Tuesday, May 17, 2005
MARVEL COMICS FOR AUGUST
Marvel Comics is releasing its solicitations for August on Wednesday at noon (ET).
Check back here then for a complete rundown, with cover images.
SMALLVILLE RETURNS
Smallville will return for a fifth season in a new time period on The WB, the network announced on Tuesday.
Beginning next season, the show will air on Thursdays at 8 p.m.
"This season, we're making a bold statement on Thursday nights by moving one of our signature hits, Smallville, to 8:00," said David Janollari, The WB's entertainment president. "The show faced some of the toughest competition of any series on television this season, going up against Lost every week, yet it continued to deliver great ratings."
Here's how the network describes the new season:
"Smallville is coming off a great year that continued to explore the mythology of the early days of the Clark Kent character. More exciting pieces of the puzzle will be revealed next season when Clark finds himself transported to the Fortress of Solitude. Starring Tom Welling as the Kansas farm boy who grows up to be Superman, the series is The WB's number one show with men 18-34 and third highest-rated series in adults 18-34."
Returning cast members include
Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Allison Mack, John Glover, Annette O'Toole and John Schneider. The network did not mention what will happen with Erica Durance's role as Lois Lane.
In a related note, Jensen Ackles, a fourth-season cast member of Smallville, will be featured in a new series on the network, Supernatural.
IMAGE COMICS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and five-page previews of upcoming Image Comics titles, CLICK HERE.
Titles includes Hero Camp #1, Dawn 2005 Convention Sketchbook, Freedom Force #5, Rex Mundi, Vol. 2: The River Underground TP and Armor X #3.
BATMAN BEGINS UPDATE
Batman Begins star Katie Holmes and a clip from the film were spotlighted on Entertainment Tonight on Monday.
In the clip, Holmes' Rachel Dawes fends off muggers and then turns to see Batman. She fires her taser at him, to no effect.
"Who are you?" she asks Batman.
"Someone like you," Batman replies. "Someone who will rattle the cages."
Said Holmes, "I'm a little more serious in this movie than I am in real life."
Click on the thumbnails below for larger images from the clip, as well as images from the most recent television commercial.
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CAPOTE IN KANSAS
Oni Press has announced a July 7 release for Capote in Kansas, an original graphic novel by Ande Parks and Chris Samnee. Like Parks' Union Station, this 128-page all-new story focuses on the effect that real life crime has on individuals' lives.
Here's how the book is described:
"In 1959, Truman Capote traveled to Holcomb, Kansas to write a book about a pair of killers. The relationship that grew between he and the two men was something he never anticipated, and the result was arguably his most powerful work, In Cold Blood. Heralded as groundbreaking, his 'nonfiction novel' got inside the minds of the killers and the sad, disturbing reality of murder. But at what cost did his masterpiece come? In his own fictionalized account, Parks turns his eye to the story behind the story."
Parks said, "I felt this book offered a really interesting challenge. I needed to tell the story of the creation of a great piece of art without re-telling Capote's book. Believe me; Truman has already done the Clutter murder case and its aftermath. Rehashing the crime would be a waste of time.
"That's not to say that Capote in Kansas doesn't touch upon the horror of the crimes, but this is not a crime book. It is a portrait of a great artist creating a great work of art, and a study of the sacrifices he had to make to do so. Truman himself said that he would never have stopped in Kansas if he had known what was in store for him there. In Cold Blood cost him six years, along with, arguably, his artistic soul."
The book will cost $11.95.
BRIEFLY
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* Upcoming episodes of Mutant X in syndication include "The Taking of Crows" the week of June 6 and "Shadows of Darkness" the week of June 13. Click on the thumbnails above for larger images.
* Natalie Portman appeared at The Cannes Film Festival, showing her haircut for the in-production V for Vendetta.
* Buena Vista Home Video's Spider-Man: The Venom Saga, due in stores on June 7 on DVD, will include five episode introductions by Stan Lee.
* Dynamite Entertainment has released cover arts for its exclusive Michael Turner's Fathom Prelude #1 -- produced by Dynamite in conjunction with Aspen Studios. Click on the thumbnails for larger images.
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* Coming Wednesday: First looks -- and much more!!!
COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES
In case you missed The Continuum's recent coverage, here are some links:
* For Wednesday, May 11, including Marvel Comics news, CLICK HERE.
* 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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