TUESDAY, JULY 4, 2006
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For covers and two- to five-page previews of upcoming titles, CLICK HERE.
Titles include The Escapists #1, The Goon #18 and Conan #30 from Dark Horse Comics, Wasteland #1 from Oni Press and E-Man Recharged from Digital Webbing.
CLIFF CHIANG ON DOCTOR 13
Artist Cliff Chiang, whose work is currently featured in Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre, told The Continuum his next project will be a Doctor 13 serial in the upcoming Tales of the Unexpected.
"He's a professional debunker," Chiang said of the character. "He doesn't believe in magic of any sort. It's sort of a reverse X-Files."
Chiang is working with friend Brian Azzarello on the project.
"This is a project no one would expect from either of us," Chiang said. "Two words: Nazi gorillas."
Doctor 13, created in 1951, was last seen in the Seven Soliders: Zatanna mini-series, in which he presumably died.
Chiang said he will begin work on Doctor 13 soon and hopes to update the look of the character a bit.
The Spectre will be the lead feature in the Tales of the Unexpected mini-series. Chiang said the Doctor 13 story will run 16 pages in each issue.
BANDAI GETS WITCHBLADE MANGA
Bandai Entertainment announced Monday at Anime Expo that it has acquired the North American publishing rights for the Witchblade Takeru manga from Top Cow.
The manga series is an adaptation of Gonzo's Witchblade anime television series which is currently airing in Japan.
"This property has been one of our long term goals," Bandai Entertainment's Robert Place Napton said. "We began our publishing relationship with Top Cow with our line of successful Tankobon graphic novels, introducing manga fans to the classic Witchblade and Tomb Raider comic book series -- this original Witchblade manga from Japan is the next step."
Witchblade is the first American comic book to be adapted for the Japanese anime market. Bandai plans to release the series in English following the Japanese edition of the manga, which will be available in Japan later this month. Release date is to be determined but likely to coincide with the release of the Witchblade Anime series in the North America.
"There's great excitement with the incredible response to the Witchblade anime both in Japan and internationally. We're looking forward to working with Bandai Entertainment to bring this manga to the U.S.," said Matt Hawkins, President and COO of Top Cow.
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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.
* Thursday, June, 29: Image Comics First Looks, Superman Returns, Image Comics' The Cross Bronx and Dynamite Entertainment roundup.
* Wednesday, June, 28: Superman Returns, Marvel Comics First Looks, DC Comics First Looks and Krypto the Superdog in July.
* Tuesday, June, 27: Spider-Man 3, Marvel Comics First Looks, Civil War, Wolverine: Origins, Top Cow's Freshmen, Arcana Studio for September, The Batman in July, Lone Ranger and DC First Looks.
* Monday, June, 26: Civil War special, Superman Returns, Spider-Man 3, Teen Titans episodes, Komikwerks for September and Silent Devil's Antigone.
* Sunday, June, 25: Blade: The Series, Superman Returns, Oni Press for September and First Looks.
* Saturday, June, 24: Spider-Man 3, Starz's Comics on Film, Ali Russell writes Isis, Image Comics First Looks and Archie Comics First Looks.
* Friday, June, 23: Iron Man movie, NBC's Heroes, Zack Snyder to direct Watchmen, Marvel Comics First Looks, Heroic Publishing for September and Family Guy's 100th episode.
* Thursday, June, 22: Superman Returns, Devil's Due for September, Marvel Comics First Looks and Criminal.
* Wednesday, June, 21: Ultimate Avengers 2, Blade: The Series, Marvel First Looks and DC First Looks.
* Tuesday, June, 20: Marvel Comics for September, Image Comics for September, Civil War #2 second printing, Marvel First Looks and Top Cow First Looks.
* Monday, June, 19: DC Comics for September, Archie Comics for September, Boom! Studios for September, Civil War: Cable and Deadpool and First Looks.
* Sunday, June, 18: Image Comics First Looks, Justice League DVD, Witchblade animated and Teen Choice awards.
* Saturday, June, 17: Sci Fi's Amazing Screw-On Head, Spider-Man 3, Lois & Clark DVD, After Hours' Impossible Tales and First Looks.
* Friday, June, 16: Spider-Man Unmasked, IDW Publishing or September, Superman: Brainiac Attacks, BlueWater/Alias First Looks, DC tops May orders and Ezra model winner.
* Thursday, June, 15: Aspen Comics for September, Civil War #5 cover, Civil War press conference, First Looks, Superman Returns and Liberty Meadows: Cover Girl.
* Wednesday, June, 14: Superman Returns, Marvel First Looks, DC First Looks, Sam Noir: Samurai Detective, 12 Gauge's James O'Barr and Cully Hamner and Snakes on a Plane comic.
* Tuesday, June, 13: Ray Harryhausen comics from BlueWater, Superman Returns, Legion of Super Heroes animated, Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo, Marvel First Looks, Image First Looks and JLA Classified.
* Monday, June, 12: Superman Returns' Kevin Spacey, Ultimate Fantastic Four variant, Archie's Halloween comics and First Looks.
* Sunday, June, 11: Dark Horse Comics for September, X-Men: The Last Stand box office, Superman Returns' Parkey Posey and Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman.
* Saturday, June, 10: Superman Returns interviews with Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth and Sam Huntington, Marvel Comics' Beyond!, Image expands Afterworks 2 and X-Men: The Last Stand box office.
* Friday, June, 9: Superman Returns, Marvel Westerns and DC First Looks.
* Thursday, June, 8: Who Wants to Be a Superhero?, Superman Returns, Civil War sell-outs, Moonstone Books for October and First Looks.
* Wednesday, June, 7: Smallville Season 6, Marvel First Looks, DC First Looks, Image First Looks and X-Men: The Last Stand.
* Tuesday, June, 6: Mythos, Marvel First Looks, Image First Looks, Smallville Season 5 DVD and Virgin Comics for August.
* Monday, June, 5: Black Widow movie stalled, First Looks, Blade: The Series' David Palffy, Superman Returns, Hawaiian Dick, WildStorm panel at Wizard World Philadelphia and IDW's Super Deluxe Hero Happy Hour.
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