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Pappy's Golden Age Comic Books remembers Captain Video.
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Read a Vietnamese Batman comic. Or look at it anyway.
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Dial B for Blog has posted a multi-part look at the secret origins of Iron Man.
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Welcome back Datajunkie! Good to have you back and blogging!
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Pappy's Golden Age Comic Books remembers Captain Video.
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Read a Vietnamese Batman comic. Or look at it anyway.
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Dial B for Blog has posted a multi-part look at the secret origins of Iron Man.
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Pappy's Golden Age Comic Books remembers Captain Video.
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Read a Vietnamese Batman comic. Or look at it anyway.
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Dial B for Blog has posted a multi-part look at the secret origins of Iron Man.
New sleestaks revealed!
And they look refreshingly like old sleestaks! Not that I'm necessarily looking forward to see another cheesy nugget of my youth remade into a film that misses all that was charming about the original. But I'm probably not dreading it as much as our bloggin' friend Sleestak over at Lady, That's My Skull.
USA Today reports:
The Land of the Lost film is now shooting on multiple sound stages at Universal Studios, and the Sleestak surface in a temple where Ferrell's character and his two companions (comedian Danny McBride, Pushing Daisies' Anna Friel) are hoping a giant crystal will return them to their own dimension.
The plot involves three adults (not a dad and two kids as on TV) accidentally thrust into a realm ruled by dinosaurs, monkey-men called Pakuni and the murderous Sleestak.
Director Brad Silberling (Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events) says he fought to keep the human shape of the Sleestak from Sid & Marty Krofft's original production, and not give into the urge to render them as spindly computerized beings.
USA Today reports:
The Land of the Lost film is now shooting on multiple sound stages at Universal Studios, and the Sleestak surface in a temple where Ferrell's character and his two companions (comedian Danny McBride, Pushing Daisies' Anna Friel) are hoping a giant crystal will return them to their own dimension.
The plot involves three adults (not a dad and two kids as on TV) accidentally thrust into a realm ruled by dinosaurs, monkey-men called Pakuni and the murderous Sleestak.
Director Brad Silberling (Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events) says he fought to keep the human shape of the Sleestak from Sid & Marty Krofft's original production, and not give into the urge to render them as spindly computerized beings.
Original Witch Mountain kids return in new film
Kim Richards and Ike Eisenmann, who appeared in Disney's original "Escape to Witch Mountain" and "Return from Witch Mountain" back in 1975 and 1978, respectively, will appear in the studio's upcoming "Race to Witch Mountain," which is inspired by the original films.
According to the Hollywood Reporter:
...the studio's re-imagining of the adventure tales...will star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
Tom Everett Scott, Chris Marquette, Billy Brown and Cheech Marin also are joining the production, which is filming under director Andy Fickman. Andrew Gunn is producing.
In a nod to the original movies, Eisenmann plays a sheriff and Richards plays a waitress at a roadhouse called Ray's in a town called Stony Creek. They help a cabbie (Johnson) and his two paranormal-powered passengers (AnnaSophiacq Robb and Alexander Ludwig).
I loved that first "Witch Mountain" flick when I was a kid, but "The Rock"?!!!
According to the Hollywood Reporter:
...the studio's re-imagining of the adventure tales...will star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
Tom Everett Scott, Chris Marquette, Billy Brown and Cheech Marin also are joining the production, which is filming under director Andy Fickman. Andrew Gunn is producing.
In a nod to the original movies, Eisenmann plays a sheriff and Richards plays a waitress at a roadhouse called Ray's in a town called Stony Creek. They help a cabbie (Johnson) and his two paranormal-powered passengers (AnnaSophiacq Robb and Alexander Ludwig).
I loved that first "Witch Mountain" flick when I was a kid, but "The Rock"?!!!
Classics Illustrated comic reprints going strong
Jack Lake Productions has already reprinted 52 of the famed Classic Illustrated and Classic Illustrated Jr. comic book adaptations of literary works and plans at least a dozen more over the next year, ICv2 reports.
Up next are Swiss Family Robinson, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Black Beauty, and Treasure Island.
We asked Jarve how the company was choosing which titles to reprint. He said that they have access to the print runs from the original editions and can base some of their decisions on the popularity of the original releases. But input from schools and libraries, which are growing in importance to the company, are also considered. For example, Jarve said that the company will issue more Shakespeare titles in 2009, based on the response from that channel.
You can order the reprints from Amazon
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Up next are Swiss Family Robinson, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Black Beauty, and Treasure Island.
We asked Jarve how the company was choosing which titles to reprint. He said that they have access to the print runs from the original editions and can base some of their decisions on the popularity of the original releases. But input from schools and libraries, which are growing in importance to the company, are also considered. For example, Jarve said that the company will issue more Shakespeare titles in 2009, based on the response from that channel.
You can order the reprints from Amazon
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Lost preview May 15 - season-ender pt. 1!
Highlight the hidden text for information about the May 15, part one of the season 4 conclusion!
And click here to see a teaser.
THE FACE-OFF BETWEEN THE SURVIVORS AND THE FREIGHTER PEOPLE BEGINS, ON ABC'S "LOST"
"There's No Place Like Home," Part 1 - The face-off between the survivors and the freighter people begins, on "Lost," THURSDAY, MAY 15 (10:02-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
"Lost" stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Ben, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet, Terry O'Quinn as Locke and Harold Perrineau as Michael.
Guest starring are L. Scott Caldwell as Rose, Nestor Carbonell as Richard Alpert, Jeremy Davies as Daniel Faraday, Ken Leung as Miles Straume, Rebecca Mader as Charlotte Lewis, Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus, Kevin Durand as Keamy, Anthony Azizi as Omar, Andrea Gabriel as Noor "Nadia" Abed Jaseem, Byron Chung as Mr. Paik, June Kyoko Lu as Mrs. Paik, Lillian Hurst as Carmen Reyes, Cheech Marin as David Reyes, Veronica Hamel as Margo Shephard, Michelle Forbes as Karen Decker, Susan Duerden as Carole Littleton and Noah Craft as Hendricks.
Also see:
Lost Season 4 Episode Guide
The Best Lost Sites on the Web
Lost: What we STILL don't know
And click here to see a teaser.
THE FACE-OFF BETWEEN THE SURVIVORS AND THE FREIGHTER PEOPLE BEGINS, ON ABC'S "LOST"
"There's No Place Like Home," Part 1 - The face-off between the survivors and the freighter people begins, on "Lost," THURSDAY, MAY 15 (10:02-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
"Lost" stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Ben, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet, Terry O'Quinn as Locke and Harold Perrineau as Michael.
Guest starring are L. Scott Caldwell as Rose, Nestor Carbonell as Richard Alpert, Jeremy Davies as Daniel Faraday, Ken Leung as Miles Straume, Rebecca Mader as Charlotte Lewis, Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus, Kevin Durand as Keamy, Anthony Azizi as Omar, Andrea Gabriel as Noor "Nadia" Abed Jaseem, Byron Chung as Mr. Paik, June Kyoko Lu as Mrs. Paik, Lillian Hurst as Carmen Reyes, Cheech Marin as David Reyes, Veronica Hamel as Margo Shephard, Michelle Forbes as Karen Decker, Susan Duerden as Carole Littleton and Noah Craft as Hendricks.
Also see:
Lost Season 4 Episode Guide
The Best Lost Sites on the Web
Lost: What we STILL don't know
CD new releases April 29, 2008
Third Portishead Buy New: $9.97
Nine Lives Steve Winwood Buy New: $7.99
Live At The Fillmore East New York Dolls Buy New: $6.29
Into the Music remastered Van Morrison Buy New: $10.99
Sing the Beatles Hits The Chipmunks Buy New: $10.99
5 Live Squeeze Buy New: $25.98
DVD new releases April 29, 2008
The Golden Compass Buy New: $22.99
The Red Balloon Buy New: $9.99
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Buy New: $18.99
Cheers - The Complete Ninth Season Buy New: $29.19
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Volume Three - ... Buy New: $69.99
I Spy - Season 1 Buy New: $12.99
I Spy - Season 2 Buy New: $14.99
I Spy - Season 3 Buy New: $14.99
The Fall Of The Roman Empire Buy New: $17.49
Saludos Amigos / Three Caballeros Buy New: $14.99
Dark Shadows Buy New: $44.99
All Monsters Attack Buy New: $11.89
Sabrina the Teenage Witch - The Complete Animated Seri... Buy New: $19.99
Mattel gets action figure rights to 3,000(!) DC Comics characters
Collect them all!
Mattel has signed a deal with DC allowing them to make action figures based on any of 3,000 of the publisher's characters as part of the toy manufacturer's DC Universe Classics series, as well as a new line of 3 3/4-inch figures called DC Infinite Universe.
"The Mattel team is extremely excited about the entire DC collection," Scott Neitlich, Mattel's associate brand manager for the DC Universe, told Playthings Magazine. "The many different heroes and villains present a wonderful opportunity to add a variety of new and favorite characters to our new DC Universe Classics (DCU Classics), Justice League Unlimited (JLU) and upcoming Infinite Heroes lines."
Infinite Heroes are new 3¾-inch figures-a first for DC in that scale-from the biggest DC crossover events. There will be more than 40 figures in 2008, including the already revealed Adam Strange, Black Adam, Black Hand, Guy Gardner, Shazam, The Atom and Zoom; additional figures will be announced at San Diego Comic-Con in July. The line will be one of Mattel's key DC Comics efforts in 2008, Neitlich says.
Exclusive figures will be available at Toys R US, Target, and Wal-Mart. Plans for the Infinite Heroes also include playsets.
Mattel has signed a deal with DC allowing them to make action figures based on any of 3,000 of the publisher's characters as part of the toy manufacturer's DC Universe Classics series, as well as a new line of 3 3/4-inch figures called DC Infinite Universe.
"The Mattel team is extremely excited about the entire DC collection," Scott Neitlich, Mattel's associate brand manager for the DC Universe, told Playthings Magazine. "The many different heroes and villains present a wonderful opportunity to add a variety of new and favorite characters to our new DC Universe Classics (DCU Classics), Justice League Unlimited (JLU) and upcoming Infinite Heroes lines."
Infinite Heroes are new 3¾-inch figures-a first for DC in that scale-from the biggest DC crossover events. There will be more than 40 figures in 2008, including the already revealed Adam Strange, Black Adam, Black Hand, Guy Gardner, Shazam, The Atom and Zoom; additional figures will be announced at San Diego Comic-Con in July. The line will be one of Mattel's key DC Comics efforts in 2008, Neitlich says.
Exclusive figures will be available at Toys R US, Target, and Wal-Mart. Plans for the Infinite Heroes also include playsets.
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