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MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2006

COMING TUESDAY

Marvel solicitations at noon (ET) on Tuesday.

DC COMICS FOR JANUARY

DC Comics has provided The Continuum its solicitations for January.

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MOTOR CITY COMIC-CON: BUFFY'S GEORGES JEANTY

Georges Jeanty, artist of the first arc of Dark Horse Comics' Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8, told The Continuum that all systems are go for the book's scheduled March launch.

"I've finished the first issue," Jeanty told The Continuum on Sunday at the Motor City Comic-Con in Novi, Mich. "I hope to finish everything by December."

Jeanty said he's enjoyed working with writer and Buffy creator Joss Whedon, who hand-picked him for the project, which picks up from the end of the television series.

"He's a full-script kind of guy. Everything is there," Jeanty said. "But I will talk to him about specifics. He's very, very giving."

Jeanty was originally concerned in dealing with likenesses, but he said that's working out well.

"I've got Sarah Michelle Gellar down pretty well and I've got Xander (Nicholas Brendon) down," Jeanty said. "Dawn (Michelle Trachtenberg) is presently the one that's giving me some trouble. She has such a pretty face and is so simply beautiful. There's not a distinctive characteristic like an eyepatch or like with Sarah Michelle Gellar, her nose."

Dark Horse's new Buffy comics will be released in a series of mini-series. The March launch will coincide with the 10th anniversary of the television show's debut.

Jeanty's recent WildStorm project, The American Way, will be collected in a trade paperback in February. Perhaps one of the higher-profile artists never to sign an exclusive with Marvel Comics or DC Comics, Jeanty is uncertain what his next project will be.

"There might be more Buffy, I'm not sure," he said.



HEROES: "BETTER HALVES"

NBC has released a description of "Better Halves," the Monday, Oct. 30 episode of Heroes.

Here's how the network describes the episode:

"Hiro (Masi Oka) and his buddy embark on their heroic journey to New York, when they are stopped by a Vegas high-roller who offers them a deal they can't refuse. As H.R.G (guest star Jack Coleman) sets up a meeting for his daughter Claire (Hayden Panettiere) with her biological parents, she hopes that questions about her newfound indestructibility can be answered. Meanwhile, Isaac (Santiago Cabrera) receives another confusing call from Hiro, but Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) is there this time to pick up the phone and relay a life-saving message. Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy) bids farewell to Eden (guest star Nora Zehetner) as he heads back to India to bury his father. An unexpected visitor shows up at Niki's (Ali Larter) home."

Leonard Roberts, whose credits include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, joins the cast as D.L. Hawkins, a fugitive that police can't hold.

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TYLER KIRKHAM EXTENDS TOP COW EXCLUSIVE

Tyler Kirkham, the artist behind such titles as Strykeforce and V.I.C.E., has renewed his exclusive contract with Top Cow Productions for another three years, through October 2009.

"Top Cow is home for me. This is where I started, and this is where I'm staying," Kirkham said. "Right from the beginning, it was the people at Top Cow that helped me get my start in comics."

Kirkham is currently penciling Phoenix: Warsong, a Marvel Comics series Top Cow is producing under a packaging arrangement with Marvel.

"Tyler is someone that we have a ton of faith in and are very proud of the incredible work he's produced for us," said Top Cow VP Sales and Marketing Filip Sablik. "Every new project he tackles exceeds his previous accomplishments and our expectations."

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BRIEFLY

* Marvel Comics has released Michael Turner's variant covers for Civil War #5, which is scheduled for a Nov. 15 release, and Onslaught Reborn #1, in stores on Nov. 29.

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* According to Variety, a film based on Greg Rucka's Whiteout is expected to start production this winter for an early 2008 release. The film will be from Joel Silver's Dark Castle Prods. and will be distributed by Warner Bros.

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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.

* Wednesday, October 11: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Marvel First Looks, DC First Looks and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance.

* Tuesday, October 10: Moonstone Books for February, Iron Man movie, Heroes and Battlestar Galactica.

* Monday, October 9: Aspen Comics for December, Image Comics First Looks, Justice League Unlimited and The Simpsons.

* Sunday, October 8: Spike TV's Scream Awards, Hellboy and First Looks.

* 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.




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