Wednesday, August 24, 2005
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and four-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Aug. 31, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Captain America #9, Young Avengers #6, Wha...Huh!? #1, X-Men: Kitty Pryde -- Shadow & Flame #3 and X-Men: The End -- Heroes and Martyrs #6.
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 #532, Daredevil: Father #2 and Runaways #7.
For covers and six-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Sept. 14, CLICK HERE.
Titles include X-Men #175, The Pulse #11, Thor: Blood Oath #1 and Weapon X: Days of Future Now #3.
DEVIIL'S DUE FOR NOVEMBER
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Devil's Due Publishing has released its solicitations for November.
For a rundown, with cover images CLICK HERE.
ONI PRESS FOR NOVEMBER
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Oni Press has released its solicitations for November.
For a rundown, with cover images CLICK HERE.
THE MAZE AGENCY RETURNS
The Maze Agency, the comic book home to writer Mike W. Barr's crime-solving tandem of Private Eye Jennifer Mays and her boyfriend, true crime writer Gabriel Webb, will return in November from IDW Publishing.
The Maze Agency, created and written by Barr and first published by Comico in 1988, is the Eisner- and Harvey Award-nominated series that brought artist Adam Hughes to the attention of comics fandom. Now, these original stories by Barr and Hughes, whose pencils were inked by Rick Magyar, will get the trade-paperback treatment in multiple volumes. The Maze Agency, Vol. 1 TPB collects the first adventures of the crime-solving couple, including the rare series "pilot" with art by Alan Davis.
Also premiering in November is an all-new four=issue Maze Agency, written by Barr and featuring art by Ariell Padilla. The new series kicks off with Mays and Webb juggling romance and sleuthing in "The Crimes, They Are a' Changin'." In the story, the release of a 1960's radical from prison is the springboard of a series of murders that were born in that turbulent decadeand reach their climax four decades later. And once again, following the book's "fair play" approach, crafty readers are welcome to try and follow the clues and solve the mystery alongside Mays and Webb.
"The Maze Agency was born from the commingling of two of my
foremost passions, comic books and the classic detective story, as
exemplified by the work of mystery writer Ellery Queen," Barr said. "I am delighted, after years of trying to sell the series to publishers who understood nothing more complex than double-page splashes of super-heroes clubbing each other, to have the series revived by IDW, who combines the best features of the big publishers and the independents‹big-guy production values and independent nurturing of its titles. To all readers who became fans of Adam Hughes: someday you'll be a fan of Ariel Padilla's, so you may as well start here."
The Maze Agency, Vol. 1 trade paperback will be 156 pages.
ELEKTRA DVD UPDATE
Fox Home Video has released a larger image of the Elektra: Director's Cut DVD, which will be released on Oct. 18.
The film, released in theaters last February, grossed $24.4 million at the box office, although it fared better with its initial release on DVD.
Elektra, in which Jennifer Garner reprises her role from Daredevil, will air on Cinemax in November.
Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.
BRIEFLY
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* Above is a first look at the covers to Astonishing X-Men #12 (variant), Marvel Knights 4 #22, Marvel Knights Spider-Man #18, Toxin #6, New Thunderbolts #12, Mutopia X #3, Spider-Man Unlimited #11, Mega Morphs #3, Marvel Nemesis: The Imperfects #5 and Ultimate X-Men #63. Click on the thumbnails for larger images.
* Maria Menounous, who played Johnny Storm's nurse/love interest in Fantastic Four, has signed to be a reporter for Access Hollywood and NBC's Today Show. She formerly worked for Entertainment Tonight.
* Kids' WB! has altered its schedule for Saturday, replacing the 8 a.m. episode of The Batman with the premiere of Yu-Gi-Oh! Grand Championship. The 8:30 a.m. episode of The Batman is still on the schedule.
* Quentin Tarantino, guest director for the Sin City movie, will be a presenter for the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, to be televised by CBS on Sunday, Sept. 18.
* Coming Thursday: Image news -- and much more.
COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES
In case you missed The Continuum's recent coverage, here are some links:
* For Wednesday, Aug. 17, including Marvel Legends action figure news, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, Aug. 16, including Marvel Comics' and Image Comics' solicitations for November, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Aug. 15, including DC Comics' solicitations for November, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, Aug. 13, including Teen Titans animated news, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, Aug. 12, including July's sales figures and second printings from DC Comics, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, Aug. 11, including Dark Horse Comics' solicitations for November, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, Aug. 10, including Marvel and DC First Looks and a rundown of DC's upcoming trade paperbacks, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, Aug. 9, including Ultimate Avengers DVD news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Aug. 8, including Infinite Crisis news and Vertigo, Spider-Man and Aspen panels at Wizard World Chicago, CLICK HERE.
* For Sunday, Aug. 7, including Top Cow, House of M and Ultimate panels at Wizard World Chicago, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, Aug. 6, including Cup O' Joe, Marvel Knights, Brian Michael Bendis and DC Comics panels at Wizard World Chicago, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, Aug. 5, including WildStorm's panel at Wizard World Chicago, CLICK HERE.
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