Tuesday, August 9, 2005
ULTIMATE AVENGERS UPDATE
With a February release now set for the Ultimate Avengers animated movie on DVD, Marvel's Craig Kyle and Lions Gate's Ken Katsumoto met with fans at Wizard World Chicago last weekend to discuss the film.
For an edited transcription of the panel, CLICK HERE.
IMAGE COMICS HARDCOVER IN NOVEMBER
Following a long delay, Image Comics has announced the Image Comics HC will finally ship this November.
"It's done. Really!" said Image Comics publisher Erik Larsen. "The book was supposed to come out in early 2002, and believe me, we've been deluged with e-mails, phone calls and letters asking where it is ever since. When I came on board as publisher, one of my highest priorities was to get this thing finished and on shelves. It's taken a little longer than I'd have liked, but the wait is over at last. The book has been completed. We have every page on hand at this point."
Originally solicited for a March 2002 release, the book features four all-new stories by the four remaining Image founders: The never-before-told origin of Larsen's Savage Dragon; Todd
McFarlane's first comics story since Spawn #50, published nearly 10
years ago; a chilling conclusion to the first act in Marc Silvestri's
Cyberforce saga that clears the decks for a 2006 series re-launch; and
an important chapter in the life of the all-new, all-different ShadowHawk that serves as an entry point to Jim Valentino's current ongoing series.
"Image Comics was intended to be a celebration of our first decade as a comic book company," Larsen said. "And it's a darned shame that it didn't come out when it was supposed to. We blew it. Parts were
finished on time, to be sure, but not the entire package. It kept
getting delayed and delayed and I'm sure a lot of people thought it
just plain wasn't going to come out--ever.
"But now we have the completed pages in our hands. And it's awesome to behold. Naturally, we wanted to get it into readers' hands as soon as possible but given that it's been three years and change since the book was originally offered, we've decided to do the responsible thing and
re-solicit it. We're excited about this book -- because it really is
darned cool -- and we want to share that excitement with everyone else
but we don't want to make a bad situation worse by shipping the book as
soon as we could have and sticking retailers with orders they placed
over three years ago."
The book will cost $24.99, with a signed and numbered slipscase edition for $75.
ALIAS' ONGOING LULLABLY
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Alias Comics has announced an ongoing Lullaby series to start in September.
The first issue and will be written by Mike S. Miller Miller and Ben Avery with art by Hector Sevilla and painted colors by Ulises Arreola.
"We took a big risk with Lullaby, and I'm glad we did," said Miller, who is also executive director of Alias Comics. "When we started, people were telling us that there was no way an all-ages book could succeed in the comic book market. But fans have really enjoyed the story, and Hector Sevilla is becoming very well known for his unique style of art and visual storytelling."
Lullaby #1 will ship with four covers, by Sevilla, Jack Lawrence, Randy Green and Millers (retailer incentive).
˛The advance edition of the trade paperback collecting the original story was one of our top sellers at the Wizard World Chicago this past weekend,˛ said Sean J. Jordan, mnaging editor for Alias Comics. "Retailers and fans alike love this book, and we nearly sold out of our entire stock before the show ended. Based on the number of people who we spoke to over the weekend, we anticipate that the next series is going to be huge."
BRIEFLY
* Upcoming episodes of Smallville on The WB include "Spirit" on Wednesday, Aug. 17 and "Bound" on Thursday, Aug. 18
* TNT will air Batman, the 1989 film starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson, on Friday, Aug. 19 at 1 a.m.
* Beginning with Septemberšs The Legend of Isis #6, artist Rove -- formerly of Penny Farthingšs Decoy -- joins the creative team."I'm hoping to bring an element of realism and drama to the story of Isis," Rove said. "She's a really strong, smart female character that deserves to be taken seriously."
Look for more Isis news soon here in The Continuum.
* Toy Biz will be producing toys based on Marvel's new Fantastic Four animated series.
* HBO will air the Catwoman movie on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 30 at 5:25 a.m. and Monday, Oct. 31 at noon and 8 p.m..
* Coming Wednesday: DC news -- and much more.
COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES
In case you missed The Continuum's recent coverage, here are some links:
* For Thursday, Aug. 4, including Sin City news, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, Aug. 3, including exclusive contracts for Tony Daniel and Brian Michael Bendis, and Marvel and DC First Looks, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, Aug. 2, including Cartoon Network's schedule of DC Comics show through Sept. 4, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Aug. 1, including Superman Returns news, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, July 29, including news from Michael Turner and J. Scott Campbell, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, July 28, including Marvel movie news and Top Cow's Necromancer, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, July 27, including Marvel and DC first looks, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, July 26, including Brian K. Vaughan talking about the Ex Machina movie, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, July 25, including Elektra DVD news, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, July 23, including Smallville news, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, July 22, including Marvel Comics' soliciations for October, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, July 21, including Image Comics' solicitations for October, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, July 20, including Devil's Due Publishing's solicitations for October and part two of an interview with Ghost Rider director Mark Steven Johnson and actress Eva Mendes, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, July 19, including part one of an interview with Ghost Rider director Mark Steven Johnson and actress Eva Mendes, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, July 18, including DC Comics' solicitations for October, CLICK HERE.
* For Sunday, July 17, including Superman Returns director Bryan Singer's press conference from Comic-Con International, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, July 16, including Justice League Unlimited, The Batman and Superman news Comic-Con International news, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, July 14, including Comic-Con International Preview Night news, CLICK HERE.
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