CD new releases July 7, 2009: Son Volt; Jayhawks; Kristoferson reissues; Alfred Hitchcock; Golden Records; Klaus Voorman!

New releases of note this week. If any of these items are of interest to you, please consider clicking the titles and ordering them from Amazon, as part of the proceeds help support this site!


American Central Dust by Son Volt


Music from the North Country: The Jayhawks Anthology by Jayhawks


Music from the North Country: The Jayhawks Anthology(Deluxe Edition) by Jayhawks


Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame/To the Bone by Kris Kristofferson


Border Lord/Jesus Was a Capricorn by Kris Kristofferson


Surreal Thing/Easter Island by Kris Kristofferson


Spooky Lady's Sideshow/Shake Hands with the Devil by Kris Kristofferson


I Think This Is by Young Fresh Fellows


Ohio Express/Chewy Chewy by Ohio Express


Newport 1958: Brubeck Plays Ellington by Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond


Alfred Hitchcock's Presents: Ghost Stories for Young People/Famous Monsters Speak by Alfred Hitchcock


A Sideman's Journey by Klaus Voorman


From Your Golden Childhood: The Best of Little Golden Records, Vol. 1


From Your Golden Childhood: The Best of Little Golden Records, Vol. 2


Poet: A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt by Various Artists

DVD new releases July 7, 2009: Dr. Who; Peanuts 60s collection!

New releases of note this week. If any of these items are of interest to you, please consider clicking the titles and ordering them from Amazon, as part of the proceeds help support this site!


Doctor Who: The Rescue / The Romans


Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen


Peanuts: 1960's Collection (A Charlie Brown Christmas / Charlie Brown's All-Stars / It's the Great Pumpkin / You're in Love / He's Your Dog / It Was a Short Summer)

Pop links

See a Mort Meskin-illustrated Johnny Quick tale from Adventure Comics #104.

Tom Swift book covers pt. 3

Tom Swift book covers pt. 2

Tom Swift book covers pt. 1

Apologies for the somewhat small scans. This is what I've been able to find. Great images, nevertheless.

Steranko Shadow paperback covers pt. 3

Steranko Shadow paperback covers pt. 2

Steranko Shadow paperback covers pt. 1

I've posted some of these before, but also have a few new (to me) images to share.

Return of the Joker van

Back in the 1970s Mego released a Joker van for the Clown Prince of Crime to tool around in. Now it's back! Via Bat-Blog, check out the 2009 model, which is part of Fisher-Price's DC Super Friends line:



Batman has a new set of wheels, too: The Hum-tastic Batman Adventure Vehicle.



And, for old times sake, here's Mego's orginal Joker Van. See lots more of this sort of thing at the DC Comics Fortress of Memorabilia.

Pop links: George Clooney meets Jack Kirby; Batman memorabilia; Dr. Seuss; new online Buffy comic

George Clooney may be doing a movie about the fake movie Jack Kirby did real storyboards for. It's complicated.


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Blogs, blogs, blogs: Jon's Randon Acts of Geekery has launched The Batcave Trophy Room, a showcase for Batman-related memorabilia. And don't forget our own DC Comics Fortress of Memorabilia for lots of Bat- and other super stuff.





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The Golden Age of Comic Book Stories showcases some Dr. Seuss art.





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MySpace has zapped it comics division, meaning that the online Dark Horse Presents comics anthology was left homeless. Not for long, though. You can read the latest issue, featuring work by Gilbert Hernandez and a new Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Joss Whedon and Jo Chen, right here, on Dark Horse's own site.