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People Still like Comics, but…. Top 20 Graphic Novel Sales for April 2021

It's subtle, but see if you can find the commonality on the top 20 graphic novels sold in this country in April. Per the ICv2 website: "NPD BookScan collects weekly point-of-sale data on print books from over 16,000 locations including e-tailers, chains, mass merchandisers, independent bookstores, and more. NPD BookScan covers approximately 85% of…
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Music Box Theatre to hold weekend long Godzilla fest….

Wheeeeeeee! If anyone's in the Chicago area and wants to go, or even fly into town what with the crazy cheap flights right now, let me know.   Godzilla vs. Music Box Fri, Mar 19th, 2021 to Sun, Mar 21st, 2021 Music Box Member Tickets Now on Sale | General Admission Tickets on Sale…
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Monster of the Day #3139
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Monster of the Day #3139

  So way back in the day, ten or twenty (or more) years ago, Ertl put out this 1/18 scale model of The Car, as featured in the film of the same name. It's a flick I've always had a fondness for, having seen it during it's original theatrical run at the Pickwick Theatre…
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Monster of the Day #3153
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Monster of the Day #3153

Still doing your last minute Christmas (sorry Doctor Who, Festive) shopping? Why, nothing says kiddie fun like a game based on a national trauma-inducing horror film, complete with human skull. I mean, the culture is far more saturated with dark humor these days--hence the Jaws video game where you actually play the shark and…
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Monster of the Day #3148
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Monster of the Day #3148

First of all, great poster. I love that style. Second of all, and I'm serious here, is this poster gay-baiting? I mean, given the film's tagline (on the poster), the expressions on their faces, etc.  Of course, Dracula's Daughter was the first movie to really bring that issue to the forefront.
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Monster of the Day #3130
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Monster of the Day #3130

  I said yesterday that more early covers featured spicy girl art than 'weird' content (odd for a magazine called Weird Tales, but then they invented that market and had to find their way). That's not quite true. For instance, the eighth issued featured a great giant spider illustration that we've featured before. Still,…
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Monster of the Day #3118
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Monster of the Day #3118

Friday was basically (not entirely) my day, since we thought--incorrectly--we'd get more people attending on Saturday. Nope, not a one. Anyway, I opened with Fearless Fighters (on Amazon Prime), a truly wonky kung fu flick that has so much action that this was my running bit: [Ten seconds after last fight ends.] I yell…
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Monster of the Day #3105
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Monster of the Day #3105

  People today don't remember Santo's then legendary feud with Mick Jagger after the latter slept with the wrestler's girlfriend. Ironically, Jagger and El Santo are both widely considered to be inspirations for Carly Simon's You're So Vain.
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