Monday, May 16, 2005
DC COMICS FOR AUGUST
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DC Comics has released its solicitations for August.
For a rundown of comics, with cover images, CLICK HERE.
For upcoming DC Direct products, CLICK HERE.
JUDO GIRL ONGOING
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Judo Girl will follow her mini-series with an ongoing series early next year, creator Darren G. Davis told The Continuum.
Like the mini-series, the ongoing series will be published by Alias Comics.
"People have taken to this character and I am getting a lot of e-mails asking us to have the mini series be an ongoing," Davis told The Continuum.
Judo Girl will also be appearing in Tenth Muse #3 and Legend of Isis #5.
A deal with Southern Island Toys has been signed and will include Judo Girl and her arch-enemy Judo Bot.
OMEGA THE UNKNOWN RETURNS
Omega the Unknown, the enigmatic super hero first introduced by Marvel Comics in the 1970s, will be re-introduced early next year in an updated, 10-issue series written by Jonathan Lethem, the author best known for his novels The Fortress of Solitude and
Motherless Brooklyn, which won a National Book Critics Circle Award.
The series will mark Lethem's first comic book writing effort. The initial storyline will center on a teenage prodigy from Washington Heights, and his relationship with Omega, a mysterious and silent super-hero from another world.
Lethem is working with artist Farel Dalrymple and colorist Paul
Hornschemeier on the series.
"I'm an enormous fan of Jonathan's writing, especially his rich and emotional portrayal of Brooklyn," said Joe Quesada, editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics. "While Omega the Unknown was a relatively obscure series from the 70s, Jonathan remembers it vividly from his youth, and I know
that his new exploration of this hero will delight traditional comic
fans and definitely appeal to a whole new audience of fans drawn to his
imaginative and powerful storytelling."
"Omega the Unknown is a great character -- a kind of archetypal super hero who's also a blank slate," Lethem said. "The original story had an uncanny power over my imagination, and seemed potentially
to have the intrigue and complexity of a great novel. I've always been
drawn to comics as a medium and this chance to work with Marvel -- and
to revive this character and bring his story to fulfillment -- is a kind
of a dream-come-true for me."
TURTLES IN DIGITAL WEBBING PRESENTS
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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will be featured in Digital Webbing Presents #24 in July.
The story is written by Dan Berger, penciled by Andie Tong, inked by Darren Close and colored by Jeremy
Roberts.
"The Turtles story has been in development for quite a while now and I'm very pleased with how it came out," said Digital Webbing publisher Ed Dukeshire. "I'm sure TMNT fans will really dig this story; it's classic, fun and should make you laugh."
The issue also includes:
* "The Mask of the Gargoyle: The Fire Devil," by writer Ron Fortier, penciler Dario Carrasco Jr., inkers Todd Swain, Staci Ponder and Luis Alonso and colorist Richard Hiltbrunner.
* "Fist of Justice: I Think, Therefore...," written by Mike Imboden, with art by Anthony Castrillo.
* "Imph,: by
Pepijn Berghout and Stephen St. Laurent.
The issue features two covers, The Mask of the Gargoyle by Carrasco and Fist of Justice by Castrillo.
BRIEFLY
* The Punisher movie, starring Thomas Jane and John Travolta, will air this summer on Showtime. The cable network has not released a premiere date yet.
* Batman Begins will have its world premiere June 6 at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. The movie opens nationally on June 15.
* James Franco, who is returning as Harry Osborn in Spider-Man 3, talked to the Boston Globe about the film: "I've met with (director) Sam Raimi a few times and we're planning on filming in January. I thought the second one was better than the first, and I think this one will be better than both."
*The Saturday, May 7 episode of Kids' WB!'s The Batman ranked among the top-five broadcast spots in Kids 2-11 (2.1 rating/9 share) and Kids 6-11 (2.3/11), and among the top 10 spots in Boys 2-11 (2.6/12), Boys 6-11 (2.8/14), Tweens 9-14 (2.1/10) and Male Tweens 9-14 (3.0/15).
* Coming Tuesday: First looks -- 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, May 10, including Dark Horse Comics' solicitations for August, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, May 9, including DC Comics' new logo, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, May 5, including Red Sonja news, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, May 4, including Smallville news, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, May 3, including Batman news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, May 2, including The Crow: Wicked Prayer news, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, April 30, including an interview with Man-Thing screenwriter Hans Rodionoff, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, April 29, including Fantastic Four movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, April 28, including Aspen news, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, April 27, including Batman Begins news, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, April 26, including The Batman DVD news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, April 25, including Batman Begins news, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, April 23, including Painkiller Jane television news, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, April 22, including Superman Returns movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, April 21, including Smallville news, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, April 20, including Batman Begins news, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, April 19, including Batman Begins news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, April 18, including Marvel and Image solicitations for July, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, April 15, including Devil's Due solicitations for July, CLICK HERE.
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