Torch

Rounder Records is pleased to announce the release of "Ruby's Torch", a new album by Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and "folkabilly" artist Nanci Griffith. "Ruby's Torch" is a collection of intimate torch songs, some penned by Griffith, others by some of her musical heroes.

is an eight-issue limited series commissioned as a pseudo-sequel of sorts to for Marvel Comics for its 70th anniversary. It is a thoughtful and intimate look at a classic Marvel character, the original World War II Torch. Writer Mike Carey fleshes his characters with definition and care, with detailed artwork by Patrick Berkenkotter, drawing the title character in the Golden Age style. The fifth issue features the Mad Thinker Prince Namor versus--this happens only once--three Human Torches! Many may not like Mike Carey's Golden Age style and manner of writing, or Patrick Berkenkotter's coloring-over-the-pencil-art technique, but to me this is what happens when you pair a good writer with a good artist and give them the freedom to handle their material. Sparks fly and flames burn bright. Guest starring the Fantastic Four. A Minutemen scan.