THE NEWS EXPLAINED WITH COMIC BOOK COVERS

Photos Show Bush With Disgraced Lobbyist Abramoff




Oprah Feels 'Duped' By Author Frey




Tonight On Anderson Cooper 360°


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I explain the news with comic book covers nearly every week, here and at Pulse.

Requiem For A Heavyweight

Ever wonder what a Candle in the Wind remake would sound like if Elton John did one for every celebrity that dies? asks the ingenious Ken From Illinois. But he doesn't stop there; when a star twinkles out, Ken makes the dream real for readers of his blog and mailing list.

Goodbye Chris Penn
Character roles knew you pretty well
You played the Reservoir nice guy
Your bio sure would tell
You crawled out of nowhere
With minor roles in your hand
Never being able
To get out of your brother shadow again

And it seemed to me that you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind...

Read the rest of the lyric, along with tributes to Peter Jennings, Bob Denver and others, at Candle In The Wind Celebrity Remixes.

AHOY: Five Finalists Named

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This spot illustration by the great Steve Ditko looked corny and old-fashioned when DC Comics first published it in 1984. Twenty-two years later, it feels like a White House press release.

Schiavo To Present Oscar

(AP) Michael Schiavo, whose brain-damaged wife was at the center of a contentious end-of-life battle that played out on a worldwide media stage, is to present an Academy Award at this year's ceremony, organizers announced.

Schiavo, 42, who remarried this weekend, is riding a Hollywood hot streak.

He recently finished work on horror flick "The Reaping" and the Los Angeles-set murder mystery "The Black Dahlia" and is currently shooting the drama "Freedom Writers," in which he plays an inspirational teacher. After his first wife's death last year, an autopsy supported Schiavo's contention that she was in a persistent vegetative state with no consciousness and no hope of recovery.

Schiavo is the first in a traditionally star-studded parade of Hollywood personalities to be announced as presenters of the golden statuettes this year.

THE NEWS EXPLAINED WITH COMIC BOOK COVERS

Tom Daschle Considers 2008 Presidential Run


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Bush Administration Subpoenas Google Records for Porn Searches

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Covers: The Grand Comic Book Database.

I explain the news with comic book covers nearly every week, here and at Pulse.

Nearly a week after the rest of us have quit, Dial B For Blog's Robby Reed continues an amazing daily tribute to the Batman anniversary! Parts 1 2 3 4 5 6

This makes me want to sue John Layman.

Who is that dynamic action star? Last chance to Name That Superhero before there shall be an ending!