Comic art: Neal Adams and Dick Giordano "Batman: Stacked Cards" Power Records cover, 1975




New Music Friday April 6, 2018: Love; Supremes; Elvis Presley; Johnny Cash; Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong; Don Gibson

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Pop Culture Roundup: Frank Thorne; Lone Ranger; the Shadow; Steve Ditko

Diversions of the Groovy Kind spotlights Frank Thorne's artwork on Korak, Son of Tarzan. Nice stuff. I wish Dark Horse, or somebody, would re-print it along with John Buscema's Tarzan run for Marvel.

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Plaid Stallions shares this awesome toy ad. I owned this Lone Ranger figure (and Tonto, too!):


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More from Diversions of a Groovy Kind: Original Michael W. Kaluta art for the Shadow.

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Via Destination Nightmare: Steve Ditko illustrates "The Land That Time Forgot."


Comic art: Neal Adams cover "Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen" #148, 1972, signed by Jack Kirby




New Blu-ray collects 50-plus performances from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concerts

Out April 24. Order now from Amazon.


  • This set features poignant reunions, moving and often hilarious induction speeches, and 53 iconic performances.
  • Highlights from the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 induction ceremonies.
  • Bruce Springsteen joining inductees the E Street Band for the deep-cut classic The E Street Shuffle from the Boss’s second album, from 1973.
  • Legendary grunge-rock group Pearl Jam delivering thundering performances of Alive, Given to Fly and Better Man.
  • The two surviving members of Nirvana joined on stage by Lorde, Annie Clark, Kim Gordon and Joan Jett for emotional renderings of the group’s biggest hits.
  • Cat Stevens performing a spine-tingling version of Father & Son that rendered the massive Barclays Center quiet as a church.
  • Journey performing three classic cuts: Separate Ways (Worlds Apart), Lights and Don't Stop Believin'.
  • Ringo Starr being welcomed into the Rock Hall with a little help from Paul McCartney.
  • Features complete Hall of Fame induction speeches.

New book collects iconic 1960s photos by actor Dennis Hopper

Out April 11. Order now from Amazon.

During the 1960s, Dennis Hopper carried a camera everywhere—on film sets, at parties, in diners, bars and galleries, and through political marches. Along the way, he captured the most intriguing moments of his generation. Compiled by Hopper himself and including incisive essays and interview excerpts, this volume distills the prodigious photographic career of one of America’s most fascinating personalities. 

From a selection of photographs compiled by Hopper and gallerist Tony Shafrazi, this extensive volume, finally back in print in a new edition, distills the essence of Hopper’s prodigious photographic career. Also included are introductory essays by Shafrazi and legendary West Coast art pioneer Walter Hopps, as well as an extensive biography and new afterword by journalist Jessica Hundley. With excerpts from Victor Bockris’s interviews of Hopper’s famous subjects, friends, and family, this volume revives an unprecedented exploration of the life and mind of one of America’s most fascinating personalities. 








First look at Netflix's "Nightflyers," based on George RR Martin stories

Meet Spider-Punk! New Marvel Legends action figure

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Time Capsule: Comics from April 1968

Comics on the newsstand in April 1968 info and images from Mike's Amazing World of Comics and the Grand Comics Database.