Saturday, October 27, 2001

X-MEN: EVOLUTION UPDATE

Kids' WB! will rebroadcast the "Bada-Bing, Bada-Boom" episode of X-Men: Evolution on Saturday, Nov. 10, culminating a week of reruns.

Other episodes that week include "Middleverse" on Monday, Nov. 5; "Turn of the Rouge" on Tuesday, Nov. 6; "Spykecam" on Wednesday, Nov. 7; "Survival of the Fittest" on Thursday, Nov. 8; and "Shadowed Past" on Friday, Nov. 9.

When new episodes return, look for Storm to be in the spotlight and the introduction of another X-Men character.

In other X-Men: Evolution news:

* The Oct. 20 episode, "Fun and Games," dominated broadcast competition in its time slot. It ranked No. 1 among Kids 2-11 (3.5/15), Kids 6-11 (4.0/18), Boys 2-11 (4.9/20), Boys 6-11 (5.1/22), Girls 2-11 (2.0/9) and Girls 6-11 (2.8/13).

* For images of Saturday's episode, "The Beast of Bayville," CLICK HERE

ONI PRESS' BLUE MONDAY: LOVECATS

Oni Press is publishing a new one-shot from Chynna Clugston-Major, Blue Monday: Lovecats, in February.

The one-shot starring the teenage roustabouts of Fresburger, Calif. The new story takes a closer look at the relationships of the gang, focusing specifically on the burgeoning feelings between Clover and Victor.

"In the main Blue Monday comics, we sometimes get caught up in the wacky hijinx and don't get to pause as much as we'd like to see the emotional lives of our characters," said Oni editor-in-chief Jamie S Rich. "Since this is a book about teenagers, hormones are running at illegal speeds, and it's natural that the kids are going to get all dippy for one another. While Absolute Beginniers was more about feelings that weren't there, Lovecats is about feelings that are."

"There is a lot that I have yet to reveal about Bleu and her friends," Clugston-Major said. "I have their lives mapped out for many years to come, and the path is going to involve a lot of ups and downs, successes and failures. Some friendships will become stronger, while others will be exposed as rotten. Bleu has been getting most of the spotlight so far. Now it's Clover's turn."

Lovecats is the first of three specials for 2002 and 2003, all revolving around a special time of year. Part two is scheduled for October, and will look at how the gang celebrates Halloween. Nocturnals creator Dan Brereton has agreed to paint the cover.

"The plan was to keep Blue Monday going even while Chynna worked on her new series, Scooter Girl," Rich said. "We didn't want to go a year without new material, but we couldn't really schedule a new series while Chynna had six other comics to create. But don't worry. Scooter Girl is a one-off project, while Blue Monday is Chynna's life's work. Oni and Chynna are committed to Blue Monday for the duration."

FIRST LOOK: NEW X-MEN #118

New X-Men #118 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by Grant Morrison, with art by Ethan Van Sciver and Prentis Rollins and a cover by Frank Quitely.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue, which is part one of the two-part "Germ Free Generation" story.

"Part 1 of 2. Rising human infertility rates. Mutant births on the increase. And a genetic code that programs the human race to self-destruct within a few generations. These are the secrets exposed in the "Extinction Dossier" - the final research of Moira MacTaggert. Now, mutant militancy explodes as the human/mutant dynamic is seemingly turned on its ear. What - if anything - can the X-Men do to control this situation? Plus: introducing the all-new Angel."

New X-Men #118 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.25.

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FIRST LOOK: X-MEN UNLIMITED #33

X-Men Unlimited #33 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from Marvel Comics. The issue is by various creators and has a cover by Michael Kaluta.

Here's how Marvel describes the issue:

"Six totally unscrupulously evil, slime-infested tales (that are just plain wrong and may leave you feeling a wee bit ill), starring X-villains. Take a wild ride with Sabretooth. Tackle The Blob. Get cozy at The Hellfire Club. Daydream with Mastermind. Vacation with Magneto. And last but certainly not least -- get fixed up with a Sentinel. Creators include Steven Grant, Esteban Maroto, Quique Alcatena, Walter Taborda, Mike Collins, Buddy Scalera, Will Pfeifer and Sean Phillips."

X-Men Unlimited #33 will be 48 pages and will cost $2.99.

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