* Lost link number one: An enlightening Jeff Jensen interview with show honchos Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse at Entertainment Weekly that clarifies some unintentionally ambiguous points from last week’s episode regarding the chronological order of flashbacks, a certain notable bracelet, and lots more. Quote of the day:

The only true canon is the show itself.

Then explain the goddamn numbers in the goddamn show instead of the stupid ARG! Okay, venting over.

* Lost link number two: The Tail Section clears up some erroneous reporting regarding Lost‘s scheduling–they are airing the eight pre-strike episodes all in a row, and the second batch will all be airing at 10pm.

* The Ruins link number one: new trailer!

* The Ruins link number two: New posters!

Trailer and one-sheets via Bloody Disgusting.

* Comics Bulletin’s Robert Murray talks to writer Simon Oliver and editor Jonathan Vankin of the canceled-before-its-time Vertigo series The Exterminators. To me this series, rough edges and all, is the most interesting thing going on at Vertigo today, and the fact that it has to call it a day 20 issues earlier than its planned 50-issue run is a real downer. I guess they can’t all be Y: The Last Man or Lost. However, it does at least give you a better financial impetus to invest in the trade paperbacks. (Via Kevin Melrose.)

* The mostly not-so-good Gawker Media “sci-fi” blog io9 has a coup of an interview with Cloverfield monster designer Neville Page. The three-decades-old legacy of H.R. Giger’s Alien design lingers on. (Via Whitney Matheson.

* Stacie Ponder calls out the genre-nerd internet for its weirdly negative sight-unseen reaction to Neil Marshall’s retro-apocalyptic thriller Doomsday. To me this kneejerk reaction is just part and parcel of other dopey horror-fanboy shibboleths: gore is good, PG-13 and M. Night Shyamalan and any trend that doesn’t involve constant on-screen dismemberment are bad, we must support Our Genre, etc.

* The new Meathaus anthology, featuring Jim Rugg, Ross Campbell, Dave Kiersh, Brandom Graham, Farel Dalrymple, James Jean, the Hanuka Bros., Dash Shaw, and Ralph Bakshi (!), looks pretty pretty. I will however admit some reticence, because in the post-Kramers Ergot and Mome world, the content bar has really been raised–there’s more to anthologies than pretty drawings. (Via Heidi MacDonald.)

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