WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 2006
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GEORGES JEANTY TALKS BUFFY
At last weekend's Heroes Con in Charlotte, N.C., The Continuum caught up with Georges Jeanty, who talked about his new gig as artist of Dark Horse Comics' Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
To read what Jeanty had to say, CLICK HERE.
MARVEL MOVIE/TV ROUNDUP
Newly released pictures by WireImage indicate that two key players from Spider-Man will be involved in Spider-Man 3.
Cliff Robertson is returning as Uncle Ben and Michael Papajohn is back as the burglar who apparently killed him. Robertson and Pajajohn were photographed with Thomas Haden Church, who is playing Flint Marko/Sandman.
* As had been previously announced, Mark Protosevich is writing the Thor movie, Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige told The Continuum.
Over the weekend at a Marvel panel at Heroes Con, J. Michael Straczynski said that the trades were reporting that David Goyer was attached to the film. That isn't the case, according to Marvel.
Goyer is working with Marvel Studios on Blade: The Series. He is also developing The Flash as a feature film for Warner Bros.
* Iron Man director Jon Favreau attended the screening of Ultimate Avengers 2 at the Los Angeles Film Festival on Sunday.
MARVEL ZOMBIES COLLECTED
Marvel Comics on Wednesday released cover to the Marvel Zombies hardcover collection.
The new cover features Arthur Suydam's zombie homage to the cover of Secret Wars #1.
Marvel Zombies HC collects all five issues of the mini-series by Robert Kirkman and Sean Phillips, along with a host of extras.
The oversized treatment includes every cover that graced a Marvel Zombies issue, including the variant covers of the multiple back-to-press issues. along with the covers of the classic issues those covers pay homage to.
The 136-page book will go on sale August 9 and will cost $19.99.
FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and four- to six-page previews of upcoming titles, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Moon Knight #4 and Wolverine: Origins #4 from Marvel Comics, Darkness/Wolverine from Image Comics and Highlander #0 and Xena #1 from Dynamite Entertainment.
BRIEFLY
* Superman Returns pulled in $72.0 million over the five-day weekend, pushing its total to $109.0 million.
* It appears now that production responsibilities will keep Smallville cast members away from Comic-Con International in San Diego.
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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