Monday, March 14, 2005
DC COMICS FOR JUNE
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DC Comics has released its solicitations for June.
For a complete rundown, with cover images, CLICK HERE.
For a rundown of DC Direct products, CLICK HERE.
FANTASTIC FOUR MOVIE UPDATE
Michael Chiklis, who plays Ben Grimm/The Thing in the upcoming Fantastic Four movie, said that his Thing outfit encased his entire body.
"It's 60 pounds of latex rubber from the top of your head to the bottom of your feet," Chiklis said during an appearance on the syndicated Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday. "There's a zipper on the back, with a flap that comes over it, so it can be glued and it can be seamless. And once you're in it, you're in."
Chiklis, wearing a Fantastic Four T-shirt, said the suit drew quite a reaction from his wife Michelle.
"She nearly fainted when she saw me in it during the first day of the testing because she's a claustrophobe," Chiklis said.
Look for more on Fantastic Four soon here in The Continuum.
BOOM! STUDIOS LAUNCHING
Former Atomeka Press publisher Ross Richie has announced the formation of Boom! Studios and has already lined up
a full slate of creator-owned projects.
Unlike Richie's former company, which largely concentrated on reprints
and collections of previously published material, Boom! Studios will
provide readers with a mix of new and archival undertakings.
The company's initial roster includes work from Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis (Hero Squared), Howard Chaykin and Don Cameron (Cyberella), Dave Johnson (The Dave Johnson Sketchbook) and a new
creator-owned project from writer Mark Waid.
The company's first project will be the next chapter in the story of
Hero Squared by Giffen and his Formerly Known As The Justice
League collaborator DeMatteis. Following the recently released Hero Squared
one-shot from Atomeka Press, the new monthly mini-series will be three issues.
The company expects to release one new title per
month, addition to its collected editions.
First ups is a Trencher trade paperback collecting the
previous adventures of Giffen's creation. After that, Boom! will
release a Cyberella paperback by Chaykin and Cameron, and for the summer, Boom! has plans to
release a series of trade paperbacks featuring DeMatteis'
collaboration with Glenn Barr and Jon J. Muth, Seekers Into The
Mystery.
Details on the Waid project will be announced soon.
"I'm very excited about our ability to launch Boom Studios with such an incredible roster of talent," Richie said. "The main upshot to our diverse offerings, whether it's our new projects or collected
editions, will be that they're comics we ourselves would like to read.
Couldn't we all do with a few more decisions made that way?"
BRIEFLY
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* Above is a first look at the covers to X-Force: Shatterstar #2, X-Men: Phoenix -- Endsong #4, Astonishing X-Men #9 and X-Men: Age of Apocalypse #5. Click on the thumbnails for larger images.
* According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony Imageworks' Scott Stokdyk, who won an Oscar for his work on Spider-Man 2, is stepped in to fill John Dykstra's shoes on Spider-Man 3. Dykstra will be working on the Hot Wheels movie.
* According to Dynamite Entertainment, Red Sonja #0, a 25-cent issue, has orders exceeding 200,000.
* Oni Press has announced the addition of Maryanne Snell to its staff as director of marketing and sales of Oni Press publications to both the direct and mass market. Snell was most recently the Professional Registrar at Comic-Con International and previously manager of Atlantis Fantasyworld for five years.
"It's funny, Maryanne and I would always talk and I would say that if we were ever able to hire someone, she was the only person we wanted and she would always reply that we were the only company that she would want to take that kind of position with. It's just a perfect fit," said Oni Press publisher, Joe Nozemack. "Adding someone to focus on sales and marketing is something we've really wanted to do for some time now, but it required a certain rare type of person -- Maryanne was exactly who we wanted."
* Coming Tuesday: Movie and much more!!!
COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES
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In case you missed The Continuum's recent coverage, here are some links:
* For Tuesday, March 8, including Dark Horse's solicitaitons for June, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, March 7, including Fantastic Four movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, March 5, including V for Vendetta movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, March 4, including Catwoman news, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, March 3, including a look at Toy Biz's Marvel Legends lines for 2005, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, March 2, including Justice League Unlimited news, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, March 1, including a rundown of Fantastic Four movie toys, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Feb. 28, including Spider-Man movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, Feb. 26, including Sin City movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, Feb. 25, including an interview with Constantine's Djimon Hounsou, CLICK HERE.
* 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.
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