With the news that Jon Favreau will not be directing “Iron Man III,” and no successor named, I am hereby informing Marvel West that I am available to step in and take over for him.

I might seem an unlikely choice since I have not, in fact, ever directed a motion picture. But I figure that everyone has to start somewhere. And the fact that I have zero experience in this aspect pales in comparison to all the reasons I should be hired.

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The season finale to “Dexter” is tonight, and thus far–fairly consistently–I have yet to figure out how things are going to end up. Which doesn’t stop me from trying it again and, just on the off chance I’m right (which I probably won’t be) I’ll put it below the–heh–cut line…
UPDATED BELOW with actual spoilers…

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Apparently it was still being published.

Now it’s been announced that it’s canceled. So much for that.

Am I the only one who would love to see a new strip where she teams up with (Little Orphan) Annie and (ackk!!!) Cathy to solve crimes? What would you title that strip, I wonder?

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I’ll be doing a signing at Fourth World Comics in Smithtown, Long Island, from 11AM to 2 PM. They will be having a 20% off sale, and also a raffle ($1 a ticket) for a set of the first five “Dark Tower” hardcover graphic novel collections, which I’ll be happy to sign. Proceeds to benefit the CBDLF.

Address is 33 NY 111, Smithtown. Phone number is 631-366-4440

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“Give the perfect holiday gift,” intones the announcer in the commercial I just saw. And what might that be, you ask? The DVD of “Eclipse.”

Because nothing quite says peace on Earth like bloodsucking, undead monsters.

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