Rob's Room: Little Tokyo by Gary Calamar

When a radio DJ (KCRW) / Music Supervisor ("Six Feet Under," "True Blood," "The Man in the High Castle") releases a music track referencing Japanese nerdiness, we get this!

Unreleased Action Figures: Nocturnals

Nocturnals: Based on writer/artist Dan Brereton's comic series, they were supposed to come by way of N2 Toys (now defunct), sculpted by Steve Kiwus of Eightball studios.  Series 1 included Doc Horror, The Gunwitch, Poly Chrome and Eve Horror.

Wanted TPB: Pre-Crisis Air Wave III

Writer:Various
Artist: Various
Publisher: DC Comics (1978-1983)
Includes: Green Lantern #100, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107 and Action Comics #488, 511, 512, 513, 514, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 533, 534, 535 and DC Comics Presents #55

Air Wave III (Harold Jordan) , is the third person in the Jordan family to don the Air Wave mantle. Both his parents wore the costume, first his father then his mother to avenge his father's murder. Air Wave III was one of those characters in the DC universe; which never evolved into their own series, but still had great stories being told about him.

Fun Note: Harold Jordan is cousin to Hal Jordan (Green Lantern)

Wanted Poster: 1970's DC Poster Book Lineup

Rob's Room: Harley-Palooza, Part Deux!

Check out the original Harley-Palooza post here!

Wanted TPB: Whatever Happened To...

 

Writer: Various
Artist: Various
Publisher: DC Comics (1980-1982)
Includes: DC Comics Presents #25-33, 35-40, 42, 47-48

In1980's in the back (and one whole issue #36) of DC Comic Presents, DC ran extra little stories that told the tales of forgotten heroes in Whatever Happened To...

...Hourman, Sargon the Sorcerer, Congorilla, Johnny Thunder and Madame .44, Dr. Mid-Nite, the Golden Age Atom, Robotman, Mark Merlin and Prince Ra-Man, Star Hawkins, Rex the Wonder Dog, Starman, Rip Hunter-Time Master, Crimson Avengers, Richard Dragon Kung-Fu Fighter, the Original Air Wave, Sandman, Sandy, the Golden Boy, and the Black Pirate and Son.

Writer Mike Tiefenbacher had several proposals for other "Whatever Happened To...?" stories. These included Captain Action, Blackhawk, Genius Jones, Nighthawk, Ragman, the Sea Devils, the Silent Knight, and Wildcat, but they never got made. It would be awesome if DC not only release these old stories in a TPB but included new ones based on the ones unproduced.

Wanted Poster: Doctor Strange!

Rob's Room: Bill Paxton, 1955-2017

Bill Paxton
1955 - 2017

Bill Paxton, Star of ‘Big Love’ and Action Blockbusters, Dies at 61

Sure, he'll be remembered for his role in Aliens, but I like to remember him as the man who directed and starred in Barnes & Barnes' Dr. Demento Classic "Fish Heads"...

As a (twisted) kid, I used to go around signing:

Roly-poly fish heads are never seen drinking cappuccino                                                            in Italian restaurants with Oriental women...                                                                               Yeah

His former partner, Bill Mumy, posted a kind tribute and photo...

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