Daleks are back!

cb writes, Just saw this on Slashdot. The BBC and Terry Nation’s estate finally came to an agreement over using the Daleks in the new Who series. BBC story here. UPDATED: Spelling mistake fixed. (It now reads “BBC” in place of “BBS.”)

Weekly Comics Discussion

This
week is a big one. I’ll be picking up the 12
cent Batman, League of Extraordinary
Gentlemen Vol. 2 as a TPB, Essential
Avengers Vol. 4, Exiles #50, Marvel
Age Emma Frost Vol. 1: Higher Learning as a
digest, Marvel Age Spider-Man Vol. 3,
Ultimate Nightmare , Ultimate
Spider-Man #63, Ultimate X-Men #50, and
X-Men: The End Book One . I’ll try to
review the cheap Batman issue first, since it’s
likely to sell out first. Then, I’ll hit the first
issues, and finally follow up with the trades. (The
Marvel Age Spider-Man Vol. 3 review will
wait until my overdue copy of Vol. 1 arrives so I can
review them in order.)
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American Splendor

What? We never reviewed this film when it came out last year?

Well, that’s okay because, if you don’t live near a major center, you’d have never found it playing. Now you can just rent the DVD or video, or buy them from Amazon.com or Amazon.ca. The DVD contains a number of special features, including an account of the principal characters’ experience with the film’s festival success.

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Comic Review – “New X-Men Vol. 2: Imperial”

Grant Morrison’s next batch of issues is also readily
available, along with five other collections of his
work on the New X-Men title. Note that the
title on the stands now labelled New X-Men
is actually the continuation of the New
Mutants title, and not this title. This title
has two continuations, in a way. The numbering
continues on the adjectiveless X-Men, while
the story and team roster continues in Joss Whedon’s
Astonishing X-Men.
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