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On DVD This Week! 10-31-06
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MOVIES:

Mission – Impossible III
Mission Impossible – Ultimate Missions Collection
Keeping Up With the Steins
Tarzan Collection Starring Johnny Weissmuller

TELEVISION:

Tales From the Crypt – The Fifth Season
Speed Racer, Vol. 5
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Vol. 2
C.S.I. Miami – The Fourth Season
Kids in the Hall – Season 5
Ghost Whisperer – The First Season

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Lick Spider-Woman! Marvel Stamps Coming
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Super Hero Stamps

USPS Press Release

With these 20 colorful stamps, the U.S. Postal Service salutes stars from the world of Marvel Comics. For decades, superheroes have been synonymous with the comic book medium. Their adventures have provided an escape from every day life and demonstrate that individuals can make a difference. Comic books aren’t simply “kid stuff” “” adults have always been among their readers, and the form has attracted its share of serious artists and writers. And superheroes have responded to social and political issues from their beginnings.

Ten stamps on the pane of 20 are portraits of individual Marvel characters: Captain America, Elektra, Iron Man, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Sub-Mariner, The Incredible Hulk, The Thing, and Wolverine.

The other 10 stamps depict individual Marvel Comic book covers. Information about the artwork shown on each stamp appears on the back on the stamp pane. The stamps will be available next year.

Stamps depicting DC comics characters were released earlier this year. You can purchase them at usps.com.

Marvel Covers

Amazing Spider-Man, issue #1
March 1963
Art by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko
Peter Parker begins to worry about money now that Uncle Ben is gone; the first headline warning readers of the “Spider-Man Menace” runs in the Daily Bugle and gullible Aunt May gets drawn into complaining about “that horrible Spider-Man.”

Marvel Spotlight, issue #32
February 1977
Art by Gil Kane
In her debut appearance, Jessica Drew is a brainwashed agent of the villainous organization HYDRA sent to destroy crime-fighter Nick Fury. With help from Nick’s organization, SHIELD, Supreme Headquarters International Espionage Law-Enforcement Division, Jessica starts a new life as the super hero Spider-Woman and helps defeat HYDRA.

The Incredible Hulk, issue #1
May 1962
Art by Jack Kirby
When a man unwittingly enters the site where a nuclear weapon called the Gamma Bomb is being tested, he is rescued by its developer, Dr. Robert Bruce Banner. Exposure to the bomb’s rays transforms Banner into the Hulk.

Captain America, issue #100
April 1968
Art by Jack Kirby
This issue marks the first time since World War II that Captain America starred in his own comic book. When Agent 13 infiltrates the organization of the villain Baron Zemo, Cap and Black Panther use the distraction to their advantage.

Sub-Mariner, issue #1
May 1968
Art by John Buscema and Sol Brodsky
Destiny gloats over the defeat of his archenemy, the Sub-Mariner, and implants illusions in Sub-Mariner Namor’s mind about the ruin of Atlantis. Later, the Fantastic Four must stop Namor from destroying the surface world, which he blames for the destruction.

X-Men, issue #1
September 1963
Art by Jack Kirby
At his private academy, Professor Charles Xavier puts his students, each gifted with mutant abilities, through specialized training regimens. Soon, they must confront the evil mutant known as Magneto, who has seized control of an American military base.

Daredevil, issue #176
November 1981
Art by Frank Miller
Elektra decides to help Daredevil locate Stick, the man who trained him as a warrior. During the search, Elektra has a final confrontation with Kirigi, the dangerous and seemingly unstoppable fighter of the ninja clan known as the Hand.

Fantastic Four, issue #3
March 1962
Art by Jack Kirby
The Fantastic Four thwart the plans of the Miracle Man for world domination. This issue features a cutaway diagram detailing the interior of the Baxter Building, where the Fantastic Four make their home.

Silver Surfer, issue #1
August 1968
Art by John Buscema
Having betrayed his master Galactus to help the Fantastic Four save the planet Earth, the Silver Surfer finds himself a man without a home. As he explores Earth and puzzles over mankind’s alien ways, he recounts the story of his origin.

Iron Man, issue #1
May 1968
Art by Gene Colan
Iron Man is captured by agents of the organization known as AIM, Advanced Idea Mechanics – a collective of scientists bent on world domination. Leading agent Mordius places the hero in a device that scans and duplicates his armor, creating replica suits for AIM operatives.

Marvel Characters

Spider-Man
Art by John Romita
Imbued with incredible powers by the bite of an irradiated spider, student Peter Parker vowed to protect law-abiding citizens after a burglar killed his beloved uncle. Peter has learned an invaluable lesson: with great power, there must also come great responsibility!

The Incredible Hulk
Art by John Buscema
After being caught in a nuclear explosion, Dr. Robert Bruce Banner finds himself transformed during times of stress into the dark personification of his rage and fury: the most powerful man-like creature ever to walk the Earth, the Incredible Hulk!

Captain America
Art by John Romita
In 1940, a frail youth named Steve Rogers volunteered for an experiment that transformed him into Captain America, the Sentinel of Liberty. He battled on behalf of his country until a freak mishap placed him in suspended animation for decades.

The Thing
Art by Jack Kirby
Formerly a skilled fighter pilot, Ben Grimm is now The Thing, a member of the world-famous Fantastic Four. Though people may find his craggy exterior of orange stone unsightly, Ben has maintained his sense of humor and his heart of gold.

Spider-Woman
Art by Carmine Infantino
After her genetic code was combined with that of a rare breed of spider, Jessica Drew was duped into serving the evil organization HYDRA. Later, as Spider-Woman, she became a super heroine. She is one of the Avengers, Earth’s mightiest heroes.

Sub-Mariner
Art by Gene Colan
Monarch of a mighty undersea empire, the Sub-Mariner strives to balance his responsibilities with his fiery temper. His foremost concern is the welfare of his subjects, but he has been known to rise from the depths to defend humanity!

Silver Surfer
Art by Jack Kirby
Desperate to save his home planet from destruction, Norrin Radd struck a deal with the force known as Galactus: as the world-devourer’s herald, he would search the galaxy for his master’s sustenance. Now freed from his bondage, Silver Surfer rides the cosmic waves unshackled!

Elektra
Art by Frank Miller
Driven by tragedy and versed in the ancient ways of the ninja, the mysterious femme fatale known as Elektra brings destruction to all who are foolish enough to cross her path!

Iron Man
Art by John Byrne
Gravely injured by an enemy bomb, billionaire genius Tony Stark saved his own life by designing a life-sustaining shell of high-tech armor that turned him into the invincible Iron Man, a modern-day knight prepared to fight injustice.

Wolverine
Art by Dave Cockrum
Little is known of Wolverine’s past, save that it was fraught with pain and loss. Today, he is an X-Man who uses his animal-keen sense, healing powers, and razor-sharp claws to help protect a world that hates and fears mutants (Wolverine isn’t featured in the X-Men issue #1 cover stamp image because his character hadn’t yet been introduced).

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Pets in Tights
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First of all, we’d like to say that we in no way condone the treatment of these poor animals. Then again, while we sympathize for these pets, we couldn’t stop laughing at the sight of a Schnauzer in a Yoda costume or a cat impersonating Darth Vader. Enjoy our Halloween gallery of geek pets! — G.o.D. Team

Yoda Schnauzer Yoda Dog Cool Darth
Yoda Schnauzer
Junk Yard Yoda
Darth Mutt
Bat Hound Bat Dog Tongue Scary Bat Dog
Bat Mutt
Caped Canine
Scary Batdog
Robin Scary Leia 3-headed Harry Potter
Dog Wonder
Spooky Leia
Cerberus
Cute Superman Lucha Libre Cute Something
Pooch of Steel
Lucha Chihuahua
Huh?
Buddy the Cat Buddy the Cat Buddy the Cat
Buddy Vader
Buddy Superman
Buddy Batman
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How to Geekify Your Halloween
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It’s no secret that geeks have plenty of time on their hands. These fanboys and girls have used that free time to geekify their Halloween experience with these ultra-cool projects. They also have been kind enough to share their methods.

MAKE YOUR OWN GREEN LANTERN RING

This geek gives you step-by-step instructions on making your very own Green Lantern ring, from carving a wax model to painting. You need a certain amount of expertise, but nonetheless it looks damn cool.

Green Lantern ring

MAKE YOUR OWN KLINGON PUMPKIN

This project is a bit easier — all you need is a pumpkin, a daq tahg, a tea light, and a steady hand. Oh, and a love for all things Klingon.

Klingon pumpkin

MAKE YOR OWN PIE OF SAURON

Sweeten up your Halloween with the all-seeing Eye of Sauron Pie, forged in the fires of Mount Doom (actually it was forged in the oven of a geek gal named Deirdre). This LORD OF THE RINGS pie “was rimmed with fire, but was itself glazed, yellow as a cat’s, watchful and intent, and the black slit of its pupil opened on a pit, a window into nothing (but blackberry).”

Pie of Sauron

MAKE YOUR OWN HAN SOLO EN-QUESO’D IN CARBONITE QUESO DISH

Serve your geek buddies in style this Halloween or any time with this chip-and-dip tray in the form of Han Solo frozen in carbonite, just as Greg Johnson did.

Han Solo Queso Dish

MAKE YOUR OWN ROBOTIC DALEK PUMPKIN

This is the king of geeky Halloween projects. Those geeks over at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories took a pumpkin, rubber wheels, a few motors, and a radio system — and created a radio-controlled robotic Dalek pumpkin. It even turns its head. We’re impressed! You can view a video of it in action on YouTube.

Robotic Dalek Pumpkin

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Best-Selling Sci-Fi / Fantasy Books 10-27-06
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1. 300
by Frank Miller

2. Mistral’s Kiss: A Meredith Gentry Novel
by Laurell K. Hamilton

3. Dance of the Gods (The Circle Trilogy, Book 2)
by Nora Roberts

4. Road of the Patriarch (Forgotten Realms: The Sellswords, Book 3)
by R. A. Salvatore

5. The Time Traveler’s Wife,
by Audrey Niffenegger

6. The Lost Colony (Artemis Fowl, Book 5)
by Eoin Colfer

7. Conspiracy Game
by Christine Feehan

8. The Road
by Cormac McCarthy

9. Ghosts of Onyx (Halo)
by Eric Nylund

10. Strange Candy
by Laurell K. Hamilton

Source: Amazon, Barnes and Noble (10/27/06)

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