New posters for "Star Wars: Rogue One"



Preview: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4, episode 1: "Ghost"


Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4 cast portraits










Cool! Fisher-Price Little People-style DC Comics figures

More info here. Don't choke on them.




New Music Friday: Led Zeppelin Complete BBC Sessions

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Pop Culture Roundup: View-Master; Mike Grell; Stan Lee; Star Trek; Jack Cole

Mattel is coming out with a Batman: The Animated Series virtual reality View-Master.



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I was a big fan of Mike Grell in the 1970s and 80s but his comic art doesn't get a lot of discussion these days. Here's a gallery of some of his covers via 13th Dimension.



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Weird: Twentieth Century Fox plans to make an action film based on Stan Lee's life.

The project will be no biopic, but rather an adventure with Lee as the main character. Kingsman and Moore-era James Bond movies had dapper heroes who quipped one-liners — and, in Moore’s case, flirted with the ladies — as they sparred with larger-than-life evildoers.


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In celebration of the series' 50th anniversary, the U.S. Postal Service delivers (ha! I crack myself up) Star Trek stamps!




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Via Pappy's Golden Age: Jack Cole's Death Patrol.


Cool! Marvel Comics t-shirts by Michael Cho

Nice stuff. Cho is one of my favorite artists doing comics right now - although most of it is in the realm of posters and covers. Order from Amazon here.















New "Doctor Strange" teaser: "Fantastic Adventure"


Trailer for Woody Allen's new Amazon series: "Crisis in Six Scenes"


Upcoming comics - collected editions

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Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: Great ResponsibilityStan Lee and Steve Ditko created an unabashed cultural phenomenon in The Amazing Spider-Man. Their pitch-perfect blend of Peter Parker's everyday woes and Spider-Man's never-say-die adventures was something undeniably special. And after years of perfecting that formula, they unleashed the definitive Spider-Man masterpiece - the Master Planner saga. Putting Spider-Man through the most wrenching experience of his career, Lee and Ditko defined the spirit of a hero that has inspired millions. This Epic Collection has that and so much more in store: the fi rst appearance of Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker's high school graduation and landmark fights with the Green Goblin.
COLLECTING: VOL. 2; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 18-38, ANNUAL (1964) 2

Black Widow: Web of Intrigue
It's been a long, lively life for Natasha Romanova, the former Russian spy known as the Black Widow - fi ghting side-by-side with the Avengers, the Champions, S.H.I.E.L.D., and elsewhere. But could it end with the Widow surrounded by international assassins? Old enemies and new are using Natasha's instructor, her mentor, and her ex-husband against her - or so it seems - but who and what can be trusted in a spy's landscape of lies? Guest-starring Nick Fury, Jimmy Woo and other espionage experts! 
COLLECTING: BLACK WIDOW: THE COLDEST WAR GN; MATERIAL FROM MARVEL FANFARE

Daredevil by Mark Waid Omnibus
The devil is reborn - and his adventures will leave you gasping for air! The Man Without Fear will visit his unique blend of blind justice on Klaw, the Megacrime cartel and the Mole Man, while the hotly contested battle to secure the Omega Drive will require Daredevil to team up with Spider-Man and not one, but two Punishers! But, as size-changing scientist Hank Pym enters Matt Murdock's head to destroy robots implanted by Doctor Doom, will saving Daredevil's brain cost him his mind? Ghosts from the past will haunt DD, while Matt faces a life-or-death drama of his own. With new enemies, new friends and a "grinnin' in the face of hell" attitude, Mark Waid delivers an Eisner Award-winning DAREDEVIL run like no other! 
COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL (2011) 1-27, 10.1; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 677; AVENGING SPIDER-MAN 6; THE PUNISHER (2011) 10

Daredevil Masterworks Vol. 11
Daredevil teams up with not just one, but two stunning women of Marvel when the Black Widow and Shanna the She-Devil join the battle against the Black Spectre. Together, they must uncover the secret leaders of an organization bent on bringing the United States to its knees. It's a massive saga that will pull in heroes from across the Marvel Universe including Moondragon and the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing, culminating in a battle on the White House lawn! Classic villains like the Gladiator and the Owl abound, and new enemies emerge when Death-Stalker hatches a plan that brings the Man-Thing into the fray. Add in a return to Fogwell's Gym, where it all began, and what we have in store and true Marvel Masterworks! 
COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL (1964) 108-119, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE (1974) 3

Sensational She-Hulk: The Return
John Byrne makes his sensational return to the series he started, and She-Hulk's adventures as a super hero who knows she's in a comic book get wilder and more hilarious than ever! Shulkie will face problems high and low as her signature writer/penciler pits her against Spragg the Living Hill and sends her on a puntastic Jenny to the Center of the Earth! But will she say "I do" to the Mole Man? She-Hulk will banter, bodyswap and battle as she tackles foes like the Black Talon and his Unliving X-Humed, and may end up wiped out of comic book continuity by the Living Eraser! But is She-Hulk's greatest nemesis Xemnu the Titan, or John Byrne himself?! 
COLLECTING: SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK 31-46, 48-50

Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu Omnibus 3
Shang-Chi continues to have his deadly hands full with foes like Shockwave, the sinister Agent Syn and the weapons-master Zaran! But will his mastery of kung fu be enough to overcome monstrous menaces and the mindless minions of Mordillo? He thought he'd seen the last of his most bitter enemy -but an unholy resurrection will bring Shang-Chi face to face once again with his fearsome father Fu Manchu! And the family reunion will get even more bitter when Shang's sister Fah Lo Suee renews their sibling rivalry. There'll be gang wars, death cults and mind-blowing martial arts mayhem on land and on sea! Plus: what if the Master of Kung Fu fought on the side of Fu Manchu? 
COLLECTING: MASTER OF KUNG FU (1974) 71-101; WHAT IF (1977) 16

Star Wars: A New Hope
The original comic adaptation of the greatest space-fantasy film of all is remastered for the modern age! Weeks before George Lucas' first Star Wars film hit theatres, Marvel gave fans their first look at Luke Skywalker, boldly asking: "Will he save the galaxy, or destroy it?" You may know the answer, but that doesn't spoil the fun of seeing Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope like never before...including scenes that never made the silver screen! When Princess Leia is taken prisoner, Luke, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO and R2-D2 ride to the rescue and take on Darth Vader in his awesome Death Star. It's six against a galaxy - one that's far, far away and a long time ago! May the Force be with you, in the mighty Marvel manner! 
COLLECTING: Star Wars (1977) 1-6

X-Men/Alpha Flight
The X-Men and Alpha Flight have always had Wolverine in common, even when fighting over who should keep him! But when the stakes get high, these two teams of iconic heroes can set aside their differences and join forces to save the world! See Marvel's mutants and Canada's greatest heroes join forces against Loki, Sentinels, Hydra and Wendigo! 
COLLECTING: X-MEN/ALPHA FLIGHT (1985) 1-2; X-MEN/ALPHA FLIGHT (1998) 1-2; X-MEN (1963) 109, 120-121, 139-140

X-Men Epic Collection: Lonely Are The Hunted
Join the original X-Men - Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Angel and Iceman - in adventures from the days when Marvel's merry mutants were more the quirkiest quintet in comics than the worldwide wunderkinds they are today. This Epic Collection presents early classics including the first appearance of Banshee; the brief tenure of the sixth X-Man, Mimic; the complete Factor Three saga; the "Origins of the X-Men" feature exploring Professor X's formation of the team; and the debut of new costumes. Then, the X-Men's lives take their most tragic turn. Their leader is killed. 
COLLECTING: Vol. 2; X-Men (1963) 24-45; Avengers (1963) 45; material from Not Brand Echh (1967) 4, 8

X-Men Epic Collection: Second Genesis
With the original X-Men captured, Professor X recruits an All-New, All-Different team to take on the mantle of the Uncanny X-Men! Including Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Banshee, Sunfi re, and Warpath, this new international cast redefined super-hero teams forever. The transition won't come easy, though. Wolverine and Cyclops will clash. X-Man will battle X-Man. Death and rebirth will visit the team, and an old nemesis will return. Also featuring the debut of Alpha Flight and the Weapon X program, the fi rst outer space saga with the Starjammers, and rare X-Men adventures. Comic-book titans Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, and John Byrne guide their new X-Men through it all, raising the series to the peak of white-hot popularity. And it all starts here! 
COLLECTING: VOL. 5; GIANT-SIZE X-MEN (1975) 1, X-MEN (1963) 94-110, MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) 53, 69-70, ANNUAL (1976) 1, IRON FIST (1975) 14-15, MATERIAL FROM FOOM (1973) 10

Excalibur Epic Collection: The Sword is Drawn
A legendary new X-team is born! Meet the United Kingdom's champion, Captain Britain, and his paramour, the metamorphic Meggan! They'll band together with former X-Men Nightcrawler and Kitty Pryde when Gatecrasher and her Technet target Rachel "Phoenix" Summers! Fighting to uphold Xavier's dream, UK style, the five heroes form Excalibur! From their lighthouse base, they'll tackle the ferocious Warwolves, the unstoppable Juggernaut and Mojo mayhem! Things get wild with Arcade, the Crazy Gang and the X-Babies, and really heat up as Excalibur is drawn across the Atlantic to an Inferno raging in New York! 
COLLECTING: VOL. 1: CAPTAIN BRITAIN (1976) 1-2; EXCALIBUR (1988) 1-11, SPECIAL EDITION, MOJO MAYHEM; MATERIAL FROM MIGHTY WORLD OF MARVEL 7, 14-15; MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) 31-38

 New Mutants Epic Collection: Renewal
 Meet the future of the X-Men! Karma. Wolfsbane. Sunspot. Cannonball. Moonstar. They're teenagers, thrown together by the X-gene that makes them diff erent. Follow the adventures of these young mutants from Karma's first meeting with Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four, to their early days at the Xavier School! The New Mutants' on-the-job training begins in earnest with battles against Sentinels, the Silver Samurai, Viper and the Hellfi re Club, and a team-up with Spidey and Cloak & Dagger -all while they'll get a taste of life as X-Men in a disturbing encounter with the Brood! 
COLLECTING: VOLUME 1: MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL 4, NEW MUTANTS (1983) 1-12, UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) 167, MARVEL TEAMUP ANNUAL 6, MAGIK (1983) 1-4, MATERIAL FROM MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) 100

 Avengers: The Complete Celestial Madonna Saga
Follow the fateful saga of the Avenger named Mantis - a tale three decades in the telling! It all begins with the revelations of the Star-Stalker, and soon drags Earth's Mightiest Heroes into a cosmic clash between Captain Marvel and Thanos! But when Kang comes to the present day in search of the Celestial Madonna, Mantis' life is forever altered! In one of the greatest Avengers epics ever told, the besotted Swordsman will go to great lengths to save the woman he loves. Wedding bells will chime, and Mantis will embrace her destiny! 
COLLECTING: AVENGERS (1963) 124-125, 129-135; CAPTAIN MARVEL (1968) 33; GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS 2-4; AVENGERS: CELESTIALQUEST 1-8

Batman and Robin Adventures Vol. 1
The Batman & Robin Adventures series from Paul Dini, creator of Batman: The Animated Series, is finally collected for the first time in a graphic novel!
Gotham's most iconic foes are here to terrorize the city, but they have to get through the dynamic duo first! Batman and Robin face off against the likes of the Joker, Two Face, Riddler, and more. This series also sees cameos from Huntress and Deadman!
Collects BATMAN & ROBIN ADVENTURES #1-10.

The Flash by Mark Waid Book 1
Superstar writer Mark Waid's run on THE FLASH is now re-collected in a new series of graphic novels, beginning with THE FLASH BY MARK WAID BOOK ONE!
When Wally West, the adolescent nephew of the Flash's fiancée, accidentally gained powers of superspeed, he became the Scarlet Speedster's sidekick. Growing up as his hero's protégé, Kid Flash had a childhood of amazing action and adventure. But on the day that The Flash died, Wally's carefree adolescence abruptly ended and his life as an adult began.
THE FLASH BY MARK WAID BOOK ONE looks back at Wally's earliest days as the Kid Flash and explores the gamut of his emotions and experiences from his first day as a child hero to his succession of Barry Allen as the new Flash. A journey full of humor and drama, this story shows just how much Wally West loves being the fastest man alive.

Justice League of America: The Silver Age 2
In these tales from the early 1960s, the Justice League of America assembles to take on the threats of some of its greatest foes, including Felix Faust, Dr. Light, the Maestro, the Tornado Tyrant and more.
Collects JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #9-19.

Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Vol. 1
The team of misfit heroes known as the Doom Patrol made their debuts in these stories from the 1960s. Racecar driver Cliff Steele, test pilot Larry Trainor, and movie star Rita Farr all left their civilian lives behind when they became the heroes known as Robotman, Negative Man, and Elasti-Woman -- the outcast heroes known as the Doom Patrol. Led by the irascible, wheelchair-bound Chief Niles Caulder, the team would face such menaces as Professor Immortus, the Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man, and the Brotherhood of Evil, a team of evil-doers that includes Madame Rouge, the Brain (a disembodied brain in a dish) and Monsieur Mallah, a beret-wearing, gun-toting gorilla.
Collects MY GREATEST ADVENTURE #80-85 and DOOM PATROL #86-97

Justice League of America: The Silver Age Vol. 3In these 1960s adventures, Aquaman, the Atom, Batman, the Flash, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Superman, and Wonder Woman meets the Justice Society of America from the parallel world known as Earth-1, and take on the evil of Felix Faust, the Wizard, the Icicle, Kanjar Ro, Despero, Dr. Light, and many other classic DC villains.
Collects JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #20-30

Star Trek Classic UK Comics Vol. 2
This second volume fills in another major gap in Star Trek lore, courtesy of these never-before reprinted comics that originally appeared in weekly British magazines in the early 1970s. There's much to love about these wonky, way-out writings and their atypical artwork. These oft-forgotten Star Trek tales represent a different era. They're lost gems with many facets and a unique perspective, an eccentric corner of Star Trek history unlike any other. These are the U.K. voyages of the Starship Enterprise―and, now, at last, fans everywhere can experience them.  As a special bonus, Rich Handley provides the first half of a detailed encyclopedia of all things Star Trek from these British comics. Exploring the minutiae is half the fun of enjoying a franchise, and when it comes to Trek, there's no end of trivia to devour!

Walt Disney's Donald Duck Sunday Newspaper Strips Vol. 2
From deeper in the Disney Vaults, our second volume collects three more complete years of Sunday fun―every color page from January 1943 through December 1945. By the end of the book, WWII is (literally) history and Donald, Daisy, and those incorrigible nephews find more than their share of joy―and mayhem―in Duckberg. Disney scholar Alberto Becattini provides an introduction that puts the strips in historical perspective, and tells us about George Waiss, who joined the creative team in 1943, taking on the inking chores over Al Taliaferro’s pencils.