Pop Culture Roundup April 13, 2007
Rumor has it Laurence Fishburne will supply the voice of Galactus in "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer."
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From Booksteve: Captain Marvel vs. Captain Marvel in the Wall Street Journal 1968.
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The gray Iron Man suit makes at least a cameo appearance in hero's upcoming big screen debut. Just goes to show stuff designed by Jack Kirby 40 years ago still looks supercool today.
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Christina Ricci is set to star opposite Emile Hirsch in the upcoming live-action "Speed Racer" movie. According to the press release:
Ricci will play Trixie, Speed's loyal and courageous girlfriend, who also proves to be a formidable ally both on and off the racetrack.
Slated to be released on May 9, 2008, "Speed Racer" also stars John Goodman and Susan Sarandon as Speed's devoted parents. The film is being written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, marking the brothers' first writing/directing collaboration since the "Matrix" movies. Joel Silver, who previously worked with the Wachowskis on both the "Matrix" movies and "V For Vendetta," is producing the film under his Silver Pictures banner.
Based on the classic series created by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida, the live-action "Speed Racer" will follow the adventures of the young race car driver Speed in his quest for glory on and off the track in his thundering Mach 5. In addition to Speed and Trixie, the movie will feature other characters that fans of the show will remember, including Speed's family and his mysterious arch-rival, Racer X.
The new high-octane actioner will showcase the kind of revolutionary visual effects and cutting-edge storytelling that have become the benchmarks of the Wachowski brothers' films, taking "Speed Racer" into the 21st century.
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I'm loving Waffyjon's continuing series of images of classic G.I. Joe toys. I had this cool scuba diver, sea sled set.
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From Booksteve: Captain Marvel vs. Captain Marvel in the Wall Street Journal 1968.
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The gray Iron Man suit makes at least a cameo appearance in hero's upcoming big screen debut. Just goes to show stuff designed by Jack Kirby 40 years ago still looks supercool today.
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Christina Ricci is set to star opposite Emile Hirsch in the upcoming live-action "Speed Racer" movie. According to the press release:
Ricci will play Trixie, Speed's loyal and courageous girlfriend, who also proves to be a formidable ally both on and off the racetrack.
Slated to be released on May 9, 2008, "Speed Racer" also stars John Goodman and Susan Sarandon as Speed's devoted parents. The film is being written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, marking the brothers' first writing/directing collaboration since the "Matrix" movies. Joel Silver, who previously worked with the Wachowskis on both the "Matrix" movies and "V For Vendetta," is producing the film under his Silver Pictures banner.
Based on the classic series created by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida, the live-action "Speed Racer" will follow the adventures of the young race car driver Speed in his quest for glory on and off the track in his thundering Mach 5. In addition to Speed and Trixie, the movie will feature other characters that fans of the show will remember, including Speed's family and his mysterious arch-rival, Racer X.
The new high-octane actioner will showcase the kind of revolutionary visual effects and cutting-edge storytelling that have become the benchmarks of the Wachowski brothers' films, taking "Speed Racer" into the 21st century.
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I'm loving Waffyjon's continuing series of images of classic G.I. Joe toys. I had this cool scuba diver, sea sled set.
Details on Popeye The Sailor 1933-1938 Volume 1 DVD set
This is four-disk set is now available for pre-order for $45.49 from Amazon (regularly $64.98).
More info Warner Home Video:
The most popular sailor in animation history is certainly “strong to the finish.” Nearly 75 years after his Silver Screen debut, he’ll bring to DVD for the first time the cartoons that first made him famous when Warner Home Video (WHV), Hearst Entertainment and King Features Syndicate release Popeye The Sailor 1933-1938 Volume 1. These classic Popeye animated shorts made Popeye, Olive Oyl and Bluto national pop icons and have been demanded by fans for generations. Available on July 31, 2007 for $64.92 SRP, the 4-disc Authorized Edition DVD collection includes 60 original remastered and unedited theatrical shorts created by the legendary Max Fleischer.
Popeye The Sailor was introduced to the American audience in 1933 and became one of the most endearing and successful characters in animation history, mainly because of his unique vernacular and hilarious catch phrases. His adventures were strange, humorous and often supernatural as he traveled all over the world to resolve conflicts with enemies. Much like the other animation icons of the 1930s, the Popeye plots invoked traditional values, possessed uncompromising moral standards and resorted to force only when threatened. A softie for his lady love Olive Oyl, Popeye usually embarked on conflicts with villains like Bluto and Sea Hag when they made a move on his “sweet patootie.” Popeye was usually clobbered at first, until he ate his spinach and gained superhuman strength to defeat his opponent. With his enormous muscular forearms and corncob pipe in mouth, Popeye was always victorious after he ate his spinach.
Popeye The Sailor 1933-1938 Volume 1 includes more than nine hours of cartoons -- 58 (7- to10-minute) theatrical black-and white-shorts and two two-reeler 20-minute color cartoons. Some of the most memorable shorts from the DVD are the remastered “Blow Me Down!” and a cameo appearance by Betty Boop dressed as a hula dancer in the 1933 “Popeye the Sailor” cartoon, the short in which Popeye made his first animated appearance. The four-Disc DVD set also includes the Academy Award-nominated “Popeye The Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor” and more than five hours of incredible bonus features, including:
* Popeye Commentaries – Including historians, animators and filmmakers
* “Behind the Toons” – These featurettes are in depth looks at select cartoons, characters and creators
* “I Yam What I Am: The Story of Popeye the Sailor Man” – All-new documentary
* “The Evolution of Animation: The History of the Fleischer Studios” – All-new documentary
* “Max Fleischer and the New York Style” – All-new documentary
* Bonus Popeye Shorts – Including “Let’s Sing with Popeye” and “Popular Science”
* Bonus Fleischer Cartoons – Including “Poor Cinderella,” “Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy” and “Superman”
“Popeye is an icon – he represents good and the underdog. This sailor has been integral to pop culture for over seven decades,” said Jeff Brown, WHV Senior Vice President and General Manager, Television and Franchise. “Popeye fans have been requesting the DVD of this illustrious collection for ages and we are thrilled to be releasing Popeye The Sailor 1933-1938 Volume 1, the remastered and unedited shorts for the established fan and those of the next generation.”
More info Warner Home Video:
The most popular sailor in animation history is certainly “strong to the finish.” Nearly 75 years after his Silver Screen debut, he’ll bring to DVD for the first time the cartoons that first made him famous when Warner Home Video (WHV), Hearst Entertainment and King Features Syndicate release Popeye The Sailor 1933-1938 Volume 1. These classic Popeye animated shorts made Popeye, Olive Oyl and Bluto national pop icons and have been demanded by fans for generations. Available on July 31, 2007 for $64.92 SRP, the 4-disc Authorized Edition DVD collection includes 60 original remastered and unedited theatrical shorts created by the legendary Max Fleischer.
Popeye The Sailor was introduced to the American audience in 1933 and became one of the most endearing and successful characters in animation history, mainly because of his unique vernacular and hilarious catch phrases. His adventures were strange, humorous and often supernatural as he traveled all over the world to resolve conflicts with enemies. Much like the other animation icons of the 1930s, the Popeye plots invoked traditional values, possessed uncompromising moral standards and resorted to force only when threatened. A softie for his lady love Olive Oyl, Popeye usually embarked on conflicts with villains like Bluto and Sea Hag when they made a move on his “sweet patootie.” Popeye was usually clobbered at first, until he ate his spinach and gained superhuman strength to defeat his opponent. With his enormous muscular forearms and corncob pipe in mouth, Popeye was always victorious after he ate his spinach.
Popeye The Sailor 1933-1938 Volume 1 includes more than nine hours of cartoons -- 58 (7- to10-minute) theatrical black-and white-shorts and two two-reeler 20-minute color cartoons. Some of the most memorable shorts from the DVD are the remastered “Blow Me Down!” and a cameo appearance by Betty Boop dressed as a hula dancer in the 1933 “Popeye the Sailor” cartoon, the short in which Popeye made his first animated appearance. The four-Disc DVD set also includes the Academy Award-nominated “Popeye The Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor” and more than five hours of incredible bonus features, including:
* Popeye Commentaries – Including historians, animators and filmmakers
* “Behind the Toons” – These featurettes are in depth looks at select cartoons, characters and creators
* “I Yam What I Am: The Story of Popeye the Sailor Man” – All-new documentary
* “The Evolution of Animation: The History of the Fleischer Studios” – All-new documentary
* “Max Fleischer and the New York Style” – All-new documentary
* Bonus Popeye Shorts – Including “Let’s Sing with Popeye” and “Popular Science”
* Bonus Fleischer Cartoons – Including “Poor Cinderella,” “Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy” and “Superman”
“Popeye is an icon – he represents good and the underdog. This sailor has been integral to pop culture for over seven decades,” said Jeff Brown, WHV Senior Vice President and General Manager, Television and Franchise. “Popeye fans have been requesting the DVD of this illustrious collection for ages and we are thrilled to be releasing Popeye The Sailor 1933-1938 Volume 1, the remastered and unedited shorts for the established fan and those of the next generation.”
Upcoming comics-related books
Doing the Amazon sneak peek, we see these listings (some reported previously, others not). Click the links to pre-order:
Amazing Fantasy Omnibus, Vol. 1
''We Were Trapped in the Twilight World!'' ''I Led the Strange Search for Manoo!'' ''I Come from the Black Void!'' Wow, what a life, huh? All part of Marvel's most amazing fantasy adventures, collected here for the first time! Meet the Man Who Captured Death, the Man in the Mummy Case and the Man in the Sky, one of Marvel's earliest mutant heroes! Monsters both microscopic and megalithic - like Torr, Sserpo, Monsteroso and the inimitable Tim Boo Ba! Aliens, genies, angels, ghosts and more! Plus the origins of Spider-Man and Doctor Druid, if you're into that super-hero stuff. Collects Amazing Adventures #1-6, Amazing Adult Fantasy #7-14 and Amazing Fantasy #15.
$47.24 from Amazon (reg. $74.99)
Normal cover or
Variant cover
Devil Dinosaur By Jack Kirby
No gods from outer space could beat this Devil! Jack Kirby crossed into a new cosmos with this crimson carnivore and his faithful sidekick Moonboy! Now, for the first time, Marvel collects the King's saga of Devil Dinosaur in his prehistoric prime! Collects Devil Dinosaur #1-9.
Hardcover
$16.49 from Amazon (reg. $24.99)
Essential Dazzler, Vol. 1
Disco may be dead, but Marvel's dynamic diva never says ''die!'' Beginning as a co-star with the X-Men and Spider-Man, Alison Blaire moved into a world of villains new and old, facing gangsters, gods and Galactus without skipping a beat! Plus: the Inhumans, the Hellfire Club and Project: PEGASUS! World saving, space travel, intrigue and romance in the ultimate disco mix! Guest-starring most of Marvel's heroes, including Spider-Woman and She-Hulk! Collects Dazzler #1-21, Uncanny X-Men #130-131 and Amazing Spider-Man #203
$11.55 from Amazon (reg. $16.99)
Essential Spider-Woman, Vol. 2
The first part of Spider-Woman's career concludes as her collection of challenges and crises is completed! Some of Marvel's most stupendous scribes set the heroine against Morgan le Fay, the Viper, Gypsy Moth and other fearsome foes, forgotten or otherwise! Plus: the first appearances of X-Factor's Siryn and X-Force's Caliban! But after tearing through a gauntlet of magicians, mad scientists, murder and mystery, what final fate awaits the webbed wonder? Guest-starring Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men and the Werewolf! Collects Spider-Woman #26-50, Marvel Team-Up #97 and Uncanny X-Men #148
$11.55 from Amazon (reg. $16.99)
Thor Visionaries - Walt Simonson, Vol. 4
Balder the Brave, Thor's brother in all but blood, undergoes his own gauntlet of gods and giants - earning the love of witch-queen Karnilla and the throne of Asgard! Meanwhile, on Midgard, Thor finds an era-hopping authoritarian officer racing him to defeat an old enemy possessed by an even older evil! Plus: Sabretooth and the Marauders! All with Walt Simonson's trademarks: epic sensibilities, godly grandeur and talking frogs! Verily! Collects Thor #371-374 and Balder the Brave #1-4
$16.49 from Amazon (reg. $24.99)
Essential Defenders Volume 3
The Day of the Defenders first gathered Doctor Strange, the Hulk and the rest of Marvel's legion of loners - but can they survive ''Defenders for a Day?'' If the second team calling themselves Defenders doesn't finish them off, the third one just might! Plus: more non-stop action when the non-team faces team after team - including the Emissaries of Evil, Zodiac and the Headmen! Demons and gods alike threaten humanity, leaving its outcasts to defend it! Guest-starring Iron Fist, Ms. Marvel, Havok and Polaris, the Son of Satan, Hercules and more! Collects Defenders #40-69 and Annual #1
$11.55 from Amazon (reg. $16.99)
Captain America: War & Remembrance
Captain America's endless war on crime and tyranny sets him against new enemies and old, from an army of robot replicas to the black deeds of Baron Blood! Plus: Cap for president? Guest-starring the Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D. and Union Jack! Featuring Cobra, Mister Hyde and Batroc the Leaper! The complete Stern/Byrne run, culminating with the standard-setting version of Cap's awe-inspiring origin! Collects Captain America #247-255.
$16.49 from Amazon (reg. $24.99)
Disguised As Clark Kent: Jews, Comics, And the Creation of the Superhero
by Danny Fingeroth
Hardcover
$18.96 from Amazon (reg. $24.95)
Chance in Hell
by Gilbert Hernandez
Gilbert Hernandez's first original graphic novel from Fantagraphics follows on the heels of his acclaimed Sloth from DC's Vertigo Comics in 2006. Chance In Hell tells the story about a little orphan girl who lives in the slum of slums. Nobody knows who she is or where she's from, but her fellow shantytown inhabitants collectively look over her. The three-act story follows our heroine as she is adopted by a decent man who raises her well, and she eventually marries a kind, well-to-do man, only to discover that she can't relate to the good life and the comforts it provides.
Hardcover
$11.53 from Amazon (reg. $16.95)
Just When You Thought Things Couldn't Get Worse: The Cartoons and Comic Strips of Edward Sorel
Edward Sorel is widely recognized as America's premier illustrator. But when he wasn't painting covers and doing drawings for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Time, Rolling Stone, and many other mass circulation magazines, he was indulging, over the last 30 years, in his first love—making comic strips.
Sorel's strips are iconoclastic, cynical, and universally excoriating. No target escapes his watchful wrath: politicians, theological dynasties, ideologues left and right, lawyers, publishers, and the usual gang of movers and shakers—panderers, philistines, money-grubbers. (Nor does he spare himself.) Culled from the pages of The Nation, The Village Voice, Penthouse, and other magazines, Sorel proves he is that most dangerous of creatures—a cartoonist with a chip on his shoulder, an inveterate troublemaker, a burner of bridges.
Softcover
$12.89 from Amazon (reg. $18.95)
Amazing Fantasy Omnibus, Vol. 1
''We Were Trapped in the Twilight World!'' ''I Led the Strange Search for Manoo!'' ''I Come from the Black Void!'' Wow, what a life, huh? All part of Marvel's most amazing fantasy adventures, collected here for the first time! Meet the Man Who Captured Death, the Man in the Mummy Case and the Man in the Sky, one of Marvel's earliest mutant heroes! Monsters both microscopic and megalithic - like Torr, Sserpo, Monsteroso and the inimitable Tim Boo Ba! Aliens, genies, angels, ghosts and more! Plus the origins of Spider-Man and Doctor Druid, if you're into that super-hero stuff. Collects Amazing Adventures #1-6, Amazing Adult Fantasy #7-14 and Amazing Fantasy #15.
$47.24 from Amazon (reg. $74.99)
Normal cover or
Variant cover
Devil Dinosaur By Jack Kirby
No gods from outer space could beat this Devil! Jack Kirby crossed into a new cosmos with this crimson carnivore and his faithful sidekick Moonboy! Now, for the first time, Marvel collects the King's saga of Devil Dinosaur in his prehistoric prime! Collects Devil Dinosaur #1-9.
Hardcover
$16.49 from Amazon (reg. $24.99)
Essential Dazzler, Vol. 1
Disco may be dead, but Marvel's dynamic diva never says ''die!'' Beginning as a co-star with the X-Men and Spider-Man, Alison Blaire moved into a world of villains new and old, facing gangsters, gods and Galactus without skipping a beat! Plus: the Inhumans, the Hellfire Club and Project: PEGASUS! World saving, space travel, intrigue and romance in the ultimate disco mix! Guest-starring most of Marvel's heroes, including Spider-Woman and She-Hulk! Collects Dazzler #1-21, Uncanny X-Men #130-131 and Amazing Spider-Man #203
$11.55 from Amazon (reg. $16.99)
Essential Spider-Woman, Vol. 2
The first part of Spider-Woman's career concludes as her collection of challenges and crises is completed! Some of Marvel's most stupendous scribes set the heroine against Morgan le Fay, the Viper, Gypsy Moth and other fearsome foes, forgotten or otherwise! Plus: the first appearances of X-Factor's Siryn and X-Force's Caliban! But after tearing through a gauntlet of magicians, mad scientists, murder and mystery, what final fate awaits the webbed wonder? Guest-starring Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men and the Werewolf! Collects Spider-Woman #26-50, Marvel Team-Up #97 and Uncanny X-Men #148
$11.55 from Amazon (reg. $16.99)
Thor Visionaries - Walt Simonson, Vol. 4
Balder the Brave, Thor's brother in all but blood, undergoes his own gauntlet of gods and giants - earning the love of witch-queen Karnilla and the throne of Asgard! Meanwhile, on Midgard, Thor finds an era-hopping authoritarian officer racing him to defeat an old enemy possessed by an even older evil! Plus: Sabretooth and the Marauders! All with Walt Simonson's trademarks: epic sensibilities, godly grandeur and talking frogs! Verily! Collects Thor #371-374 and Balder the Brave #1-4
$16.49 from Amazon (reg. $24.99)
Essential Defenders Volume 3
The Day of the Defenders first gathered Doctor Strange, the Hulk and the rest of Marvel's legion of loners - but can they survive ''Defenders for a Day?'' If the second team calling themselves Defenders doesn't finish them off, the third one just might! Plus: more non-stop action when the non-team faces team after team - including the Emissaries of Evil, Zodiac and the Headmen! Demons and gods alike threaten humanity, leaving its outcasts to defend it! Guest-starring Iron Fist, Ms. Marvel, Havok and Polaris, the Son of Satan, Hercules and more! Collects Defenders #40-69 and Annual #1
$11.55 from Amazon (reg. $16.99)
Captain America: War & Remembrance
Captain America's endless war on crime and tyranny sets him against new enemies and old, from an army of robot replicas to the black deeds of Baron Blood! Plus: Cap for president? Guest-starring the Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D. and Union Jack! Featuring Cobra, Mister Hyde and Batroc the Leaper! The complete Stern/Byrne run, culminating with the standard-setting version of Cap's awe-inspiring origin! Collects Captain America #247-255.
$16.49 from Amazon (reg. $24.99)
Disguised As Clark Kent: Jews, Comics, And the Creation of the Superhero
by Danny Fingeroth
Hardcover
$18.96 from Amazon (reg. $24.95)
Chance in Hell
by Gilbert Hernandez
Gilbert Hernandez's first original graphic novel from Fantagraphics follows on the heels of his acclaimed Sloth from DC's Vertigo Comics in 2006. Chance In Hell tells the story about a little orphan girl who lives in the slum of slums. Nobody knows who she is or where she's from, but her fellow shantytown inhabitants collectively look over her. The three-act story follows our heroine as she is adopted by a decent man who raises her well, and she eventually marries a kind, well-to-do man, only to discover that she can't relate to the good life and the comforts it provides.
Hardcover
$11.53 from Amazon (reg. $16.95)
Just When You Thought Things Couldn't Get Worse: The Cartoons and Comic Strips of Edward Sorel
Edward Sorel is widely recognized as America's premier illustrator. But when he wasn't painting covers and doing drawings for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Time, Rolling Stone, and many other mass circulation magazines, he was indulging, over the last 30 years, in his first love—making comic strips.
Sorel's strips are iconoclastic, cynical, and universally excoriating. No target escapes his watchful wrath: politicians, theological dynasties, ideologues left and right, lawyers, publishers, and the usual gang of movers and shakers—panderers, philistines, money-grubbers. (Nor does he spare himself.) Culled from the pages of The Nation, The Village Voice, Penthouse, and other magazines, Sorel proves he is that most dangerous of creatures—a cartoonist with a chip on his shoulder, an inveterate troublemaker, a burner of bridges.
Softcover
$12.89 from Amazon (reg. $18.95)
Pop Culture Roundup April 12, 2007
Family Tree, out June 19, is a collection of rare tracks from British cult folkie Nick Drake.
The set includes Drake's own take on tracks like "Cocaine Blues," a number of Jackson C. Frank's songs, Bob Dylan's "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" and Bert Jansch's "Strolling Down the Highway." It also contains early versions of "Day Is Done" and "Way to Blue" (both from his 1969 studio album "Five Leaves Left"), plus nearly a dozen unreleased Drake originals like "Blossom" and "Come Into the Garden." The lo-fi nature of the recordings is preserved, with audible bits of Drake speaking and conversing between tracks.
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Eric Johnson, who plays Whitney Fordman on "Smallville," is set to star in the Sci Fi Channel's new Flash Gordon series.
The 22-hour series updates the comic-strip franchise and is slated for an August premiere. Johnson will play space-traveling adventurer Gordon, who is joined by companions Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov. Ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances, they find themselves as Earth's last line of defense against the forces of the merciless dictator Ming.
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Author Kurt Vonnegut has passed away.
Vonnegut's more than a dozen books, short stories, essays and plays contained elements of social commentary, science fiction and autobiography.
"He was sort of like nobody else," said fellow author Gore Vidal. "Kurt was never dull."
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The Beatles and EMI have settled legal differences the could pave the way to downloads of the Fabs' music.
"It seems like it is heading in that direction," Jupiter analyst Mark Mulligan told Reuters of the Beatles catalogue. "The conversation has changed from an 'if' to a 'when'."
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Speaking of Beatles, New York Times Beatles expert Allan Kozinn has more on Neil Aspinall, the group's longtime confidant who stepped down from his position as head of Apple Corps a couple of days ago.
Saying that Mr. Aspinall “has decided to move on,” with none of the usual platitudes about spending time with his family or pursuing other interests, makes it sound like something’s up. Did he suddenly quit? Was he fired? Was there something to the illogical rumors that the Beatles were dissatisfied with the February agreement between their Apple and the computer company?
People close to Apple say that Mr. Aspinall is simply retiring. He turns 65 in October and had heart problems in the 1990s. Perhaps, having spent 46 years at the Beatles’ beck and call, he wanted to reduce his stress.
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Classic "Doctor Who" writer Dave Martin, who penned such adventures as "The Claws of Axos" and "The Three Doctors," has passed away.
Martin may, however, be best remembered as the co-creator of K9, the metal dog who proved such a hit last year when he returned in School Reunion. He's also due to star in his own animated series soon.
The set includes Drake's own take on tracks like "Cocaine Blues," a number of Jackson C. Frank's songs, Bob Dylan's "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" and Bert Jansch's "Strolling Down the Highway." It also contains early versions of "Day Is Done" and "Way to Blue" (both from his 1969 studio album "Five Leaves Left"), plus nearly a dozen unreleased Drake originals like "Blossom" and "Come Into the Garden." The lo-fi nature of the recordings is preserved, with audible bits of Drake speaking and conversing between tracks.
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Eric Johnson, who plays Whitney Fordman on "Smallville," is set to star in the Sci Fi Channel's new Flash Gordon series.
The 22-hour series updates the comic-strip franchise and is slated for an August premiere. Johnson will play space-traveling adventurer Gordon, who is joined by companions Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov. Ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances, they find themselves as Earth's last line of defense against the forces of the merciless dictator Ming.
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Author Kurt Vonnegut has passed away.
Vonnegut's more than a dozen books, short stories, essays and plays contained elements of social commentary, science fiction and autobiography.
"He was sort of like nobody else," said fellow author Gore Vidal. "Kurt was never dull."
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The Beatles and EMI have settled legal differences the could pave the way to downloads of the Fabs' music.
"It seems like it is heading in that direction," Jupiter analyst Mark Mulligan told Reuters of the Beatles catalogue. "The conversation has changed from an 'if' to a 'when'."
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Speaking of Beatles, New York Times Beatles expert Allan Kozinn has more on Neil Aspinall, the group's longtime confidant who stepped down from his position as head of Apple Corps a couple of days ago.
Saying that Mr. Aspinall “has decided to move on,” with none of the usual platitudes about spending time with his family or pursuing other interests, makes it sound like something’s up. Did he suddenly quit? Was he fired? Was there something to the illogical rumors that the Beatles were dissatisfied with the February agreement between their Apple and the computer company?
People close to Apple say that Mr. Aspinall is simply retiring. He turns 65 in October and had heart problems in the 1990s. Perhaps, having spent 46 years at the Beatles’ beck and call, he wanted to reduce his stress.
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Classic "Doctor Who" writer Dave Martin, who penned such adventures as "The Claws of Axos" and "The Three Doctors," has passed away.
Martin may, however, be best remembered as the co-creator of K9, the metal dog who proved such a hit last year when he returned in School Reunion. He's also due to star in his own animated series soon.
Lost clues: "One of Us" ep. 16, season 3
Synopsis:
Juliet joins Jack, Sayid and Kate on their trek back to the crash survivors' beach camp.
Along the way, we see flashbacks relating Juliet's arrival on the island (by submarine) to do scientific research for the Others.
We learn that, for some reason, women on the island cannot give birth. Juliet is working on a drug that prevents the problem and we learn that Claire was part of her research.
Back in the present, Claire suddenly becomes very ill. When Juliet arrives, she tells Jack she can help--Claire's problems are the result of the research she did, and Juliet knows where to find a supply of medications that can help. Jack lets her go for the meds, but Sayid and Sawyer--very suspicious of the Other in their midst--follow.
Juliet is able to administer the meds and Claire quickly recovers. Juliet ends up looking pretty good in the eyes of the crash survivors. However--in another flashback--we see that Juliet is very much a spy. Ben and she have carefully planned it to look like Juliet had been left behind by the Others and somehow caused Claire's "illness" to flare up at precisely the right time. What are they up to?
Clues, observations, speculation:
* What ARE Ben and Juliet after?
* If pregnant women really are in danger on the island, what will happen with Sun? And what about Kate? She and Sawyer got together while captives of the Others. Is Kate pregnant too? Did the Others want her to get that way?
* What's up with the symbol on the tree near the drop point for Ethan's supplies, where Juliet retrieves the meds to help Claire? It's very similar to the brand Juliet received on her back.
* Ben makes reference to Jacob and tells Juliet the Others have the ability to somehow cure Juliet's sister of cancer. Who is Jacob? And how do the Others cure cancer? And, if they can, why couldn't they help Ben?
* Is Jacob real, or just a "Wizard of Oz" creation of Ben, playing the man behind the curtain?
* Where and why did the Others go and when are they coming back?
* It seems the Others want to be a self-perpetuating society apart from the rest of the world. But that's hard to do when nobody can have children. It seems this is why they abducted kids from the plane and why they recruited Juliet.
* In flashbacks, we see Juliet had a relationship with Goodwin, the Other who was killed by Ana Lucia.
* Immediately after the crash, we see Ben asking for details background information on all the crash survivors and later Juliet spouts off deep dark secrets she knows about Sayid and Sawyer. But this information couldn't have come from conventional detective work. How, for example, could the Others know about the man Sawyer killed the night before his ill-fated flight? They had to be spying on him, which means they predicted the crash, or they must have some psychic, mind-reading way of learning about the crash survivors too.
* Juliet is led to believe she'll be taking a flight to the island, but she's actually tranquilized and put on the submarine. We see her, with Richard Alpert and Ethan, awaiting a flight via Herarat Aviation.
* What does Herarat mean? A similar word is Ararat, the supposed resting places of Noah's Ark. It also could mean "her a rat," a hint to viewers that Juliet is, indeed, untrustworthy.
* Or, maybe more likely, Herarat is an anagram for Earhart, as in lost aviator Amelia. Maybe the island's Adam and Eve are Earhart and her co-pilot Fred Noonan.
* Since Juliet only wakes up after the sub has supposedly arrived at the island, is it possible the sub is a fake? That she arrived on the island in some other fashion?
* Note the Dharma-ish, I-Chingish symbols on the sub.
Juliet joins Jack, Sayid and Kate on their trek back to the crash survivors' beach camp.
Along the way, we see flashbacks relating Juliet's arrival on the island (by submarine) to do scientific research for the Others.
We learn that, for some reason, women on the island cannot give birth. Juliet is working on a drug that prevents the problem and we learn that Claire was part of her research.
Back in the present, Claire suddenly becomes very ill. When Juliet arrives, she tells Jack she can help--Claire's problems are the result of the research she did, and Juliet knows where to find a supply of medications that can help. Jack lets her go for the meds, but Sayid and Sawyer--very suspicious of the Other in their midst--follow.
Juliet is able to administer the meds and Claire quickly recovers. Juliet ends up looking pretty good in the eyes of the crash survivors. However--in another flashback--we see that Juliet is very much a spy. Ben and she have carefully planned it to look like Juliet had been left behind by the Others and somehow caused Claire's "illness" to flare up at precisely the right time. What are they up to?
Clues, observations, speculation:
* What ARE Ben and Juliet after?
* If pregnant women really are in danger on the island, what will happen with Sun? And what about Kate? She and Sawyer got together while captives of the Others. Is Kate pregnant too? Did the Others want her to get that way?
* What's up with the symbol on the tree near the drop point for Ethan's supplies, where Juliet retrieves the meds to help Claire? It's very similar to the brand Juliet received on her back.
* Ben makes reference to Jacob and tells Juliet the Others have the ability to somehow cure Juliet's sister of cancer. Who is Jacob? And how do the Others cure cancer? And, if they can, why couldn't they help Ben?
* Is Jacob real, or just a "Wizard of Oz" creation of Ben, playing the man behind the curtain?
* Where and why did the Others go and when are they coming back?
* It seems the Others want to be a self-perpetuating society apart from the rest of the world. But that's hard to do when nobody can have children. It seems this is why they abducted kids from the plane and why they recruited Juliet.
* In flashbacks, we see Juliet had a relationship with Goodwin, the Other who was killed by Ana Lucia.
* Immediately after the crash, we see Ben asking for details background information on all the crash survivors and later Juliet spouts off deep dark secrets she knows about Sayid and Sawyer. But this information couldn't have come from conventional detective work. How, for example, could the Others know about the man Sawyer killed the night before his ill-fated flight? They had to be spying on him, which means they predicted the crash, or they must have some psychic, mind-reading way of learning about the crash survivors too.
* Juliet is led to believe she'll be taking a flight to the island, but she's actually tranquilized and put on the submarine. We see her, with Richard Alpert and Ethan, awaiting a flight via Herarat Aviation.
* What does Herarat mean? A similar word is Ararat, the supposed resting places of Noah's Ark. It also could mean "her a rat," a hint to viewers that Juliet is, indeed, untrustworthy.
* Or, maybe more likely, Herarat is an anagram for Earhart, as in lost aviator Amelia. Maybe the island's Adam and Eve are Earhart and her co-pilot Fred Noonan.
* Since Juliet only wakes up after the sub has supposedly arrived at the island, is it possible the sub is a fake? That she arrived on the island in some other fashion?
* Note the Dharma-ish, I-Chingish symbols on the sub.
DVD: Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection
Due out July 24 featuring 75 remastered, uncut toons:
"The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection" features 75 timelessly zany adventures, including eight Academy Award(R)-nominated short features and over one hour of vintage bonus materials including the documentary "Walter, Woody and the World of Animation," behind-the-scenes footage and a full episode of "The Woody Woodpecker Show."
Woody's crazy exploits include encounters with other well-known animated players from the renowned Walter Lantz Studio including Chilly Willy, Andy Panda, Wally Walrus and Buzz Buzzard. As a special bonus, "The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection" also includes rare cartoons from the golden age of animation, with treasures from the Walter Lantz archive including Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Cartune Classic and Swing Symphony cartoons. Over eight hours of this rare bird's daffy doings have been digitally remastered for optimum picture quality, making this collection an essential acquisition for every animation fan and classic film collector.
"The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection" features 75 timelessly zany adventures, including eight Academy Award(R)-nominated short features and over one hour of vintage bonus materials including the documentary "Walter, Woody and the World of Animation," behind-the-scenes footage and a full episode of "The Woody Woodpecker Show."
Woody's crazy exploits include encounters with other well-known animated players from the renowned Walter Lantz Studio including Chilly Willy, Andy Panda, Wally Walrus and Buzz Buzzard. As a special bonus, "The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection" also includes rare cartoons from the golden age of animation, with treasures from the Walter Lantz archive including Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Cartune Classic and Swing Symphony cartoons. Over eight hours of this rare bird's daffy doings have been digitally remastered for optimum picture quality, making this collection an essential acquisition for every animation fan and classic film collector.
New and upcoming action figures April 12, 2007
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:
DC Direct Action Figures
Superman Last Son Action Figures
--Last Son Superman
--Ursa
--Bizarro
--Zod
Shazam Action Figures
--Dr. Sivana
--Captain Marvel Jr.
--Mary Marvel
--Billy Batson and Hoppy
--Captain Marvel
Justice League of America Series 1
Superman
Black Lightning
Black Canary
Vixen
Red Arrow
Superman Vs. Doomsday
Doomsday
Lex Luthor and Robot
Solar Suit Superman
Superman
Batman and Son
Batman
Ninja Man-Bat
Robin and Daimin
The Joker
52 Weeks
Animal Man
Batwoman
Booster Gold
Supernova
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
Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer action figures
Battle Stretch Mr. Fantastic
Fire Blast Human Torch
Raging Thing
Silver Surfer
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
Hasbro Marvel Legends Figures Series 3
--Bucky Barnes
--First appearance Captain America
--Marvel Girl Rachel Grey
--Heroes for Hire Black Knight
--Hydra Soldier
--X-3 Colossus
--Astonishing X-Men Cyclops
--Danger
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
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
Superman Last Son Action Figures
--Last Son Superman
--Ursa
--Bizarro
--Zod
Shazam Action Figures
--Dr. Sivana
--Captain Marvel Jr.
--Mary Marvel
--Billy Batson and Hoppy
--Captain Marvel
Justice League of America Series 1
Superman
Black Lightning
Black Canary
Vixen
Red Arrow
Superman Vs. Doomsday
Doomsday
Lex Luthor and Robot
Solar Suit Superman
Superman
Batman and Son
Batman
Ninja Man-Bat
Robin and Daimin
The Joker
52 Weeks
Animal Man
Batwoman
Booster Gold
Supernova
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
Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer action figures
Battle Stretch Mr. Fantastic
Fire Blast Human Torch
Raging Thing
Silver Surfer
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
Hasbro Marvel Legends Figures Series 3
--Bucky Barnes
--First appearance Captain America
--Marvel Girl Rachel Grey
--Heroes for Hire Black Knight
--Hydra Soldier
--X-3 Colossus
--Astonishing X-Men Cyclops
--Danger
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
Pop Culture Roundup April 11, 2007
The Bat-Blog shares a complete set of lobby card images from the 1966 Batman movie.
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Booksteve weighs in on "Shazam" screenwriter John August's doltish comments about old Captain Marvel comics being essentially worthless.
August tells us more recent Cap comics written by "Real World" boy Judd Winick are more instructive in developing a film incarnation of the character than the classic tales created by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. I foresee a dull, "serious" movie Cap that's essentially Superman with a lightning bolt on his chest. And it'll probably be as uexciting and crappy as the recent Superman film.
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Has Dial B for Blog resurfaced? The Shadow knows.
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Here's the first pic from the upcoming "Get Smart" film starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway.
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Booksteve weighs in on "Shazam" screenwriter John August's doltish comments about old Captain Marvel comics being essentially worthless.
August tells us more recent Cap comics written by "Real World" boy Judd Winick are more instructive in developing a film incarnation of the character than the classic tales created by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. I foresee a dull, "serious" movie Cap that's essentially Superman with a lightning bolt on his chest. And it'll probably be as uexciting and crappy as the recent Superman film.
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Has Dial B for Blog resurfaced? The Shadow knows.
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Here's the first pic from the upcoming "Get Smart" film starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway.
Lost preview April 11 episode
Read a teaser for tonight's show here. Then come back here tomorrow for a full review of happenings, observations and clues from the episode.
Also see:
The Best "Lost" Sites on the Web.
"Lost" season 3 episode guide.
Also see:
The Best "Lost" Sites on the Web.
"Lost" season 3 episode guide.
Comics shipping April 11, 2007
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DVD: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Second Season
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You can pre-order it now for $27.99 (reg. $38.99) from Amazon.
Pop Culture Roundup April 8, 2007
John August, screenwriter for a planned Captain Marvel film, doesn't see much value in the original comic book exploits of the character.
Why I’m not including the vintage collections
DC publishes hardcover anthologies that gather up decades’ worth of Captain Marvel comics. If I were writing a dissertation on the evolution of the Captain Marvel character, these would be invaluable. But I’m not. So every time I read one of these, I’m struck with the same realization I encounter trying to watch The Honeymooners or a black-and-white movie: Wow. Old things suck.
Yes, I know that will piss off the vintage comics fans, who insist that the original incarnations are the purest forms of a character. But what you quickly realize is that old-time comic books were awkwardly written, crudely drawn, and bewilderingly inconsistent with their rules. They were making up the art form as they went along, and today’s comic books are better for the accumulated wisdom.
Vintage fans are free to disagree. There’s a vast but finite amount of comic books to last them through their days.
Great. I'll stick with the vintage comic books then and skip the crappy movie you're writing, John. But the thought comes to mind: If comic book heroes in their original form are somehow not good enough for those writing movies--let alone current comic book writers who feel the need to update and make more "realistic" these characters--why not use your incredible cutting edge talents to create your own, new heroes that matter meet your oh-so-hip needs?
I mean, what's the point of making a Captain Marvel film if it doesn't evoke the whimsical spirit of the Fawcett Comics incarnation of the character? Anything DC did afterwards was either a pale imitation or completely missed the point.
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Speaking of crappy comic book movies, Ghost Rider co-creator Gary Friedrich has sued Marvel Enterprises, Sony Pictures Entertainment and others involved with the recent "Ghost Rider" film for copyright violations.
Friedrich claims the copyrights used in the film and in related products reverted from Marvel to him in 2001.
...Friedrich...accuses Marvel of waste for failing "to properly utilize and capitalize" on the Ghost Rider character. Marvel's attempts to do so, Friedrich claims, have only damaged the value of his work by failing to properly promote and protect the characters and by accepting inadequate royalties from co-defendants. Friedrich also claims that toymaker Hasbro and videogame firm Take-Two have improperly created merchandise based on the characters.
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And here's another case of "why bother?": Screenwriter/producer David Goyer of "Batman Returns" fame wants to use the character of Green Arrow in an upcoming film, in which the hero is "incarcerated in a special prison and stripped of his powers."
"Super Max" begins with a traditional comicbook hero, but the storyline takes a turn as Green Arrow's true identity is revealed and he's forced to band together on an escape attempt with the very villains he's previously imprisoned.
I mean, why make it Green Arrow? Especially, since Green Arrow has no "powers" to begin with? Only the marksmanship necessary to land a boxing glove arrow on a villain's jaw? Why not create you're own friggin' hero? and save on all the royalties, etc., you'll need to split with DC for the honor of using their character in name only? Most of the general public has never even heard of Green Arrow in the first place, so the name itself is no draw.
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Head-scratching news from Beatle land: Neil Aspinall, with the band since its first days first as a road manager and then for decades as the head of its Apple Corps management company, is leaving. Is he retiring? Was he fired? This news release offers no explanation. One thing's for sure, though: If there was a fifth Beatles, Neil is/was the guy--closer to the band members than producer George Martin or their late manager Brian Epstein.
London, England, Tuesday, April 10, 2007 – Today Apple Corps Ltd. announced that Jeff Jones will become Chief Executive Officer of Apple Corps Ltd.
Apple welcomes Jeff, who comes with over 30 years experience in the music business with a brilliant record. He leaves his position of Executive Vice President, Legacy Recordings/Sony BMG Catalog Worldwide where he has been since 1995.
Apple also announces the departure of Neil Aspinall, who had been with John, Paul, George and Ringo for a spectacular 40 plus years, during which he played an indispensable role for the four. He was there since the inception of the band in Liverpool and has meant so much to the Beatles' family for all these years and still does. However, he has decided to move on. Apple as a whole, and each member of this company, wishes him great success in whatever endeavor he chooses to pursue in the future.
Why I’m not including the vintage collections
DC publishes hardcover anthologies that gather up decades’ worth of Captain Marvel comics. If I were writing a dissertation on the evolution of the Captain Marvel character, these would be invaluable. But I’m not. So every time I read one of these, I’m struck with the same realization I encounter trying to watch The Honeymooners or a black-and-white movie: Wow. Old things suck.
Yes, I know that will piss off the vintage comics fans, who insist that the original incarnations are the purest forms of a character. But what you quickly realize is that old-time comic books were awkwardly written, crudely drawn, and bewilderingly inconsistent with their rules. They were making up the art form as they went along, and today’s comic books are better for the accumulated wisdom.
Vintage fans are free to disagree. There’s a vast but finite amount of comic books to last them through their days.
Great. I'll stick with the vintage comic books then and skip the crappy movie you're writing, John. But the thought comes to mind: If comic book heroes in their original form are somehow not good enough for those writing movies--let alone current comic book writers who feel the need to update and make more "realistic" these characters--why not use your incredible cutting edge talents to create your own, new heroes that matter meet your oh-so-hip needs?
I mean, what's the point of making a Captain Marvel film if it doesn't evoke the whimsical spirit of the Fawcett Comics incarnation of the character? Anything DC did afterwards was either a pale imitation or completely missed the point.
--------------------
Speaking of crappy comic book movies, Ghost Rider co-creator Gary Friedrich has sued Marvel Enterprises, Sony Pictures Entertainment and others involved with the recent "Ghost Rider" film for copyright violations.
Friedrich claims the copyrights used in the film and in related products reverted from Marvel to him in 2001.
...Friedrich...accuses Marvel of waste for failing "to properly utilize and capitalize" on the Ghost Rider character. Marvel's attempts to do so, Friedrich claims, have only damaged the value of his work by failing to properly promote and protect the characters and by accepting inadequate royalties from co-defendants. Friedrich also claims that toymaker Hasbro and videogame firm Take-Two have improperly created merchandise based on the characters.
----------------------
And here's another case of "why bother?": Screenwriter/producer David Goyer of "Batman Returns" fame wants to use the character of Green Arrow in an upcoming film, in which the hero is "incarcerated in a special prison and stripped of his powers."
"Super Max" begins with a traditional comicbook hero, but the storyline takes a turn as Green Arrow's true identity is revealed and he's forced to band together on an escape attempt with the very villains he's previously imprisoned.
I mean, why make it Green Arrow? Especially, since Green Arrow has no "powers" to begin with? Only the marksmanship necessary to land a boxing glove arrow on a villain's jaw? Why not create you're own friggin' hero? and save on all the royalties, etc., you'll need to split with DC for the honor of using their character in name only? Most of the general public has never even heard of Green Arrow in the first place, so the name itself is no draw.
-----------------------
Head-scratching news from Beatle land: Neil Aspinall, with the band since its first days first as a road manager and then for decades as the head of its Apple Corps management company, is leaving. Is he retiring? Was he fired? This news release offers no explanation. One thing's for sure, though: If there was a fifth Beatles, Neil is/was the guy--closer to the band members than producer George Martin or their late manager Brian Epstein.
London, England, Tuesday, April 10, 2007 – Today Apple Corps Ltd. announced that Jeff Jones will become Chief Executive Officer of Apple Corps Ltd.
Apple welcomes Jeff, who comes with over 30 years experience in the music business with a brilliant record. He leaves his position of Executive Vice President, Legacy Recordings/Sony BMG Catalog Worldwide where he has been since 1995.
Apple also announces the departure of Neil Aspinall, who had been with John, Paul, George and Ringo for a spectacular 40 plus years, during which he played an indispensable role for the four. He was there since the inception of the band in Liverpool and has meant so much to the Beatles' family for all these years and still does. However, he has decided to move on. Apple as a whole, and each member of this company, wishes him great success in whatever endeavor he chooses to pursue in the future.
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