."We're getting a lot of flak from parents, a lot of people saying how can you do this? My children love these movies. Why can you not let them go see it?" ["Star Wars" creator George]Lucas told The Associated Press in a recent interview. "But I have to tell a story. I'm not making these, oddly enough, to be giant, successful blockbusters. I'm making them because I'm telling a story, and I have to tell the story I intended."
Don't worry, though, "Star Wars" toys will still be aggressively marketed to children on TV and in fast food restaurants from the moment they're born.
Details on "The Batman: Training for Power"
The first DVD featuring episodes of "The Batman" animated series will be out from Warner Home Video May 24.
According to WHV, the disk includes three episodes:
"The Bat in the Belfry" - The Batman finds himself dealing with a new breed of criminal when The Joker takes over Arkham Asylum then plans to fly a hot air balloon filled with Joker Gas--a toxin that leaves its victims in a strange "rictus" state--and release its contents all over Gotham!
"Traction" - The Batman battles the masked criminal Bane, and once Bane activates his chemical-steroid-infusion, Batman finds himself outmatched by brute strength.
"Call of the Cobblepot" - "Ozzy" Cobblepot, aka The Penguin, has delusions of rebuilding the lost Cobblepot fortune, via high-flying robberies employing various trained birds. Unaware of Cobblepot's criminal plans, Alfred goes to the dilapidated Cobblepot mansion where he is ensnared by Ozzy. Penguin will let his hungry birds feast upon Alfred, unless The Batman can rescue him in time.
Extras include:
According to WHV, the disk includes three episodes:
"The Bat in the Belfry" - The Batman finds himself dealing with a new breed of criminal when The Joker takes over Arkham Asylum then plans to fly a hot air balloon filled with Joker Gas--a toxin that leaves its victims in a strange "rictus" state--and release its contents all over Gotham!
"Traction" - The Batman battles the masked criminal Bane, and once Bane activates his chemical-steroid-infusion, Batman finds himself outmatched by brute strength.
"Call of the Cobblepot" - "Ozzy" Cobblepot, aka The Penguin, has delusions of rebuilding the lost Cobblepot fortune, via high-flying robberies employing various trained birds. Unaware of Cobblepot's criminal plans, Alfred goes to the dilapidated Cobblepot mansion where he is ensnared by Ozzy. Penguin will let his hungry birds feast upon Alfred, unless The Batman can rescue him in time.
Extras include:
- The Batman Junior Detective Challenge - show off detection skills to unlock exclusive content
- "Building the Batman" featurette - join Detective Ellen Yin's search for The Batman's true identity
- "Cape & Cowl" toy Easter Egg
The DVD is available for pre-order from Amazon now.
First Shuster Awards winners announced
The Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards are named after Joe Shuster, co-creator of Superman.
This year's winners include:
This year's winners include:
- Outstanding Achievement: Dave Sim and Gerhard for the completion of their 300-issue series, Cerebus.
- Outstanding Writer (tie): Sara "Samm" Barnes for Doctor Spectrum and Ty Templeton for Batman Adventures.
- Outstanding Artist: Kaare Andrews for Spider-Man & Doctor Octopus: Year One.
- Outstanding Cartoonist: Darwyn Cooke for DC: The New Frontier.
- Outstanding publisher: Arcana Studio
- Retailer Recognition Award (posthumous): Harry Kremer, Now & Then Books in Kitchener, Ont.
- Hall Of Fame (all posthumous): Joe Shuster; Leo Bachle A.K.A. Les Barker, creator of Johnny Canuck; Adrian Dingle, creator of Triumph; Hal Foster, creator of Prince Valiant; Ed Furness, artist on Commander Steele; Rand Holmes, creator of underground comic strip, Harold Hedd.
The awards were made last Saturday at the Paradise Comics Toronto Comicon.
Meet "subway" Spike
It's the newest 12-inch "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" figure from Sideshow Toys. Based on Spike's flashback appearance in the "Fool for Love" episode, it'll be available for pre-order soon.
"Tex," new western comic by Kubert due soon
"Tex the Lonesome Rider," featuring 240(!) pages of black-and-white art by the master cartoonist is based on a hugely popular Italian comics series that had its start more than 50 years ago. Italian publisher Sergio Bonelli persuaded Kubert's pal Ervin Rustemagic to have Kubert do the graphic novel, which has been translated into English and is available via Kubert's Web site.
The book is available signed with an optional dedication for $25, unsigned for $15.95 and with an original Kubert sketch for $150.
The book is available signed with an optional dedication for $25, unsigned for $15.95 and with an original Kubert sketch for $150.
Actor, old-time radio voice, Mason Adams dies
Adams, 86, appeared as "Charlie Hume" on "Lou Grant" in the 1970s. Before that, his voice was commonly heard on advertisements and on radio. He was the voice on Smucker's Jelly commercials and voiced "The Atom Man," during several episodes of the "Superman" radio show.
More info from The Associated Press.
More info from The Associated Press.
Drool Pt. 2
There are some nice Jack Kirby Fantastic Four pages available at Heritage too. "If I were a rich man, dooby, dooby, dooby, dooby, doo..."
Drool!
Up for sale at Heritage Auctions, here's a detail from an original art page from Batman #13 by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos.
"Jaws" gets anniversary DVD
Just in time for summer beach-swimming season, Universal Artists announces a 30th anniversary edition of "Jaws."
Bonus features include:
Bonus features include:
- "The Making of "Jaws," a two-hour documentary.
- From The Set, an insider's look at life on the set of "Jaws," featuring a never-before-available interview with Steven Spielberg.
- Deleted scenes.
- Outtakes.
- "Jaws" Archives," a peak at storyboards, production photos, and marketing materials, as well as a special segment on the "Jaws" phenomenon.
The set is out June 14. It's available for pre-order from Amazon now.
Johnny Cash Sun LPs get boxed up
A limited edition set will include all of the country great's recordings for the legendary Sun Records label, Billboard reports.
"The Original Sun Albums -- The Complete Collection" will comprise "Johnny Cash With His Red Hot and Blue Guitar" (1957), "Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous" (1958), "Greatest!" (1959), "Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams ... and Other Favorite Tunes" (1960), "Now Here's Johnny Cash" (1961), "All Aboard the Blue Train With Johnny Cash" (1962) and "The Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash" (1964).
All of the discs will feature the artwork that appeared on the original release, and each includes six bonus tracks.
The set, out May 24, is limited to 2,500 copies. It's available for pre-order now from Amazon.
"The Original Sun Albums -- The Complete Collection" will comprise "Johnny Cash With His Red Hot and Blue Guitar" (1957), "Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous" (1958), "Greatest!" (1959), "Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams ... and Other Favorite Tunes" (1960), "Now Here's Johnny Cash" (1961), "All Aboard the Blue Train With Johnny Cash" (1962) and "The Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash" (1964).
All of the discs will feature the artwork that appeared on the original release, and each includes six bonus tracks.
The set, out May 24, is limited to 2,500 copies. It's available for pre-order now from Amazon.
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