Hot Trax '73: Check Out Tunes from Vicki Lawrence, the Chi-Lites, Judy Collins, Johnny Nash, Aretha Franklin and More!
New songs entering the charts 50 years ago this week.
Picture Sleeve Parade:
New Music Releases: Brad Mehldau Plays the Beatles! Rolling Stones Live! Moon Girl Cassette!
Our picks this week. Click the links to order discounted vinyl, CDs or downloads from Amazon.
Pop Culture Roundup: Fantastic Four! Pink Floyd! Fawlty Towers! More!
ITEM! Pink Floyd's Roger Waters has re-recorded Dark Side of the Moon. For some reason.
ITEM! Jeff Tweedy's next book will detail 50 songs that changed his life.
ITEM! Marvel's Fantastic Four reboot film starts filming next year.
ITEM! John Cleese is producing a "Fawlty Towers" follow-up starring his daughter.
Watch 'The Bob Hope Special,' Feb. 8, 1973
With Red Buttons, Tony Randall, Marty Allen, Steve Allen, Jack Benny, Jack Carter, Jerry Colonna, Howard Cosell, Louis Nye.
New Comics Collected Editions: Captain Marvel Masterworks! Lonesome Hunters! Love Everlasting! Kree/Skrull War! More!
Our picks this week. Click the links to order items from Amazon.
Watch the skies! Captain Marvel, the space-born super hero, is coming! Branded a traitor by the vicious Col. Yon-Rogg for defending the people of Earth, Captain Mar-Vell assumes the human identity of Walter Lawson and becomes our planet’s protector against an awesome array of interstellar enemies. The massive Sentry #459, the savage Super-Skrull, Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner, and Quasimodo the Living Computer all wage war against Captain Marvel here in his very first adventures. Of course there’s plenty of drama, too, with the lovely Medic Una and Carol Danvers each catching the Kree Captain’s eye. Crafted by top talents of the Marvel Age, this one’s certifiably out of this world.
COLLECTING: Marvel Super Heroes (1967) 12-13, Captain Marvel (1968) 1-7, material from Not Brand Echh (1967) 9
From Russ Manning award-winning and Eisner-nominated Harrow County co-creator Tyler Crook comes this supernatural fantasy about loss, power, and destiny.
An old and out-of-practice monster hunter in hiding crosses paths with a young girl that forces him to confront these chaotic creatures. As the beasts invade their tenement they set off on a supernatural road trip to stop these ancient evils in a story that explores the ways that youth informs adulthood and how early traumas can haunt us of in old age.
Collects The Lonesome Hunters #1–#4.
From superstar creators Tom King and Elsa Charretier comes he first volume of a thrilling epic in the tradition of SANDMAN and SAGA. Joan Peterson discovers that she is trapped in an endless, terrifying cycle of “romance”--a problem to be solved, a man to marry―and every time she falls in love she’s torn from her world and thrust into another tear-soaked tale. Her bloody journey to freedom and revelation starts in this breathtaking, groundbreaking collected edition.
Collects LOVE EVERLASTING #1-5
Exploding from the TV screen! The iconic X-Men: The Animated Series thrilled fans in the 1990s and defined the X-Men for an entire generation. And their small-screen adventures, inspired by the X-Men’s most classic storylines, were adapted into comic-book format as well! Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm, Wolverine, Rogue, Gambit, Beast, Jubilee and Morph are Professor X’s uncanny X-Men — ready to battle threats including Sabretooth, the Juggernaut and Magneto, master of magnetism! But when the giant, mutant-hunting Sentinels attack, one of the X-Men will pay the ultimate price! Plus, Cable and Bishop each arrive from the future, Rogue seeks a cure for her plight, Apocalypse unleashes his deadly Horsemen — and more! And action-packed takes on classic stories including “Days of Future Past” and the Dark Phoenix Saga!
COLLECTING: X-Men Adventures (1992) 1-15, X-Men Adventures (1994) 1-13, X-Men Adventures (1995) 1-13
The greatest Avengers saga of all gets the oversized Gallery Edition treatment, befitting the revolutionary artwork of the legendary Neal Adams! The galaxy is rocked by a conflict of star-spanning proportions — with Earth caught in the crossfire! The eternal intergalactic enemies, the merciless Kree and the shape-changing Skrulls, have gone to war, and our planet is situated on the front lines! Can Earth’s Mightiest Heroes bring about an end to the fighting before humanity becomes a casualty of war? And what good are even a dozen super-powered champions against the vast military machines of two of the great empires of the cosmos? The key to victory lies with the expatriate Kree Captain Mar-Vell…and his human host, honorary Avenger Rick Jones! It’s an all-time cosmic classic and one of the most important Marvel stories ever told!
COLLECTING: Avengers (1963) 89-97
Pop Culture Roundup: Francesco Francavilla! Frank Lloyd Wright! Legion of Superheroes! More!
ITEM! The Comics Journal checks out the evocative artwork of Francesco Francavilla, one of the better modern day comics artists in my view.
ITEM! Unrealized designs by Frank Lloyd Wright are being rendered digitally.
ITEM! The Beatles, David Bowie and Kate Bush are among the acts featured on an official playlist for King Charles' upcoming coronation.
ITEM! How the creators of a new Legion of Superheroes animated film tackled decades of continuity.
ITEM! Stay tuned for the memoirs of Scott Lang, Ant-Man.
New on Video: 'The Return of Swamp Thing' 4K Ultra HD
Remastered so vividly that you'll be able to see the seams on the rubber suit!
Order now from Amazon.
Details:
After her mother's mysterious death, Abigail Arcane (Heather Locklear) travels to the Florida swamps to confront her resurrected evil stepfather Dr. Anton Arcane (Louis Jourdan). In an attempt to stave off the effects of aging, Dr. Arcane, assisted by Dr. Lana Zurrell (Sarah Douglas), combines genes from various swamp animals and human beings, creating an army of monsters known as Un-Men. When Abby arrives, Dr. Arcane is hell-bent on taking his own stepdaughter's life in the name of science... that is until she is rescued by SWAMP THING in this must-see sequel to the original cult classic and based on the award-winning DC Comics series!
From the executive producers of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Benjamin Melniker and Michael E. Uslan and legendary cult film director Jim Wynorski (Chopping Mall, Not of This Earth),The Return of Swamp Thing features an all-star cast that includes Heather Locklear (Melrose Place, Uptown Girls), Louis Jordan (Swamp Thing, Octopussy), Sarah Douglas (Superman II, Conan The Destroyer) and Dick Durock (Raw Deal, Stand By Me) returning as the SWAMP THING.
Making its debut on the 4K Ultra HD format, 'The Return of Swamp Thing' boasts a brand new 4K restoration from the original interpositive featuring Dolby Vision / HDR mastering.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- BRAND NEW 4K restoration from the original interpositive with Dolby Vision / HDR mastering.
- BRAND NEW: Reflections on Swamp Thing 35 years later by Michael Uslan, Producer of both Swamp Thing movies and Exec Producer of all the Batman movies.
- BRAND NEW: Music Video by the RiffTones: 'Your Ever-Loving Swamp Thing'
- Original 2.0 and 5.1 Stereo Audio
- Audio commentary from Director Jim Wynorski, Composer Chuck Cirino and Editor Leslie Rosenthal
- Audio commentary from Director Jim Wynorski
- Interview with Editor Leslie Rosenthal
- Interview with Composer Chuck Cirino
- Interview with Director Jim Wynorski
- Interview with Lightyear Entertainment Executive Arnie Holland
- 1989 Promo Reel
- Photo Gallery (accompanied by Chuck Cirino's film's score)
- Original Theatrical Trailer (HD Transfer from original 35mm materials)
- 2 TV Spots
- 6 Promotional TV Clips
- 2 Greenpeace Public Service Announcements
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