New Music Releases: Dylan! Elvis! British Sunshine Pop! More!
Our picks this week. Click the links to order from Amazon.
New Comics Collected Editions: Ant-Man/Giant Man! Elektra! Archies!
Our picks of the week. Click the links to order from Amazon.
Progenitor of the famous Pym Particle, biochemist Dr. Henry Pym started off his super-heroing life as the tiny Ant-Man and then burst into a new role as Giant-Man. The Avengers co-founder’s adventures with the Wasp continue in our second Epic Collection as they beat back the Beast of Berlin and battle other adversaries big and small. After their starring roles in Tales to Astonish and Marvel Feature conclude, there’s a new Giant-Man on the block—Pym’s friend and lab partner Bill Foster becomes the Black Goliath in a series all his own. Last, but far from least, we present the debut of Scott Lang as Ant-Man, the small hero who has made it big both in Marvel’s comics and on the silver screen!
COLLECTING: Tales to Astonish (1959) 60-69, Marvel Feature (1971) 4-10, Power Man (1974) 24-25, Black Goliath (1976) 1-5, Champions (1975) 11-13, Marvel Premiere (1972) 47-48, material from Iron Man (1968) 44
Archie and his friends from Riverdale have been globetrotting for decades... but their favorite place to visit by far is India!
This special collection includes every story where Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and yes, even Reggie, have travelled to the great country. And what would any great trip be without plenty of romance, special cameo appearances, and TONS of musical moments?
There is wisdom in the land of the dead, for it is the place that all stories lay to rest. And what is a story, if not a simulation of survival?
Wielding his massive experience from film, tv, comics, and more, Brian McDonald lays out a history of storytelling and shows the reader how the best tales tug at our truest biological instinct: the need to survive. Readers will see how different forms of survival―physical, emotional, spiritual―inform the arc of character development in a way that makes them more complex and compelling. And how plot and circumstance must then force your protagonist to meet their worst nightmare. Toby Cypress’s electric art guides the reader through the underworld, visualizing each narrative masterpiece, and bringing the ideas to life.
Whether you’re in film, books, comics, or simply a story enthusiast, this book offers a way to see character development and the crafting of plot through the lens of human questions of morality and mortality.
It’s an undisputed fact: Elektra Natchios is the best assassin in the Marvel Universe! And a murderers’ row of all-star Marvel creators are here to present the proof, in glorious black and white…with lashings of blood! Trained by both the vicious Hand and the benevolent Chaste, Elektra walks the line between good and evil — with style! And now, a dozen astonishing tales set throughout her long and lethal life illustrate her fighting skills, ninja training and sheer determination! Prepare to see Elektra in a whole new light…and on the larger-than-life pages of a Treasury Edition!
And the Oscar May Go To: Check Out the Full List of 2023 Academy Award Nominees
For current and future list, here's the whole enchilada of Oscar nominations. Who are your picks?
Best Picture
- All Quiet on the Western Front — Malte Grunert, Producer
- Avatar: The Way of Water — James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
- The Banshees of Inisherin — Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Martin McDonagh, Producers
- Elvis — Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss, Producers
- Everything Everywhere All at Once — Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, Producers
- The Fabelmans — Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner, Producers
- Tár — Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert, Producers
- Top Gun: Maverick — Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison and Jerry Bruckheimer, Producers
- Triangle of Sadness — Erik Hemmendorff and Philippe Bober, Producers
- Women Talking — Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Frances McDormand, Producers
Best Directing
- The Banshees of Inisherin — Martin McDonagh
- Everything Everywhere All at Once — Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
- The Fabelmans — Steven Spielberg
- Tár — Todd Field
- Triangle of Sadness — Ruben Östlund
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Austin Butler in Elvis
- Colin Farrell in The Banshees of Inisherin
- Brendan Fraser in The Whale
- Paul Mescal in Aftersun
- Bill Nighy in Living
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Cate Blanchett in Tár
- Ana de Armas in Blonde
- Andrea Riseborough in To Leslie
- Michelle Williams in The Fabelmans
- Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin
- Brian Tyree Henry in Causeway
- Judd Hirsch in The Fabelmans
- Barry Keoghan in The Banshees of Inisherin
- Ke Huy Quan in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Angela Bassett in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Hong Chau in The Whale
- Kerry Condon in The Banshees of Inisherin
- Jamie Lee Curtis in Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Costume Design
- Babylon — Mary Zophres
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — Ruth Carter
- Elvis — Catherine Martin
- Everything Everywhere All at Once — Shirley Kurata
- Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris — Jenny Beavan
Best Sound
- All Quiet on the Western Front — Viktor Prásil, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler, Lars Ginzel and Stefan Korte
- Avatar: The Way of Water — Julian Howarth, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers and Michael Hedges
- The Batman — Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray and Andy Nelson
- Elvis — David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson and Michael Keller
- Top Gun: Maverick — Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor
Best Original Score
- All Quiet on the Western Front — Volker Bertelmann
- Babylon — Justin Hurwitz
- The Banshees of Inisherin — Carter Burwell
- Everything Everywhere All at Once — Son Lux
- The Fabelmans — John Williams
Best Adapted Screenplay
- All Quiet on the Western Front — Screenplay by Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson & Ian Stokell
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery — Written by Rian Johnson
- Living — Written by Kazuo Ishiguro
- Top Gun: Maverick — Screenplay by Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie; Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks
- Women Talking — Screenplay by Sarah Polley
Best Original Screenplay
- The Banshees of Inisherin — Written by Martin McDonagh
- Everything Everywhere All at Once — Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
- The Fabelmans — Written by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner
- Tár — Written by Todd Field
- Triangle of Sadness — Written by Ruben Östlund
Best Live-Action Short Film
- “An Irish Goodbye” — Tom Berkeley and Ross White
- “Ivalu” — Anders Walter and Rebecca Pruzan
- “Le Pupille” — Alice Rohrwacher and Alfonso Cuarón
- “Night Ride” — Eirik Tveiten and Gaute Lid Larssen
- “The Red Suitcase” — Cyrus Neshvad
Best Animated Short Film
- “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” — Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud
- “The Flying Sailor” — Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
- “Ice Merchants” — João Gonzalez and Bruno Caetano
- “My Year of Dicks” — Sara Gunnarsdóttir and Pamela Ribon
- “An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It” — Lachlan Pendragon
Best Animated Film
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio — Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley
- Marcel the Shell With Shoes On — Dean Fleischer Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan and Paul Mezey
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish — Joel Crawford and Mark Swift
- The Sea Beast — Chris Williams and Jed Schlanger
- Turning Red — Domee Shi and Lindsey Collins
Best Original Song
- “Applause” from Tell It Like a Woman; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
- “Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick; Music and Lyric by Lady Gaga and BloodPop
- “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever; Music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson; Lyric by Tems and Ryan Coogler
- “Naatu Naatu” from RRR; Music by M.M. Keeravaani; Lyric by Chandrabose
- “This Is a Life” from Everything Everywhere All at Once; Music by Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski; Lyric by Ryan Lott and David Byrne
Best International Feature Film
- All Quiet on the Western Front — Germany
- Argentina, 1985 — Argentina
- Close — Belgium
- EO — Poland
- The Quiet Girl — Ireland
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- All Quiet on the Western Front — Heike Merker and Linda Eisenhamerová
- The Batman — Naomi Donne, Mike Marino and Mike Fontaine
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — Camille Friend and Joel Harlow
- Elvis — Mark Coulier, Jason Baird and Aldo Signoretti
- The Whale — Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Anne Marie Bradley
Best Production Design
- All Quiet on the Western Front — Production Design: Christian M. Goldbeck; Set Decoration: Ernestine Hipper
- Avatar: The Way of Water — Production Design: Dylan Cole and Ben Procter; Set Decoration: Vanessa Cole
- Babylon — Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino
- Elvis — Production Design: Catherine Martin and Karen Murphy; Set Decoration: Bev Dunn
- The Fabelmans — Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara
Best Cinematography
- All Quiet on the Western Front — James Friend
- Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths — Darius Khondji
- Elvis — Mandy Walker
- Empire of Light — Roger Deakins
- Tár — Florian Hoffmeister
Best Visual Effects
- All Quiet on the Western Front — Frank Petzold, Viktor Müller, Markus Frank and Kamil Jafar
- Avatar: The Way of Water — Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
- The Batman — Dan Lemmon, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands and Dominic Tuohy
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, R. Christopher White and Dan Sudick
- Top Gun: Maverick — Ryan Tudhope, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson and Scott R. Fisher
Best Documentary Feature
- All That Breathes — Shaunak Sen, Aman Mann and Teddy Leifer
- All the Beauty and the Bloodshed — Laura Poitras, Howard Gertler, John Lyons, Nan Goldin and Yoni Golijov
- Fire of Love — Sara Dosa, Shane Boris and Ina Fichman
- A House Made of Splinters — Simon Lereng Wilmont and Monica Hellström
- Navalny — Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris
Best Documentary Short Subject
- “The Elephant Whisperers” — Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga
- “Haulout” — Evgenia Arbugaeva and Maxim Arbugaev
- “How Do You Measure a Year?” — Jay Rosenblatt
- “The Martha Mitchell Effect” — Anne Alvergue and Beth Levison
- “Stranger at the Gate” — Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones
Best Film Editing
- The Banshees of Inisherin — Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
- Elvis — Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond
- Everything Everywhere All at Once — Paul Rogers
- Tár — Monika Willi
- Top Gun: Maverick — Eddie Hamilton
New Marvel Legends Retro 3.75 Figures
A nice lookin' batch. Click to order from Amazon.
A blast from the past! In an alternate universe, Kenner cranked out some amazing Marvel action figures in the 1980s - but not in ours! This Marvel Legends Retro 375 Collection 3 3/4-Inch Action Figures Wave 8 Case of 8 is an artifact from another dimension, a "What If?" for kids of the 1980s. Each figure has five points of articulation and a retro cardback complete with a Kenner logo appropriate for this vintage.
Coming Up: Pink Floyd Celebrates 'Dark Side of the Moon' With Super Deluxe Box Set, Book, Live Show
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Details:
One of the most iconic and influential albums ever, Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ continues to find new audiences globally. This year, to celebrate its 50th Anniversary, a new deluxe box set will be released on 24th March.
It includes CD and gatefold vinyl of the new 2023 remastered studio album and Blu-Ray + DVD audio featuring the original 5.1 mix and remastered stereo versions. The set also includes additional new Blu-ray disc of Atmos mix, plus CD and LP of ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon – Live At Wembley Empire Pool, London, 1974’, a 160-page hardback photo book, a music book, replica 7” singles and memorabilia.
One of the most iconic and influential albums ever, Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon celebrates its 50th Anniversary.
The album was partly developed during live performances, and the band premiered an early version of the suite at London’s Rainbow Theatre several months before recording began. ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ is the eighth studio album by Pink Floyd, originally released in March 1973. The new material was recorded in 1972 and 1973 at EMI Studios (now Abbey Road Studios) in London. The iconic sleeve, which depicts a prism spectrum, was designed by Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis and drawn by George Hardie. ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ has sold over 50 million copies worldwide.
The new deluxe box set includes CD and gatefold vinyl of the newly remastered studio album and Blu-Ray + DVD audio featuring the original 5.1 mix and remastered stereo versions. The set also includes additional new Blu-ray disc of Atmos mix plus CD and LP of ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon – Live At Wembley Empire Pool, London, 1974’.
TRACK LISTING
Side One:
1. Speak To Me
2. Breathe (In The Air)3. On The Run
4. Time
5. The Great Gig In The Sky
Side Two:
6. Money
7. Us And Them
8. Any Colour You Like
9. Brain Damage
10. Eclipse
6. Money
7. Us And Them
8. Any Colour You Like
9. Brain Damage
10. Eclipse
CD1 – THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (50th Anniversary) [2023 Master] Remastered by James Guthrie in gatefold sleeve with 12-page booklet
CD2 – THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
LIVE AT WEMBLEY EMPIRE POOL, LONDON, 1974
Mixed by Andy Jackson in gatefold sleeve with 12-page booklet. Cover design by Aubrey Powell/Hipgnosis and Peter Curzon/StormStudios. Original 1973 line drawn cover artwork by George Hardie
LP1 – THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (50th Anniversary) [2023 Master] Remastered original studio album
180g heavyweight vinyl, in gatefold sleeve, with original posters and stickers
LP2 – THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
LIVE AT WEMBLEY EMPIRE POOL, LONDON, 1974
180g heavyweight vinyl, in gatefold, with 2 posters featuring design by Ian Emes and Gerald Scarfe. Cover design by Aubrey Powell/Hipgnosis and Peter Curzon/StormStudios.
LIVE AT WEMBLEY EMPIRE POOL, LONDON, 1974
180g heavyweight vinyl, in gatefold, with 2 posters featuring design by Ian Emes and Gerald Scarfe. Cover design by Aubrey Powell/Hipgnosis and Peter Curzon/StormStudios.
Original 1973 line drawn cover artwork by George Hardie
BLU-RAY 1 (AUDIO)
Original album 5.1 and high-resolution remastered stereo mixes,
1. 5.1 Surround Mix – 24bit/96kHz Uncompressed
2. Stereo Mix – 24bit/192kHz Uncompressed
3. 5.1 Surround Mix – dts-HD MA
4. Stereo Mix – dts-HD MA
BLU-RAY 2 (AUDIO)
Original newly remastered album Atmos and high-resolution stereo mixes,
1. Dolby Atmos Mix
2. Stereo Mix – 24-bit/192kHz Uncompressed
3. Stereo Mix – dts-HD MA
DVD (AUDIO)
Original album 5.1 and remastered stereo mixes,
1. 5.1 Surround Mix – Dolby Digital @448 kbps
2. 5.1 Surround Mix – Dolby Digital @640 kbps
3. Stereo Mix (LPCM) – 24-bit/48 kHz Uncompressed
160-PAGE THAMES & HUDSON HARDCOVER BOOK
with rare black and white photographs from the 1972 – 1975 tours of the UK and the USA taken by Jill Furmanovsky, Peter Christopherson, Aubrey Powell, Storm Thorgerson
76-PAGE MUSIC BOOK
Complete songbook of original album
REPLICAS OF 2×7” SINGLES
7″ Single 1 Money/Any Colour You Like
7″ Single 2 Us And Them/Time
REPLICA OF PAMPHLET AND INVITATION TO THE PREVIEW OF THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON AT THE LONDON PLANETARIUM ON 27TH FEBRUARY 1973
On 24th March, the CD and first ever vinyl issue of Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon – Live At Wembley Empire Pool, London, 1974’ will be released independently. It was originally recorded in November 1974 as part of the band’s winter tour and this is the first time it will be available as a stand-alone album, with artwork featuring an original 1973 line-drawn cover by George Hardie.
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon, this highly desirable album-sized package features rare and unseen backstage and onstage photography and reveals the visual conception of the original iconic album artwork.
March 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd. Designed by Pentagram to high specifications, this official book commemorating the band and the album will be a covetable package for the legions of Floyd fans out there―new and old. This date will also see the launch of a luxury box set containing a re-release of the album together with numerous related music items.
This luxurious book presents rare and unseen backstage and onstage photography of the band during the album tours of 1972 to 1975. 129 candid black-and-white photographs by Storm Thorgerson, Jill Furmanovsky, Aubrey Powell, Storm Thorgerson, and Peter Christopherson document the soundchecks, the shows, and the after shows. A review of the October 1972 Wembley gig, originally published in Melody Maker, provides insight into one of the Floyd’s most celebrated performances, and there is a complete listing of the tour dates.
Pop Pic: Batman, Robin and Bruce?!!!!
Remember that time when Alfred dressed up as the Caped Crusader? 
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