TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2006
COMING WEDNESDAY
More August solicitations, Marvel First Looks, DC First Looks -- and much more!!!
MARVEL COMICS FOR AUGUST
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Marvel Comics has provided The Continuum with its solicitations for August.
For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.
For a rundown of trade paperbacks, with images, CLICK HERE.
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and five- to six-page previews of Marvel Comics arriving in stores on June 7, CLICK HERE.
Titles include New X-Men #27, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #9, Moon Knight #3, Annihilation: Silver Surfer #3, Marvel Team-Up #21 and Civil War: Frontline #1.
X-MEN: THE LAST STAND UPDATE
Two cast members of X-Men: The Last Stand will appear on CBS' The Late Show with David Letterman before the film's release on May 26.
Rebecca Romijn, who plays Raven Darkholme/Mystique, will appear on the show on Thursday. Halle Berry, who plays Storm, will appear on the show on Thursday, May 25.
In other X-Men notes:
* Lance Gibson plays Spike, who is a member of The Brotherhood and has a fight with Wolverine. The character is similar to Spyke from X-Men: Evolution in powers.
* Phat is actually played by two characters: Via Saleaumua in big mode and Richard Yee in small mode.
* Stan Lee is credtied as "Waterhose Man" and Chris Claremont as "Lawnmower Man." They both appear early in the film.
* R. Lee Ermey plays an army sergeant.
* Look for more on the film on Wednesday here in The Continuum.
HIGHLANDER COMIC LAUNCH
Dynamite Entertainment announced on Tuesday that it will launch its Highlander comic-book series in July just like it did with Red Sonja and Battlestar Galactica -- with a 25-cent #0 issue.
The #0 issue will feature a cover painting by Gabriele Dell'Otto, as well as a photo cover.
The new series will be written by Brandon Jerwa and Michael Oeming, with art by Lee Moder.
Here's how Dynamite describes the book:
"Featuring events that start off shortly after the first film, Connor MacLeod, the Immortal Highlander, finds himself in the middle of a present-day reunion that takes him back to Berlin, right after the events of the Second World War! During the 'Coldest War' Connor comes up against the Kurgan and the cadre of highly trained super-assassins who follow him."
VERTIGO TRADE PAPERBACKS
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DC Comics has announced its trade paperback plans for Vertigo titles through the end of the year.
They include specially priced trades collecting new Vertigo series Loveless, DMZ, Testament, The Exterminators and American Virgin.
"Each of these creatively dangerous and provocative new series are perfect additions to the Vertigo library," said Karen Berger, VP -- Executive Editor, Vertigo. "We're thrilled that these books have such great buzz and we're certain that even more readers will be taken in by the captivating characters and stories."
For a rundown of the Vertigo trades, CLICK HERE.
BRIEFLY
* To the right is a first look at the box art of Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman, the DVD documentary available from Warner Home Video on June 20. Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.
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.
* Thursday, May 11: X-Men: The Last Stand, Justice League Unlimited, Superman Returns' Gilbert Adler, Boom! Studios for August and Moonstone Books for September.
* Wednesday, May 10: Marvel First Looks, DC First Looks and Superman Returns.
* Tuesday, May 9: Moon Knight's Charlie Huston, X-Men: The Last Stand, Superman Returns' Chris Lee and Marvel Comics First Looks.
* Monday, May 8: Superman Returns' Parker Posey, Who Wants to Be a Super Hero?, X-Men: The Last Stand, First Looks and DC Comics second printings.
* Sunday, May 7: Superman Returns' Kate Bosworth, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men animated and First Looks.
* Saturday, May 6: Dark Horse Comics for August, X-Men: The Last Stand and Superman Returns' Kal Penn.
* Friday, May 5: Superman Returns' Brandon Routh, Ron Garney exclusive to Marvel, The Simpsons, Justice League video game, Devil's Due First Looks and Smallville.
* Thursday, May 4: Ultimate Fantastic Four, Justice League Unlimited, X-Men: The Last Stand, Lords of Avalon to DB Pro and Image First Looks.
* 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.
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