ITEM! “The Third Kryptonian” is coming! Kurt Busiek will introduce another Kryptonian to the DCU and it looks rather interesting. Technically, this new Kryptonian is the, what, 576th Kryptonian on Earth?

ITEM! The Rock: Captain Marvel or Black Adam? The Great One is currently in discussions to play a role in “Shazam”, and he wants the fans to decided which role he’ll play: the squeaky clean Captain Marvel or the hardcore Black Adam? If you smellllalalalaLOUWWW… what The Rock… is cookin’.

ITEM! The Voices of Marvel remastered! Doug Pratt remastered two Marvel Flexidiscs from the 1960’s. Gee wiz, I love how people talked back then!

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ITEM! Heroes hardcover gets release date! The hardcover graphic novel based on the hit TV series “Heroes” will be released on November 7th. You can now save the cheerleader while you’re in the crapper!

ITEM! Girls read comics! No shit, Sherlock.

ITEM! Enter: Red 5 Comics! This new comics publisher was founded by two Star Wars fans and Internet veterans. That’s nerd-times-three!

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ITEM! Adrian Alphona loves Mary Jane! Former “Runaways” artist Adrian Alphona will be the new artist on “Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane” which is also getting a new writer, Terry Moore, along with a new #1. I also love Mary Jane. She’s always in my dreams. With Starfire. and Mystique. and Supergirl. and… um, yeah.

ITEM! Tom Welling as Superman in JLA movie?! More news and rumors about the upcoming Justice League movie include Tom Welling donning the red and blue suit of the Man of Steel and the movie not being a full motion-captured feature. I say take Welling to the next step and leave Smallville to super hot Supergirl! I love rumors. Especially when it involves Laurence Fishburne and White Martians.

ITEM! Valiant gets a new logo! Aaaannnnnd Idon’tgiveacrap. Speaking of Valiant…

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ITEM! Justice League movie closer than you’d expect! A script and a director (George Miller of “Happy Feet”) are in the bag, and as early as February 2008, production will begin. Also, rumors say it’s going to be an all-CGI “photo-real” motion capture movie. Christian Bale and Brandon Routh are likely not to be involved, and I don’t care. I want my JLA movie, dammit!

ITEM! Scarlett Johansson joins “The Spirit”! She’ll play the femme fatale Silk N. Floss in the movie adaptation of Will Eisner’s The Spirit directed by Frank goddamn Miller. Can’t wait to see the dangerous curves.

ITEM! Veronica Mars joins Heroes! Okay, not exactly the character Veronica Mars, but Kristen Bell. She’ll be playing a hot and mysterious character named Elle. May I just say that as a card-carrying member of the Horny Geeks Society, I am very pleased with this news.

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