Order action figures March 9, 2006

Here's a look at figures available for pre-order now via your local comics shop or via the TIP!-supporting links below:


X-Men 3 Movie Action Figures Series 2: Set of 6 (Pre-Order Ships May 2006)

X-Men 3 Movie Action Figures Series 2: Air Strike Wolverine (Pre-Order Ships May 2006)

X-Men 3 Movie Action Figures Series 2: Angel (Pre-Order Ships May 2006)

X-Men 3 Movie Action Figures Series 2: Stealth Cyclops (Pre-Order Ships May 2006)

X-Men 3 Movie Action Figures Series 2: Tech Gear Beast (Pre-Order Ships May 2006)

X-Men 3 Movie Action Figures Series 2: Juggernaut (Pre-Order Ships May 2006)

X-Men 3 Movie Action Figures Series 2: Phoenix (Pre-Order Ships May 2006)


X-Men 3 Movie Action Figures Series 3: Set of 6 (Pre-Order Ships July 2006)

X-Men 3 Movie Action Figures Series 3: Colossus (Pre-Order Ships July 2006)

X-Men 3 Movie Action Figures Series 3: Nightcrawler (Pre-Order Ships July 2006)

X-Men 3 Movie Action Figures Series 3: Iceman (Pre-Order Ships July 2006)

X-Men 3 Movie Action Figures Series 3: Rogue (Pre-Order Ships July 2006)

X-Men 3 Movie Action Figures Series 3: Avalanche (Pre-Order Ships July 2006)

X-Men 3 Movie Action Figures Series 3: Sabretooth (Pre-Order Ships July 2006)


Marvel Select Action Figures: Watcher (Pre-Order Ships March 2006)



Marvel Select 7" Figure: Spider-Woman (Pre-order Ships in April 2006)


Buffy the Vampire Slayer Action Figures Exclusive: Dawn and Glory (Pre-Order Ships July 2006)


DC Direct Deluxe Collection 13" Figure: Lex Luthor (Pre-order Ships in July 2006)

Marvel Select Action Figures: Moon Knight (Pre-Order Ships July 2006)


Elseworlds Action Figures Series 2: Set Of 5 (Pre-Order Ships Sept. 2006)

Elseworlds Action Figures Series 2: Red Son Batman (Pre-Order Ships Sept. 2006)

Elseworlds Action Figures Series 2: Red Son President Superman (Pre-Order Ships Sept. 2006)
Elseworlds Action Figures Series 2: Kingdom Come Jade (Pre-Order Ships Sept. 2006)

Elseworlds Action Figures Series 2: Kingdom Come Spectre & Norman McKay Set (Pre-Order Ships Sept. 2006)

Elseworlds Action Figures Series 2: Gotham By Gaslight Batman (Pre-Order Ships Sept. 2006)


Deluxe Collector Action Figures: Two Face (Pre-Order Ships Sep. 2006)


Infinite Crisis Action Figures Series 1: Set of 5 (Pre-Order Ships Sep. 2006)

Infinite Crisis Action Figures Series 1: Powergirl (Pre-Order Ships Sep. 2006)

Infinite Crisis Action Figures Series 1: Omac (Pre-Order Ships Sep. 2006)

Infinite Crisis Action Figures Series 1: Mongul (Pre-Order Ships Sep. 2006)

Infinite Crisis Action Figures Series 1: Earth Prime Superboy (Pre-Order Ships Sep. 2006)

Infinite Crisis Action Figures Series 1: Alexander Luthor (Pre-Order Ships Sep. 2006)

Green Lantern Action Figures Series 2: Set Of 5

Green Lantern Action Figures Series 2: Manhunter Robot (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006

Green Lantern Action Figures Series 2: Guy Gardner (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Green Lantern Action Figures Series 2: Shark (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Green Lantern Action Figures Series 2: Saalak (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Green Lantern Action Figures Series 2: Sinestro (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Gift Pack: Monster Box Set

Marvel Legends Action Figures Masterworks Series 1: Set of 2 (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Masterworks Series 1: Spider-Man vs Green Goblin (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Masterworks Series 1: Fantastic Four vs Mole Man (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Masterworks Series 2: Set of 2 (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Masterworks Series 2: Hulk vs. Thing (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Masterworks Series 2: Galactus vs. Everybody (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Gift Pack: Young Avengers Box Set

Marvel Legends Action Figures Icons Series 1: Set of 3 (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Icons Series 1: Captain America (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Icons Series 1: Iron Man (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Icons Series 1: Wolverine (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Icons Series 1: Captain America Variant (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Icons Series 1: Wolverine Variant (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Icons Series 1: Iron Man Variant (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Icons Series 2: Set of 3 (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Icons Series 2: Venom (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Icons Series 2: Spider-Man (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Icons Series 2: Hulk (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Icons Series 2: Venom Variant (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Icons Series 2: Hulk Variant (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Icons Series 2: Spider-Man Variant (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Series 14

Marvel Legends Action Figures Face Off Twin Packs: Set of 3 (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Face Off Twin Packs: Kingpin vs. Daredevil (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Face Off Twin Packs: Hulk vs. Leader (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Face Off Twin Packs: Captain America vs. Red Skull (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Face Off Twin Packs: Kingpin vs. Daredevil Variant (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Face Off Twin Packs: Hulk vs. Leader Variant (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Face Off Twin Packs: Captain America vs. Red Skull Variant (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Figure Factory Series 3: Case (Pre-Order Ships Oct. 2006)

Marvel Figure Factory Series 3: Deadpool (Pre-Order Ships Oct. 2006)

Marvel Figure Factory Series 3: Black Costume Spider-Man (Pre-Order Ships Oct. 2006)

Marvel Figure Factory Series 3: Angel (Pre-Order Ships Oct. 2006)

Marvel Figure Factory Series 3: Silver Surfer (Pre-Order Ships Oct. 2006)

Marvel Figure Factory Series 3: Beast (Pre-Order Ships Oct. 2006)

Marvel Figure Factory Series 3: Invisible Woman (Pre-Order Ships Oct. 2006)

Marvel Figure Factory Series 3: Mystery Figure (Pre-Order Ships Oct. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Series 15: Factory Sealed Case (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Series 15: Set of 8 (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Series 15: Mandarin (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Series 15: Beta Ray Bill (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Series 15: Moonnight (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Series 15: Spider-Woman (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Series 15: Quicksilver (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Series 15: Thor Buster Iron Man (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Series 15: Wasp (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Series 15: Captain Marvel (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Series 15: Spider-Woman Variant (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Series 15: Wasp Variant (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Series 15: Qucicksilver Variant (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Series 15: Captain Marvel Variant (Pre-Order Ships Nov. 2006)

Marvel Mega Morphs Series 3: Set of 3 (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Mega Morphs Series 3: Thing (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Mega Morphs Series 3: Iron man (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Mega Morphs Series 3: Magneto (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Showdown Starter Set Series 2: Mr Fantastic & Mole Man (Pre-Order Ships July 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Showdown Starter Set Series 2: Colossus & Magneto (Pre-Order Ships July 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Showdown Rider Set Series 1: Ghostrider & Vengence (Pre-Order Ships July 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Showdown Rider Set Series 1: Logan & Chopper (Pre-Order Ships July 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Showdown Rider Set Series 1: Namor & Shark (Pre-Order Ships July 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Showdown Battle Pack Series 3: Set of 5 (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Showdown Battle Pack Series 3: Green Goblin (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Showdown Battle Pack Series 3: Beast (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Showdown Battle Pack Series 3: Juggernaut Variant (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Showdown Battle Pack Series 3: Juggernaut (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Showdown Battle Pack Series 3: Elektra (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Showdown Battle Pack Series 3: Elektra Variant (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Showdown Battle Pack Series 3: Silver Surfer (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Marvel Legends Action Figures Showdown Battle Pack Series 3: Beast Variant (Pre-Order Ships Aug. 2006)

Star Wars Action Figures Saga Collection '06: Orange Utapaun Clone Trooper #26 (Pre-Order Ships in Mar/2006)

Star Wars Action Figures Saga Collection '06: Sora Bulq (Alien Jedi) #15 (Pre-Order Ships in Mar/2006)

Star Wars Action Figures Saga Collection '06: Sun Fac (Geonosian Separatist Leader) #16 (Pre-Order Ships in Mar/2006)

Star Wars Action Figures Saga Collection '06: C-3PO (Battle Droid Head) #17 (Pre-Order Ships in Mar/2006)

Star Wars Action Figures Saga Collection '06: Poggle The Lesser (Separatist) #18 (Pre-Order Ships in Mar/2006)

Star Wars Action Figures Saga Collection '06: Yoda #19 (Pre-Order Ships in Mar/2006)

Star Wars Action Figures Saga Collection '06: Jango Fett #20 (Pre-Order Ships in Mar/2006)

Star Wars Action Figures Saga Collection '06: Scorch (Republic Commando) #21(Pre-Order Ships in Mar/2006)

Star Wars 12" Figure: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Pre-order Ships in March 2006)

Star Wars 12" Figure: Anakin Skywalker (Pre-order Ships in March 2006)

DARTH MAUL Life-Size Bust Star Wars Life-Size Collectibles Sideshow Toys (Pre-Order Ships in Jun/2006)

GENERAL GRIEVOUS 1/4 Statue STAR WARS Premium Format Figures Sideshow Collectibles (Pre-Order Ships in Mar/2006)

OBI_WAN KENOBI 1/4 Statue STAR WARS Premium Format Figures Sideshow Collectibles (Pre-Order Ships in Mar/2006)

SET of 5 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: IDENTITY CRISIS Series 2 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in Mar/2006)

BATMAN 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: IDENTITY CRISIS Series 2 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in Mar/2006)

THE FLASH 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: IDENTITY CRISIS Series 2 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in Mar/2006)

ELONGATED MAN 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: IDENTITY CRISIS Series 2 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in Mar/2006)

BLACK CANARY 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: IDENTITY CRISIS Series 2 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in Mar/2006)

CAPTAIN BOOMERANG 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: IDENTITY CRISIS Series 2 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in Mar/2006)

DR DOOM With Mask 12" Marvel Studios Action Figure Series 1 by Toy Biz

DR DOOM Without Mask 12" Marvel Studios Action Figure Series 1 by Toy Biz

Crisis on Infinite Earths Series 2 7" Figure: Set of 5 (Pre-order Ships in July 2006)

Crisis on Infinite Earths Series 2 7" Figure: Anti-Monitor (Pre-order Ships in July 2006)

Crisis on Infinite Earths Series 2 7" Figure: Barry Allen Flash (Pre-order Ships in July 2006)

Crisis on Infinite Earths Series 2 7" Figure: Battle Armor Lex Luthor (Pre-order Ships in July 2006)

Crisis on Infinite Earths Series 2 7" Figure: Earth 2 Superman (Pre-order Ships in July 2006)

Crisis on Infinite Earths Series 2 7" Figure: Brainiac (Pre-order Ships in July 2006)

The New Frontier Series 1 7" Figure: Set of 5 (Pre-order Ships in July 2006)

The New Frontier Series 1 7" Figure: Green Lantern (Pre-order Ships in July 2006)

The New Frontier Series 1 7" Figure: Superman (Pre-order Ships in July 2006)

The New Frontier Series 1 7" Figure: Wonder Woman (Pre-order Ships in July 2006)

The New Frontier Series 1 7" Figure: Green Arrow (Pre-order Ships in July 2006)

The New Frontier Series 1 7" Figure: Blackhawk (Pre-order Ships in July 2006)

SET of 5 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: SILVER AGE SUPERMAN Series 1 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in May/2006)

SUPERMAN ROBOT 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: SILVER AGE SUPERMAN Series 1 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in May/2006)

LEX LUTHOR 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: SILVER AGE SUPERMAN Series 1 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in May/2006)

LOIS LANE 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: SILVER AGE SUPERMAN Series 1 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in May/2006)

JIMMY OLSEN 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: SILVER AGE SUPERMAN Series 1 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in May/2006)

PERRY WHITE 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: SILVER AGE SUPERMAN Series 1 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in May/2006)

SUNNYDALE HIGH SCHOOL Action Figure Playset BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Diamond Select Toys

GREEN LANTERN 13" Deluxe Collector Figure DC DIRECT

MARVEL LEGENDS Series 13 Factory Sealed CASE 12 Figure Asst. (PRE-ORDER SHIPS END OF APRIL 2006)

ABOMINATION 6" Action Figure MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES 13 THE VILLAINS SERIES Marvel Toy Biz Toy (PRE-ORDER SHIPS APRIL 2006)

BLACKHEART 6" Action Figure MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES 13 THE VILLAINS SERIES Marvel Toy Biz Toy (PRE-ORDER SHIPS APRIL 2006)

GREEN GOBLIN 6" Action Figure MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES 13 THE VILLAINS SERIES Marvel Toy Biz Toy (PRE-ORDER SHIPS APRIL 2006)

LADY DEATH STRIKE 6" Action Figure MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES 13 THE VILLAINS SERIES Marvel Toy Biz Toy (PRE-ORDER SHIPS APRIL 2006)

LOKI 6" Action Figure MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES 13 THE VILLAINS SERIES Marvel Toy Biz Toy (PRE-ORDER SHIPS APRIL 2006)

PYRO 6" Action Figure MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES 13 THE VILLAINS SERIES Marvel Toy Biz Toy (PRE-ORDER SHIPS APRIL 2006)

SET of 5 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: JUSTICE LEAGUE ALEX ROSS Series 3 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in May/2006)

GREEN LANTERN 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: JUSTICE LEAGUE ALEX ROSS Series 3 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in May/2006)

THE JOKER 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: JUSTICE LEAGUE ALEX ROSS Series 3 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in May/2006)

PLASTIC MAN 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: JUSTICE LEAGUE ALEX ROSS Series 3 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in May/2006)

WONDER WOMAN 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: JUSTICE LEAGUE ALEX ROSS Series 3 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in May/2006)

POISON IVY 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: JUSTICE LEAGUE ALEX ROSS Series 3 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in May/2006)

SET OF 3 7" Action Figure STAR WARS UNLEASHED REVENGE OF THE SITH Series 15 Hasbro Toy (Pre-Order Ships in June/2006)

HAN SOLO AS STORMTROOPER 7" Action Figure STAR WARS UNLEASHED REVENGE OF THE SITH Series 15 Hasbro Toy (Pre-Order Ships in June/2006)

CLONE TROOPER 7" Action Figure STAR WARS UNLEASHED REVENGE OF THE SITH Series 15 Hasbro Toy (Pre-Order Ships in June/2006)

CHEWBACCA 7" Action Figure STAR WARS UNLEASHED REVENGE OF THE SITH Series 15 Hasbro Toy (Pre-Order Ships in June/2006)

SET of 5 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: BATMAN/SUPERMAN RETURN OF SUPERGIRL Series 2 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in June/2006)

SUPERGIRL 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: BATMAN/SUPERMAN RETURN OF SUPERGIRL Series 2 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in June/2006)

SUPERMAN 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: BATMAN/SUPERMAN RETURN OF SUPERGIRL Series 2 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in June/2006)

BATMAN 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: BATMAN/SUPERMAN RETURN OF SUPERGIRL Series 2 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in June/2006)

DARKSEID 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: BATMAN/SUPERMAN RETURN OF SUPERGIRL Series 2 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in June/2006)

CORRUPTED SUPERGIRL 6" Action Figure DC DIRECT: BATMAN/SUPERMAN RETURN OF SUPERGIRL Series 2 Toy (Pre-Order Ships in June/2006)

Pop Artifact! Prince Valiant board game





DC Comics public service announcement

New "Notorious Bettie Page" pic

New to me, anyhow. Here's another shot of Gretchen Mol in the Bettie Page bio-pic:

Upcoming Marvel Essentials details

Essential Hulk Volume 4

It's the original trial of the Incredible Hulk, but not even Doc Samson and Matt Murdock can get the Hulk free of charges... from the Rhino, the Abomination and the Bi-Beast! Foes from the sewers, the seas, the stars and a shrunken realm gone mad! And Betty Ross gives a new twist to becoming a Harpy after the wedding! Monsters, mindswaps and Niagara Falls! Plus: For the X-Fans, the birth of the Wendigo and the death of the Mimic! Collects Incredible Hulk #143-170

Essential Luke Cage/Power Man Volume 2

Luke Cage wraps up his early solo career against the likes of Zzzax, Chemistro and Gideon Mace - then launches a new era with Iron Fist, forming one of Marvel's oddest and most enduring partnerships! Garish gangsters, sexy scientists, monolithic mutants...no job was too big for Heroes for Hire! Guest-starring the X-Men and the Daughters of the Dragon! See some of the most startling super-villains of the seventies! Re-telling the origin of Power Man! Collects Power Man #28-49, Annual #1, Power Man & Iron Fist #50-57.

Essential Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition Volume 3

How many rooms in the X-Mansion? What makes web-shooters work? Find out as Spider-Man and the X-Men join forces to highlight the third volume of this Guide to the Greats! Featuring full profiles on Rogue, Shadowcat, Storm, the White Queen, Wolverine and more! The Scarlet Witch, the Silver Surfer and so many more in glorious color! The secrets of S.H.I.E.L.D.! The schematics of the Sentinels! The story of Subterranea and the wonders of Wakanda! Plus: details on more than a hundred alien races! Collects Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (3 of 3)

Essential Marvel Team-Up Volume 2

Horrific heroism, kung fu crimefighting, courtroom chaos: Spider-Man's up for anything in this selection of shared sagas! Co-starring Daredevil, the Incredible Hulk, the Thing, the Beast and the Frankenstein Monster! Join Spidey on a titanic trip through the timeline in one of his most incredible epics yet, followed by the trial of the Wraith and the debut of Jean DeWolff! Plus: guest-stars from the Avengers and the Defenders! Also featuring the Human Torch's team-ups with Iron Man, Doctor Strange and more! Collects Marvel Team-Up #25-51 and Marvel 2-in-1 #17

More Marvel Essentials.

Pop Culture Roundup March 8, 2006

It's the 100th birthday of beat-era poet/comic/recantour Lord Buckley.

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Everybody talks about the Beatles' "Let it Be"/"Get Back" sessions being absolutely miserable, but check out the smiling moptops in this picture thread. Numerous books have made a big thing, especially, of John Lennon being disengaged during the sessions due to his use of heroin at the time. But having seen lots of bootleg footage from the "Let it Be" film and listening to bootleg sessions tapes, I just don't think that's entirely true. The pictures in the thread, too, indicate John--at least some of the time--was very much into things and having fun.

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Booksteve watches Hitchcock's "Family Plot" and likes it. I'm embarrassed to see it's one of the few Hitch films I haven't seen. I need to. Oh, and give Booksteve a tip.

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Datajunkie presents some more great Virgil Finlay art plus a look at the Green Llama. Don't forget to tell DJ what you think!

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Action-Figure.com has images of the Series 17 Spider-Man Classics action figures.

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Brian Wilson's "Smile" documentary won top spot in this year's Music DVD Awards, Billboard reports. If you haven't seen it, do. It's a very well-done look at how Wilson finally finished the legendary "lost" album he abandoned in the 1960s and features a wonderul live performance of all the "Smile" songs.

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NPR presents a live concert by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.

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Here's some cool Martin Denny sharity.

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Heads up Power Records fans: Scar stuff presents all the company's Marvel Comics "monsters" adaptations: Man-Thing, Curse of the Werewolf, Monster of Frankenstien and Dracula. More Power Records.

New comics March 8, 2006

Available now at yer local comics shop or via This is Pop!-supporting links:

Authority Revolution Book Two TP

Birds Of Prey Between Dark And Dawn

Brownsville


Chronicles Of Conan Vol 10 Giants Walk The Earth

Crying Freeman Vol 1

Daniel


Luba The Book Of Ofelia


Tomorrow Stories Special #2


Ultimate Iron Man Vol 1 Premiere


Ultimate Iron Man Vol 1 Premiere HC Bookstore Var Ed


Buffy The Vampire Slayer Buffy Becoming Bust


Marvel Universe Capt Britain Bust


Marvel Universe Snowbird Bust

See a Complete List of New Comics Shipping This Week.

Dark Horse Comics June 2006 solicitations

Dark Horse Comics March 2006 solicitations
Dark Horse Comics April 2006 Solicitations
Dark Horse Comics May 2006 Solicitations



13TH SON: WORSE THING WAITING TPB
KELLEY JONES (W/A)
On sale July 26, SC, 96pg, FC, 7" x 10", $12.95


Born to a young woman driven to insanity and black magic by the deaths of her previous children, the 13th Son is a creature like nothing this world has seen before. Humans are not his target. It's the other monsters who walk this world—the wendigo, werewolves, ghouls, zombies, and vampires who live in fear of his enormous and terrifying powers. And what those powers are setting into motion is a horror beyond your deepest, darkest nightmares.

AMANO: THE TALE OF GENJI HC ILLUSTRATED NOVEL
YOSHITAKA AMANO (W/A)
On sale 26, FC & b&w, 80pg, 8 7/16" x 11 15/16", 46 color illustrations, $24.95


Yoshitaka Amano has been praised around the world for his lush watercolors and evocative work dealing with myth and legend. In The Tale of Genji Mr. Amano brings his considerable talent to retelling one of the most famous of Japanese myths: written by Murasaki Shikibu shortly after 1000 AD and considered by most scholars to be the first novel ever written, The Tale of Genji is the story of the romantic adventures of Genji, the amazingly handsome prince and his many romantic conquests. Told through stunning paintings, Mr. Amano brings this classic story to life for a new generation.

ARCHENEMIES #3 (of 4)
DREW MELBOURNE (W), YVEL GUICHET (P), JOE RUBINSTEIN (I), RICK HILTBRUNNER (C), and JIM KEPLINGER (L)
On sale June 7, FC, 32pg, $2.99


Roommates Ethan Baxter and Vincent Darko still don't realize that they're archenemies in their super-powered guises. They just know that they hate each other! But when tragedy strikes, comicdom's ultimate odd couple must set aside their differences to hit the road and . . . move into a mansion?? PLUS: Vincent has a cute sister, Ethan has a nightmare, and Star Fighter and the Underlord go head-to-head in the middle of an impromptu gang war. If you like fights, laughing, or stories about people, you MUST read this comic!

THE ARTIST WITHIN TPB
GREG PRESTON (W)
On sale July 12, SC, 216pg, b&w, 100 photographs, 100 illustrations, 12 1/2" x 11 1/2", $39.95


The culmination of more than fifteen years of photography by renowned photographer Greg Preston, this book is a living history of the men and women who have shaped the imaginations of countless millions of people around the world through their work in the fields of animated cartoons, comic books, comic strips, and editorial cartooning. The list of artists includes such luminaries as Frank Miller, Al Hirschfeld, Joe Barbera, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Moebius, Walter and Louise Simonson, and many more, all in photographs exclusive and shot expressly for this book.

BERSERK VOLUME 12 TPB
KENTARO MIURA (W/A)
On sale July 12, SC, 232pg, b&w, 5 1/8" x 7 1/4", $13.95


The Band of the Hawks rescue of their leader, Griffith, has brought them no ease. Broken beyond healing, a frail ghost of his former glory, Griffith is now more an object of pity than a man, and the Hawks, who've grimly hung together under duress and death during his absence, are now on the verge of splintering to the winds. But Griffith's dreams and ambitions, built on the bodies of his troops and the countless enemies they have slain, have not gone unnoticed in the spirit realm, and though Griffith has nowhere to go as a man, he may yet have a future . . . a future borne on jet-black wings in the company of the demon lords of the Godhand!

BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #114: ON THE PERFECTION OF ANATOMY part 3 (of 6)
HIROAKI SAMURA (W/A)
On sale June 14, b&w, 32pg, $2.99


It's time for Manji's dimwitted-yet-likeable cellmate, Dewanosuke, to shine . . . or die! Searching for the key to immortality, the twisted doctor Burando finally feels that his experiments are leading towards success. However, the Shogun's bangashira, Habaki Kagimura, grows impatient and decides to up the ante in the tests on Dewanosuke's regenerative abilities. Also, while all of the Itto-ry warriors are supposed to be keeping a low profile, one cute sparkplug is about to threaten everything. Yes, it's the return of D, the feisty Itto-ry renegade who's been causing so much trouble for Rin! This time, however, D's headstrong attitude may turn up something very essential to Rin's search for her beloved, missing Manji.

B.P.R.D.: THE BLACK FLAME TPB
MIKE MIGNOLA (W/Cover), JOHN ARCUDI (W), and GUY DAVIS (A)
On sale July 12, SC, 168pg, FC, 7" x 10", $17.95


The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense faces its worst tragedy ever as the war against the plague of frogs reaches a devastating new level. Heralded by a bizarre villain from the B.P.R.D.’s past, an ancient monster-god marches across the American heartland portending an end to the reign of men, and leaving a permanent mark on the Bureau.

B.P.R.D.: THE UNIVERSAL MACHINE #3 (of 5)
MIKE MIGNOLA (W/Cover), JOHN ARCUDI (W), GUY DAVIS (A), and DAVE STEWART (C)
On sale June 7, FC, 32pg, $2.99


While searching for an arcane text that could hold the secret to bringing Roger back to life, Dr. Kate Corrigan is trapped in a mysterious French village where a collector of occult objects has terrible plans for one of the B.P.R.D.'s most valuable assets.

CHINESE HELLBOY AND ABE SAPIEN TOYS
On sale September 13, Hellboy Toy, 2 1/2", articulated figures, $7.99
On sale September 13, Abe Sapien Toy, 2 1/2", articulated figures, $7.99


Dark Horse has the extraordinary opportunity to offer these great little Chinese Hellboy toys. Originally packaged exclusively with the Chinese editions of the Hellboy graphic novels, we are now offering the 2 1/2 inch, articulated figures in a unique blister pack, including a keychain attachment and collector’s postcard designed specially for this product.

THE COMICS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF COMIC STRIP ART TPB
JERRY ROBINSON (W)
On sale July 12, SC, 296pg, b&w, 9" x 12", $24.95


While there are many debates about when the medium of words married with pictures first evolved into what we know today as comics--be it in nascent prehistoric paintings in the caves of France or the more traditional illustrated adventures of such characters as the Katzenjammer Kids which first appeared at the end of the nineteenth century--virtually everyone born in the last one hundred years has read or seen a comic strip at one time in their lives. In an exhaustive historical overview that captures the magic and innovation of this incredibly vibrant art form Jerry Robinson, comics historian, award-winning comics artist, and co-creator of the popular Batman villain The Joker, takes us on a journey from the beginning of the comic strip industry to the present day in The Comics. Originally published in the early 1970s, this volume has been revised and updated to include commentary on the last thirty years of comics history: from Mutt & Jeff to Calvin & Hobbes, from George Herrimann's Krazy and Ignatz to Patrick McDonnell's Mutts, Jerry Robinson brings the history of this great industry alive for a new generation.

CONAN #29
MIKE MIGNOLA (W), CARY NORD (P), DAVE STEWART (C), and TONY HARRIS (Cover)
On sale June 21, FC, 32pg, $2.99


Hellboy creator Mike Mignola takes over writing duties on Conan for a three-part story adapting one of Robert E. Howard's legendary lost story fragments,
The Hall of the Dead"!
Pursued by a small army, Conan heads for shelter in the ancient ruins of a forgotten city, lured by a flimsy rumor of treasure. Instead, he finds the fallen idols of twisted gods and a lot of croaking creatures. Luckily, frogs are no match for a Cimmerian . . . right?

CONAN: BOOK OF THOTH #4 (of 4)
KURT BUSIEK (W), LEN WEIN (W), KELLEY JONES (A), and MICHELLE MADSEN (C)
On sale June 21, FC, 48pg, $4.99


Ancient evil dawns upon the land of Stygia in this horrifying conclusion to the origin of Conan's greatest adversary, Thoth-amon!
After a lifetime of scheming plots, bloody rituals, and murderous betrayals, Thoth-amon achieves his dark destiny as a dreaded sorcerer of the snake-god Set, and his ultimate display of power will devastate a nation and test the will of those dedicated to protecting a world lost and broken. It is the birth of a darkness beyond reckoning, and an unexpected finale to a story that has permanent ramifications for the Conan mythos!

CONAN AND THE DEMONS OF KHITAI TPB
AKIRA YOSHIDA (W), PAUL LEE (P), and PAT LEE (Cover)
On sale July 12, SC, 96pg, FC, 7" x 10", $12.95


King Conan travels to the far-eastern land of Khitai, only to run afoul of an evil sorcerer and his demonic retainers in this tale of silent shadow-warriors and ghostly monsters.
Set many years in the future from the award-winning ongoing series, Conan and the Demons of Khitai marks Conan's first appearance as King in Dark Horse's best-selling comics revival of the legendary fantasy hero. When King Conan receives an invitation from the Eastern kingdom of Khitai to open trade in precious jewels and spices, he leads a small army into this long-mysterious land. Yet to do so is perilous, as those who have requested his company may have far more devious intentions, and beasts unseen by Western eyes lurk amidst the shadows.

CONCRETE VOLUME 6: STRANGE ARMOR TPB
PAUL CHADWICK (W/A)
On sale July 26, SC, 192pg, b&w, 6" x 9", $12.95


A troubled man seeking spiritual renewal in the wilderness experiences a wholly unexpected rebirth—as a walking monolith, half a ton of animate stone able to perform astonishing feats of strength and endurance but forever denied many of life's fundamental pleasures. As Concrete, Ronald Lithgow becomes an overnight celebrity and the focus of dark government operatives desperate to keep the secret of his metamorphosis from the public. Concrete must struggle with the loss of his humanity while discovering, perhaps for the first time, what it truly means to be human.

FRANKENSTEIN: THE SHADOW OF FRANKENSTEIN NOVEL
STEFAN PETRUCHA (W)
On sale July 26, 275pg, 4 1/8" x 6 7/8", $6.99


Following his lab's explosion, Henry and Elizabeth Frankenstein head to London for a rest (and to avoid possible criminal charges). The monster, still alive, follows, but winds up in the Whitechapel district. There, he's mistaken for a disfigured, mentally disabled man and befriended by local prostitutes. When one of the whores is horribly murdered, the creature roams the area, hoping to protect the survivors.
This brings him in contact with the real killer--Jack the Ripper. After 47 years, he's back in action. His 1887 slayings (sacrifices) extended his life. Now he's aging again and desperate to remain alive, and sees in the reanimated corpse of the Frankenstein monster a possible new way to live forever. Henry, the monster and Jack the Ripper's fates become entwined as Jack the Ripper hatches a plan to frame the monster for the killings, to force Henry to reveal his secrets of life and death.

GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX REVENGE OF THE COLD MACHINES NOVEL
JUNICHI FUJISAKU (W)
On sale July 12, 275pg, 5" x 7", $8.95


2030 Tokyo: While patrolling Tokyo's post-World War Three refugee zones Togusa, the newest member of Section 9, discovers that one of the most powerful cyber-criminals his squad has ever faced has plans to kill their leader, Section 9 Chief Daisuke Aramaki, in one of three stories in this collection, and it will take all of the members of Section 9 to stop him. The action heats up in the stories Double Targets, First Love, Last Love, and Revenge of the Cold Machines.

GOON #18
ERIC POWELL (W/A)
On sale June 21, FC, 32pg, $2.99


As chaos erupts in the streets from the unnamed Priest's growing power, the Goon is faced with an even deadlier foe . . . A darker evil from the depths of Hell itself. Now it's up to Goon and Franky to save their berg from this outlandish beast, this harbinger of total destruction, this . . . this . . . really BAD, uh, thing!

JOHN LANDIS BIOGRAPHY
GIULIA D'AGNOLO VALLAN (W)
On sale July 26, 250pg, FC & b&w photographs, 8" x 11", $29.95


An exhaustive career retrospective about the groundbreaking revolutionary filmmaker, told through exclusive interviews with Landis as well as through essays, interviews and remembrances by his colleagues, contemporaries and members of the film industry and reviewers. Contributors include Joe Dante, Jack Arnold, Wes Craven, Rick Baker, Frank Oz, Jim Abrahams and others. Illustrated with many exclusive photographs from Mr. Landis; many films, some reproduced here for the first time from the director's personal collection of photographs taken on the set by Mr. Landis during production of his movies.

THE KUROSAGI CORPSE DELIVERY SERVICE VOLUME 1 TPB
EIJI OHTSUKA (W) and HOUSUI YAMAZAKI (A)
On sale July 19, SC, 208, b&w, 5" x 7", $10.95


Your body is their business! Five young students at a Buddhist university, three guys and two girls, find little call for their job skills in today's Tokyo . . . among the living, that is! But all that stuff in college they were told would never pay off--you know, channeling, dowsing, ESP--gives them a direct line to the dead . . the dead who are still trapped in their corpses and can't move on to the next reincarnation.

MOVIE ICONS
On sale April 19, Charles Chaplin, 7" tall, packaged in a movie reel tin, $24.99
On sale April 19, Oliver Hardy, 7" tall, packaged in a movie reel tin, $24.99
On sale April 19, Stan Laurel, 7" tall, packaged in a movie reel tin, $24.99
On sale April 19, Steve McQueen, 7" tall, packaged in a movie reel tin, $24.99


SD Toys is bringing the past to life with a new series of collectible film figures. Distributed exclusively in North America by Dark Horse Comics, Movie Icons will launch Spring 2006 with Charles Chaplin, Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, and Steve McQueen.

Each 7" tall figure comes packaged in an attractive metal movie reel box. Included with each figure is a plastic "movie reel" base, clapboard, and actor appropriate accessories: Steve McQueen's baseball, Chaplin's walking stick, Oliver with removeable hat, and Stan with thrown cake and alternate hands - one scratching his head, one holding his hat.

MUSEUM OF TERROR VOLUME 1 TPB
JUNJI ITO (W/A)
On sale July 5, SC, 376pg, b&w, 5 1/8" x 7 1/4", $13.95


Dark Horse Comics is very proud to present Museum of Terror, a series of horror stories by Japan's foremost creator of horror manga. Full of compelling and charming characters and relationships, and featuring some of the finest comics art available, Junji Ito has seen his works translated into successful films in Japan.

OLD BOY VOLUME 1 TPB
GARON TSUCHIYA (W) and NOBUAKI MINEGISHI (A)
On sale July 5, SC, 208pg, b&w, 5 1/8" x 7 1/4", $10.95


Ten years ago, they took him. He doesn;t know who. For ten years he has been confined in a private prison. He doesn't know why. For ten years his only contact with the outside world has been a television set and the voices of his jailers. In time, he lost himself. He changed . . . transformed himself into something else . . . something hard . . . something lethal. Suddenly one day, his incarceration ends, again without explanation. He is sedated, stuffed inside a trunk, and dumped in a park. When he awakes, he is free to reclaim what's left of his life . . . and what's left is revenge.

PENNY ARCADE VOLUME 2: EPIC LEGENDS OF THE MAGIC SWORD KINGS TPB
JERRY HOLKINS (W) and MIKE KRAHULIK (A)
On sale July 26, SC, 120pg, FC, 7" x 9", $12.95


Verily, the heroes of Penny Arcade return in the second volume of valiant chivalric deeds of brave heroism, heroic gallantry, and gallant bravery! Forsooth! Sir Gabe and Sir Tycho return in Epic Legends of the Magic Sword Kings!
Collecting all the Penny Arcade strips posted online in the year 2001, Volume 2 includes creator commentary, an introduction from somebody sort of famous, and a gallery of artwork from the Penny Arcade card game!

PETE VON SHOLLY'S EXTREMELY WEIRD STORIES TPB
PETE VON SHOLLY (W/A)
On sale July 12, SC, 96pg, FC, 7" x 10", $14.95


Experience horror, babes, and laughs! See monsters from beyond the grave and before the dawn of history! See Scottish Lakes, black magic, and psychotic pseudo-scientists! Musty museums, virtual video vermin, and foul fables! See things that crawl and claw from the pages of putrid pulps and under the covers of creepy comics! See stuff you'll hope never sees you!

REVELATIONS TPB
PAUL JENKINS (W) and HUMBERTO RAMOS (A)
On sale July 26, SC, 168pg, FC, 7" x 10", $17.95


From Paul Jenkins and Humberto Ramos, the best-selling creative team behind Marvel's Spectacular Spider-Man, comes an occult murder mystery set in the unlikeliest of places--The Vatican.
When the Cardinal next in line to succeed the ailing Pope turns up dead, Scotland Yard's finest detective, Charlie Northern, finds himself on a plane to Rome with little more than a full pack of cigarettes. With the help of a priest, a coroner, and one beautiful lawyer, Northern must uncover the facts in a place legendary for keeping its secrets. There are forces at work in The Holy See that would see the truth remain hidden--forces ancient and dark, with a power not seen in this world for millennia, and an agenda that will leave Northern's world more shattered than he could have ever foreseen.

SAIYUKI RELOAD ANIME MANGA VOLUME 1 TPB
Based on the manga created by KAZUYA MINEKURA
On sale July 26, SC, 160pg, FC, 5" x 7", $14.95


Humans and ghosts live together peacefully in the world of Saiyuki Reload, but that peace has suddenly been shattered. The ghosts have lost their selves and started to attack humans. It all seems related to an evil experiment aimed at reviving Gyumao, a powerful ghost who has been sealed for 500 years. Now it’s up to the Sanzo group, powerful fighting priests, to stop the experiment, traveling through a world gone crazy.

STAR WARS: CLONE WARS VOLUME 9: ENDGAME TPB
JOHN OSTRANDER (W), WELLES HARTLEY (W), JAN DUURSEMA (P), DOUG WHEATLEY (P), DAN PARSONS (I), BRAD ANDERSON (C), CHRIS CHUCKRY (C)
On sale July 26, SC, 144pg, FC, 7" x 10", $17.95

Witness the untold stories of the Jedi who took a last stand against Emperor Palpatine in the moments during, and immediately after, the events in Revenge of the Sith! Watch Darth Vader undertake a Jedi purge of his own in the hunt for Obi-Wan Kenobi!
In the jungles of the Wookiee homeworld Kashyyyk, Quinlan Vos wages a battle of impossible odds against his own troops to protect his loved ones. On the icy Outer Rim world of Toola, Jedi Master Kai Huddora takes a terrified Padawan into his charge after her own master falls to Order 66. Amidst the forests of New Plymto, Das Jennir finds himself in league with a band of rebels he'd led attacks against only days before. Not all Jedi are scattered across the galaxy however, and soon, a brave few will plot to topple Sith rule—by setting a trap for the newly unveiled Darth Vader!

STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #6
JOHN JACKSON MILLER (W), BRIAN CHING (P), MICHAEL ATIYEH (C), and TRAVIS CHAREST (Cover)
On sale June 28, FC, 32pg, $2.99


Padawan Zayne Carrick faces off against the Jedi Masters hunting him in this shocking finale to the Commencement storyline! Something is rotten in the Jedi Council on Taris, but the only ones closest to the truth are a vagabond, a criminal, a droid, and Zayne—now in the custody of the same Jedi falsely accusing him of murdering his fellow Padawan. It's going to take more than foolish bravery to get Zayne out of this one. Too bad that's all he's got!

STAR WARS: LEGACY #1
JOHN OSTRANDER (W), JAN DUURSEMA (P), DAN PARSONS (I), BRAD ANDERSON (C), and ADAM HUGHES (Cover)
On sale June 7, FC, 32pg, $2.99


The future of Star Wars is here in an all-new series set more than a century after Return of the Jedi and the New Jedi Order!
The Jedi Temple is attacked, an Emperor is betrayed, and the Sith are born anew! A lot can happen in a hundred years, but all of the above happens just in this first issue! Not since Luke Skywalker first stepped aboard the Millennium Falcon has the galaxy seemed like such a vast, exciting, dangerous place!

STAR WARS OMNIBUS: X-WING ROGUE SQUADRON VOLUME 1 TPB
HADEN BLACKMAN (W), MICHAEL STACKPOLE (W), MIKE BARON (W), DARKO MACAN (W), PEET JANES (W), TOMAS GIORELLO, (A), EDVIN BIUKOVIC (A), GARY ERSKINE (A), ARTHUR ADAMS (A), STEVE CRESPO (A), DOUG MAHNKE (A), STAN (A) AND VINCE (A), and more
On sale June 00, SC, 296pg, FC, 6" x 9", $24.95

The greatest starfighters of the Rebel Alliance become the defenders of a New Republic in this massive collection of stories featuring Wedge Antilles, hero of the Battle of Endor, and his team of ace pilots known throughout the galaxy as Rogue Squadron!
Meet the Rogues for the first time and learn the fate of the galaxy immediately after the events of Return of the Jedi as the Rebellion's best pilots battle remnants of the Empire wherever its ugly agenda of fear and domination appears. Along with the critically acclaimed X-Wing Rogue Squadron: The Phantom Affair this jam-packed volume contains tons of material never-before-collected!

STAR WARS: REBELLION: MY BROTHER, MY ENEMY #3ROB WILLIAMS (W), BRANDON BADEAUX (P), and WIL GLASS (C)
On sale June 14, FC, 32pg, $2.99


The Empire has infiltrated the command ship of the Rebel fleet with a sleeper agent and he's just woken up! Now, the lives of everyone onboard are in jeopardy, along with the entire Alliance cause. Too bad the young hero Luke Skywalker is nowhere to be found. Having received a coded message from Imperial officer Janek Tank Sunber, Luke's hijacked a shuttle against orders, determined to find his old friend--even if it means delivering himself straight into an Imperial trap!

SUDDEN GRAVITY TPB
GREG RUTH (W/A)
On sale July 12, SC, 144pg, b&w, 6" x 9", $10.95


Built on a site of great and forgotten power, the mammoth Bentham International Hospital was to be the very definition of modern medical science at its best. But over the years, the spectres and dark secrets of the Hospital began to bore away at its heart, leaving its foundations cracked and vulnerable to the oldest of horrors and nightmares. When a prominent Commissioner of the City's Housing and Urban Development Department is brought in for evaluation after murdering her family, the haunted secrets of the hospital begin to unravel, leaving no one untouched. Julius, the prosthetic boy in room 13 is waking up. The black eggs are found. The lines between the patients and the doctors is blurring. This is where the end begins. Every cure is paid with a curse and every sin is birthed anew as the once brilliant light of modern medicine forsakes the world for the shadows it can no longer hide.

UNDERDOG VINYL FIGURE
On sale September 13, 9" vinyl figure, $17.99

Dark Horse is continuing our line of vintage cartoon characters presented as high-quality roto-cast vinyl figures with none other than the intrepid toon canine, Underdog.
This powerhouse of a pooch burst onto the animation scene in 1964, and continued for a decade in a well-remembered NBC television show. Disguised as the wimpy Shoeshine Boy, our hero would emerge from a telephone booth as the mighty Underdog.
He was most often saving his true love, Sweet Polly Purebred, from the dastardly clutches of villains led by Simon Bar Sinister. A hero for the ages!
Packaged in a full-color window box, Underdog stands nearly 9" tall.

USAGI YOJIMBO #94
STAN SAKAI (W/A)
On sale June 28, b&w, 24pg, $2.99


The deadly Koroshi League of Assassins is back and its longstanding grudge against our favorite rabbit ronin is far from forgotten! This is especially true for Saiko, the swift and beautiful young murderer whose father and partners were killed by Usagi, Katsuichi-sensei, and Jotaro in the landmark issue #75. Usagi, fresh from his stay in the friendly Geishu Province, again runs afoul of Saiko by attempting to prevent her latest contract. But when he tries to protect the life of a prominent local merchant, Saiko takes the man's young daughter hostage! It's a life-and-death standoff . . . will the long-eared samurai prevail by sacrificing an innocent, or will he allow this homicidal up-and-comer to escape, free to continue carving her bloody path through feudal Japan? Find out this month, in Usagi Yojmbo!

USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 20: GLIMPSES OF DEATH TPB & LTD HC
STAN SAKAI (W/A)
On sale July 12, SC, 184pg, b&w, 6" x 9", $15.95
On sale August 2, HC w/dust jacket, 184pg, b&w, 6" x 9", $59.95


Wandering ronin Usagi Yojimbo is alone once again, having emerged from his travels with young Jotaro. His brief respite from danger was not destined to last long, for adventure in feudal Japan waits for no one! In this volume of the internationally acclaimed series, master storyteller Stan Sakai treats readers to intriguing tales of Usagi on his own and catches up with a bevy of fan-favorite characters whodunit maestro Inspector Ishida has another puzzling mystery to solve, bounty hunters Gen and Stray Dog are each on the tail of the possessed swordswoman Inazuma, bodyguard Tomoe has a new political rival in Lord Noriyuki's court, and Priest Sanshobo's temple is plagued by a vile demon! Throughout these stories we follow Usagi as he is roped into a covert smuggling operation, escorts a cantankerous old woman through dangerous territory, assists an inventor with a visionary flying machine, and once again encounters a vengeful young samurai.

VAMPIRE HUNTER D VOLUME 4: TALE OF THE DEAD TOWN NOVEL
HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI (W)
On sale May 17, SC, 300pg, 5" x 7", $8.95


When a floating city becomes the target of a rash of vampire attacks, only one man can restore the oasis.

The City, a tiny metropolis of a few hundred sheltered citizens floating serenely on a seemingly random course a few feet above the ground, has long been thought safe from the predation of marauding monsters. It seemed like a paradise.

A paradise shattered when an invasion of apparent vampires threatens the small haven. While the Vampire Hunter known only as D struggles to exterminate the scourge, a former denizen of the city, the attractive Raleigh Knight, and the brash John M. Brassalli Pluto VIII seize control of the city lurching it onto a new and deadly course. D's travails are just beginning.

Pop Artifact! Felix the Cat board game



DC Comics public service announcement

Yet more "Superman Returns" pictures











Pop Culture Roundup March 7, 2006

Datajunkie pays tribute to the real Black Cat (not the Spider-Man villainess, but the Harvey Comics heroine who preceded her). Check it out and be sure to tell DJ how much you like it.

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The "X-Men 3" trailer is up.

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British eccentric/actor/musician/poet/storyteller Ivor Cutler, who appeared as Buster Bloodvessel, conductor of the bus in the Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" film, has died. The UK Guardian has an obituary.

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African musician Ali Farka Toure, whose gorgeous collaboration with Toumani Diabate "In the Heart of the Moon" was one of the best records of last year, has died of bone cancer, Billboard reports.

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Some nice exotica sharity: Arthur Lyman Bahia.

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CDs collect Sid and Marty Krofft music

Those of us of a certain age (you can spot us by our graying/thinning hair) have fond and/or troubled memories of Sid and Marty Krofft's psychedelic Saturday morning live action shows such as "H.R. Pufnstuf," "The Bugaloos," etc., and the bubblegum soundtracks that accompanied them.

Now El Records is making some of that music available on CD.


The Bugaloos
Syd & Marty Krofft’s enormously successful follow up to “Hr Pufnstuf” another wizard of oz style children's programme full of psychedelic metaphors and great music (Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel).
With a nod toward the contemporary success of Josie and The Pussycats and The Banana Splits (which placed a band at the centre of the story), and with insect wings that allow them to fly, The Bugaloos were a fake pop band of English bugs who live in Tranquility Forest (the last of the British colonies) along with their friend Sparky the firefly.

The Bugaloos theme was created by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel (who had completed ‘Barbarella’ and ‘Pufnstuf’ and would soon write the famous themes for 'Happy Days' and ‘Laverne and Shirley') with most of the other beautiful selections (including the hit 'Senses of Our World') penned by Hal Yoergler who also produced the soundtrack.

Touted as the British version of the Monkees, over 5000 aspiring Bugaloos auditioned to cast the four leads, each having to demonstrate aptitude in dance, singing, and acting. Apparently a young Phil Collins was amongst them, auditioning for the role of I.Q but failing to get the part.



Pufnstuf Original Soundtrack
The soundtrack to the film version of Sid & Marty Kroffts gigantic children's TV hit 'HR Pufnstuf'-the programme that introduced psychedelia into the diet of English and American children in the late 60s/ early 70s. It starred of course, the most famous English boy actor of all, Jack Wild (straight from the highly-acclaimed Artful Dodger in Lionel Bart's 1968 film musical smash 'Oliver!'), alongside the great Cass Elliot from the Mamas And The Papas (whose film debut this was), So a unique anglo-american appeal.
Pufnstuf was a smash hit in America and is today an institution. Still remembered fondly by those that were touched by it as children and now enjoyed by younger viewers through cable transmissions. Pufnstuf was also a hit here in the uk where like 'The Simpsons' it enjoyed prime airtime slot at 6pm in the evening.

The soundtrack written by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel ('Barbarella' 'Happy Days' 'Laverne & Shirley) is a remarkable amalgam of bugglegum, psychedelic instrumentation and joyful knockabout songs including ‘Zap The World’ and the fine Cass solo number ‘Different’ which is exclusive to this record. Pufnstuf is full of great, clever, funny songs sung by Jack Wild, Cass Elliot, Witchiepoo and the cast.


Both albums are due out March 11 and are available for pre-order from Amazon by clicking the above title links.

Upcoming items from Twomorrows Publishing


ALTER EGO #58
This issue spotlights “The X-Men Movie That Never Was!” as GERRY
CONWAY & ROY THOMAS reveal their 1980s screenplay for Orion
Pictures—analyzed & annotated by CHRIS IRVING—with art by DAVE COCKRUM,
NEAL ADAMS, JOHN BUSCEMA, JOHN BYRNE, GIL KANE, JACK KIRBY, DON HECK,
LARRY LIEBER, MARK GLIDDEN, & others! PLUS: 1950s Timely/Marvel artist
VIC CARRABOTTA interviewed by JIM AMASH! ALLEN BELLMAN on the 1940s
Timely bullpen! FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with MARC SWAYZE &
Fawcett in 1943—BILL SCHELLY & a 1966 panel on 1950s EC Comics—MICHAEL
T. GILBERT—& MORE! BONUS: Giant-Size X-Men #1 revisited with a fabulous
new painted cover by MARK SPARACIO—from the classic layout by GIL KANE!
Edited by ROY THOMAS.

The 100 page (plus cover), saddle-stitched 8 1/2" x 11" magazine with a
full color cover and black-and-white interiors retails for $6.95 in the
U.S. and ships 10 May 2006.


BACK ISSUE #16
This issue celebrates toy-inspired comics of the 1970s and 1980s,
headlined by an in-depth look at Marvel’s G. I. Joe, featuring
interviews with and/or art by LARRY HAMA, DENNY O’NEIL, and HERB
TRIMPE! ARTHUR ADAMS bends our ear about drawing Gumby, SAL BUSCEMA and BUTCH
GUICE trade tales about Rom and Micronauts in a “Pro2Pro” interview,
the pencil art of MIKE ZECK gets the “Rough Stuff” spotlight, and “Greatest
Stories Never Told” examines the ill-fated Wonder Woman and the Star
Riders toy/animation/comics concept! Plus: DC’s Masters of the Universe
with GEORGE TUSKA, Marvel’s Transformers, a 40th anniversary salute to
Captain Action, JACK KIRBY’s Super Powers comics, a look at Super-Hero
Cars, and an “Off My Chest” guest editorial from cartoonist MILTON
KNIGHT! Featuring rare and classic art by these artists, plus MICHAEL
GOLDEN and others! With a Snake-Eyes “sketch cover” by MIKE ZECK!
Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

The 80 page (plus cover), saddle-stitched 8 1/2" x 11" magazine with a
full color cover and black-and-white interiors retails for $6.95 in the
U.S. and ships 17 May 2006.


JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #46
This issue focuses on Kirby’s FOREVER PEOPLE, NEW GODS, and
perhaps Jack’s greatest villain, Darkseid! Also included is a rare
interview with KIRBY, MARK EVANIER’s regular column, two FOURTH WORLD
pencil art galleries (including Kirby’s redesigns for SUPER POWERS), a
never-reprinted 1950s story, an interview with Kirby Award winner and
family friend MARTY LASICK, a new Kirby Darkseid front cover inked by
MIKE ROYER, a Kirby Forever People back cover inked by JOHN BYRNE, and
more! Edited by JOHN MORROW.

The 80 page (plus cover), saddle-stitched 10" x 14" tabloid-sized
magazine with a full color cover and black-and-white interiors retails
for $9.95 in the U.S. and ships 31 May 2006.

CD new releases March 7, 2006

Herb Alpert Whipped Cream and Other Delights: Rewhipped

Blondie Greatest Hits - Sound & Vision

Buzzcocks Flat-Pack Philosophy

John Cale New York in the 1960s

Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan Ballad of the Broken Seas

Neko Case Fox Confessor Brings the Flood

Cheap Trick All Shook Up and Dream Police

Dave Davies Kinked

Martin Denny The Best of Martin Denny's Exotica

David Gilmour On an Island

Goldfrapp Supernature

The Little Willies (w/Norah Jones) The Little Willies

Van Morrison Pay the Devil

Harry Nilsson Everybody's Talkin': The Very Best of

DVD new releases March 7, 2006

Baby Looney Tunes, Vol. 1

Baby Looney Tunes, Vol. 2

Brady Bunch:Complete Final Season

Brady Bunch:Complete Series Pack

Buster Keaton: 65th Anniversary Collection

The Cosby Show: Season 2

Flintstones: The Complete Fifth Season

Hogan's Heroes:Complete Third Season

Howl's Moving Castle

Police Woman: Complete First Season

Scooby-Doo and Dynomutt Hour: The Complete Series

Comics shipping March 8, 2006

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Pop Culture Roundup March 6, 2006

Planet Xtabay presents what looks to be an incredibly cool compilation of sci-fi themed space age pop and soundtrack music.

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Scar Stuff presents some Ghostly Sounds (two LPs of that name, one on Power Records, the other featuring music by electonic music pioneer Gershon Kingsley).

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Papercutz' Nancy Drew comics collections are big sellers.

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There's a fresh Beatles Beatlegs podcast out.

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Datajunkie presents the complete 1950s "Nightwatch" radio program--not a drama, but actual recordings made on patrol by an L.A. cop.

Beatles Capitol Versions Vol. 2 listed for April 11 release

...on Amazon and the official Capitol Records site. However, there are no details available outside of that release date. So we'll see...

This is the second set of CDs featuring the Beatles albums as originally released in the United States, i.e. the ones a lot of us grew up with. The track listings, and even names, of these releases differ from the British releases. In some cases, they songs on the albums even sound quite different, featuring added echo and different edits from their British counterparts. As an example, see the recent piece I wrote comparing the U.S. and U.K. versions of "Rubber Soul."

When the Beatles catalog was placed on CD in the 1980s, it was the British--not American--versions that were released.

Capitol Versions Vol. 1 featured Meet the Beatles, The Beatles Second Album, Something New and Beatles '65 in both mono and stereo versions.

If Vol. 2 continues chronologically, with four CDs, the upcoming set would include The Early Beatles, Beatles VI, Help! (American track lineup featuring instrumental tracks from the film) and Rubber Soul (featuring the different track listing detailed here).

That still leaves missing in action Yesterday... and Today and the U.S. version of Revolver. Starting with Sgt. Pepper, the American and British albums are the same.

Of course, it's possible Capitol may choose to expand Vol. 2 to six disks, or skip Help! or Early Beatles, or who knows what.

Also still missing on official CD are the U.S. soundtrack album for A Hard Day's Night, which features Beatles tunes a instrumental selections from the film and the Capitol "audio documentary" album The Beatles Story, which chronicles the band's rise to fame.

And then there are the excellent mono mixes of Sgt. Pepper and White Album...

See the Best Beatles Sites on the Web.


2006 Academy Award Winners

Winners in bold:

Best Picture
Crash
Brokeback Mountain
Munich
Good Night, and Good Luck
Capote

Achievement in Directing
Bennett Miller Capote
Ang Lee Brokeback Mountain
Steven Spielberg Munich
Paul Haggis Crash
George Clooney Good Night, And Good Luck

Best Original Screenplay
Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco Crash
George Clooney and Grant Heslov Good Night, And Good Luck
Woody Allen Match Point
Noah Baumbach The Squid and the Whale
Stephen Gaghan Syriana

Best Adapted Screenplay
Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana Brokeback Mountain
Dan Futterman Capote
Jeffrey Caine The Constant Gardener
Josh Olson A History of Violence
Tony Kushner and Eric Roth Munich

Best Actress
Charlize Theron North Country
Keira Knightley Pride and Prejudice
Felicity Huffman Transamerica
Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line
Judi Dench Mrs. Henderson Presents

Best Actor
Heath Ledger Brokeback Mountain
Joaquin Phoenix Walk the Line
Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote
David Strathairn Good Night, And Good Luck
Terrence Howard Hustle & Flow

Best Supporting Actress
Frances McDormand North Country
Rachel Weisz The Constant Gardener
Amy Adams Junebug
Michelle Williams Brokeback Mountain
Catherine Keener Capote

Best Animated Feature Film
Howl's Moving Castle
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Best Supporting Actor
William Hurt A History of Violence
George Clooney Syriana
Matt Dillon Crash
Jake Gyllenhaal Brokeback Mountain
Paul Giamatti Cinderella Man

More info on the Oscars.

Upcoming graphic novels trade paperbacks

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September 2007 solications
BATMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 4 TP
BATMAN ARCHIVES VOL. 7 HC
JACK KIRBY’S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 3 HC
SUPERMAN: THE BOTTLE CITY OF KANDOR TP
THE MAD ARCHIVES VOL. 2 HC
52: THE COMPANION TP
BATMAN: RULES OF ENGAGEMENT HC
THE FLASH: WONDERLAND TP
JUSTICE LEAGUE ELITE VOL. 2 TP
JUSTICE LEAGUE ELITE VOL. 1 TP
THE HELMET OF FATE TP
NIGHTWING: LOVE AND WAR TP
WONDER WOMAN: LOVE AND MURDER HC
MARVEL ZOMBIES/ARMY OF DARKNESS
PUNISHER MAX VOL. 8: WIDOWMAKER
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 1: CIVIL WAR
SPIDER-MAN FAMILY: BACK IN BLACK
ESSENTIAL PUNISHER VOL. 2
GHOST RIDER: TRAIL OF TEARS PREMIERE
WOLVERINE CLASSIC VOL. 5
CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER OMNIBUS VOL. 1
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN VOL. 7: SECRET IDENTITY
SILENT WAR
THUNDERBOLTS BY WARREN ELLIS VOL. 1: FAITH IN MONSTERS PREMIERE
WHITE TIGER: A HERO'S COMPULSION
WOLVERINE: ORIGINS VOL. 2 - SAVIOR
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October 2007 soliciations
COMPLETE PEANUTS 1963-1964 HC
HANK KETCHAMS COMPLETE DENNIS THE MENACE 1957-1958 HC
POPEYE VOL 2 WELL BLOW ME DOWN HC
EC ARCHIVES VAULT OF HORROR VOLUME 1 HC
UNCLE SCROOGE ADVENTURES LAND PYGMY INDIANS WAR OF WENDIGO TP
WALT DISNEYS CHRISTMAS PARADE #5
BEST AMERICAN COMICS 2007
COMPLETE DICK TRACY VOL 3 HC
ESSENTIAL MOON KNIGHT VOL. 2 TPB
ESSENTIAL WEREWOLF BY NIGHT VOL. 2 TPB
OMEGA THE UNKNOWN TPB
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE VOL. 5 HC
LEGION OF MONSTERS HC
FANTASTIC FOUR: THE NEW FANTASTIC FOUR PREMIERE HC
WOLVERINE: EVOLUTION PREMIERE HC
WOLVERINE: EVOLUTION BLACK & WHITE PREMIERE HC
MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN VOL. 1: HEART OF STEEL DIGEST
SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE VOL. 4: STILL FRIENDS DIGEST
SPIDER-GIRL VOL. 9: SECRET LIVES DIGEST
BLACK PANTHER: FOUR THE HARD WAY TPB
SPIDER-MAN AND THE FANTASTIC FOUR: SILVER RAGE TPB
SHE-HULK VOL. 5: PLANET WITHOUT A HULK TPB
X-FACTOR VISIONARIES: PETER DAVID VOL. 3 TPB
BLADE: SINS OF THE FATHER TPB
IMMORTAL IRON FIST VOL. 1: THE LAST IRON FIST STORY TPB
AMERICAN VIRGIN VOL. 3: WET TP
MIDNIGHTER VOL. 1: KILLING MACHINE TP
EX MACHINA VOL. 6: POWER DOWN TP
ELFQUEST ARCHIVES VOL. 4 HC
TEEN TITANS GO!: TITANS TOGETHER TP
SUPERMAN: KRYPTONITE HC
SUPERGIRL: IDENTITY TP
ROBIN: TEENAGE WASTELAND TP
JONAH HEX: ORIGINS TP
JLA: ULTRAMARINE CORPS TP
HAWKGIRL: HAWKMAN RETURNS TP
THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD VOL. 1: LORDS OF LUCK HC
GREEN ARROW: ROAD TO JERICHO TP
ABSOLUTE BATMAN:THE LONG HALLOWEEN HC
BATMAN: DEATH IN THE CITY TP
TALES OF THE BATMAN: TIM SALE HC
52 VOL. 1 TP
52 VOL. 2 TP
THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL. 23 HC