Geek in Review 5/1/08: Comings and goings

For those of us without BBC America, the raucous Doctor Who spinoff Torchwood is now available on the iTunes Store. Excuse me while I hunt down those gift cards … (Outpost Gallifrey)
As expected, Sir Ian McKellen will reprise his role as Gandalf in the two films based on The Hobbit to be directed by Guillermo del Toro. (Empire magazine)
The CW confirms that Michael Rosenbaum is leaving Smallville, but guest appearances may be in the works. Replacing our beloved Lex Luthor as the major villain on the show: Doomsday (who killed the Man of Steel in the Superman comics) and an unnamed female foe who “will be familiar to many fans.” (Sci-Fi Wire)
Star Wars: Betrayal, the first book in the soon-to-end Legacy of the Force series, is available for free as a PDF, eBook or audiobook download now through May 13. (Del Rey)
Many of Charles Darwin’s manuscripts are now available online for your free perusal, just in case you can’t make it to Cambridge. (NPR’s Morning Edition)
Marvel Comics is launching a comic book series based on the cult sci-philosophy novel Ender’s Game. Also, a long-awaited movie based on the book is in pre-production but has lost Wolfgang Petersen as director. (Story)
A series of comic books based on The X-Files is out there. Or soon will be. (Story)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles will be back! (Story)
Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday, May 3. (Free Comic Book Day 2008)

Nintendo shows Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay, announces Switch OLED design