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From Dynamite Entertainment Two titans of terror collide in Dynamite's latest spooky comic book series, ELVIRA MEETS VINCENT PRICE! For super fans of the two icons, Dynamite, Elvira herself, Vincent's daughter Victoria Price, and artist Juan Samu have all teamed up to present a stunning limited edition variant cover of the first issue, and it's only available on Indiegogo right now! "Vincent was the consummate horror icon, who was beloved by millions of fans. And, yours truly was the biggest fan of them all!," said the Mistress of the Dark herself. "Back when this Mistress was just a 'Miss,' Vincent introduced me to the wacky world of Hollywood horror. His films and television shows were essential viewing for late night creature feature fanatics." Victoria Price added, "My father loved Elvira. His face always lit up when she was around. And he felt a true kindred spirit, through the love of all things scary. He was an icon of the horror genr...

 This past Sunday my wife and I stumbled upon reruns of the classic TV show Wild Kingdom (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom) on the RFD network. We had both grown up watching the program so we were delighted to watch back to back episodes.  My impression of the show really highlights just how great educational and documentary programing actually was some forty and fifty years ago, Modern shows simply can't compare. In the one hour of Wild Kingdom that we watched we both learned more about animals than we had in any television program since. We actually saw several species of animals that we had never heard of and discovered facts about more common ones that we never knew. It's no wonder that our generation grew up to be much smarter than the ones who followed.  Check this out:    That's actually one of the episodes we watched.      And that was the other. I'm sure that you learned a lot about animals like we did. In later episodes host Marlin...

 You would think that Disney would be tired of pissing off Star Wars fans, but they aren't. It was revealed that Disney was trying to covertly rename Boba Fett's famous spaceship Slave 1 and hoping nobody would notice. Well once again the studio demonstrated that they don't understand  Star Wars or it's fans (with the exception of Rogue One and The Mandalorian). Star Wars fans notice EVERYTHING, even stuff you try to hide. They are tenacious. So when you put out a new Lego model called Boba Fett's Starship only about a million people are going to notice. Yes, Disney renamed the Slave 1 to Boba Fett's Starship. Now, why would they do that?  Well it does have that offensive term 'Slave' in there. Honestly this crap has to stop! How many nasty emails did the company receive from people who were offended by the name of Boba Fett's ship? That's right ... zero, but as is the case with just about every major company in America, they were scared senseles...

 From Dynamite Entertainment (Press Release) Few comic book creators have such diverse skills and worldwide passionate followings as writer/artist Mirka Andolfo, and she's bringing that energy to the She-Devil With a Sword for a new series debuting this fall! "Red Sonja is an extraordinary, multifaceted character, and I loved her from the first moment," said Mirka Andolfo. "When I was asked to try to make my own version of her, I immediately accepted." In Mirka Andolfo's Red Sonja #1, she kicks off a new arc "Mother," touching on themes that fans of Mirka's other works starring strong female characters will immediately recognize and latch onto. The story begins with a village burning to the ground, set aflame by the dreaded Three-Eyed Shezem. Sonja arrives to find only a single survivor, a young child with mysterious white tattoos. As they set off on an arduous journey through frigid snow plains and thick forests, the new companions will face a...

 The latest episode of the Tipping Point New Mexico featured a conversation with gubernatorial candidate Greg Zanetti. I found the interaction with Zanetti very interesting and he may very well be the kind of Governor that New Mexico needs. The state needs a change in leadership with fresh ideas that will help pull the state out of the crippling policies that have resulted in stagnation in just about every economic, educational and general quality of life category for several decades. Zanetti seems to check all the boxes.     On this week's podcast, Paul interviews gubernatorial candidate Greg Zanetti. Greg hopes to bring his experiences as a financial manager and Brigadier General in the U.S. Army to New Mexico's government. You don't want to miss this wide-ranging and interesting conversation! Here is an excerpt from the Greg Zanetti campaign website: New Mexico has vast wealth and innovative, hardworking people. Yet, we have all seen the prosperity and growth in...

 From The Texas State Railroad SEPTEMBER 10TH!! BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!! As our July 9th Wines in the Pines has sold out we have added an additional Wines in the Pines Train scheduled for September 10th! We hope you will traverse the tracks with us on our Wines in the Pines evening dinner train featuring wines from Red 55 Winery in Lindale, TX. This is an adult only event. We will depart from the Palestine, TX depot at 6:00pm on September 10th and enjoy a journey through the East Texas Piney woods guided by the stars. While on our journey, we will have wine tastings paired with specific appetizers that compliment each wine. We will savor dinner by the lake at the Rusk Rail Depot and then enjoy our trip back to Palestine, TX enjoying sweet treats. The night wouldn't be complete without a memento to remember your special evening so every ticket holder will receive a complimentary Texas State Railroad Wine glass. We will also have non-alcoholic as well as cocktails available for purch...

This comes straight from the Monster Island News Archives! Back in 2007 I had the privilege to visit the Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination exhibit at California Science Center in  Los   Angeles . During that visit I got to interact with several props from the original Star Wars trilogy. Today I am reposting my photos of Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder along with some production notes that were published back in the day. Enjoy! Oh, and most people don't know that C3PO was actually driving it in the movie, Charles Lippincott - "The landspeeder was a big problem. Ultimately John Stears got a tri-wheel vehicle and completely redesigned it. I some shots it really looks as if it's floating on air. There was no problem with tire tracks because it was rarely used with the wheels." Lippincott continues - "The problem was always that we couldn't use a hovercraft because it would have tossed up a cloud of sand and caused all sorts of hell." In ma...

To celebrate Father's Day I decided to take a little trip through memory lane back to 2012 when our family spent the day hiking around the eastern rim of Silverwood Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains near our home in Victorville, California. Our family has enjoyed hiking around Silverwood Lake for years so spending the day out in nature was something I knew that would be fun for everyone. The event, however, has been referred to ever since as The Hulsey Family Death March. Let me explain. On this day I decided to be a good father and let my teenage son lead our expedition. In retrospect this was a really poor decision on my part. I have to express just how proud I am of son. He's a brilliant man who has the technical know-how to be able to work on aircraft. What he doesn't have is any experience traversing woods and mountains and he has no natural sense of direction. I bet you can guess what happens next. To make a long story short my son lead all of us a misguided trek t...

I had just finished watching a wonder documentary on the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival called Jazz On A Summer's Day on TCM when I then treated to an amazing short film called Jammin' The Blues.  Check this out: Jammin' the Blues is a 1944 American short film in which several prominent jazz musicians got together for a rare filmed jam session. It features Lester Young, Red Callender, Harry Edison, Marlowe Morris, Sid Catlett, Barney Kessel, Jo Jones, John Simmons, Illinois Jacquet, Marie Bryant and Archie Savage.  Here is the trailer for Jazz On A Summer's Day: You really need to check that out if you get a chance. It looks like that may have been the greatest music festival ever. What a time that must have been to be alive.

 You may think that a cartoon about a talking shark may have been a little over the top, but in an era where there was already a talking dune buggy and a caveman that solves crime a great white with a Brooklyn accent that's a drummer for a teenage rock band didn't seem all that weird. Actually Jabberjaw is a lot more Curly from the Three Stooges than I remembered. Let's find out who Jabberjaw really was: Jabberjaw found it hard to get respect in a society where "shark ejectors" (robots that would guard various buildings or cities against sharks being allowed to enter) were commonplace.  Okay, wait a second, there were so many sharks running around on dry land that mankind had to build a robot police force to keep them out of buildings?  I guess that explains this: That really is a problem ... continue. These robots, as well as unpleasant treatment from others, frequently prompt him to utter some variation of his catchphrase (borrowed from the comedian Rodney D...