Gods Behaving Badly Being a Greek god is not all it once was. Yes, the twelve gods of Olympus are alive and well in the twenty-first century, but they are crammed together in a London townhouse-and none too happy about it. And they’ve had to get day jobs: Artemis as a dog-walker, Apollo as a […]
The DC Comics Action Figure Archive For the legions that collect the immensely popular DC Comics action figures, we have good news: the official visual compendium of more than 1,400 characters has finally arrived. The DC Comics Action Figure Archive is the definitive reference for the serious enthusiast. Assembled by lead collector Scott Beatty and […]
Long before X-Files, the Invaders, struck paranoia of a secret invasion of beings from another world. Each week we followed the story of David Vincent who is convinced that earth is being invaded, but each week his attackers evaporate and no evidence is left behind of their presence. This series which ran in 1967-1968 is […]
The Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection, Vol. 6 – Inspector Cartoons At last every many false starts, volume 6 of this amazing set of cartoons, the Inspector will finally see it to DVD. Originally released as a series of theatrical cartoons, the hilarious Inspector Clouseau and his trusty assistant Sergeant Duex-Deux gained millions of fans […]
With the scandal with steroids in sports and readership at an all-time low with newspapers, it’s sad to see halcyon times where newspapers had sports cartoonists and leading the pack was Willard Mullin. He could pack a mean brush and publicize baseball and explore the myths behind each team. Now these images look like time […]
The Smurfs Get some Smurfberry cake and sarsaparilla juice because the Smurfs are turning 50 this year. To most of North America, the Smurfs officially landed here in 1981. Long before that they were in print and in film in the rest of Europe. So 50 seems daunting to some and a bit of a surprise. […]
Chicago TV Horror Movie Shows: From Shock Theatre to Svengoolie Although the motion picture industry initially disparaged and feared television, by the late 1950s, studios saw the medium as a convenient dumping ground for thousands of films that had long been gathering dust in their vaults. As these films found their way to local TV […]
One of the most important children’s books has been adapted for the big screen for a release date of October 2009, yet for some strange reason it has flown under the radar since plans were erected to film the adaption of Maurice Sendak’s classic book, Where the Wild Things Are. Spike Jonze is the director […]
Latitude Zero When a volcano erupts, a deep-sea vessel full of scientists suffers damage and begins to lose control. To their rescue comes Captain MacKenzie (Joseph Cotton, Citizen Kane), commander of Alpha, a high-tech atomic submarine. The captain takes the crew to a secret underwater utopia called "Latitude Zero" that is dedicated to the preservation […]
Simplicity is the rule of the game. If you live in a metropolitan city, graffiti is abound, to some junk, to others gold. That is exactly what Keith Haring found in New York when he bailed out on his commercial art tendencies, he went to the roots and joined the underground. Not exactly glamorous for […]
Lego Batman is a hit! From Lego Star Wars success to Bat-mania, this cross-platform game brings the Caped Crusader to gamers everywhere.
The Crack BookDepending how one sees it, there are many cracks and they come in different sizes. Eric Decetis has cornered the market when it comes to cracks and his one panels will crack up literally. Those who possess a taste for the offbeat and the irreverent are sure to be fans of Eric Dectis’ […]