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SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2006

COMING MONDAY: DC COMICS FOR OCTOBER

DC Comics is releasing its solicitations for October on Monday at 5 p.m. (ET).

For the complete rundown, with more than 90 images, check back here then.

In the meantime, above are previously released images. Click on the thumbnails for larger images.

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SUPERMAN RETURNS BOX OFFICE

Superman Returns placed fourth place at the box office over the weekend, trailing the juggernaut Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and two debuting films.

Superman Returns brought in an estimated $11.6 million to push its total to $163.6 million. At this pace, the film should top out around $188 million.

As a comparison, Batman Begins ($205.3 million) pulled in $151.1 million through 19 days. However, that film had only drops of 35.9 percent, 39.7 percent and 21.7 percent in subsequent weekends.

Superman Returns had a 46.8 percent dropoff this past weekend.

Pirates took in an estimated $62.2 million over the weekend and moved past X-Men: The Last Stand as the year's top film. Pirates now has $258.5 million to X-Men's $231.8 million.

Little Man was second on over the weekend at $21.7 million, You, Me and Dupree third at $21.3 million.

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FIRST LOOKS

For covers and two- to five-page previews of titles arriving in stores on July 21, CLICK HERE.

Titles include The Lost Squad #5 and Nightwolf: The Price #1 from Devil's Due Publishing and Archie & Friends #102 and Archie Digest #227 from Archie Comics.

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ARCHAIA STUDIOS PRESS NEW TITLES

Archaia Studios Press (ASP) has announced three new titles The Killer, Okko and The Secret History for Comic-Con International in San Diego.

"When my partner, Aki, and I first saw these books, we fell in love with them," said Mark Smylie, publisher at ASP. "We think we found some outstanding books that fans of ASP, new and old alike, will be drawn to."

Following is a rundown:

THE KILLER

Bi-monthly, October launch, $3.95. Written by Matz, art by Luc Jacamon. A hardboiled 10-issue noir series chronicling one man's journey through some seriously bad mojo. A professional. A man of few scruples, nerves of steel, and a steady trigger finger. A man whose crimes might be catching up with him. A man on the verge of cracking.

OKKO: THE CYCLE OF WATER

Bi-monthly, December launch, $3.95. Written and art by Hub. A four-issue mini-series launching what will be the first of "Five Cycles." It is Year 1108 in the official calendar of the Pajan Empire during a turbulent time of struggle and warfare between rival clans. Far from the fields of battle, Okko the ronin heads a small group of demon hunters, wandering the realms of the Empire. He is accompanied by Noburo, a mysterious giant who hides his face behind a red mask, and the whimsical monk Noshin, the saké lover with the power to summon and commune with the spirits of nature. When Tikku's sister Little Carp is kidnapped by pirates, the young fisherman enlists the group's help in finding her. But the quest will have a price, and will lead the four heroes much farther afield than they'd ever imagined.

THE SECRET HISTORY

Bi-monthly, February launch, 48 pages, $5.95. Written by Jean-Pierre Pécau, with art by Igor Kordey, Leo Pilipovic, Goran Sudzuka. A story told in 7 chapters, each one more intriguing than the last. Four immortal brothers and sisters, four archons, are entrusted with ivory cards in the dawn of prehistory by a dying shaman. They are told never to use the cards together. These archons, four, leap through time, consumed in an epic struggle to influence and shape the history of Western civilization. From Moses' challenge to the Pharaoh to the origin of the Grail myth; from the Pope's extermination of the Cathars to Nostradamus' travels in Italy; from the Spanish Armada and the Great Fire of London to Napoleon's conquest of Egypt; and finally to the Angel of Mons appearing over the trenches of World War I: a secret occult history of the world told in seven chapters

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BRIEFLY

* The rights to Across the Pond Studios' Atomik Mike have been optioned for use on the new Comcast Cable morning TV program, KidsQuest Adventures. The TV series has already been greenlit for production. with shows scheduled to begin airing this fall. Atomik Mike creators, Stephan Nilson and Israel Cruz, have been brought aboard to write the Atomik Mike segments, with Nilson also serving as one of the show's executive producers.

KidsQuest Adventures is a live action, interactive educational program geared towards an 8-14 year-old audience. The characters Atomik Mike and April will appear as hosts on the show which will feature a weekly lesson that takes the children on interactive adventures from their TV to the internet. The show will also feature animated flash cartoons taken from the Atomik Mike comics.

KIdsQuest Adventures is distributed through Comcast Cable and will air five days a week. Four times during the week it will air on different channels and then on Saturday morning it will run on all four channels simultaneously.

* Joe Kelly is writing Superman/Batman Annual #1 from DC Comics.

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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.

* Tuesday, July 11: Smallville's Jimmy Olsen, Marvel First Looks, Sabrina trade paperback and Star Wars Lithographs.

* Monday, July 10: Spider-Man 3, Incredible Hulk DVD, Kid Kosmos, Model Operandi and First Look.

* Sunday, July 9: My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Star Wars: Dark Times, weekend box office and First Looks.

* Saturday, July 8: Blade: The Series episodes, Legion of Super Heroes animated, Fantastic Four on HBO, Who Wants to Be a Superhero contestants and Superman Returns box office.

* Friday, July 7: Dark Horse Comics for October, The Amazing Screw-On Head, The Batman and First Looks.

* Thursday, July 6: Spider-Man Unmasked press conference, Marvel First Looks, DC First Looks and Legion of Super Heroes animated.

* Wednesday, July 5: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Marvel TV/movie roundup, Marvle Zombies hardcover and First Looks.

* Tuesday, July 4: Cliff Chiang on Doctor 13, First Looks and Bandai's Witchblade manga.

* Monday, July 3: Wolverine: Origins' Daniel Way, First Looks and Who Wants to Be a Superhero?

* Sunday, July 2: DC Comics' 52 and Marvel panels at Heroes Con, Superman Returns box office and Narwain's Fiendish Fables.

* Saturday, July 1: DC Nation, Joe Quesada and Warren Ellis panels at Heroes Con, Superman Returns, Blade: The Series and First Looks.

* Friday, June, 30: Rosario Dawson panel at Heroes Con, Blade: The Series, Who Wants to Be a Superhero, Aspen Comics' Soulfire: Dying of the Light, Blue Water's Lost Raven and The Batman.

* 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.




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