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DVD new releases Sept. 16, 2008

Pushing Daisies - The Complete First Season
Buy New: $18.99

Torchwood - The Complete Second Season
Buy New: $51.99

Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 5
Buy New: $34.99

The Busby Berkeley Collection, Vol. 2
Buy New: $25.99

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Pappy presents another Carmine Infantino-illustrated Ghost Patrol tale.

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The Horrors of it All presents another tale illustrated by the great Jack Cole.

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The New York Times (THE NEW YORK TIMES!) reports on Frank Miller's latest bit of jackassery.

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See one of those 1960s Superboy cartoons that's not being included in Warner Bros. DVD collection of Filmation DC Comics 'toons, likely due to the WB's squabbles with the estate of Superman/Superboy co-creator Jerry Siegel.

Efforts to save Superman house raise 40K

Newsarama reports that efforts to save the Cleveland home where Jerry Siegel co-created Superman have raised over $40,000 to date.

The first week of the month-long auction of original art from Jim Lee, Travis Charest, George Perez and dozens of others (go to http://www.ordinarypeoplechangetheworld.com and see for yourself) raised $34,459, just about three-fourths of the $50,000 needed to replace the roof and siding of the Siegel house at 10622 Kimberly Ave. in Glenville, a Cleveland neighborhood.

Toss in another $2,500 profit from those really cool Chip Kidd “Siegel and Shuster Society” t-shirts and $2,100 from donations and we‘re above $39,000. Meltzer said the donations came in the form of mostly $10 and $20 from comic fans, which made him feel good.

Here's a look at one of those groovy t-shirts, by the way. Several designs are available here.

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Matthew Sweet, Susanna Hoffs plan followup album

Paste reports that Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hofs are working on a followup to their very fun collection of 1960s pop tunes, Under the Covers Vol. 1.

The second set focuses on the 1970s and beyond.

"Once we did the ‘60s covers, we started thinking we could do the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s. It’s just a fun and easy thing to do," Sweet said in the interview. "So now we’ve recorded about 40 songs for a ‘70s album that I think will come out next year. It’s hard to say what will go on it, but I can tell you that “All Good People” by Yes will be on the album, and Steve Howe plays guitar on the track! That’s one of our exciting tidbits."

Flash Gordon animated

This eBay seller has a variety of cool Flash Gordon items up for bid, including storyboards and color background art from the 1980s "New Adventures of Flash Gordon" animated series.

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Sept. 11 comic art at the Library of Congress

A new page at the Library of Congress site features examples of comic artwork based on Sept. 11. Check it out here.

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What IS in that mysterious mailing tube?

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When world's collide: Jack Benny interviews Isaac Hayes(???!!!!).

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Pappy presents a nice Norm Maurer-illustrated sci fi tale.

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James Bond Quantum of Solace trailer posted

Check out a trailer for the upcoming Bond flick here.

Don't be fooled by false mavericks...

Here's the real McCoy:

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Cartoon Network launches official Batman: Brave and the Bold site

The Cartoon Network has posted a page promoting it's upcoming "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" series, which debuts this fall (no date mentioned).

So far, there's not much there besides this nifty artwork:

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Comics shipping Sept. 10, 2008

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Batman
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Gotham Central Vol. 1: In the Line of Fire
Author: Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka, Michael Lar...; Buy New: $19.79

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Daredevil: Guardian Devil 10th Anniversary Edition
Author: Kevin Smith, Joe Quesada; Buy New: $16.49

JUL082248 DARK TOWER TREACHERY #1 (OF 6) $3.99
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The Eternals By Jack Kirby Book 2 TPB
Author: Jack Kirby; Buy New: $16.49

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Omega the Unknown hardcover
Author: Jonathan Lethem, Karl Rusnack, Farel...; Buy New: $19.79

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JUL082357 X-MEN MAGNETO TESTAMENT #1 (OF 5) $3.99

X-Men Vs. Apocalypse Volume 2
Author: Karl Bollers, Alan Davis, Terry Kava...; Buy New: $19.79

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Krazy and Ignatz, 1943-1944
Author: George Herriman, Bill Blackbeard; Buy New: $13.59

JUN084348 LETS FIND POKEMON FIRE RED LEAF GREEN HC (RES) $11.99
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Prince of Persia
Author: Jordan Mechner, A. B. Sina, LeUyen P...; Buy New: $11.53

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From Bat-Blog: A 1966 Popular Mechanics article about the Bat Boat.

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Hear a full-length Radiohead concert on NPR.

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See Mark Hamill, Carrie Fischer and Harrison Ford on the "Mike Douglas Show" from 1977.

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This is cool: Golden Age Comic Book paper dolls!

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James Franco, David Strathairn, Alan Alda, Jeff Daniels, Mary-Louise Parker and Paul Rudd will star in "Howl," a film about efforts to censor Beat poet Allen Ginsberg's poem of the same name.

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An audio episode of "Doctor Who" spinoff "Torchwood" will air on BBC 4 this week.

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The New York Times reviews J.J. Abrams' "The Fringe," which starts on Fox TV tonight.

...as pilots go, this one is sensational, an artful, suspenseful mix of horror, science fiction, layered conspiracies and extended car chases. “Fringe” sets out to stretch the boundaries of conventional network series. So did “Lost” when it began in 2004, but that ABC show was unlike any other drama in recent memory: characters stranded on a tropical island seemingly stalked by unknown and perhaps paranormal forces.

“Fringe” treads on more familiar territory. It is a lot like “The X-Files,” only this variation pairs a trusting female F.B.I. agent with a scientifically minded and skeptical male sidekick. There is even a hint of the paranoia that fueled another hit Mr. Abrams helped shape, “Alias.”