Billie Piper: Quitter, not trooper.

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writes, According to the Mirror, Billie
Piper has stunned TV bosses by quitting her role as
Rose Tyler, the Doctor’s sidekick. She will be in
series2, but not 3.
The last time I heard, the
BBC hadn’t commented on this. The rumour has been out
a few days, but I was hoping to get official
confirmation or denial before posting. (If you’ll
recall, a similar rumour came out just after they
switched Doctors. Of course, it could also be that
they talked her out of it that time, but not this
time.)

Weekly Comics Discussion – Wednesday, November 16, 2005

This week’s shipping
list
includes several items I’ve ordered. I’ll be
taking home Astonishing X-Men Vol. 2 in TPB
form, Essential X-Factor Vol. 1,
Fantastic Four #532, Green Lantern
#5
, Marvel Milestones: Ultimate Spider-Man,
Ultimate X-Men, Microman and Mantor
, Ultimate
Spider-Man #86
, and Ultimate X-Men Vol.
12
in its TPB form. Other Marvel notables being
released include Books of Doom (of 6), a
second printing of Friendly Neighbourhood
Spider-Man
, Marvel Must Haves:
Spider-Man / Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do -3

(recommended to those who didn’t catch them several
years ago, as the series will finally get finished
over the next few months), and Thing by
writer Dan Slott. DC is releasing All Star
Superman
, which I’m betting will be the top
seller of the month (or, at worst, second to
Infinite Crisis), Mad Kids (a Mad
magazine aimed at a younger crowd), and Supergirl
#3
.