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DC Comics announces Joe Kubert anothology title

Here's a nice move: DC Comics is paying tribute to a still-with-us master of comics art, providing Joe Kubert with a six-issue series in which he evidently gets to do whatever the heck he wants:

JOE KUBERT PRESENTS kicks off on October 31st.

The inaugural issue spans 48 pages and includes a Hawkman epic written and illustrated by Kubert, a tale of Angel and The Ape from writer/artist Brian Buniak, and a return to comics for writer/artist Sam Glanzman with a new tale of the U.S.S. Stevens.

“I've been given the privilege to design the kind of comic book that I would enjoy reading and one in which I'd like to participate,” Kubert told THE SOURCE. “This is it. I'll be doing Hawkman, Spit, The Redeemer, Sgt. Rock and The Biker in this 6-issue anthology. In addition, the book features the wonderful talents of Sam Glanzman and Brian Buniak. I had a blast doing it. I hope it blows you away.”

Here's the cover of issue 1:

New York Post profiles Steve Ditko

Just in time for our Steve Ditko Week! The New York Post has published a story about the elusive artist. True to form, Ditko refuses to be interviewed, but answers a few questions nevertheless:

“No,” he tells The Post, when asked if he was paid anything for the four recent Spider-Man movies.
“I haven’t been involved with Spider-Man since the ’60s.”

Whatever the case, the artist doesn’t seem much interested in money. Although he could make thousands doing commissions for fans, he consistently refuses. Instead, he forges ahead on black-
and-white, self-published books with titles like “The Avenging Mind.”

“I do those because that’s all they’ll let me do,” he tells The Post, suggesting big publishers aren’t interested in his work anymore.

BBC Radio this week: Stream radio drama, comedy, music documentaries and more

Click the links to stream the following programs.

Doctor Who Time-travelling adventure series

Ghost Stories: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Martin Jarvis reads from Irving's spooky classic

HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness
HP Lovecraft's tale of terror read by Richard Coyle, set high in the Antarctic

The Scarifyers
Author Professor Dunning and Inspector Lionheart team up to unravel spooky mysteries

Stories of Ray Bradbury
Short stories from the celebrated science fiction writer. Read by Sean Barrett

The Goon Show
Classic material from one of the all-time radio comedy greats

Jagger's Jukebox
The Rolling Stones' frontman hand-picks a selection of favourite and influential artists.

The Rolling Stones Story
Alexis Korner tells the story of the band.

The Stones by The Stones
Paul Sexton digs into his extensive interview archive with the rock icons.