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‘Rocketeer’ Artist Dave Stevens Dies
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Dave Stevens, R.I.P.

Rocketeer creator Dave Stevens dies at age 52

Comics legend and illustrator Dave Stevens, creator of The Rocketeer, died March 13, 2008, after a long battle with leukemia.

Born in Lynwood California on July 29, 1955, Stevens attended San Diego City College. When he became involved with the San Diego Comic Convention, which evolved into Comic Con International, his skill as an artist was immediately recognized by such comic book legends as Jack Kirby and Russ Manning.

Manning was so impressed with Stevens’ work, Stevens was hired to work on the European Tarzan comic series in 1975 and to assist Manning on the Tarzan newspaper comic strip. Steven’s later worked with Manning on the Star Wars comic strip and worked on Marvel Comics’ Star Wars comic book series.

In addition to his work with Manning, Stevens was also befriended by Jonny Quest creator Doug Wildey. Stevens was doing storyboards and layouts for the Hanna-Barbara studio in 1977, for cartoon series that included Super-Friends and Godzilla. Stevens would later do covers for Comico’s Jonny Quest comic series, including issue #5 (“Jade Incorporated,” in 1986) and Jonny Quest Special #2 (“The Luck Of Lenin’s Tomb,” in 1988).

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DVD Review: Classic Artists: Yes
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Classic Artists: Yes DVDClassic Artists: Yes
Documentary
Image Entertainment
Release date: January 15, 2008

Imagine a rock band that changes members each time it begins achieving commercial and critical success.

Imagine a rock band guided by a visionary singer — who can’t actually articulate his vision to the other band members.

Imagine a rock band known as much for its logo and album cover designs as for its music.

Does this sound like a sequel to This is Spinal Tap? The basis of a new Will Ferrell movie? A Saturday Night Live skit that ends with Christopher Walken insisting on more cowbell?

All these things — and much, much more — are part of the legend of progressive rock band Yes, whose long, strange career has been documented the new two-disc set Classic Artists: Yes.

Part musical act, part soap opera, part traveling carnival show, Yes — or at least one of the many incarnations of the group — has been performing since 1968. The centerpiece of this two-disc set is a 204-minute documentary that explains how a small-time UK cover band became international rock icons as famous in their prime as Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd.

Through extensive interviews with band members, we learn the genesis of Yes began when singer Jon Anderson met singer/bassist Chris Squire and the duo decided to put together a band. The original lineup included Peter Banks on lead guitar, Bill Bruford on drums and Tony Kaye on organ. This group had diverse and eclectic music taste and styles. In fact, drummer Bruford casually mentions in the documentary, he thought he was joining a jazz band, but when he discovered it was a rock group, he was OK with it.

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Whedon’s ‘Dollhouse’ To Begin Production in April
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Eliiza DushkuEliza Dushku will star as a mind-altered secret agent in Joss Whedon‘s new series Dollhouse .

Joss Whedon‘s obsession with shadowy authority figures and Eliza Dushku continues in his new series Dollhouse for Fox television.

The series, which begins production on April 23 in Los Angeles, stars Dushku as a secret agent whose personality is artificially created each time she is sent on a mission. Many remember Dushku as ‘bad-girl’ Slayer and Buffy nemesis in Whedon’s previous hit TV series Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

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DVD Review: ‘Comic Relief: The Greatest…And The Latest’
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Comic Relief: The Greatest...And The Latest 20Comic Relief: The Greatest…And The Latest
Two-Disc Set
Starring Lewis Black, John Candy, George Carlin, and Jim Carrey
Shout! Factory
Available Feb. 5, 2008

Laughing At Tragedy — 20 years of Comic Relief

There is very old cliche: “Laughter Is The Best Medicine.”

Laughter as a cure for social ills was the mission of Comic Relief, a charity originally established in America in 1986 to help the homeless. For several years, comedians Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, and Billy Crystal hosted a live benefit performance, featuring some of the greatest comedians of several generations. Their efforts raised millions to help the needy.

After an absence of many years, they reunited on November 16, 2006 to hold a Comic Relief benefit in Las Vegas for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and to help rebuild flood-ravaged New Orleans.

Now, some of the best Comic Relief performances are available on a two-disc set from Shout! Factory.

The first disc offers a “best of” compilation of the early Comic Relief performances, while the second disc features the entire 2006 Comic Relief event.

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Eleven Questions with T.E. Pouncey: Rafer Roberts
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(because ten questions aren’t enough “” and who has time to read twelve?)

Rafer RobertsRafer Roberts is the creator of the comic series Plastic Farm. Plastic Farm was originally a self-published series, first appearing as oversized mini-comics in 2001 and then in traditional comic book form in 2003.

Plastic Farm tells the story of Chester Carter and his slow descent into complete madness and how that insanity is changing the world. Along the journey, readers are introduced to a variety of different characters including The Kamikaze Kid, a supernatural cowboy that rides a dinosaur and lives inside of Chester’s mind, a washed-up celebrity whose claim to fame was an ability to “inflate” his belly button, a foul-mouthed four-eyed demon monkey, a pair of zombie cops, cannibal farmers, religious zealots, an assassin with a heart of gold, and an airline baggage handler.

Plastic Farm has featured guest artists such as Danielle Corsetto (Girls With Slingshots), Dennis Culver (Funwrecker, Black Diamond), Dave Morgan, Wendi Strang-Frost (Elfquest, Johnny Public), and Jake Warrenfeltz (The Alberic Heresies, Softshell). “I have been reading comics since I was five and writing and drawing comics since I was nine,” Rafer said.

“Most of my favorite comics have finished their runs, including Cerebus, The Invisibles, Stray Bullets, Bacchus, Xenozoic Tales, Metropol, and Rare Bit Fiends. I’m currently reading The Walking Dead, BPRD/Hellboy, Fables, DMZ, Evenfall, Damon Hurd’s stuff, and a bunch of others.”

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