Last Misfits show with Glenn Danzig on vocals until he joined again in September 4th, 2016.

Glenn Danzig and Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein from The Misfits

October 29th, 1983 at Graystone Hall, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Tour: Earth A.D.

 📷 Eddy Portnoy

Aggronautix has launched pre-orders for a Misfits bobblehead celebrating the 40th anniversary of Earth A.D. Priced at $42.95, the 7" resin collectible is limited to 2,000.

The first 500 orders receive a free glow-in-the-dark Misfits enamel pin. It's expected to ship in mid-2024.

okaaayyyy art dump 😶 Two of these were birthday gifts for my friend

April 1974. The KAMANDI, THE LAST BOY ON EARTH series says that a Great Disaster ended our world and brought about the rise of the talking animals, with surviving humans reduced (as in PLANET OF THE APES) to a bestial state. The original series never specifies exactly what the Great Disaster was, although in KAMANDI #16, Kirby does reveal how the animals became sentient: A Walter Reed physician named Michael Grant (whose diary is presented in the handwritten captions) had developed a "brain-enhancing" chemical called Cortexin, which was released during the Disaster. In this story, a gorilla doctor named Hanuman finds Grant's diary and notes and manages to recreate Cortexin, which is released again during an attack on Washington by the Tiger Empire. (Among those exposed is a group of feral humans, suggesting, as Hanuman's thought balloons imply, that history may again reverse itself.)

After Kirby's departure, DC attempted to fit KAMANDI into other future timelines, asserting that the Great Disaster was the great atomic war of ATOMIC KNIGHTS and that Kamandi himself was the grandson of Buddy Blank, the nebbish alter ego of OMAC. I don't think that Kirby intended any such thing (he certainly wouldn't have tied it to ATOMIC KNIGHTS except under editorial duress), and there's no indication that he had any particular plan to reveal the whole circumstances of the Great Disaster. Its function in the story (other than of course to set up Kamandi's future) is just to give Kamandi a goal, albeit an open-ended one, in his wanderings, and resolving it would limit its value as a plot device. Thus, the truth about the Great Disaster is a mystery that's not intended to be solved, which is a once-common storytelling conceit that now seems a little old-fashioned, and one I think modern creators have some trouble getting their heads around even where they aren't trying to rhetorically go to war with Kirby the way John Byrne is wont.

CHOICE FINDS, KEEPERS, GEMS, AND COVER PHOTO FAVORITES ALL AROUND.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on the 26th set of previously used cover photos in my ongoing series of "Tumblr Cover Photo" posts, the third set for October, and featuring such online finds as:

Attila, King of the Huns (part of McFarlane Toys' "6 Faces of Madness"), the feral, feline, & feminine Monica Belucci as one of Dracula's brides in "Bram Stoker's Dracula," an art print of IRON MONKEY's "Bad Year" sleeve artwork by Mike Diana, THE BEATLES performing "Revolution" for a British television broadcast in 1968, a Mad Hatter LSD blotter art design by Mark McCloud, psychedelicized Criterion artwork for "Carnival of Souls" by Edward Kinsella, a vintage MISFITS "Earth A.D." DIY sticker design, and the Tin Woodman of Oz from McFarlane's Monsters Series 2 "Twisted Land of Oz."

Source: McFarlane Toys, Wired, Collider, Mixcloud, Facebook, Pinterest, IMDb, Figures World, various, etc...

girlhood is having no physical form

10:46 AM EDT October 28, 2023:

Misfits - "Earth A.D." From the album Misfits (July 1, 1986)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: Horrorpunk

Roberta Tovey Played Dr Who's Granddaughter Susan In The Films "Dr. Who and the Daleks" And "Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D."

Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966)

🎬 Gordon Flemyng

The happiest of birthdays to the very lovely Caroline Munro!

Dr. Who & The Daleks: The Official Story of the Films by John Walsh Available Now from Titan Books

The definitive guide to the making of the classic 1960s Dr. Who movies, lavishly illustrated and packed with insights into these beloved films.  

Dr. Who and the Daleks: The Official Story of the Films is the definitive guide to the making of Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. The first and only big-screen adaptations of the long-running TV series, the films, starring Peter Cushing as the titular time-traveller, are beloved by fans – and the Daleks, in glorious Technicolor, have never looked better.

Author and film expert John Walsh has unearthed a treasure trove of archive material, interviews and stunning artwork, and takes us through the whole process of translating the metal monsters from small screen to big. In-depth information on the production, design, casting and special effects is accompanied by full-colour illustrations, including props, posters, and behind-the-scenes photography – making it the perfect gift for fans of the films.

About the Author

John Walsh is an award winning filmmaker with a focus on social justice. His work ranges from television series to feature films. He is a double BAFTA and double Grierson Awards nominee for his groundbreaking work. John’s 1989 documentary on Ray Harryhausen (Movement Into Life) is held in the Ray and Diana Foundation‘s archive. John also produced HD audio and film commentary recordings with Ray in his final years.

Hardcover | $50.00 Published by Titan Books Dec 05, 2022 (UK) Dec 20, 2022 (US) | 160 Pages | 10 x 12 | ISBN 9781803360188  

REVIEW

By Brandon Gantt

Dr. Who & The Daleks: The Official Story of the Films is a title that I have eagerly looked forward to since it was announced. Filmmaker and author John Walsh has the golden touch (or pen) when writing definitive guides on classic cult cinema. He’s done it thrice over with his tomes, Harryhausen: The Lost Movies (2019), Flash Gordon: The Official Story of the Film (2020), and Escape From New York: The Official Story of the Film (2021), all for Titan Books. To say my expectations were high would be an understatement. Consumers and reviewers highly regarded all three previous titles, and all were nominated for Rondo Hatton Classic Horror awards!

Luckily Dr. Who & The Daleks: The Official Story of the Films lives up to Walsh’s previous titles and my lofty expectations! John takes control of TARDIS and drops us effortlessly back to the swinging sixties, where Dalekmania was running wild, culminating in the two 1960s Doctor Who film adaptations, Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. John does an admirable job of painting a vivid picture of the making of these two films, drawn from lots of archive material, interviews, unseen artwork, and gloriously restored and colourised photos by Clayton Hickman. The book examines the complete production process for both films, including production, design, casting, and distribution, all accompanied by a cornucopia of illustrations, behind-the-scenes photos, posters, and props that I’ve never seen before. The overseas promotional campaigns are always fascinating, as Doctor Who had yet to become the worldwide phenomenon it is today.

This book is a must-purchase. Whether you are a fan of Doctor Who or just cinema, John Walsh has done a magnificent job capturing the excitement and enthusiasm of 1960s Doctor Who.

Interview with John Walsh

April 1973. Even the mighty Tiger Empire has a "Generation Gap," as seen in this panel from KAMANDI, THE LAST BOY ON EARTH #5, where Kamandi's friend Prince Tuftan (left) confronts his imperious father, Great Caesar.

"AFTER "EARTH A.D." THERE WAS NO PLACE TO GO, WE HAD TAKEN IT TO THE LIMIT."

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on "Peak MISFITS" according to bassist/co-founder Jerry Only, a milestone in hardcore punk, and the end of an era -- the "Earth A.D./Wolf's Blood" era/second full-length album.

"After "Earth A.D.," there was no place to go, we had taken it to the limit. We tapped out. That was it. What "Earth A.D." did was launch the hardcore scene, the death metal scene, the thrash scene. All those other bands, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, MEGADETH, METALLICA, all those bands that came after us used that as their guiding light.”

-- JERRY ONLY, via UDiscoverMusic, "Earth A.D.": How THE MISFITS Fashioned a Lasting Hardcore Punk Classic," December 1, 2022

I've never considered this point of view before, and come to think of it, it would've been quite the task following up this album with something even more frenzied, ferocious, finalizing and fucking brutal. The album art alone, too!! It was a definite watermark in the development of extreme music, Jerry. Agreed!

Rest in festering noise, Mad Marc Rude (1954-2002), "On Earth as it is in Hell."

Sources: Facebook, www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/misfits-earth-ad-album, Artsy, Pinterest, various, etc...

90s metalcore albums

No More Happy Endings by Damnation A.D in 1995

Until Your Heart Stops Beating by Cave In 1998

Diablerie by Disembodied in 1997

Those Who Fear Tomorrow by Integrity in 1991

Yesterday Is Time Killed by Eighteen Visions in 1999

Hearts Once Nourished with Hope and Compassion by Shai Hulud in 1997

Liberate Ex Inferis by ZAO in 1999

When Forever Comes Crashing by Converge

Destroy The Machines by Earth Crisis