JZ wants it known by all Futurama fans that she has found the prototype for Bender. (1948)

That's... startling!

An excellent tribute to the DC animated universe.

That's a cool little article, Hec.

I think I about the money I'm going to spend collecting the DCAU on DVD and it makes me pause a bit, but it will be done eventually. So far I've only got BTAS 1, BB 1 and JL 1. I may skip getting STAS altogether, as it was my least favorite of the bunch.

I'm collecting the entire DCAU. So far I have:

• BTAS vols 1-4
• STAS vols 1-2
• BB vol 1
• JL vol 1
• Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Subzero, and Mystery of the Batwoman
• Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

Ooh, forgot I bought Mask of the Phantasm ages ago. Still my favorite Batman movie. Batman Begins is 2nd.

Hard to believe the last episode is this Saturday. I ahemed all the episodes from this season after CN put it on hiatus, but never got that one. I guess I was trying to put off the end as long as possible.

Just had the chance to read Civil War #1. They've already lost me on Tony Stark's characterization for this. While I can see him being behind the legislation in general as a greater good/public responsibility issue, he shouldn't be blind or naive about the possibility of government mishandling in its execution of the law. When Captain frickin' America immediately runs afoul of the U.S. government over a law that hasn't even been passed yet, it's a good idea to reconsider your stance rather than declaring him a rogue instigator off the bat and rounding up a posse to bring him in.

Also, lotsa luck maintaining surveillance on all the dissenting superheroes if Dr. Strange is siding with them. I was gratified to see that Stephen was quite cranky about the "work for us or go to prison" aspect .

Matt, did you read Civil War: Illuminati? They set up Iron Man's motivations a little better there, even if I don't particularly like Bendis' ongoing retcon of the Marvel Universe much. The split with Iron Man and Mr. Fantastic on one side, and Dr. Strange and Namor on the other was a tad more developed. Not sure how I feel about them launching the Hulk into space, though.

Nope, my shop didn't get that one. I think it's odd to have Reed on the jackbooted side of the issue, given the multiple recent problems he had with government interference in the various Fantastic Four titles. Also, the promo materials talk about the disagreements causing a big rip in the Four, which I think of as the ONE superhero group whose close ties would trump ideological disagreements. Avenger vs. Avenger (or Avengers vs. Defenders, whose members include a former tyrant conquerer, a raging destructive behemoth, and an alien that once tried to feed the whole earth to his boss) seems a much more natural conflict .

I finally got around to reading Steph's 52 link--they have a real sports score on there this morning--Game 1 of the Western Conference Final between the Suns and the Clippers.

That's hysterical.

Now I need to pay attention to every page.