News & Notes

From around the web:

• The Weekly Crisis has a contest running to give away a copy of the Dark Knight Returns (entries are due, I think, by August 12th, mostly only open to the US & Canada). It's one of the best Batman comics ever, so if you haven't read it, it's worth entering (or buy it yourself if you don't feel lucky). There are other contests going on there as well, and it's a cool comics blog in general, so it's worth checking out.


• joblo.com gives us the odds of seeing various villains. I think they're way too optimistic on Harley and way too pessimistic on the Riddler, but maybe that's just me.


• That article points to previous joblo.com piece listing 10 villains worth considering, which I liked a little better.

That's pretty much it for news, almost everything out there right now is covering the Johnny Depp Riddler, Angelina Jolie or Maggie Gyllenhaal Catwoman, or Philip Seymour Hoffman Penguin rumors. And speaking of Mr. Cobblepot, the Penguin poll is still up on the right. I'm surprised at the lack of love for Philip Seymour Hoffman so far, but there's plenty of time left for him to catch up.

As always, I'm open to requests. I'm picking bad guys at random but if there's anyone you want to see, leave a comment.