Pop Culture Safari!

First up, the Artwoods, led by Ronnie Wood's brother, um, Art.

And now The Birds, featuring Ronnie, from the 1966 UK film "The Deadly Bees"

Upcoming DC Comics collections: Flash and more Flash! Warlord Showcase! Robin dies!

Not much info on these to date, but here are some upcoming DC Comics titles of possible interest. Click the links to for more info and to pre-order from Amazon.

Kubert Covers War
due out Oct. 13, hardcover, 208 pages
A collection of Joe's covers to DC war comics? Or a collection of his best war tales? Either way, good stuff.

Showcase Presents: Warlord Vol. 1
due out Sept. 8, softcover, 528 pages
A big, black-and-white slab of Mike Grell's cool sword and sorcery stories. I dug these a lot as a youngster.

DC Classics Library: Batman: A Death in the Family
due out Sept. 8, hardcover, 272 pages
The "let's kill Robin" storyline. Much as I like Jim Aparo, who illustrated these stories, I found the whole exercise exploitative. Not good comics, in my opinion. Just a gimmick to sell 'em. (Also, the Robin they killed isn't the "real" Robin. Just a kid in the Robin costume that few readers cared for in the first place. Big whoop.)

Flash Chronicles Vol. 1
due out Sept. 8, softcover, 160 pages
The Silver Age Flash gets the softcover, but in color, Chronicles treatment. Great stuff if you don't own it several times over already.

Flash vs. The Rogues
due out Nov. 10, softcover, 144 pages
More Silver Age Flash reprints, in color.

Watch Lost tonight!

Visit the Lost Season 5 blog for previews and spoilers of tonight's show. Then, go back there in the morning for a full rundown of what happened!

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New comics March 4, 2009: Buffy! Nexus! Shazam! Conan! Legion! Supergirl!

Here's what looks interesting to me this week. Click the links to order discounted books from Amazon.

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #23

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NEXUS ARCHIVES VOL. 8

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SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN VOL. 5

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DC LIBRARY LEGION OF SUPERHEROES: LIFE AND DEATH OF FERRO LAD

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SHAZAM MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL TPB

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SUPERGIRL 1/6 SCALE COLLECTORS FIGURE

SUPERGIRL COSMIC ADVENTURES IN THE 8TH GRADE #4

Pop links: Life on Mars axed! Disposed Dalek discovery! Walt Kelly mouse comic! Disneyland '58! More!

ABC has decided not to order any additional episodes of "Life on Mars," which means writers will be left to craft endings to this season's storylines before the show checks out permanently.

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A 30-year-old Dalek has been dredged from a pond in Hampshire.

Dalek experts believe the body could have been in the murky water for more than 30 years – but the head and eye stalk were still intact.

...Terrified Marc Oakland, 42, made the startling discovery.

The sales executive said: "I'd just shifted a tree branch with my foot when I noticed something dark and round slowly coming up to the surface.

"I got the shock of my life when a Dalek head bobbed up right in front of me.

"It must have been down there for some time because it was covered in mould and water weed, and had quite a bit of damage.

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Fortress of Fortitude presents a vintage Walt Kelly funny animal comic.

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