Tuesday, May 24, 2005
HOUSE OF M #1 SELL-OUT, NEW PRINTING
Marvel Comics has announced that, two weeks before the book's in-store date of June 1, House of M #1 has sold out, and the publishing will be releasing a new, special edition is on the way.
Featuring the full poster image created by artist Olivier Coipel in a gatefold cover -- at no extra cost -- House of M #1 Coipel Gatefold Limited Edition is scheduled to arrive in stores on June 29 -- one week after House of M #2.
"Orders on House of M #1 continue to pour in to Diamond after record-breaking initial numbers. We've exceeded our available copies, so we're thrilled to go back to press for this special printing," said Marvel Director of Sales David Gabriel. "We told retailers and fans that there would be copies available on this issue and we are going to live up to that promise."
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IMAGE COMICS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and five-page previews of Image Comics titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Common Foe #1, Desperado Primer #1, Girls #1, The Seventh Shrine #2 and The Expatriate #2.
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED'S THE BALANCE
"The Balance" episode of Justice League Unlimited will make its Cartoon Network debut on Saturday at 9 p.m. (ET).
In the episode, Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl must set aside their differences and go to Tartarus, where Felix Faust -- freed from his mirror prison -- has overthrown Lord Hades.
The episode was directed by Dan Riba from a story by Stan Berkowitz and a teleplay by Dwayne McDuffie.
Guest voices include include Robert England as Felix Faust, Bob Joles as Hades, Juliet Landau as Tala, Jason Bateman as Hermes, Susan Sullivan and Hippolyta, Wayne Knight as Abnegazar and Michael T. Weiss as Jason Blood.
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AVATAR PRESS FOR AUGUST
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Avatar Press has released its solicitations for August.
For a complete rundown, with cover images, CLICK HERE.
TROY HICKMAN WRITES CITY OF HEROES
Troy Hickman, creator of Common Grounds, has been selected by Top Cow Productions to write the next story arc of City of Heroes, the comic book co-venture with NCsoft and Cryptic Studios based on the massive online multi-player computer game.
Hickmanıs run starts with City of Heroes #4 in August, following Mark Waidıs three-part story arc.
"Troy's Common Grounds stories took the superhero genre into new directions. His City of Heroes pitch was amazing, and added incredible humanity and depth to our characters," said Jack Emmert, creative director of Cryptic Studios and lead designer on City of Heroes.
"I've been playing the City of Heroes online game for a while now," said Hickman. "And it's absolutely addictive! It allows me to do one of the things I enjoy in comics: finding a new way to bring out the nuances of a character and really delve into their humanity. I think that's what is at the heart of my Common Grounds stuff, and hopefully I'll be bringing the same sensibilities to City of Heroes."
Hickman's Common Grounds was collected in trade paperback form in December by Top Cow. "It's really gratifying to see the kind of life these stories have had, going from my obscure photocopied mini-comics to being drawn by the biggest names in comicdom, to being nominated for a couple of Eisners," Hickman said.
BRIEFLY
* The Spider-Man movie will premiere on TBS on Sunday, June 5 at 8 p.m. (7 p.m. CT) and will also air the following two nights at 8 p.m. (7 p.m. CT)
* Coming Wednesday: DC news -- 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 Wednesday, May 18, including Marvel Comics' solicitations for August, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, May 17, including Image Comics news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, May 16, including DC Comics' solicitations for August, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, May 14, including Green Lantern news, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, May 13, including Image Comics' solicitations for August, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, May 12, including Marvel Comics news, CLICK HERE.
* 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.
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