Wednesday, August 10, 2005
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and four-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Aug. 17, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Cable/Deadpool #18, Livewires #6, Marvel Knights 4 #21, New Thunderbolts #11, Spider-Man: House of M #3, Defenders #2, Weapon X: Days of Future Now #2 and New X-Men: Hellions #4.
For covers and six-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Aug. 17, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Arana #7, Mutopia X #2, Ultimate X-Men #62 and Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #1.
For covers and six-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Aug. 31, CLICK HERE.
Titles include New Avengers #9, Amazing Spider-Man #523, Daredevil: Father #2 and Runaways #7.
DC COMICS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and four-page previews of DC Comics titles arriving in stores on Aug. 17, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Batgirl #67, Batman: Journey into Knight #1, Birds of Prey #85, Lucifer #65, Seven Soldiers: Klarion, the Witch-Boy #3 and Top Ten: Beyond the Farthest Precinct #1.
DREAMWAVE PRODUCTIONS ACQUIRED
Christian Dery has acquired Dreamwave Productions' intellectual assets and inventory in an auction conducted on August 2.
In addition to securing the Dreamwave name and logo, Dery has also obtained all rights to the studio owned titles Warlands, Neon Cyber, Shidima, Echo, Fate of the Blade, Garden of Blades, Limbo City, Arkanium, Necrowar, Dark Minds, Capsoul and Sandscape.
"I've been planning to get into the comic book business for some time now, and the opportunity to start with a catalogue of such strong existing titles was too good to pass up," Dery said.
"The comic book industry is very exciting right now with a growing, global market and a number of concepts and characters branching out into other media. Dreamwave's properties attracted me largely because of their universal appeal. I strongly feel that books like Warlands, Dark Minds and the rest, can transcend the traditional comic-book market and reach a world wide audience if we approach them with a renewed focus on excellent, versatile stories and lush, eye-popping art. Which is exactly what we intend to do."
Further details about Dreamwave's re-launch will be made available in the coming weeks.
ASTONISHING X-MEN ARC CONCLUDES
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Marvel Comics on Wednesday released a preview of Astonishing X-Men 12, the conclusion of the first arc by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday due in stares later this month.
"Astonishing X-Men quickly established itself as the premiere X-book‹and issue #12 reminds readers why," said editor Mike Marts. "This final issue of Whedon and Cassaday's first year has big-screen action, twists and turns, and an ending that will leave fans dying for #13, due out early next year.:
In early 2006, Whedon and Cassaday are returning for another year-long arc that picks up where the "Dangerous" story arc and "House of M" conclude -- with the X-Men changed forever.
The book has remained a strong seller for Marvel. "Multiple issues of the run have needed second limited edition printings, while the Astonishing X-Men Vol. 1 TPB has also had record-breaking sales," said director of sales David Gabriel.
Click on the thumbnails above for larger images.
DC COMICS COLLECTED EDITIONS FOR NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
Collected editions of the Infinite Crisis-related mini-series Day of Vengeance, The OMAC Project, Villains United and Rann-Thanagar War highlight DC Comics' list of upcoming collected editions for November and December.
For the complete list, including DC Universe, Vertigo, Wildstorm, CMX and DC Librarty titles, CLICK HERE.
BRIEFLY
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* The Fantastic Four movie will come to DVD on Dec. 13, according to promotional images released by Fox Home Video. Another promotional image reveals the logo for the Elektra Director's Cut, due on Oct. 19. Click on the thumbnails above for larger images.
* DC Comics has lowered prices on the first two Showcase collected editions, providing readers with more than 500 pages of classic Superman and Green Lantern stories for $9.99. Originally solicited at $16.99, Showcase Presents Superman Vol. 1 TP and Showcase Presents Green Lantern Vol. 1 TP are schedule to arrive in stores on Sept. 14.
* MAD Magazine has announced the launch of two new spin-off magazines, MADKIDS and MAD Classics.
This month, MAD Magazine released the first issue of MAD Classics, a 100-page full color magazine to be published eight times a year.
MADKIDS launches in November and is targeted at 6-11 year-olds. With an initial rate base of 200,000, MADKIDS will move to a quarterly schedule in 2006 and will feature both age-appropriate
classic MAD Magazine parodies as well as new content.
* Below is a first look at the covers to Wha...Huh?, Supreme Power #18, House of M #6 (variant) and Young Avengers #6. Click on the thumbnails for larger images.
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* Coming Thursday: Dark Horse 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 Friday, Aug. 5, including WildStorm's panel at Wizard World Chicago, CLICK HERE.
* 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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