Chrissie Zullo appearing at Richard's this Saturday

Chrissie Zullo’s cover to Vertigo’s new Cinderella mini-series is in shops across the country this week, and to celebrate she’ll be appearing at Richard’s Comics and Collectables this Saturday. If you are or can be in the area of his great shop in Greenville this Saturday, drop in to meet her and have your issue of Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love #1 signed. She will also have some sketchbooks and prints for sale and who knows you might even be able to get a sketch from her.

CINDERELLA: FROM FABLETOWN WITH LOVE #1

Written by Chris Roberson
Art by Shawn McManus
Cover by Chrissie Zullo

When supernatural artifacts from the Homelands begin surfacing in the modern world, it falls to Cinderella, Fabletown’s best kept (and best dressed) secret agent to stop the illegal trafficking. But can Cindy foil the dark plot before Fabletown and its hidden, exiled inhabitants are exposed once and for all? And how does her long lost Fairy Godmother factor into the equation?

George Perez covers Blackest Night Titans #3

The third issue of this mini-series tying into DC’s big Blackest Night crossover is in stores today. I have not been reading this series or most of the Blackest Night tie-ins, so I can’t really preview the contents on the inside like the folks at IGN have. But this post isn’t about the story it is about the awesome variant cover by George Perez.

For this variant Perez makes an homage to a previous Titans cover that he crafted way back in 1983 during one of my favorite runs ever in comics the Wolfman/Perez era of the New Teen Titans. And since this is George Perez we are talking about, he does an awesome job. I am really not one to usually consider buying a comic just for a cover but…

Batman: The Brave & The Bold & The Musical!

The Caped Crusader faces a new villain in the upcoming Batman: The Brave And The Bold episode, Mayhem of the Music Meister. Although many regulars from the show sing in the episode, it features the voices of Grey DeLisle as Black Canary and Neil Patrick Harris as the Music Meister, a menacing villain who is able to exert powerful mind-control through song. The sneak preview at Comic-Con this past July got a huge response and now after much anticipation, the episode will finally air Friday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT on Cartoon Network.

As an awesome follow up, on Saturday, October 24, New Line Records will release Batman: The Brave & The Bold: Mayhem of the Music Meister soundtrack digitally on iTunes and other digital music outlets. Amazon.com will offer fans the exclusive option of purchasing either a hard or digital copy of the soundtrack. The soundtrack will feature all five original songs from the episode as well as the highly sought Batman: The Brave And The Bold theme.

Aquaman's Lament

Listeners to our podcasts might know that we occasionally like to make fun of Aquaman. Readers of our Quick Hits section might know that I have been known to enjoy a good superhero theme song. Perhaps with this information in mind, Mike Epstein from the band The Motion Sick sent us this link to a music video for their song Aquaman’s Lament.

Another tune of theirs you might want to give a listen to is 30 Lives, which is based on using the Konami Code to spend 30 lives with a loved one. Not only is it included in all of the recent Dance Dance Revolution games but the video has also aired on networks like Fuse, MuchMusic, and MTV Latin America. And if you’re interested in even more from The Motion Sick, check out their website where you can download a bunch of their music for FREE.

But something interesting I discovered while googling various Aquaman related pages for this post is more than one rocking tune titled Aquaman’s Lament. The second I found was by Mark Aaron James and it also has a You Tube video so in the interest of fairness I’ll share it as well. Let the debate begin as to which musical tribute to DC’s King of the Sea is indeed the best!

Preview: Brave and the Bold #27

Brave and the Bold #27

Written by J. Michael Straczynski Art by Jesus Saiz

The wait is over as J. Michael Straczynski arrives on The Brave and the Bold! First up, the best-selling scribe pairs Batman and Dial H For Hero? Robby Reed and his grandfather thought their brief visit to Gotham City would go smoothly until one of Gotham’s petty thieves made the score of the century in the form of Robby’s H-Dial! Batman’s on the case, but The Joker’s crime wave has the city in a panic, and the power of the H-Dial has had a very unexpected effect on the hood who stole it. The choices he makes could change his life and Robby’s forever!

In shops on 9/16 for more info check out DC Comics.