New comics Sept. 22, 2010

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DARK HORSE COMICS


MAR100146 60TH ANNIV CLASSIC PEANUTS STATUE #1 CHARLIE BROWN $49.99
APR100082 BUFFY WILLOW XANDER 11 OZ MUG $12.99

MAY100027 CHRONICLES OF KULL TP VOL 03 SCREAMS IN DARK $12.81

MAR100145 CLASSIC UNCLE SCROOGE STATUE VOL 02 #1 KLONDIKE
APR100045 DAVE MCKEAN CAGES TP (RES) $29.99

DC COMICS

JUL100143 BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #16 $3.99
JUL100218 BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #20 $2.99
JUN100150 FLASH #5 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99
JUL100239 FRINGE TALES FROM THE FRINGE #4 (OF 6) $3.99
JUL100135 G I COMBAT #1 $3.99
JUL100229 GARRISON #6 (OF 6) $2.99
JUL100116 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #52 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99
JUN100206 JSA BLACK ADAM AND ISIS TP $14.99
JUL100124 JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #10 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99
JUL100126 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #49 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $3.99
JUL100165 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #5 $3.99
JUN100249 MODERN WARFARE 2 GHOST TP $17.99
JUL100183 POWER GIRL #16 $2.99
JUL100174 SPIRIT #6 $3.99
JUL100160 SUPERGIRL #56 $2.99
JUL100161 SUPERMAN BATMAN #76 $2.99
JUL100236 TELARA CHRONICLES #1 (OF 4) $3.99
JUL100131 TITANS #27 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99
JUL100227 WILDCATS #27 $2.99
JUN100243 WILDCATS VERSION 3.0 YEAR ONE TP $24.99

JUN100215 WORLDS GREATEST SUPER HEROES TP $19.79

IDW PUBLISHING

JUL100337 5 DAYS TO DIE #4 (OF 5) $3.99
JUL100298 GI JOE ORIGINS #19 $3.99
JUN100360 KILLING THE COBRA CHINATOWN TROLLOP #4 $3.99
JUL100350 MGM DRIVE IN THEATER #3 IT TERROR FROM BEYOND STARS $3.99
JUL100314 SPIKE THE DEVIL YOU KNOW #4 $3.99
JUL100329 STAR TREK BURDEN OF KNOWLEDGE #4 $3.99
JUL100291 TRANSFORMERS DRIFT #2 (OF 4) $3.99

IMAGE COMICS

JUL108158 ARTIFACTS #1 (OF 13) 3RD PTG (PP #935) $3.99
MAR092426 DAWN TP VOL 03 THREE TIERS $16.99
JUL100440 DYNAMO 5 SINS OF THE FATHER #4 (OF 5) $3.99
MAR100426 ELEPHANTMEN #27 $3.50
JUL100399 IMAGE FIRSTS I KILL GIANTS #1 $1.00
MAY100456 MICE TEMPLAR HC VOL 02 .2 DESTINY PT 2 $29.99
JUL100485 PILOT SEASON 39 MINUTES #1 $3.99
JUL100392 SKULLKICKERS #1 $2.99
JAN100492 TRACKER #5 (OF 5) $3.99
APR100495 VELOCITY #2 (OF 4) $3.99
MAR100465 WITCHBLADE #138 $2.99

MARVEL COMICS

MAY100525 ASTONISHING X-MEN XENOGENESIS #3 (OF 5) $3.99
JUL108103 AVENGERS #3 2ND PTG ROMITA VAR (PP #934) $3.99
JUL100543 AVENGERS #5 $3.99
JUL100549 AVENGERS ACADEMY #4 $2.99

APR100661 AVENGERS UNDER SIEGE PREM HC $19.79
APR100662 AVENGERS UNDER SIEGE PREM HC DM VAR ED 51 $29.99
JUL100559 BLACK WIDOW #6 $2.99

JUL100700 CAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN TP $13.49
JUL100701 CAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN TP DM VAR ED QUESADA CVR $19.99

MAR100626 CIVIL WAR AVENGERS HC $26.39
JUL100510 DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER JOURNEY BEGINS #5 (OF 5) $3.99
JUL100712 DEADPOOL & CABLE ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP BOOK 03 $39.99
JUL100523 DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #889 $2.99
JUL100577 FANTASTIC FOUR #583 THREE $2.99
JUL100670 GIRL COMICS HC $19.99
JUL100586 HEROIC AGE ONE MONTH TO LIVE #4 (OF 5) $2.99
JUL100580 HIT-MONKEY #3 (OF 3) $2.99
JUL100592 HULK #25 $3.99
JUL100686 IRON MAN NOIR PREM HC $19.99
JUL100690 MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS TP IRON MAN DIGEST $9.99
JUL100613 MARVEL SUPER SPECIAL #1 $9.99
JUL108105 MARVEL UNIVERSE VS PUNISHER #1 (OF 4) 2ND PTG PARLOV VAR $3.99

JUL100694 MARVEL ZOMBIES RETURN TP $16.49
 
JUL100666 MMW FANTASTIC FOUR TP VOL 04 $16.49
JUL100667 MMW FANTASTIC FOUR TP VOL 04 DM VAR ED 21 $24.99
JUL100714 NAM TP VOL 02 $29.99
JUL108102 NEW AVENGERS #2 2ND PTG IMMONEN VAR (PP #934) $3.99
JUL100702 NEW AVENGERS LUKE CAGE TP TOWN WITHOUT PITY $14.99
JUL100546 SECRET AVENGERS #5 $3.99
JUL100517 SENSE & SENSIBILITY #5 (OF 5) $3.99
JUL100571 SHADOWLAND DAUGHTERS OF SHADOW #2 (OF 3) SL $3.99
JUL100574 SHADOWLAND MOON KNIGHT #2 (OF 3) SL $3.99
JUL108137 SHADOWLAND POWER MAN #1 (OF 4) 2ND PTG ASRAR VAR (PP #935) $3.99
JUL100603 SPIDER-MAN #6 $2.99
JUL100715 SUPREME POWER TP POWERS & PRINCIPALITIES NEW PTG $19.99
JUL100614 THOR #615 $3.99
JUL108106 THOR MIGHTY AVENGER DOUBLE RAINBOW (PP #934) $3.99
JUL100526 ULTIMATE COMICS MYSTERY #3 (OF 4) $3.99
JUL100527 ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #14 $3.99
JUL100641 UNCANNY X-MEN #528 $3.99
JUL100681 WOLVERINE RECKONING PREM HC $24.99
JUL100519 X-CAMPUS #4 (OF 4) $4.99
JUL108104 X-FORCE SEX AND VIOLENCE #2 (OF 3) 2ND PTG DELL OTTO VAR $3.99

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COMICS

JUN101097 2000 AD PACK AUG 2010 $18.00
JUN100993 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #623 PLANET COMICON JUSKO VAR $14.99
JUL100779 ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #212 $3.99

MAY101155 ART OF NEAL ADAMS HC $26.37
MAY101154 ART OF NEAL ADAMS HC PX DLX SGN SLIPCASED ED $59.95
JUL101208 BAMBOO BLADE TP VOL 06 $10.99
JUL100855 BART SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR #16 $4.99
APR101069 BEETLE BAILEY HC DAILIES & SUNDAYS 1965-1966 $19.95
JUN101162 BOKURANO OURS GN VOL 02 $12.99
JUN101062 BROADCAST GN $13.99
JUL101209 BUNNY DROP GN VOL 02 $12.99
MAY100768 CASPER & THE SPECTRALS #3 (OF 3) (RES) $2.99
JUL100884 DARKWING DUCK #4 $3.99
MAY101001 DF RED SONJA #51 LISNER VIRGIN CVR $14.99
JUL100958 DIANA GABALDON OUTLANDER GN VOL 01 EXILE $25.00
JUN100838 DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #15 (OF 24) $3.99
JUL100867 DRACULA COMPANY OF MONSTERS #2 $3.99
JUL101293 EARL & MOOCH MUTTS TREASURY TP $16.99
JUL100887 FINDING NEMO LOSING DORY #3 $2.99
JUN101000 FIRE WATER BILL EVERETT BIRTH OF MARVEL HC $39.99
MAR100949 FOUR COLOR FEAR FORGOTTEN HORROR COMICS OF THE 1950S TP $29.99
JUL101217 GABBY & GATOR YR GN $16.99
APR100799 GEARZ GN $17.99
JUL100742 GOLD DIGGER ANNUAL #16 $4.50
JUL100743 GOLD DIGGER SWIMSUIT SPECIAL #20 $4.50
MAY100769 HATTER M THE LOOKING GLASS WARS HC VOL 03 $24.99
JAN101132 HOUSE OF FIVE LEAVES TP VOL 01 $12.99
JUN100985 JOHN STANLEY LIBRARY TUBBY HC VOL 01 $29.95
JUL100783 JUGHEAD #203 $2.99
JUN100942 KATO ORIGINS WAY O/T NINJA #4 $3.99
JUL101211 KOBATO GN VOL 03 $11.99
JUL101212 LAON GN VOL 03 $10.99
JUL100892 MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #300 $3.99
JUL100893 MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #300 DLX ED $6.99
JUN100773 MINDFIELD #3 CVR A ALEX KONAT $2.99
JUN100774 MINDFIELD #3 CVR B PHIL NOTO $2.99
JUL101050 MORAV HISTORY OF ROBOTIC WARFARE GN $17.95
JUL100895 MUPPET SHOW #10 $2.99
JUL101213 ONE FINE DAY TP VOL 03 $10.99
JUL100931 PATRICIA BRIGGS MERCY THOMPSON MOON CALLED #1 $3.99
JUN100958 PRINCE OF PERSIA #3 (OF 4) $3.99
APR100885 PROJECT SUPERPOWERS CHAPTER TWO #12 $2.99
JUL101161 ROB HANES ADVENTURES TP VOL 00 $15.99
JUL100732 ROYAL HISTORIAN OF OZ #2 $2.95
JUN101189 SHAKUGAN NO SHANA TP VOL 06 $9.99
JUN101067 SMURFS GN VOL 01 THE PURPLE SMURF $5.99
JUN101068 SMURFS GN VOL 02 THE MAGIC FLUTE $5.99
JUL100787 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #217 $2.99
AUG101079 SOUNDS OF YOUR NAME GN (O/A) $20.00
JUN101143 STREET FIGHTER LEGENDS IBUKI #4 (OF 4) A CVR DOGAN $3.95
JUN101144 STREET FIGHTER LEGENDS IBUKI #4 (OF 4) B CVR CHEN $3.95
JUL101214 TENA ON S STRING GN VOL 04 $10.99
JUL100878 UNKNOWN TP VOL 01 $9.99
JUL100731 UNLIKELY TRIO LAST BARN ON THE LEFT ONE-SHOT $3.95
JUL101215 WITH THE LIGHT RAISING AUTISTIC CHILD GN VOL 07 $14.99
JUL101016 ZIPPY GN DING DONG DADDY $19.99

Picture: Andy Griffith Show cast

Marvel Comics December 2010 solicitations

Here's what looks good to me from Marvel in December:

THOR BY WALTER SIMONSON OMNIBUS HC
Written by WALTER SIMONSON
Penciled by WALTER SIMONSON with SAL BUSCEMA
Covers by WALTER SIMONSON
Considered by many to be the greatest run on Thor ever, Walt Simonson’s classic tales of the God of Thunder are collected here—completely remastered from the original artwork and newly colored by Steve Oliff! And there are too many timeless tales to count: The Casket of Ancient Winters! The death of Odin! The origins of Asgard! The sacrifice of the Executioner! Thor as a frog! The Mutant Massacre! The curse of Hela! The debut of Thor’s body armor! Guest-starring Beta Ray Bill, Nick Fury and the Avengers! Featuring the threats of Fafnir the dragon, Loki, Lorelei, Malekith the Dark Elf, Surtur, Hela, the Titanium Man, Kurse, Zaniac, the Marauders, the Absorbing Man, Fin Fang Foom, the Destroyer and the Midgard Serpent! Collecting THOR #337-355, #357-369 & #371-382 and BALDER THE BRAVE #1-4.

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA STRANGE TALES VOL. 4 HC
Written by VARIOUS
Penciled by VARIOUS
Cover by HARRY ANDERSON
From the heart of the 1950s comes another dose of horrific monsters, unhinged lunatics, rampaging robots, and outer space invaders—the hallmarks of the explosive Atlas Era! Yes, it’s a new batch of classics from the time when your comics kept you up at night. Chock full of stories—most never before reprinted—that run the spectrum of twists, surprises and shocks, Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales features a host of artistic talent rarely seen a single series! So prepare yourself for just a few of the shocks they have in store for you: Werner Roth will find out whether or not you’re made of “Flesh and Blood.” Joe Sinnot sets off the “Danger Signal.” Like it or not, Paul Reinman will discover whether you’re “Man or Beast.” John Romita sets his sights on “The Target.” And Bill Everett reveals “Karnoff’s Plan.” Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales is a dark trip into the wry and subversive heyday of horror comics that pushed comics hysteria to the breaking point. So why don’t you see what all the hubbub was about and come join us for a scare? Collecting STRANGE TALES #31-39

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 13 HC
Written by GERRY CONWAY
Penciled by GIL KANE & ROSS ANDRU with JOHN ROMITA
Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR.
Norman Osborn’s memory has returned. The Green Goblin is back. Gwen Stacy is missing. And it will all lead to a confrontation atop the George Washington Bridge whose aftermath will leave Peter Parker, the Amazing Spider-Man, forever changed. That’s right it’s the—spoiler warning!— death of Gwen Stacy, the story that put a generation into therapy and cemented the Green Goblin’s name as the definition of evil. The Marvel Masterworks present this tragic tale and a host of Spider-Man classics that would come to define the Webspinner’s world for years to come: the debut of Col. John Jameson’s werewolf curse, the Man-Wolf. The beginning of Harry Osborn’s descent into madness and suspicion and a certain green costume. The first appearance of Frank Castle—the Punisher—the maybe-villain, maybe-anti-hero who would rise to become one of Marvel’s most famous characters. Topping it off, there’s first appearance of the nefarious Jackal, the return of the Vulture, Hammerhead, the hilarious Human Torch-built Spider-Mobile, and the shocking wedding of Aunt May and Doctor Octopus! Add to that the debut of fan-favorite Spidey artist Ross Andru and what you have is a Marvel Masterworks! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #121-131

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 3 TPB
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT & JOHN BYRNE
Penciled by JOHN BYRNE
Cover by JOHN BYRNE
The creative team that took the X-Men to their greatest heights—Claremont and Byrne—returns, so why worry, why wait, why not just dive straight into a full-out battle with Magneto! The Master of Magnetism has a score to settle with the students of the Xavier School, and each member of the merry mutants must struggle to hold onto their humanity as their nemesis strips them to their very core. A narrow escape leads them out of the fire, into the frying pan (a.k.a. the Savage Land) where they face Sauron and the immortal Garokk, the Petrified Man. As they refined their uncanny team, Claremont and Byrne began to peel back the layers of mystery behind their increasingly popular hot-headed Canuck, Wolverine. You’ll see his healing factor put on display for the first time, meet Mariko, a woman who seems to know the details of his shrouded past, and learn that he has a name, an enigmatic name—“Logan.” Meanwhile, thinking her teammates killed in their battle with Magneto, Jean Grey heads for Muir Island in the beginning of the storyline that will culminate in the Dark Phoenix Saga! That’s not all, though, there’s one more battle ahead for the X-Men, and it’s against the fan-favorite super team from up north—Alpha Flight! It’s the X-Men at their very best, so reserve your copy today, True Believer! Collecting X-MEN #111-121

DC Comics December 2010 solicitations

Not much of interest (namely Silver- and Bronze-age reprints) to this aging fan on tap from DC in December, but a couple of things caught my eye:

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ANNUAL #1
Written by PAUL LEVITZ & KEITH GIFFEN
Art and cover by KEITH GIFFEN & JOHN DELL
The legendary team of Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen reunite on the Legion for the first time in 20 years! And their next 31st century masterpiece introduces the all-new, all-deadly Emerald Empress! She’s ultra-twisted! She possesses entire planets! And she devastates the Legion so completely, one Legionnaire will never be the same!
On sale DECEMBER 29 • 56 pg, FC, $4.99 US

DC COMICS PRESENTS: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS #1
Written by WALLACE WOOD, STEVE SKEATES and others
Art by WALLACE WOOD, GIL KANE, STEVE DITKO and others
Cover by WALLACE WOOD
As DC’s new T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS series gets under way, relive these legendary tales from T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS #1, 2 and 7! Don’t miss the origins of the team’s members, the death of a lead character, and more!
On sale DECEMBER 29 • 96 pg, FC, $7.99 US

Discounted CD new releases Sept. 21, 2010: Hard to Find Jukebox Classics, Grateful Dead vinyl

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Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1959: Pop Gold


Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1959: Teen Pop Gold


The Warner Bros. Studio Albums (5LP 180 Gram Vinyl Boxset)

Discounted DVD new releases Sept. 21, 2010: Robin Hood, Spartacus, Modern Family, 30 Rock, Charade, Fantomas, Gamera

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Robin Hood (Two-Disc Unrated Director's Cut)




Spartacus: Blood and Sand - The Complete First Season


Modern Family: The Complete First Season


30 Rock: Season Four


Charade (The Criterion Collection)


Fantomas: Five Film Collection


Gamera Vs. Gyaos / Gamera Vs. Viras [Double Feature]


Gamera Vs. Guiron / Gamera Vs. Jiger [Double Feature]

All-Star Superman set for animation

Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men") will voice Lois Lane in an animated adaptation of Grant Morrison's pretty delightful All-Star Superman storyline. I enjoyed how this story was able to adapt fantastical elements from the 50-60s Superman comics and avoid slipping into present day grim and grittiness.

James Denton will provide the voice of Superman. The cast also includes Anthony LaPlagia as Lex Luthor and Ed Asner as Perry White.

Batman! 1960s campus election

Barbara Eden photos