Morning Meme: Kevin Keller Grows Up, George Michael's "Top Gear" Feud and Zachary Levi on Zombie Bullying

Archie Comics has announced that Kevin Keller is now going to have his own ongoing series beyond the four-issues mini currently hitting newsstands. In addition, he'll be written into Life With Archie, which follows the Riverdale gang as adults, and in which he'll be getting his own husband in 2012. As a final bit of hope for the world: for all the noise some folks made about introducing a gay character to the comic, Archie says they only had had seven subscription cancellations. And a ton of new ones.

Rumor has it that the Katy Perry-voiced Smurfette will have a line in the movie about "I smurfed a girl, and I liked it" which brings up all sorts of questions, like what precisely does "smurfed" mean here? What other girl – human, or is there a new female Smurf? And why would possibly the gayest cast of the year bring up that sore spot with the gay community?

Conservatives are in an uproar about a study, the analysis of which was partially NIH funded, which correlated penis size in gay men with their preferred sexual role (and I'm fairly sure they got it wrong, IMHO). They claim President Obama is wasting precious money on gay men's penises. The study took place in 2006 however, just going to prove Republicans are more into that sort of thing.

Conan O'Brien is expected to take the stage at Comic-Con during the Cartoon Network panel as his super hero alter-ego, The Flaming C.

George Michael and Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson are sniping at each other. I admit Michael poked him first, but Clarkson's comeback was kind of vicious. Speaking about a new Jaguar, he said "And then in the corners it will get its tail out more readily than George Michael." Bonus points to the Daily Star for the headline though.

Hollywood's wholesale destruction of my childhood continues. Now comes word there are plans for a live-action Captain Planet movie. Wait – go ahead and destroy that. That was awful.

ABC News investigative reporter Brian Ross got roughed up by Rep. Michele Bachmann's security detail while trying to ask her questions about her migraines.

Shia LeBeouf and Robert Redford are teaming up (excuse me, I threw up a little typing that) for The Company You Keep.

In a stunning ability to actually take a position on an issue, it's been announced that President Obama supports the Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal DOMA. Speaker Boehner says that the President is just trying to distract people from the economy.

Warner Bros. is acquiring the Mormon fundamentalist novel Under the Banner of Heaven with an eye for Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black to adapt the script and Ron Howard to direct.

You should take a look at all these different foods magnified and photographed. They're beautiful.

In casting news that should surprise no one, Helena Bonham Carter will be joining Johnny Depp in The Lone Ranger. She'll be playing "the colorful madam of a local brothel."

In unsurprising news, the producers of Glee are fighting about money. I'm just surprised it took this long.

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