Gallery: All the Culture We're Diggin' This Month, From Comics to Star Trek
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__*Marvel Comics: 75 Years of Comic Art*__ I'd be a fool to tell you I was a Marvel Comics expert. That being said, I can spend hours idly leafing through art from the Golden and Silver Age—and that's exactly what's been happening with this super-sized art book from DK Publishing. *—Peter Rubin*
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__Big Blastin' Rocket Raccoon Figure__ Relive the magic of Rocket Raccoon's performance in *Guardians of the Galaxy* with this action figure, which comes complete with big shootin' action and catchphrases. (Groot not included. Sadface.) *—Angela Watercutter*
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__Ghostshrimp's Illustrations__ Ghostshrimp makes my favorite kind of art: colorful, grotesque, and funny. He was an illustrator on *Adventure Time*'s early seasons and continues to make surreal drawings for a variety of projects, like the upcoming album by NehruvianDOOM. *—Eric Steuer*
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__Radiator Hospital, *Torch Songs*__ The latest from the Philly punk outfit accomplishes the rare feat of achieving excellence both as an entire album and on a song-by-song level. Which is probably just a long-winded way of saying there isn’t a single bad track on the record. *—Max Ufberg*
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__Jenny Lewis, *The Voyager* __ Written after her band's dissolution, her father's death, two years of insomnia, and many late-night viewings of *Cosmos*, the first solo album in six years from ex-Rilo Kiley frontwoman Jenny Lewis is a trip though regret, mortality, and living long enough to finally be comfortable in your own skin. *—Samantha Oltman*
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__*Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery* (Blu-ray)__ We've got good news: [That gum you like is going to come back in style.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjKZzKLpNII) Also, the entire *Twin Peaks* series, including David Lynch's follow-up feature *Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me*, is now on Blu-ray. Treat yourself.*—Bryan Gardiner*
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*__DMZ__* There are 12 trade-paperback volumes of this incredible comic about a demilitarized NYC during the next Civil War—I devoured three before I decided I had to save the rest for a beach vacation. Which can't come fast enough. *—Joe Brown*
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__*A Clockwork Orange* Tote Bag__ I never used to carry bags, but I couldn't resist the gaze of this cog-eyed droog, taken from David Pelham's 1972 cover art for *A Clockwork Orange*. Now I'm totes into totes. *—Jason Kehe*
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__*Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars*__ If "the *Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead* of *A New Hope*" is a phrase that both makes sense and appeals to you, watch this brilliant spoof on *Star Wars* from the creators of Disney's funniest, smartest animated series. *—Chris Kohler*
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__Kenny Dope, *The Wild Style Breakbeats*__ The 1983 classic hip-hop film *Wild Style* was stacked with great music, most of it unreleased. Now KAY-DEE records has remastered all those breakbeats, packaging the 7-inch vinyl singles inside this book of stills from the movie. Fr-Fr-Fresh! *—Michael Calore*
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__Quasimoto, *The Further Adventures of Lord Quas*__ Warning: This 2005 album isn't for everyone. It's all over the goddamn place. But when it all clicks, it's contagious. The bassline in "Civilization Day" is so very very nice. "Shroom Music" is a beautiful, head-noddy mess. And if you love classic hip hop, "Rappcats Pt. 3" is a must-listen. *—Tim Moynihan*
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*__Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook__* The new fifth edition of D&D has finally gone beyond the starter set with the official release of the Player's Handbook: more classes, more detail, and more ways to sink into a campaign. Grab some friends and some dice, roll up an extravagantly-monikered halfling warlock, and get thee to the table. *—Peter Rubin*
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__*Do Not Sell at Any Price*__ If you're a collector of anything at all, you'll find a lot of familiar scenes in Amanda Petrusich's tale of 78 RPM record collectors: Digging through filthy bins in the wee hours of the morning at a flea market; internecine squabbles between collectors over the "right" way to do things; dumpster diving. But never shame. *—Chris Kohler*
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__*Carl Kasell Autograph Pillow*__ The *Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me* scorekeeper and master of mayhem may have retired, but the most avuncular man since Wilford Brimley can still keep you company anytime thanks to the greatest piece of bedding I've ever owned. *—Ariel Zambelich*
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__*The Blighted Eye: The Collection of Glenn Bray*__ Few of us will ever get to see Glenn Bray's massive comic book art collection in person (it lives in his San Fernando Valley home). You can, however, get a satisfying taste by paging through "The Blighted Eye," a beautifully curated art book that features works from artists you've heard of (Matt Groening) and ones you haven't (Peter Pontiac). *—Bryan Gardiner*
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__*Star Trek: The Next Generation*__ Some of the sets and costumes may be dated, but the characters, story, and adventures of the starship Enterprise are just as enjoyable now as 15 years ago. Make it so. *—Christina Bonnington*
