She's back! Four years after last appearing on TV, Lana Lang returns to Smallville — in comic-book form. Clark Kent's first love shows up in a new arc of DC Comics digital series Smallville Season 11 on Friday, April 5.
The character — Clark Kent's first true love — last appeared in 2009, during the eighth season of the TV series. Shortly after gaining super powers (courtesy a special suit developed by Lex Luthor) she saved Metropolis by absorbing a kryptonite bomb, which essentially made her toxic to Clark. She then flew off into the proverbial sunset and out of his life. (The role was played by Kristin Kreuk, now starring in The CW's Beauty and the Beast.)
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Ultimate Spider-Man
Spider-Man is on the move. New York City's friendly neighborhood superhero is heading to Boston in this Sunday's episode of Ultimate Spider-Man (March 24, 11am/10c on Disney XD).
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Thierry Henry
While Major League Soccer's biggest rivalries might not yet have the marquee value of Yankees vs. Red Sox or Duke vs. Carolina, give the league credit for coming up with an innovative showcase for its top regional matchups. Among the "Rivalry Week" games this weekend are showdowns in the East (D.C. United at New York Red Bulls), Midwest (Chicago Fire at Sporting Kansas City) and West (Portland Timbers at Seattle Sounders).
NBC Sports has ambitious plans for the event, starting with Saturday's United—Red Bulls game (12:30/11:30am c, NBC), followed by seven hours of coverage on NBC Sports Network. That includes MLS Breakway, a whip-around show ...
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John Brenkus
Many a heated debate has raged over who is the greatest athlete of all time. Is it Michael Jordan? Muhammad Ali? Wayne Gretzky? Perhaps soccer great Pelé? Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk? The question goes from the barroom to the laboratory on Sunday with ESPN Sport Science: Greatest Athlete of All Time (March 10 at 3:30/2:30c on ESPN).
"Previously, people would identify the best player or the person who had the biggest impact on their sport," says host John Brenkus, whose Sport Science segments air on SportsCenter and in periodic specials on the network. "What we're analyzing are categories like quickness, agility, speed, strength, power, endurance, durability, performance under pressure. We're looking for the real athlete, not just the player."
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Hawkeye
The villains are multiplying on Ultimate Spider-Man this season, but in the Feb. 10 episode of the Disney XD toon, our friendly neighborhood web slinger will have a hard enough time just getting along with one of the good guys. Hawkeye, the Avengers' moody, gruff archer, makes his debut — and he and Spidey aren't exactly super friends.
"Spider-Man is in a lot of...
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The Infernal Core jumps from TV (inset) to comics
The Infernal Core is ready for his close-up. The superhero creation of Face Off contestant Anthony Kosar makes his debut in the pages of DC Comics' Justice League Dark No. 16 this Wednesday, the prize for winning last week's Comic-Con-themed challenge on the Syfy reality competition series.
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Ultimate Spider-Man
"With great power comes great responsibility" is the iconic mantra of Spider-Man. But when the web-slinging superhero returns for the second season of his animated Disney XD series, he might have to change that to "With great responsibility comes great responsibility." That's according to Jeph Loeb, Marvel Entertainment's head of television, who promises that Ultimate Spider-Man will feature more heroes, more villains and more roommates, starting with special back-to-back episodes Monday night at 7/6c. (The show returns to its Sunday morning slot on Jan. 27 at 11am/10c.)
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Superman, Matt Bomer
Matt Bomer is going up, up and away — into the world of animation. The mild-mannered White Collar star has landed the lead in the upcoming movie Superman: Unbound. Coming this spring to DVD, Blu-ray and On Demand, the film features an all-star cast, including Fringe's John Noble as the world-destroying alien Brainiac and Castle costars Stana Katic and Molly Quinn as Superman's girlfriend, Lois Lane, and cousin, Kara (aka Supergirl), respectively.
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Ultimate Spider-Man
Spider-Man is set to resume his battle against the bad guys in 2013. Disney XD will announce Thursday that Season 2 of the animated hit Ultimate Spider-Man will have a special one-hour premiere on Monday, Jan. 21 at 7/6c. The show then returns to its Sundays-at-11am timeslot on Jan. 27.
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