Flippin’ through ‘Previews’ – June 2017
This month’s look at Previews is a bit late, but I’m sure you’ll still find plenty of stuff in here that you can pre-order!
‘Basil of Baker Street’ and the Streisand Effect
In case you haven’t heard about it, here’s a tale of the time Disney ran into “the Streisand Effect.” The event took place in 1984, when the World Wide Web didn’t yet exist and very few people outside of the military or academia had email; even Disney still routed typed memos by hand via office workers. The story revolves around the making of ‘The Great Mouse Detective’.
Atomic Roundtable: Farewell, Old Chum
We’ve received the sad news that actor Adam West passed away on June 9th after a battle with leukemia. He was 88 years old, and is survived by his wife Marcelle, six children, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Like all of you reading this, we here at the Atomic Junk Shop were fans of Mr. West, so we thought he deserved an Atomic Roundtable where we talked about Mr. West, his career, and our personal memories of him.
A Couple of Quick Recommendations
Real column resumes next week, I promise. But in the meantime, here is some cool stuff you should know about.
Win a Premium Wonder Woman Figure!
Our pals at Sideshow Toys are having a contest! You can win one of their Premium figures, an incredible sculpt of Princess Diana of Themyscira, Wonder Woman!
Show Week Crazy!!
As we frantically prepare for the Olympia Comics Festival, a great many things have been delayed …like this column. But I’m finally here.
What I bought, read, or otherwise consumed – May 2017
Yes, it’s time for another jaunt through my brain, as I offer up some thoughts about the trades and books I read in May. Won’t this be fun?