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Thursday, February 9, 2006

EDITOR'S NOTE

The Continuum will be at WonderCon in San Francisco this weekend. Look for bonus coverage from the convention floor all weekend.

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED UPDATE

Justice League Unlimited returns to Cartoon Network on Saturday at 10:30 p.m. with "Flash and Substance."

Here's how Cartoon Network describes the episode, which has already aired on Cartoon Network UK:

"Batman and Orion see a different side of the Flash when a rogues' gallery of villains attacks the museum that is opening in his honor."

"Flash and Substance" was written by story editor Matt Wayne, who has also worked on the first Hellboy animated movie.

"I love the Flash, particularly the JLU take on him," Wayne told The Continuum. "The great thing about this Wally is what a nuanced character he is. He's kind of the League's heart, the moral compass. He's also a big goof--an arrested adolescent who either tries too hard to impress girls or can't read their signals.

"This was initially supposed to tell a straightforward, simple story after all the armies charging at each other in the two previous episodes, to give the board artists and animators a break. Somewhere in there we decided to have the Rogues Gallery appear. So much for going easy on the crew. It ended up being a fun action episode that also deals with what makes him the Flash."

Mark Hamill, who played The Trickster in CBS' live-action The Flash, reprises the role in animation. Other guest voices include Donal Gibson as Captain Boomerang, Kim Mai Guest as Linda Park, Alexis Denisof as Mirror Master, Ron Perlman as Orion and Lex Lang as Captain Cold.





MARVEL'S ANNIHILATION

Marvel Comics on Thursday staged a telephone news conference for its upcoming Annihilation event.

For a rundown of highlights, CLICK HERE.

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TOP COW'S RISING STARS: UNTOUCHABLE

Jim McLauchlin, Top Cow's editor-in-chief, told The Continuum that the first issue of the Rising Stars: Untouchable mini-series will ship on Feb. 22, earlier than solicited.

The second issue of the five-issue mini-series, by Fiona Avery and Brent Anderson, will be in stores on March 29.

"It's a five-issue series, and we have all the line art for #1-#4 done," McLauchlin said. "Brent Anderson is into #5 as we speak. Retail may order with confidence. Readers may read with confidence."

Here's how Top Cow describes the first issue:

"Ripped from the pages of the monumental Rising Stars, learn the truth behind Laurel Darkhaven's telekinetic secrets in this new limited series! Writer Fiona Avery and artist Brent Anderson craft the tale of young 'Special' Laurel Darkhaven, an 18-year-old high-school graduate recruited as a CIA assassin. International intrigue abounds!"

Click on the thumbnails above for larger images of the covers to the first two issues and the thumbnails below for pages from the first issue.



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FIRST LOOKS

For covers and three- to four-page previews of upcoming titles, CLICK HERE.

Titles include Looking Glass Wars: Hatter M #2 from Image Comics and Veronica #168 and Archie & Friends #99 from Archie Comics.

Look for more First Looks on Friday here in The Continuum.



BRIEFLY

* Here's a first look at Michael Turner's variant cover to Civil War #1. Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.

* Coming Friday: Marvel news -- and much more!!!

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COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES

In case you missed The Continuum's recent coverage, here are some links. Click on the date to get the day's full report.

* Saturday, Feb. 4: Smallville, Alias' Valkyries and First Looks.

* Friday, Feb. 3: Dark Horse Comics for May, First Looks and Death, Jr. returns.

* Thursday, Feb. 2: Smallville's Cyborg, Marvel and Devil's Due First Looks and Infinite Crisis.

* Wednesday, Feb. 1: Spider-Man 3's Gwen Stacy, Marvel and DC First Looks and SLG's Tron.

* Tuesday, Jan. 31: Blade, IDW Publishing for May, Claypool Comics for May, The Batman, DC trade paperbacks for June, Rex Mundi and The Simpsons.

* Monday, Jan. 30: Spider-Man's new costume, Infinite Crisis, Smallville, Image's Death Dealer and First Looks. Save up to 75% off your new comics!

* Sunday, Jan. 29: Krypto, Smallville and Dark Horse First Looks.

* Saturday, Jan. 28: Smallville, Teen Titans, Star Wars: Rebellion and First Looks.

* Friday, Jan. 27: Smallville, Image Comics First Looks, Devil's Due First Looks and Sam Kieth's My Inner Bimbo.

* Thursday, Jan. 26: Black Panther/Storm wedding, DC Comics' 52, V for Vendetta, New Universe preview and Marvel and DC First Looks.

* Wednesday, Jan. 25: X-Men: The Last Stand, Smallville, Justice League Unlimited, Spider-Man and Marvel and DC First Looks.

* Tuesday, Jan. 24: Superman: Brainiac Attacks, WB/UPN merger, Marvel movies, Cannon Hawke, Necromancer, Devil's Due for April and Alias Comics for April.

* Monday, Jan. 23: Diamond Select, Ms. Marvel, Marvel's Western event, Ultraviolet images and Image First Looks.

* Sunday, Jan. 22: Aquaman on TV, First Looks and Bongo Comics for April.

* Saturday, Jan. 21: X-Men: The Last Stand, HBO/Cinemax for March, Narwain's Albert and First Looks.

* Friday, Jan. 20: Superman Returns, 2005 sales, Sensational Spider-Man, Joss Whedon talks Astonishing X-Men, Marvel First Looks and Devil's Due First Looks.

* Thursday, Jan. 19: Jim Valentino on ShadowHawk, Spider-Man 3, Archie Comics for April, Aspen Comics for April, IDW First Looks, Marvel First Looks and Image First Looks.

* Wednesday, Jan. 18: X-Men, Marvel Knights, Marvel and DC First Looks and Oni Press for April.

* Tuesday, Jan. 17: Marvel Comics for April, Golden Globes, Dan Jurgens exclusive to DC, Family Guy at Devil's Due, Alias and Image First Looks.

* Monday, Jan. 16: DC Comics for April, Image Comics for April and Image Comics First Looks.




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