Monday, April 4, 2005
DARK HORSE COMICS FOR JULY
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Dark Horse Comics has released its solicitations for July.
For a complete rundown, with cover images, CLICK HERE.
SIN CITY MOVIE UPDATE
Sin City topped the box office in its opening weekend pulling in an estimated $28.1 million.
Sin City easily topped the second-place film, Beauty Shop, which had an estimated $13.5 million over the weekend after opening on Wednesday.
According to the Associated Press, Sin City grossed nearly three-fourths of its production budget in just the first weekend, putting the movie on the fast track to profitability.
In other Sin City news:
* Mickey Rourke will be a guest on CBS' The Late Show with David Letterman on Monday, April 11.
* Michael Clarke Duncan will be a guest on CBS' The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Tuesday.
NEW PRINTING FOR SEVEN SOLDIERS
Seven Soldiers #0, the 48-page special written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by J.H. Williams III that leads into seven new mini-series, has sold out at DC Comics.
DC is sending the issue back to press for a second printing, which is scheduled to arrive in stores on April 20.
Seven Soldiers #0 Second Printing will feature a variant version of the original cover by Williams. The updated cover will feature the faces of the new Seven Soldiers team.
"Thanks to all the readers who took a chance on Seven Soldiers and helped the book become a hit," Morrison said. "No one was really sure how a story about super-hero losers and also-rans would be received, so the success of the project has been very gratifying. Much appreciated, and we hope readers will stick with us through the twists, turns and shocks that lie ahead!"
AIDEN McKAIN CHRONICLES: BATTLE FOR EARTH
Adrian Sibar is joining writer Mark Chernesky and artist Alex Araiza to provide painted cover artwork to Digital Webbing's sci-fi mini-series, Aiden McKain Chronicles: Battle for Earth."
The first issue ships in June and will cost $2.99.
Here's how Digital Webbing describes the book:
"When a terrifying and violent race of aliens begin an attack on Earth that threatens the very survival of humanity itself, one man, Navy S.E.A.L. Aiden McKain, must come to terms with his heritage to realize he is humanities' last hope for survival in the ultimate battle for
Earth!"
"I wanted to tell a military/sci-fi type of story but I also wanted to
tell a story with a message. In Aiden McKain Chronicles: Battle for Earth, we are talking about an entire civilization having been basically
wiped out. Their culture and their way of life are gone. You can't do
that without there being some type of consequences,"
Chernesky said.
BRIEFLY
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* Above is a look at Daredevil, the fifth piece in the Marvel Saga Collection, a line of polyresin statuettes from Hyperchild. The nine-inch statue will be limited to 500 pieces.
Click on the thumbnails for larger images.
* Alias Enterprises has announced that the first issue of Lullaby: Wisdom Seeker has sold out from Image Comics.
"Obviously, we're excited," said Mike S. Miller, executive director for Alias and director / co-writer for the book. "When I first began working with artist/creator Hector Sevilla on this project last year, I knew it would be a title readers wouldn't want to miss. We've worked hard to shape Lullaby into an endearing story, and knowing that it's attracting this kind
of attention from readers and retailers makes it all worthwhile."
"Normally, we keep some copies on hand to sell at the summer conventions, but we've decided to use them to fill retailers' re-orders instead."
Lullaby: Wisdom Seeker #2, shown here, will be in stores on April 13.
* Coming Tuesday: Marvel news and much more!!!
COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES
In case you missed The Continuum's recent coverage, here are some links:
* For Tuesday, March 29, including Sin City's Rosario Dawson, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, March 28, including Top Cow news, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, March 25, including Entertainment Weekly's Star Wars covers, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, March 24, including Teen Titans Go! news, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, March 23, including Sin City news, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, March 22, including Spider-Man 3 movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, March 21, including Wizard World Los Angeles coverage and Fanstastic Four movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Sunday, March 20, including Wizard World Los Angeles coverage, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, March 19, including Marvel's panel at Wizard World Los Angeles, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, March 18, including Marvel Comics' solicitations for June, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, March 17, including Image Comics' solicitations for June, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, March 16, including a first look at Victoria's Secret Service from Alias Enterprises CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, March 15, including Jessica Alba talking about Sin City, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, March 14, including DC Comics' solicitations for June news, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, March 12, including movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, March 11, including Fantastic Four movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, March 10, including Cartoon Network schedules for April, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, March 9, including Krypto the Superdog animated news, CLICK HERE.
* 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.
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