Final "Teen Titans" eps set to air on Cartoon Network
According to Comics Continuum, the animated series winds up with:
* "Calling All Titans" this Saturday at 8 p.m.
* "Titans Together" on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 8 p.m.
* "Things Change" on Monday, Jan. 16 at 4 p.m.
See the Best Teen Titans Sites on the Web.
* "Calling All Titans" this Saturday at 8 p.m.
* "Titans Together" on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 8 p.m.
* "Things Change" on Monday, Jan. 16 at 4 p.m.
See the Best Teen Titans Sites on the Web.
Pop Culture Roundup for Jan. 5, 2006
Sequential Tart has an interview with the great Silver Age comics artist Nick Cardy.
Cartoonist Seth is profiled in Toronto Life.
Jon Stewart will host this year's Academy Awards ceremony.
The fifth, and final, season of HBO's "Six Feet Under" is due out on DVD March 28.
Good listening on the BBC: Brian Wilson on "Sold on Song," an 80th birthday tribute to Beatles producer George Martin, Ricky Gervais' Christmas show.
Cartoonist Seth is profiled in Toronto Life.
Jon Stewart will host this year's Academy Awards ceremony.
The fifth, and final, season of HBO's "Six Feet Under" is due out on DVD March 28.
Good listening on the BBC: Brian Wilson on "Sold on Song," an 80th birthday tribute to Beatles producer George Martin, Ricky Gervais' Christmas show.
DVD Review: "Moog"
An electrical engineer with mad scientist hair, a nerd shirt and a pocketful of pens: One of the great musical minds of the 20th century. Who'dve thunk?
But that was Robert Moog, inventor of the synthesizer that bears his frequently mispronounced last name (it rhymes with "vogue"). Just flip on the radio and you'll hear his influence. His invention, for the first time, put the ability to create electronic music into the hands of the masses.
Musicians and music producers went nuts about the first Moog when it was introduced in the late 1960s--some because they thought the machine could replace expensive session musicians, others because they wanted to create heretofore unheard sounds.
And while the electronic and computerized instruments heard on songs today may not be directly Moog derived, they certainly come by it indirectly. He opened the door to both technological and musical innovation.
This film, made by director Hans Fjellstad, shortly before Moog's August 2005 death, does a great job showing how it all went down. And it doubles as a remarkable piece of history. When before have we been able to view an inventor talking directly to those who use his invention, as we see Moog doing here?
There are great scenes of Moog visiting with French composer Gershon Kingsley (remember the music from Disney's "Electrical Parade" and the hit "Popcorn"?), P-Funk's Bernie Worrell and prog rocker Keith Emerson (yeah, there was a downside to Dr. Moog's machine...)
Moog himself comes across as mildly eccentric but down to earth and humble. Scenes from his lab and his explanations of how the synthesizer works are fascinating.
There are a few missing pieces of course. It would've been nice to see more attention given to other prominent Moogists such as Walter/Wendy Carlos (whose Switched on Bach made Moog a household name), the Beatles (the Moog is all over Abbey Road) and Stevie Wonder (who made the Moog funky), but that's no reason not to highly recommend a thoroughly entertaining and informative film.
DC Superheroes action figures: new and upcoming
The DC Superheroes figures are sorta DC's versions of the popular, super-articulated Marvel Legends action figures. But DC. Anyway, the first batch is out now and includes:
Bat Signal Batman
Bane
Scarecrow
Killer Croc
According to Action Figure.com, upcoming waves include:
Wave 2 in March:
Superman
Bizarro
Doomsday
Supergirl
Wave 3 in "mid 2006":
Battle-Damaged Batman
Azreal
Robin
Wave 4 in "late 2006":
Stealth Jump Batman
Batgirl
Two-Face
Wave 5, "end of 2006":
Battle-Damaged Superman
Lex Luthor
Brainiac
Darkseid
Bat Signal Batman
Bane
Scarecrow
Killer Croc
According to Action Figure.com, upcoming waves include:
Wave 2 in March:
Superman
Bizarro
Doomsday
Supergirl
Wave 3 in "mid 2006":
Battle-Damaged Batman
Azreal
Robin
Wave 4 in "late 2006":
Stealth Jump Batman
Batgirl
Two-Face
Wave 5, "end of 2006":
Battle-Damaged Superman
Lex Luthor
Brainiac
Darkseid
Book collects best of Harvey Kurtzman's "Help!"
A must-have solicited in this month's Previews catalog:
BEST OF HELP MAGAZINE VOL 1 TPby Kurtzman, Davis, Elder, Rorh, Wilson, Severin, and Various 160 pages of
Harvey Kurtzman insanity from this classic humor magazine. His usual gang of
idiots help out, including, Jack Davis, Will Elder, John Severin, Arnold
Roth, Gahan Wilson, Paul Coker, Gloria Steinem, and many more. Loads of
cartoons and strips by the masters of parody, and articles and features from
the top wits of the time. Also included is a rare twelve page interview with
Kurtzman done while he was editing Help! (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x11, 160pgs, B&W
SRP: $25.00
In other Kurtzman news, Fantagraphics has another of its "Comics Journal Library" volumes coming out later this year dedicated to the great cartoonist. According to Amazon, "The Comics Journal Library Vol. 7: Harvey Kurtzman," is set for publication in July.
BEST OF HELP MAGAZINE VOL 1 TPby Kurtzman, Davis, Elder, Rorh, Wilson, Severin, and Various 160 pages of
Harvey Kurtzman insanity from this classic humor magazine. His usual gang of
idiots help out, including, Jack Davis, Will Elder, John Severin, Arnold
Roth, Gahan Wilson, Paul Coker, Gloria Steinem, and many more. Loads of
cartoons and strips by the masters of parody, and articles and features from
the top wits of the time. Also included is a rare twelve page interview with
Kurtzman done while he was editing Help! (CAUT: 4) SC, 8x11, 160pgs, B&W
SRP: $25.00
In other Kurtzman news, Fantagraphics has another of its "Comics Journal Library" volumes coming out later this year dedicated to the great cartoonist. According to Amazon, "The Comics Journal Library Vol. 7: Harvey Kurtzman," is set for publication in July.
Pop Culture Roundup Jan. 4, 2006
NPR has a story about the new "Masters of American Comics" book.
Live concerts on NPR: Son Volt, Lucinda Williams and James Brown.
Pete Townshend, who knows a thing or two about blasting out his eardrums, is warning iPod users to watch the volume.
Dial B for Blog presents some more DC Comics Silver Age House Ads.
The original "Ultra Man" TV series is coming to DVD.
Booksteve presents some rare Jim Steranko art.
Live concerts on NPR: Son Volt, Lucinda Williams and James Brown.
Pete Townshend, who knows a thing or two about blasting out his eardrums, is warning iPod users to watch the volume.
Dial B for Blog presents some more DC Comics Silver Age House Ads.
The original "Ultra Man" TV series is coming to DVD.
Booksteve presents some rare Jim Steranko art.
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