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Coming soon: Peppy And Virginny In Lapinoland by Hergé
Out Nov. 18 from Fantagraphics.
Hergé’s proto-Tintin comics, which feature funny-animal haberdashers
in the Wild West. Hergé is known worldwide for his plucky, globetrotting, strikingly quiffed hero Tintin. But before the runaway success of this character, the struggling Belgian cartoonist created a number of shorter-lived and less well-known series and characters.
By far the loopiest were 1934’s Peppy and Virginny (“Popol” and “Virginie” in the original), a couple of haberdashers who journeyed to the Wild West in search of new clientele, accompanied by their trusty horse Bluebell— where they ran into savage Indian tribes, evil bandits, and much more. They experienced only one adventure, but it was a doozy!
The crisp, “clear line” drawing style of the earliest vintage Tintin albums combines with a freewheeling, farcical storyline and engaging funny-animal characters (the leads are bears, the Indians are rabbits with ears for feathers, and the main villain is a bulldog) and gorgeous Euro-album coloring to make this a genuine oddball classic of Franco-Belgian comics, and Fantagraphics is proud to present its first American release (and its first English-language release in two decades).
With the Spielberg/Jackson Tintin adaptations and a steady flow of new books about Tintin and his creator (such as last year’s Adventures of Hergé graphic-novel biography), work by Hergé remains in high demand and this book shows a fascinatingly idiosyncratic facet of his career. And it’s a rollicking, hilarious, kid-friendly (if you can give the non-PC 1930s “Injuns” a pass) read to boot. Full-color illustrations throughout.
More DC Comics 100-pagers
Continuing our series of galleries spotlighting DC Comics 100-page comics.
Coming soon: Black Lightning Vol. 1 collection from DC Comics
Out April 12, 2016.
With the power to generate electricity from within, Jefferson Pierce has donned a colorful costume and the secret identity of Black Lightning! However, it will take all of his abilities to protect his Metropolis neighborhood of Suicide Slum from those that seek to destroy it. With guest appearances from Superman and some familiar villains from DC Comics lore, this new graphic novel collects the original Black Lightning series from the '70s from creators Tony Isabella and Dennis O'Neil!
Collects Black Lightning #1-12.
With the power to generate electricity from within, Jefferson Pierce has donned a colorful costume and the secret identity of Black Lightning! However, it will take all of his abilities to protect his Metropolis neighborhood of Suicide Slum from those that seek to destroy it. With guest appearances from Superman and some familiar villains from DC Comics lore, this new graphic novel collects the original Black Lightning series from the '70s from creators Tony Isabella and Dennis O'Neil!
Collects Black Lightning #1-12.
Coming Soon: Velvet Underground 5-CD 45th anniversary box set
Out Oct. 30.
Details:
- The original album remastered in both stereo and mono
- A generous selection of demos, early versions and alternate mixes from that era
- A newly remastered/re-edited version of Live At Max s Kansas City
- Two high resolution mixes, plus a surround sound mix in DTS and Dolby Digital
- An unreleased May 1970 concert recorded in Philadelphia
The final disc is an audio only DVD that features three different mixes of Loaded:
- Surround Sound Remix in DTS and Dolby Digital
- 96/24 High resolution Stereo Downmix
- 96/24 High resolution Original Stereo Mix
For the Surround Sound and Stereo Downmix, the original track listing has been re-sequenced slightly to include the segue that was originally planned for I Found A Reason/Head Held High.
Details:
- The original album remastered in both stereo and mono
- A generous selection of demos, early versions and alternate mixes from that era
- A newly remastered/re-edited version of Live At Max s Kansas City
- Two high resolution mixes, plus a surround sound mix in DTS and Dolby Digital
- An unreleased May 1970 concert recorded in Philadelphia
The final disc is an audio only DVD that features three different mixes of Loaded:
- Surround Sound Remix in DTS and Dolby Digital
- 96/24 High resolution Stereo Downmix
- 96/24 High resolution Original Stereo Mix
For the Surround Sound and Stereo Downmix, the original track listing has been re-sequenced slightly to include the segue that was originally planned for I Found A Reason/Head Held High.
Coming soon: DC Comics Flash and Justice League Silver Age paperback collections
Click the links to pre-order from Amazon.
Justice League of America: The Silver Age Vol. 1
In these stories from THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #28-30 and JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1-16, Superman, Batman, Aquaman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, and Wonder Woman join forces to stand up against powerful intergalactic, mystical, and super-powered rogues such as Starro, Despero, Kanjar Ro, Dr. Destiny, Amos Fortune and Felix Faust!
Flash: The Silver Age Vol. 1
This thrilling volume collects the earliest adventures of the Flash--police scientist Barry Allen, who is the star of the hit TV series The Flash on the CW! These stories, from the late 1950s, relate the origin of the Flash, his discovery of his incredible super-speed, and the introductions of the first of his "Rogues Gallery" of super-villains, including Captain Cold, Gorilla Grodd and Weather Wizard, all of whom have been featured on the TV series, as well as the Pied Piper, Mirror Master and Mr. Element. Also in this volume, witness the debut appearances of fellow heroes Kid Flash and the Elongated Man.
Collects SHOWCASE #4, #8 and #14, and THE FLASH #105-112.
Justice League of America: The Silver Age Vol. 1
In these stories from THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #28-30 and JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1-16, Superman, Batman, Aquaman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, and Wonder Woman join forces to stand up against powerful intergalactic, mystical, and super-powered rogues such as Starro, Despero, Kanjar Ro, Dr. Destiny, Amos Fortune and Felix Faust!
Flash: The Silver Age Vol. 1
This thrilling volume collects the earliest adventures of the Flash--police scientist Barry Allen, who is the star of the hit TV series The Flash on the CW! These stories, from the late 1950s, relate the origin of the Flash, his discovery of his incredible super-speed, and the introductions of the first of his "Rogues Gallery" of super-villains, including Captain Cold, Gorilla Grodd and Weather Wizard, all of whom have been featured on the TV series, as well as the Pied Piper, Mirror Master and Mr. Element. Also in this volume, witness the debut appearances of fellow heroes Kid Flash and the Elongated Man.
Collects SHOWCASE #4, #8 and #14, and THE FLASH #105-112.
DVD and Blu-ray new releases: The Last Dragon; Vampire Hunter D; British Noir; Love and Mercy; Banksy; Throne of Blood; Lego Justice League; Gene Autry
Out this week. Click the links to order discounted DVDs and Blu-rays from Amazon.
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