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A source alerted Ain’t It Cool News of some POSSIBLE promotional material for Smallville at Comic Con, that might change the future of the series if it’s true.

The description of the poster, reads like the artwork you see at the top of this text (photomanip courtesy of Allie) - which hints to a final end to the show, in the form of a made for TV movie.

If season nine is to wrap in May of 2010, this would air some seven months later at Christmas, wrapping up the show. Nothing has been confirmed or denied, but we’ll keep you updated as we look to Comic Con next month for some kind of an official announcement.

Warner Bros has their info for the Smallville panel at San Diego’s Comic Con:

Smallville Screening and Q&A – Comic-Con favorite Smallville returns, as showrunners Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson join cast members including Smallville’s Lois Lane – Erica Durance (House of the Dead) – Justin Hartley (Gemini Division), Cassidy Freeman (Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee) and others (yet to be announced) to talk about the year ahead, answer fan questions and give an exclusive sneak peek at clips from season nine. Award-winning comic book writer, Emmy®-nominated film and television writer/producer, and Smallville alum Jeph Loeb (Heroes) will moderate the session. From Tollin/Robbins Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, Smallville will air Fridays at 8:00 p.m. this fall on The CW, premiering September 25. Smallville: The Complete Eighth Season will be released on DVD and Blu-ray™ Hi Def August 25. Room 6BCF.

“Dead Like Me” actor Callum Blue has been cast as a series regular for Smallville season 9, playing the iconic role of Superman villain, General Zod. Most will remember Terrence Stamp, who now provides the voice of Smallville’s Jor-El, as the original Zod. Michael Rosenbaum also played the role, when Lex was used as the vessel for the Kryptonian General.

It’s unclear at this time what the greater story arc will be, but this news does seem to confirm that Sam Witwer will not be appearing as General Zod next season, despite the looks of things from the end of the eighth season finale, and those set photos that leaked out earlier this year. Hopefully more news will come out of Comic Con next month.

TV Guide broke the news last night that Brian Austin Green (Beverly Hills 90210, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) will be playing the role of John Corben when the ninth season of Smallville airs September 25th on the CW.

In looks like for the Smallville-verse, John Corben (better known to DC fans as Superman villain Metallo) will be a journalist at the Daily Planet.

Episode titles are unknown but it looks BAG will be protraying Corben for the first two episodes of the season. Is it too early to start wishing he was a series regular? More news as it comes to us.

Amazon.com has begun listing Smallville: The Complete Eighth Season for pre-order on DVD & BluRay available on August 25th, 2009, a bit earlier than usual.

In addition to all twenty-two episodes of the eighth season, extras are to include a featurette on bringing Doomsday to life (called it!), a behind the scenes look at Allison Mack’s directorial debut for episode 8×13, “Power”, cast and crew commentaries, as well as deleted scenes.

After the jump you can find the complete press release for the set, which also mentions that this will be available just in time for season nine, and with an earlier release date, that might mean we see the season premiere a bit earlier than usual this fall. Remember, ordering from Starkville’s House of El supports this site & this podcast so what’re you waiting for? It’s win/win! Pre-order your 8th season release of Smallville on DVD & BluRay today!

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Since the finale, fan speculation has been strong that the figure standing outside of Tess’ window in the final moments of “Doomsday”, was that of Zod and the vessel for his body would be that of charismatic paramedic Davis Bloome (Zod’s son, if you remember correctly). Since that time, Sam Witwer has hinted that he won’t be returning to the show for season 9, despite early rumors that two characters will die (Davis and Jimmy) but only one actor won’t be returning (Aaron Ashmore). Naturally, with Doomsday being gone for the time being, it was easy to assume that Sam Witwer would be playing the the part of the character seen in the cliffhanger of the episode, but a casting notice sent out today may soon prove otherwise. Check out the jump for further details.

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Oliver tells Clark he must kill Davis, as Doomsday is a serious threat and must be stopped at all costs.  However, Clark struggles with taking a human life, so the Green Arrow and his team decide to take matters into their own hands.  Lois takes on Tess, but the fight takes a shocking turn.  Meanwhile, Chloe gets caught in the middle of Oliver and Clark’s battle over killing Davis.

Tonight is the eighth season finale of Smallville and we want you involved! After it’s over, check out our House of El forums and be sure to talk all about the episode so we’ll have a lot to talk about in SHoE 122 later next week and our special reaction episode late tonight! Be sure to talk about it in our live chat from the forums as well; there’s always a poll up in the episode thread after it airs - go vote, and don’t forget our Twitter! We’ll be back soon with an all new episode and website review from tariel22…and a few other surprises over the weekend!

Chloe returns and begs Clark to kill Davis, claiming he can no longer keep the beast under control.  Tess has assembled a team of meteor freaks, including Plastique (guest star Jessica Parker Kennedy), to track down Davis so Clark can kill him.  However, things get out of hand once Tess’ team discovers she is double-crossing them.

After the episode, check out our House of El forums and be sure to talk all about the episode so we’ll have a lot to talk about in SHoE 121 later next week! Be sure to talk about it in our live chat from the forums as well; there’s always a poll up in the episode thread after it airs - go vote, and don’t forget our Twitter! We’ll be back later this weekend with an all new episode and website review from tariel22!

Clark discovers that Davis is still alive and confronts Chloe about protecting him. Oliver discovers Jimmy breaking into Chloe’s apartment, but things get rapidly worse after Davis jumps from the shadows and attacks both of them.

After the episode, check out our House of El forums and be sure to talk all about the episode so we’ll have a lot to talk about in SHoE 120 later next week! Be sure to talk about it in our live chat from the forums as well; there’s always a poll up in the episode thread after it airs - go vote, and don’t forget our Twitter! We’ll be back later this weekend with an all new episode and website review from tariel22! We hope to have 119 up sometime tomorrow!

Amazon.com has begun listing Smallville: The Complete Eighth Season for pre-order on DVD & BluRay later this year! No word yet on special features, but you can expect the usual batch of deleted scenes, episode commentaries, & hopefully another fantastic documentary (Doomsday anyone?)

Release date is still unknown at this time, though I’d keep your eyes open early-to-mid September release as that’s when these sets usually hit. Remember, ordering from Starkville’s House of El supports this site & this podcast so what’re you waiting for? It’s win/win! Pre-order your 8th season release of Smallville on DVD & BluRay today!