1) Planetary, an unspeakably brilliant comic book series full of homages to various sci-fi, adventure and superhero icons, including Savage and his gang.

2) Rediscovering Capitaine Flam, one of several French-dubbed anime I enjoyed as a kid, and finding out it was actually adapted from a 1940′s sci-fi pulp series called Captain Future. It’s interesting that Savage and Future have a lot in common: they’re both physically and mentally perfect men, trained from birth to fight evil and put their vast knowledge and abilities to the service of humanity. Heh. Those were the days when you could be both manly and scientific. (If you’re interested, a few of the original stories can be downloaded here.)

And, uh, that picture isn’t looking too bad. If you need me, I’ll be in my bunk.