New DVD and Blu-ray releases Aug. 30, 2016: Jungle Book; Arrow Season 4; Star Wars Rebels Season 2, more
Click the links to order discounted DVDs or Blu-rays from Amazon.
Hear Jack Kirby's granddaughter on "The Women of Marvel" podcast
Marvel Comics continues its Kirby Week celebration with podcast interview Jillian Kirby, who speaks about her grandfather's legacy, the Kirby4Heroes campaign in support of comics creators in need, and her love of science.
This Sunday marks what would've been Jack Kirby's 99th birthday.
Listen here.
This Sunday marks what would've been Jack Kirby's 99th birthday.
Listen here.
Pop Culture Roundup: Marie Severin; Marvel merchandising; Superman; Disney, more
Via BoingBoing: "Radio drama" staircase at the BBC.
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The story behind Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" soundtrack: "The #1 All-Time Greatest Cartoon Record Album Ever Made."
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Booksteve shares some Superman-related news clippings from the 1940s.
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Lots of fun stuff from Barry's Pearls of Comic Book Wisdom: The Marvel Age of Merchandi$ing : 1965-1977.
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Via 13th Dimension: A birthday gallery of comics covers by the most-excellent Marie Severin.
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The story behind Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" soundtrack: "The #1 All-Time Greatest Cartoon Record Album Ever Made."
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Booksteve shares some Superman-related news clippings from the 1940s.
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Lots of fun stuff from Barry's Pearls of Comic Book Wisdom: The Marvel Age of Merchandi$ing : 1965-1977.
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Via 13th Dimension: A birthday gallery of comics covers by the most-excellent Marie Severin.
So long, Rudy Van Gelder: The engineer who crafted the Blue Note sound
Rudy Van Gelder, the optometrist and audio hobbyist who engineered a zillion classic jazz recording sessions for Blue Note and other labels, has died at age 91.
Here's a short documentary about the man and his work.
Here's a short documentary about the man and his work.
New comics Aug. 24: Batgirl; Spider-Man; Defenders
Click the links to order discounted items from Amazon.
Full trailer: "Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders"
We featured a preview last week, here's the full trailer for the new, straight-to-home video animated flick the reunites the voices of Adam West, Burt Ward and Julie Newmar.
Marvel kicks off Jack Kirby Week 2016
It's so nice to see Marvel officially paying homage to the co-creator of its flagship characters. After decades of conflict, the publisher and the estate of Jack Kirby have finally come to terms and are playing nicely.
In celebration of what would be the artist's 99th birthday Aug. 28, Marvel this week is celebrating some of his greatest creations with a series of online articles. First up is a piece on the Hulk, created by Kirby and Stan Lee back in 1962.
In celebration of what would be the artist's 99th birthday Aug. 28, Marvel this week is celebrating some of his greatest creations with a series of online articles. First up is a piece on the Hulk, created by Kirby and Stan Lee back in 1962.
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