Monday, September 27, 2004
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED UPDATE
Smallville star Micahel Rosenbaum is reprising his role of Ghoul for the season finale of Cartoon Network's Justice League Unlimited.
"It's basically his impression of Christopher Walken," Justice League voice director Andrea Romano told The Continuum.
Rosenbaum is a cast regular as the voice of The Flash and also provided the voice of Deadshot in a first-season episode.
Also providing voices in the second part of "The Once and Future Thing" are Adam Baldwin as Bonk, Melissa Joan Hart as Dee Dee and Don Harvey as Chucko.
In other Justice League news:
* Ally McBeal's Peter MacNicol is providing a villainous guest-voice.
* John C. McGinley returns to voice the Atom in "Dark Heart," written by Warren Ellis.
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* During the end credits for "Return," scenes from future episodes were shown, including such characters as The Ultimen, Bizarro and Aquaman.
* Look for more Justice League news soon here in The Continuum.
ELEKTRA MOVIE UPDATE
Pocket Star Books has announced a Dec. 28 release date for the Elektra movie novelization.
The book, written by Yvonne Navarro, will be 256 pages and will cost $6.99.
Here's how Pocket Star describes the story:
"Elektra Natchois barely escapes with her life after being attacked by Bullseye in Daredevil. She is saved by the mysterious ninja group called The Chaste and trained in the ninjitsu arts, but her barely suppressed rage and quest for revenge forces her to be exiled from the group. She then works as a paid assassin with little regard for human life -- until she's hired to kill an attractive man and his teenage daughter who had welcomed her into their home. Now Elektra will discover whether she in meant to trave the path of revenge -- or the path or righteousness."
In other Elektra news, look for the first poster for the movie soon.
PLATINUM TEAMS WITH ICARUS
Platinum Studios has announced the development of massively multiplayer online entertainment applications with Icarus Studios LLC, a trans-media development and technology studio. Original interactive games, based on the Platinum Studios' library of comic characters, will be designed and developed for PCs, wireless and next-generation consoles.
The deal -- which was finalized via FOG Studios, Platinum's representative for interactive rights -- enables Platinum Studios and Icarus Studios to co-produce full trans-media, multi-user interactive products, simultaneously with graphic novels and feature screenplays. Upcoming comics Blood Nation and Atlantis Rising will be the first two Platinum Studios properties developed for interactive games. The theatrical version of Atlantis Rising is being produced by Platinum and Gale Anne Hurd's Valhalla Motion Pictures, with Hurd and Platinum's Scott Rosenberg producing.
"Through this deal, Platinum Studios will now be able to develop comic book titles and characters simultaneously for print, film and games," said Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, chairman of Platinum Studios. "This enhances our ability to build valuable and recognizable entertainment franchises that can be experienced in virtually every medium."
"Comic book properties are ideal for adaptation to multi-user entertainment applications for PCs, game consoles and mobile phones," said James Hettinger, CEO and co-founder of Icarus Studios. "Platinum Studios' characters and stories have a universal appeal which allows us to move beyond hardcore gamers and reach a more mainstream audience with our creations."
In Platinum's upcoming comic book Atlantis Rising, an underwater kingdom and the surface world come to the brink of war with the fate of both civilizations hanging in the balance. Blood Nation tells the tale of a team of commandos that must infiltrate a nation populated entirely by vampires.
FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and three- to five-page previews of upcoming comics, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Conan and The Daughters of Midora from Dark Horse Comics, Cocopiazo from Slave Labor, Batman/Danger Girl and Trigger #1 from DC Comics and Wyatt Earp: Dodge City #1 from Moonstone Books.
STATIC SHOCK SCHEDULE
Cartoon Network, which debuts Static Shock on Monday, has released its schedule of episodes for October.
Following is a rundown, wiht all episodes airing at 10:30 p.m.:
"They're Playing My Song" on Monday, Oct. 4; "The New Kid" on Tuesday, Oct. 5; "Child's Play" on Wednesday, Oct. 6; "Sons of the Fathers" on Thursday, Oct. 7.
"Junior" on Monday, Oct. 11; "Winds of Change" on Tuesday, Oct. 12; "Bent Out of Shape" on Wednesday, Oct. 13; "Replay" on Thursday, Oct. 14.
"Tantrum" on Monday, Oct. 18; "Sunspots" on Tuesday, Oct. 19; "Trouble Squared" on Wednesday, Oct. 20; "Brother-Sister Act" on Thursday, Oct. 21.
"Static Shaq" on Monday, Oct. 25; "Frozen Out" on Tuesday, Oct. 26; "Bad Stretch" on Wednesday, Oct. 27; "Pop's Girlfriend" on Thursday, Oct. 28.
BRIEFLY
COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES
In case you missed The Continuum's recent coverage, here are some links:
* For Tuesday, Sept. 21, including Fantastic Four movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Sept. 20, including Fantastic Four movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, Sept. 18, including Image Comics' solicitations for December, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, Sept. 17, including The Batman news, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, Sept. 16, including Smallville and Marvel news, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, Sept. 15, including Smallville news, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, Sept. 14, including Teen Titans news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Sept. 13, including DC Comics' solicitations for December, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, Sept. 11, including TV news, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, Sept. 10, including Blade: Trinity news, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, Sept. 9, including Smallville news, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, Sept. 8, including Marvel news, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, Sept. 7, including X-Men: Evolution news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Sept. 6, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, Sept. 4, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, Sept. 3, including Justice League Unlimited and Teen Titans news, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, Sept. 2, including Marvel and Image first looks, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, Sept. 1, including Mutant X news, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, Aug. 31, including Justice League Unlimited news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Aug. 30, including Batman Begins news, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, Aug. 28, including Smallville news, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, Aug. 26, including Image Comics' solicitations for November, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, Aug. 25, including Marvel news, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, Aug. 24, including The Batman animated news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Aug. 23, including Amy Acker's voice role on Justice League Unlimited, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, Aug. 21, including Marvel Comics' solicitations for November, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, Aug. 20, including The Batman animated news, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, Aug. 19, including Justice League Unlimited news, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, Aug. 18, including LeBron James comics news, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, Aug. 17, including Wolverine news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Aug. 16, including DC Comics' solicitations for November, CLICK HERE.
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