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Mar 17 2013 09:00 AM ET

PopWatch Planner: Saying goodbye for now to 'Girls,' 'Pretty Little Liars,' and hello to 'Bates Motel,' 'Admission'

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We’re not going to lie: Other than a little crooning on the part of Justin Timberlake, and a visit from Tina Fey, this week’s offerings are pretty serious, but in a good, high-quality drama kind of way. There’s controversy, psychopathy, lying, scandal, spies, and danger. You’re welcome.

Kick off your week tonight by catching what is sure to be the highly polarizing season 2 finale of Girls, and then I recommend you shut your eyes and, without looking back, jump into the intense and oh-so-entertaining drama from Scandal, The Americans, and more during the rest of your week.

Here’s what you need to look out for this week:

SUNDAY
Girls, 9 p.m., HBO

It’s season-finale time for the anti-sitcom comedy’s second go-around. And after the controversies we’ve already seen, we’re willing to bet that tonight’s episode is going to be the talk of the town come Monday. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 7 2012 11:00 AM ET

Check out 'Walking Dead' artist Charlie Adlard's alternate cover for 'Invincible' #100 -- EXCLUSIVE

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As regular EW readers know, Robert Kirkman is both an executive producer on the Walking Dead TV show and the creator-writer of the long-running comic upon which it is based. But Kirkman doesn’t just enjoy dramatically tormenting characters in the zombie apocalypse. Oh, no! He also gets a kick out of doing so in an array of other titles, including Thief of Thieves – on which Kirkman collaborates with a string of other scribes — and the almost-as-long-running-as-the-Walking Dead superhero saga Invincible, which he cocreated with artist Cory Walker and whose hundredth issue is being published by Kirkman’s Skybound imprint Jan. 23, 2013. And to celebrate that latter landmark Kirkman has recruited regular Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard to create an alternate cover (Ryan Ottley is now the title’s main artist). “Charlie Adlard and I have been working together on the Walking Dead for near a decade at this point and he still manages to surprise me,” says Kirkman. “I don’t think Charlie’s drawn a superhero in a while, so seeing his take on Invincible was a lot of fun.”

You can check out Adlard’s variant artwork — which was colored by John Rauch — above and in larger form below.

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Aug 24 2012 08:00 AM ET

'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire': Let's cast the rest of the movie!

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Now that we’ve got most of the major players (okay… now that we’ve got our Finnick) for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, we thought we’d go ahead and cast the rest of the film. Take a look at some of our picks for the film’s more minor characters below. (WARNING: SPOILERS FOLLOW!)
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Jun 20 2012 10:00 AM ET

'The Walking Dead': Check out the final variant cover of issue #100 -- EXCLUSIVE

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We already knew that the 100th issue of Robert Kirkman’s Walking Dead comic would be published with an array of covers. But it turns out getting your hands on the twelfth and final cover is going to be as traumatic and/or as thrilling as an undead apocalypse. Why? Because to get your hands on that comic you will have to experience the traumas and/or thrills of an undead apocalypse.

EW can reveal that comics featuring the twelfth variant cover will only be available to fans who buy tickets for the zombie-filled Walking Dead Escape obstacle course event which is taking place at San Diego’s Petco Park on the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of Comic-Con weekend. The good news is that Kirkman’s Skybound imprint is giving away the comic for free to “Survivors,” “Walkers,” and spectators. The other good news is that you can get an exclusive look at the variant cover below.  READ FULL STORY »

Jun 4 2012 02:08 PM ET

Check out one of the alternative covers for 'Walking Dead' #100 -- EXCLUSIVE

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Next month, the Walking Dead comic will celebrate 100 issues of zombie slaying, limb amputating, food foraging, and a talking Tyrannosaurus Rex. I jest, of course, about the yapping prehistoric beastie — that’s one of Walking Dead writer Robert Kirkman’s other comics, Super Dinosaur. Kirkman and his Skybound imprint, on the other hand, are taking the anniversary seriously. Visitors to this year’s Comic-Con will be able to celebrate Walking Dead #100 and/or sprain an important body part by taking part in a zombie assault course at San Diego’s Petco Park. And the issue itself is being published on July 11 with both a cover from regular Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard and a number of variants, including the one by Sean Phillips you can see below.

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Mar 15 2012 07:45 PM ET

'Walking Dead' writer Robert Kirkman to reveal origins of zombie-slayer Michonne in new comic

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Readers of the Walking Dead comic waiting to see the character Michonne make her semi-promised debut on the TV show version have so far been waiting in vain. But fans of the sword-wielding zombie-slayer will soon finally be able to find out how she got to be, well, a sword-wielding zombie-slayer.

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Jan 26 2012 12:20 PM ET

The conclusion of Maurice Sendak's brilliant appearance on 'The Colbert Report' -- VIDEO

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I can only begin to imagine the difficult task that was at hand for the editing team at The Colbert Report when it came to working on the blisteringly funny two-part Maurice Sendak segment. How do you edit anything when everything the Caldecott-winning author and illustrator said to host Stephen Colbert was gold? Pure delightfully cranky, comedic gold.

Thankfully, the editors wisely chose some killer moments for the second half of Grim Colberty Tales with the Where the Wild Things Are creator, making for a most satisfying conclusion. That said, I could legitimately watch the refreshingly blunt Sendak square off with the unabashedly amused Colbert every single night on the show.
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Jan 25 2012 10:11 AM ET

Watch Maurice Sendak's wild, hilarious appearance on 'The Colbert Report' -- VIDEO

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For so many of us, the words of Maurice Sendak were an imperative part of our childhoods. His transcendent and timeless tales, particularly the classic Where The Wild Things Are helped shape us into the adults we’ve become. Perhaps that’s why the 83-year-old author/illustrator’s appearance on Tuesday night’s episode of The Colbert Report struck such a nerve with fans whose lives he had impacted. Well, that, and it was so unbelievably, wake-the-person-next-to-you hilarious, it will live on your DVR forever.

Sendak, who sat down with future President of South Carolina (keep the faith!) Stephen Colbert for his first segment of Grim Colberty Tales, gave one of the most unflinchingly honest and painfully funny interviews in the show’s history. Not only did Sendak keep up with Colbert in a way most guests never can (then again, this is the person who created Max, so he knows how to get into the mind of a mischievous character), but he somehow made statements like “I didn’t set out to make children happy or make life better for them or easier for them” as magical as the very books he was seemingly indifferent about writing for us. (Who knew?! Also, didn’t this little piece of information from the Caldecott winner somehow make him more likeable?)
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Jan 11 2012 07:30 PM ET

Stan Lee hulks out over 'Avengers,' 'Spider-Man,' 'Hulk' storybook apps -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

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At first, the Amazing Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, and the Avengers appeared only in the pages of Marvel comic books, in part the brainchild of comic legend Stan Lee. Then, slowly, these fantastical superheroes expanded their reach into the pop-culture ether, swinging and smashing their way into TV, movies, videogames, and even Broadway. So why wouldn’t they make the leap to the iPad as storybook apps for children, with Lee himself providing his hale and hearty voice for narration?

The Amazing Spider-Man: An Origin Story is already available for download (for $6.99), and Avengers Origins: Hulk, and Avengers Origins: Assemble! will both hit the iTunes store in April. Last month, I sat down with Lee after he had finished recording his narration for Assemble! to talk about these storybooks — not to mention the mega-budget feature film versions of these superhero stories heading to theaters later this year. Check out our exclusive interview below:  READ FULL STORY »

Dec 18 2011 04:01 AM ET

Best of 2011 (Behind the Scenes): 'Bossypants' cover photographer Ruven Afanador talks Tina Fey's man hands

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As 2011 comes to a close, EW.com wanted to honor some of the hardworking names and faces from behind the scenes for their outstanding achievements. One of the very best things about Tina Fey’s literary debut — the honest, gut-busting, don’t-read-it-on-the-subway funny best-seller Bossypants — aside from, of course, “A Mother’s Prayer for her Child” and all those wild 30 Rock anecdotes, was that outrageous man-hands cover. Renowned photographer Ruven Afanador recalls what it was like shooting the very funny image that clicked with readers. For more behind the scenes access to the year’s best TV and movie scenes, click here for EW.com‘s Best of 2011: Behind the Scenes coverage.

As told by: Ruven Afandor

We were doing the cover of the book and Tina had mentioned to me certain things that she liked, and while we were brainstorming, I told her this idea that she might like. I’ve always been fascinated with the [passe-têtes at the] carnival, where you stick your head in front of the thing and then you see a whole body. READ FULL STORY »

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