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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2006COMING FRIDAYAnimation news -- and much more!!!
DC Comics on Thursday afternoon announced that Justice League of America #1 has sold out and is going back to press.
Scheduled to arrive in stores on Oct. 25, the cover of the Justice League of America #1 Second Printing will feature Ed Benes' artwork from the Justice League of America #1 A and B Variant Editions as a single piece of art.
Click on the thumbnail to the right for a larger image of the second printing cover.
"This book is a team book in every sense of the word," writer Brad Meltzer said. "From Ed Benes to Sandra Hope to Alex Sinclair, Rob Leigh, Jeanine Schaefer, Eddie Berganza and Mike Turner, we truly appreciate all the love and support that readers have shown us. No smartass joke - it means the world to us."
SUPERMAN RETURNS VIDEO GAMEElectronic Arts has provided The Continuum five new screenshots from its upcoming Superman Returns video game.
The game will be available on Nov. 20, a week before Superman Returns is released on DVD.
Click on thumbnails for larger images and look for a report on The Continuum's recent visit to EA Tiburon in Orlando this weekend.
For comments from Superman Returns stars Brandon Routh and Kate Bosworth on providing voices for the game, CLICK HERE.
MARVEL PRESS CONFERENCE: WHITE TIGERMarvel Comics staged a press conference on Thursday for its upcoming White Tiger series, featuring the book's writers, young adult novelist Tamora Pierce and her husband Tim Liebe, and editor Ruwan Jayatilleke.
For the highlights, CLICK HERE.
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKSFor covers and four- to five-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Nov. 1, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Fantastic Four: The End #1, Avengers Next #1 and The Irredeemable Ant-Man #2.
IMAGE COMICS FIRST LOOKSThe Continuum has updated its Image Comics First Looks for Oct. 18 titles.
Titles now include Savage Dragon #129, Casanova #5, Girls #18, The Last Christmas #4, Noble Causes #24 and Task Force 1 #4.
For the rundown, CLICK HERE.
BRIEFLY* Dynamic Forces has provided The Continuum a look at its Sin City mini-busts, Bloody Marv and That Yellow Bastard.
Both stand 5 1/2 inches and are sculpted by William Paquet.
Click on thumbnails for larger images.
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, October 7: Smallville, Heroes, Battlestar Galactica and Top Cow's Freshmen II.
* Friday, October 6: Superman Returns video game, IDW Publishing lands Star Trek, Thunderbolts and Dynamite First Looks.
* Thursday, October 5: Dark Horse Comics for January, X-Men: the Last Stand, Spider-Man 3, Transformers: The Movie and DC First Looks.
* Wednesday, October 4: Marvel First Looks, Heroes, Virgin's Seven Brothers and Image First Looks.
* Tuesday, October 3: Heroes, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Civil War #2 second printing, Love and Capes, Image First Looks and DC First Looks.
* Monday, October 2: Allison Mack on The Batman, Pasqual Ferry's New Avengers and Bluewater Productions for December.
* Sunday, October 1: Battlestar Galactica, Deadworld, First Looks and X-Men.
* Saturday, September 30: Fantastic Four episodes, Cartoon Network for October, The Darkness and First Looks.
* Friday, September 29: Robert Downey Jr. cast as Iron Man, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer's Doug Jones, Smallville's "Arrow" episode, Hellboy: Sword of Storms on Cartoon Network, Avatar Press for December, First Looks and Spike TV cancels Blade: The Series.
* Thursday, September 28: Legion of Super Heroes, Superman Returns, Image Comics' Lower Orbit, Archie First Looks, DC First Looks and Marvel/Bullet Points press conference.
* Wednesday, September 27: Occult Crime Taskforce movie, Marvel First Looks, Diamond Select Toys and Smallville.
* Tuesday, September 26: Heroes,
Fear Agent to Dark Horse, The Scribbler, Batman Beyond and Marvel First Looks.
* Monday, September 25: Legion of Super Heroes' Andy Milder, Justice League Unlimited DVD and Image First Looks.
* Sunday, September 24: Heroes, Image's The Nightly News and Casper on Cartoon Network.
* Saturday, September 23: Smallville, Image Comics' Drain, Dark Horse First Looks and Fantastic Four.
* Friday, September 22: The Batman Season 4, Superman DVDs, Oni Press for December, IDW's Dick Tracy, Scary Godmother and First Looks.
* Thursday, September 21: Smallville, Legion of Super Heroes, Arcana Studio for December, Marvel First Looks and Archie First Looks.
* Wednesday, September 20: Image Comics for December, Devil's Due for September, DC First Looks, Marvel First Looks, Image First Looks and Ron Marz's Russian Sunset.
* Tuesday, September 19: Marvel Comics for December, Heroes, Supergirl and X-Men: Phoenix -- Warsong.
* Monday, September 18: Smallville, DC Comics for December, IDW Publishing for December, Archie Comics for December, Legion of Super Heroes, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, First Looks and August sales.
* 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.
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