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Anne Heche Vs. Malcolm McDowell, With A Bio-Slave's Rights At Stake The anthology series Masters Of Science Fiction is finally coming to DVD in the U.S. — a full year after ABC ran four out of the six episodes during the August lull. The four episodes include one brilliant standout: "Jerry Was A Man," based on a Robert Heinlein story about a genetically engineered chain-smoking slave who seeks his freedom, with the help of an heiress (Anne Heche channeling Paris Hilton). The other three televised episodes range from okay to awful, but I'm crossing my fingers for the unaired eps "Little Brother" (written by Walter Mosley) and "Watchbird" (written by Babylon 5's J. Michael Straczynski based on a story by Robert Sheckley). It hits stores on August 5. [TV Shows On DVD]

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Comics Wrapup from WonderCon: DC Abandons Lesbians; Vertigo's Superheroes Are Reluctant

Now that the dust is settling on WonderCon Weekend it's time to look back and wonder, as we so often do, what just happened? Anywhere that you can see Elvis with a hustle of Leias has to be one of the most wonderful places in the world, despite the hype and inevitable disappointments. The headlines, the low points, and bits that we didn't tell you about at the time all await you after the jump. More »

8:40 AM on Mon Feb 25 2008
By Graeme McMillan
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DC Comics' Biggest, Newest Hire Opening the DC Universe panel with an announcement that's been rumored since the announcement earlier this week that J. Michael Straczynski was no longer under exclusive contract to Marvel Comics, Dan DiDio introduced Straczynski as the newest hire for DC. With details of their relationship still being worked out, no projects were officially announced (Although DiDio said that he had an "open door" in terms of characters), JMS did admit that he was talking to people at Warners about a possible Babylon 5 series.

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Marvel Comics Renounces Marriage, Embraces Satanism

Eager to start the year off with a clean slate for their biggest franchise, Marvel Comics last week released Amazing Spider-Man #545, the final chapter of the "One More Day" storyline. It was a comic that saw Peter Parker make a deal with the Devil that rewrote history, helpfully getting rid of his marriage, the death of his one-time best friend, last year's media-frenzy revelation of his public identity, and twenty-years' worth of stories (here's something to put it in some kind of context). How bad is the storyline in question? Well, for one thing the writer of the book, J. Michael Straczynski, publicly disowned his part in its creation. Plus, the fans are freaking out. More »

8:00 AM on Wed Jan 2 2008
By grae
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Latest by Jim Treacher: I just read the original JMS newsgroup post. At the end of the day, he sure does like typing "at the end of the day." more »