Announcing: The Saturday Picture Page!
Tune in tomorrow for a big pageful of pics from the 1960s "Batman" TV series.
Jack Kirby documentary details
Marvel Editor Tom Brevoort got an advance look at the "Jack Kirby: Storyteller" feature that will appear on the expanded version of "The Fantastic Four" movie DVD and shared some details with the Kirby-L mailing list:
It's an hour in length, covers pretty much Kirby's entire life, and
is profusely illustrated with tons of Jack's art, including pencil-
copies clearly provided by John Morrow. An all-star cast of industry greats turn
up to speak about Jack's work and their experiences with him (Barry Windsor-
Smith, Neal Adams, Steve Rude, Bruce Timm, John Romita, Joe Sinnott, Tim Sale, etc), as well as such Kirbyphiles as Mark Evanier, Steve Sherman, Mike Royer, Mike Thibodeaux and author Walter Mosley. Extensively interviewed are Neal and Lisa Kirby, who've provided dozens of family photos of Jack from throughout his
lifetime, most of which were new to me.
Drawbacks: don't know if it was a DC thing or a Marvel thing, but
none of Jack's DC artwork is shown. Kirby's work on the Fourth World books
is discussed, as is the Simon & Kirby era of NEWSBOY LEGION, BOY COMMANDOS and the like, but without illustration. And the film skips over any mention of the Kirby/Marvel artwork situation of the '80s--it gets into Jack's
feelings that he hadn't been properly compensated (Evanier points out that if Kirby
had been able to receive the standard arrangement that was in place at the major
companies by 1985, he would have been a very happy man), but doesn't dwell on the
original art situation.
The expanded/director's cut version of the "Fantastic Four" will be out in April or so.
More Jack Kirby.
It's an hour in length, covers pretty much Kirby's entire life, and
is profusely illustrated with tons of Jack's art, including pencil-
copies clearly provided by John Morrow. An all-star cast of industry greats turn
up to speak about Jack's work and their experiences with him (Barry Windsor-
Smith, Neal Adams, Steve Rude, Bruce Timm, John Romita, Joe Sinnott, Tim Sale, etc), as well as such Kirbyphiles as Mark Evanier, Steve Sherman, Mike Royer, Mike Thibodeaux and author Walter Mosley. Extensively interviewed are Neal and Lisa Kirby, who've provided dozens of family photos of Jack from throughout his
lifetime, most of which were new to me.
Drawbacks: don't know if it was a DC thing or a Marvel thing, but
none of Jack's DC artwork is shown. Kirby's work on the Fourth World books
is discussed, as is the Simon & Kirby era of NEWSBOY LEGION, BOY COMMANDOS and the like, but without illustration. And the film skips over any mention of the Kirby/Marvel artwork situation of the '80s--it gets into Jack's
feelings that he hadn't been properly compensated (Evanier points out that if Kirby
had been able to receive the standard arrangement that was in place at the major
companies by 1985, he would have been a very happy man), but doesn't dwell on the
original art situation.
The expanded/director's cut version of the "Fantastic Four" will be out in April or so.
More Jack Kirby.
"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" The Ramrods: Today's Best Song Ever
Twangy guitars are cool. Wordless female soprano vocals are cool. Sound effects are cool. Song titles featuring needless parentheses are cool. So how could this song possibly not be on your MP3 player?
Vaughn Monroe, of course, did the great hit vocal version of this, but the Ramrods rock it up with lots of surfy guitars and loads of echo that make you feel like you're drivin' them doggies over some spooky hill in the middle of the night.
This was from the days when songs sonically evoked something: a mood, a place, a feeling. Sure, it all seems kinda campy now with those "Star Trek" theme-sounding vocalizations and the guys shouting "ha! git along!", not to mention the cattle sound effects, but you gotta love it.
Available: Rock Instrumental Classics 2
Previous Best Song Ever.
Vaughn Monroe, of course, did the great hit vocal version of this, but the Ramrods rock it up with lots of surfy guitars and loads of echo that make you feel like you're drivin' them doggies over some spooky hill in the middle of the night.
This was from the days when songs sonically evoked something: a mood, a place, a feeling. Sure, it all seems kinda campy now with those "Star Trek" theme-sounding vocalizations and the guys shouting "ha! git along!", not to mention the cattle sound effects, but you gotta love it.
Available: Rock Instrumental Classics 2
Previous Best Song Ever.
Pop Culture Roundup for Jan. 6, 2006
WFMU presents 27 MP3s of musicians saying stuff they probably shouldn't while on stage.
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Concerts on NPR: The White Stripes and M. Ward.
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Sad news: Singer Barry Cowsill is dead. He'd been missing in New Orleans ever since Hurricane Katrina struck the city.
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Datajunkie celebrates the birthday of Flash Gordon with lots of comic art and old time radio episodes.
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Drawn! discovers a whole lotta pin-up art.
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Comic Book Galaxy has a preview of Barry Windsor Smith's upcoming graphic novel featuring the Fantastic Four's Ben Grimm.
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Five souped-up James Bond movie boats are on display at New York National Boat Show.
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"The Art of Ray Harryhausen," out in March features production art, photos of props and storyboards from the stop-motion king's films.
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Richard Branson's Virgin company is launching a comics-and-animation branch.
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Singer Lou Rawls has passed away.
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Concerts on NPR: The White Stripes and M. Ward.
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Sad news: Singer Barry Cowsill is dead. He'd been missing in New Orleans ever since Hurricane Katrina struck the city.
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Datajunkie celebrates the birthday of Flash Gordon with lots of comic art and old time radio episodes.
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Drawn! discovers a whole lotta pin-up art.
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Comic Book Galaxy has a preview of Barry Windsor Smith's upcoming graphic novel featuring the Fantastic Four's Ben Grimm.
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Five souped-up James Bond movie boats are on display at New York National Boat Show.
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"The Art of Ray Harryhausen," out in March features production art, photos of props and storyboards from the stop-motion king's films.
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Richard Branson's Virgin company is launching a comics-and-animation branch.
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Singer Lou Rawls has passed away.
Top 10 graphic novels, DVDs, CDs and action figures Jan. 6, 2006
At Amazon:
Graphic Novels
1. Watchmen
2. Black Hole
3. The Walking Dead Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire
4. Serenity
5. V for Vendetta
6. The ACME Novelty Library #16
7. Astonishing X-Men Vol. 2: Dangerous
8. Girl on Girl (Y: The Last Man, Book 6)
9. Frank Miller's Complete Sin City Library [Amazon.com Exclusive]
10. The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
DVDs
1. Wedding Crashers - Uncorked (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
2. Serenity (Widescreen Edition)
3. March of the Penguins (Widescreen Edition)
4. Firefly - The Complete Series
5. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
6. Battlestar Galactica - Season 2.0
7. Star Wars, Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (Widescreen Edition)
8. What the Bleep Do We Know!?
9. Lost - The Complete First Season
10. The Constant Gardener (Widescreen Edition)
CDs
1. First Impressions of Earth [Explicit Lyrics] ~ The Strokes
2. Born to Run: 30th Anniversary 3-Disc Set [Original recording remastered] ~ Bruce Springsteen
3. Illinois ~ Sufjan Stevens
4. The Essential Johnny Cash [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered] ~ Johnny Cash
5. Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast ~ Various Artists
6. Extraordinary Machine ~ Fiona Apple
7. Aerial ~ Kate Bush
8. Prairie Wind ~ Neil Young
9. Get Behind Me Satan ~ The White Stripes
10. The Legend [Box set] ~ Johnny Cash
Action Figures
1. Marvel Legends Sentinel Series Figure: Cyclops
2. Marvel Legends-Sentinel Series-Angel (Blue-White)
3. Marvel Legends Sentinel Series Figure: 1st Appearance Spider-Man
4. Kong The 8th Wonder of the World: Supreme Kong
5. Marvel Legends-Sentinel Series-Angel Blue
6. Marvel Legends Sentinel Series Figure: Mr. Sinister
7. GI Joe vs. Cobra Valor vs. Venom Heavy Assault Squad
8. The Chronicles of Narnia Action Figure: Minotaur
9. The Corpse Bride 12" Fashion Doll
10. Star Wars Episode III Battlepack Figures: Rebel Vs. Empire
Graphic Novels
1. Watchmen
2. Black Hole
3. The Walking Dead Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire
4. Serenity
5. V for Vendetta
6. The ACME Novelty Library #16
7. Astonishing X-Men Vol. 2: Dangerous
8. Girl on Girl (Y: The Last Man, Book 6)
9. Frank Miller's Complete Sin City Library [Amazon.com Exclusive]
10. The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
DVDs
1. Wedding Crashers - Uncorked (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
2. Serenity (Widescreen Edition)
3. March of the Penguins (Widescreen Edition)
4. Firefly - The Complete Series
5. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
6. Battlestar Galactica - Season 2.0
7. Star Wars, Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (Widescreen Edition)
8. What the Bleep Do We Know!?
9. Lost - The Complete First Season
10. The Constant Gardener (Widescreen Edition)
CDs
1. First Impressions of Earth [Explicit Lyrics] ~ The Strokes
2. Born to Run: 30th Anniversary 3-Disc Set [Original recording remastered] ~ Bruce Springsteen
3. Illinois ~ Sufjan Stevens
4. The Essential Johnny Cash [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered] ~ Johnny Cash
5. Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast ~ Various Artists
6. Extraordinary Machine ~ Fiona Apple
7. Aerial ~ Kate Bush
8. Prairie Wind ~ Neil Young
9. Get Behind Me Satan ~ The White Stripes
10. The Legend [Box set] ~ Johnny Cash
Action Figures
1. Marvel Legends Sentinel Series Figure: Cyclops
2. Marvel Legends-Sentinel Series-Angel (Blue-White)
3. Marvel Legends Sentinel Series Figure: 1st Appearance Spider-Man
4. Kong The 8th Wonder of the World: Supreme Kong
5. Marvel Legends-Sentinel Series-Angel Blue
6. Marvel Legends Sentinel Series Figure: Mr. Sinister
7. GI Joe vs. Cobra Valor vs. Venom Heavy Assault Squad
8. The Chronicles of Narnia Action Figure: Minotaur
9. The Corpse Bride 12" Fashion Doll
10. Star Wars Episode III Battlepack Figures: Rebel Vs. Empire
DVD cover art for "Doctor Who: The Beginning"
The DVD set, which collects the Doctor's three earliest adventures, is due out March 28.
See the Best Doctor Who Sites on the Web.
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.
New comics, Jan. 5, 2006
NOTE: Comics will be shipping Thursday, instead of Wednesday, this week
Available now at yer local comics shop or via This is Pop!-supporting links:
Batman Black And White Statue Joe Kubert
Beta Ray Bill Mini-bust - Bowen Designs
Billy The Kids Old Timey Oddities TP
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Spike Bust
Chronicles Of Conan Vol 9 River Dragons and Others TP
Essential Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe Vol 1 TP
Hellblazer Staring At The Wall TP
Marvel 1602 New World TP
Marvel Universe Astonishing X-Men Cyclops Bust
Maze Agency Vol 1 TP
Mickey Mouse Adventures Vol 7 TP
New Avengers Vol 1 Breakout TP
Silver Age Fantastic Four Human Torch Med Statue
Superman Sacrifice TP
Ultimate Annuals Vol 1 TP
Ultimate X-Men Vol 5 HC
Universal Monsters Cavalcade Of Horror TP
Weta Narnia White Witch Statue
See a Complete List of Upcoming Comics.
DVD review: "Punk: Attitude"
Few musical genres are as factionalized as the stuff that gets lumped as "punk." The music, the bands, the looks are so varied, it's tough to even know what we mean by the term.
"What is punk, anyway?" is a good question, and the one at the center of this new film by longtime Clash associate (and onetime member of Clash spinoff band Big Audio Dynamite) Don Letts.
The answer he comes up with is right there in the title: "Attitude." And it's a pretty satisfactory one, particularly since Letts' attempts to get at it are so openminded, evenhanded and fair.
It all boils down to punk being approach to music, art and life. It's no bullshit, not about show business but true expression, it's not pretentious but blunt, short and loud. And when it starts being too much about a particular look or sound, it ceases to be punk. It becomes new wave or some other dang thing.
There's no sense Letts is pushing any specific agenda, playing favorites or trying to lead you to a particular conclusion. He throws up a bunch of different people on the screen and lets them talk.
The interviewees are a remarkably insightful and articulate lot: Henry Rollins (Black Flag), David Johansen (The New York Dolls), Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), Mick Jones and Paul Simonon (The Clash) and photographer-on-the-scene Bob Gruen.
Given his background, one might think Letts would focus primarily on British punk. But he doesn't. There's lots and lots of attention to given to East- and West Coast U.S. punk and its 1960s garage band roots. The film does a great job summing up musical events on both sides of the Atlantic.
Things don't stop with the 1970s heyday either. Letts traces the punk attitude into the 1980s with No Wave, the 1990s with Grunge into whatever the heck's going on today (it's too early to tell).
And, given the nihilistic point of view one tends to attach to a lot of punk, the film ends up being remarkably positive. Rather than dwell on the victims (Sid and Kurt, among others) we're left with folks like Poly Styrene talking about how punk gave them purpose, an avenue for expression and a release.
It's a valuable contribution to filmed music history. If there's any downside its the absence of key players John Lydon, Malcolm McLaren and the late Joe Strummer. Without them, it can't be taken as a definitive history.
But watch it alongside the excellent documentaries on the Sex Pistols ("The Filth and the Fury") and the Clash ("Westway to the World," also directed by Letts), and you have a very detailed picture of how this music/movement came about and its significance today.
Comics previews
Mile High Comics has first looks at: Batman and the Monster Men #3, Exterminators #1, Hard Time Season Two #2, Jonah Hex #3, Swamp Thing #23, Team Zero #2, Doc Samson #1, Marvel Team-Up #16, Marvel Zombies #2, New Excalibur #3, Sentinel #3, Sable & Fortune #1, Spider-Girl #94, Spider-Man Unlimited #13, X-Men Colossus Bloodline #5 and X-Men The End Men and X-Men #1.
"I Dream of Jeannie" season 1 DVD due out March 14
The four-disk set will include 30 episodes from the Barbara Eden (hubba hubba) and Larry Hagman series.
Extras include commentary on the pilot episode, some bonus previews and a featurette.
Amazon has it available for pre-order now.
Pop Culture Roundup Jan. 3, 2006
Via Bedazzled: Jefitoblog presents a big batch of Big Star outtakes.
Datajunkie looks back at Charlton's "Ghostly Tales," featuring art by Tom Sutton, Steve Ditko and others.
HansZUNblog presents all sorts of rare Jan and Dean.
Comics artist Steve Rude plans to self-publish the further exploits of "Nexus" and "The Moth."
Mark Evanier digs out Dell's biographical comics of the 1960s.
An upcoming episode of "Justice League Unlimited" features appearances by Supergirl and the Legion of Superheroes, Comics Continuum reports.
TV Guide presents some spoiler-free "Lost" hintage (nothing observant fans haven't noticed already).
SciFi Wire reports actress Mei Melancon ("Rush Hour 2") will play Psylocke in "X-Men 3".
An official site is up for the "Ultimate Avengers" direct-to-DVD animated flick, which is out in February.
Datajunkie looks back at Charlton's "Ghostly Tales," featuring art by Tom Sutton, Steve Ditko and others.
HansZUNblog presents all sorts of rare Jan and Dean.
Comics artist Steve Rude plans to self-publish the further exploits of "Nexus" and "The Moth."
Mark Evanier digs out Dell's biographical comics of the 1960s.
An upcoming episode of "Justice League Unlimited" features appearances by Supergirl and the Legion of Superheroes, Comics Continuum reports.
TV Guide presents some spoiler-free "Lost" hintage (nothing observant fans haven't noticed already).
SciFi Wire reports actress Mei Melancon ("Rush Hour 2") will play Psylocke in "X-Men 3".
An official site is up for the "Ultimate Avengers" direct-to-DVD animated flick, which is out in February.
Corgi Batmobiles 2006
Corgi continues its line of comics-based Batmobile die-cast cars with these new models:
1:24-scale 2000 Batmobile
Available: 2/28/2006
2000 Teen Titan Batmobile #3
Seen in the Teen Titan comic issue when Robin decides to take it for a joy ride with his friends. 1:43 scale
Available: 2/28/2006
2000 Batmobile #4
With hidden spring-release missile launcher that emerges out of the rear engine. 1:43 scale.
Available: 4/30/2006
2000 Batmobile #5
1:43 scale.
Available: 6/30/2006
1960s Batmobile #3
With opening hood. 1:43 scale.
Available: 4/30/2006
1950s Killer Mothmobile
With spring-release moth wings. 1:43 scale.
Available: 4/30/2006
1970s Batrocket
With opening rear engine. 1:43 scale.
Available: 6/30/2006
1:24-scale 2000 Batmobile
Available: 2/28/2006
2000 Teen Titan Batmobile #3
Seen in the Teen Titan comic issue when Robin decides to take it for a joy ride with his friends. 1:43 scale
Available: 2/28/2006
2000 Batmobile #4
With hidden spring-release missile launcher that emerges out of the rear engine. 1:43 scale.
Available: 4/30/2006
2000 Batmobile #5
1:43 scale.
Available: 6/30/2006
1960s Batmobile #3
With opening hood. 1:43 scale.
Available: 4/30/2006
1950s Killer Mothmobile
With spring-release moth wings. 1:43 scale.
Available: 4/30/2006
1970s Batrocket
With opening rear engine. 1:43 scale.
Available: 6/30/2006
The Shadow complete list of books - paperbacks
Click links to see if titles are currently available for order.
Nostalgia Ventures official reprints 2006-0n:
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 1 “The Golden Vulture" and “Crime, Insured"
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 2 “The Chinese Disks” and “Malmordo”
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 3 “The Red Blot” and “The Voodoo Master”
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 4 "The Murder Master" and "The Hydra"
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 5 "The Black Falcon" and "The Salamanders."
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 6 "The Shadow's Justice" & "The Broken Napoleons"
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 7 "The Cobra" and "The Third Shadow"
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 8 "The London Crimes" & "Castle of Doom"
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 9: "Lingo" & "Partners in Peril"
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 10: "The City of Doom" & "The Fifth Face"
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 11: "The Road of Crime" & "Crooks Go Straight"
Blackmask Shadow reprints:
Atoms of Death
The Black Hush
Chain of Death
The Cobra
Dead Men Live
The Death Giver
Fingers of Death
The Golden Master
Gypsy Vengeance
The Invincible Shiwan Khan
The Living Joss
The Living Shadow
Masters of Death
Murder Marsh
The Shadow Unmasks
The Shadow's Shadow
Shiwan Khan Returns
The Silent Death
Bantam Shadow paperbacks
The Living Shadow The Shadow #1
The Eyes of The Shadow The Shadow #2
The Shadow Laughs! The Shadow #3
The Death Tower The Shadow #4
The Ghost Makers The Shadow #5
Hidden Death The Shadow #6
Gangdom's Doom The Shadow #7
Belmont paperbacks
Return of The Shadow
The Shadow Strikes
Shadow Beware
Cry Shadow!
The Shadow's Revenge
Mark of the Shadow
Shadow Go Mad
The Night of The Shadow
Pyramid and Jove Shadow paperbacks:
The Living Shadow (The Shadow #1)
The Black Master (The Shadow #2)
The Mobsmen On The Spot (The Shadow #3)
Hands In The Dark (The Shadow #4)
Double Z (The Shadow #5)
The Crime Cult (The Shadow #6)
The Red Menace (The Shadow #7)
Mox (The Shadow #8)
The Romanoff Jewels (The Shadow #9)
The Silent Seven (The Shadow #10)
Kings Of Crime (The Shadow #11)
Shadowed Millions (The Shadow #12)
Green Eyes (The Shadow #13)
The Creeping Death (The Shadow #14)
Gray Fist (The Shadow #15)
The Shadow's Shadow (The Shadow #16)
Fingers Of Death (The Shadow #17)
Murder Trail (The Shadow No. 18)
Zemba (The Shadow No. 19)
Charg, Monster (The Shadow No. 20)
The Wealth Seeker (The Shadow No. 21)
The Silent Death (The Shadow No. 22)
Nostalgia Ventures official reprints 2006-0n:
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 1 “The Golden Vulture" and “Crime, Insured"
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 2 “The Chinese Disks” and “Malmordo”
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 3 “The Red Blot” and “The Voodoo Master”
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 4 "The Murder Master" and "The Hydra"
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 5 "The Black Falcon" and "The Salamanders."
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 6 "The Shadow's Justice" & "The Broken Napoleons"
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 7 "The Cobra" and "The Third Shadow"
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 8 "The London Crimes" & "Castle of Doom"
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 9: "Lingo" & "Partners in Peril"
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 10: "The City of Doom" & "The Fifth Face"
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 11: "The Road of Crime" & "Crooks Go Straight"
Blackmask Shadow reprints:
Atoms of Death
The Black Hush
Chain of Death
The Cobra
Dead Men Live
The Death Giver
Fingers of Death
The Golden Master
Gypsy Vengeance
The Invincible Shiwan Khan
The Living Joss
The Living Shadow
Masters of Death
Murder Marsh
The Shadow Unmasks
The Shadow's Shadow
Shiwan Khan Returns
The Silent Death
Bantam Shadow paperbacks
The Living Shadow The Shadow #1
The Eyes of The Shadow The Shadow #2
The Shadow Laughs! The Shadow #3
The Death Tower The Shadow #4
The Ghost Makers The Shadow #5
Hidden Death The Shadow #6
Gangdom's Doom The Shadow #7
Belmont paperbacks
Return of The Shadow
The Shadow Strikes
Shadow Beware
Cry Shadow!
The Shadow's Revenge
Mark of the Shadow
Shadow Go Mad
The Night of The Shadow
Pyramid and Jove Shadow paperbacks:
The Living Shadow (The Shadow #1)
The Black Master (The Shadow #2)
The Mobsmen On The Spot (The Shadow #3)
Hands In The Dark (The Shadow #4)
Double Z (The Shadow #5)
The Crime Cult (The Shadow #6)
The Red Menace (The Shadow #7)
Mox (The Shadow #8)
The Romanoff Jewels (The Shadow #9)
The Silent Seven (The Shadow #10)
Kings Of Crime (The Shadow #11)
Shadowed Millions (The Shadow #12)
Green Eyes (The Shadow #13)
The Creeping Death (The Shadow #14)
Gray Fist (The Shadow #15)
The Shadow's Shadow (The Shadow #16)
Fingers Of Death (The Shadow #17)
Murder Trail (The Shadow No. 18)
Zemba (The Shadow No. 19)
Charg, Monster (The Shadow No. 20)
The Wealth Seeker (The Shadow No. 21)
The Silent Death (The Shadow No. 22)
Premiere 2006 preview issue features "Superman" cover
"The Return of Superman" gets top billing in the mag's look at what's coming to theaters next year.
And here's a shot from inside:
See the Best Superman Sites on the Web.
And here's a shot from inside:
See the Best Superman Sites on the Web.
Pop Culture Roundup Dec. 23, 2005
Shout! Factory will release a four-DVD set collecting the best of 1970s children's show "The Electric Company" on Feb. 7.
NPR explores "the best CDs you didn't hear this year."
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's....SuperChrist!
NPR explores "the best CDs you didn't hear this year."
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's....SuperChrist!
Top 10 graphic novels, DVDs, CDs and action figures Dec. 22
At Amazon:
Graphic Novels
1. Watchmen
2. Black Hole
3. Batman: Year One Deluxe Edition
4. V for Vendetta
5. Watchmen (Absolute Edition)
6. Frank Miller's Complete Sin City Library
7. The Acme Novelty Library
8. Girl on Girl (Y: The Last Man, Book 6)
9. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
10. Astonishing X-Men Vol. 2: Dangerous
DVDs
1. Serenity (Widescreen Edition)
2. March of the Penguins (Widescreen Edition)
3. Firefly - The Complete Series
4. Star Wars, Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (Widescreen Edition)
5. Wedding Crashers - Uncorked (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
6. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
7. Lost - The Complete First Season
8. Battlestar Galactica - Season 2.0
9. 24 - Season Four
10. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Widescreen Edition)
CDs
1. Born to Run: 30th Anniversary 3-Disc Set [Original recording remastered] ~ Bruce Springsteen
2. The Essential Johnny Cash [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered] ~ Johnny Cash
3. Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast ~ Various Artists
4. The Legend [Box set] ~ Johnny Cash
5. Prairie Wind ~ Neil Young
6. Back to Bedlam ~ James Blunt
7. Extraordinary Machine ~ Fiona Apple
8. Illinois ~ Sufjan Stevens
9. Aerial ~ Kate Bush
10. No Direction Home: The Soundtrack (The Bootleg Series Vol. 7) ~ Bob Dylan
Action figures
1. Batman Begins Flying Batman Figure
2. Marvel Legends Legendary Riders Figure: Vengeance
3. Marvel Legends Gift Pack Spider-Man classic Feasome Foes Gift Pack
4. Marvel Legends Sentinel Series Figure: Angel Red
5. The Batman Secret Files Rogues Gallery Figure: Penguin
6. The Batman Secret Files Rogues Gallery Figure: Mr. Freeze
7. Marvel Legends Sentinel Series Figure: Cyclops
8. Marvel Legends Legendary Riders Figure: Origin Thing
9. Batman Begins Action Cape Batman Figure
10. Marvel Legends Sentinel Series Figure: Omega Red
Graphic Novels
1. Watchmen
2. Black Hole
3. Batman: Year One Deluxe Edition
4. V for Vendetta
5. Watchmen (Absolute Edition)
6. Frank Miller's Complete Sin City Library
7. The Acme Novelty Library
8. Girl on Girl (Y: The Last Man, Book 6)
9. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
10. Astonishing X-Men Vol. 2: Dangerous
DVDs
1. Serenity (Widescreen Edition)
2. March of the Penguins (Widescreen Edition)
3. Firefly - The Complete Series
4. Star Wars, Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (Widescreen Edition)
5. Wedding Crashers - Uncorked (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
6. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
7. Lost - The Complete First Season
8. Battlestar Galactica - Season 2.0
9. 24 - Season Four
10. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Widescreen Edition)
CDs
1. Born to Run: 30th Anniversary 3-Disc Set [Original recording remastered] ~ Bruce Springsteen
2. The Essential Johnny Cash [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered] ~ Johnny Cash
3. Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast ~ Various Artists
4. The Legend [Box set] ~ Johnny Cash
5. Prairie Wind ~ Neil Young
6. Back to Bedlam ~ James Blunt
7. Extraordinary Machine ~ Fiona Apple
8. Illinois ~ Sufjan Stevens
9. Aerial ~ Kate Bush
10. No Direction Home: The Soundtrack (The Bootleg Series Vol. 7) ~ Bob Dylan
Action figures
1. Batman Begins Flying Batman Figure
2. Marvel Legends Legendary Riders Figure: Vengeance
3. Marvel Legends Gift Pack Spider-Man classic Feasome Foes Gift Pack
4. Marvel Legends Sentinel Series Figure: Angel Red
5. The Batman Secret Files Rogues Gallery Figure: Penguin
6. The Batman Secret Files Rogues Gallery Figure: Mr. Freeze
7. Marvel Legends Sentinel Series Figure: Cyclops
8. Marvel Legends Legendary Riders Figure: Origin Thing
9. Batman Begins Action Cape Batman Figure
10. Marvel Legends Sentinel Series Figure: Omega Red
Pop Culture Roundup
Jessica Simpson: Bond girl? Charlize Theron said no to the part.
Comics/TV scribe/history and one-time Jack Kirby assistant Mark Evanier celebrates his fifth anniversary of blogging. Congrats Mark! Your site is a daily spot for me.
A DVD focusing on the Velvet Underground's 1993 reunion tour is out Jan. 24 from Rhino Records. "Velvet Redux: Live MCMXCIII" features live performances of VU classics such as "Heroin," "Pale Blue Eyes," "Rock'n'Roll" and "Sweet Jane."
Mexicovers is a new-to-me blog presenting great south-of-the-borderish exotica music, along with the cool cover art.
Dial B for Blog presents another of his favorite comic book Christmas stories (this one's a fave of mine, too): "The Silent Night of the Batman," from the era when the Caped Crusader was heroic enough to belt out a Christmas carol, not sulk around like a constipated ninja all the time.
Fred Hembeck shares his first attempts at scripting a comic.
TV Guide reports on the end of "Alias."
Frank Miller says he wants to make five "Sin City" films.
There's an animated flick coming out soon, but a third live-action Conan film is supposedly in the works too. No word on whether the one-terminator will be back.
The BBC has a report on rare, early Disney films, sketches and background drawings found in Japan.
Comics/TV scribe/history and one-time Jack Kirby assistant Mark Evanier celebrates his fifth anniversary of blogging. Congrats Mark! Your site is a daily spot for me.
A DVD focusing on the Velvet Underground's 1993 reunion tour is out Jan. 24 from Rhino Records. "Velvet Redux: Live MCMXCIII" features live performances of VU classics such as "Heroin," "Pale Blue Eyes," "Rock'n'Roll" and "Sweet Jane."
Mexicovers is a new-to-me blog presenting great south-of-the-borderish exotica music, along with the cool cover art.
Dial B for Blog presents another of his favorite comic book Christmas stories (this one's a fave of mine, too): "The Silent Night of the Batman," from the era when the Caped Crusader was heroic enough to belt out a Christmas carol, not sulk around like a constipated ninja all the time.
Fred Hembeck shares his first attempts at scripting a comic.
TV Guide reports on the end of "Alias."
Frank Miller says he wants to make five "Sin City" films.
There's an animated flick coming out soon, but a third live-action Conan film is supposedly in the works too. No word on whether the one-terminator will be back.
The BBC has a report on rare, early Disney films, sketches and background drawings found in Japan.
Pop Culture Roundup
Crusade Fine Arts is publishing a 576-page collection of Billy Tucci's comic "Shi." The book, "Definitive Shi - The Essential Warrior Vol. 1," ships next March.
Booksteve shares a 1979 Christmas card from Wendy and Richard Pini.
Fred Hembeck celebrates Christmas in Riverdale.
Newsarama has an interview with DC Direct toymaster Georg Brewer.
Booksteve shares a 1979 Christmas card from Wendy and Richard Pini.
Fred Hembeck celebrates Christmas in Riverdale.
Newsarama has an interview with DC Direct toymaster Georg Brewer.
Dark Horse presents Universal Monsters novels
From the press release:
Drawing on the legendary history of Universal Pictures' rendition of cinema's most famous monster icons, DH Press revamps classic movie characters from the Golden Age of horror films for a new generation. These all-new original prose novels, based on legendary characters such as Dracula and The Mummy, will be infused with the intensity of modern horror classics. The first wave of books coming in 2006 will feature Dracula, Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Mummy, and The Creature from the Black Lagoon. The initial releases coming out in January 2006 will be Dracula: Asylum and Wolf Man: Hunter's Moon, both retailing for $6.99 each.
In Dracula: Asylum (ISBN-1-59582-018-3, $6.99) we find ourselves back at Dr. Seward's Sanatorium, where Dracula was originally destroyed, in the days directly following the end of World War I. After being gone for years Dracula finds himself trapped beneath the grounds of the madhouse where his evil reaches out into the minds of the weak and insane. As death claims victim after victim, will anyone be able to stop him?
Dracula: Asylum is written by Paul Witcover, the author of the visionary science fiction novels Tumbling After and Waking Beauty, a biography of Zora Neale Hurston and numerous short stories. He is the co-creator of the cult comic book series Anima and has served as the curator of the New York Review of Science Fiction reading series.
In Wolf Man: Hunter's Moon (ISBN-1-59582-030-2, $6.99) we meet Lawrence Talbot who, on a vacation in Europe, has his life changed forever when he is bitten by a lycanthrope and is cursed to walk the Earth for the rest of eternity no longer a man, not fully a beast but as one of the damned: a werewolf. In this story Talbot is chased by a heretical cult dedicated to destroy all marked by the sign of the Wolf. But will the friends he finds, an order whose mission is to protect the werewolves, prove to be even more dangerous?
Wolf Man: Hunter's Moon is written by Michael Jan Friedman, a New York Times best-selling author who has written or co-written numerous novels in the fantasy, science fiction, and young adult genres - many in the Star Trek realm.
New comics Dec. 21, 2005
Available now at yer local comics shop or via This is Pop!-supporting links:
40 Years of X-Men DVD-ROM
Abomination Mini-bust - Bowen Designs
Acme Novelty Library #16
Comics As Philosophy HC
Conan And The Jewels Of Gwahlur HC
Coyote Vol 2 TP
Crisis On Multiple Earths The Team Ups Vol 1 TP
Daydreams and Nightmares SC
Diamond Select G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes Vs. Storm Shadow Bookends
Fantastic Four By J. Michael Straczynski Vol 1 Premiere HC
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol 1 Family Heroes Digest
Marvel Masterworks Avengers Vol 5 Ltd Ed HC (#54)
Marvel Masterworks Avengers Vol 5 New Ed HC
Marvel Milestones Thor Statue
New X-Men Academy X Vol 3 X-Posed TP
Owly Vol 3 Flying Lessons TP
Plastic Man Vol 2 Rubber Bandits TP
Star Wars Darth Vader Mini Bust
Star Wars General Grievous TP
Star Wars Prelude To Rebellion TP
Superman Batman Deluxe Bookends
Swamp Thing Spontaneous Generation TP
Tom Strong Book Four SC
Ultimate Galactus Book 2 Secret TP
See a Complete List of Upcoming Comics.
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