Pop Artifacts: DC Comics place matts
Hot Trax '71: The James Gang; Olivia Newton-John; Jean Knight and more!
New singles on the charts 50 years ago this week.
Pop Culture Roundup: Batman, The Shadow, Bob Dylan!
ITEM! A rare first issue of The Shadow pulp series sold for $156,000 at auction this week.
ITEM! Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithfull, Billy Bragg and others name their favorite Bob Dylan tunes in honor of the bard's 80th birthday.
MEANWHILE: The New York Times looks at the funny side of Dylan (there's actually quite a bit).
Happy Memorial Day. Have a great long weekend, U.S. readers!
New music out today: Bowie; Can; King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, more!
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Pop Culture Roundup: "Friends" reunion; Mego; Batman and more!
ITEM! The "Friends" cast reunited for a reunion interview special now streaming on HBO Max. Which begs the question, how old are these guys now, anyway?
ITEM! Check out these reading recommendations from the late sci-fi author Philip José Farmer.
ITEM! I agree, Christopher Lee would've been the perfect guy to play Batman villain Ra’s al Ghul.
Pop Culture Roundup: Sandman TV cast; Batman; Aquaman
ITEM! Classic 1960s Aquaman artist Ramona Fradon provides a cover for a new 100-page celebration of the Sea King's 80th anniversary out in August.
ITEM! Speaking of Aquaman—DC Comics will kick off a new series featuring the character alongside the release of the second Aquaman film, which is set for release in December.
ITEM! The Netflix adaptation of Neil Gaimin's "Sandman" comics series has a seemingly Endless cast that includes Jenna Coleman, Stephen Fry, Patton Oswalt, Joely Richardson playing the roles of Mopheus' friends and family.
ITEM! Batman: The World, out Sept. 18 (Batman Day - do we get the off work?), is a 184-page hardcover anthology including the work of a dozen or so comics creators from around the globe.
Coming Up: John Buscema's Silver Surfer Artisan Edition
Out Feb. 22. Order from Amazon now.
Details:
John Buscema’s innovative drawing on Marvel’s Silver Surfer is presented in IDW’s Artisan Edition format. Collecting three complete issues (issues #5, #6, and #8) from the acclaimed original run written by Stan Lee. As a special bonus—this book will have four foldouts featuring eight oversized covers.
An essential component of The House of Ideas, John Buscema’s talented hand graced the pages of Marvel’s most iconic characters for over four decades, working on The Avengers, Thor, The Fantastic Four, and The Amazing Spider-Man just to name a few.
As with all Artisan Edition books, nearly every page in this volume has been scanned from the original art, enabling the reader to clearly see all the little nuances that make original art unique and fascinating—blue pencil notations, margin notes, whiteout, and so much more. This will be a must-have for all fans and students of classic comic art!
Wayne Coyne, Jeff Tweedy, Beck and others join in new version of Daniel Johnson's "True Love Will Find You In The End" to benefit mental health awareness
Never-before-seen footage of the late, great Daniel Johnston set to his iconic anthem "True Love Will Find You in the End." Directed by Jason Juez Steck.
Featuring (in order of appearance):
- Daniel Johnston
- Beck
- Mother Mother
- Wayne Coyne (Flaming Lips)
- Choir!Choir!Choir!
- Doug Martsch (Built to Spill)
- Matt Schultz (Cage The Elephant)
- Beyond Hope
- Jeff Tweedy (Wilco)
- Frank Watkinson
- Kids Rock Chorus
Because mental health matters, pledge to ask others HI, HOW ARE YOU?
Sign the pledge at https://hihowareyou.org/pledge
Comics collected editions out this week: Man-Thing Omnibus
Pop Culture Roundup: DC's "Naomi" and more coming to the CW, new Justice Society series, Scooby Doo and... the return of The Waltons!
ITEM! "Naomi," a new TV series directed by Ava DuVernay and based on a DC comic is coming to the CW.
ITEM! Also coming to the CW: New Scooby Doo and... The Waltons!