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The Eyeglasses that Every Fan of Marvel Comics Needs in Their Lives

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The Eyeglasses that Every Fan of Marvel Comics Needs in Their Lives

In 2022, Gunnar Optiks joined forces with Marvel to create an innovative collection of eyewear designed to protect eyes from the harmful effects of the blue light emitted from digital screens. Eight frames were unveiled, inspired by iconic characters from the Marvel universe, such as Spider-Man, Miles Morales, and Black Panther, and available for both kids and adults.

Lenses with Blue-Light-Blocking Superpowers

The Vision Council of America estimates that around 70% of adults in the US experience eyestrain as a direct consequence of the use of digital devices and the harmful blue light they emit, which can also disrupt our natural sleep cycle – and lower our mood and energy levels as a consequence.

The Gunnar Optiks Marvel collection of blue-light-blocking eyeglasses have been specifically designed to protect the eyes from blue light and promote better clarity, focus, and performance – and, of course, to celebrate our favorite heroes from the Marvel universe.

The Spider-Man Collection

The Enigma and the Cruz-Spider-Man-Miles Morales models, incorporating high-quality nylon frame materials, are on a mission to protect all eyes! The former has a wide fit and a fixed nose bridge, sturdy multi-barrel hinges, and anti-reflective lens coating and (like the majority of the eyewear in this collection) is available in the lens prescription range of -5 to +5. The latter is designed for kids aged twelve and upwards and boasts an amber lens tint, a wide format lens design for full coverage, and a smudge-resistant lens coating.

And younger superheroes don’t need to miss out. The Cruz Kids Large model is suitable for mini Spider-People between the ages of eight and twelve and has a hingeless design for superior flexibility and a curved nose rest for even weight distribution – meaning your kid will be comfortable wearing them all day long.

The Black Panther Collection

Ready to channel your inner warrior? Performance and protection combine in the three models in this collection. The Enigma Black Panther Edition model boasts distinctive purple and black frames with amber-tinted lenses. They block 100% of UVA and UVB light (as well as provide protection from blue light, of course) and incorporate Gunnar’s patented lens technology. 

For a more subtle look, opt for Mateo Black Panther Vibranium Edition glasses, with a thin purple and black metal rim, classic round shape, and keyhole bridge. They feature high-quality spring hinges, premium titanium lightweight frame material, and adjustable nose pads to enable you to achieve the very best comfort level and fit.

The purple-framed Cruz Black Panther Edition model has been designed for warriors aged twelve and upwards, has a low bridge fit, smudge-resistant lenses, and comes with a protective glasses case and clip.

The Stark Industries Collection

The perfect eyewear for a Stark Industries associate, the models in this collection boast lightweight stainless steel frames and a sleek design that Tony himself would be proud to wear. The Stark Industries Computer model allows you to opt for either a clear or amber lens tint – prescription lenses can be fitted if required. These eyeglasses come with an exclusive Stark Industries case, microfiber cleaning cloth, and pouch.

Or how about the Stark Industries Edition sunglasses? With their blue-tinted lenses that block 100% of UV light, a durable frame, and sturdy multi-barrel hinges, these shades are likely to be a great style investment.

Vintage Collectible Marvel Eyewear

And if you’re in the market to expand your Marvel merchandise and memorabilia collection with some vintage eyewear, there are plenty of options to choose from, like the rare Incredible Hulk kids’ sunglasses that came with an edition of the Marvel comic in 1978 or the red-framed Avengers-Spider-Man sunglasses from 1990. You may even be lucky enough to get your hands on the black-framed Wayfarer-style shades given away with the Mascara de Latex edition of the comic featuring Thor.

How About the Marvel Characters Who Wear Glasses?

It’s not just fans that wear Marvel glasses, the heroes and villains of its cinematic universe do, too. Daredevil, Cyclops, Hawkeye, and Blade are just a few examples of spectacle-sporting characters. Then there’s Kate Bishop, who appears in some of the Marvel comics, whose Clubmaster-style shades do nothing to detract from her archery, fencing, and martial arts skills.

Wonder Man, created by Stan Lee, first appeared in The Avengers #9 comic, wearing a pair of orange shades that were as slick as his superhuman skills, and Beast, who is a recurring character in the X-Men franchise, wears a small pair of rimless circular glasses to support his brain-busting work in the lab.

Marvel Glasses: Promoting Super Sight

If you’re looking for vintage Marvel eyeglasses to add to your collection, you won’t be disappointed by the range available – although expect to pay a significant sum for rarer items. However, if you’re seeking a pair of stylish new prescription spectacles or sunglasses that also express your love for the comics, then the range from Gunnar is likely to be perfect for you. 

Whether you want prescription specs for close work or your Marvel-loving child needs a pair of glasses that are as durable as they are comfortable, the range is comprehensive enough to see you right – literally.

Fossil Announces Special Edition Barbie Collaboration

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Fossil Announces Special Edition Barbie Collaboration

Fossil had unveiled a special collaboration with Barbie, drawing inspiration from the global icon herself. With classic motifs, charming details, and Barbie’s signature shade of pink, the collection included watches, leather goods, and jewellery that will enhance anyone’s look. The collection, launched for fans worldwide on 10th July, embodied a seamless blend of fashion and nostalgia.

Talking about the collaboration, Melissa Lowenkron, Chief Brand Officer, stated “We’re thrilled to launch this collaboration to celebrate Barbie, a global icon with a long legacy of sparking joy and imagination. Our designers were inspired by her style archives – reimagined in a fresh, modern way – and we hope our customers enjoy the combination of nostalgia and creativity.”

Among the three timepieces in the collection, the Watch Ring (£149) has a five-petal flower design reminiscent of the floral print found on all-things Barbie, while the Raquel watch (£289) features some of her most iconic icons: a crystal flower charm, a pink court shoe, a roller skate and a classic car. For even more wear options, the collection’s customisable Carlie timepiece (£259) comes with an additional interchangeable strap and extra chevron topring inspired by Barbie’s original black and white swimsuit.

Natural Wonder Beauty Concept Share New Single ‘Driving’

Konstantinos Pappis
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Natural Wonder Beauty Concept Share New Single ‘Driving’

Natural Wonder Beauty Concept – the collaborative project of DJ Python and Ana Roxanne – have shared a new single off their self-titled debut album, which is out this Friday via Mexican Summer. It’s called ‘Driving’, and it follows the previously released title track and ‘Sword’. Check it out below, along with the duo’s upcoming tour dates.

Natural Wonder Beauty Concept 2023 Tour Dates:

Sep 21 – Los Angeles, CA – In Sheeps Clothing
Sep 23 – Philadelphia, PA – Making Time Festival
Oct 4 – Brussels, BE – Botanique
Oct 5 – Krakow, PL – Unsound
Oct 6 – Vienna, AT – Flex
Oct 8 – London, UK – The Jazz Cafe
Oct 13 – Bologna, IT – Robot Festival

La Force Unveils New Single ‘october’

Konstantinos Pappis
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La Force Unveils New Single ‘october’

La Force, the solo project of Ariel Engle, has previewed her sophomore LP XOSKELETON with a new single called ‘october’. It follows September’s ‘condition of us’, and it comes with a visual directed by Engel and Ali Vanderkruyk. Check it out below.

“October is a time of harvest here [in Montreal]. It’s a time when we settle into darkness and leaves drop from the trees,” Engle explained in a statement. “It’s a time when we turn inward into our clothing and protective shells. It’s a song about the voices we internalize. People we can no longer see but whose voices and words live on inside us and shape us. It’s a song about the uncanny. A song about the cycles of nature, cycle of life. The song reminds us that despite our grand feelings we are just like animals and plants, destined to be born, to live and to die.”

XOSKELETON is slated for release September 29 via Secret City Records.

Deeper Release New Single ‘Tele’

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Deeper Release New Single ‘Tele’

Deeper have unveiled a new single, ‘Tele’, taken from their upcoming LP and first for Sub Pop, Careful!. It’s the third preview of the album, following ‘Build a Bridge’ and ‘Sub’. Check out its accompanying video below.

“’Tele’ is a song without its shield,” the band said in a press release. “In past Deeper compositions, we would hide behind jerky guitars and abstract vocals telling a story only we could decipher. With ‘Tele’ we wanted to explore the vulnerability behind our music and give focus to the melody and mood of the song. Replacing guitars with synthesizers and drums with samplers we stumbled upon a new way to approach a Deeper song.”

“We wanted to make a darker track that people could dance to,” they added. “Since the foundation is built on a sampler beat, it’s the kind of song we could’ve only created with the limitations of the pandemic. The electronic components left more space for the rhythm, so our engineer Dave started playing with a busier bass line for the verses and laid down the hook on the first pass. At the end we wanted the synth parts to constantly overtake one another and hopefully make the listener feel like they’re being swallowed into the song.”

Careful! is set to come out on September 8.

Chris Farren Releases Video for New Song ‘First Place’

Konstantinos Pappis
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Chris Farren Releases Video for New Song ‘First Place’

Chris Farren has dropped ‘First Place’, the latest cut from his forthcoming album Doom Singer. Following earlier offerings ‘Cosmic Leash’ and ‘Bluish’, the single is accompanied by a video directed by comedian, actress, and writer Mitra Jouhari (Big Mouth). Watch and listen below.

“‘First Place’ used to be very different and I hated it, but Melina (Jay Som) said it was too good to not put on the record, so I figured out everything I hated about it (the old lyrics, mostly) and we changed it to the beautiful single you hear today,” Farren explained in a statemetnt. “My friend Jeff Rosenstock plays saxophone on it.”

“Chris went full method,” Jouhari commented. “It was really scary at first but ultimately so inspiring to see him dive so deep into his character (a singer named Chris Farren).”

Jessy Lanza Shares Video for New Song ‘Limbo’

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Jessy Lanza Shares Video for New Song ‘Limbo’

Jessy Lanza has shared a video for ‘Limbo’, the latest offering from her upcoming record Love Hallucination. Following previous cuts ‘Don’t Leave Me Now’ and ‘Midnight Ontario’, the track comes paired with a video, which you can check out below.

“The video stars our neighbor Conrad who moonlights as a web-cammer for a living,” Lanza explained in a statement. “He revealed that he sometimes uses an inversion table in his webcam sessions and it seemed like the perfect visualization of the themes in the song.”

Love Hallucination will be out September 28 via Hyperdub.

Alaska Reid Shares Video for New Single ‘French Fries’

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Alaska Reid Shares Video for New Single ‘French Fries’

Ahead of the release of her debut LP Disenchanter this Friday, Alaska Reid has shared one more single called ‘French Fries’. It follows previous entries ‘Back to This’, ‘She Wonders’, and ‘Palomino’. Check it out below.

“‘French Fries’ is a story song about the evolution of a friendship,” Reid explained in a statement. “I wanted it to feel like a movie where you are at once sitting with your friend in a diner laughing over cold french fries and dumb stuff, but at the same time there is an undercurrent of reality between you two; splintering paths, bad boyfriends, frustration, love and loss. In terms of production, A. G. had the brilliant vision of making the beginning feel like the start to one of my shows: super intimate, just guitar and vocals.”

Listen to Sparklehorse’s Previously Unreleased Song ‘The Scull of Lucia’ Featuring Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle

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Listen to Sparklehorse’s Previously Unreleased Song ‘The Scull of Lucia’ Featuring Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle

‘The Scull of Lucia’ is the latest single from the posthumous Sparklehorse album Bird Machine. Jason Lytle of Grandaddy contributed harmonies to the track, which follows lead single ‘Evening Star Supercharger’. Listen to it below.

“From the very first seconds of ‘The Scull of Lucia’, I was transported to a different time,” said producer Joel Hamilton, who mixed Bird Machine. “The recipe is unmistakably Sparklehorse: The pace, the sounds, the overall texture of the voice. Every sound seems to support the voice and the lyric, which was always at the core of Mark’s genius. The weight of the world, floated on a rickety raft, across a sea of melancholy”

Bird Machine is set to arrive on September 8 via ANTI-. It also includes the previously released single ‘It Will Never Stop’.

Forest Swords Returns With New Songs ‘Butterfly Effect’ and ‘Tar’

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Forest Swords Returns With New Songs ‘Butterfly Effect’ and ‘Tar’

British electronic producer Forest Swords has returned with his first new music in five years. ‘Butterfly Effect’, which is built on a previously unheard vocal sample by Neneh Cherry, arrives alongside a video directed by Sam Wiehl. Its B-side, ‘Tar’, is also out today. Take a listen below.

“The track swirled around as a pure instrumental for a while, a beat I made in the cold factory space in Liverpool I was recording in, some kind of attempt to cope with the psychedelic amounts of pain I was in from a leg injury,” Forest Swords explained of ‘Butterfly Effect’. “Neneh’s unreleased archive vocal turned out to be a perfect fit, like they were meant to be together somehow. As a fan that has always idolized her, it’s a true honor and life highlight to have her blessing to use the vocal on this track.”

Forest Swords’ most recent album was 2017’s Compassion.

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