Pop Culture Roundup July 24, 2007

Tomorrow's comics today: See the big list of what's in shops tomorrow.

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Here's a fresh pic from the upcoming Iron Man movie starring Robert Downey Jr.



Samuel L. Jackson and Hilary Swank reportedly make cameo appearances in the film.

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Warner Bros. plans a big-screen film based on DC Comics' weird Western character, Jonah Hex.

Hex, known for having the right side of his face disfigured and wearing a Confederate army uniform, was a rough-and-tumble gunslinger and part-time bounty hunter whose adventures always ended in blood.

...The filmmakers are not making a straight-ahead Western but plan to develop the character with some of the supernatural overtones in the hopes of creating a franchise.


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Also in the works is a film adaptation of DC's Y: The Last Man series.

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Comic Mix looks at how The Shadow served as a key inspiration for Batman.

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