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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2006COMING THURSDAYSuperman Returns news -- and much more!!!
For covers and five- to six-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on June 14, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Exiles #82, Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #13, Moon Knight #3, Spider-Girl #99, Ms. Marvel #4, Sensational Spider-Man #27, Annihilation: Super Skrull #3, Thunderbolts #103, Marvel Westerns: The Two-Gun Kid, Ultimate X-Men #71 and Wolverine: Origins #3.
Look for more Marvel First Looks on Thursday here in The Continuum.
IMAGE COMICS FIRST LOOKSFor covers and five-page previews of Image Comics titles arriving in stores on June 14, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Battle Pope #8, Fear Agent #5 and Negative Burn #2.
DC COMICS FIRST LOOKSFor covers and five-page previews of DC Comics titles arriving in stores on June 14, CLICK HERE.
Titles include 100 Bullets #73, Cartoon Network Action Pack #2, American Virgin #4, Elric: The Making of a Sorcerer #3, Firestorm #26, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #207 and Red Sonja/Claw the Unconquered: The Devil's Hands #4.
X-MEN: THE LAST STAND UPDATE X-Men: The Last Stand went over $180 million domestically on Tuesday and should cross the $200-million mark this weekend.
The film pulled in $3.0 million on Tuesday to push its total to $181.3 million.
In other X-Men news:
* Even though the film's been out nearly two weeks, Famke Janssen is still on the promotional trail. The actress who plays Jean Grey appeared on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien on Tuesday night.
"I was happy to be back, it was fun," Janssen of her resurrected character.
Because of her character's telepathic nature, Janssen said she had to do no training for the film. She also related a story of running into Ian McKellen (Magneto) on a nude beach in Vancouver, where the film was shot.
* Below are new images released by Fox UK, including two from the Danger Room sequence at the beginning of the film. Click on the thumbnails for larger images.
SMALLVILLE UPDATEProduction on Season 6 of The CW's Smallville will begin in mid-July in Vancouver, executive producer Al Gough told The Continuum.
Steven DeKnight is writing the first episode, which picks up from last month's Season 5 cliffhanger.
In other Smallville news, it doesn't appear a panel will be devoted to the series at Comic-Con International in San Diego next month.
Given the production start, it is possible, however, that cast members might be at the convention. A schedule of events won't be announced for about a month.
BRIEFLY* Here's a first look at the variant cover to Marvel Comics' Wolverine: Origin #4. Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.
* Superman Returns star Brandon Routh will be a guest on CBS' The Late Show with David Letterman on Tuesday, June 20.
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.
* Friday, June, 2: X-Men, Mondo Marvel and DC Nation panels at Wizard World Philadelphia, Aspen's Shrugged, Blade: The Series and First Looks..
* Thursday, June, 1: X-Men press conference, X-Men: The Last Stand, Smallville, Transformers and Archie First Looks.
* Wednesday, May 31: X-Men: The Last Stand deaths, Avi Arad steps down, Marvel Comics First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, DC Comics First Looks and Superman Returns.
* Tuesday, May 30: Marvel Comics First Looks, X-Men: The Last Stand, Superman Returns' Bryan Singer, Alex Ross covers for Virgin Comics and Dynamite Entertainment roundup.
* Monday, May 29: Spider-Man 3 in New York, X-Men: The Last Stand's Ralph Winter, Blade: The Series and Superman Returns.
* Sunday, May 28: X-Men: The Last Stand, Alex Toth dies, Krypto the Superdog schedule, Starz comic-book marathon and Dark Horse First Looks.
* Saturday, May 27: X-Men: The Last Stand's big opening, Blade: The Series, Teen Titans, DB Pro's XIII graphic novels and First Looks.
* Friday, May 26: X-Men: The Last Stand, The Batman, Giant-Size Hulk, Iron Man and Dynamite Entertainment news.
* Thursday, May 25: X-Men: The Last Stand's Kelsey Grammer, Blade: The Series' Jill Wagner, Iron Man movie, Teen Titans and The Batman on DVD and First Looks.
* Wednesday, May 24: X-Men: The Last Stand's Shawn Ashmore, Marvel Comics First Looks, DC Comics First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, Ghost Rider variants and Komikwerks for August.
* Tuesday, May 23: X-Men: The Last Stand's Ben Foster, Marvel Comics First Looks, DC Comics First Looks, Top Cow/Marvel crossovers and Superman Returns.
* Monday, May 22: X-Men: The Last Stand's Anna Paquin, Civil War: Thunderbolts, Image Comics First Looks, Bongo Comics for August, Bomb Queen vs. Blacklight and Devi #1 preview.
* Sunday, May 21: X-Men: The Last Stand's Famke Janssen, Jospeh Michael Linsner's Claws and Alias Comics for August.
* Saturday, May 20: George Perez at Motor City Comic Con, X-Men: The Last Stand and Dark Horse First Looks.
* Friday, May 19: Blade: The Series, X-Men: The Last Stand's Patrick Stewart, Marvel First Looks, Spider-Man chess set, V for Vendetta DVD details and Transformers: Stormbringer.
* Thursday, May 18: X-Men: The Last Stand's Aaron Stanford, Civil War #2 preview, Devil's Due Publishing for August, Captain Atom finale, Image Comics First Looks and Battlestar Galactica.
* Wednesday, May 17: Image Comics for August, Aspen Comics for August, Marvel Comics First Looks, DC Comics First Looks and Smallville.
* Tuesday, May 16: Marvel Comics for August, Marvel Comics First Looks, X-Men: The Last Stand, Highlander comic book and Vertigo trade paperbacks.
* Monday, May 15: X-Men: The Last Stand's Halle Berry, DC Comics for August, NBC's Heroes, Snakewoman artist, Archie Comics for August and Dragon's Lair.
* Sunday, May 14: X-Men: The Last Stand's James Marsden, Superman Returns writers and First Looks.
* Saturday, May 13: X-Men: The Last Stand's Dania Ramirez, V for Vendetta on DVD, Heroic Publishing for August and First Looks.
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