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Author Mick Brown chronicles the fascinating, tragic world of the Phil Spector – the most fascinating figure in American pop music history – thanks to both his unrivaled genius and artistry, his fabled reclusiveness and ultimately, real life crime noir tragedy. From his epic work with the Ronettes, the Righteous Brothers, The Beatles, The Ramones and the many less iconic artists, to the recluse years and the bizarre shooting in his home, this is richly researched, very well done bio by Brown. Engrossing and briskly readable, even as a fairly hefty girth, Hardcover, more than 500 pages.

Completely bizarre, and wonderfully beautiful images from Fletcher Hanks – an overlooked cartoonist from the early days of comic books – and a talent as weirdly unique as bigger names like Basil Wolverton or Virgil Finlay! The cover and title offer stark testimony to the genius within – presented over a few different strips pulled from obscure action, sci fi, and jungle comics from the first few years of the Golden Age – a wonderful time before comics had become too standardized, and folks like Hanks were left to work their own original vision of the art form. Most stories are a few pages in length, but have a magic that's undeniable – served up in brilliant color, in the book's 230 oversized pages!