MONDAY, MAY 8, 2006
COMING TUESDAY
Moon Knight press conference, DC news -- and much more!!!
SUPERMAN RETURNS SET VISIT: PARKER POSEY
The Continuum today continues its series of stories from its visit to the set of Superman Returns last July in Sydney, Australia.
This installment is a question-and-answer with Parker Posey, who plays Kitty Koslowski.
For an edited transcription of the interview, CLICK HERE.
Look for more on Superman Returns on Tuesday here in The Continuum.
WHO WANTS TO BE A SUPERHERO
Who Wants To Be A Superhero, the new reality series involving Stan Lee, will premiere on Sci Fi on July 26.
Sci Fi is teaming with Lee and Bruce Nash's Nash Entertainment for the six-episode, one-hour weekly competition reality series that will challenge constestants to create their own superhero.
Lee and Nash appeared at NBC/Universal's press event on Friday.
The winner of the six-week competition will depicted in a new comic book created by Lee.
Here's how Sci Fi describes the show:
"In nationwide open casting calls, potential heroes will arrive in costume to prove their mettle -- revealing the true nature of their superhuman abilities and invoking the noble credos by which they live. From these thousands of hopefuls, Stan Lee will choose 11 finalists to move into a secret lair and compete for the opportunity to become a real-life Superhero!
"Finalists will leave their former lives behind and live as their brainchild heroes 24/7, all under Stan Lee's watchful eye. Each week, our aspiring heroes will be challenged with competitions designed to test their true superhero abilities. It's not all just leaping tall buildings in a single bound, a true Superhero will be tested for courage, integrity, self-sacrifice, compassion and resourcefulness. In the end, only one aspiring Superhero will have the strength and nobility to open the gates to comic book immortality."
X-MEN: THE LAST STAND UPDATE
Two cast members of X-Men: The Last Stand will be making apperances on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien the week of the film's opening.
Hugh Jackman, who returns as Wolverine, will be a guest on Wednesday, May 24. Halle Berry (Storm) will be a guest on Friday, May 26.
FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and five-page previews of upcoming titles, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Son of M #6 from Marvel Comics and Cyberforce #3 and Rising Stars: Untouchables #4 from Image Comics.
DC COMICS' NEW PRINTINGS
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Two debut issues and a "One Year Later" story have all sold out at DC Comics and are going back to press for new printings.
Batman #652 Second Printing, Blue Beetle #1 Third Printing and Ion #1 Second Printing are all scheduled to arrive in stores on May 31.
* Batman #652 Second Printing, a "One Year Later" issue and part four of "Face the Face," will feature a recolored version of the original cover art by Simone Bianchi.
* Blue Beetle #1 Third Printing, the debut issue of the new series spinning out of Infinite, will feature a new cover with character sketches by Cully Hamner.
* Ion #1 Second Printing, the first issue of the 12-issue maxi-series spinning out of Infinite Crisis, will feature a pencils-only version of the original cover by Greg Tocchini.
* Click on the thumbnails above for larger images.
BRIEFLY
* Activision announced that at the Electronic Entertainment Expo on Wednesday through Friday, it will unveil a sneak peak from its Spider-Man 3 video game that demonstrates the in-game model of the hero and the power of next-generation technology.
* Shocker Toys has announced a new line of action figures under the Indie Spolight umbrella.
Companies include Top Cow, Classic Media, Image, Troma,
AAApop, Blue Water Productions and King Features.
Characters will include Solar: Man of the Atom, Magnus Robot Fighter, Dick
Tracy, Lone Ranger, Jack Staff, Madman, The Atomics, Witchblade, Darkness,
Nexus, Shark-Man, The Moth, Retro Rocket, The New Toxic Avenger, The
Phantom, Sachs & Violens, The Wraith, Scud the Disposable Assassin, Isis,
VIctoria Secret Service, Judo-Girl, Shadowhawk, OZF5, Grim Jack, Fallen
Angel, Badger, Cyberforce, Jetcat, Atomic City, Smoke & Mirror and God of
Thunder.
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.
* Wednesday, May 3: Marvel First Looks, DC First Looks, Image First Loos and 100 Bullets video game.
* Tuesday, May 2: Justice League DVD, Marvel First Looks, DB Pro's The Highwayman, Sin City Marv bust and DC Comics' second printings.
* Monday, May 1: IDW Publishing for August, X-Men: The Last Stand, Marvel First Looks and Dark Horse First Looks.
* Sunday, April 30: X-Men: The Last Stand, Teen Titans, Alias Comics' The Vindicators and Image First Looks.
* Saturday, April 29: X-Men: The Last Stand, Spider-Man 3 in Cleveland, Krypto the Superdog and First Looks.
* Friday, April 28: X-Men: The Last Stand, Iron Man movie, Smallville, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Wolverine and Claypool Comics for August.
* Thursday, April 27: Spider-Man on Cartoon Network, Activision's Marvel Alliance, Ed Brubaker extends exclusive and First Looks.
* Wednesday, April 26: Spider-Man 3 in Cleveland, Marvel First Looks, DC First Looks, Image First Looks, Wolverine: Origins and Smallville.
* Tuesday, April 25: The Batman and Legion of Super Heroes on Kids' WB!, Spider-Man 3 in Cleveland, Marvel First Looks, DC First Looks, Infinite Crisis and Anita Blake.
* Monday, April 24: Spider-Man 3 in Cleveland, Marvel Legends, Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Turner panels at Pittsburgh Comicon and Xena creative team.
* Sunday, April 23: DC's One Year Later panel at Pittsburgh Comicon, The Librarian and Smallville.
* Saturday, April 22: Spider-Girl panel at Pittsburgh Comicon, Image Comics' Task Force 1 and First Looks.
* Friday, April 21: Conan, Virgin Comics for July and Alias First Looks.
* Thursday, April 20: Devil's Due for July, Alias for July, Spider-Man 3, X-Men: The Last Stand, Marvel First Looks and Superman: Brainiac Attacks.
* Wednesday, April 19: Marvel First Looks, DC First Looks, Archie First Looks, Witchblade #100 and Superman Returns.
* Tuesday, April 18: Marvel Comics for July, Marvel Comics First Looks and IDW sell-outs.
* Monday, April 17: DC Comics for July, Image Comics for July, Archie Comics for July and Moon Knight.
* Sunday, April 16: Absolute Dark Knight, Ultimate Avengers and Emily Edison.
* Saturday, April 15: The Simpsons, Smallville, Legion of Super Heroes animated and Transformers: Evolutions.
* Friday, April 14: Storm's wedding dress, Superman movies on Cinemax, Family Guy, Aspen Comics for July, Big Bang Comics and March sales figures.
* Thursday, April 13: DB Pro for July, Moonstone Books for August, Justice League Unlimited, Tom DeFalco press conference, Archie First Looks and DC Comics' second printings.
* Wednesday, April 12: Superman Returns, DC Comics' second printings, Marvel First Looks, DC First Looks and Image First Looks.
* Tuesday, April 11: X-Men: The Last Stand, Marvel First Looks, Marvel Legends and Skye Runner.
* Monday, April 10: Dark Horse Comics for July, X-Men: The Last Stand, Heroes for Hire artist and White Tiger artist.
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