Upcoming action figures June 8, 2006

Complete List of Marvel Legends Action Figures
Complete List of DC Direct Action Figures

Here's a look at action figures available via your local comics shop or via the TIP!-supporting links below:

Batman Lego Sets
--The Batmobile: Two-Face's Escape (7781)
--The Batman Dragster: Catwoman Pursuit (7779)
--The Batwing: The Joker's Aerial Assault (7782)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
--Sunnydale High School Playset
--Buffy the Vampire Slayer Action Figures: Xander, Cordelia and Xander w/ Patch
--Buffy the Vampire Slayer Action Figures: “Destiny” Angel and “Destiny” Spike Set of 2
--Buffy the Vampire Slayer Action Figures: Pylean Princess Cordelia
--Buffy the Vampire Slayer Action Figures: Angel and Spike Hawaiian Shirt Box Set

DC Direct Action Figures

Alex Ross Justice League Action Figures Series 3
--Green Lantern
--The Joker
--Plastic Man
--Wonder Woman
--Poison Ivy

Alex Ross Justice League Action Figures Series 4
--Shazam
--Black Adam
--Hawkman
--Zatanna
--Solomon Grundy

Batman Dark Victory
--Batman
--Commissioner Gordon
--Scarecrow
--Robin and Penguin

Batman/Superman: The Return of Supergirl Action Figures
--Supergirl
--Superman
--Batman
--Darkseid
--Corrupted Supergirl

Crisis on Infinite Earths Action Figures Series 2
--Anti Monitor
--Barry Allen Flash
--Battle Armor Lex Luthor
--Earth 2 Superman
--Brainiac

DC Direct Reactivated Action Figures
--Batman
--Wonder Woman
--Lobo
--Superman

13-inch Figures
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Green Lantern
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Lex Luthor
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Two-Face
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Aquaman

Elseworlds Action Figures Series 2
--Red Son Batman
--Red Son President Superman
--Kingdom Come Jade
--Kingdom Come Spectre and Norman McKay
--Gotham By Gaslight Batman

Green Lantern Action Figures Series 2
--Manhunter Robot
--Guy Gardner
--Shark
--Saalak
--Sinestero

Infinite Crisis Action Figures Series 1
--Powergirl
--Omac
--Mongul
--Earth Prime Superboy
--Alexander Luthor

New Frontier Action Figures Series 1
--Green Lantern
--Superman
--Wonder Woman
--Green Arrow
--Black Hawk

Who's Who in the DC Universe Miniature Figures Series One

Hanna Barbera Action Figures
--Set of Five
--Fred Flintstone Chopper
--Hong Kong Phooey
--Quick Draw McGraw
--Tom and Jerry Music
--Tom and Jerry House

Marvel Figure Factory Sets
--Angel
--Beast
--Black Costume Spider-Man
--Deadpool
--Invisible Woman
--Silver Surfer

Marvel Legends Action Figures
Marvel Monsters Gift Pack
Young Avengers Gift Pack

Marvel Legends Series 14
--Original Armor Iron Man (variant)
--Longshot
--Baron Zemo (variant)
--Luke Cage: Powerman
--The Falcon (variant)
--Psylocke

Marvel Legends Series 15
--Mandarin
--Beta Ray Bill
--Moon Knight
--Spider-Woman (variant)
--Quicksilver (variant)
--Thor-Buster Iron Man
--Wasp (variant)
--Captain Marvel (variant)

Marvel Legends Exclusive Giant-Man Series
--Giant Man
--Ant Man
--Havok
--Sabretooth
--Captain Britain
--Kitty Pryde
--Thor
--Weapon X
--Warbird
--Sentry
--Weapon X variant
--Sentry Variant

Marvel Legends Face Off Twin Packs
--Kingpin Vs. Daredevil (variant)
--Hulk Vs. The Leader (variant)
--Captain America Vs. The Red Skull (variant)

Marvel Legends Icons Series
--Captain America (variant)
--Iron Man (variant)
--Wolverine (variant)
--Venom (variant)
--Spider-Man (variant)
--Hulk (variant)

Marvel Legends Masterworks Sets
--Spider-Man Vs. Green Goblin
--Fantastic Four Vs. Mole Man
--Hulk Vs. The Thing
--Galactus Vs. Everybody

Marvel Legends Showdown
--Mister Fantastic and Mole Man
--Colossus and Magneto
--Ghostrider and Vengeance
--Logan and Chopper
--Namor and Shark
--Green Goblin
--Beast (variant)
--Juggernaut (variant)
--Elektra (variant)
-- Silver Surfer
-- Spider-Man and Thing
-- Wolverine and Hulk
-- Dock Ock
-- Black Costume Spider-Man
-- Punisher
-- Doctor Doom
-- Captain America
-- Human Torch

Marvel Mega Morphs
--The Thing
--Iron Man
--Magneto

Marvel Select Figures
--Spider-Woman
--Moon Knight
--Cloak and Dagger

Marvel Studios
--Dr. Doom with Mask
--Dr. Doom unmasked

X-Men 3 Action Figures
--Air Strike Wolverine
--Angel
--Stealth Cyclops
--Tech Gear Beast
--Phoenix
--Colossus
--Nightcrawler
--Iceman
--Rogue
--Avalanche
--Sabretooth

Pop Artifact! Mego Aquaman

Educational Comics

Pop Culture Roundup June 7, 2006

Deal alert: Amazon is offering half off many sci-fi TV series DVD sets, including "Angel," "Lost in Space" and "The X-Files." Every "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" season set is $19.97.

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NPR remembers the great Billy Preston.

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Superman Month continues over at Dial B for Blog. Today: Some really nice house ads for Superman Giants.

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Mr. Xtaby checks out the many faces of Sandy Warner, cover model of a zillion exotica LPs.

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Superman is a...Methodist?!

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There's a new Beatles beatleg podcast up.

Dark Horse Comics September 2006 solicitations

Rex Mundi #1

The adventure, the mystery, and intrigue of Rex Mundi finds a new
home in the Dark Horse Horror Line

A quest for the Holy Grail or a murder mystery? The bold, critically
acclaimed series joins the Dark Horse horror line!

In a Europe where the Catholic Church dominates and sorcery
determines political power, Master Physician Julien Saunire must
infiltrate a mysterious cult with a thousand-year-old secret that
calls into question the root of all power in Europe, as well as the
origins of Christianity itself!

In this issue, the Duke of Lorraine’s plans have come to fruition--
he’s pushed Europe into war, and the French monarchy is in tatters.
Lorraine will try to seize the crown by force, but will he survive
the coup? Meanwhile, Julien, locked in the dungeon of the Holy
Inquisition, faces death and torture.

Featuring a cover by J. H. Williams III, artist of Desolation Jones,
Seven Soldiers of Victory, and Promethea!

Praise for Rex Mundi:

* What started as a simple murder mystery quickly grew into
perhaps the smartest and most thought-provoking political thriller
comics readers currently have available to them.” --
BrokenFrontier.com

* Rex Mundi doesn’t play it safe, rewarding the reader with a
genuine mystery to be solved that has equally high stakes for anyone
daring to venture too close.” --iComics.com

Rex Mundi #1 features story by Arvid Nelson, art by Juan Ferreyra,
and cover art by JH. Williams III. It arrives on sale on August 16
with a cover price of $2.99.

Rex Mundi Volume 3: The Lost Kings

In a Paris where magic is real and the Catholic Church never lost its
political power, one man’s quest to solve a murder may lead him to
the Holy Grail itself!

Doctor Julien Saunire continues his investigation into the theft of
a mysterious medieval scroll, only dimly aware of the forces tugging
him to the doorstep of the powerful Duke of Lorraine. Lorraine wants
to provoke a massive, globe-spanning war that will soak the world in
blood--but why? The answer to that question, a deadly confrontation
in the ancient catacombs beneath Paris, and a blasphemous revelation
about Judas, Christ’s betrayer, all await Julien in this volume of
the critically acclaimed series Rex Mundi!

Rex Mundi Volume 3: The Lost Kings features story by Arvid Nelson,
art by Juan Ferreyra, cover art by JH. Williams III, pencils by Eric
Johnson, and coloring by Jeromy Cox and Jim Di Bartolo. It arrives on
sale September 13 with a retail price of $16.95.

Banya: The Explosive Delivery Man

With a worldwide war raging between humans and monsters, the young
deliverymen of the Gaya Desert Post Office do not pledge allegiance
to any country or king. They are banded together by a pledge to
deliver. “Fast. Precise. Secure.” Banya, the craziest and
craftiest of the bunch, will stop at nothing to get a job done. Known
as the “Explosive Delivery Man” for his risk taking, bold resolve,
and impeccable record, Banya agrees to complete a wounded soldier’s
mission to transport a parcel of great importance--not knowing what
dangers lie in store for him and his friends! As their arduous
journey begins, Banya promises, “There isn’t a delivery I can’t
make. I always deliver.”

Kim Young-Oh’s fantastical world is filled with unique monsters,
vicious swordplay, and a dash of hotfooted humor. This series, a top
ten selling title in Korea, is presented in its original Korean
format and translated by the mother/son team of Anna Kirk and Derek
Kirk Kim!

Banya: The Explosive Delivery Man features story and art by Kim Young-
Oh. It arrives on sale September 20 with a retail price of $12.95.

The Bride of Frankenstein Volume 1: Pandora’s Bride

Attempting to create life through dreadful experiments, Henry
Frankenstein and Dr. Pretorius instead created unspeakable horror:
two misshapen monsters, a brutish male and his female mate, stitched
together from the bodies of cadavers. Crafted to be the monster’s
bride--an undead Eve to an equally accursed Adam--the female
creature was destroyed mere minutes after taking her first breath--or
was she?

This new novel by critically acclaimed writer Elizabeth Hand
reinterprets the memorable characters from Universal Studios’
classic 1935 film for a new generation of horror fans. Detailing the
bride of Frankenstein’s secret history, from the shadows of
forgotten laboratories to the streets of Weimar Germany, Hand creates
a richly atmospheric tale of horror, mystery, and tragedy as chilling
as the creature herself.

Praise for author’s previous work:

“One of the most sheerly impressive . . . overwhelmingly beautiful
books I have read in a long time. . . . [Elizabeth Hand] has written
the best book of her generation.”
--Peter Straub, author of Ghost Story

One of fantastical fiction’s most highly regarded writers, Hand is
the recipient of the Nebula Award, two World Fantasy Awards, and a
Washington Post Notable Book of the Year honor.

The Bride of Frankenstein Volume 1: Pandora’s Bride features story
by Elizabeth Hand. It arrives on sale September 13 with a retail
price of $6.99.

Chickenhare: House of Klaus

Chickenhare is a hilarious all-ages romp--fun and exciting for kids,
but edgy enough for adults!

He’s a chicken! He’s a hare! He’s Chickenhare! And he’s your
new favorite comic book character, whether you know it or not!

As night falls on a frozen landscape, Chickenhare and his turtle
friend Abe find themselves on their way to be sold to Klaus--an
insane taxidermist with a penchant for unique animals and enough
emotional baggage to go on a very long vacation.

With the help of two mysterious new companions, our fuzzy, feathered,
and amphibious heroes endeavor to escape their dire fate. But they
soon discover that might not be so easy when they get caught up in an
adventure that could bring Klaus’s villainy to an end for good . .
or they all might die.

Whatever happens, Chickenhare is sure to charm, scare, and delight
readers young and old alike!

Recommended for fans of Bone, Usagi Yojimbo, and Sock Monkey!

Chickenhare: House of Klaus features art and story by Chris Grine.
It arrives on sale September 27 with a retail price of $9.95.

Coffin: The Art of Vampire Hunter D

For over twenty years, the character Vampire Hunter D has haunted the
imaginations of people around the world, his image forever etched in
the mind’s eye through the dazzling artwork of Yoshitaka Amano. As
the original novels appear in English for the first time, American
readers are clamoring for a more extensive look at this singular
creation. Coffin obliges. This gorgeous retrospective embraces the
full scope of Amano’s work with the character: in the novels, as
inspiration for the animators of the two theatrical films, rare
paintings, and illustrations created for release as limited-edition
prints.

Amano’s illustrations for Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series and Greg
Rucka’s Elektra and Wolverine: The Redeemer won him legions of new
fans.

The definitive Vampire Hunter D art book boasts 113 black-and-white
illustrations and 72 amazing color images, as well as an original
Vampire Hunter D short story by creator Hideyuki Kikuchi, available
nowhere else!

Coffin: The Art of Vampire Hunter D features story and art by
Yoshitaka Amano. It arrives on sale September 13 with a retail price
of $39.95.

The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch

Come in out of cold and hear the strange and terrible tale of Miss
Finch, an exacting woman befallen by mystery and abduction deep under
the streets of London! New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman
delivers another stunning hardcover graphic novel with longtime
collaborator Michael Zulli (Creatures of the Night, The Sandman).
This is the first comics adaptation of his popular story The Facts in
the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch, which originally saw print
only in the U.K. edition of Gaiman's award-winning work Smoke and
Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions. This story was recently
interpreted for his Speaking in Tongues CD. The Facts in the Case of
the Departure of Miss Finch is a "mostly true story" that combines
the author's trademark magic realism with Zulli's sumptuous
paintings, and has been newly rewritten for this hardcover. Join a
group of friends, with the stern Miss Finch in tow, as they enter
musty caverns for a subterranean circus spectacle called "The Theatre
of Night's Dreaming." Come inside out of the pounding rain and
witness this strange world of vampires, ringmasters, illusions, and
the Cabinet of Wishes Fulfill’d.

The latest hardcover from New York Times best-selling author Neil
Gaiman (Anansi Boys and The Sandman: Endless Nights), one of the
world’s best-loved comics writers!

The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch features story
by Neil Gaiman and art by Michael Zulli. It arrives on sale October
25 with a retail price of $13.95.

The Definitive Hellboy Companion

Written by Stephen Weiner (The Will Eisner Companion) and Jason Hall
(Beware the Creeper; Trigger; Detective Comics) and densely
illustrated with classic images from the comics as well as a handful
of new drawings from Mignola, this volume offers thorough
documentation of the Hellboy universe, compiling the many complex
pieces that make up the life of the World’s Greatest Paranormal
Investigator into an easily understandable format. From Abe Sapien
to the secret origin of the world, this complete compendium is every
hardcore Hellboy fan’s key to the mind of Mike Mignola, and the
ultimate introduction for anyone looking to begin their journey in
the weird and wondrous world he has created.

The Hellboy Companion features story by Stephen Weiner and Jason Hall
and art by Mike Mignola. It arrives on sale September 13 with a
retail price of $14.95.

Kickback

Hot on the heels of the successful theatrical release of V for
Vendetta, comes a new graphic novel from one of its co-creators. Joe
Canelli is a crooked cop working in a corrupt police force, haunted
by nightmares of powerlessness. After his partner is brutally
murdered and he’s betrayed by his colleagues, it appears that
Joe’s nightmares are coming true. With his back against the wall
there’s only one thing he can do--turn against the criminal network
that he once embraced.

Kickback features story and art by David Lloyd. It arrives on sale
August 16 with a retail price of $12.95.

Penny Arcade: The Warsun Prophecies

So it was written, so it shall be. The coming foretold, sealed into
the hands of fate by the lips of the prophets from another time. The
mystery is revealed and the great plan will now come to its fruition!
Its number shall be three. From the far horizons, across the deepest
reaches of the ethereal gulf, the thunderous echo of its name shall
be heard! PENNY ARCADE!

Penny Arcade, the most powerful webcomic in the universe, returns!
The third
volume of this cultural and supernatural phenomenon, The Warsun
Prophecies,
brings you every Penny Arcade strip published online in 2002 A.D.,
encased
with the dark secrets of the mad prophets known as Gabe and Tycho.
Behold! It has been foretold!

Penny Arcade Volume 3: The Warsun Prophecies features story by Jerry
Holkins and art by Mike Krahulik. It arrives on sale on October 25
with a retail price of $12.95.

Satsuma Gishiden Volume 1

Controversial, tough, angry, highly skilled, and lost in a time of
peace, the characters of Satsuma Gishiden tell a quasi-historical
tale of social caste and brutal reprisal.

Readers with a taste for Kazuo Koike’s gritty Lone Wolf and Cub will
go nuts for master gekiga artist Hiroshi Hirata’s tome of samurai
struggle. Hirata’s art and calligraphy leap off the page during
scenes of action, only to unfold upon a full bleed that looks like a
fine plate print. It’s art at its most expressive, accentuating the
classic stoic samurai characters you’ve come to know, only with a
little more true society thrown in to help the reader understand what
it was really like to be a warrior without a war.

Satsuma Gishiden Volume 1 features story and art by Hiroshi Hirata.
It arrives on sale September 20 with a retail price of $14.95.

Star Wars: Dark Empire II 2nd edition TPB

One of the most influential tales in the history of Star Wars, Dark
Empire II gets a brand new edition that includes Empire’s End in the
same volume for the first time!

With the Empire in retreat, Luke Skywalker undertakes a quest to
rebuild the Jedi. Yet he has spent time as the Emperor’s thrall, and
the taint of the Dark Side still lurks in his mind. When Palpatine
unveils an insidious plan to conquer the galaxy using Han and Leia’s
own children, will Luke be able to stop his one-time master?

Luke and Lando, Han and Leia, Threepio and Boba Fett--the gang’s
all here in one of the most important stories of their lives!

Star Wars: Dark Empire II features story by Tom Veitch and art by Cam
Kennedy and Jim Baikie. It arrives on sale September 13 with a retail
price of $19.95.

Style School Volume 1

Japan’s leading manga illustration instructional guide (titled SS
Magazine in Japan) comes to America! Learn the techniques of Japan’s
top manga and anime artists in Style School, showing step-by-step
methods to help today’s up-and-coming illustrators master the use of
pen, brush, paint, marker, screen tones, computer modeling, and other
tricks of the trade. Gain insight into the weapons of choice of
today’s top creators, especially those brands and tools that are so
hard to find outside Japan. See for the first time the eye-popping
art of tomorrow’s manga and anime stars, with page after gorgeous
page of spectacular visual imagination. And find out how to submit
your work to be considered for publication in upcoming issues of SS
Magazine in Japan!

Style School features art from Japan’s future stars of anime and
manga. It arrives on sale October 25 and will retail for $14.95

Who Fighter with Heart of Darkness

The first story in this anthology, “Who Fighter,” is a play on the
legendary “Foo Fighters,” the nickname given to the mysterious,
UFO-like fireballs that were sighted by World War II pilots. An ace
Japanese pilot manages to shoot one of the fireballs down . . . or
does he? As ominous signs and visions begin to follow in his steps,
the bewildered pilot wonders if he’s lost not only his memory of the
incident–but also his very mind! The second story, “Heart of
Darkness,” is Takizawa’s unique take on the Joseph Conrad novel
that inspired the film Apocalypse Now. A Japanese war hero, Colonel
Kurutsu, has gone rogue, setting up his own private kingdom deep
upriver in the jungles of Burma. A young captain, sent to execute
Kurutsu, finds that the true reasons for the Colonel’s
“desertion” are very different from what he was told. Finally, a
short piece, “Tanks,” closes out the collection with a surreal
voyage through one hundred years of armored vehicle battles!

Who Fighter with Heart of Darkness features story and art by Seiho
Takizawa. It arrives on sale October 11 with a retail price of $11.95.

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Pattie Boyd, former wife of George Harrison and Eric Clapton, gives a rare interview.

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The New York Times remembers Bernard Loomis, the man who pioneered the use of Saturday morning cartoons to market toys to kids.

DC Superheroes series 3 action figures

This batch is out soon and includes:

--Battle Damaged Batman
--Azreal
--Robin
--Mr. Freeze



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DVD new releases June 6, 2006

Beverly Hillbillies: Christmas at the Clampetts

The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band 40th Anniversary DVD

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (2-Disc Collector's Edition)

Charmed - The Complete Fifth Season

Cheyenne - The Complete First Season

Doctor Who - Genesis of the Daleks

Doctor Who - Revelation of the Daleks

Dumbo (Big Top Edition)

Entourage - The Complete Second Season

F Troop - The Complete First Season

Godzilla the Original Animated Series, Vol. 1

Godzilla the Original Animated Series, Vol. 2

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Season 2, Vol. 1

John Wayne-John Ford Film Collection (The Searchers Ultimate Edition / Stagecoach Two-Disc Special Edition / Fort Apache / The Long Voyage Home / The Wings of Eagles / She Wore a Yellow Ribbon / They Were Expendable / 3 Godfathers)

Kate Bush: Under Review

The Soft Machine: Legacy - Paris Concert

Underworld - Evolution (Widescreen Special Edition)

The Wild Wild West - The Complete First Season

X-Files: The Complete Seventh Season

X-Files: The Complete Eighth Season

X-Files: The Complete Ninth Season

CD new releases June 6, 2006

Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. ~ Have You Seen the Other Side of the Sky

Art Blakey ~ Holiday for Skins

Captain Kangaroo ~ Peter & The Wolf [Original recording remastered]

Cheap Trick ~ Rockford

John Coltrane ~ Soultrane [Original recording remastered]

Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint ~ The River in Reverse

Gil Evans ~ Complete Pacific Sessions

Everly Brothers ~ Chained to a Memory 1966 - 1972 [Box set]

The Fireballs ~ Clovis Classics - The Definitive Collection

Robert Fripp ~ Exposure [Limited Edition]

Green Hornet ~ Ost [Import]

The Ides of March ~ Common Bond

The Ides of March ~ Vehicle

Jackie Mclean ~ It's Time

Carl Perkins & Friends ~ Blue Suede Shoes: Rockabilly Session

Sonic Youth ~ Rather Ripped

VA ~ Barry Williams Presents: One Hit Wonders of 70s

VA ~ House That Trane Built: Story of Impulse Records

New comics June 7, 2006

See complete lists:
DC Archives
DC Showcase
DC Trade Paperbacks
Marvel Masterworks
Marvel Essentials
Marvel Trade Paperbacks
Upcoming Trade Paperbacks - Graphic Novels


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Pop Artifact! Captain Marvel rocket raider

Vintage DC Comics public service ad

Pop Culture Roundup June 2, 2006

Mersey Beat editor Bill Harry tells the real story about how Brian Epstein met the Beatles.

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USA Today has a roundup of proposed "X-Men" spin off movies, including solo films about Wolverine and Magneto, a take on the New Mutants and a film about Emma Frost.

"Magilla Gorilla," "Hong Kong Phooey" coming to DVD

Out Aug. 15, these sets collect the complete 1964 "Magilla" and 1974 "Phooey" cartoon series from Hanna Barbera.


Magilla Gorilla - The Complete Series

Magilla Gorilla, is a loveable but clumsy gorilla, who lives in Mr. Peebles' Pet Shop. Mr Peebles repeatedly tries to sell or give away the gorilla with no success. Backing segments include Punkin' Puss & Mushmouse and Rocochet Rabbit & Droop-a-long Coyote. These 23 complete cartoons plus 8 bonus Magilla Gorilla classic Hanna Barbera cartoons are now available for the first time ever on DVD! Pre-order from Amazon.


Hong Kong Phooey - The Complete Series

Hong Kong Phooey, a somewhat inept super-hero and a master of kung fu and marital arts is always on alert for crime. He gets tip-offs from the police station where he works as Penrod "Penry" Pooch, the mild mannered janitor. Whenever Penry overhears a call for help he quickly dives into a filing cabinet and changes into his karate outfit and then hops into his Phooeymobile. Despite his fallings, and thanks to Spot, his cat, Hong Kong Phooey always manages to save the day. He is a beloved superhero to all who know him. These 31 classic cartoons from Hong Kong Phooey are now available for the first time ever on DVD! Pre-order from Amazon.

More cartoon series on DVD.

Upcoming music: Golden Smog, Sufijan Stevens, Chad and Jeremy, Paul Weller and more


Sufijan Stevens - Avalanche: Outtakes & Extras From Illinois Album

These are tracks not used on the "Illinois" album; some songs were finished, others weren't, requiring substantial editing, arrangements and/or vocals. The centerpiece of course, is the title track, "The Avalanche", a song intended for the leading role on "Illinois", but eventually cut and placed as a bonus track on the vinyl release. Almost every song on "Illinois" has a counterpart on this outtakes release. Out July 11. Pre-order from Amazon.


Golden Smog - Another Fine Day

Third album by country-alt all-star group featuring members of Wilco, the Jayhawks, et.al. Out July 18. Pre-order from Amazon.


VA - Where's Neil When You Need Him?

A unique collaboration between a collection of talented musicians and a best-selling author. Seventeen top international acts offer 17 exclusive songs inspired by the diverse work of Neil Gaiman. Includes a lavish 20 page booklet with extensive liner notes from Neil Gaiman about the project and each of the songs and an assortment of all new artwork from Dave McKean, as well as a foreword by Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance. The songs on this disc are inspired by Gaiman stories including Coraline, American Gods, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, Stardust, The Goldfish Pool, Sandman, The Wolves in the Walls, Mr. Punch, Mirror Mask and Neverwhere. Out July 18. Pre-order from Amazon.


Chad and Jeremy - I Don't Want to Lose You Baby

Re-release of the duo's 1965 album featuring: I Don't Wanna Lose You Baby/Should I/Mr. Tambourine Man/Girl Who Sang the Blues/Funny How Love Can Be/The Woman in You/I Have Dreamed/Don't Think Twice (It's All Right)/Baby Don't Go/There But for Fortune/These Things You Don't Forget. Out July 25. Pre-order now from Amazon.


Chad and Jeremy - The Ark

From 1969, the duo's final album. Produced by Gary Usher. Out July 25. Pre-order from Amazon.

Paul Weller - Catch Flame
Live album. Features songs from every part of Weller's illustrious career, including Jam classics ("A Town Called Malice", "That's Entertainment", "In The Crowd") and two of The Style Council's biggest hits ("Shout To The Top", "Long Hot Summer"). The 23-track, two-disc set was recorded at London's Alexandra Place during the final show of his sold-out tour in support of 2005's "As Is Now". Out July 25. Pre-order from Amazon.

Top 10 Comics, DVDs, CDs and action figures June 2, 2006

Via Amazon:

Comics - Graphic Novels:

1. Y: The Last Man Vol. 1: Unmanned

2. Y: The Last Man Vol. 2: Cycles

3. Y: The Last Man Vol. 7: Paper Dolls

4. Y: The Last Man Vol. 3: One Small Step

5. V for Vendetta

6. Watchmen

7. The Complete Calvin and Hobbes

8. Those Left Behind

9. House of M

10. Astonishing X-Men Vol. 1: Gifted

DVDs

1. Underworld - Evolution (Widescreen Special Edition)

2. The Venture Bros. - Season One

3. Deadwood - The Complete Second Season

4. Boston Legal - Season 1

5. Charmed - The Complete Fifth Season

6. Kingdom of Heaven (4-Disc Director's Cut)

7. The 4400 - The Complete Second Season

8. NCIS Naval Criminal Investigative Service - The Complete First Season

9. Rescue Me - The Complete Second Season

10. Queer as Folk - The Final (Fifth) Season

CDs

1. Taking The Long Way - Dixie Chicks

2. All the Roadrunning - Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris

3. Stadium Arcadium - Red Hot Chili Peppers

4. We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions - Bruce Springsteen

5. "Do I Make You Proud" / "Takin' It To The Streets" [CD-single] - Taylor Hicks

6. Living With War - Neil Young

7. Surprise - Paul Simon

8. American Idol Season 5 Encores - VA

9. Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam

10. St. Elsewhere - Gnarls Barkley

Action Figures

1. NBA 12" Yao Ming Figure

2. Marvel Legends Sentinel Series Figure: Black Panther

3. Marvel Legends Gift Pack Spider-Man classic Feasome Foes Gift Pack

4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Deluxe Lair Playset

5. Batman Animated Batmobile

6. MLB Boxed 3 Pack Toys 'R Us Exclusive - Yankees

7. Marvel Legends Sentinel Series Figure: Mr. Sinister

8. King Kong Skull Island Playset

9. Marvel Legends Sentinel Series Figure: Cyclops

10. The Lord of the Rings Exclusive 20-piece Figure Set

Pop Artifact! Captain Marvel paint book



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Pop Culture Roundup June 1, 2006

"Superman Returns" will open June 28, not June 30 as previously planned.

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Dial B for Blog launches Superman Month.

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The Silver Surfer puts in an appearance in "Fantastic Four 2," set to start shooting in August.

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Out in October: "Disney Comics: The Classics Collection" featuring 1940s and 50s comic book adaptations of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Bambi," "Dumbo," "Alice in Wonderland" and "Peter Pan."

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Here's a map detailing all the character connections on "Lost."

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New and upcoming action figures June 1, 2006

See a Complete List of Marvel Legends Action Figures
Complete List of DC Direct Action Figures

Here's a look at action figures available via your local comics shop or via the TIP!-supporting links below:

Batman Lego Sets
--The Batmobile: Two-Face's Escape (7781)
--The Batman Dragster: Catwoman Pursuit (7779)
--The Batwing: The Joker's Aerial Assault (7782)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
--Exclusive Dawn and Glory
--Sunnydale High School Playset

DC Direct Action Figures

Alex Ross Justice League Action Figures Series 3
--Green Lantern
--The Joker
--Plastic Man
--Wonder Woman
--Poison Ivy

Alex Ross Justice League Action Figures Series 4
--Shazam
--Black Adam
--Hawkman
--Zatanna
--Solomon Grundy

Batman Dark Victory
--Batman
--Commissioner Gordon
--Scarecrow
--Robin and Penguin

Batman/Superman: The Return of Supergirl Action Figures
--Supergirl
--Superman
--Batman
--Darkseid
--Corrupted Supergirl

Crisis on Infinite Earths Action Figures Series 2
--Anti Monitor
--Barry Allen Flash
--Battle Armor Lex Luthor
--Earth 2 Superman
--Brainiac

DC Direct Reactivated Action Figures
--Batman
--Wonder Woman
--Lobo
--Superman

13-inch Figures
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Green Lantern
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Lex Luthor
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Two-Face
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Aquaman

Elseworlds Action Figures Series 2
--Red Son Batman
--Red Son President Superman
--Kingdom Come Jade
--Kingdom Come Spectre and Norman McKay
--Gotham By Gaslight Batman

Green Lantern Action Figures Series 2
--Manhunter Robot
--Guy Gardner
--Shark
--Saalak
--Sinestero

Infinite Crisis Action Figures Series 1
--Powergirl
--Omac
--Mongul
--Earth Prime Superboy
--Alexander Luthor

New Frontier Action Figures Series 1
--Green Lantern
--Superman
--Wonder Woman
--Green Arrow
--Black Hawk

Silver Age Superman Action Figures
--Superman Robot
--Lex Luthor
--Lois Lane
--Jimmy Olsen
--Perry White

Who's Who in the DC Universe Miniature Figures Series One

Hanna Barbera Action Figures
--Set of Five
--Fred Flintstone Chopper
--Hong Kong Phooey
--Quick Draw McGraw
--Tom and Jerry Music
--Tom and Jerry House

Marvel Figure Factory Sets
--Angel
--Beast
--Black Costume Spider-Man
--Deadpool
--Invisible Woman
--Silver Surfer

Marvel Legends Action Figures
Marvel Monsters Gift Pack
Young Avengers Gift Pack

Marvel Legends Series 14
--Original Armor Iron Man (variant)
--Longshot
--Baron Zemo (variant)
--Luke Cage: Powerman
--The Falcon (variant)
--Psylocke

Marvel Legends Series 15
--Mandarin
--Beta Ray Bill
--Moon Knight
--Spider-Woman (variant)
--Quicksilver (variant)
--Thor-Buster Iron Man
--Wasp (variant)
--Captain Marvel (variant)

Marvel Legends Exclusive Giant-Man Series
--Giant Man
--Ant Man
--Havok
--Sabretooth
--Captain Britain
--Kitty Pryde
--Thor
--Weapon X
--Warbird
--Sentry
--Weapon X variant
--Sentry Variant

Marvel Legends Face Off Twin Packs
--Kingpin Vs. Daredevil (variant)
--Hulk Vs. The Leader (variant)
--Captain America Vs. The Red Skull (variant)

Marvel Legends Icons Series
--Captain America (variant)
--Iron Man (variant)
--Wolverine (variant)
--Venom (variant)
--Spider-Man (variant)
--Hulk (variant)

Marvel Legends Masterworks Sets
--Spider-Man Vs. Green Goblin
--Fantastic Four Vs. Mole Man
--Hulk Vs. The Thing
--Galactus Vs. Everybody

Marvel Legends Showdown
--Mister Fantastic and Mole Man
--Colossus and Magneto
--Ghostrider and Vengeance
--Logan and Chopper
--Namor and Shark
--Green Goblin
--Beast (variant)
--Juggernaut (variant)
--Elektra (variant)
-- Silver Surfer
-- Spider-Man and Thing
-- Wolverine and Hulk
-- Dock Ock
-- Black Costume Spider-Man
-- Punisher
-- Doctor Doom
-- Captain America
-- Human Torch

Marvel Mega Morphs
--The Thing
--Iron Man
--Magneto

Marvel Select Figures
--Spider-Woman
--Moon Knight
--Cloak and Dagger

Marvel Studios
--Dr. Doom with Mask
--Dr. Doom unmasked

X-Men 3 Action Figures
--Air Strike Wolverine
--Angel
--Stealth Cyclops
--Tech Gear Beast
--Phoenix
--Colossus
--Nightcrawler
--Iceman
--Rogue
--Avalanche
--Sabretooth

Pop Artifact! Captain Marvel necktie

Vintage DC Comics PSA ad

Pop Culture Roundup May 31, 2006

Entertainment Weekly has a report on Cirque de Soleil's "Love," which uses music by the Beatles. Former Fabs producer George Martin and son Giles prepared the tunes for the show, which features new mixes and "mashups" of familiar songs.

Another previewed number had George Harrison's ''Within You Without You'' set to the backing track of John Lennon's ''Tomorrow Never Knows.'' Sir George Martin, who produced the original tracks and worked on this show, was on hand for the event and explained that the Harrison tune ''wasn't [fans'] favorite song on Sgt. Pepper... but in this form, it would have been one of the good ones.'' Martin added that the surviving Beatles were wary of what was being done with the music till they heard this ''Within You Without You''/''Tomorrow Never Knows'' mashup — and ''then the problem was, they wanted them all like that.'' Martin and his son, Giles, who did the lion's share of the remixing, weren't able to blend many songs so completely. ''The problem was, there aren't many Beatles songs that stay on one chord,'' the elder Martin noted.

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There's a new Beatles beatlegs podcast up.

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Dial B for Blog presents a nice batch of Nick Cardy Superman comic book covers.

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