Wednesday, March 2, 2005
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED UPDATE
Jerry O'Connell is providing the voice of Captain Marvel in an upcoming episode of Cartoon Network's Justice League Unlimited.
O'Connell, 31, has dozens of television and movie roles to his credit. His television series include Crossing Jordan, Sliders and My Secret Identity.
O'Connell recently has been dating Rebecca Romijn, star of The Punisher and X-Men movies.
In addition to O'Connell, the episode features Shane Haboucha as the voice of Billy Batson. Haboucha, 14, did the voice of the young Superman in the "Kids' Stuff" episode in Justice League Unlimited and plays Charlie Hayes in The WB's Everwood.
Bret Blevins, longtime storyboard artist, told The Continuum he worked on the Captain Marvel episode.
"Everyone's going to love that episode; it's a great script," Blevins said. "I referenced all the versions of the comics and other media, too. It's all in there."
The episode is titled "The Clash" and will include a scrap between Superman and Captain Marvel. It was written by J.M. DeMatteis and Dwayne McDuffie.
Look for more on Justice League Unlimited soon here in The Continuum.
GEORGE PEREZ'S EZ PROJECT
George Perez told The Continuum he is working with Phil Jimenez and Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez on what he calls "The EZ Project," a soon-to-be-announced project from DC Comics.
"I'm having the time of my life inking the incredible Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez," Perez told The Continuum at last weekend's MegaCon. "Phil is writing and drawing the covers, so I get to ink him, too."
The "EZ" is a reference to the last two letters in each of the creators' names. It has been rumored that the project involves Donna Troy.
Perez is drawing a new cover to a Marvel Visionaires featuring his run on Fantastic Four. He's also doing three pages for a 10th anniversary edition of Witchblade and some City of Heroes covers for Top Cow Productions.
Perez said he will be concentrating on his New Teen Titans graphic novel with Marv Wolfman in May.
"I've got learn to say no. I'm getting so many great offers," Perez said. "I'm proud to say that after 30 years in the business, I'm still kind of the pretty girl at the dance."
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and six-page previews of upcoming Marvel Comics titles, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Runaways #2, Spellbinders #1 and Livewires #2.
DC COMICS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and four-page previews of DC Comics titles arriving in stores on March 9, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Breach #3, Blood of the Demon #1, Fables #35, Seven Soldiers: Shining Knight #1 and Majestic #3.
IMAGE COMICS' THE WOOD BOY
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Following up on the
adaptation of George R. R. Martin's The Hedge Knight, Dabel Brothers
Production is nearing release on its next wave of comic-book adaptations
based on the works of popular fantasy authors, including "The Wood
Boy" by Raymond E. Feist.
The Wood Boy is a coming-of-age story that offers a common boy's perspective of the Riftwar Saga as he finds himself enslaved under a force of alien invaders as they occupy the manor where he works. The comic features the art of Mat Broome and will be published by Image Comics.
"The Wood Boy is a great introduction to the Riftwar because it gives
readers a glimpse of both sides of the conflict," said Sean J. Jordan, who
wrote the adaptation of the story. "On one side, you've got the Midkemians,
who live in a fairly standard medieval world complete with elves, dwarves,
and dragons. On the other side, you have the Tsurani, an invading army
somewhat like a blend between the Mongol Hordes and the Roman Legions that
has come through a rift between the two worlds to conquer the kingdoms and
take their metal."
Here's how the book is described:
"The Wood Boy follows Dirk, a teenager who has just begun his life as a
servant on a prominent estate as the Riftwar begins. When the Tsurani invade
the estate and turn it into a base of operations, Dirk and his fellow
workers are forced to not only attend to the needs of the estate, but also
those of the army."
"The first half of the story is all about Dirk learning how to live under
the rule of his harsh new masters," said Jordan, "while the second half
takes an unexpected twist and gives Dirk an opportunity to grow from a
simple wood boy into a courageous hero."
One of the most distinctive aspects of The Wood Boy is its artistic style -
Broome infused the story with a bit of a "Dirk-the-Daring"
look to make the title stand out in the genre.
"Part of the reason I decided to work on this project is because Feist's
writing is really good," said Broome. "This is a really compelling story
about the awkwardness of being a kid, and it's been a blast to work on it."
BRIEFLY
* Here's a first look at the cover to the Defex Trade Paperback, arriving in stores in June from Devil's Due Publishing. Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.
* Paramount Pictures has optioned Robert Kirkman's Invincible as a live-action movie, Variety is reporting. Lorenzo Di Bonaventura will produce, and Kirkman is writing the script.
* DC Comics has announced that Superman #215 -- the finale of the "For Tomorrow" story by Brian Azzarello, Jim Lee and Scott Williams -- will features a second cover by Lee and Williams and eight additional pages.
The issue, on sale on April 23, will now cost $2.99, up from $2.50. The covers will ship in a 50/50 ratio.
* During a webcast on Tuesday, Marvel Studios' Avi Arad said a director for the third X-Men movie should be announed soon.
* Coming Thursday: Marvel news and much more!!!
COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES
In case you missed The Continuum's recent coverage, here are some links:
* For Thursday, Feb. 24, including Top Cow news, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, Feb. 23, including Devil's Due Publishing's solicitations for May, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, Feb. 22, including Justice League Unlimited news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Feb. 21, including interviews with Batman Begins' Christian Bale and Fantastic Four's Julian McMahon, CLICK HERE.
* For Sunday, Feb. 20, including the DC Universe panel at WonderCon in San Francisco, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, Feb. 19, including the Vertigo/WildStorm panel at WonderCon in San Francisco, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, Feb. 18, including Marvel Comics' solicitations for May, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, Feb. 17, including Image Comics' solicitations for May, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, Feb. 16, including news on The Batman's second season, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, Feb. 15, including an interview with Constantine's Keanu Reeves, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Feb. 14, including DC Comics' solicitations for May, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, Feb. 12, including Painkiller Jane movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, Feb. 11, including an interview with Constantine's Shia LaBeouf, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, Feb. 10, including Man-Thing movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, Feb. 9, including Dark Horse Comics' solicitations for May, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, Feb. 8, including Fantastic Four movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Feb. 7, including Justice League Unlimited news, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, Feb. 4, including Marvel Comics news, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, Feb. 3, including NYX news, CLICK HERE.
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