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Rare Unused Beatles Comics Cover

Alan Porter — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:46:29 +0000

The San Diego Reader recently posted an extensive detailed piece on the story of Revolutionary Comics who produced a series of notorious unauthorized comic book “biographies” of various Rock groups. The Beatles were published in several issues.

The blog post included this this unused cover art for “The Beatles Experience” #5 featuring the Fab Four and their significant others.

I thought I’d seen most of the Beatles comic art out there, but this was a new one for me.

Fab Cameos In Alice

Alan Porter — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 21:59:35 +0000

In his stunning new graphic novel, Alice In Sunderland, writer/artist Bryan Talbot makes several passing references to The Beatles and includes a few cameo appearences by the Fab Four

and John Lennon.

“Summer Love” in the Comic Book Stores

Alan Porter — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:09:56 +0000

Currently available in comic book stores is this black and white reprint collection featuring stories from various Charlton Comics romance titles. At only $5.95 this is an affordable way to get a look at a couple of amusing Beatle related comic book stories typical of the type that appeared during the 1960s.

This comic includes reprints of two Beatles themed stories that first appeared in issues #46 (1965)Â and #47 (1966) of Charlton’s original “Summer Love” title.

Mint condition copies of the original comics are currently selling for between $75 and $90.

Fab Four in the Comics

Alan Porter — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:51:10 +0000

For those Beatles fans, like me, who like to tray and collect their various comic book appearences, check out issue #2 of the new WISDOM mini-series from Marvel Comics in which four familiar looking faces appear.

Stan Talks Super-Ringo

Alan Porter — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:36:32 +0000

In this interview on TV Guide.com, legendary comics creator Stan Lee, talks more about his upcoming project with Ringo.

Super-Hero RINGO DVD Release in ’07

Alan Porter — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 15:45:52 +0000

According to this post on Ringo’s official website the planned animated feature featuring Ringo as a Superhero is scheduled for release on DVD later this year.

The series of animated adventures is being produced by Stan Lee (seen below with Ringo), co-creator of such comic icons as Spider-Man, The Hulk, The Fantastic Four and the X-Men to name just a few.

“Ringo” will be the third in a series called “Stan Lee Presents” that is being produced by Lee’s company, POW Entertainment, in association with Ringo’s own Starz Home Entertainment company. The first two DVDs in the series are scheduled for January and March releases.

Missing Submarine Surfaces

Alan Porter — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:38:50 +0000

ForÂ those Blog Me Do readers who may have read the article I wrote in theÂ July/August 2005 issueÂ of Beatlolgy Magazine (above), or heard me speak onÂ the Comic BookÂ Beatles at the recent Chicago Fest For Beatles Fans, you will have heard me mention the aborted Yellow Submarine adaptation that wasÂ advertised by Dark Horse Comics backÂ in 1999 but never saw the light of day.

Well this week over atÂ the Comic BookÂ Resources website writer/artists Bill Morrison talks about the project at length andÂ the story of why it never saw the light of day. The article is accompanied by several pages of Bill’s stunning art work for the project. (Page 8Â is shown below).Â