Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Volume 1 due in July
Details:
The definitive comics collection of all things Buffy starts here. This first massive volume begins at the beginning-The Origin, a faithful adaptation of creator Joss Whedon’s original screenplay for the film that started it all. The newly chosen Slayer’s road to Sunnydale continues in Viva Las Buffy and Slayer, Interrupted. Next, Sunnydale, the Scoobies, and an English librarian lead the way into Season One continuity. Plus, The Goon creator Eric Powell provides pencils to "All’s Fair," featuring Spike and Drusilla at the 1933 World’s Fair.
The smash TV hit Buffy the Vampire Slayer led to nearly a decade of comics at Dark Horse-including multiple specials, one-shots, and guest miniseries. This omnibus series is the ultimate compilation of the Buffy comics Dark Horse has published, and runs along the TV series’ timeline. A fitting companion to Whedon’s comics-based relaunch of the show.
Includes:
Features: 15 Desktops, 7 Ecomics, 2 Games.
The book is available for pre-order now for $16.47 from Amazon.
DVD new releases Feb. 6, 2007
Eddie Murphy - Delirious
Hollywoodland (Widescreen Edition)
Flags of Our Fathers (Widescreen Edition)
The Heiress (Universal Cinema Classics)
Going My Way (Universal Cinema Classics)
All Quiet on the Western Front (Universal Cinema Classics)
Arabian Nights (Universal Cinema Classics)
Hellboy: Sword of Storms
The Grudge 2 (Unrated Director's Cut)
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo - (Original Movie)
Thunderball (Ultimate Edition)
Goldfinger (Ultimate Edition)
For Your Eyes Only (Ultimate Edition)
The Spy Who Loved Me (Ultimate Edition)
Licence to Kill (Ultimate Edition)
Anything But Love - Season 1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward - Season 1: Future Shellshock! (2-Disks, 13 Episodes)
Best Picture Collection (American Beauty / Braveheart / Forrest Gump / Gladiator / The Godfather / Titanic / Terms of Endearment)
Amazing Screw on Head (Full Ws Dol Chk Sen)
Joseph Campbell - The Hero's Journey
Joseph Campbell - Sukhavati
Ben 10: The Complete Season 1
Dragon Ball Z: Season 1 - Vegeta Saga (Uncut)
More Upcoming DVD releases
CD new releases Feb. 6, 2007
At Dawn/Tennessee Fire Demos by My Morning Jacket
Sermon on Exposition Boulevard by Rickie Lee Jones
New Magnetic Wonder (Dig) by Apples in Stereo
Circus Live by John Cale
Brazil Classics 7: What's Happening in Pernambuco by Various Artists
Barenaked Ladies Are Men by Barenaked Ladies
Monty Python's Previous Record (Expanded Edition w/ Bonus Tracks) by Monty Python
Life of Brian (Expanded Edition w/ Bonus Tracks) by Monty Python
Another Monty Python Record (Expanded Edition w/ Bonus Tracks) by Monty Python
Meaning of Life (Expanded Edition w/ Bonus Tracks) by Monty Python
Late Night Tales by Nouvelle Vague
Down to Earth by Stevie Wonder
Voila by Belinda Carlisle
Phantom Punch by Sondre Lerche
Yes I'm a Witch by Yoko Ono
Field of Fire (Dlx) by Richard Lloyd
Tony Bennett: The Classic Collection by Tony Bennett
The First Family: Complete by Vaughn Meader by First Complete Family
Roots of Rock & Roll by Johnny Cash
See more Upcoming CDs
Pop Culture Roundup Feb. 5, 2007
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The Beatles and Apple Inc. have resolved their legal differences. Still no word on whether the Fabs' songs will be available soon via iTunes, though.
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Drool, drool: Check out this preview of "The Marvel Vault," a "museum-in-a-book," compiled by Roy Thomas and Paul Sanderson that traces the comic company's history via various artifacts, including rare sketches, fan club memorabilia and more.
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Via the Bat-Blog: Bob Kane's tombstone.
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Drag: Joss Whedon says he's now off the Wonder Woman film.
I had a take on the film that, well, nobody liked. Hey, not that complicated.
Let me stress first that everybody at the studio and Silver Pictures were cool and professional. We just saw different movies, and at the price range this kind of movie hangs in, that's never gonna work. Non-sympatico. It happens all the time. I don't think any of us expected it to this time, but it did. Everybody knows how long I was taking, what a struggle that script was, and though I felt good about what I was coming up with, it was never gonna be a simple slam-dunk. I like to think it rolled around the rim a little bit, but others may have differing views.
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Joe Hunter, pianist on a zillion Motown hits, has died.
Hunter's piano work was an integral part of such songs as Martha and the Vandellas' "Heat Wave" and "Come and Get These Memories," and Marvin Gaye's "Pride and Joy." After Motown left Detroit in 1972, like many musicians, Hunter took what gigs he could find.
Pop Culture Roundup Feb. 2, 2007
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Via Mark Evanier and Earl Kress: A drool-inducing e-Bay auction of 15,000-piece toys, books, puzzles and more from the 1950s and 60s with great pics.
Top 10 comics/graphic novels, DVDs, CDs, action figures Feb. 2, 2007
1. 300 by Frank Miller $17.99
2. American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang $11.53
3. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi $10.36
4. Lost Girls by Alan Moore $43.50
5. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel $13.57
6. V for Vendetta by Alan Moore $13.59
7. Fables Vol. 8: Wolves by Bill Willingham $12.23
8. Maus : A Survivor's Tale : My Father Bleeds... by Art Spiegelman $18.48
9. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller $10.19
10. Those Left Behind (Serenity) by Joss Whedon $9.95
DVDs
1. An Inconvenient Truth $19.99
2. Little Miss Sunshine $17.99
3. Casino Royale (Widescreen Two-Disc Special ... $15.99
4. The Illusionist (Widescreen Edition) $16.99
5. The Departed (Two-Disc Special Edition) $20.99
6. The Guardian $16.99
7. Flags of Our Fathers (Widescreen Edition) $17.99
8. The Office - Season Two $33.99
9. The Devil Wears Prada (Widescreen Edition) $17.99
10. Grey's Anatomy - Season Two $39.99
CDs
1. Not Too Late by Norah Jones $9.99
2. Wincing the Night Away by The Shins $9.99
3. Begin to Hope by Regina Spektor $6.99
4. Corinne Bailey Rae by Corinne Bailey Rae $9.99
5. Love by The Beatles $9.99
6. Daughtry by Daughtry $9.99
7. The Confessions Tour - Live from London (CD... by Madonna $19.97
8. Continuum by John Mayer $9.99
9. Into White by Carly Simon $11.99
10. Dreamgirls: Music From The Motion Picture [... by Original Soundtrack $19.99
Action Figures
1. DC Comics Ultra Blast Batman $19.99
2. Ultimate Powers Superman Figure $29.99
3. Transformers Optimus Prime 20th Anniversary... $64.99
4. Superman 10-inch Action Figure $10.19
5. Transformers Deluxe Classic Bumblebee Figure $10.57
6. Transformers Cybertron Supreme Class Cybert... $45.75
7. Transformers Voyager Classic Optimus Prime ... $19.76
8. Transformers Voyager Classic Megatron Figure $14.99
9. Ben 10 Alien Collection - Stink Fly $24.99
10. Ben 10 Alien Collection - XLR8 $9.99
DVD: Hanna-Barbera Storybook Favorites
DVD: Alice in Cartoonland by Walt Disney
This new compilation, collecting 14 of the "Alice" short features, is due out Feb. 27 and is available for pre-order now for $17.99 from Amazon.
DVD: Addams Family Vol. 2
Details:
Picking up where Volume One left off, The Addams Family - Volume Two ends the show's first season with the remaining 12 Season One episodes, and starts the second season with the first 9 Season Two episodes. The 2nd of 3 cost-friendly volumes, The Addams Family - Volume Two is a 3-disc (546 min.) set which features Full Frame (1.33:1) video; English, French and Spanish mono audio; English and Spanish subtitles. Here are how the discs will be configured:
Disc 1 Side A:
1. Thing is Missing
2. Crisis in the Addams Family
3. Lurch and His Harpsichord
4. Morticia, the Breadwinner
Disc 1 Side B:
5. The Addams Family and the Spaceman
6. My Son, the Chimp
7. Morticia's Favorite Charity
8. Progress and the Addams Family
Disc 2 Side A:
9. Uncle Fester's Toupee
10. Cousin Itt and the Vocational Counselor
11. Lurch, the Teenage Idol
12. The Winning of Morticia Addams
Disc 2 Side B:
13. My Fair Cousin Itt
14. Morticia's Romance, Part 1
15. Morticia's Romance, Part 2
16. Morticia Meets Royalty
Disc 3 Side A:
17. Gomez, the People's Choice
18. Cousin Itt's Problem
19. Halloween, Addams Style
20. Morticia, the Writer
Disc 3 Side B:
21. Morticia, the Sculptress
The set is available for pre-order now for $20.99 from Amazon.
DC Comics collections coming this summer!
June
BATMAN: EGO AND OTHER TAILS TP
Writers: Darwyn Cooke and Paul Grist
Artists: Darwyn Cooke, Tim Sale and Bill Wray
Collects BATMAN: EGO, CATWOMAN: SELINA'S BIG SCORE, and stories from SOLO #1 and 5 and BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #23 and 33
$14.99 US, 200 pages
BATMAN: TURNING POINTS TP
Writers: Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker and Chuck Dixon
Artists: Steve Lieber, Joe Giella, Dick Giordano, Brent Anderson, Paul Pope and others
Collects BATMAN: TURNING POINTS #1-5
$14.99 US, 128 pages
BLUE BEETLE VOL. 2: ROAD TRIP TP
Writers: John Rogers and Keith Giffen
Artists: Cully Hamner, Duncan Rouleau, Casey Jones and Rafael Albuquerque
Collects BLUE BEETLE #7-12
$12.99 US, 144 pages
CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME TP
Writer: Jeph Loeb
Artist: Tim Sale
Collects CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME #1-6
$12.99 US, 160 pages
GOTHAM CENTRAL VOL. 5: DEAD ROBIN TP
Writers: Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker
Artists: Kano, Steve Lieber and Stefano Gaudiano
Collects GOTHAM CENTRAL #33-40
$17.99 US, 192 pages
JSA PRESENTS: STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E. VOL. 1 TP
Writer: Geoff Johns
Artists: Lee Moder and Dan Davis
Collects STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E. #1-8
$12.99 US, 192 pages
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: BATMAN VOL. 2 TP
Writers: Gardner Fox, Robert Kanigher, John Broome and Bill Finger
Artists: Sheldon Moldoff, Carmine Infantino, Chic Stone, Joe Giella, Murphy Anderson, Sid Greene and others
Collects BATMAN #175-188 and DETECTIVE COMICS #343-358
$16.99 US, 512 pages
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE ATOM VOL. 1 TP
Writer: Gardner Fox
Artists: Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson and Sid Greene
Collects SHOWCASE #34-36 and THE ATOM #1-17
$16.99 US, 528 pages
TRIALS OF SHAZAM VOL. 1 TP
Writer: Judd Winick
Artist: Howard Porter
Collects TRIALS OF SHAZAM #1-6 and a story from DC: BRAVE NEW WORLD #1
$14.99 US, 160 pages
July
52 VOL. 2 TP
Writers: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid
Artists: Keith Giffen, Dale Eaglesham, Shawn Moll, Joe Bennett, Chris Batista, Eddy Barrows, Patrick Olliffe, Drew Johnson, Phil Jimenez and others
Collects the lead stories from 52 WEEKS 14-26
$19.99 US, 304 pages
BATMAN: HARLEY AND IVY TP
Writers: Judd Winick, Paul Dini and Bruce Timm
Artists: Joe Chiodo, Bruce Timm, Ronnie Del Carmen and Shane Glines
Collects HARLEY AND IVY: ON THE LAM, BATMAN: HARLEY AND IVY and a story from BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #14 (presented here in color for the first time)
$14.99 US, 136 pages
ELRIC: THE MAKING OF A SORCERER TP
Writer: Michael Moorcock
Artist: Walter Simonson
Collects ELRIC: THE MAKING OF A SORCERER #1-4
$19.99 US, 200 pages
THE ORIGINAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMIC BOOK HEROES VOL. 2: WONDER WOMAN TP
Writer: Michael Fleischer
Artists: Various
Reprints the classic reference volume from 1976
$19.99 US, 272 pages
MARTIAN MANHUNTER: THE OTHERS AMONG US TP
Writer: A.J. Lieberman
Artists: Al Barrionuevo and Bit
Collects MARTIAN MANHUNTER #1-8 and a story from DC: BRAVE NEW WORLD
$19.99 US, 208 pages
OUTSIDERS: PAY AS YOU GO TP
Writer: Judd Winick
Artists: Ron Randall, Pop Mhan and Carlo Barberi
Collects OUTSIDERS #42-46 and OUTSIDERS ANNUAL #1
$14.99 US, 160 pages
SEVEN SOLDIERS ARCHIVES VOL. 2 HC
Writers: Joe Samachson
Artists: Ed Dobrotka, Pierce Rice, Maurice Del Bourgo and Joe Kubert
Collects LEADING COMICS #5-8
$49.99 US, 228 pages
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: BATGIRL VOL. 1 TP
Writers: Gardner Fox, Cary Bates, Bob Haney, Mike Friedrich, Robert Kanigher, Frank Robbins, Dennis O'Neil and Elliot S. Maggin
Artists: Carmine Infantino, Curt Swan, Frank Springer, Gil Kane, Bob Brown, Win Mortimer, Irv Novick, Don Heck, Mike Sekowsky, Neal Adams and others
Collects stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #359, 363, 369, 371, 384, 385, 388, 389, 392, 393, 396, 397, 400, 401, 404, 405-424, BATMAN #197, ADVENTURE COMICS #381, WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #169 and 176, THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #78, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #60 and SUPERMAN #268 and 279
$16.99 US, 520 pages
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: MARTIAN MANHUNTER VOL. 1 TP
Writers: Jack Miller, Joe Samachson and Dave Wood
Artists: Joe Certa
Collects stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #225-305
$16.99 US, 522 pages
SUPERMAN: THE AMAZING TRANSFORMATIONS OF JIMMY OLSEN TP
Writers: Otto Binder, Jerry Siegel and others
Artists: Curt Swan, John Forte, Pete Costanza and others
Collects stories from SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #22, 28, 31-33, 41, 42, 44, 49, 53, 59, 65, 69, 72, 77, 80, 85 and 105
$14.99 US, 192 pages
UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS TP
Writers: Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray
Artist: Daniel Acuña
Collects UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #1-8 and a story from DC: BRAVE NEW WORLD
$14.99 US, 208 pages
August
BATMAN AND SON HC
Writer: Grant Morrison
Artists: Andy Kubert, Jesse Delperdang and John Van Fleet
Collects BATMAN #655-658 and #663-666
$19.99 US, 128 pages
BATMAN: SECRETS OF THE BATCAVE TP
Writers: Bill Finger, Don Cameron, Edmond Hamilton, Gerry Conway, Alan Brennert and others
Artists: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos, Ray Burnley, Jim Mooney, Sheldon Moldoff, Stan Kaye, Charles Paris, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Jim Aparo and others
Collects stories from BATMAN #12, 35, 48, 109 and 348, WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #30, DETECTIVE COMICS #158, 168, 186, 205, 233, 235, and 244, THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #182, the SECRET ORIGINS TP, and BIZARRO COMICS
$17.99 US, 192 pages
BIRDS OF PREY: BLOOD AND CIRCUITS TP
Writers: Gail Simone and Tony Bedard
Artists: James Raiz, Paulo Siqueira and others
Collects BIRDS OF PREY #96-103
$17.99 US, 208 pages
CATWOMAN: IT'S ONLY A MOVIE TP
Writers: Will Pfeifer
Artists: David Lopez and Alvaro Lopez
Collects CATWOMAN #59-65
$19.99 US, 168 pages
DC/TOP COW CROSSOVER CLASSICS TP
Writers: Joe Kelly, Ron Marz, Scott Lobdell, Jeph Loeb and Len Kaminski
Artists: Doug Mahnke, Mark Pajarillo, Marc Silvestri, David Finch and others
Collects JLA/CYBERFORCE #1, THE DARKNESS/BATMAN #1, JLA/WITCHBLADE #1 and THE DARKNESS/SUPERMAN #1-2
$14.99 US, 200 pages
THE FLASH: THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP
Writers: Robert Kanigher, Gardner Fox, John Broome, Cary Bates and Mark Waid
Artists: Lee Elias, Carmine Infantino, Ross Andru, Irv Novick, José Luís Garcia-López, Kurt Schaffenberger, Alex Saviuk, Mike Wieringo, Joe Giella, Wallace Wood, Joe Kubert, Frank Giacoia, Mike Esposito, Murphy Anderson and José Marzan Jr.
Collects stories from FLASH COMICS #86 and 104, THE FLASH #123, 155, 165 and 179, DC SPECIAL SERIES #11 and THE FLASH (Second Series) #91
$19.99 US, 208 pages
GREEN LANTERN: WANTED -HAL JORDAN HC
Writer: Geoff Johns
Artists: Ivan Reis and Oclair Albert
Collects GREEN LANTERN #14-20
$19.99 US, 144 pages
JACK KIRBY'S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC
Writer: Jack Kirby
Artists: Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta and Mike Royer
Collects NEW GODS #4-6, FOREVER PEOPLE #4-6, JIMMY OLSEN #141-145 and MISTER MIRACLE #4-6
$49.99 US/$32.99 via Amazon, 396 pages
MANHUNTER VOL. 3: ORIGINS TP
Writer: Marc Andreyko
Artists: Javier Pina, Stephen Sadowski, Rags Morales, Sean Phillips, Shawn Martinbrough and Diego Olmos
Collects MANHUNTER #15-23
$17.99 US, 224 pages
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: ADAM STRANGE VOL. 1 TP
Writer: Gardner Fox
Artists: Mike Sekowsky, Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson and others
Collects stories from SHOWCASE #17-19 and MYSTERY IN SPACE #53-84
$16.99 US, 512 pages
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: WONDER WOMAN VOL. 1 TP
Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artists: Ross Andru and Mike Esposito
Collects stories from WONDER WOMAN #98-117
$16.99 US, 528 pages
SUPERMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 3 TP
Writer: Joe Shuster
Artists: Jerry Siegel and others
Collects stories from ACTION COMICS #21-25, SUPERMAN #4-5 and NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1940
$14.99 US, 192 pages
See Complete Lists:
DC Showcase Presents
DC Trade Paperbacks
DC Archive Editions
DC Comics collections ahoy! New titles coming this summer
June
BATMAN: EGO AND OTHER TAILS TP
Writers: Darwyn Cooke and Paul Grist
Artists: Darwyn Cooke, Tim Sale and Bill Wray
Collects BATMAN: EGO, CATWOMAN: SELINA'S BIG SCORE, and stories from SOLO #1 and 5 and BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #23 and 33
$14.99 US, 200 pages
BATMAN: TURNING POINTS TP
Writers: Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker and Chuck Dixon
Artists: Steve Lieber, Joe Giella, Dick Giordano, Brent Anderson, Paul Pope and others
Collects BATMAN: TURNING POINTS #1-5
$14.99 US, 128 pages
BLUE BEETLE VOL. 2: ROAD TRIP TP
Writers: John Rogers and Keith Giffen
Artists: Cully Hamner, Duncan Rouleau, Casey Jones and Rafael Albuquerque
Collects BLUE BEETLE #7-12
$12.99 US, 144 pages
CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME TP
Writer: Jeph Loeb
Artist: Tim Sale
Collects CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME #1-6
$12.99 US, 160 pages
GOTHAM CENTRAL VOL. 5: DEAD ROBIN TP
Writers: Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker
Artists: Kano, Steve Lieber and Stefano Gaudiano
Collects GOTHAM CENTRAL #33-40
$17.99 US, 192 pages
JSA PRESENTS: STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E. VOL. 1 TP
Writer: Geoff Johns
Artists: Lee Moder and Dan Davis
Collects STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E. #1-8
$12.99 US, 192 pages
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: BATMAN VOL. 2 TP
Writers: Gardner Fox, Robert Kanigher, John Broome and Bill Finger
Artists: Sheldon Moldoff, Carmine Infantino, Chic Stone, Joe Giella, Murphy Anderson, Sid Greene and others
Collects BATMAN #175-188 and DETECTIVE COMICS #343-358
$16.99 US, 512 pages
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE ATOM VOL. 1 TP
Writer: Gardner Fox
Artists: Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson and Sid Greene
Collects SHOWCASE #34-36 and THE ATOM #1-17
$16.99 US, 528 pages
TRIALS OF SHAZAM VOL. 1 TP
Writer: Judd Winick
Artist: Howard Porter
Collects TRIALS OF SHAZAM #1-6 and a story from DC: BRAVE NEW WORLD #1
$14.99 US, 160 pages
July
52 VOL. 2 TP
Writers: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid
Artists: Keith Giffen, Dale Eaglesham, Shawn Moll, Joe Bennett, Chris Batista, Eddy Barrows, Patrick Olliffe, Drew Johnson, Phil Jimenez and others
Collects the lead stories from 52 WEEKS 14-26
$19.99 US, 304 pages
BATMAN: HARLEY AND IVY TP
Writers: Judd Winick, Paul Dini and Bruce Timm
Artists: Joe Chiodo, Bruce Timm, Ronnie Del Carmen and Shane Glines
Collects HARLEY AND IVY: ON THE LAM, BATMAN: HARLEY AND IVY and a story from BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #14 (presented here in color for the first time)
$14.99 US, 136 pages
ELRIC: THE MAKING OF A SORCERER TP
Writer: Michael Moorcock
Artist: Walter Simonson
Collects ELRIC: THE MAKING OF A SORCERER #1-4
$19.99 US, 200 pages
THE ORIGINAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMIC BOOK HEROES VOL. 2: WONDER WOMAN TP
Writer: Michael Fleischer
Artists: Various
Reprints the classic reference volume from 1976
$19.99 US, 272 pages
MARTIAN MANHUNTER: THE OTHERS AMONG US TP
Writer: A.J. Lieberman
Artists: Al Barrionuevo and Bit
Collects MARTIAN MANHUNTER #1-8 and a story from DC: BRAVE NEW WORLD
$19.99 US, 208 pages
OUTSIDERS: PAY AS YOU GO TP
Writer: Judd Winick
Artists: Ron Randall, Pop Mhan and Carlo Barberi
Collects OUTSIDERS #42-46 and OUTSIDERS ANNUAL #1
$14.99 US, 160 pages
SEVEN SOLDIERS ARCHIVES VOL. 2 HC
Writers: Joe Samachson
Artists: Ed Dobrotka, Pierce Rice, Maurice Del Bourgo and Joe Kubert
Collects LEADING COMICS #5-8
$49.99 US, 228 pages
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: BATGIRL VOL. 1 TP
Writers: Gardner Fox, Cary Bates, Bob Haney, Mike Friedrich, Robert Kanigher, Frank Robbins, Dennis O'Neil and Elliot S. Maggin
Artists: Carmine Infantino, Curt Swan, Frank Springer, Gil Kane, Bob Brown, Win Mortimer, Irv Novick, Don Heck, Mike Sekowsky, Neal Adams and others
Collects stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #359, 363, 369, 371, 384, 385, 388, 389, 392, 393, 396, 397, 400, 401, 404, 405-424, BATMAN #197, ADVENTURE COMICS #381, WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #169 and 176, THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #78, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #60 and SUPERMAN #268 and 279
$16.99 US, 520 pages
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: MARTIAN MANHUNTER VOL. 1 TP
Writers: Jack Miller, Joe Samachson and Dave Wood
Artists: Joe Certa
Collects stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #225-305
$16.99 US, 522 pages
SUPERMAN: THE AMAZING TRANSFORMATIONS OF JIMMY OLSEN TP
Writers: Otto Binder, Jerry Siegel and others
Artists: Curt Swan, John Forte, Pete Costanza and others
Collects stories from SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #22, 28, 31-33, 41, 42, 44, 49, 53, 59, 65, 69, 72, 77, 80, 85 and 105
$14.99 US, 192 pages
UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS TP
Writers: Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray
Artist: Daniel Acuña
Collects UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #1-8 and a story from DC: BRAVE NEW WORLD
$14.99 US, 208 pages
August
BATMAN AND SON HC
Writer: Grant Morrison
Artists: Andy Kubert, Jesse Delperdang and John Van Fleet
Collects BATMAN #655-658 and #663-666
$19.99 US, 128 pages
BATMAN: SECRETS OF THE BATCAVE TP
Writers: Bill Finger, Don Cameron, Edmond Hamilton, Gerry Conway, Alan Brennert and others
Artists: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos, Ray Burnley, Jim Mooney, Sheldon Moldoff, Stan Kaye, Charles Paris, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Jim Aparo and others
Collects stories from BATMAN #12, 35, 48, 109 and 348, WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #30, DETECTIVE COMICS #158, 168, 186, 205, 233, 235, and 244, THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #182, the SECRET ORIGINS TP, and BIZARRO COMICS
$17.99 US, 192 pages
BIRDS OF PREY: BLOOD AND CIRCUITS TP
Writers: Gail Simone and Tony Bedard
Artists: James Raiz, Paulo Siqueira and others
Collects BIRDS OF PREY #96-103
$17.99 US, 208 pages
CATWOMAN: IT'S ONLY A MOVIE TP
Writers: Will Pfeifer
Artists: David Lopez and Alvaro Lopez
Collects CATWOMAN #59-65
$19.99 US, 168 pages
DC/TOP COW CROSSOVER CLASSICS TP
Writers: Joe Kelly, Ron Marz, Scott Lobdell, Jeph Loeb and Len Kaminski
Artists: Doug Mahnke, Mark Pajarillo, Marc Silvestri, David Finch and others
Collects JLA/CYBERFORCE #1, THE DARKNESS/BATMAN #1, JLA/WITCHBLADE #1 and THE DARKNESS/SUPERMAN #1-2
$14.99 US, 200 pages
THE FLASH: THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP
Writers: Robert Kanigher, Gardner Fox, John Broome, Cary Bates and Mark Waid
Artists: Lee Elias, Carmine Infantino, Ross Andru, Irv Novick, José Luís Garcia-López, Kurt Schaffenberger, Alex Saviuk, Mike Wieringo, Joe Giella, Wallace Wood, Joe Kubert, Frank Giacoia, Mike Esposito, Murphy Anderson and José Marzan Jr.
Collects stories from FLASH COMICS #86 and 104, THE FLASH #123, 155, 165 and 179, DC SPECIAL SERIES #11 and THE FLASH (Second Series) #91
$19.99 US, 208 pages
GREEN LANTERN: WANTED -HAL JORDAN HC
Writer: Geoff Johns
Artists: Ivan Reis and Oclair Albert
Collects GREEN LANTERN #14-20
$19.99 US, 144 pages
JACK KIRBY'S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC
Writer: Jack Kirby
Artists: Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta and Mike Royer
Collects NEW GODS #4-6, FOREVER PEOPLE #4-6, JIMMY OLSEN #141-145 and MISTER MIRACLE #4-6
$49.99 US/$32.99 via Amazon, 396 pages
MANHUNTER VOL. 3: ORIGINS TP
Writer: Marc Andreyko
Artists: Javier Pina, Stephen Sadowski, Rags Morales, Sean Phillips, Shawn Martinbrough and Diego Olmos
Collects MANHUNTER #15-23
$17.99 US, 224 pages
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: ADAM STRANGE VOL. 1 TP
Writer: Gardner Fox
Artists: Mike Sekowsky, Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson and others
Collects stories from SHOWCASE #17-19 and MYSTERY IN SPACE #53-84
$16.99 US, 512 pages
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: WONDER WOMAN VOL. 1 TP
Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artists: Ross Andru and Mike Esposito
Collects stories from WONDER WOMAN #98-117
$16.99 US, 528 pages
SUPERMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 3 TP
Writer: Joe Shuster
Artists: Jerry Siegel and others
Collects stories from ACTION COMICS #21-25, SUPERMAN #4-5 and NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1940
$14.99 US, 192 pages
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Pop Culture Roundup Feb. 1, 2007
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"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the seventh and last book in the series is due out July 21 . (corrected from the June 21 posted here earlier)
UPDATE: You can pre-order the book now for $18.99 (regularly $34.99) now from Amazon.
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Joss Whedon talks to MTV about his upcoming "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" comic, which picks up where the series ended.
"The show was very mundane, deliberately mundane," Whedon said. "A comic has got to work on a grander, epic scale. We can really take the characters wherever we want, and of course, that means I can kill them. That's where the fun is, in revisiting these characters. It's like being with my old friends, but in actuality, not being with my old friends, because the actors aren't there to play them. It's a little different. This is bigger variations. It's a symphony based on the little tune we played."
The comic hits stand March 7.
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Speaking of Joss: Despite Whedon working on a script to an upcoming Wonder Woman film he's set to direct, Warner Brothers is acquiring a spec script by newcomers Matthew Jennison and Brent Strickland.
Sources told the Hollywood Reporter that the purchase is a pre-emptive measure intended to keep the script off the market and to protect itself against any legal action prompted by similarities between the two scripts. The Jennison-Strickland script is reportedly set against the backdrop of World War II, while Whedon's script is set in the present day.
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Mezco Toyz has a line of Underdog figures coming out to tie in with the CGI flick based on the character coming this summer.
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From Variety: Carl Reiner remembers his work on "The Dick Van Dyke Show."
Daily Variety: So it was because of the censors that they were in twin beds?
Reiner: Absolutely. I fought and I said, "Dick sleeps in a queen-sized bed." They said, "No, no, what would it suggest?" I said, "Where did the kid come from? Did they jump from the next bed to do it?"
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"Star Trek: Klingons: Blood Will Tell," a five-part miniseries from IDW Publishing beginning in April will also be available in a special 40-page Klingon-language edition.
Mojo mag celebrates Sgt. Pepper
And, as with every ish, there'll be a special CD included--this one entitled Mojo Presents Sgt. Pepper...With A Little Help From His Friends, with indie acts tackling the tunes. Tracks include:
01. Simple Kid - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band
02. Purto Muerto - With A Little Help From My Friends
03. Circulus - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
04. Fionn Regan - Getting Better
05. 747s - Fixing A Hole
06. Unkle Bob - She's Leaving Home
07. Bikeride - Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite
08. Stephanie Dosen - Within You Without You
09. Chin Up Chin Up - When I'm Sixty Four
10. Dave Cloud & The Gospel Of Power - Lovely Rita
11. The M's - Good Morning Good Morning
12. Simple Kid - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band (Reprise)
13. Captain - A Day In The Life
Bonus track
14. Echo & The Bunnymen - All You Need Is Love
New and upcoming action figures Feb. 1, 2007
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:
DC Direct Action Figures
Alex Ross JLA series 5 action figures
--Brainiac
--Lex Luthor
--Green Arrow
--Martian Manhunter
--Red Tornado
--Translucent Martian Manhunter
Batman Through the Ages
--Box Set
Batman/Superman Series 4
--Batzarro
--Bizarro
--Superwoman
--Batwoman
--Batman Beyond
--Kryptonite Batman
DC Direct Reactivated Action Figures
--Batman
--Wonder Woman
--Lobo
--Superman
DC 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 Superman
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Shazam
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Flash
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
Elseworlds Action Figures Series 3
--Supergirl
--Batgirl
--Nightstar
--Kingdom Come Aquaman
--Red Son Green Lantern
First Appearance Series 4
--Blue Beetle translucent
--Blue Beetle
--Brave New World Atom
--Warlord
--Brave New World Martian Manhunter
--Brave New World Aquaman
Infinite Crisis Action Figures Series 1
--Powergirl
--Omac
--Mongul
--Earth Prime Superboy
--Alexander Luthor
JSA Action Figures
--Mr. Terrific
--Hawkgirl
--Dr. Midnite
--Hourman
--Golden Age Atom 2-pack
Hanna Barbera Series 2 Action Figures
--Captain Caveman
--Fred Flintstone and Dino
--Johnny Quest
--Magilla Gorilla
--Penelope Pitstop and Muttley
--Tom and Jerry
--Yogi Bear
--Flintstones at the Drive-In
Hanna Barbera Series 3 Action Figures
--Fred Flintstone Quittin' Time
--Twinkle Toes Fred Flintstone
--Great Grape Ape
--Huckleberry Hound
--The Jetsons
--Secret Squirrel
--Snagglepuss
McFarlane Lost series 2 action figures
--Crash site box set
--Sawyer
--Jin
--Sayid
--Desmond
--Sun
--Mr. Eko
Marvel Figure Factory Sets
--Angel
--Beast
--Black Costume Spider-Man
--Deadpool
--Invisible Woman
--Silver Surfer
Marvel Legends Action Figures
Hasbro Marvel Legends Figures Series 1
--Emma Frost
--Ultimate Iron Man
--Movie Beast
--Planet Hulk
--Banshee
--Hercules
Hasbro Marvel Legends Action Figures Series 2
--Wolverine
--She-Hulk
--Yellow Jacket
--Quick Silver
--Lord Asgard Thor
--Magneto Xorn
--X3 Jean Grey
--First Appearance Storm
Marvel Legends Icons 13-inch Action Figures Series 3 Action Figures
--Spider-Man
--Spider-Man Variant
--Beast
--Beast Variant
Hasbro Marvel Legends Icons 13-inch Series 1 Action Figures
--Wolverine
--Thor
Marvel Legends Masterworks Sets
--Spider-Man Vs. Green Goblin
--Fantastic Four Vs. Mole Man
--Hulk Vs. The Thing
--Galactus Vs. Everybody
Marvel Select Figures
Best of Marvel Select Figures
--Grey Hulk
--Thanos
--Ultimate Spider-Man
--Green Goblin
--Mephisto
NECA 7-inch John Lennon action figures
--Color
--Black and white
NECA Grindhouse action figures--Quentin Tarantino as soldier
--Dakota
--Cherry