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Monday, January 3, 2005NEW RED SONJA SERIESDynamite Entertainment announced on Monday that it is launching a new Red Sonja series. The series has been in development for nine months and marks a new start for Dynamite, which will be launching Red Sonja solely under the Dynamite Entertainment imprint. The launch begins in April, when orders can be placed Red Sonja #0 - featuring 15 pages of original story and art for 25 cents. The #0 issue will feature a cover by Greg Land, is written by Michael Avon Oeming and Mike Carey and illustrated by Mel Rubi. Completing the art team will be Caesar Rodriguez and Richard Isanove. "This Sonja won't be Wonder Woman with red hair," promised series writer Michael Avon Oeming. "She won't be perfect, she won't always be nice and she won't always do the right thing, especially in our modern terms of what is right or wrong." A special "sneak peak" preview of Alex Ross's fully-painted cover to issue #1 - featuring the pure pencils of Ross's Sonja - will be available as a retailer ordering incentive on issue #0. The writing and art team will return for the first issue of Red Sonja, scheduled for June. Cover artists will include Michael Turner, JG Jones, Joseph Michael Linsner, John Cassaday, Adam Hughes, Alex Ross, Art Adams and Michael Kaluta.
ARCHIE COMICS FOR APRILArchie Comics has released its solicitations for April. For a rundown, with cover images, CLICK HERE.
FIRST LOOKSFor covers and three- to five-page previews of upcoming titles, CLICK HERE. Titles include Cryptozoo Crew #1 from NBM Publishing. BMW Films': The Hire #2 from Dark Horse Comics and The Human Race #1 from DC Comics.
MOONSTONE'S BUCKAROO BONZAIMoonstone Book announced on Sunday it has acquired the comic-book rights to Buckaroo Banzai, the 1984 movie starring Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Christopher Lloyd and Jeff Goldblum. Moonstonešs book will be a new tale of Buckaroo written by Earl Mac Rauch, the character's creator and the moviešs screenwriter. The mini-series will be drawn by Stephen Thompson. Here's how Moonstone describes the book: "Buckaroo Banzai is a fiendishly clever action-packed adventure/comedy/drama in an outlandish world youšll want to visit again and again. Buckaroo is part neural surgeon, part rock star, and some 'pulp hero' tossed in for good measure."
KIDS' WB! NEW LINEUPThe Batman and Teen Titans will remain in their time periods when Kids' WB! unveils a new Saturday morning lineup on Saturday, Jan. 29. Teen Titans will continue to air at 9 a.m. (ET) and The Batman at 10:30 a.m. The Batman will be pre-empted on Saturday, Jan. 22 for Pokemon The Movie: Destiny Deoxys. The network's lineup beginning Jan. 29 includes What's New Scooby Doo at 8 a.m. ĄMucha! Gigante at 8:30 a.m.; Teen Titans at 9 a.m.; Xiaolin Showdown at 9:30 a.m.; Pokemon Advanced Challenge at 10 a.m.; The Batman at 10:30 a.m.; and Yu-Gi-Oh! Waking the Dragons at 11 and 11:30 a.m. Look for more news on The Batman soon here in The Continuum.
TEEN TITANS EPISODESCartoon Network has released the schedule of episodes for Teen Titans for Jan. 3-30, including four new episodes. Following is a rundown: "Spellbound" on Monday, Jan. 3 at 6:30 p.m.; "Can I Keep Him?" on Monday, Jan. 3 at 10 p.m.; "Revolution" on Tuesday, Jan. 4 at 6:30 p.m.; "Apprentice, Pt. 1" on Tuesday, Jan. 4 at 10 p.m.; "Wavelength" on Wednesday, Jan. 5 at 6:30 p.m.; "Apprentice, Pt. 2" on Wednesday, Jan. 5 at 10 p.m.; "The Beast Within" on Thursday, Jan. 6 at 6:30 p.m.; "How Long is Forever?" on Thursday, Jan. 6 at 10 p.m.; "Can I Keep Him?" on Friday, Jan. 7 at 6:30 p.m.; "Divide and Conquer" on Saturday, Jan. 8 at noon; "Sisters" on Saturday, Jan. 8 at 12:30 p.m.; "Bunny Raven...or...How to Make A Titananimal Disappear" on Saturday, Jan. 8 at 8 p.m.; "Crash" on Sunday, Jan. 9 at 10 p.m. "Fear Itself" on Monday, Jan. 10 at 6:30 p.m.; "Every Dog Has His Day" on Monday, Jan. 10 at 10 p.m.; "Date with Destiny" on Tuesday, Jan. 11 at 6:30 p.m.; "Terra" on Tuesday, Jan. 11 at 10 p.m.; "Transformation" on Wednesday, Jan. 12 at 6:30 p.m.; "Only Human" on Wednesday, Jan. 12 at 10 p.m.; "Titan Rising" on Thursday, Jan. 13 at 6:30 p.m.; "Final Exam" on Thursday, Jan. 13 at 10 p.m.; "Winner Take All" on Friday, Jan. 14 at 6:30 p.m.; "The Beast Within" on Saturday, Jan. 15 at mppm; "Can I Keep Him?" on Saturday, Jan. 15 at 12:30 p.m.; "Betrayal" on Saturday, Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m.; "Titans East, Pt. 1" on Saturday, Jan. 15 at 8 p.m.; "Haunted" on Sunday, Jan. 16 at 10 p.m. "Betrayal" on Monday, Jan. 17 at 6:30 p.m.; "Date with Destiny" on Monday, Jan. 17 at 10 p.m.; "Forces of Nature" on Tuesday, Jan. 18 at 6:30 p.m.; "Transformation" on Tuesday, Jan. 18 at 10 p.m.; "Aftershock, Pt. 1" on Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 6:30 p.m.; "The Sum of His Parts" on Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 10 p.m.; "Aftershock, Pt. 2: at Thursday, Jan. 20 at 6:30 p.m.; "Nevermore" on Thursday, Jan. 20 at 10 p.m.; "Titans East, Pt. 1" on Saturday, Jan. 22 at noon; "Titans East, Pt. 2" on Saturday, Jan. 22 at 8 p.m.; "How Long is Forever" on Sunday, Jan. 23 at noon; "X" on Sunday, Jan. 23 at 6:30 p.m.; "Spellbound" on Sunday, Jan. 23 at 10 p.m. "Bethrothed" on Monday, Jan. 24 at 6:30 p.m.; "Switched" on Monday, Jan. 24 at 10 p.m.; "Crash" on Tuesday, Jan. 25 at 6:30 p.m.; "Fractured" on Tuesday, Jan. 25 at 10 p.m.; "Haunted" on Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 6:30 p.m.; "Aftershock, Pt. 1" on Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 10 p.m.; "Spellbound" on Thursday, Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m.; "Aftrshock, Pt. 2" on Thursday, Jan. 27 at 10 p.m.; "Revolution" on Friday, Jan. 28 at 6:30 p.m.; "Titans East, Pt. 2" on Saturday, Jan. 29 at noon; "Don't Touch That Dial" on Saturday, Jan. 29 at 8 p.m.; "Wavelength" on Sunday, Jan. 30 at 6:30 p.m.; "Revolution" on Sunday, Jan. 30 at 10 p.m.
DEADWORLD RETURNS AT IMAGEDeadworld, the long running horror comic from Arrow and Caliber, returns in a new series starting in March from Image Comics. Original Deadworld artist Vince Locke will join writer Gary Reed. Deadworld originally came out in the late 1980šs from Arrow Comics. The first issue sold more than 75,000 copies and built a readership who followed the series to Caliber with issue #10 and for another 40 issues. Here's how the serires is described: "A supernatural holocaust was unleashed and the dead walked the Earth. Deadworld was unique amongst zombie comics as it dealt more with the human aspect of dealing with the new order of things. The initial storyline followed a group of teens in a schoolbus who unwittingly held the secret to controlling the floodgates of letting the world being consumed by the dead. The main protagonist was the Harley riding and sarcastic leader of the undead...King Zombie" Said Reed: "Deadworld will be a retelling of the original series yet will seem like an all-new story as we are not bound by the parameters of the original series. We can keep what worked and jettison what didnšt." Reed said that new readers will find the Image series to be very reader introductory and former fans will see some familiarity but it will be essentially all new. "We have to treat it as a new series," Reed said, "yet we also have to acknowledge the previous readers. After all, there were some 550,000 copies of the old Deadworld series in print. We canšt just ignore all that." The series is scheduled for a bi-monthly run with the option of taking it monthly if sales warrant. Reed said that there will be an additional month scheduled at the beginning so retailers can get a chance to gauge the sales before ordering the second. "Having been a retailer for nearly 20 years, I understand how difficult it is to judge how something is going to sell and ordering the second issue prior to the release of the first was always a tough call. This will give a true idea to the retailers," Reed said. In addition to the new comic series, Deadworld also has a novel in production from Reed and Gary Francis and an original CD of music based on the Deadworld comic. The CD will be from John Bergin who did the soundtrack for The Crow movie.
BRIEFLYCOMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUESIn case you missed The Continuum's recent coverage, here are some links: * For Tuesday, Dec. 28, including Justice League Unlimited animated news, CLICK HERE. * For Monday, Dec. 27, including Teen Titans animated news, CLICK HERE. * For Friday, Dec. 24, including Marvel Comics news, CLICK HERE. * For Thursday, Dec. 23, including Marvel Comics' solicitations for March, CLICK HERE. * For Wednesday, Dec. 22, including DC and Image news, CLICK HERE. * For Tuesday, Dec. 21, including Elektra movie news, CLICK HERE. * For Saturday, Dec. 18, including Devil's Due Publishing's solicitations for March, CLICK HERE. * For Friday, Dec. 17, including David Goyer writing and directing a Flash movie, CLICK HERE. * For Thursday, Dec. 16, including Fantastic Four movie news, CLICK HERE. * For Wednesday, Dec. 15, including Elektra movie news, CLICK HERE. * For Tuesday, Dec. 14, including Fantastic Four movie news, CLICK HERE. * For Monday, Dec. 13, including DC Comics' solicitations for March, CLICK HERE.
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