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Sad news today folks.  George Carlin, the hardest working comedian around, died at the age of 71 due to heart failure on Sunday night in Santa Monica, California.  With a career spanning more than half a century Carlin continued to tour on college campuses and night clubs well after becoming a household name with his best-selling albums and books.  He will be most remembered for his famous bit on the “7 Words You Can’t Say on Television,” but he gave us so much more.  For his biting social commentary, his love of the absurd (and all those little things which we have in common), pushing the boundaries of comedy and good taste, and for so much more, he will be missed.  To honor his memory HBO has announced it will re-air many of Carlin’s specials (dating back to 1977) this week on both HBO and HBO2.  We’ve got some of his most memorable moments for you inside – Language (of course) is NSFW.

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As Aaron told you Tuesday, director Sydney Pollack died early this week.  Sadly, he wasn’t the only one to go.  Dick Martin, best known for being the co-host of the variety show Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In (for which he won an Emmy), passed away of respiratory problems this past weekend.  As a comedian, host, director, and producer Martin worked on several projects duing his fifty-year career in Hollywood.  Following his stint on Laugh-In Martin would go on to a career behind the camera directing TV episodes for series such as Newhart, Sledge Hammer!, Family Ties, and The Bob Newhart Show as well as continuing his acting career by showing up in guest spots on shows such as The John Larroquette Show, Diagnosis Murder, The Love Boat, and Coach, and as a host and celebrity contestant on several game shows.  Check out some memorial clips inside.

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Our quote today comes from comic artist Alex Ross, co-creator of Astro City and artist for Kingdom Come.  Aside from his art Ross has earned a special spot in my heart for his love of Captain Marvel and his flat-out refusal to draw Kyle Rayner into his DC work (take that Ron Marz!).  This quote comes from Ross’ current work on the Avengers/Invaders:

Here’s a fan-mande mash-up taken from Ultimate Avengers and Justice League pitting ol’ Shellhead against pointy-ears.  Not great, but worth a moment of your time (even with the annoying opening). 

Here’s a not too shabby mash-up using the video from 1966’s Invincible Iron Man and the sound from the first Iron Man trailer.  Pretty cool stuff.