Pop Culture Roundup April 2, 2007

TIP! was off last week and missed the news about the unfortunate passing of Marshall Rogers, one of the all-time best Batman artists. Fred Hembeck has a nice tribute and there's an obituary here. Rogers also did wonderful work on Doctor Strange and the Silver Surfer. He'll be greatly missed.



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Here's cover art for the extended version of the first Fantastic Four film. The 2-DVD set also includes a bio film about FF co-creator Jack Kirby. You can pre-order it now for $20.19 at Amazon.



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The Onion A.V. Club interviews EC Comics great Al Feldstein.

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The third season of "Doctor Who" has started in Britain and is a ratings hit.

It saw off competition from ITV 1's Harry Potter film, which attracted an average of 4.7 million viewers.

The new season will see the Doctor meeting Shakespeare and the Daleks.

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