"Lost" season 2, episode 2 preview

Spoilers, duh!

As a personal aside: I'm not looking at any of this stuff, just linking to it. I like to see stuff as it airs. But I know some folks can't stand to wait. So here you go:

Here are some pictures of tonight's episode and the third episode to boot.

Here's a preview for tonight's ep.

Teaser copy for episode two and episode three.

An ABC press release descibing the fourth episode.

Come back here tomorrow for a roundup of "Lost" clues from tonight's show.

See the Best "Lost" Sites on the Web.

Quick hits

Continuing with the daily links to Dial B for Blog: Here's a cool look at a 1966 paperback examining "High Camp Superheroes," penned by none other than Superman creator Jerry Siegel.

Mark Evanier takes a closer look at those "Get Smart" comic books here and here.

Amy Acker of "Angel" fame will be appearing on "Alias" this season. Possible spoilers.

The "Buffy" factor on "Veronica Mars" heightens. I gotta check out that show.

Mark Hammill, who played the Trickster in the live-action "Flash" TV series way back will voice the villain in an upcoming episode of "Justice League Unlimited," Comics Continuum reports.

Marvel is doing another exclusive comic for U.S. troops.

"I learned about sex from 'Betty and Veronica,' economics from 'Donald Duck,' and philosophy from 'Peanuts,'...I should have been prepared when aliens took over the government." And more great stuff from Art Spiegelman.

Hey Art! You can learn about physics in comic books too.

TV Guide checks out the revived "Night Stalker."

Toon Zone has some images from the upcoming "Batman Vs. Dracula" DVD.

The return of Kate Bush.

CD new releases of note

Sept. 27
The Band A Musical History
Big Star In Space
James Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, Reginald Veal and Ali Jackson Gold Sounds
Miles Davis The Cellar Door Sessions 1970
The Everly Brothers Give Me a Future
Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane Live at Carnegie Hall
Jelly Roll Morton The Complete Library of Congress Recordings
Neil Young Prairie Wind
VA Children of Nuggets: The Next Generation
VA Dark Holler: Old Love Songs and Ballads
VA Just Say Sire: The Sire Records Story
OST The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Oct. 4

Solomon Burke That's Heavy Baby 1971-1973
Booker Ervin Tex Book Tenor
The Fall Heads Roll
Franz Ferdinand You Could Have It So Much Better...with
Andrew Hill Andrew!
Elmo Hope Trio & Quintet
The Magic Numbers The Magic Numbers
Jackie McLean Consequence
My Morning Jacket Z
Liz Phair Somebody's Miracle
Ike Quebec The Complete 1945 Sessions
Ravi Shankar The Essential
VA One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds, Lost & Found
VA These Ghoulish Things: Horror Hits for Hallowe'en
DVD Cream The Farewell Concert: Extended Edition

Out now!



Available now at yer local comics shop or via This is Pop!-supporting links:

ABC A To Z Tom Strong And Jack B Quick

Batman Black White Series Mini Statue Bolland

Black Panther Who Is Black Panther HC

Justice League Unlimited Jam Packed Action TP

Runaways Vol 4 True Believers Digest TP

Showcase Presents Green Lantern Vol 1 TP

Showcase Presents Superman Vol 1 TP

Superman Birthright TP

Tom Strong Book Five HC

Wolverine Enemy Of The State Vol 1 TP

Buffy: Subway Spike figure

Pop Artifact! Doctor Who vintage Cyberman action figure

Vintage comic book ad

More "Lost" pictures

Here's promo poster shot and cast shot for season 2:



Quick hits

Looks like Kirsten Dunst inadvertantly spilled the beans on the identity of the "Spider-Man 3" villains.

The New York Times has an obituary for Don "Get Smart" Adams. Meanwhile, Lady, That's My Skull has a small tribute, including "Get Smart" comic art by Steve Ditko.

Via The Comics Reporter, here's a look at the French cover for the new Asterix book:


Dial B for Blog (yeah, him again) celebrates The Amazing World of DC Comics.

This is plain crazy: A frame-by-frame exploration of David Lynch's "Blue Velvet."

"Festival!" captures classic Newport Folk performances

Released theatrically in 1967, "Festival!," a documentary capturing a series of classic Newport Folk Festival performances from 1963 to 1966 is now out on DVD.

From the press release:

Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Murray Lerner, "Festival!" notably captures Bob Dylan's legendary first electric performance. Segments from "Festival!" are prominently featured in the recently released Dylan documentary, "No Direction Home," directed by Martin Scorsese.

Along with Dylan's performance of "Maggie's Farm" backed by members of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, and his rehearsal of "Like a Rolling Stone," the film also boasts a constellation of American music stars like Johnny Cash, Joan Baez and Howlin' Wolf, plus an array of seminal folk and blues artists like Son House, Mississippi John Hurt, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee.

On its original theatrical release, "Festival!" was nominated for an Academy Award and honored at every prestigious film festival of the day. The San Francisco Chronicle wrote, "It is a masterpiece," while The Hollywood Reporter called it, "one of the best documentary films in years and one of the best American films of this year." The Christian Science Monitor praised its "sharp-edged honesty which induces one to wish it would go on forever." "Festival!" set the bar high, and as the first of the youth counterculture festival films, had considerable influence on every music documentary that would follow -- "Gimme Shelter," "Woodstock," etc.

The big stars of 60s folk music are represented in full: Peter, Paul and Mary sing their signature versions of "If I Had A Hammer," "The Times They Are A Changin'," and "Blowin' in The Wind," and Pete Seeger, Donovan, Judy Collins and Joan Baez each deliver impassioned performances. The film includes aforementioned blues legends like Howlin' Wolf, Son House, Mississippi John Hurt, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, as well as the Chicago big band blues revivalists the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.

DVD new releases for Sept. 27

Gilmore Girls Complete Fourth Season

Star Trek Enterprise Complete Third Season

Hogan's Heroes Complete Second Season

Law and Order Special Victims Unit Complete Second Season