The Adventures of Herge: Creator of Tintin Following on from his best selling Tintin: The Complete Companion, Michael Farr portrays the little known but fascinating life of Herge, the remarkable artist behind Tintin, the boy reporter who continues to thrill and delight an ever-widening audience. In seven separate sketches he presents his picture of […]
Sci-Fi Baby Names: 500 Out-of-This-World Baby Names from Anakin to Zardoz Many parents want their kids to have the edge even before they are born. With crazy names that the elitists celebrities are naming their kids to get that extra headline. Why not join that select group of people who are out to […]
The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show – The Complete Series was the first spin-off of the Flintstones, as you figured Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm are the main focus of the show. They are teenagers and had a motley collection of friends with names such as Moonrock, Penny, Wiggy, Cindy,Fabian, Schleprock, and a motorcycle gang called the Bronto Bunch (Bronto, […]
It’s America’s favorite modern stone-age family! (Actually, it’s their neighbors.) Packaged in a nifty plastic TV set, this classic TV couple comes out of the stone age and into your home. Each vinyl figure measures about 7-inches tall. Complete with their stone-themed TV packaging, Barney and Betty Rubble are sure to bring a smile to […]
Superman vs. Hollywood: How Fiendish Producers, Devious Directors, and Warring Writers Grounded an American Icon Tinseltown’s fascination with the comic icon is detailed in this book, encompassing all the behind-the-scenes machinations that helped shape Superman into a screen legend—and all the derailed projects that have vilified everyone involved. These newly uncovered stories about the […]
Learn Spanish With Superman 1: Up, Up, and Away! Look out Dora and Swiper, Superman and Batman are out to teach kids to speak Spanish. Should I say, “Batman y Superman se fuera a enseñar español a los niños pequeños.”(Via Google translate) Too bad Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez didn’t write and illustrate this series, […]
Hey morning glory, want to be the hero in the morning with your kids? Whip pancakes in seconds without the mess. Make pancakes in a flash that will Aunt Jemima blush. Be the George Jetson of breakfast. With a swish and presto, Batter Blaster is the trick. Just spray the pancakes on the pan and […]
What Marvel giveth, Marvel taketh away. The flagship character of Marvel, Spider-man , has made a deal with the devil. Short of a mind-wipe à la Justice League, without giving too much away, Marvel has re-written a good chunk of Marvel history. The rippling consequences should be enormous as seen in the sci-fi quasi classic (a stretch) The […]
This collection of cartoons is a real bang for your buck. Where can you spend about 16.99 and get 35 hours of classic cartoons of your favorite characters in the history of animation? All these cartoons are in the public domain. A stigma to some, but for the true fan of animation, this is an amazing deal. Some of these cartoons are not meant for kids, bigotry is abounding with racist overtones of a time of ignorance long gone.
Negativland: Our Favorite Things Created with 17 experimental filmmakers form all over the world, Our Favorite Things is a collaborative project that takes a striking visual leap into the same legally gray area that Negativland has been exploring with sound for the last 26 years. A suggestively charmimg collection of incredible collage and classic […]
Graphically speaking, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, never did a thing for me. This movie will be a measuring stick for the new crop of graphic novels that will be adapted into the big screen. Keep those telephones open starving artists, cause some of you might reap the benefits. I truly believe, the intrigue of this movie […]
Harvey Comics Classics Volume 3: Hot Stuff Hot Stuff was created in 1957 by Alfred Harvey the publisher Harvey Comics. Hot Stuff managed to spin-off 4 titles till it was cancelled in 1982 and sporadically appeared here and there till 1992. Harvey Comics was a big publishing company till the 80’s were the same […]