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Here she is: First image of Adrianne Palicki in costume as Wonder Woman

Opinions of this costume, I'm sure, will be varied and heated among fans. It's similar to a re-design by Jim Lee did for the Wonder Woman comics but, in my view, looks far better.

I don't think Lynda Carter's get-up would fly today. A glorified bathing swimsuit would come across as silly and/or sexist.

Here's what I hope: That the new TV Wonder Woman kicks ass in every respect. That she's funny, smart and tough in the Buffy sense, and that the show will prove entertaining for both men and women and inspiring to kids, in particular girls -- who need some cool heroes to look up to.

Two new Thor movie posters

More Sucker Punch pictures

Awesome Captain Action Spidey and Captain America figures

Via MTV Geek: These are super cool. I want them and the original Captain Action pre-dates me by quite a bit. I'm of the Mego generation. The Romita-style Spidey Face and Kirby-style Cap face are fabulous, too.

other Marvel faves such as Iron Man and Thor will be heading into stores in 2012. And MTV Geek has learned exclusively that Captain Action sets for The Red Skull, Loki, and Dr. Doom are on the way as well!

New Pirates of the Caribbean poster featuring Penelope Cruz

Wonder Woman TV show logo and set pics surface

Superhero Hype has posted some set pics from the in-production Wonder Woman TV pilot, including a shot of the show's logo and cast member Elizabeth Hurley, who plays recurring villainess Veronica Cale.

Yvonne Craig 1966 Batman TV series pics

New comics shipping March 16, 2011

Things I'll buy:

DOCTOR WHO ONGOING VOL 2 #2 - The first issue of this new series was quite good -- funny imaginative script and excellent, lively art. I hope they keep it up!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #656 - I've very much enjoyed the storylines since Dan Slott took over as solo writer of this title: He captures the Spidey spirit perfectly, blending humor and pathos and lots of Marvel lore, without being impenetrable to newcomers. My son, who hasn't been reading Marvel Comics for 40 years, loves it. And the latest arc is drawn by the fabulous Marcos Martin. Definitely one of the finest superhero comics artists working today, with an original yet somewhat Ditko-derived take on the character -- excellent sense of design. He's really, really good.

New collections of note:

Superman: New Krypton Vol. 3 (Superman (Graphic Novels))

Other items of interest:

Dark Horse Deluxe Classic Uncle Scrooge Statue Series 2 #5: Uncle Scrooge "Moneybag"

Dark Horse Deluxe 60th Anniversary Classic Peanuts Statue #5: Schroeder

Retro-Action DC Super Heroes Black Adam Collector Figure - Series 4

Retro-Action DC Super Heroes Darkseid Collector Figure - Series 4

Retro-Action DC Super Heroes Martian Manhunter Collector Figure - Series 4

Retro-Action DC Super Heroes Shazam Collector Figure - Series 4

Reunited Big Audio Dynamite to tour UK/US

Mick Jones' former Clash band, Big Audio Dynamite, is regrouping for a series of dates in the UK and US this spring.

Here's a look at dates:

Tues, March 29th - Liverpool - O2 Academy
Wed, March 30th - Glasgow - O2 ABC
Thurs, March 31st - Newcastle - O2 Academy
Sat, April 2nd - London - O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Sun, April 3rd - London - O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Weds, April 6th - Nottingham - Rock City
Thurs, April 7th - Leeds - O2 Academy
Fri, April 8th - Manchester - Academy
Sat, April 9th - Bristol - O2 Academy
Thu, April 14th - Los Angeles, CA - Roxy Theater
Sat, April 16th - Coachella Festival
Tue, April 19th - New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom

Apple Inc. seeks patent rights to Beatles' Apple Records logo

It's like comparing apples and apples: Apple Corps, the Beatles' recording and production company won two previous trademark infringement lawsuits against Apple, the computer company, essentially because the latter took the former's name and also entered created products that could create, distribute and play music, and entered the business of selling music via iTunes.

Steven Jobs reportedly named his own company after the Beatles' firm as a sort of tribute.

However, a third lawsuit ended in a legal settlement in 2007 and, as a result, the Beatles' Apple lost the rights to its logo. Now Apple Inc., the Steve Jobs' Apple, is working to secure rights to the image for use on a variety of products. It just doesn't seem right, somehow.

You can read more here.

Yvonne Craig 1966 Batman TV series pics

Yellow Submarine remake shelved

This is probably for the best:

Disney's planned remake of The Beatles' Yellow Submarine has been shelved. Oscar-winning director Robert Zemeckis had been planning a 3D performance-capture remake of the band's 1968 psychedelic classic.

Hollywoodreporter.com has quoted sources as saying that the decision to pull the project is the result of the disastrous opening of the Zemeckis–produced Mars Needs Moms film.

In the right hands, a new Yellow Sub movie could be a lovely, amazing thing. But most likely it would been hideously animated by computer and have nothing to do with the spirit of the Fabs or original film.