New Music Friday: The Comet is Coming; Karen O and Danger Mouse; Vijay Iyer & Craig Taborn; The Yardbirds
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Pop Culture Roundup: Hal Blaine; Johnny Hazard
ITEM! The great session drummer Hal Blaine, who played on a plethora of 1960s hits, including songs by the Beach Boys, Monkees, Mamas and Papas, Phil Spector and more, died at age 90 this week.
ITEM! The Bronze Age of Blogs digs Frank Robbins' Johnny Hazard. Me too!
ITEM! The Bronze Age of Blogs digs Frank Robbins' Johnny Hazard. Me too!
Watch: New teaser for "Doctor Who: The Macra Terror"
Details from the BBC:
Brand new animation of missing Doctor Who serial The Macra Terror to be released on DVD and Blu-ray
The missing episodes have been animated for the first time and will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, special edition Steelbook and digital download.
The four 25 minute missing episodes of the Doctor Who serial The Macra Terror, which were originally part of Doctor Who’s (now mostly lost) fourth season, have been animated for the first time and will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, special edition Steelbook and digital download.
The missing episodes have been animated for the first time and will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, special edition Steelbook and digital download.
The four 25 minute missing episodes of the Doctor Who serial The Macra Terror, which were originally part of Doctor Who’s (now mostly lost) fourth season, have been animated for the first time and will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, special edition Steelbook and digital download.
New Comics Day: Shazam!: The Golden Age of the World's Mightiest Mortal; Decades: Marvel in the 60s - Spider-Man Meets the Marvel Universe; Iron Man Epic Collection: Return of the Ghost; Creepy Archives Vol. 28
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Shazam made his debut in Whiz Comics in 1940, and outsold his biggest competitor, Superman, by 14 million copies a month. It wasn’t long before a variety of merchandise was licensed—secret decoders, figurines, buttons, paper rockets, tin toys, puzzles, costumes—and a fan club was created to keep up with the demand. These collectibles now sell for outrageous prices on eBay and in comic book stores and conventions. Seventy years later, an unprecedented assortment of these artifacts are gathered together by award-winning writer/designer Chip Kidd and photographer Geo Spear. Join Kidd, Spear, and the World’s Mightiest Mortal in this first, fully authorized celebration of ephemera, artwork, and rare, one-of-a-kind toys, and recapture the magic that was Shazam!
Shazam made his debut in Whiz Comics in 1940, and outsold his biggest competitor, Superman, by 14 million copies a month. It wasn’t long before a variety of merchandise was licensed—secret decoders, figurines, buttons, paper rockets, tin toys, puzzles, costumes—and a fan club was created to keep up with the demand. These collectibles now sell for outrageous prices on eBay and in comic book stores and conventions. Seventy years later, an unprecedented assortment of these artifacts are gathered together by award-winning writer/designer Chip Kidd and photographer Geo Spear. Join Kidd, Spear, and the World’s Mightiest Mortal in this first, fully authorized celebration of ephemera, artwork, and rare, one-of-a-kind toys, and recapture the magic that was Shazam!
Celebrate 80 years of Marvel Comics, decade by decade - and see how Spider-Man became an icon of the (Web) Swinging Sixties! The ever-sociable wallcrawler helped build the connected Marvel Universe we know and love with these early team-ups (and tussles) with his fellow heroes - beginning with his bid to join the Fantastic Four! Witness the beginnings of Spidey's amazing friendships with the Human Torch and Daredevil -and his fi rst run-ins with the Hulk, Avengers, X-Men and more! Plus, the legendary Steve Ditko unites his signature characters, Spider-Man and Doctor Strange!
COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 16, ANNUAL 2-3; STRANGE TALES ANNUAL 2; AVENGERS (1963) 11; DAREDEVIL (1964) 16-17, 27; X-MEN (1963) 35; FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) 73; MATERIAL FROM AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 1, 8, 14; FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL 1; TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) 57
COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 16, ANNUAL 2-3; STRANGE TALES ANNUAL 2; AVENGERS (1963) 11; DAREDEVIL (1964) 16-17, 27; X-MEN (1963) 35; FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) 73; MATERIAL FROM AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 1, 8, 14; FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL 1; TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) 57
The Ghost is back! As Tony Stark battles with the ramifications of the Armor Wars, he must convince the world that there's a new Iron Man -and what better way to boost Shell-Head's popularity than stopping a nuclear satellite from crashing to Earth! Spider-Man helps out against the Radioactive Man, as Steve Rogers and Ant-Man drop by! But as an alien spreads horror in orbit, the Rhino wreaks havoc on Earth! Fearsome foes are lining up to take Iron Man down -but will Blacklash, Blizzard and Boomerang help him against the Ghost? And will the most dangerous threat of all be Grey Gargoyle, the Mandarin, Doctor Doom...or Tony's new flame, Kathy Dare?! Plus, Iron Man stars in the world's first computer-generated graphic novel!
COLLECTING: VOL. 14: IRON MAN (1968) 233-244; IRON MAN: CRASH; MARVEL FANFARE (1982) 22-23, 44
COLLECTING: VOL. 14: IRON MAN (1968) 233-244; IRON MAN: CRASH; MARVEL FANFARE (1982) 22-23, 44
A mosaic of morbid mayhem, Creepy Archives Volume 28 forms a petrifying picture of bloodthirsty bats, cultured cannibals, homicidal honeymooners, murderous mummies, and starving psychopaths! Featuring deadly dramas by a cavalcade of comics' finest creators--including William DuBay, Archie Goodwin, Carmine Infantino, and Alex Toth.
Collects Creepy magazine issues 134-139.
Collects Creepy magazine issues 134-139.
New on Video: The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends: The Complete Series; The Kid Brother - The Criterion Collection; The Magic Flute - The Criterion Collection
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New comics collected editions for May 2019
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LOAC Essentials Volume 13: Charlie Chan, 1938
As a famed hero of the mystery novels by Earl Derr Biggers, Inspector Charlie Chan reached even greater heights in a series of popular movies. As actor Sidney Toler was preparing to replace Warner Oland as the wily police detective in 1938, Alfred Andriola was tapped to create a newspaper strip version of the character. The pride of the Honolulu Police Department uses his intellect more than his fists to solve cases of international intrigue, and the syndicate's initial promotion called Charlie Chan "a new mystery strip, totally devoid of guns and gangsters" to separate it from Dick Tracy and his many hard-boiled imitators. Featuring the first complete year of daily strips, from October 1938 to November 1939, this volume offers readers exciting adventures, snappy dialogue, and arresting art. A key early work from the creator of the long-running detective series Kerry Drake presented in a format that is as close as one can get to experiencing it as a daily comic.
It's horror on
the home front when Peter Parker becomes the third wheel to comics'
oddest couple! Yes, Aunt May has found a new special friend: Dr. Otto
Octavius! While a klonk on the head may help Spidey forget that one,
teaming up with Doc Ock isn't going to improve his image as Public Enemy
No. 1! Spidey battles his way through Ka-Zar, the Vulture and Mysterio,
but his deadliest battle is yet to come: Norman Osborn has regained his
memory -- and the Green Goblin has returned! Spider-Man's most
dangerous foe, the only villain to uncover his identity as Peter Parker,
is back with a vengeance -- and the two will face off in a gigantic,
58-page magazine masterpiece! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963)
#53-67, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1968) #1-2, MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (1967)
#14 and material from NOT BRAND ECHH #6 and #11.
Marvel's
creepiest characters put the "super" into supernatural in this titanic
tome of terror! A veritable who's who of horror, this volume collects
the complete 1970s adventures of the Zombie, Brother Voodoo, the Living
Mummy, It! the Living Colossus, the Golem, Gabriel the Devil Hunter, the
Scarecrow and Modred the Mystic -- including hair-raising encounters
with Werewolf by Night, Doctor Strange, the Hulk, the Thing, the
Avengers and more! Read it if you dare! Collecting STRANGE TALES (1951)
#169-174 and #176-177; SUPERNATURAL THRILLERS #5 and #7-15; ASTONISHING
TALES (1970) #21-24; DEAD OF NIGHT #11; MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (1971) #26;
MARVEL CHILLERS #1-2; MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #24; WEREWOLF BY NIGHT
(1972) #39-41; MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE (1974) #11, #18, #33, #41 and #95;
DOCTOR STRANGE (1974) #48; INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #244; FANTASTIC FOUR
(1961) #222-223; AVENGERS (1963) #185-187; and material from ZOMBIE
(1973) #1-10; HAUNT OF HORROR (1974) #2-5; MONSTERS UNLEASHED (1973)
#11; BIZARRE ADVENTURES #33; MENACE #5; MOON KNIGHT (1980) #21; TALES OF
SUSPENSE (1959) #14 and #20; and STRANGE TALES (1951) #74 and #89.
1328 PGS
1328 PGS
Few creators
have left their mark like the inimitable Steve Ditko. His unmistakable
creative vision brought the world the Amazing Spider-Man, Doctor Strange
-- and, in 1988, Speedball! Together with writers Roger Stern, Tom
DeFalco and Jo Duffy, Ditko crafted the adventures of Robbie Baldwin, a
high school student with strange other-dimensional powers that create an
energetic kinetic field, transforming him into Speedball! In the
classic Ditko style, Baldwin's life is complicated -- his father is a
district attorney with no love for costumed vigilantes, and there is
serious marital strife between Robbie's parents. This complete
collection brings together every Steve Ditko tale of the future New
Warriors superstar for the first time! Collecting SPEEDBALL #1-10 and
material from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #22, MARVEL AGE ANNUAL #4,
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #14 and #56 and MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (1990)
#1-2 and #5-6.
320 PGS.
320 PGS.
In 1969, with
X-MEN on the verge of cancellation, the creative team of Roy Thomas and
Neal Adams charted a bold new direction for Marvel's mutants...and the
rest is history! Their epic evolution of the X-Men defines the team to
this day. Adams' lavish and dynamic visuals and Thomas' challenging and
contemporary stories combined to create a book that throbbed with the
pulse of the times. Their iconic run introduced the cosmic-powered
Havok, the vampiric villain Sauron and the bizarre Mutates, while
pairing the X-Men and Ka-Zar in a classic Savage Land battle against the
X-Men's greatest foe -- Magneto! Painstakingly restored, packed with
bonus material and presented in oversized glory, every page is a
testament to the greatest in comic book storytelling! Collecting X-MEN
(1963) #56-57 (A STORIES), #58-63 and #65.
208 PGS
208 PGS
As a famed hero of the mystery novels by Earl Derr Biggers, Inspector Charlie Chan reached even greater heights in a series of popular movies. As actor Sidney Toler was preparing to replace Warner Oland as the wily police detective in 1938, Alfred Andriola was tapped to create a newspaper strip version of the character. The pride of the Honolulu Police Department uses his intellect more than his fists to solve cases of international intrigue, and the syndicate's initial promotion called Charlie Chan "a new mystery strip, totally devoid of guns and gangsters" to separate it from Dick Tracy and his many hard-boiled imitators. Featuring the first complete year of daily strips, from October 1938 to November 1939, this volume offers readers exciting adventures, snappy dialogue, and arresting art. A key early work from the creator of the long-running detective series Kerry Drake presented in a format that is as close as one can get to experiencing it as a daily comic.
As part of the tremendous fun of Silver Age comics, artists created
pin-ups of the most popular Marvel heroes and villains! Now the greatest
of those works of art are gathered for the first time in a beautiful
large-format hardback book! Included are rare examples of original art
of The Thing, Spider-Man, and Dr. Strange.
An incredible artbook showcasing Spidey, Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, The Avengers, Nick Fury, Daredevil, Millie the Model (!), and the ever lovin' blue-eyed Thing--and many marvelous more! Witty wordage, pulse-pounding patter, and zany zingers by Stan "The Man" Lee!
An incredible artbook showcasing Spidey, Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, The Avengers, Nick Fury, Daredevil, Millie the Model (!), and the ever lovin' blue-eyed Thing--and many marvelous more! Witty wordage, pulse-pounding patter, and zany zingers by Stan "The Man" Lee!
Every diehard
Disney Duck fan knows that Donald is secretly that infamous
super-anti-hero, Duck Avenger! But when Uncle Scrooge, to promote his
wax museum, sends a robot double of Duck Avenger flying past Donald's
house, Donald's secret is threatened! Can our hero use his high-tech
Avenger gadgets to allay suspicion -- or will hyper-lucky Gladstone
Gander make things even worse? (Oh, yes, you know he will!)
And, in "Ellsworth's Ornery Orphan," Mickey tells the distant desert tale of his mynah bird pal, Ellsworth -- and a showdown with dread pirate Mozambeak! Then, a money-scented perfume sends Brigitta MacBridge and Scrooge to the isle of Bananaland in "The Other Golden Helmet"--Scarpa's one-and-only collaboration with Duck artist supreme Carl Barks! For the first time in English!
And, in "Ellsworth's Ornery Orphan," Mickey tells the distant desert tale of his mynah bird pal, Ellsworth -- and a showdown with dread pirate Mozambeak! Then, a money-scented perfume sends Brigitta MacBridge and Scrooge to the isle of Bananaland in "The Other Golden Helmet"--Scarpa's one-and-only collaboration with Duck artist supreme Carl Barks! For the first time in English!
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