New comics Feb. 25, 2009
Here's what looks interesting to me this week. Click the title links to order books from Amazon--and help support this site!
EERIE ARCHIVES VOL. 1 A great batch of black-and-white horror tales illustrated by some of the best artists in the comics biz.
BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #2 I wasn't knocked out by the first issue of this tie-in to the latest Batman 'toon. Not much of a story. But I'll give this one a skim and see if it's any better. At any rate, it's nice to see a kid-appropriate Batman comic on the stands. And the TV show is quite fun from what I've seen of it.
SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERMAN FAMILY VOL. 3 More goofy-as-all-get-out Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane tales from the Silver Age.
DC DIRECT WATCHMEN ACTION FIGURES Although I read it and was into it when it first came out, I've since come to believe "The Watchmen" was a silly conceit that's essentially killed children's superhero comics. I mean, how great an idea as "let's do a story about what it might be like if superheroes were real and unpleasant" anyway? Big whoop. The Phantom Zone--now that's a groovy idea. So, needless to say, I won't be buying these...
--DR MANHATTAN
--NITE OWL
--SILK SPECTRE
--THE COMEDIAN
MARVEL MASTERWORKS FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 1 The first FF Masterworks in a more affordable softcover edition.
DOCTOR WHO WHISPERING GALLERY A one-shot illustrated by Ben Templesmith. Looks like it might be decent.
EERIE ARCHIVES VOL. 1 A great batch of black-and-white horror tales illustrated by some of the best artists in the comics biz.
BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #2 I wasn't knocked out by the first issue of this tie-in to the latest Batman 'toon. Not much of a story. But I'll give this one a skim and see if it's any better. At any rate, it's nice to see a kid-appropriate Batman comic on the stands. And the TV show is quite fun from what I've seen of it.
SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERMAN FAMILY VOL. 3 More goofy-as-all-get-out Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane tales from the Silver Age.
DC DIRECT WATCHMEN ACTION FIGURES Although I read it and was into it when it first came out, I've since come to believe "The Watchmen" was a silly conceit that's essentially killed children's superhero comics. I mean, how great an idea as "let's do a story about what it might be like if superheroes were real and unpleasant" anyway? Big whoop. The Phantom Zone--now that's a groovy idea. So, needless to say, I won't be buying these...
--DR MANHATTAN
--NITE OWL
--SILK SPECTRE
--THE COMEDIAN
MARVEL MASTERWORKS FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 1 The first FF Masterworks in a more affordable softcover edition.
DOCTOR WHO WHISPERING GALLERY A one-shot illustrated by Ben Templesmith. Looks like it might be decent.
Pop links: Black Bolt! Shadows meet the Thunderbirds! New Beatles boot!
Booksteve spotlights Jack Kirby's Black Bolt.
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Today in sharity:
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Hear the Beatles "Revolution" outtake everyone is talking about, before YouTube takes it down. It's the spotlight track on a new bootleg collection that includes several new Fabs-related recordings.
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Today in sharity:
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Hear the Beatles "Revolution" outtake everyone is talking about, before YouTube takes it down. It's the spotlight track on a new bootleg collection that includes several new Fabs-related recordings.
CD new releases Feb. 24, 2009: Van Morrison! Dr. Strangely Strange! War Child! Shawn Phillips! Beefheart! More!
Click the title links to order from Amazon--and help support this site!
Astral Weeks Live At the Hollywood Bowl by Van Morrison
Mr Lucky by Chris Isaak
Kip of the Serenes by Dr Strangely Strange
War Child presents Heroes by Various Artists
At the BBC by Shawn Phillips
Country Folk by Waylon Jennings and The Kimberlys
Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak) by Isaac Hayes
Safe as Milk by Captain Beefheart
Astral Weeks Live At the Hollywood Bowl by Van Morrison
Mr Lucky by Chris Isaak
Kip of the Serenes by Dr Strangely Strange
War Child presents Heroes by Various Artists
At the BBC by Shawn Phillips
Country Folk by Waylon Jennings and The Kimberlys
Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak) by Isaac Hayes
Safe as Milk by Captain Beefheart
DVD new releases Feb. 24, 2009: Breaking Bad! Argento! Otis Redding! Ravi Shankar!
Click the links to order titles from Amazon--and help support this site!
Breaking Bad - The Complete First Season
Dario Argento's Four Flies on Grey Velvet
The Universe: Collector's Edition Megaset
Respect Live 1967 ~ Otis Redding
Ravi Shankar In Portrait: Between Two Worlds / Live in Concert
Breaking Bad - The Complete First Season
Dario Argento's Four Flies on Grey Velvet
The Universe: Collector's Edition Megaset
Respect Live 1967 ~ Otis Redding
Ravi Shankar In Portrait: Between Two Worlds / Live in Concert
Pop links: Weirdest Who tunes! Smiley face history! T.H.E. Cat TV Show! Oscar winners!
The newest issue of Mojo mag spotlights The Who's "weirdest record" (and my favorite of their LPs, what does that say about me?) The Who Sellout. And, as an tie-in, the mag is also counting down the "weirdest songs" of the band's entire career.
Here they are doing one of the picks "I'm a Boy":
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Via The Comics Reporter: The history of the smiley face.
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Classic TV Showbiz presents a 1966 episode of "T.H.E. Cat."
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Here's the list 2009 Academy Award winners.
Here they are doing one of the picks "I'm a Boy":
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Via The Comics Reporter: The history of the smiley face.
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Classic TV Showbiz presents a 1966 episode of "T.H.E. Cat."
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Here's the list 2009 Academy Award winners.
Batman Brave and the Bold March 6 ep pics and details
Deep Cover For Batman!
March 6th, 2009
When parallel worlds collide, Batman swaps places with Owlman--his criminal counterpart in an alternate universe--to stop the Crime Syndicate from taking over their world. Crime fighters in one world must battle their evil counterparts in a crime spree melee. Meanwhile back on Earth, Owlman has been perpetrating crimes disguised as Batman and assembled all the villains to join him. When Batman returns, he finds himself on the wrong side of the law and hunted by Green Lantern, Aquaman, Blue Beetle, Red Tornado and Plastic Man. It’s a strange twist of fate that leaves Batman with only one option - to team up with Joker and take Owlman and the Crime Syndicate down!
March 6th, 2009
When parallel worlds collide, Batman swaps places with Owlman--his criminal counterpart in an alternate universe--to stop the Crime Syndicate from taking over their world. Crime fighters in one world must battle their evil counterparts in a crime spree melee. Meanwhile back on Earth, Owlman has been perpetrating crimes disguised as Batman and assembled all the villains to join him. When Batman returns, he finds himself on the wrong side of the law and hunted by Green Lantern, Aquaman, Blue Beetle, Red Tornado and Plastic Man. It’s a strange twist of fate that leaves Batman with only one option - to team up with Joker and take Owlman and the Crime Syndicate down!
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