Panel of the Week 4/21/10

It was a week for the throwback. Rereleased books, classic writers, and relaunched franchises were the order of the Wednesday. Today we examine forbidden love, father-son day, destined spears, and vampires of the new world, all here on Panel of the Week.

Behind the Hack: How 4Chan Gamed the Time 100

Marblecake, also the game.

Better Than Pandora: The Most Memorable Sci-Fi Planets

Avatar hits DVD today so be sure to check out our interview with both director James Cameron and producer Jon Landau, published today, in which they discuss two Avatar sequels and the Blu-ray revival of the blockbuster got all of us over here at Techland pretty excited about a return trip to Pandora.

Dell Phones Leak: Lightning, Thunder, Smoke, and Flash

You want Dell phones? You got ‘em. Engadget’s managed to get its hands on information pertaining to the Windows Phone 7 Lightning, and Android Thunder, Smoke, and Flash. Elemental, no?

Two Minute Video: Did We Just Get a Glimpse of the iPhone 4?

Tech news big enough to get “regular” people interested broke earlier this week when it was revealed that gadget blog Gizmodo.com paid $5,000 for a next-generation iPhone prototype left sitting on a barstool by an Apple developer. Here’s a quick two-minute recounting of the events. Pass it on.

Archie Cartoonist: “First Openly-Gay Character Comes to Riverdale This Fall”

During an interview with gay podcast Feast of Fun during C2E2, veteran Archie Comics cartoonist and writer Dan Parent revealed that the comic’s first openly-gay character will make his way to Riverdale High School this fall.

Android Running On The iPhone

Android phone or iPhone? That is the question. And it now appears that you can have both. Sort of. An enterprising individual has managed to get Google’s Android operating system up and running on a second-generation iPhone. He says that getting the same result on an iPhone 3G “should be pretty simple,” though the 3GS [...]

Cameron Talks Avatar Director’s Cut, Underwater Sequel(s), 3D Titanic

In the lead-up to the theatrical release of Avatar, when I was surrounded by skeptics who told me I was nuts for liking a movie about 3D blue aliens, I talked to both producer Jon Landau and director James Cameron, and was left startled by their confidence. Five years into the project, they clearly believed [...]

New episode of Supernatural airs on The CW at 9 p.m.

“Avatar” out on DVD and Blu-ray (2D version only)

New episode of Fringe airs on FOX at 9 p.m.