Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Bugs & Other Creepy Crawlies 2011 12-Month Calendar

With everything going on, we didn't have a chance to present our most recent BRAND NEW 12-month Calendar before now! Let's correct that oversight. (Luckily, a number of you had already discovered it at our 12-Month Calendar section)
A kool kombination of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror, Bugs & Other Creepy Crawlies of Comics and Pulps™ features numerous six, eight, and multi-legged arthopods in a dozen nightmarish scenarios from the wildest 1930s, 40s, and 50s comic book and pulp magazine covers we could find, all digitally-restored and remastered directly from the original periodicals!
A perfect wall decoration for an entomologist or a pest control technician (We called them "exterminators" in the good 'ol days.)
Look for this cover...
at our 2011 12-Month Calendar section!
Order now, before it comes creeping after YOU!

Monday, January 3, 2011

Anne Francis (9/16/1930 – 1/2/2011)

The American Mrs Peel!
Ironically, I had just watched Forbidden Planet on TCM last night (for the umpteeth time), and was discussing who, of the main cast, was still alive! (Leslie Nielsen [Commander J.J. Adams] had passed away in November.)
Plus, one of my projects for this year was expanding the Fantastic Femmes entries to include more past performers including Anne, Raquel Welch, Diana Rigg, etc.
Then this morning, I read about Anne's passing due to complications from cancer...
Her roles as Altaira "Alta" Morbius and Honey West alone would assure her a place as a Fantastic Femme.
The obligatory Forbidden Planet pic
She was also one of the few non-regulars to play the same character in several episodes of Man from U.N.C.L.E.!
Plus, she guest-starred on numerous genre shows from Burke's Law (where Honey West debuted) to Wonder Woman!
Besides being ravishingly-beautiful she had a great acting range, doing everything from comedies to westerns to film noir! We've included several of the harder-to-find ones below...
Her favorite performance was in the psychological thriller Girl of the Night, one of the few films she got top billing. (It's unavailable on Amazon, but you can get it directly from Warner Archives!)

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Preview Cover; Kato: Origins #11

The cover art to Kato: Origins #11 by Francesco Francavilla.
Part of the Green Hornet: Year One line of comics by Dynamite Comics.
Easily the best GH titles from Dynamite out there.
These are based on the 1940s movie serial / radio / comic book version of the character. BUY THEM!

Friday, December 31, 2010

Happy New Year's Eve!

Happy New Year's Eve!
In a first for us, all three blogs are running related posts the same day!
Check out Femmes Fantastique™ and Hero & Heroine Histories™ for the others!