Two new Scott Pilgrim remixes

SCOTT PILGRIM REMIX: ‘HEY’ Track: “Death To All Hipsters” Artist: Beck / Nigel Godrich Dialogue Remix by Osymyso And the third one is at Moviefone but can’t be embedded yet. SCOTT PILGRIM REMIX: ‘LOVE’ Track: “Hillcrest Park” Artist: Nigel Godrich Dialogue Remix by Osymyso

Ed Brubaker, KCRW DJ

Let's spin some tunes with The Brub! Ed Brubaker has just completed a stint as a guest DJ for LA's influential radio station KCRW. Luckily, thanks to modern day technology, we can all listen along and hopefully no one will be singing the Smith's lyric "Hang the bloody DJ." PR below.

Two people who will not do things any more: Robert Crumb and Alan Moore

From various sources, great artists who like to do things their way, and have earned the right to do so. Plus, is it okay for R. Crumb to use the work of other, lesser cartoonists as scrap for his own work?

Does the Bieber/Pilgrim connection somehow threaten our very existence?

We can't POSSIBLY be the first person to point this out...are we???? While the SCOTT PILGRIM trailer briefly supplanting Justin Bieber as the most important topic on earth has been noted, Bieber's uncanny resemblance to an animated manga character has not -- or at least not on comic book message boards.

Gorillaz secret guest stars

Reader Maclaine Diemer alaerted us to this new Gorillaz video which, in addition to being just excellent, features a couple of guest stars. One is obvious -- the star of many comic-bookical movies. The other -- appearing at around the 4:00 mark -- could be an homage to another well known character? Since this is the first part of an evolving story, perhaps this mysterious figure will be back in future installments.

The scoop on Damon Albarn and Alan Moore’s John Dee Opera

Is this the supergroup for our time? Even more super duper than the other Gorillaz superstar lineups on their new album? Over at Vulture, Gorillaz mastermind Damon Albarn has a bit more on his upcoming collaboration with Alan Moore for a new opera: it’s based on the life of John Dee, a 16th century scholar [...]

Henry and Glenn FOREVER

I’m not sure what this is, but I want it: Henry Rolilns and Glenn Danzig in the all-out action YOU demanded! Coming soon from Cantankerous Titles.Henry & Glenn Forever complete edition.by Tom Neely, Scot Nobles and Gin Stevens of the Igloo Tornado. This book will debut at the Stumptown Comics Festival in Portland, OR, April 24th and [...]

Put your face on WIRE HANGERS

The music-comics connection continues with WIRE HANGERS, a miniseries written by Alan Robert, bass player for Life of Agony and front man for Spoiler NYC. In true auteur fashion, Robert writes and illustrates the four-issue miniseries, due from IDW in April. (Covers are by Nelson DeCastro.) To get things going, the creators have announced a [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Jhonen Vasquez covers Sir Frontalot

Nerdcore rap pioneer MC Frontalot has teamed up with comics legend Jhonen Vasquez for his new album cover. Known for his dark classic comic Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, and cartoon Invader Zim, Vasquez’s most prominent recent projects have been his collaborations with the band Mindless Self Indulgence,  although you can follow his mordant Twitter stream. Frontalot [...]

The Grammys find the future

Wow, based on last night’s Grammy Award telecast, the music biz has found a new look, and it’s Black Lantern all the way! Most performers dressed in dark, or gunmetal, with lots of metallics — hell even Dave Matthews looked like he stepped out of a SAW movie, which is a sure sign of [...]

Spidey Musical update

One of these days, the Spider-Man musical is going to open and it’s going to be pretty incredible. With theatre genius Julie Taymor on board and songs by Bono and the Edge, people will be talking. That day won’t be for MORE than a year yet, but there is movement, Vulture reports. It looks [...]

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HeroesCon: Low Key Comics Party

Low Key Comics will be premiering Snug Comics #1 at their rock show/party party Saturday at heroes Con: Details below but more info here. Low Key Comics presents: Snug Comics featuring Calabi Yau, Young Tom Fury, Battle Beasts, and the Lights, Fluorescent Saturday, June 21st 9PM Snug Harbor 1228 Gordon St. Charlotte, NC 28205 www.snugrock.com 18+ $7 – 21+ $5; free minicomic with [...]

Method Man, Dash Shaw sound off on comics

EW spotlights the new Method Man graphic novel and finds out what the rapper thinks of comics: All the miniseries and things of that nature, like Crisis on Infinite Earths, Secret Wars part I and II. That was when comic books were big events. It was real. They didn’t have a bunch of variant covers. But [...]