Pop links: Top 10 Batman toys! Gil Kane's Tarzan! New Doom Patrol revealed! Flintstones funnies! Beatles Rock Band bass unveiled! more!

Check out the Top 10 Batman Toys for Your Inner Boy Wonder.



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See some Gil Kane-illustrated Tarzan Sunday newspaper strips.



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DC Comics provides a sneak peek at it's new Doom Patrol feature, which will share a joint book with the Metal Men later this year.



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The Fabulous Fifties presents some early 1960s Flintstones comic strip art.



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Here's a look at the Hofner bass replica that will be included in the limited edition bundle of the upcoming Beatles: Rock Band game.





More Beatles news at Beatles Blog Daily!

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Mark Evanier directs us to the official site for an upcoming Broadway musical based on the Addams Family.

...they have a great cast, starting with Nathan Lane as Gomez and Bebe Neuwirth as Morticia.

Lost in Space TV show photos pt. 4








CD new releases May 12, 2009

New CDs of note this week. Click the titles to order discounted CDs from Amazon.


Townes (2CD LTD Deluxe Edition) by Steve Earle


Angels & Demons OST


Lost: Season 4 (Original Television Soundtrack)


Turn Out the Stars: Final Village Vanguard Recordings by Bill Evans


Sewn Together by Meat Puppets


Walk Through This World With Me - The Complete Musicor Recordings, 1965-1971 (Part 1) (5CD) by George Jones


Golden Age of American Popular Music: Hits with Strings and Things - Hot 100 Instrumentals by Various Artists


Go Go Power - The Complete Chess Singles 1961-1966 by Sugar Pie DeSanto


The Complete Goldwax Singles Volume 1 1962-1966 by Various Artists


Goldwax Northern Soul by Various Artists


Next One Will Kill You by Morey Amsterdam


Spinning Top by Graham Coxon

DVD new releases May 12, 2009

Releases of note this week. Click the titles to pre-order discounted DVDs from Amazon (and help support this site!):


Underworld: Rise of the Lycans


Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection (The Motion Picture / The Wrath of Kahn / The Search for Spock / The Voyage Home / The Final Frontier / The ... Captains Summit Bonus Disc) [Blu-ray]


The Best of Star Trek: The Original Series


The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation


Disney Animation Collection 6: The Reluctant Dragon


Disney Animation Collection 5: Wind in the Willows


Legend of the Yardbirds: 1964-1968

Batman Brave and the Bold preview pics: Robin and Crazy Quilt!

Here's a description and pics of the May 22 episode of Batman: Brave and the Bold on the Cartoon Network:

The Color of Revenge
Batman and Robin team up again, but it's not like it always was--there was a reason Robin left to go work on his own. As Crazy Quilt comes after Robin for revenge, all the dirty laundry comes out between the dynamic duo!




Pop links: Darwyn Cooke! Matt Baker! Wilco! Kamandi!

The Comics Reporter chats with cartoonist Darwyn Cooke about his awesome-looking adaptation of Richard Stark's detective noir "Parker: The Hunted." Comics scribe Ed Brubaker joins in.



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The Fabulous Fifties presents some rare comic strip art by the great Matt Baker.



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Wilco, a favorite band of this blog, has unveiled the cover of its new album, the imaginatively titled Wilco, out June 30.



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Nice! DC has released another Kamandi image from its upcoming Wednesday Comics anthology. I dig the "Prince Valiant" look.