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DVD new releases for Aug. 9

John Cleese - Wine for the Confused

The Muppet Show Complete First Season

McMillan and Wife Complete First Season

Roswell Complete Third Season

Dallas Complete Third Season

Columbo Complete Third Season

Thundercats: Season One Vol. 1

Quick hits

"The Fantastic Four" will be out on DVD Dec. 13, DVDAnswers reports.

ICv2 has some info about a planned direct-to-DVD "Ultimate Avengers" flick from Marvel Comics.

JoBlo has some skinny on Marvel's "Ghost Rider" film.

Betty Boop is 75!

Remember that Farrah Fawcett poster?

Remember that 1978 Stan Lee/Jack Kirby Silver Surfer graphic novel?

Sire Records celebrates 30th anniversary with box set

The Sire label was crucial to introducing U.S. audiences to a buncha important punk and post-punk performers. Not to mention Madonna.

In celebration of its 30th anniversary, the label is teaming with Rhino Records to present "Just Say Sire: The Sire Records Story," a three-CD, one-DVD set out Sept. 13.

According to Billboard, the track listing includes:

Disc one:

"Everybody," Madonna
"Mirror in the Bathroom," English Beat
"Kiss Me," Tin
"Oh L'Amour," Erasure
"Tainted Love," Soft Cell
"Situation (Remix)," Yaz
"People Are People," Depeche Mode
"Living on the Ceiling," Blancmange
"That Summer Feeling," Jonathan Richman
"Young at Heart," the Bluebells
"One Step Beyond," Madness
"Genius of Love," Tom Tom Club
"Im Nin'alu," Ofra Haza
"Endicott," Kid Creole & the Coconuts
"Love and Mercy," Brian Wilson
"Each and Every One," Everything But The Girl
"All the Way," Little Jimmy Scott
"Crazy," Seal
"Fire Woman," the Cult
"Constant Craving," k.d. lang

Disc two:

"Teenage Kicks," the Undertones
"This Charming Man," the Smiths
"I Melt With You," Modern English
"Moskow Diskow," Telex
"(I'm) Stranded," the Saints
"Ca Plan Pour Moi," Plastic Bertrand
"Top of the Pops," the Rezillos
"Nowhere Girl," B-Movie
"Part of the Process," Morcheeba
"Come Together (7" Version)," Primal Scream
"Beat Dis," Bomb The Bass
"The Love Cats," the Cure
"The Killing Moon," Echo & the Bunneymen
"Warm Leatherette," the Normal
"Everyday Is Like Sunday," Morrissey
"Never Never," the Assembly
"Oblivious," Aztec Camera
"Inside Out," The Mighty Lemon Drops
"Soon," My Bloody Valentine
"Leave Them All Behind," Ride

Disc three:

"Blitzkrieg Bop," the Ramones
"Alex Chilton," the Replacements
"Come on Let's Go," Paley Brothers and Ramones
"Aloha Steve & Danno / Theme From Hawaii Five-O," Radio Birdman
"The Wagon," Dinosaur Jr.
"Sonic Reducer," Dead Boys
"White Horse," Laid Back
"Blank Generation," Richard Hell and the Voidoids
"I Want That Man," Deborah Harry
"I'll Be Your Everything," Tommy Page
"Summer Teeth," Wilco
"World Class Fad," Paul Westerberg
"Back on the Chain Gang," the Pretenders
"Give Back the Key to My Heart," Uncle Tupelo
"Shake Some Action," Flamin' Groovies
"Counting Backwards," Throwing Muses
"Boy," Book Of Love
"Romeo Had Juliette," Lou Reed
"O.G. Original Gangster," Ice-T
"Jesus Built My Hotrod," Ministry
"Burning Down the House," Talking Heads

DVD:

"Pop Muzik," M
"Rock'n'Roll High School," the Ramones
"Let's Go to Bed," the Cure
"A Little Respect," Erasure
"Brass in Pocket," the Pretenders
"The Cutter," Echo & the Bunnymen
"Bastards of Young," the Replacements
"She Sells Sanctuary," the Cult
"Once in a Lifetime," Talking Heads
"Like a Prayer," Madonna
"Enjoy the Silence," Depeche Mode
"Feed the Tree," Belly
"Drifting, Falling," the Ocean Blue
"Reach," Martini Ranch
"Groovy Train," the Farm
"Things Can Only Get Better," D:Ream
"New York City Boy," Pet Shop Boys
"In the Meantime," Spacehog
"One Week," Barenaked Ladies
"Come to Daddy," Aphex Twin

The set is available for pre-order from Amazon.

Catching up on San Diego action figure debuts

Action-Figure.com has sneak previews of several goodies introduced during the recent Comic-Con International in San Diego, including:

A line of Elseworlds figures from DC Direct. These will include Superman and Wonder Woman figures inspired by the "Red Son" mini-series, Batgirl and Batman figures from the "Thrill Killer" mini and a "Crimson Mist" Batman. They'll be out Dec. 7.

A Marvel Select figure of the Watcher, which will be out next February.


Pop Artifact! Marx Dwight D. Eisenhower figure



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Batman 1943 serial set for DVD

Batman: The 1943 Serial Collection is due out Oct. 18 and collects every chapter of the Caped Crusader's first screen appearance.

A separate DVD collection released earlier this year collects the 1949 "Batman and Robin" serial.

Complete "Dark Shadows" revival set for DVD release

A three-disk set collecting the entire revived "Dark Shadows" series is set for Oct. 18 release. The set collects every episode of the 1991 TV series.

Quick hits

Several branches of the Denver library system have pulled Spanish-language fotonovelos from their shelves after a local radio talk show host complained of their adult-oriented content, the Rocky Mountain News reports.

Rhino Records is celebrating 27 years of record reissue goodness. Reuters has an overview.

Anthony Stewart Head (Giles on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") has a cameo in an upcoming "Doctor Who" serial.

You'll like Jart in My Head.

Dial B for Blog has more sick comic book covers.

Bubblegumfink presents Boris Karloff narrating "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and Rip Van Winkle."