>Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, then you probably know that the final season of Lost is on it’s way as of February 2nd. Lost isn’t just one of the best television series of all time (thats just my humble opinion) it’s also very much tied into the world of comics. Although references to comics aren’t as plentiful as they are to well known philosophers and religious figures, comics gets their props in Lost.

One of the first references I caught was in season one when Walt is lazily reading a copy of Green Lantern written in Spanish. (turns out it belonged to Hurley) and I do recall a shot to one of the panels of GL making a polar bear construct, which if you follow the show, polar bears are something of a theme. One of the moments in Lost that had me laughing just because I’m a nerd was in season 4 when Hurley and Charlie are walking through the jungle debating who is faster between the Flash and Superman before stumbling upon a booby-trap. In a flashback scene, a young John Locke is presented a copy of Mystery Tales #40 by Richard Alpert as part of a “test”. Of course the most significant tie to comics that Lost shares is through Brian K. Vaughn who writes for the television show as well as penning Ex Machina and Y the Last Man in the comics world.

I will be eagerly awaiting the conclusion to Lost and will wait and see if the writers drop us comic fans another Easter egg. But mostly I’ll just be torn between being pleased with a sense of closure to the whole thing, or wishing for more. Also, why not a Lost comic series?

-Jim

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