Upcoming DC comics collections: Trade paperbacks, graphic novels

Doing ye olde Amazon crystal ball routine, we see the following items coming up later this year (dates are per Amazon and may not reflect actual planned release dates):

May

Crisis on Multiple Earths Vol. 4 by Elliot S. Maggin, et al (Paperback - May 30, 2006)

Flash Archives Vol. 4 by John Broome, et al (Hardcover - May 30, 2006)

Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2: Death of a Dream by Mark Waid, et al (Paperback - May 30, 2006)

Sandman Mystery Theatre: The Scorpion by Various (Paperback - May 30, 2006)

Seven Soldiers of Victory Vol. 3 by Grant Morrison (Paperback - May 30, 2006)

June

Teen Titans Go! Vol. 5: On the Move by J Torres (Paperback - July 30, 2006)

Batman Dynamic Duo Archives Vol. 2 by Various (Hardcover - June 30, 2006)

Batman Vol. 2: Red Hood by Various (Hardcover - June 30, 2006)

Elfquest Vol. 1: The Hidden Years by Wendy Pini (Paperback - June 30, 2006)

Fables: Arabian Nights And Days by Bill Willingham (Paperback - June 30, 2006)

Green Lantern: Corps Recharge by Geoff Johns, et al (Paperback - June 30, 2006)

JLA Classified: New Maps of Hell by Warren Ellis, Jackson Guice (Illustrator) (Paperback - June 30, 2006)

Majestic 2 by Dan Abnett, et al (Paperback - June 30, 2006)

Otherworld 1 by Phil Jimenez, Andy Lanning (Illustrator) (Paperback - June 30, 2006)

Power Girl by Geoff Johns, et al (Paperback - June 30, 2006)

Showcase Presents: Superman Vol. 2 by Various (Paperback - June 30, 2006)

Supergirl Vol. 1 by Various (Paperback - June 30, 2006)

Superman: Cover to Cover by Various (Hardcover - June 30, 2006)

Wonder Woman Vol. 4 by George Perez (Paperback - June 30, 2006)

July

Absolute Kingdom Come by Various (Hardcover - July 30, 2006)

Batman Chronicles Vol. 2 by Various (Paperback - July 30, 2006)

Batman: City of Crime by Various (Paperback - July 30, 2006)

Hellblazer: All His Engines by Mike Carey, Leonardo Manco (Illustrator) (Paperback - July 30, 2006)

Lucifer Vol. 10 by Mike Carey, et al (Paperback - July 30, 2006)

Metal Men Archives Vol. 1 by Various (Hardcover - July 30, 2006)

Seven Soldiers of Victory Vol. 4 by Grant Morrison, J.h. Williams (Illustrator) (Paperback - July 30, 2006)

Showcase Presents 1: Elongated Man by Various (Paperback - July 30, 2006)

Teen Titans 5 (Teen Titans) by Geoff Johns (Paperback - July 30, 2006)

Teen Titans Go! Vol. 4: Ready for Action by J Torres (Paperback - July 30, 2006)

August

All Star Superman Vol. 1 by Grant Morrison (Paperback - August 30, 2006)

Batgirl Vol. 6 by Andersen Gabrych (Paperback - August 30, 2006)

Batman Strikes 3 by Bill Matheny, et al (Paperback - August 30, 2006)

Batman Strikes 4 by Bill Matheny, et al (Paperback - August 30, 2006)

Captain Marvel Jr. Archives Vol. 1 by Various (Hardcover - August 30, 2006)

Doom Patrol Archives Vol. 4 by Arnold Drake, Various (Paperback - August 30, 2006)

Elfquest: Rogues Challenge by Wendy Pini (Paperback - August 30, 2006)

Green Lantern Greatest Stories Ever Told by Various (Paperback - August 30, 2006)

Hellblazer Vol. 4: Carey by Various (Paperback - August 30, 2006)

Infinite Crisis by Geoff Johns (Paperback - August 30, 2006)

Justice Society Vol. 1 by Various (Paperback - August 30, 2006)

Lobo/Authority by Various (Paperback - August 30, 2006)

Spirit Archives Vol. 19 by Will Eisner (Hardcover - August 30, 2006)

Wildsiderz by Andy Hartnell, J. Scott Campbell (Illustrator) (Paperback - August 30, 2006)

September

Batman: Gotham City Confidential by Various (Paperback - September 30, 2006)

Enemy Ace Archives Vol. 2 by Various (Hardcover - September 30, 2006)

Justice 1 by Jim Krueger, et al (Paperback - September 30, 2006)

Losers Vol. 5 by Andy Diggle, Jock (Illustrator) (Paperback - September 30, 2006)

Plastic Man Archives Vol. 8 by Various (Hardcover - September 30, 2006)

Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan (Paperback - September 30, 2006)

Superman: Where No Superman Has Gone Before by Various (Paperback - September 30, 2006)

October

All Star Batman Vol. 1 by Frank Miller, et al (Paperback - October 30, 2006)

Batman Year One: Scarecrow by Various (Paperback - October 30, 2006)

Elfquest Vol. 1: Shards by Wendy Pini (Paperback - October 30, 2006)

Elfquest Archives Vol. 4 by Wendy Pini (Hardcover - October 30, 2006)

Elfquest: The Discovery by Wendy Pini (Paperback - October 30, 2006)

Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall by Bill Willingham (Hardcover - October 30, 2006)

Green Lantern Vol. 2: Hal by Various (Paperback - October 30, 2006)

Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere by Mike Carey, Glenn Fabry (Illustrator) (Paperback - October 30, 2006)

Silver Age Titans Archives Vol. 2 by Various (Hardcover - October 30, 2006)

Supergirl Vol. 2 by Various (Paperback - October 30, 2006)

Superman/Batman Vol. 5 by Jeph Loeb (Paperback - October 30, 2006)

November

Batman the Dark Knight Archives Vol. 5 by Various (Hardcover - November 30, 2006)

Dr. Fate Archives Vol. 1 by Various (Hardcover - November 30, 2006)

JLA: World Without a Justice League by Bob Harras, et al (Paperback - November 30, 2006)

Nightwing Vol. 9 by Various (Paperback - November 30, 2006)

Planetary Vol. 4 by Various (Hardcover - November 30, 2006)

Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 5 by Various (Paperback - November 30, 2006)

Y the Last Man Vol. 8 by Brian K. Vaughan, et al (Paperback - November 30, 2006)

Pop Culture Roundup Jan. 31, 2006

Drawn! notes that several volumes of the new Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions books feature cover art by alt comix artists such as Seth, Chris Ware, Art Spiegelman, Roz Chast and others.

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Just Jared has a bunch of "Mission Impossible 3" pics. Ordinarily, I'd have no desire to see this thing. But Philip Seymour Hoffman is the baddie and J.J. Abrams (co-creator of "Lost") is director, so I'll likely give it a look.

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Get well soon, Mike.

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The two-hour season (series?) finale for "Arrested Development" is set for Feb. 10 on Fox. Funniest dang show on TV, I'm telling ya...

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Scar Stuff helps you practice your typing.

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Via Engadget: Former Doctor Who actor Tom Baker is now the official voice of British Telegraph: "BT has scrapped the computerized voice the company had been using for the system, and replaced it with the voice of Tom Baker of Dr. Who fame. Baker spent 11 days recording nearly 12,000 words and sounds, which were then processed by BT engineers for five months in order to be usable by the text-to-speech system."

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Director Julien Temple is working on a documentary of the late Clash singer Joe Strummer.

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Dial B for Blog presents some nice vintage Marvel Comics house ads.

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The reformation of Pink Floyd at last year's Live 8 concert was a one-off, band members report. They insist the group won't be getting together for a tour.

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Marvel Figure Factory action figures

These are assemble-them-yourself figures that come in a plastic box.


Marvel Figure Factory Wolverine


Marvel Figure Factory Green Goblin


Marvel Figure Factory Spider-Man


Marvel Figure Factory Thing


Marvel Figure Factory Iron Man


Marvel Figure Factory Doc Ock


Marvel Figure Factory Hulk

Marvel Figure Factory Venom

Marvel Super Hero Showdown figures

This is a new card-based game featuring smaller-scale Marvel Legends-type action figures:


Marvel Super Hero Showdown Starter Set A (Hulk and Wolverine)


Marvel Super Hero Showdown Starter Set A (Spider-Man and Thing)


Marvel Super Hero Showdown Battle Pack A (Dr. Octopus)


Marvel Super Hero Showdown Battle Pack A (The Punisher)


Marvel Super Hero Showdown Battle Pack A (Ghost Rider)


Marvel Super Hero Showdown Booster Pack A (Venom)

DVD new releases Jan. 31, 2006

Archie Bunker's Place: The Complete First Season

Benny Hill: Complete and Unadulterated -- the Hill's Angel's Years, Set Four (1978-1981)

Corpse Bride (Widescreen Edition)

Curse of the Pink Panther

Dark Shadows: DVD Collection 22

Diff'erent Strokes: The Complete Second Season

Hill Street Blues: Season 1

Knight Rider - Season Three

Magnum, P.I. - The Complete Third Season

The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Rat Patrol: The Complete First Season

Revenge of the Pink Panther

Roy Rogers Show, Vol. 1

A Shot in the Dark

Son of the Pink Panther

Trail of the Pink Panther

More Upcoming DVDs.

CD new releases Jan. 31, 2006

Brian Eno and Jah Wobble Spinner

The Everly Brothers The Price of Fame 1960-1965

Wanda Jackson I Remember Elvis

The Kronos Quartet with Terry Riley Cadenza on the Night Plain

Wilson Pickett Midnight Mover and Sound of

Sam and Dave Hold on I'm Comin', I Thank You and Soul Man

Matthew Shipp One

Robert Wyatt EPs

See last week's new cd releases.

Pop Artifact! Batman lamp



Vintage DC Comics House Ad

Comic Book Birthday: Fred Hembeck



Visit Fred.

Pop Culture Roundup Jan. 30, 2006

The latest great Beatles beatleg podcast is up.

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The trailer for "The Notorious Betty Page" is up.

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Just Jared has some early pics of Kirsten Dunst in "Spider-Man 3."

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From Dial B for Blog: Superman meets Lucy.

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It's your last chance to snatch a batch of shared, rare LPs from PCL Linkdump.

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More sharity: Pinicchio has a whole bunch good stuff up right now.

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World of Kane is taking in-depth looks at Gerry Anderson's non-Thunderbirds "supermarionation" series Capt. Scarlet.

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World's Finest has details on the upcoming--and final--episodes of "Justice League Unlimited."

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Yikes!

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Check out the new Power Records sharity blog.

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Looks like the 1988 "Superboy" series is coming to DVD.