• We've got movie sign!
  It's been a heavy week for comic book movie news. The most exciting bit for me is that the Justice League movie is set for a 2009 debut. Rapper Common will get to don Green Lantern's power ring while The O.C. hottie Adam Brody is cast as The Flash. Physically, Brody's pretty far from TV's Flash, John Wesley Shipp:





The difference seems apt, however, since we're talking The Flash, who probably should have more of a runner's physique.

Meanwhile, some new teaser images for the Wolverine movie hit the Internets this week. Maybe it's the well-defined back, but this one has me thinking of Mark Sivestri's sexy New X-Men cover:





We also heard little more news about the Watchmen movie, as the DVD will include a Tales of the Black Freighter animated short narrated by Gerald Butler. While it may seem odd to be discussing the bonus features on the Watchmen DVD when the movie hasn't come close to hitting theatres, that actually feels rather apt considering the way the original Watchmen comic was full of bonus features itself.


• Number one on the threatdown: Orcs!:
  I so love it when my geekdoms collide. Apparently, the World of Warcraft CCG considered including a character card inspired by Steven Colbert. The card is pretty brilliant:
  





"He's putting the hoard on notice." Heh.

Still, my inner gamer nerd can't help but shake my head and think about how "truthiness" would throw off the game balance. Then again, it's been ages since I've played a CCG, so maybe things have changed and truthiness usually puts Colbert in God Mode during his interviews, so maybe its all apt after all.


• The week in fanart and mashups:
  Brilliant. You've got to check out these comic covers of Vertigo comics re-imagined as Silver Age classics. (Thanks Heidi) Here's Y: The Last Man:
  





It's been ages since I've played Doom but if there's a mod giving you the Rick Roll of Death as a weapon, I could dig up my old 3.5" floppies. (Of course, finding a floppy drive is another question.) Ah, yes, demons do fear classic Stock/Aitken/Waterman...

And while we're discussing cool fan art, let me draw your attention back to Torchwood Babiez, where part two has already come out. Not only does the series manage to get even cuter, we've got a twist ending to this one.


• Link of the week:
  This could be my new favorite blog not named after Elton John: Get Off the Internet is a new blog collecting the best in people saying stupid things online. Think of it as the new Fanboy Rampage blog except that now it's not just comic readers making fools of themselves.
  
  

Hip-hop artist Common has declared that he won't be using anti-gay slurs in his lyrics anymore. The performer, who has got a busy year ahead of him, said that he listened to gay fans who challenged how his songs dealt with homosexuality, noting "I thought about it. I ain't here to judge 'em, so I just decided not to approach it like that."

Common's music is known for being topical and socially conscious, including a recent single "The People" that referenced Barack Obama. He previously took the n-word out of songs in his latest album, after talking with Oprah Winfrey and apologizing for his use of the slur.

Check out Common's video for "The People" after the break: