New Batman: Brave and the Bold pics, featuring Jonah Hex

Info and pics from the Cartoon Network:

In the episode, Batman and a reluctant Bronze Tiger fight to prevent Fox, Vulture and Shark from invading an ancient Chinese temple and stealing the sacred animal totem from within. Bronze Tiger is voiced by Gary Sturgis.

In the opening sequence, Batman teams with Jonah Hex against the Royal Flush Gang. Jonah Hex is voiced by Phil Morris.

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Deal alert: Land of the Giants DVD set for $86 today only

Amazon is offering the 9-DVD "Land of the Giants" box set for $85.99 today only. It's regularly $229.98.

Pop links: U2; Super Friends lunchbox examined; details on Beatles video game;

U2 will be on David Letterman's who for a full week, March 2-6, to promote their new album.

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Geek Orthodox examines a 1970s Super Friends lunchbox. Just the outside. I don't even want to know what's moldering away inside.

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Paul McCartney shares a few details about the upcoming Beatles video game.

"It will feature different periods of the band -- you get early days, Liverpool, then psychedelic, and on from there. It's very cool. And I like the idea that the game introduces kids to music, you know?"

What happened on Lost last night?

Get the full rundown on the Lost Season 5 blog.

Vintage DC superhero Valentines pt. 2

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More good stuff at the DC Comics Fortress of Memorabilia!

Vintage DC superhero Valentines pt. 1

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More good stuff at the DC Comics Fortress of Memorabilia!

Upcoming pop culture DVDs: Watchmen, the Fugitive, Saturday morning cartoons, Clone Wars, Steve Reeves' Hercules

Click the title links to order DVDs from Amazon.

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The Fugitive: Season Two Vol. 2
Four DVDs, out March 31

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Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter & Under the Hood
Out March 24

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars - A Galaxy Divided (TV Series)
Out March 24

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Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960's Vol. 1
Two DVDs, out March 19
A compilation of beloved toons you may remember having seen on the tube as a kid. From Warner Home Video.
Disc #1
TOP CAT - The Tycoon
ATOM ANT SHOW with PRECIOUS PUP & HILLBILLY BEARS - Up & Atom / Precious Jewels / Woodpecked
THE PETER POTAMUS SHOW with BREEZLY and SNEEZLY & YIPPEE, YAPPEE and YAHOOEY - Fe-Fi-Fo Fun / All Riot on the Northern front / The Volunteers
SECRET SQUIRREL SHOW with SQUIDDLEY DIDDLY & WINSOME WITCH - Sub Swiper / Way Out Squiddly / Prince of a Pup
THE FLINTSTONES - The Happy Household (Also on the seasonal DVD sets)
THE PORKY PIG SHOW - Often An Orphan/Mice Follies/The Super Snooper (Daffy Duck)
THE QUICK DRAW McGRAW SHOW with SNOOPER AND BLABBER & AUGIE DOGIE - Dynamite Fright/Outer Space Case/Growing Growing Gone

Disc #2
THE JETSONS - Rosey The Robot (Also on the season 1 DVD set)
MARINE BOY - Battle To Save The World {Anime}
SPACE GHOST/DINO BOY SHOW - The Heat Thing / The Worm / Zorak (also on the complete series DVD set)
HERCULOIDS - The Beaked People / The Raider Apes
FRANKENSTEIN JR. AND THE IMPOSSIBLES - The Shocking Electric Monster / The Bibbler / The Spinner
THE MAGILLA GORILLA SHOW with PUNKIN PUSS & RICOCHET RABBIT - Gridiron Gorilla / Small Change / Atchison, Topica and San Jose

Bonus Materials:
THE QUCK DRAW McGRAW SHOW (with SNOOPER AND BLABBER and AUGIE DOGIE) - Dough Nutty / El Kabong Was Wrong / Gem Jam
Bonus Documentaries on QUICK DRAW McGRAW, MAGILLA GORILLA, FRANKENSTEIN JR. and THE IMPOSSIBLES.

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Hercules Collection
Four DVDs, out March 31

Pop links: Marvel Comics corner symbols; No Heroics set for U.S. TV; Batman in Ditkoland; the most ridiculous Jack Kirby panel ever!

Silver Age Comics discusses the origins of those left-hand-corner-box graphics on Marvel Comics.

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ABC plans a U.S. remake of "No Heroics," a British comedy series about superheroes who live among mere mortals.

The British version of "No Heroics" featured characters such as the Hotness, Electroclash, Timebomb and She-Force. The series was nominated for best new British comedy by the British Comedy Awards.

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Booksteve noticed that a recent episode of "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" featured a very Steve Ditkoesque (and Marvel, not DC, Comics) mystical realm. You can watch the ep here.

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Awesome: Fred Hembeck presents "the most sublimely ridiculous panel Jack Kirby EVER drew!!"