Discounted new comics releases Sept. 1, 2010

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DARK HORSE COMICS

JUL100021 1 FOR DOLLAR GROO $1.00
JUL100022 1 FOR DOLLAR STAR WARS LEGACY $1.00

JUL100069 AMAZING SCREW ON HEAD & OTHER CURIOUS OBJECTS HC $12.14
JUL100073 BALTIMORE PLAGUE SHIPS #2 $3.50
JUL100078 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #36 LAST GLEAMING PT 1 (OF 5) JEANT $2.99
JUL100077 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #36 LAST GLEAMING PT 1 (OF 5) JO CH $2.99
APR100035 CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #23 $2.99
JUL100072 HELLBOY THE STORM #3 (OF 3) $2.99
APR100074 NGE CAMPUS APOCALYSE TP VOL 01 $10.99
FEB100088 OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 15 $10.99

MAY100057 STAR WARS CLONE WARS YR TP HERO OF CONFEDERACY $7.99
JUL100081 STAR WARS OLD REPUBLIC #3 (OF 6) $2.99
MAR100143 UMBRELLA ACADEMY POCKET WATCH & STATUE SET $129.99

APR100075 VAMPIRE HUNTER D NOVEL VOL 15 DARK ROAD PT 3 $9.99

DC COMICS

MAY100243 ASTRO CITY SILVER AGENT #2 (OF 2) $3.99
JUL100226 AUTHORITY #26 $2.99

JUN100204 BATMAN CACOPHONY TP $10.11
JUL100155 BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #48 $2.99
JUL108007 BIRDS OF PREY #1 3RD PTG (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99
JUL100110 BRIGHTEST DAY #9 $2.99
JUL100162 FREEDOM FIGHTERS #1 $2.99
JUL100178 JONAH HEX #59 $2.99
JUL100181 JSA ALL STARS #10 $3.99
JUL100132 OUR ARMY AT WAR #1 $3.99
JUL100179 REBELS #20 $2.99
JUL100148 RED HOOD LOST DAYS #4 (OF 6) $2.99
JUL100184 SECRET SIX #25 $2.99
JUL100159 SUPERMAN THE LAST FAMILY OF KRYPTON #2 (OF 3) $4.99

JUN100232 TINY TITANS TP VOL 04 THE FIRST RULE OF PET CLUB $8.76
JUL100224 TOM STRONG AND THE ROBOTS OF DOOM #4 (OF 6) $3.99

IDW PUBLISHING

JUL100331 5 DAYS TO DIE #1 (OF 5) $3.99

JUL100316 ANGEL BARBARY COAST TP VOL 01 $10.11
JUN100359 BRAM STOKERS DEATH SHIP #4 $3.99

JUN100336 CLASSIC GI JOE TP VOL 09 $16.49
JUL100307 GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #158 $3.99
JUN100331 GI JOE HEARTS AND MINDS #4 $3.99
JUL100372 J SCOTT CAMPBELLS FAIRY TALE FANTASIES 2011 CALENDAR $19.99
JUN100349 SPIKE THE DEVIL YOU KNOW #3 $3.99
JUN100352 STAR TREK MOVIE ADAPTATION #6 $3.99
JUL100348 STRANGE SCIENCE FANTASY #3 $3.99

JUN100322 TRANSFORMERS LAST STAND OF THE WRECKERS TP $13.49
JUL100369 WE WILL BURY YOU TP VOL 01 $17.99
JUN100375 WIRE HANGERS #4 $3.99
JUN100371 YOURS TRULY JACK THE RIPPER #3 $3.99

IMAGE COMICS

MAR100457 ANGELUS #5 (OF 6) $2.99
APR100460 HAUNT #9 $2.99
JUL100396 IMAGE FIRSTS DARKNESS #1 $1.00

JUN100417 INVINCIBLE TP VOL 13 GROWING PAINS $11.46
MAY100511 MAGDALENA (ONGOING) #3 $3.99
JUL108014 MORNING GLORIES #1 2ND PTG (PP #933) $3.99

OCT090451 WITCHBLADE TP VOL 08 $10.19

MARVEL COMICS

JUN100547 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS BLACK CAT #3 (OF 4) $3.99
JUL100505 ASTONISHING X-MEN XENOGENESIS DIRECTORS CUT #1 $4.99
JUL100554 AVENGERS CHILDRENS CRUSADE #2 (OF 9) $3.99
JUL100537 AVENGERS THOR CAPTAIN AMERICA OFF INDEX MU #5 $3.99
JUL100561 CAPTAIN AMERICA FOREVER ALLIES #2 (OF 4) $3.99
JUN100692 DARK X-MEN TP $16.99
JUL100524 DEADPOOL PULP #1 (OF 4) $3.99
JUN100531 DEADPOOL WADE WILSONS WAR #4 (OF 4) $3.99
JUL100716 ESSENTIAL CAPTAIN AMERICA TP VOL 03 NEW PTG $19.99

JUN100686 EXILES ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP BOOK 05 $23.09
JUN100589 FRANKEN-CASTLE #20 $2.99
JUL100612 GORILLA MAN #3 (OF 3) $3.99
JUL100562 HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD #4 $2.99
JUL100579 HERCULES TWILIGHT OF A GOD #4 (OF 4) $3.99
JUL100583 HEROIC AGE ONE MONTH TO LIVE #1 (OF 5) $2.99
JUL100542 I AM AN AVENGER #1 (OF 5) $3.99
JUL100594 INCREDIBLE HULKS #612 $3.99
JUL100659 INVADERS BY ALEX ROSS POSTER $8.99
JUL100601 IRON MAN 2 AGENTS OF SHIELD #1 $3.99

JUN100673 IRON MAN EXTREMIS GN HC W/ MOTION COMIC DVD $16.49
JUL100602 IRON MAN LEGACY #6 $2.99
JUL100608 MARVEL UNIVERSE VS PUNISHER #3 (OF 4) $3.99
JUL100506 MARVELMAN FAMILYS FINEST #3 (OF 6) $3.99
JUL100648 NEW MUTANTS FOREVER #2 (OF 5) $3.99
JUL100620 ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS X-MEN #1 $3.99
JUL100654 SCARLET #2 $3.95
JUN108163 SHADOWLAND #2 (OF 5) 2ND PTG TAN VAR (PP #932) $3.99
JUL100566 SHADOWLAND #3 (OF 5) SL $3.99
JUL100570 SHADOWLAND ELEKTRA #1 SL $3.99

JUN100659 SIEGE NEW AVENGERS PREM HC $19.79
JUN100678 SPIDER-MAN COMPLETE CLONE SAGA EPIC TP BOOK 03 $23.09
JUL100598 TASKMASTER #1 (OF 4) $3.99
JUL100615 THOR FOR ASGARD #1 (OF 6) $3.99
JUN100690 TORCH TP $19.99
JUL100629 WOLVERINE #1 $3.99
JUL100719 WOLVERINE BY JAE LEE POSTER $8.99
JUL100628 WOLVERINE ROAD TO HELL #1 $3.99
JUL100624 X-MEN CURSE OF MUTANTS SMOKE AND BLOOD #1 $3.99
JUL100611 YOUNG ALLIES #4 $2.99

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COMICS

JUN100832 28 DAYS LATER TP VOL 01 LONDON CALLING $9.99
JUN100834 AMORY WARS KEEPING SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH 3 #4 $3.99
JUL101038 AMULET SC VOL 03 CLOUD SEARCHERS $10.99
JUL101112 ATOMIC ROBO TP VOL 04 OTHER STRANGENESS $17.95
MAY100752 BERONAS WAR FIELD GUIDE $19.95
JUN100757 BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #207 $2.69
JUN101206 BEYOND WONDERLAND TP $17.99
MAR100893 BLACKBEARD LEGEND OF THE PYRATE KING #5 $3.99
FEB100934 BUCK ROGERS IN 25TH CENTURY DAILIES HC VOL 04 $39.99
JUN100860 CARS ADVENTURES OF TOW MATER #2 $2.99
MAY101214 CHARMED #2 A CVR HORN $3.50
MAY101215 CHARMED #2 B CVR SEIDMAN $3.50
JUL101059 CHICAGOLAND DETECTIVE AGENCY GN VOL 01 DRAINED BRAINS CAPER $6.95
MAY100843 COLD SPACE #4 $3.99
MAY100720 CRYPT OF HORROR #9 $29.95
JUN100814 DANTES DIVINE COMEDY HC $20.00
JAN100960 DARK SHADOWS COMP SERIES HC VOL 01 $49.99
JUN108154 DARKWING DUCK #1 2ND PTG $3.99
MAY100949 DEAN KOONTZ FRANKENSTEIN PRODIGAL SON VOL 2 #1 $3.99
MAR100920 DF AVENGERS #1 ROMITA JR SGN ED $29.99
MAY101005 DF NEMESIS #1 EX CVR PLUS $14.99
MAY100845 DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #14 (OF 24) $3.99
JUN101124 DREAMING COLLECTION GN (NOTE PRICE) $19.99
JUN100998 DRUNKEN DREAM & OTHER STORIES HC $24.99
MAY101070 ELEPHANT MAN GN $9.99
MAY101216 ESCAPE FROM WONDERLAND COVER GALLERY $3.99
JUN100844 FARSCAPE TP VOL 01 BEGINNING O/T END O/T BEGINNING $9.99
FEB100691 FATHOM BLUE DESCENT #1 CVR A SCOTT CLARK $2.99
FEB100692 FATHOM BLUE DESCENT #1 CVR B DAVID FINCH $2.99
MAY100719 FEMFORCE #153 $9.95
JUN100749 FRAGGLE ROCK HC VOL 01 $19.95
MAY100732 GD NHS MAIDENS OF TWILIGHT PKT MANGA TP $14.99
MAY101208 GFT INFERNO #3 (OF 5) A CVR ASRAR $2.99
MAY101209 GFT INFERNO #3 (OF 5) B CVR SHASTEEN $2.99
JUN101118 HAPPY CAFE GN VOL 04 (OF 14) $10.99
JUN100847 INCORRUPTIBLE #9 $3.99
JUL101125 JAMES BOND OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 (O/A) $16.95
APR100728 KADE RED SUN TP $14.95
JUN101120 KARAKURI ODETTE GN VOL 04 (OF 6) $10.99
JUL100917 KEVIN SMITH GREEN HORNET #7 $3.99
JUN100929 KEVIN SMITH GREEN HORNET ANNUAL #1 $5.99
JUN100927 KEVIN SMITH GREEN HORNET HC VOL 01 SINS OF THE FATHER $24.99
JUN100741 KONI WAVES PERFECT WAVE GN $19.95
JAN100908 KURASHINA SENSEIS PASSION GN VOL 03 (OF 3) $12.95
JUN101122 KYO KARA MAOH GN VOL 07 (OF 8) $10.99
NOV090806 LAND OF THE GIANTS COMP SERIES HC $49.99
JUN101092 LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME #3 (OF 3) A CVR MALEEV (RES) (MR $4.99
JUN101093 LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME #3 (OF 3) B CVR TOCCHINI (RES) ( $4.99
JUL100957 LEGENDARY TALESPINNERS GN $12.99
JUL100890 LIFE & TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK HC VOL 01 (AUG090745) $24.99
JUN100738 LITTLE GREEN MEN GN $9.95
FEB100657 MECHA-NATION #1 (OF 3) CVR A SEAN GALLOWAY $3.95
MAY100747 MOUSE GUARD LEGENDS O/T GUARD #3 (OF 4) $3.50
JUN100980 PANIC X PANIC GN VOL 02 $10.99
FEB101028 PHANTOM DOUBLE SHOT #5 (OF 6) KGB NOIR $2.99
APR101016 PHANTOM GHOST WHO WALKS #12 $3.99
MAR101073 PHANTOM UNMASKED #2 (OF 2) $3.99
JUN100981 PINK INNOCENT GN VOL 02 $10.99
JUN101119 PORTRAIT OF M & N GN VOL 03 (OF 6) $10.99
MAY100988 PS238 #46 $2.99
APR100902 QUEEN SONJA #9 $2.99
JUN101090 RADICAL PREMIERE MATA HARI $1.00
JUL100940 RED SONJA WRATH OF THE GODS TP VOL 01 $19.99
JUN100769 SCOURGE #1 COVER A ERIC BATTLE $2.99
JUN100770 SCOURGE #1 COVER B MICAH GUNNELL $2.99
JUN100771 SCOURGE #1 COVER C TALENT CALDWELL $2.99
JUN101128 SILVER DIAMOND GN VOL 07 (OF 10) $10.99
MAY100954 STARGATE VALA MAL DORAN #3 $3.99
JUL101162 STITCHES GN $15.95
MAY101212 TFW MAD HATTER VS QUEEN OF HEARTS A CVR CUMMINGS $4.99
MAY101213 TFW MAD HATTER VS QUEEN OF HEARTS B CVR SHASTEEN $4.99
MAY101082 TICK NEW SERIES #5 $4.95
JUN100887 TIME MACHINE CAMPFIRE GN $9.99
JUL101129 TORCHWOOD #2 $3.99
JUL100839 TWO CENTS PLAIN HC $26.00
JUN100763 VERONICA #202 $2.99
JUN100877 WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #710 $2.99
JUN101117 WITCH OF ARTEMIS GN VOL 01 (OF 3) $10.99
JUN101107 WWE HEROES #6 $3.99
MAY100745 ZOMBIE WARRIORS GN $14.95

Discounted DVD new releases Aug. 31, 2010: Vampire Diaries, Marmaduke, Evil Dead, Best of Soul Train, Dick Barton Special Agent

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Paperback cover parade: Touch of Evil

Harry Nilsson documentary due out Oct. 26

The long-delayed, long-awaited (by me, anyway) "Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?" will finally be out on DVD next month.

Details:

Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)? is a wildly entertaining, star-studded documentary that tells the story of one of the most talented and versatile singer-songwriters in pop music history and the man The Beatles dubbed their favorite American musician. The Grammy Award-winners Everybody s Talkin and Without You ... the quirky Coconut ( Put de lime in de coconut... )... the whimsical Me And My Arrow, and the poignant One ( ...is the loneliest number )... these recordings are all the work of Harry Nilsson. The documentary, which Ain t It Cool News said, is everything a great documentary needs to be, reveals his spirited relationship with John Lennon and close bond with Ringo Starr, as well as Harry the legendary bad boy party animal who was at the same time a devoted husband and father. Director John Scheinfeld brings added emotion and intimacy to the story with over 50 Nilsson recordings, rare or never-before-seen film clips, home movies and personal photos. To this are added compelling interviews with top music and movie personalities who knew Harry well. They include Micky Dolenz, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Al Kooper, Randy Newman, Yoko Ono, Van Dyke Parks, The Smothers Brothers, Jimmy Webb, Paul Williams, Robin Williams, Brian Wilson and many others. As film critic Leonard Maltin noted, Who Is Harry Nilsson? is a vivid portrait of a gifted man...what a great reminder of his talent. The DVD also contains 93 minutes of Bonus Material Deleted Scenes, Extended Sequences, an Alternate Ending and more.

Paperback cover parade: The 39 Steps

Picture: Cesar Romero as the Joker

Animated Mad TV series debuts Sept. 6

Somehow missed the news on this one:

The new cartoon series based on Mad Magazine, Mad debuts on the Cartoon Network on Monday September 6th at 8:30 pm (ET, PT). The usual gang of idiots takes their parody-heavy satire to TV with features like “Avaturds,” “CSICarly,” and “Toys4Brats,” plus such Mad Magazine staples as “Spy vs. Spy,” Alfred E. Neuman, and cartoons by Don Martin and Sergio Aragones brought to life.

Ray Davies recording with special guests

The Kinks leader apparently has a "duets"-type project in the works:

Earlier this year, Bruce Springsteen recorded a version of The Kinks' 'Better Things' with the songwriter, while Bon Jovi collaborated with Davies on 'Celluloid Heroes', reports RayDavies.info.

Other names set to be included on the album include Lucinda Williams and the late Alex Chilton from Big Star.

Picture: Walt Disney at It's a Small World opening

Vintage Mad card game illustrated by Jack Davis

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Today in Alex Toth

Read a vintage romance tale illustrated by the comics great.

Beatles fans rally to save Ringo's home

A group of fans is working to save Ringo's childhood home at Liverpool's 9 Madryn Street.

"We are going to fight tooth and nail in Liverpool, and around the world, to call a halt to this crazy decision to demolish Madryn Street," Phil Coppell, one of the founding members of SMS told BBC News. "The homes of Paul McCartney and John Lennon are already preserved and Ringo is no less important."

Picture: Adam West as Batman

Review: Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin

Brian Wilson's new album isn't an "old 60s star sings the standards" LP, but a true, creative, concept album. Brian does more than simply cover tunes, but brings his own, distinctive musical outlook to Gershwin's songs.

Wilson and Gershwin is a more natural combination than you might think.  Brian grew up loving "Rhapsody and Blue" and, via his love of the Four Freshman, included many jazz-like harmonies and chord changes into his Beach Boys hits. Really this is a case of one brilliant composer/arranger who knows the rules of music inside and out exploring the works of a fellow master.

The first of the Brian-finished tunes appears early on the album, following a brief vocals-only excerpt of "Rhapsody" (a bit like the "Our Prayer" opening of Smile). At first listen, it struck me as a little AOR, and modern Brian tunes can sometimes be that way. But it's a grower. It's a lovely melody and has nice lyrics. The more I hear it, the more I like it. This is a followed by a nice, jazz/bluesy medley of "Summertime" and "I Loves You Porgy" (the latter of which Wilson sings without changing the gender-orientation in the lyrics, which is kinda cool and brave).

Up next is a bouncy, delightful, instrumental take on "I Got Plenty O'Nuthin" that sounds like it's straight off Pet Sounds, complete with bass harmonicas and banjos. A relatively straight, bluesy take of "It Ain't Necessarily So" follows.  It's hard to think of a much "whiter" sounding band than the Beach Boys, but Brian has always had the capability to sound credible on rhythm-and-bluesy sounding material, and he sounds good here.

"S'Wonderful" is another trip into AOR territory, but pleasantly done in a bossa nova manner. The next tune, "They Can't Take That Away from Me" is another delight: Done to a "Help Me Rhonda" beat with great background vocals. This could've been a Beach Boys hit back in 1964-65. "Our Love is Here to Stay," a simple gem in the Gershwin catalog, follows and is given a pretty straightforward treatment -- not much different from the way Ella Fitzgerald performed it on her Gershwin albums (although I hear a little theremin in the background). "I've Got a Crush on You," is given a retro, 1950s malt shop arrangement that's cute. Maybe a little to kitschy, although I love the "wop, wop, aah" background vocals.

"I Got Rhythm" is another standout, opening with yet another little bit of "Rhapsody" followed by cool, low-register surf guitar riffs, soaring backup harmonies and a rocking beat. It sounds like another lost Beach Boys hit.

"Someone to Watch Over Me" is performed as a cousin to Wilson's tender "Caroline, No," with harpsichord, gentle background vocals and Pet Sounds-y percussion. Lovely.

"Nothing But Love," another Wilson-complete Gershwin tune is pretty up-temp and poppy. Nice stuff. It sounds much more Wilson, than Gershwin.

And then the whole thing wraps up with more of the vocals version of "Rhapsody," a neat pop-meets-standard done in a concise 41 minutes.

I can't think of another 1960s star doing music this enjoyable, this imaginative, at this point of his or her career. While Paul McCartney still turns out some fine albums and tunes, his albums are pretty inconsistent. Dylan is doing great work, but is still Dylan. There's not a lot of harmonic or melodic innovation going on. Brian still delivers the goods: Creative arrangements, beautiful vocal harmonies, unexpected material. His ultra-capable band helps considerably, I'm sure.

If you love the Beach Boys and Brian Wilson, you won't be disappointed.

One more note: iTunes has a bonus track available for download, a take of "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," which is a Ella Fitzgerald-Louis Armstrong-like take on the tune performed by Brian and, I presume, his longtime backup vocalist Taylor Mills. Fun stuff, but it wouldn't have fit well on the album.

BBC Radio 4 documents Jimi Hendrix's last year

Listen here. Details:

When Jimi Hendrix returned to his native America as a star, the country he knew had changed. This programme, presented by Tom Robinson to tie in with the 40th anniversary of the guitarist's death, explores the pressure Jimi was under to make an explicit political declaration.

Tom explores Hendrix's 14 months in the Screaming Eagles 101 Airborne Division that saw him parachute a total of 26 times before he was invalided out with a broken ankle. Brother Leon Hendrix discusses his elder bother's time in the military, along with comments from author Charles Sharr Murray.

Singer and friend Eric Burdon explains how, after the riots in Grovesnor Square, Jimi trotted out the American government's party line on Vietnam - the so-called "Domino Theory".

The Soft Machine supported Hendrix as they traveled across America and drummer Robert Wyatt recalls how Jimi responded to media questions about the war, and the emergence of the Black Power movement. Hendrix was receptive to the Black Panther Party and found the Seattle Chapter of the organization run by two former high school friends. Both Panthers, Aaron and Elmer Dixon talk about how receptive Hendrix was to the cause.

The programme culminates with Jimi's Woodstock Festival performance of 'The Star Spangled Banner', an eloquent (and wordless) statement against the Vietnam war. In retrospect, it can also be read as a swan song for the era of peace and love and for Hendrix himself, who died in his sleep the following year. Jimi Hendrix is more than a blues guitarist who got lucky in the 60s. He did the best he could to be his own man without openly taking sides, and we are still trying to get to know him 40 years after his death.

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Bob Dylan announces Bootleg Series 9

Out Oct. 18, The Bootleg Series Volume 9 - The Witmark Demos is a two-CD package that collects 47 tracks Dylan recorded for music publishers Leeds Music and M. Witmark & Sons between 1962 and 1964.

Here's the tracklist:

Disc 1

'Man On The Street (Fragment)'
'Hard Times In New York Town'
'Poor Boy Blues'
'Ballad For A Friend'
'Rambling, Gambling Willie'
'Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues'
'Standing On The Highway'
'Man On The Street'
'Blowin’ In The Wind'
'Long Ago, Far Away'
'A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall'
'Tomorrow Is A Long Time'
'The Death of Emmett Till'
'Let Me Die In My Footsteps'
'Ballad Of Hollis Brown'
'Quit Your Low Down Ways'
'Baby, I’m In The Mood For You'
'Bound To Lose, Bound To Win'
'All Over You'
'I’d Hate To Be You On That Dreadful Day'
'Long Time Gone'
'Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues'
'Masters Of War'
'Oxford Town'
'Farewell'

Disc 2

'Don't Think Twice, It’s All Right'
'Walkin’ Down The Line'
'I Shall Be Free'
'Bob Dylan’s Blues'
'Bob Dylan’s Dream'
'Boots Of Spanish Leather'
'Walls of Red Wing'
'Girl From The North Country'
'Seven Curses'
'Hero Blues'
'Whatcha Gonna Do?'
'Gypsy Lou'
'Ain’t Gonna Grieve'
'John Brown'
'Only A Hobo'
'When The Ship Comes In'
'The Times They Are A-Changin''
'Paths Of Victory'
'Guess I’m Doing Fine'
'Baby Let Me Follow You Down'
'Mama, You Been On My Mind'
'Mr. Tambourine Man'
'I’ll Keep It With Mine'

The Brady Bunch meets Wonder Woman

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BBC airs Rolling Stones radio documentary

You can stream episodes here.

Ricky Gervais sends Kal Pilkington abroad

This trailer is only so-so funny, but I know from the podcast series he did with Gervais a few years back that Pilkington is absolutely hilarious. I suppose this will air in the U.S. sometime, somewhere.

Part of Sergio Aragones to appear on Futurama

Via Mark Evanier, famed Mad cartoonist Sergio Aragones will appear in animated, disembodied form on an upcoming episode of "Futurama."

Mojo mag premieres vinyl edition

Great Britain's Mojo, the best music magazine on the racks, generally comes with a free CD plastered to its cover. But the upcoming issue will offer readers a choice between CD or vinyl. The album, in both formats, is a reconstruction of the Beatles' Let it Be album featuring performances by Beth Orton, Phosphorescent, Judy Collins, Wilko Johnson, Pete Molinari, The Amorphous Androgynous, The Besnard Lakes, John Grant, The Jim Jones Revue and more. The mag features a new interview with Paul McCartney talking about that period of the Beatles' career. You can order the vinyl edition here.

Discounted DVD new releases Aug. 24, 2010: Lost, Simpsons, Time Bandits, Flights of the Conchords, Patty Duke Show

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Discounted CD new releases Aug. 24, 2010: Eels, Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan, Bruce Springsteen, Dale Watson, Disney Villains

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Upcoming book collects classic Christmas comics

Coming from IDW Publishing in November:

THE GREAT TREASURY OF CHRISTMAS COMIC BOOK STORIES

Written and art by Walt Kelly, John Stanley, Dan Noon, and more.

These wonderful Christmas comics from the Golden Age of Comics will warm the hearts of children of all ages. Top cartoonists like Walt "Pogo" Kelly, John "Little Lulu" Stanley, Dan Noonan, and many more penned the funny, heartwarming comics in this beautiful collection. You'll meet elves, reindeer, talking snowmen and funny animals -- and, of course, Santa Claus himself -- in terrific stories that will provide a sense of wonder for kids, Moms, Dads, Uncles, and Aunts.

176 pages, $34.99.

DC publishes Katrina graphic novel: Dark Rain

Some details:

Written by Mat Johnson and drawn by Simon Gane, Dark Rain tells a story of opportunists trying to exploit the plight of New Orleans in the days after the hurricane. At times it's alternately funny and moving, but it's always focused on a very sharp but simple story.
It tells the tale of a man desperate for money who wants to rob a bank in the chaos of the flood and enlists the help of a reluctant ex-con who could use the money to help with his child support. Things go from bad to worse when they realize they're racing against an evil Blackwater type outfit of mercenaries to the bank. Very reminiscent of a Third Man type story set in New Orleans, this is a book very much worth checking out.

Picture: Batman TV show TV Times cover

Pulp cover parade: Thrilling Wonder Stories