New and upcoming action figures May 10, 2007

13-inch Batgirl and Batman figures, order below

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

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

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

DC 13-inch Figures
Green Lantern
Lex Luthor
Martian Manhunter
Catwoman
Nightwing
Classic Batman
Batgirl gray costume
Batgirl black costume

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 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 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

Hasbro Marvel Legends Icons 12-inch Action Figures
--The Punisher
--Doctor Doom
--The Human Torch
--The Silver Surfer

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

Marvel Sideshow Toys Figures
--Venom
--Black costume Spider-Man
--Spider-Man
--White Queen
--White Queen Exclusive

NECA 7-inch John Lennon action figures
--Color
--Black and white

NECA Grindhouse action figures
--Quentin Tarantino as soldier
--Dakota
--Cherry

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Pop Artifact! Major Matt Mason Week

Pop Culture Roundup May 9, 2007

"Veronica Mars" is over after this season, right? Maybe not, TV Guide reports. There's a possibility the show could return in a much-different form.

CW prez Dawn Ostroff is said to have responded very favorably to the trailer that series creator Rob Thomas shot for a potential reworking of the show with VM as an FBI agent (think Jodie Foster in Silence of the Lambs, only with way better hair and funnier dialogue). What's more, sources whisper to me that on the strength of that presentation, Thomas and Co. have been asked for more deets of the proposed revamp.

More from Variety:

"We pitched them two different versions of the show," [Thomas] said. "One with Veronica continuing in year two of college, and one in which we fast-forward four years and she's an FBI agent. I don't know which version they might order."

Reps from the CW and Warner Bros, which co-produces the show, declined to comment. The CW is scheduled to make its presentation at the upfronts in New York on May 17, which means that word on the fate of "Veronica" will come within a week.

If the show is coming back, in whatever form here's hoping they do something about the diminished quality in the scripts. This past season has been barely a notch above "Save the Bell"-level in terms of sophistication--a far cry from that excellent "Nancy Drew meets Buffy in Twin Peaks" first season.


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Here's a lengthy interview with head Wilco guy Jeff Tweedy.

Vintage DC Comics house ad

Best DC Comics Sites.

July comics solicitations

We've looked at DC and Marvel's offerings for July, but here's a look at other items of interest available then. Click titles to pre-order from Amazon.


DESTROYER DUCK TP
by Steve Gerber, Jack Kirby, & Alfredo Alcala The mad genius behind Howard the Duck teams up with the artistic visionary who brought us Fantastic Four, X-Men, and the Hulk! Destroyer Duck takes on GodCorp to fight for the Little Guy in this 25th anniversary collection of this historic comic. Includes the complete Gerber/Kirby run, and a new introduction by Gerber. SC, 7x10, 120pgs, B&W SRP: $8.99


GIRL FROM HOPPERS: LOCAS VOL 2 TP
by Jaime Hernandez The 25th anniversary Love and Rockets celebration continues with these first two volumes collecting the adventures of the spunky Maggie, her annoying best friend and sometime lover Hopey, and their circle of friends, including their bombshell friend Penny Century, Maggie's weirdo mentor Izzy - as well as the wrestler Rena Titanon and Maggie's handsome love interest, Rand Race. Also included is a whole cycle of wrestling stories starring or co-starring Rena Tinanon, whose return was memorably chronicled in the New York Times serial, "La Maggie La Locas." SC, 7x9, 272pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95


HUMAN DIASTROPHISM: PALOMAR VOL. 2 TP
Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2007, Love and Rockets is finally being released in its most accessible form yet: As a series of compact, thick, affordable, mass-market volumes that present the whole story in perfect chronological order.
This volume will collect the second half of Gilbert Hernandez's acclaimed magical-realist tales of "Palomar," the small Central American town, beginning with the landmark "Human Diastrophism," named one of the greatest comic book stories of the 20th Century by The Comics Journal, and continuing on through more modern-day classics.
"Human Diastrophism" is the only full graphic novel length "Palomar" story ever created by Gilbert. In it, a serial killer stalks Palomar—but his depredations, hideous as they are, only serve to exacerbate the cracks in the idyllic Central American town as the modern world begins to intrude. "Diastrophism" concludes with the death (the suicide, in fact) of one of Palomar's most beloved characters, and a postscript that provides one of the most hauntingly magical moments of the entire series as a rain of ashes drifts down upon Palomar.
Also included are all the post-"Diastrophism" stories, in which Luba's past (as seen in the epic Poison River) comes back to haunt her, and the seeds are sown for the "Palomar diaspora" that ends this dense, enthralling book.
SC, 7x9, 288pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95


WALT DISNEYS SPRING FEVER VOL 1 TP
by Various In Carl Barks' feature-length "Mystery of the Swamp," Donald Duck treks into the Everglades and meets the Gneezles - a clan of pint-size but murderous swamp gnomes! Next, it's piracy on the Caribbean when Mickey and Goofy set sail for "Spooks' Island," only to be captured there by a scientist vigilante. Freddy Milton and William Van Horn duck epics round out this king-size volume! (JAN073632) SC, 80pgs, FC SRP: $9.50


COMPLETE TERRY & THE PIRATES VOL 1 1934 1936 HC
Milton Caniff (w/a) Celebrating the centennial of cartoonist Milton Caniff's birth, IDW Publishing will publish a six-book series, collecting the entirety of Caniff's groundbreaking newspaper adventure strip, Terry and the Pirates. The Sunday pages will be reproduced in their original color, alongside the daily black-and-white strips. Volume One contains more than 800 consecutive strips, from the series' beginning in October 1934 through the end of 1936. HC * 8.5" x 11" * FC & B&W * 368 pages, with index * $49.99

DOCTOR WHO FOREVER AUTUMN HC
by Mark Morris It is almost Halloween in the sleepy New England town of Blackwood Falls. But, something long-dormant has awoken in the town, and this will be no ordinary Halloween. As nightmarish creatures prowl the streets, the Doctor and Martha must battle to prevent both the townspeople and themselves from suffering a grisly fate! (7463/1-8460727-0-0)

DOCTOR WHO SICK BUILDING HC
by Paul Magrs Tiermann's World: a planet covered in wintry woods and roamed by sabre-toothed tigers and other savage beasts. The Doctor is here to warn Professor Tiermann, his wife, and their son that a terrible danger is on its way! The Voracious Craw, a gigantic and extremely hungry alien creature, is heading remorselessly towards their Dreamhome! (7463) (C: 0-1-2) HC, 5x7, 256pgs

DOCTOR WHO WETWORLD HC
by Mark Michalowski When the TARDIS makes a disastrous landing in the swamps of the planet Sunday, the Doctor has no choice but to abandon Martha and try to find help. But the tranquility of Sunday's swamps is deceptive, and even the TARDIS can't protect Martha forever! (7463) (C: 0-1-2) HC, 5x7, 256pgs, B&W SRP: $11.99

ALTER EGO
This issue of Alter Ego spotlights Roy Thomas during the 1970s! It's a "you-asked-for-it" follow-up to issue #50, on Roy's stint as Marvel's editor-in-chief and one of the company's major writers. Plus, there's art and reminiscences of both Buscemas, Gil Kane, Neal Adams, John Romita, Howard Chaykin, Frank Brunner, Mike Ploog, Bernie Wrightson, Bill Everett, George Perez, Frank Robbins, Barry Smith, Frank Thorne, Herb Trimpe, and a passel of talented writers (including a guy named Stan)! Also, there's FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others; Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster; and a salute to Golden Age artist Lily Renee, Roy's fellow guest at the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con! All behind a great Invaders cover by Gene Colan! Edited by Roy Thomas! Includes a free Preview of Rough Stuff #5, also shipping this month! (Twomorrows Publishing) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 100pgs, B&W SRP: $6.95

COMICS JOURNAL #285
by Various In this issue, Superman Confidential creator Darwyn Cooke confides about his early career in animation, collaborating on Catwoman, re-pioneering DC's superhero mythology in The New Frontier, and providing his current takes on Batman, The Spirit, and Superman. Ernie Colon, the artist for the best-selling The 9/11 Report: a Graphic Adaptation, talks about representing one of the defining traumas of our age, as well as working on Casper the Friendly Ghost, Magnus: Robot Fighter, Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld, and his current weekly comic strip, SpyCat. Plus, the full-color comics section captures Marvel mainstay John Buscema's weird-crime comics from Wanted Comics, circa 1950. Magazine, 200pgs, PC SRP: $11.95

Lost preview May 9 episode

Click here for teaser text about tonight's ep. Then come back here tomorrow for a detailed roundup of clues and observations.

Also see:
The Best "Lost" Sites on the Web.
"Lost" Season 3 Episode Guide.
"Lost": Things we STILL don't know.

Comics shipping May 9, 2007

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

Comics shipping May 9, 2007

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DVD: Super Friends: Legendary Super Powers Show

Out on two disks Aug. 7, this set collects all 16 episodes of the 1984 series that update the original 1970s Super Friends series.

The show includes voice work from Adam West, Casey Kasem and others and features Batman, Robin, Superman, Wonder Woman and others (including the then-new Firestorm) battling the likes of Darkseid, Brainiac and others.

You can pre-order it now from Amazon.

Book: DC Comics Covergirls

Penned by longtime comics scripter/editor Louise Simonson, this book is out May 29.

Here's the skinny:

From the trailblazing Wonder Woman of the 1940s to edgy, girl-power-driven comics series like Birds of Prey, DC Comics Covergirls takes a look at the female characters of DC Comics throughout the company's history, and features many of DC Comics' iconic comic book covers.

Written by renowned comic book writer Louise Simonson, the book examines the evolution of the comic book women of DC Comics: the 1942 introduction of the most famous DC heroine, Wonder Woman, and her various incarnations up to the present; the creation of comic book spin-offs based on characters such as Lois Lane; and the recent wealth of fierce, female character-driven comics such as Supergirl, Birds of Prey, Batgirl, and Catwoman, featuring women who have no trouble being both sexy and strong-willed.

Famous featured DC Comics artists include Jim Lee, Alex Ross, Adam Hughes, J. Scott Campbell, Michael Turner, Tim Sale, and Jill Thompson. DC Comics Covergirls is a smart and in-depth look at the female comic book characters we've grown up with all these years, and is sure to appeal to new comic book fans and diehard collectors alike.

The book is available for pre-order now from Amazon.

DVD: The Incredible Hulk Complete Second Season

Out July 17 on five disks, this set is available for pre-order now from Amazon.

All 22 episodes are included along with an interview with Producer, Writer, Director Kenneth Johnson and a bonus episode from Season Three. We'll keep you posted on any other extras once they're announced.

Here's the cover.

DVD: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Global Warming Edition

Out June 5, this new edition of the sci-fi film that spawned the TV series of the same name seems more timely than ever.

Consider the plot:

A routine scientific expedition to the North Pole turns into a race to save all mankind when a radiation belt in space causes a fiery inferno on Earth. Admiral Nelson (Walter Pidgeon) and the crew of the atomic submarine Seaview battle saboteurs, giant sea-creatures and attacks by enemy submarines as they race to prevent global catastrophe.

Renowned disaster film producer, Irwin Allen, produces and directs an all-star cast including Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden, Peter Lore, and Frankie Avalon. The stunning visual effects and breathtaking underwater photography make this one of the most respected sci-fi adventure classics of all time.

This is a one-disk package with no word on extras yet. You can pre-order it now from Amazon.

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