Saturday, November 13, 2010

Design of the Week--AIEEE! WereWolf!

Each week, we post a limited-edition design, to be sold for exactly 7 days, then replaced with another!
This week...
We're continuing our roll-out of horror comics-themed goodies with this vintage 1950s horror comic cover from the new Werewolves 2011 12-Month Calendar that'll be on assorted collectibles like mugs, t-shirts, iPad/Kindle/messenger bags and the like for only 7 days! After that, it's back to the tomb, only to be seen on the calendar!
Combine it with one of the demonically-delightful books or DVDs below for a kool-ghoul gift set for birthday or holiday

Friday, November 12, 2010

Early Black Friday Sale: 2011 12-Month Calendars!

A one-day offer! Beginning 12:01am, Nov. 12 and ending at 12:01am, Nov. 13th...
normally $19.95, reduced to ONLY $14.99!
Save $5 on EACH!
Created using the wildest, rarest, kitchiest comic book, pulp magazine covers and movie posters we could find, each image digitally-restored and remastered from hi-rez scans of the original items, NO reprints or low-rez files! (Would we do that to you?)
Here are the  
Atomic Kommie Comics™ 2011 12-Month Calendars 
by genre 
(Note: Most are revised versions of previous calendars.
TOTALLY NEW ones are indicated as such)

Mystery / Crime
(NEW) Sherlock Holmes: the Greatest Sleuth of All!™ 
(shown above)
Basil Rathbone IS Sherlock Holmes!™
Mr District Attorney™


Horror
Horror Comics of the 1950s™
(NEW) Vampires of Pulps and Comics
(NEW) WereWolves of the Comics and Pulps
(NEW) Zombies of the Pulps and Comics 
(shown above)

Camp / Kitsch
(NEW) 3-D Movies
(shown above)
(NEW) 3-D Comic Books
Seduction of the Innocent!!™
Jungle Girls™
Good Girl / Bad Grrrl™


Romance
True Love Comics Tales™ 
(shown above) 


Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Martians, Martians, Martians!™
(NEW) Art of Barsoom™ 
Thrilling Science-Fiction Tales™
(NEW) Dinosaurs of the Comics and Pulps 
(shown above)

SuperHeroes
Captains of the Comics™ 
Classic Green Hornet
Heroines!™
Classic Phantom Lady

Lost Heroes of the Silver Age of Comics™
Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics™
Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics Team-Ups™

(shown above)
1st Appearance Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics™
Flag-Waving Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics™
Classic Amazing-Man
Classic Black Terror
Classic Blue Beetle
Classic Captain Future
Classic Cat-Man
Classic Dare Devil
Classic Doc Strange
Classic Fighting Yank
Classic Flame
Classic Green Lama
Classic Monster of Frankenstein
Classic Owl
Classic Samson


Western
Western Comics Adventures™
Real-Life Western Comics™

(shown above)
The Cisco Kid and Pancho™
Masked Western Heroes™


Military
Captain MidNight™
(shown above)
Aviators of the Golden Age of Comics™
NOT available in stores, only on-line! Order now...before time runs out! ;-)
Design of the Week will appear on Saturday.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Veterans Day 2010

A sincere Thank You, men and women of our Armed Forces past and present, for your dedication and sacrifice.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

YouTube Wednesday: THE GREEN HORNET "The Hunters and the Hunted"

Continuing our weekly feature "YouTube Wednesday"...
The opening narration to the Hornet's radio show was "The Green Hornet; he hunts the biggest of all game..."
In this tv episode, the tables are turned.
Wealthy (and crooked) businessman Quentin Crane and his fellow members of the exclusive Explorers' Club use exotic weaponry (like blowguns and crossbows) to hunt and kill gang leaders. Ironically, the other members are well-intentioned innocents who believe their "hunts" will end crime in the city, while Crane is using them to eliminate competition as he takes over, one gang at a time!
And...the group's next targets are...The Green Hornet and his masked associate!
SideNotes:
When Crane's gangsters break into Reid's home intending to kill him, Kato (with Reid's aid) take them down. It's the second time we see Kato in action sans costume, and the first time in the series we see an unmasked Reid in a fight.
Speaking of which, I wonder what do Reid's neighbors think of the constant hubub at the young publisher's townhouse? If it's not a robbery where a police car gets blown up by a laser beam ("The Ray is for Killing"), or gunshots ("Beautiful Dreamer"), this episode features the first of several brawls. Not to mention the sinister black car constantly prowling the alleys at all hours... Those neighborhood association meetings must have been interesting! (At least the tv Batman's oft-invaded stately Wayne Manor was out in the country. No neighbors to disturb!)

Another thing, the criminals who raid Reid's house are the same baddies he and Kato KOed (while in costume) at a gang-leader's office earlier in the episode. We don't see them again. Rather than let the twice-trashed hoods put 2+2 together ("That little guy who helped Reid fights like the Hornet's driver...Hey wait a sec..."), I wonder if Britt and Kato discreetly "disposed" of them?
There's a LOT of day-for-night scenes here. Depending on the quality of the episode's print, I've seen it almost as bright as day, to barely able to make out silhouettes.
Here's the 11th filmed and aired episode..."The Hunters and the Hunted"



Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Preview: KATO: Origins #8 Cover

Tense cover by Francesco Francavilla for #8 of the companion comic mini-series to Green Hornet: Year One, detailing the 1940s origins of The Green Hornet & Kato.Of all the Green Hornet series from Dynamite, these two are easily the best!