Pop Culture Roundup July 2, 2007

"Doctor Who" actress Freema Agyeman will return for the show's fourth season and will make a guest appearnace on spin-off show "Torchwood" to boot. From the BBC:

Freema, who gained rave notices for her portrayal of Martha Jones, is also set to join the cast of BBC Three's Torchwood where she will continue to play the character in three new episodes before returning to Doctor Who in the middle of the fourth series.

Doctor Who Executive Producer and Head Writer Russell T Davies said: "Series three has gained outstanding reviews and Freema has been a huge part of that success, gaining rave notices for her portrayal of Martha.

"Now we are taking the character of Martha into brand new territory with a starring role in Torchwood."

Freema said: "I can't wait to start filming on Torchwood and the new series of Doctor Who. It's a huge new challenge for me and I'm delighted Russell has decided to expand the character of Martha Jones."

The announcement leaves a vacant space in the Tardis and a new companion for The Doctor, who will join the new series for the entire 13-week run, will be announced shortly.

The fourth series of Doctor Who goes into production this month.


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"Bone" creator Jeff Smith is at work on a new comics series.

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Via Bedazzled: The soundtrack of "Son of Dracula, starring Harry Nilsson and Ringo Starr."

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You can preview a few pages of cartoonist Wendy Pini's adaptation of Poe's "Masqe of the Red Death" here.

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Entertainment Weekly has a cast pic and info from the upcoming Iron Man film



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Booksteve presents The Many Faces of Prince Namor.

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Comics artist Ramona Fradon, famed for her word on DC's Aquaman and Metamorpho in the 1960s, is contributing to an upcoming issue of Bongo Comics' Radioactive Man, Mark Evanier reports.

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Rolling Stone presents audio from Jann Wenner's 1968 interview with the Who's Pete Townshend.

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