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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2006

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THE BATMAN: SEASON 4

With the fourth season of Kids' WB! The Batman set to launch on Saturday, The Continuum today presents three stories on the Warner Bros. Animation series.

First up, is a brief interview with producer Michael Goguen, in which he talks about the addition of Robin to the series.

To read the story, CLICK HERE.

Secondly, Kids' WB! has released titles and synopses of episodes for the fourth season of The Batman.

For the rundown, CLICK HERE.

And finally, Friday's posting of The Comics Continuum at The Detroit News focuses on the series.

To read that story, CLICK HERE.

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SUPERMAN ULTIMATE COLLECTORS DVD

Warner Home Video has released images and details for its Superman Ultimate Collectors Edition, due in stores on Tuesday, Nov.28.

The set will feature Superman Returns: Special Edition, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, Superman: The Movie Four Disc Special Edition, Superman II Two Disc Special Edition and Superman III and Superman IV Deluxe Editions. Also included are the documentaries You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman and Look Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman and Bryan Singer's Journals Extended Edition.

The set has a suggested price of $99.92.

Below are package images for the various versions of Superman Returns. Click on the thumbnails for larger images.



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ONI PRESS FOR DECEMBER

Oni Press has released its solicitations for December.

For the complete listings, with images, CLICK HERE.

For previously released solicitations for December, click on the publishers' names below:

* Arcana Studio.

* Archie Comics.

* Aspen Comics.

* Boom! Studios.

* Claypool Comics.

* Dark Horse Comics.

* DC Comics.

* Devil's Due Publishing.

* IDW Publishing.

* Image Comics.

* Marvel Comics.

* Moonstone Books.

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IDW'S DICK TRACY VOL. 1

IDW Publishing has provided The Continuum with two 1931 Dick Tracy strips from The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy, Vol. 1.

The first volume of a multi-year project to re-present Chester Gould's body of work in its entirety, the 352-page collection will be released on Oct. 26 in a 9-1/2" x 7" hardcover-with-dustjacket format. It will cost $29.99.

Vol. 1 will include the five sample strips that Gould used to sell his groundbreaking strip, as well as more than 500 comic strips, encompassing the series' beginning, from October 1931-May 1933. Among these strips are the first appearance of many long-time Dick Tracy characters, such as Tess Trueheart, Junior and Chief Brandon. The first volume features an overview and introduction from consulting editor and longtime Tracy writer Max Allan Collins, as well as an interview between Collins and creator Chester Gould.

Each volume will feature book design from Ashley Wood.

"The Dick Tracy strip was one of the most popular, influential comics of the 20th Century," said Collins, who wrote the Tracy strip from 1977 to 1993. "Young boys in particular were attracted to Chester Gould's crafty mix of violence, humor and melodrama. I know, because I was one of them.

"Chester Gould -- unaware that he was changing America's popular culture forever -- was simply doing his best to make Mom, Dad and the kids fight over who got to see the paper first... and to make sure that whoever did turned to Tracy first."



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SCARY GODMOTHER ON CARTOON NETWORK

Scary Godmother returns to Cartoon Network in October with both of the animated specials based on Jill Thompson's characters.

Scary Godmother Halloween Spooktakular will air on Friday, Oct. 6 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).

Here's how the network describes the show:

"This hour-long CGI special follows the first trick-or-treating adventure of Hannah Marie, a young girl whose older, meaner cousin babysits her one dark Halloween night. Hannah's cousin cooks up a scheme to frighten her, but the scheme backfires when Hannah gets help from her Scary Godmother and her quirky monster friends."

Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy will air on Friday, Oct. 13 at 9 p.m.

Here's how the network describes the show:

"Monster-phobic Jimmy hopes that getting rid of candy and costumes will put an end to Halloween. Scary Godmother and her creepy pals, the Fright Sight Gang, will have seen their last Halloween if Jimmy succeeds in erasing the day he despises most from the calendar. Unless Hannah can stop him, everything creepy, weird and spooky will vanish forever."

Additional broadcasts of both specials are likely but have yet to be announced by Cartoon Network.

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FIRST LOOKS

For covers and four- to seven-page previews of upcoming titles, CLICK HERE.

Titles include Second Wave #6 from Boom! Studios and X-Men: First Class #2 from Marvel Comics.

Look for more First Looks on Saturday here in The Continuum.



BRIEFLY

* Top Cow Productions, in conjunction with CS Moore Studio, has announced that all 500 units of the Aphrodite IX Statue Artist Proof edition have sold out from the manufacturer. The statue is a new Artist Proof of the original Aphrodite IX statue released several years ago. It features a brand new paint scheme, new base, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.

The companies also announced a second release with the Witchblade "School Girl" Statue, based on an image by Marc Silvestri.

* Kristopher Carter has provided the main theme music for Kids' WB!'s Legion of Super Heroes. Dynamic Music Partners' Carter, Michael McCuistion and Lolita Ritmanis are providing music for the show, which premieres on Saturday.

They also provided The Continuum imagery from the music sessions.

Click on the thumbnail for a larger image and look for more on Legion of Super Heroes very soon here in The Continuum.

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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.

* Sunday, September 17: IDW's 24: Nightfall, Smallville and Josh Howard's Viper titles.

* Saturday, September 16: Heroes, First Looks and solicitations.

* Friday, September 15: X-Men's Hugh Jackman, Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo, Image First Looks and Devil's Due First Looks.

* Thursday, September 14: Aspen Comics for December, Hellboy 2, Anita Blake, Archie First Looks and Spider-Girl press conference.

* Wednesday, September 13: Smallville, Marvel First Looks, DC First Looks and Supergirl DVD.

* Tuesday, September 12: Blade: The Series, Heroes, Transformers and DC First Looks.

* Monday, September 11: Legion of Super Heroes' Yuri Lowenthal, Hellboy animated, Marvel announcements, Dark Horse First Looks, Image First Looks, Ion's Kalman Andrasofszky, Moonstone Books for January and Claypool Comics for December.

* Sunday, September 10: The Simpsons, Painkiller Jane and First Looks.

* Saturday, September 9: Dark Horse Comics for December, Boom! Studios for December and Smallville Season 6 opener.

* Friday, September 8: The Batman Strikes!, Spider-Man animated, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer's Michael Chiklis, Oni Press' Wasteland, Devil's Due First Looks and Marvel's First Looks.

* Thursday, September 7: Family Guy, Civil War: Choosing Sides, DC First Looks, Archie First Looks and Marvel First Looks.

* Wednesday, September 6: Fantastic Four ratings, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Blade: The Series, Heroes, Image First Looks, DC First Looks and Marvel First Looks.

* Tuesday, September 5: The Batman and Legion of Super Heroes episodes, Battlestar Galactica, First Looks and Runaways creators leave.

* Monday, September 4: Hellboy animated and First Looks.

* Sunday, September 3: From Canadian Fan Expo -- DC Comics' Big Guns, Mike Mignola and Geoff Johns.

* Saturday, September 2: Blade: The Series, X-Men: Evolution's Brad Swaile and Marvel's Civil War.

* Friday, September 1: Jim Lee at Canadian Fan Expo, The Batman, Legion of Super Heroes, Superman serials on DVD and First Looks.

* Thursday, August 31: Blade: The Series, Diamond Select/Marvel products for November, Smallville Season 5 DVD, Robert Kirkman press conference and Marvel First Looks.

* Wednesday, August 30: Fantastic Four animated, DC First Looks, Marvel First Looks, Image First Looks, Blue Water First Looks and Archie First Looks.

* Tuesday, August 29: The Punisher DVD, The Batman season opener, Fantastic Four press conference, Smallville and Marvel First Looks.

* Monday, August 28: Virgin Comics for November, Viper Comics for November, The Batman and First Looks.

* Sunday, August 27: Spawn Series 30 action figures, Fantastic Four animated and First Looks.

* Saturday, August 26: Image Comics First Looks, Family Guy and Oni Press for November.

* Friday, August 25: Blade: The Series, Arcana Studio for November, Ghost Rider's Nicolas Cage and First Looks.

* Thursday, August 24: Devil's Due Publishing for November, IDW Publishing for November, Ultimate Spider-Man's Brian Michael Bendis, The Tick DVD and First Looks.

* Wednesday, August 23: Fantastic Four voice cast, DC First Looks, Marvel First Looks and Blade: The Series.

* Tuesday, August 22: Marvel Comics for November, Image Comics for November, Who Wants to be a Superhero?, Gen13, Civil War new printings and First Looks.

* Monday, August 21: DC Comics for November, Boom! Studios for November, Archie Comics for November, Spider-Man 3's Topher Grace and Wolverine: Origins' new arc.

* Sunday, August 20: The Simpsons and Smallville win Emmy Awards, The Spirit's Frank Miller and First Looks.

* Saturday, August 19: White Stripes on The Simpsons, Cyberforce/X-Men, Krypto the Superdog and First Looks.

* Friday, August 18: Smallville Season 6, Teen Titans for September, Fantastic Four for September, James McAvoy attached to Wanted movie, First Looks, Civil War checklist and Highlander.

* Thursday, August 17: Legion of Super Heroes' Shawn Harrison, Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo on Cartoon Network, Superman DVDs, Aspen Seasons, IDW's Angel: Masks, Moonstone Books for December, Top Cow First Looks and Archie First Looks.

* Wednesday, August 16: Smallville: Season 6, Dwayne McDuffie at BET, DC First Looks, Image First Looks and Marvel First Looks.




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