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News Roundup: Betty White Gets a Comic Book, Ashmore Brothers to Guest on 'Fringe' and More

by Chris Harnick, posted Sep 7th 2010 6:00PM
Female Force: Betty WhiteThe Legion of Doom has struck again! It's time to call Batman, Wonder Woman and ... Betty White!? Not really, but sort of.

The blazing hot actress is getting the comic book treatment from Bluewater Productions as part of their 'Female Force' series. According to PopCrunch, the comic was written by Patrick McCray and illustrated by Todd Tennant and will chronicle the 88-year-old's career from voiceover work to sitcoms.

White joins other icons such as Oprah Winfrey, Lady Gaga and Hillary Clinton in getting the comic book treatment from Bluewater. 'Female Force: Betty White' hits shelves in November.

In other TV news ...

Josh and Jake Harris will remain on 'Deadliest Catch.' The two sons of the late Capt. Phil Harris signed a new contract with Discovery. [NY Times]

Siblings Shawn and Aaron Ashmore have been cast on 'Fringe' as alternate versions of each other. Shawn played Iceman in the 'X-Men' films and both Shawn and Aaron had separate stints on 'Smallville.' [Zap2It]

Think you can flip a table just as good as Teresa Giudice? She'll be the judge. 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey 'star will host a table-flipping contest in Delaware on Sept. 25 [Entertainment Weekly]


'So You Think You Can Dance' all-star Stephen "tWitch" Boss will guest star on 'Bones.' The dancer will play a man suspected of murdering a street performer. [Ausiello Files]

CNN has named the Eliot Spitzer and Kathleen Parker show 'Parker Spitzer.' The political chat series will debut Oct. 4. [The Wrap]

'CSI' creator Anthony Zuiker is developing a new series based on Robert Ludlum's 'Jason Bourne' novels for CBS. 'Treadstone' has received a script order from CBS and it's being written by John Glenn. [Deadline Hollywood]

Alan Ritchson will reprise the role of Aquaman on The CW's 'Smaillviell.' Ritchson was last seen in season 8. [Ausiello Files]

Oprah Winfrey is among this year's honorees by the Kennedy Center. Joining her are Paul McCartney, Merle Haggard, Jerry Herman and Bill T. Jones. [NY Times]

Lisa Simpson will sing with the 'Glee' kids head on 'The Simpsons.' Cory Monteith, Lea Michele and Amber Riley will voice characters at Lisa's musical camp and they'll sing a reworded version of 'Good Vibrations.' [TV Guide]

HBO has acquired the TV rights to 'Public Speaking' the documentary spotlighting writer Fran Lebowitz. Martin Scorsese directed the film and Vanity Fair's Graydon Carter produced. [HBO]

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Richard Ott

I think Betty White's comic character looks more
like phillis Diller, without the stick thingy.

September 07 2010 at 9:11 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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