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THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2006

COMING FRIDAY

Marvel movie and animation news, Legion of Super Heroes news -- and much more from Comic-Con!!!

COMIC-CON: IDW'S TRANSFORMERS

Bob Budiansky is returning to the world of Transformers, IDW Publishing announced on Thursday at its Transformers panel at Comic-Con International.

Budiansky, writer of many of Marvel Comics' Transformers stories in the 1980s, is writing Transformers Animated Movie Adaptation, a mini-series that will adapt the 1986 Transformers: The Movie, which is being released in a special edition DVD package to mark its 20th anniversary.

For comments from Budiansky and more Transformers plans, CLICK HERE.

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COMIC-CON: DC NATION PANEL

Dan DiDio played host to another fast-paced DC Nation panel on Thursday at Comic-Con International on Thursday.

For highlights, CLICK HERE.

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COMIC-CON: LEGION OF SUPER HEROES ANIMATED

Matt Wayne is one of several Justice League Unlimited and Teen Titans alumni working on Kids' WB!'s upcoming Legion of Super Heroes animated series.

The Continuum talked to Wayne about his episodes for the show, which will be previewed at Comic-Con International on Friday.

To read the story, and see more art, CLICK HERE.

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COMIC-CON: GHOST RIDER MOVIE TOYS

Fans of Ghost Rider are in for a helluva good time this winter with the Feb. 17 release of the Ghost Rider movie. Both Hasbro and Diamond unveiled their products at Comic-Con International on Wednesday night.

For a roundup, with images, CLICK HERE.

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COMIC-CON: LOUIS LETERRIER TO DIRECT INCREDIBLE HULK MOVIE

Marvel Studios announced Thursday it has signed Louis Leterrier to direct a new big screen adaptation of The Incredible Hulk.

Leterrier recently directed Transporter 2, which opened at the top of the box office earlier this year, as well as Unleashed, starring Jet Li, Morgan Freeman and Bob Hoskins.

According to Marvel, The Incredible Hulk will return to the roots of the comic series, combining "a well-developed character storyline with incredible action and fun."

Zak Penn, who previously collaborated with Marvel on X2 and tX-Men: The Last Stand, is writing the script.

The project is being produced by Feige, Avi Arad and Gale Ann Hurd and will be executive produced by Michael Helfant and Ari Arad. Marvel Studios will begin casting immediately. No release date has been set.

"Leterrier has a tremendous passion for this genre and shares our vision for the new direction of the Incredible Hulk franchise, one of the gems of the Marvel Universe," Feige said. "We are very excited to be working with such a talented director to bring one of our pre-eminent super-hero franchises back to the big screen, and we are certain that he will bring the Hulk to life in a way that will appeal to a mass audience as well as the core super-hero fan base."

Leterrier, 33, will be formally introduced during a Marvel Studios panel at Comic-Con International on Saturday.

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COMIC-CON: FANTASTIC FOUR MOVIE

Will Doug Jones -- the actor who played Abe Sapien in the Hellboy movie -- be the actor used for the Silver Surfer in the Fantastic Four sequel?

Reports are circulating that Jones will make some kind of announcement at Comic-Con International.

Asked about Jones' possible involvement, producer Ralph Winter replied with this comment:

"We are still in the development phase of SS, so no firm decisions on anything yet. We are on the verge of coming up with something very cool!"

Winter said he won't be coming to Comic-Con, and Fox as of Wednesday had no plans to make the FF sequel as part of its Comic-Con presentation.

Production of the film is expected to begin next month in August. Director Tim Story returns, as do cast members Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans and Julian McMahon.

In other FF news, Hasbro's Kimberly Willis told The Continuum there will be toys based on the sequel. "We're already working on them," she said.



COMIC-CON: DARK HORSE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dark Horse Comics announced an Abe Sapien mini-series on Thursday at Comic-Con.

For details and another announcement, CLICK HERE.

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COMIC-CON: TOP COW PRODUCTIONS

Lara Croft will be returning to comics, Top Cow's Matt Hawkins told The Continuum on Wednesday night at Comic-Con International.

For more details and other Top Cow notes, CLICK HERE.



COMIC-CON: AVATAR PRESS

A Frank Miller trade paperback and horror books from Brian Pulido and John Russo were the points of interest during a visit to the Avatar Press booth at Comic-Con International on Wednesday night.

For more details, CLICK HERE.

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BRIEFLY

* To the right is Inkworks' display at Comic-Con for its Smallville Season 5 trading card set, due in stores in December. Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.

* According to Variety, Warner Bros. is developing two more DC Comics properties for feature films. Producer Akiva Goldsman is developing Doom Patrol through is Weed Productions, with Adam Turner scheduled to write. Guillermo del Toro and Don Murphy are working on a new Deadman project.

* Jeph Loeb will be announced as the new writer of Wolverine on during Marvel's Civil War panel at Comic-Con, The Continuum has learned.

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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.

* Saturday, July 15: Blade: The Series, Legion of Super Heroes animated, Stan Lee's Lightspeed and Superman Retursn.

* Friday, July 14: The Amazing Screw-On Head, Ultimate Spider-Man Annual, Superman Returns and Penny-Farthing Press projects.

* Thursday, July 13: Sci Fi's Painkiller Jane, Wolverine: Origins press conference, X-Men titles, First Looks, Batman Beyond and Justice League Unlimited DVDs and Virgin Comics teams with John Woo and Garth Ennis.

* Wednesday, July 12: Marvel First Looks, DC First Looks, Image First Looks, Spider-Girl returns, Aspen's Civil War: X-Men cover and Moonstone Books for November.

* 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.




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