So many books, so little time. So many, in fact, that Henchman21’s WCBP is a two-parter this week. We start off here with his thoughts on his most recent acquisitions from amongst DC & Marvel’s releases.

The legendary screen actor famous for his roles in The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur, and Planet of the Apes, died last night at his home in Beverly Hills.

Arthur C. Clarke, the influential science fiction author best known for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, died Wednesday in Sri Lanka. He was 90.

Comics legend and illustrator Dave Stevens, creator of The Rocketeer, died March 13, 2008, after a long battle with leukemia. He was 52.

Dungeons & Dragons co-creator and father of the role-playing genre Gary Gygax has died at 69.

Renowned movie poster artist John Alvin passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 59. Some of his best-known posters were for Blade Runner, E.T., Young Frankenstein, and so many more.

Roy Scheider, best known for his role as Chief Martin Brody in Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, died yesterday afternoon in Little Rock, AK. He was 75 and lived in Sag Harbor, N.Y.

The young actor’s sudden death on Tuesday leaves in question a few projects he was involved with, including The Dark Knight and Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

The actor was found dead today in New York City. He was 28.

Cremated remains of ‘Star Trek’ actor James Doohan and Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper launched into suborbital space.

The American-born artist Sol LeWitt died from complications of cancer in New York on April 8. He was 78.

F4, Indy 4, Jurassic 4, Barbarella, Jericho

News Bytes: Sami Raimi, Chow Yun-Fat, Clive Owen, David Arquette, and much more!

Writer of ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ and ‘Cat’s Cradle’ was 84.

Creator of popular comic strips ‘B.C’ and ‘The Wizard of Id’ dies at age 76.

The former KISS guitarist passed away of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 51.

‘A Christmas Story’ director Bob Clark and his son were killed in a car crash this week.

Star Trek, Peter Jackson, Buffy, Robert Anton Wilson, and much more!

As the year comes to a close, the G.O.D. remembers the artists and celebrities who died over the past 12 months.

Dana Reeve, 44, who came to national attention as she supported her husband Christopher Reeve during his paralysis, has died of lung cancer.