Comics Meet Dance: "Hapless Hooligan in 'Still Moving'"

It's fascinating when live theater and comics (books or strips) combine into a new..."mutation" (for lack of a better word)...
Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic artist Art Spiegelman collaborates with Pilobolus artistic director Michael Tracy and dancers to make Hapless Hooligan in "Still Moving" -- a noirish love story told in the style of early comics.

Commissioned by the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College, and featuring Pilobolus dancers interacting live with Art's drawings (animated by Hornet's Dan Abdo and Jason Patterson), "Still Moving" tells the tragicomic tale of Hap and Lulu, separated in life and reunited after death.
Tony-winning sound designer Rob Kaplowitz assembles a collage score comprised of obscure cabaret tunes and early jazz hits to create a captivating atmosphere in this remarkable blend of comics and dance.

It's moving to the Joyce Theatre in NYC this week...

Jul 13 at 7:30pm

Jul 16-17 at 8pm

Jul 21 at 7:30pm

Jul 24 at 2pm

Jul 29 at 8pm

Jul 31 at 8pm

Aug 2 at 7:30pm

Aug 5 at 8pm
Approx. Run Time: 1 hour 50 minutes (one intermission)

Tickets start at $10!
(Call JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800 for $10 tickets.

All other tickets can purchased online)

Believing you should be properly-attired when attending the theatre, Atomic Kommie Comics™ has put together a special "Secret Chic" collection featuring Happy Hooligan, the comic strip character who inspired the new production, on t-shirts (including organic cotton), mugs, magnets, iPad / messenger bags, and other goodies!

Now, if only the Broadway-bound Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark production could get underway...

Spies, Secret Agents, and SuperCrooks!

Along with OSS 117, Atomic Kommie Comics™ is returning a number of 1960s superspies to active duty for use on t-shirts, tote bags and other beachwear, including fumetto hero / villain Diabolik in Danger: Diabolik (see above)...

...and Bulldog Drummond, in not one, but two movies, Deadlier than the Male (above) and Some Girls Do (below).

Order them a size larger than you usually wear and they'll make the perfect sun top for either male or female!

OSS 117 is back!

During the 1960s, one of the hottest competitors to the James Bond series was the OSS 117 series of flix.
"Who?"
OSS 117!
"Never heard of him!"
Predating 007 in books (1949) and movies (1956), secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath was as popular in Europe and Asia as James Bond, but didn't make an impact in the USA.
Until 2008, when the film series, which ended in 1971, was revived and reformatted as a campy spoof featuring a overly-confident, but surprisingly-competent hero.
The first flick, Cairo: Nest of Spies, turned into an arthouse and dvd rental hit in the US!
The newest film, Lost in Rio is already out on dvd, but you should catch it in the theatre while you can.

And when you do, go "secret chic" and wear this shirt, with it's retro graphics taken from the poster for 1968's No Roses for OSS 117 starring John Gavin (who was almost James Bond in Diamonds are Forever)!

Robin Hood-the Man-the Myth-the Merchandise!

Just in time for the new Russell Crowe film...go "Secret Chic" with kool kollectibles featuring imagery from these previous versions of the legendary outlaw including Douglas Fairbanks' 1922 silent movie, the classic 1938 Errol Flynn flick, and several Golden Age comics covers (including Classics Illustrated)!

We're talking dark & light t-shirts, messenger bags, mugs, magnets, and other tchochkies...and all at a price that won't feel like we're stealing from the rich! ;-)

Before The X-Files, there was...Quatermass!

I've wondered where some of The X-Files' wilder concepts really came from.
Chris Carter has acknowledged a variety of influences including The Twilight Zone and Kolchak: the Night Stalker. Curiously, while there's a lot of mood and atmosphere directly attributable to those sources, there's very little of the actual concepts or plots from them in The X-Files.

This is not the case with another sci-fi series...
The 11th Hour Web Magazine did a story about similarities between key plot points of The X-Files (both the series and first feature film) and a group of four tv mini-series from England (all of which were also made into feature films) about Bernard Quatermass, a scientist fighting both aliens from beyond and his own disbelieving government superiors! (sound familiar?)
Read the article, then continue...

Whether or not the copying was deliberate, it's there! (IOHO, I agree it's more than coincidental!)
Thus, we consider Nigel Kneale's Quatermass series to be the direct ancestor to Chris Carter's X-Files both in concept and content.
In that spirit, we at Atomic Kommie Comics™ present a group of the posters of the predecessor series to The X-Files including...
The Creeping Unknown (Quatermass Xperiment), Enemy From Space (Quatermass 2), and Five Million Years to Earth (Quatermass and the Pit) on a variety of kool kollectibles!
We've been unable to find a poster for the final movie, simply titled Quatermass, which had a brief run in the US. It was an edited version of the final miniseries entitled Quatermass Conclusion, which ran in England, and is not a remake as the other films were!

The OTHER Hornet's Nest

Remember how we recently mentioned our newest on-line store, this particular one dedicated to the Golden Age version of the legendary The Green Hornet (and Kato)?

To accompany it, and offer certain collectibles it doesn't stock (like dark/black t-shirts and mugs), we've just opened a second "Hornet's Nest" at another site to accomodate the flood of requests!
With the upcoming movie starring Seth Rogan and Jay Chou, now's the time to get ahold of our kool kollectibles for yourself or your pop-culture-craving loved one!

Think of how his/her eyes will light up at a birthday or graduation gift set with one or two of our collector's items along with one of the NEW Green Hornet books or comics!
Feel the buzz, and enjoy!

NO Sh1t HERE, Sherlock!

To commemorate the NEW Sherlock Holmes movie starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law as Sherlock and Dr. Watson, we proudly present The Greatest Sleuth of All™ in an exclusive selection of kool kollectibles!
12 different designs, including several with Basil Rathbone, the man who is to Sherlock Holmes as Sean Connery is to James Bond (not the first, but to many [including myself], the definitive portrayer)!
Add to that, several classic comic book covers, a variety of other movie posters (including the campy A Study in Terror with Holmes as "The ORIGINAL Caped Crusader"!), the coolest cigar box art I've ever seen (based on William Gillette, the definitive stage Holmes), and 1st Edition covers including A Study in Scarlet and His Last Bow!
PLUS, our newest item: the Basil Rathbone IS Sherlock Holmes! 2010 12-Month Calendar!
With the NEW Robert Downey jr/Jude Law movie opening on Christmas, if you're looking for a cool, retro, post-Christmas gift for the Holmesian, Sherlockian, or Baker Street Irregular in your life, you can't go wrong with one of these calendars, mugs, bags, shirts or other goodies! (Let him/her go to the flick "secret chic" style with a vintage Holmes sweatshirt or hoodie!)

'Tis Better to Give than to Receive (especially bullets!)

In the season of giving, the crew at Atomic Kommie Comics™ ask "why not give the guys who gave as good as they got?"

That's our roundabout (but alliterative) way of saying you should visit the Real Life Criminals section of our Crime & Punishment™ line for some criminal, but kitchy, collectibles for the Mob maven in your life!

We're talkin' Al Capone, "Lucky" Luciano, and especially John Dillinger on everything from black hoodies to mousepads!
With the new Dillinger biopic Public Enemies starring Johnny Depp out on DVD & Blu-ray, now's the time to grab a funky, but affordable, retro collectible and combine it with said DVD or Blu-ray to make the perfect gift set for the felony fan you love!

It's an offer you can't refuse. (Oh, wait, that's another gangster epic...)

Flyin' Jenny: Comics' FIRST Aviatrix™

Amelia Earhart has inspired quite a bit of pop culture over the years, either directly or indirectly.
Besides the current Hilary Swank movie Amelia, there have been films including Flight to Freedom, Amelia Earhart: the Final Flight, and she's even been featured in sci-fi like Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Night at the Museum 2: Battle for the Smithsonian, and the two-part Star Trek: Voyager episode "The '37s"!
She also inspired writers and artists of the 1940s to do strips specifically about female flyers!

The first newspaper strip (and comic book) about such an aviatrix was Flyin' Jenny, created in 1941.

Her artistic pedigree was impeccable!
Jenny's creator was Russell Keaton, who had previously worked on the aviation-themed SkyRoads strip, as well as the first Buck Rogers comics!
When Keaton passed away in 1945, Marc Swayze (best known for co-creating Mary Marvel) took over illustrating the last year of the series.

"Jenny" was Jenny Dare, a test pilot for Starcraft Aviation who, besides flying experimental aircraft, also battled saboteurs, industrial spies, and other evil sorts, handling the threats as well as any male could!
One of the coolest aspects of the series was the fact that most male pilots looked down on women fliers...until Jenny either beat (or in some cases, rescued them), forcing them to acknowledge and grudgingly respect her!
Jenny's co-stars included aircraft designer (and platonic friend) Rick Davis and newspaper photographer Babe Woods.
The newspaper comic strip ran two simultaneous storylines, one in the Sunday strip, and a different one in the Monday thru Saturday "daily" strip.
Unfortunately, after World War II ended, interest in the strip waned, and it was cancelled in 1946, along with a comic book series that had just begun reprinting the newspaper strip.

Trivia:
The name "Flying Jenny" also referred to a famous Curtis JN-4 biplane of the 1920s and '30s. A mis-printed postage stamp (known as the "Inverted Jenny") illustrating the airplane is one of the rarest and most expensive stamps in the world!

We at Atomic Kommic Comics™ feel the time is right to resurrect Flyin' Jenny as part of our Heroines™ line of cool clothing and collectibles.
Her single best comic cover, shot directly from the original comic, then digitally-restored and remastered, is now available on t-shirts, mugs, journals, and other kool kollectibles which would look great unde the Christmas tree!
PLUS: Copies of the now out-of-print book Aviation Art of Russell Keaton (featuring Flyin' Jenny) can be found HERE! (It'd make a great gift package with one [or more] of our collectibles...Hint, Hint!)
Grab them NOW, before they disappear..like Amelia!

You can also visit the OFFICIAL website of Amelia Earhart!
Learn about the heroic woman who inspired the creation of Flyin' Jenny!

Inexpensive Geek Chic! Part 2

Looking for a cool, campy (but cheap) way to spruce up your autumn wardrobe?
Get back to basics with our Value T-Shirt!
Enjoy a great look and fit at a reasonable price...ONLY $14.99 each!
Made of cool, midweight white 100% cotton perfect for casual wear with a letterman jacket, sport jacket, blazer, zip hoodie, or sweater!
PLUS: the shirts feature digitally-remastered full-color classic comic book and movie poster artwork (shot directly from the original comics and posters) UNAVAILABLE IN OTHER STORES!

Horror Comics of the 1950s Value T-Shirts

Crime & Punishment Value T-Shirts
(including Sherlock Holmes & John Dillinger)


True Love Comics Tales Value T-Shirts


Heroines Value T-Shirts


Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics Value T-Shirts


Western Comic Adventures Value T-Shirts

War: Past, Present & Future Value T-Shirts

Buy 'em! Trade 'em! Collect them ALL!
(Or at least one or two!)

Inexpensive Geek Chic! Part 1

Looking for a cool, campy (but cheap) way to spruce up your back-to-school wardrobe?
Get back to basics with our Value T-Shirt!
Enjoy a great look and fit at a reasonable price...ONLY $14.99 each!
Made of cool, midweight white 100% cotton perfect for casual wear with a sport jacket, blazer, zip hoodie, or sweater!
PLUS: they feature digitally-remastered full-color classic comic book and movie poster artwork UNAVAILABLE IN OTHER STORES!

Crime & Punishment Value T-Shirts
(including Sherlock Holmes & John Dillinger)


True Love Comics Tales Value T-Shirts


Heroines Value T-Shirts


Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics Value T-Shirts


Horror Comics of the 1950s Value T-Shirts


Western Comic Adventures Value T-Shirts

War: Past, Present & Future Value T-Shirts
Coming soon:
Seduction of the Innocent
Sci-Fi / Fantasy
AND
Pop Art Martial Arts
Value T-Shirts!