Monday, March 24, 2003
X-MEN: EVOLUTION UPDATE
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The Continuum has obtained two images of X23, a major new character being introduced on Kids' WB!'s X-Men: Evolution animated series.
The character, created by Marvel Studios' Craig Kyle, has mysterious ties to the X-Men. X23 will be introduced in the "X23" episode, one of four remaining third-season episodes of X-Men: Evolution, and will appear again in Season 4.
Kids' WB! placed X-Men: Evolution on hiatus earlier this year, with plans to return the show in time to coincide with the May 2 release of the X-Men sequel. Sources told The Continuum the show might return as early as mid-April.
"X23" will come after "Cruise Control" and before the two-part "Dark Horizon" season finales.
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In other X-Men: Evolution news:
* Warner Home Video has provided The Continuum with an advance copy of X-Men: Evolution: Mutants Rising, the new DVD and VHS release slated for April 22.
X-Men: Evolution: Mutants Rising contains the first four episodes of the second season: "Growing Pains," "Power Surge," "Bada-Bing, Bada-Boom," and "Fun and Games." The episodes are in their original cuts and contain previously unseen material.
Among the DVD features are episode introductions from X-Men: Evolution producer Boyd Kirkland, who talks about the Scott-Jean relationship, the introduction of Boom-Boom and why "Fun and Games" is one of his favorite episodes.
* Doug Murphy has joined the show's staff as a director, replacing Curt Geda, who is producing and directing the Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman film for Warner Bros. Animation. Gary Graham and Frank Paur are returning as directors for Season 4.
* "Cruise Control" will feature Magma.
* A fourth-season episode will spotlight the Brotherhood.
* Look for more on X-Men: Evolution soon here in The Continuum.
X-MEN SEQUEL UPDATE
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A preview of X2 will air during Tuesday's broadcast of Smallville on The WB.
A WB representative told The Continuum that the preview will be "exclusive" and will feature a scene from the film. The preview will last two minutes.
In other X-Men news:
* In conjunction with the film's official site, there is a "Mutant Madness" contest, playing off the "March Madness" of the NCAA basketball tournament.
Click on the images above for looks at Siryn, Jubilee and Kitty Pryde.
* According to the Hollywood Report, Marvel has given 20th Century Fox more time to exercise its rights over X-Men, Fantastic Four and Daredevil as part of a lawsuit settlement over the TV show Mutant X.
ACADEMY AWARDS ROUNDUP
Road to Perdition won the Best Cinematography award Sunday night at the Academy Awards on Sunday night.
It was the only comics-based movie to win an award.
Spider-Man was up for two Oscars, but lost in Special Effects to Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and to Chicago in Sound.
Among the presenters at the ceremony were Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner from Daredevil, Jennifer Connelly from The Hulk, Halle Berry from X2 and Sean Connery from League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Click on the thumbnails below for larger images.
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FIRST LOOKS
For covers and four-page previews of comics arriving in stores on Wednesday, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Bulletproof Monk: Tales of the Bulletproof Monk and Masters of the Universe Vol. II #1 from Image Comics and Brath #2 from CrossGen Comics.
MERIDIAN ON LIBRARY LIST
Meridian Vol. 1: Flying Solo, the opening chapter in the title's series of graphic novels, was selected by the New York Public Library for its Books for the Teen Age 2003 List.
To celebrate the publication of the list, a reception attended by dozens of authors -- including Meridian writer Barbara Kesel -- was held on Saturday at the New York Public Library.
Now in its 74th year of publication, the List--available to school and public libraries throughout all 50 states, as well as internationally--selects the best of the previous year's publishing for teenagers, 12 to 18-years-old. All titles chosen have been read and reviewed by young adult librarians and recommended for this special publication.
"Libraries and I go way back. I've been a library volunteer since my first
elementary school, and I worked at the Pomona Public Library in California
during my college years," Kesel said. "In all that time, I've seen librarians work valiantly to keep kids reading in the age of video, and I'm proud to be part of the most recent wave in reader enticement: comic books. I'm so thrilled to have Meridian, a book very close to my heart, join the ranks of those considered the best works for young readers. What an amazing honor."
BRIEFLY
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