Oh god. How sophomoric? I give you one phrase, “Kirkman’s Comic Cruise.” That pretty much sums up the show. That and the awesomeness that the good Doctor brings with Bambino’s craziness just blows the roof off a quiet news week. See the show notes kids, there be comics to be talked about!

Also, a story from Colleen Doran.

Bendis has adopted a daughter.

Also, buttsechs

Virgin Comics, the comic publisher funded by Brit Billionaire Richard Branson and guided by new age guru Deepak Chopra, has ceased operations.

Starting in #16 of Nova, Darhawk will be showing his face in the Marvel U again.

Toronto’s DC Nation was a hoot.

Ross is on Kingdom Come, kinda, again.

Venture Brothers. Oh Venture Brothers.

Mark Steven Johnson told MTV that his version of the Ennis-Dillon classic Preacher is dead at HBO.

Iron Man 2 is in the works, according to Favraeu. Expect it in 2010.

Sam Jackson on the Spirit. aka, Sam sighs a lot reading this:

“Frank has made the film he wanted to make, and hopefully it’ll be that. It’s a cartoon…to me. The movie is a cartoon. We do Wile E. Coyote type stuff,” Jackson said. “I hit [lead actor Gabriel Macht] with toilets and stuff. We’re both indestructible. I created him and made him indestructible, and then I turned around and used the stuff on me, so I’m indestructible, and even when I get shot I shake the bullets out of my head. It’s a cartoon…I get to dress up like a Nazi!”

Nicolas Cage, Aaron Johnson and Lyndsy Fonseca are going to be in Kick Ass. Be careful though, the release contains spoilers.

According to Variety, Singer is holding up the new Superman.