Pop Culture Roundup July 17, 2007

DC Comics solicitations for October 2007 were released yesterday. Check 'em out here.

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Tomorrow's comics today: Check out the big list of what will be in shops tomorrow.

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"Doctor Who" producer Russell T. Davies may be leaving the series after the fourth season. But that doesn't mean the show won't go on.

"I know that there's tremendous anxiety among Doctor Who fans about the future of Doctor Who," one of the show's writers Steven Moffat said. "Here's an answer that people should listen to. No broadcaster lets go of a show like Doctor Who. They'd have to be out of their f--king minds."

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More details on James Marsters' upcoming guest spot on "Doctor Who" spinoff "Torchwood."

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TwoMorrows is now offering PDF versions of its fine publications for comics fans, including Alter Ego and Back Issue. If you subscribe to the mags, these files are free. Otherwise, you pay $2.95. See them here.

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Neato Coolville shares some 1966 photo slides from Disneyland.

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A fan of DC Comics' Black Lightning feels the publisher should bring back the character's original creators to do a new mini-series and has started a petition to that affect. You can sign it here.

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The "Tintin in the Congo" controversy continues, with U.S. Borders stores now refusing to stock the title in its childrens section.

"Borders is committed to carrying a wide range of materials and supporting our customers' right to choose what to read and what to buy," Borders said.

"That said, we also are committed to acting responsibly as a retailer and with sensitivity to all of the communities we serve."

The book's publishers, Egmont, said the book comes with a warning that it features "bourgeois, paternalistic stereotypes of the period - an interpretation some readers may find offensive".

The Tintin adventures were written by Herge - real name Georges Prosper Remi - from 1929 until his death in 1983.

He continued to revise his books after their publication, and admitted embarrassment over some of the views they expressed.


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BBC radio has an audio documentary about author Kingsley Amis and his fascination with James Bond. It's narrated by Amis' son, author Martin Amis. Listen.

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