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Oh yeah, I remember these great M.W. Kaluta-illustrated "Carson of Venus" adaptations in DC Comics' Korak series. Can we get a reprint in book form? Does Dark Horse have the rights these days?
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Remember this cool stop-motion recreation of the "Johnny Quest" series opening sequence? Now the makers want to do a complete remake of a "Johnny Quest" episode, and have launched a Kickstarter initiative to raise money. A worthy cause!
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A painting created and signed by all four Beatles back in 1966 is once again up for auction.
The painting originates from the Beatles' only trip to Japan, where they stayed for just 100 hours in 1966. Evading fans in the Tokyo Hilton Hotel, the band were unable to escape from their room and were given the 30 inch by 40 inch canvas and paints to cure their boredom.
Placing a lamp at the centre, the band separated the canvas into four sections with each member left to design his own corner. After removing the lamp, they then signed the canvas in the hole that it left and presented the work, entitled Images of a Woman, to Tetsuaburo Shimoyama, president of the Japanese Beatles fan club.
An estimate for the piece has not been set, with the auction house commenting: "It's anybody's guess how much this rare, one-of-a-kind piece will bring, it is a Holy Grail of Beatles collectibles."
The work was sold to a dealer in Osaka for approximately $191,000 in the mid-1990s and appeared again in 2002 on eBay, though it is not certain the exact amount it sold for. A Liverpool Echo report before the sale suggested that the painting might achieve as much as £350,000.
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