‘Futuristic’: A Space Age time trip
In the Space Age, the future was always bright! This full-color hardback covers a time of limitless possibilities — and anxieties — from “duck and cover” through the Cold War, Space Race and UFO Craze. Relive the movies (“The Day the Earth Stood Still,” “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”), TV (“Space Patrol,” “The Jetsons”), and swag (toys, comics, games). Featuring interviews with stars of sci-fi movies (Kevin McCarthy, Linda Harrison), TV (“Lost in Space,” “Star Trek”), and more. “Futuristic” is a time trip to a future that never exactly came to pass, but lives on vividly in our imaginations! Ships Oct. 29.
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Read ‘ZOWIE!’ In the way-out year 1966, “Batman” starring Adam West triggered a tsunami of toys, games, puppets, action figures and lunchboxes, while more costumed avengers sprang forth in TV (“The Green Hornet,” “Ultraman”).“Zowie!” Features interviews with West, Burt Ward, Yvonne Craig, Frank Gorshin, Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Julie Newmar; the artists behind the comics; and more.
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Watch the ‘Zowie!’ trailer
Trailer by Ian Voglesong | Music produced by Brian Voger. More HERE.
Read ‘BRITMANIA’: Remember when long-haired British rock ’n’ rollers made teenage girls swoon — and their parents go crazy? “Britmania” plunges into the period when suddenly, America went wild for All Things British in movies, TV, toys, lunchboxes, comics and, of course, music. Featuring interviews with members of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, the Kinks, Herman’s Hermits, and more. It’s a gas, gas, gas!
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Watch the ‘Britmania’ trailer
Trailer by Ian Voglesong. More HERE. | Music produced by Brian Voger. More HERE.
Read ‘HOLLY JOLLY’: A joyous sleigh ride through the history of Christmas, “Holly Jolly explores the holiday’s religious origins and its emergence as a multimedia phenomenon. Relive the movies (“Miracle on 34th Street,” “It’s a Wonderful Life”), music (“White Christmas,” “Little St. Nick”), TV (“Rudolph,” “The Grinch”), books (Charles Dickens), comics and more. It’s a time-trip to Christmas Past you’ll cherish all year long.
SOLD OUT. Some booksellers still list it. TwoMorrows offers a digital edition: TwoMorrows | Amazon | Walmart. SEE: 40-page preview HERE. READ: “Holly Jolly” excerpts HERE.
Watch the ‘Holly Jolly’ trailer
Trailer by Ian Voglesong. More HERE.
Read GROOVY: From Woodstock to “The Banana Splits,” from “Sgt. Pepper” to “H.R. Pufnstuf,” from Altamont to “The Partridge Family,” “Groovy” is a far-out trip to the era of lava lamps and love beads. Featuring interviews with band members (Jefferson Airplane, Cream, Vanilla Fudge); TV stars (“The Monkees,” “Laugh-In”), “Groovy” is one trip that doesn’t require dangerous chemicals!
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Read MONSTER MASH: Time-trip back to the frightful era when monsters stomped into the mainstream. Once Frankenstein and fiends infiltrated TV in 1957, an avalanche of monster magazines, toys, games, trading cards and comics engulfed America. Featuring interviews with John Astin, Al Lewis, Jonathan Frid, Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, Bobby (Boris) Pickett and others. Foreword by Zacherley, the “Cool Ghoul.”
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‘Monster Mash’ trailer by Ian Voglesong
Trailer by Ian Voglesong. More HERE.
Seventies South Jersey cellar band reunites!
RetroFan magazine
Be on the lookout for my RetroFan magazine column, Voger’s Vault of Vintage Varieties. TwoMorrows’ bimonthly RetroFan is a bona fide print magazine edited by Ed Catto, which celebrates “the crazy, cool culture we grew up.” Find it at discerning book stores or order issues online HERE. (Digital editions are also available, natch.)