Continuing our celebration of Will Eisner's centenary:
New music releases June 2, 2017: Saint Etienne; Roger Waters; Bob Marley, more
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Pop Culture Roundup: Jack Kirby; Stan Lee; Wonder Woman; Basil Wolverton
The souvenir book for this summer's Comic-Con International features a Jack Kirby tribute cover by Bruce Timm.
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Stan Lee is lending his name to a new organization that promotes "a culture of respect among all communities across the nation."
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The strange properties of Wonder Woman's golden lasso.
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Via the Bristol Board: Basil Wolverton's "Robot Woman."
Stan Lee is lending his name to a new organization that promotes "a culture of respect among all communities across the nation."
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The strange properties of Wonder Woman's golden lasso.
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Via the Bristol Board: Basil Wolverton's "Robot Woman."
Review: "Hero-A-Go-Go: Campy Comic Books, Crimefighters and Culture of the Swinging Sixties"
We live in superhero-crazy times. Most of biggest films and many of our TV shows are populated by costumed characters. But this has all happened before - in a much bigger, wackier way.
In the mid-1960s, sparked by Susan Sontag's academic essay "Notes on 'Camp'," Jules Fieffer's "The Great Comic Book Heroes," the "Batman" TV series and a general wave of nostalgia, American culture exploded with superheroes and comic book love.
It didn't last long - maybe 1965 to 1970 or so - but it was a fun and glorious time, fully documented in this new book by comics scholar and Back Issue magazine editor Michael Eury.
Batmania is just the tip of the iceberg, here. Eury explores all facets of what he calls the "Camp Age of Comics." We look at the Green Hornet, James Bond-influenced spymania, short-lived TV series such as "Captain Nice," cartoons such as "Underdog" and "Space Ghost," Archie's superhero adventures as "Pureheart the Powerful," and much more. If it's of the sixties, goofy and tangentially related to comics and/or superheroes, it's here.
Eury even investigates some of the ads found in comic books of the time, such as the ad for a Superman vs. giant cyclops display at the 1964 World's Fair. Looks cool! Many comics fans have likely seen it in battered back issues and been similarly intrigued. But the pictures of the actual specimen Eury dug up feature a very creepy, mysteriously unshaven wax Man of Steel battling a similarly weird and creep - not a in a good way - monster.
There's lot of picture-packed fun here for any fan of the 1960s, comic books and pop culture.
Coming up: Gotta Get Up! The Songs Of Harry Nilsson 1965-1972
Out July 7. Order now from Amazon.
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1. Gotta Get Up - Annie Nilsson
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Bookended by his daughter Annie’s recording of the title track and Andy Williams’ version of ‘Remember (Christmas)’, this release in Ace Records’ highly regarded Songwriters series celebrates the one and only Harry Nilsson.Tracks:
It’s one of the great paradoxes of contemporary pop music that Nilsson, one of the most talented and respected American songwriters of the 20th century, is primarily remembered for his stone classic recordings of two songs written by others: Fred Neil’s ‘Everybody’s Talkin’’ and Badfinger’s ‘Without You’. “Gotta Get Up!” aims to remedy that by spotlighting two-dozen Nilsson songs from the years 1965 to 1972, including several of which he made no official recordings.
Among the highlights are ‘Cuddly Toy’ and ‘Daddy’s Song’ performed by Nilsson champions the Monkees, Al Kooper’s harmony-filled recording of ‘Mournin’ Glory Story’, Canadian folkie Tom Northcott’s version of Nilsson’s autobiographical ‘1941’ and the MFQ’s Phil Spector-produced ‘This Could Be The Night’, one of Brian Wilson’s favourite records.
Fully illustrated booklet features copious notes by Mick Patrick and Ian Johnston.
1. Gotta Get Up - Annie Nilsson
2. Daddy's Song - the Monkees
3. Mournin' Glory Story - Al Kooper
4. This Could Be the Night - the MFQ
5. 1941 - Tom Northcott
6. Cuddly Toy - the Monkees
7. Bath - Doris
8. Butters Lament - the Family Tree
9. Good Times - Alan Lake
10. The Story of Rock and Roll - Collage
11. Ten Little Indians - the Yardbirds
12. Hey Little Girl (Do Ya Wanna Get Married) - Jimmie Cross
13. Best Friend - Puppet
14. Poly High - Harpers Bizarre
15. Open Your Window - the 5th Dimension
16. Sleep Late, My Lady Friend - José Feliciano
17. I Said Goodbye to Me - the Glass Menagerie
18. Paradise - the Shangri-Las
19. Let Me Go - Pat & André
20. The Next Day - Debbie Burton
21. Together - Sandie Shaw
22. Without Her - Blood, Sweat & Tears
23. One - George Tipton
24. Remember - Andy Williams
Comic art: Dracula and Werewolf pin-ups by Neal Adams
Thanks to the Mego Museum forum for the heads up on these: Original Neal Adams poster art from Dynamite magazine. The pics appeared as 3-D images in the original publications.
Trailer: "Batman and Harley Quinn" animated film
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In Batman and Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and Jason Woodrue (a.k.a. The Floronic Man) embark on an ecological quest to save the planet – and, unfortunately, eliminate most of humankind along the way. To save humanity, Batman and Nightwing are forced to enlist Harley Quinn to catch Poison Ivy, Harley’s BFF and frequent partner-in-crime. But Batman’s patience is put to the test by the unpredictable and untrustworthy Harley during the twists and turns the reluctant companions face during their bumpy road trip. The result is a thrill ride of action, adventure and comedy no Batman fan has seen before.
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