New comics Aug. 12, 2009: Eerie! Turok! Superboy! Sandman! Flash! Spidey! More!
Releases of note this week. Click highlighted titles to order discounted books from Amazon.
EERIE ARCHIVES VOL 2
TUROK SON OF STONE ARCHIVES VOL 3 Two more classic collections from Dark Horse.
ADVENTURE COMICS #1 The Conner Kent Superboy returns. I'm not really a fan of this incarnation of Superboy or of scripter Geoff Johns, but I'm glad to see DC reviving the Adventure Comics name. It was always one of my favorites, no matter who was starring--the real Superboy, the Spectre, Aquaman...
SANDMAN BY JOE SIMON AND JACK KIRBY If DC manages to get this looking right and puts it on decent paper, it'll be a real gem. The book features Simon and Kirby's Golden Age Sandman stories from, ahem, Adventure Comics and elsewhere, plus their 1970s reunion 1974's Sandman #1.
SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE FLASH VOL 3 Another slab of Silver Age Flash. This one collects THE FLASH #141-161. Good stuff from John Broome, Gardner Fox, Carmine Infantino and co.
WEDNESDAY COMICS #6 DC's cool, tabloid-format anthology reaches its mid-point. I'm loving slightly more than half of it. The Kamandi and Metamorpho strips are my favorites. Kubert and son's Sgt. Rock is swell, as are Adam Strange and Green Lantern. The Flash and Batman strips are fun, as is the lighthearted Supergirl tale. Dead Man looks spectacular, but the story seems pretty routine so far. I enjoy the art on Catwoman and the Demon and the pairing of the characters is interesting. I just don't know if the story will end up being anything special. Kyle Baker's Hawkman is leaving me cold and I can't figure out how to read Wonder Woman, although it looks really nice. What's left? Metal Men has awesome art by Jose Garcia Lopez, but the script by DC Publisher Dan DiDio is lackluster. Teen Titans has awfully tiny ideas for such big pages. And the Superman story is likewise routine, plus I don't like the "shiny" look of the art/coloring. But that's the point of an anthology right? Some stuff you'll like, other stuff not so much.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #602 The Mary Jane returns storyline continues. I enjoyed the first installment last ish. I'm a little embarrassed by the cheesecake covers, though.
EERIE ARCHIVES VOL 2
TUROK SON OF STONE ARCHIVES VOL 3 Two more classic collections from Dark Horse.
ADVENTURE COMICS #1 The Conner Kent Superboy returns. I'm not really a fan of this incarnation of Superboy or of scripter Geoff Johns, but I'm glad to see DC reviving the Adventure Comics name. It was always one of my favorites, no matter who was starring--the real Superboy, the Spectre, Aquaman...
SANDMAN BY JOE SIMON AND JACK KIRBY If DC manages to get this looking right and puts it on decent paper, it'll be a real gem. The book features Simon and Kirby's Golden Age Sandman stories from, ahem, Adventure Comics and elsewhere, plus their 1970s reunion 1974's Sandman #1.
SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE FLASH VOL 3 Another slab of Silver Age Flash. This one collects THE FLASH #141-161. Good stuff from John Broome, Gardner Fox, Carmine Infantino and co.
WEDNESDAY COMICS #6 DC's cool, tabloid-format anthology reaches its mid-point. I'm loving slightly more than half of it. The Kamandi and Metamorpho strips are my favorites. Kubert and son's Sgt. Rock is swell, as are Adam Strange and Green Lantern. The Flash and Batman strips are fun, as is the lighthearted Supergirl tale. Dead Man looks spectacular, but the story seems pretty routine so far. I enjoy the art on Catwoman and the Demon and the pairing of the characters is interesting. I just don't know if the story will end up being anything special. Kyle Baker's Hawkman is leaving me cold and I can't figure out how to read Wonder Woman, although it looks really nice. What's left? Metal Men has awesome art by Jose Garcia Lopez, but the script by DC Publisher Dan DiDio is lackluster. Teen Titans has awfully tiny ideas for such big pages. And the Superman story is likewise routine, plus I don't like the "shiny" look of the art/coloring. But that's the point of an anthology right? Some stuff you'll like, other stuff not so much.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #602 The Mary Jane returns storyline continues. I enjoyed the first installment last ish. I'm a little embarrassed by the cheesecake covers, though.
Pop links: Sergio Aragones! JLA animated! Dr. Who season 5! Alex Toth!
Mad artist Sergio Aragones is being honored with a big exhibit in his home base of Ojai, Calif.
Fred Kidder, the museum's art director, said that Aragonés helped design the exhibition to reflect the way he constructs a creative environment. Drawings and panels are used to illustrate how his art evolves from a preliminary idea or sketch into a full-fledged illustration. "We're going to let him create it, like he would one of his comic books," Kidder said. "When you walk in the door, you've got to be like, 'Oh, I've walked right into Mad magazine.' "
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DC Comics' next direct-to-DVD animated feature will be "Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths," World's Finest reports.
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The fifth season of "Doctor Who" will air on BBC America, not Syfy.
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Read an Alex Toth-illustrated adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine."
Fred Kidder, the museum's art director, said that Aragonés helped design the exhibition to reflect the way he constructs a creative environment. Drawings and panels are used to illustrate how his art evolves from a preliminary idea or sketch into a full-fledged illustration. "We're going to let him create it, like he would one of his comic books," Kidder said. "When you walk in the door, you've got to be like, 'Oh, I've walked right into Mad magazine.' "
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DC Comics' next direct-to-DVD animated feature will be "Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths," World's Finest reports.
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The fifth season of "Doctor Who" will air on BBC America, not Syfy.
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Read an Alex Toth-illustrated adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine."
CD new releases Aug. 11, 2009: Woodstock! Wailin' Jennys! Mindy Smith! Willie Nelson! Dylan! Torchwood! Merle Travis! The Mojos!
New CDs of note this week. Click the title links to order discounted disks from Amazon.
Woodstock: 40 Years on: Back to Yasgur's Farm (6CD, Limited Edition)
Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House by The Wailin' Jennys
Stupid Love by Mindy Smith
Lost Highway by Willie Nelson
Bob Dylan Radio Radio Vol. 2 (4 CD Set) by Bob Dylan and Various Artists
Torchwood: Children of Earth by Ben Foster
Merle Travis Guitar/Walkin the Strings... Plus by Merle Travis
Everything's Alright: The Complete Recordings by The Mojos
Woodstock: 40 Years on: Back to Yasgur's Farm (6CD, Limited Edition)
Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House by The Wailin' Jennys
Stupid Love by Mindy Smith
Lost Highway by Willie Nelson
Bob Dylan Radio Radio Vol. 2 (4 CD Set) by Bob Dylan and Various Artists
Torchwood: Children of Earth by Ben Foster
Merle Travis Guitar/Walkin the Strings... Plus by Merle Travis
Everything's Alright: The Complete Recordings by The Mojos
DVD new releases Aug. 11, 2009: Adam 12! Super Friends! Batman! Scooby Doo! More!
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!
Adam 12: Season Three
Super Friends: The Lost Episodes
Are You Being Served? The Complete Collection
Lone Wolf and Cub Collection 1
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman/Scooby-Doo Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
The Batman vs. Dracula/The Batman Superman Movie
Adam 12: Season Three
Super Friends: The Lost Episodes
Are You Being Served? The Complete Collection
Lone Wolf and Cub Collection 1
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman/Scooby-Doo Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
The Batman vs. Dracula/The Batman Superman Movie
Pop links: Joe Sinnott! Fantastic Voyage! Catwoman!
Whiteout movie poster
Here's the movie poster for "Whiteout," starring Kate Beckinsale and based on the Greg Rucka comic book series.
Pop links: Free McCartney download! Dylan X-mas album a go! Lou Fine and Reed Crandall! Batman meets the aliens! Abbey Road at 40! More!
Paul McCartney is offering a free download of his tune "Great Day," featured in the new Judd Apatow movie "Funny People," here. The song was originally released on Paul's Flaming Pie album.
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That Bob Dylan Christmas album is coming, Billboard reports.
...at least four songs have already been recorded for the album including, "Must Be Santa," "Here Comes Santa Claus," "I'll Be Home For Christmas" and "O Little Town of Bethlehem."
Dylan, who was born Robert Zimmerman, will join a music business tradition of Jewish artists who release Christmas-themed albums, including Neil Diamond and Phil Spector. Irving Berlin, who wrote the yuletide classic "White Christmas," was also Jewish. Although he was born Jewish and seems to have returned to the faith, Dylan went through a "born again" Christian phase from 1979-1981, releasing several gospel-style albums including "Slow Train Coming" and "Saved."
I've gotta hear this...
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Golden Age Comic Book Stories presents a whole bunch of Lou Fine and Reed Crandall-illustrated Doll Man stories from 1940.
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Batman sure met a lot of aliens in 1961.
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Pappy presents a very Will Eisneresqe spook story illustrated by the great Jerry Grandenetti.
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See a trailer for the upcoming "Where the Wild Things Are" adaptation.
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Forty years after the album was released, fans are still getting their photos taken Beatles-style crossing Abbey Road, the BBC reports.
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That Bob Dylan Christmas album is coming, Billboard reports.
...at least four songs have already been recorded for the album including, "Must Be Santa," "Here Comes Santa Claus," "I'll Be Home For Christmas" and "O Little Town of Bethlehem."
Dylan, who was born Robert Zimmerman, will join a music business tradition of Jewish artists who release Christmas-themed albums, including Neil Diamond and Phil Spector. Irving Berlin, who wrote the yuletide classic "White Christmas," was also Jewish. Although he was born Jewish and seems to have returned to the faith, Dylan went through a "born again" Christian phase from 1979-1981, releasing several gospel-style albums including "Slow Train Coming" and "Saved."
I've gotta hear this...
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Golden Age Comic Book Stories presents a whole bunch of Lou Fine and Reed Crandall-illustrated Doll Man stories from 1940.
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Batman sure met a lot of aliens in 1961.
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Pappy presents a very Will Eisneresqe spook story illustrated by the great Jerry Grandenetti.
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See a trailer for the upcoming "Where the Wild Things Are" adaptation.
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Forty years after the album was released, fans are still getting their photos taken Beatles-style crossing Abbey Road, the BBC reports.
Batman meets Doc Savage in upcoming DC special!
DC Comics has been hinting that it has plans for Doc Savage-related comics. Now we finally get a few details:
...we’ll be seeing a lot more of Doc Savage in the pages of DC comics in the near future. Now, we can actually give you a tad more, detail-wise.
...we’ll be seeing a lot more of Doc Savage in the pages of DC comics in the near future. Now, we can actually give you a tad more, detail-wise.
This November, writer Brian Azzarello teams with artist Phil Noto for the BATMAN/DOC SAVAGE SPECIAL #1, which sets the stage for an entire new world for the Doc, along with a slew of characters that will pop up later, including the Blackhawks and Rima, the Jungle Girl. It all starts here, and I’m not exaggerating when I say you’re really in for a treat.
Azzarello is no stranger to noir or gritty storytelling, as anyone familiar with Vertigo’s 100 BULLETS and the recent JOKER OGN can attest. Coupled with Noto’s neo-classic art style and you’ve got the perfect launching pad for a collection of books that will pull these beloved characters into the 21st century.
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