TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2006
COMING WEDNESDAY
First Looks -- and much more!!!
HEROES UPDATE
Heroes' Masi Oka made three different appearances on NBC on Monday as the show continues to ride a wave of popularity.
Oka, 31, who Hiro, started the day with a live appearance on NBC's Today, along with co-star Milo Ventimiglia. The "Homecoming" episode of Heroes aired on Monday night and then Oka appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on Monday night.
In other Heroes news:
* NBC has released 12 images from the "Fallout" episode, set to air on Monday, Dec. 4. Click on the thumbnails below for larger images.
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* NBC continues to tout the series as the No. 1 new show in major adult demographics.
In adults 18-49, Heroes ranked No. 7 out of all 100 telecasts for the week of Nov. 13-19. In adults 25-54, Heroes was No. 8 and in adults 18-34, Heroes ranked No. 4. Among all programs in adults 18-34, only ABC's Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives and CBS' Sunday NFL post-game show topped Heroes.
FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and four- to five-page previews of upcoming titles, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Witchblade #102 from Image Comics, Star Wars: Rebellion -- My Brother, My Enemy #5 from Dark Horse Comics and What If? X-Men: Deadly Genesis from Marvel Comics.
Look for more First Looks on Wednesday here in The Continuum.
THE BATMAN SCHEDULE
The Batman will continue to air on Cartoon Network on Saturdays at 8 p.m. through the end of the year, according to schedules provided to The Continuum.
Newly announced episodes included "Swamped" on Dec. 9, "Pets" on Dec. 16 and "Meltdown" on Dec. 23. The show will be pre-empted by a movie, Spirited Away, on Dec. 30.
Meanwhile, this Saturday's episode of The Batman on Kids' WB! will be a repeat of "The Everywhere Man," guest-starring Superman Returns' Brandon Routh and Smallville's Allison Mack.
Saturday's episode of Legion of Super Heroes on Kids' WB! will be a repeat of "Timber Wolf."
Look for more news on The Batman very soon here in The Continuum.
TOP COW COLLECTS HUNTER-KILLER
Top Cow Productions has released the cover art for the Hunter-Killer trade paperback, due in late February.
The 336-page book will collect the first 12 issues of Hunter-Killer, written by Mark Waid and featuring art by Marc Silvestri, Eric Basaldua and Kenneth Rocafort. Retailing for $24.99, it will include an exclusive look into Silvestri's sketchbook to see the behind-the-scenes development of the series.
"It's great to have this work under one cover," Waid said. "I'm very proud of how well it reads that way, and it's always a treat to have that many Marc Silvestri pages to pore over again and again.
"If you're just joining the world of Hunter-Killer, there's no better place to start."
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FEBRUARY SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP
For previously posted solicitations for February, click on the publishers' names below.
* Archie Comics
* Aspen Comics
* Boom! Studios
* Claypool Comics
* Dark Horse Comics
* Devil's Due Publishing
BRIEFLY
* Dynamite Entertainment will be offering posters by based on the second printing cover of Lone Ranger #1 by John Cassaday and Dean White and Red Sonja #12 by Jim Lee and Richard Isanove. Both will be available in April.
*Artist Bill Sienkiewicz has launched his first official art website at http://billsienkiewiczart.com. It features news on his upcoming work, galleries, and original art, much of which has never been available to the public before.
* Heroic Publishing is reporting that Liberty Girl #2 has sold out.
* Marvel Comics is reporting that What If? Spider-Man: The Other has sold out.
* The Fountain's Hugh Jackman will be a guest on CBS' The Late Show with David Letterman on Tuesday night.
* The Invincible Iron Man movie will have a running time of 83 minutes.
COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES
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In case you missed The Continuum's recent coverage, here are some links. Click on the date to get the day's full report.
* Thursday, November 16: Devil's Due Publishing for February, Action Comics #844 second printing, Legion of Super Heroes and First Looks.
* Wednesday, November 15: Marvel Comics' Civil War one-shots, Marvel First Looks, new Nexus and The Moth and Image First Looks.
* Tuesday, November 14: Marvel Comics for February, Boom! Studios for February, Aspen Comics for April, Devil's Due to publish Chucky comics, Nicolas Cage at Virgin Comics and Marvel First Looks.
* Monday, November 13: DC Comics for February, Spider-Man: Back in Black, Marvel's February Civil War titles, Archie Comics for February, Heroes, Moonstone Books for March and Invincible Iron Man DVD.
* Sunday, November 12: Ghost Rider movie, DC Comics and Battlestar Galactica.
* Saturday, November 11: From Wizard World Texas: Ghost Rider movie, DC Comics and Top Cow, and The Simpsons.
* Friday, November 10: Aspen Comics at Wizard World Texas, Greg Horn on Ms. Marvel, Jeph Loeb on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Legion of Super Heroes animation and First Looks.
* Thursday, November 9: Spider-Man 3 trailer, IDW Publishing for February, Claypool Comics for February, Image First Looks, Marvel First Looks and Incredible Hulk.
* Wednesday, November 8: Marvel First Looks, Spider-Man 3, Heroes and Bongo Comics for January.
* Tuesday, November 7: Smallville, Heroes, Marvel First Looks and Transmetropolitan trade paperbacks.
* Monday, November 6: Incredible Hulk movie, Marvel films update and First Looks.
* Sunday, November 5: Spider-Man 3, The Batman and First Looks.
* Saturday, November 4: Superman Returns video game, The Simpsons and First Looks.
* Friday, November 3: Dark Horse Comics for February, Spider-Man 3, First Looks, Superman theatrical serials and Black Panther.
* Thursday, November 2: Cartoon Network pulls Fantastic Four, Heroes, Superman II's Margot Kidder, Lois & Clark DVD, Marvel First Looks, Family Guy and The Batman's Brandon Routh.
* Wednesday, November 1: The Punisher: Extended Cut DVD, Marvel First Looks, Image First Looks, DC First Looks, Marvel HeroClix and DC collected editions.
* Tuesday, October 31: Iron Man DVD, Battlestar Galactica, Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness, Teen Titans and First Looks.
* Monday, October 30: Bryan Singer signs for Superman sequel, Marvel First Looks, DC First Looks, The Batman, Stjepan Sejic exclusive to Top Cow and Afro Samurai.
* Sunday, October 29: Legion of Super Heroes, Family Guy and Heroic Publishing's Flare Adventures.
* Saturday, October 28: Heroes, Hellboy: Sword of Storms, Smallville and First Looks.
* Friday, October 27: Diamond Select Toys, Smallville, First Looks and Marvel postage stamps.
* Thursday, October 26: Onslaught Reborn, Smallville, First Looks, DC Comics trades, The Fountain, Heroic Publishing's Athem and Hellboy: Sword of Storms.
* Wednesday, October 25: Marvel First Looks, The Simpsons, Marvel Legends, Image First Looks, Vampirella and Black Panther.
* Tuesday, October 24: Marvel Legends, Black Panther, DC Comics roundup, Anita Blake, Heroes and Black Coat.
* Monday, October 23: Image Comics for January, Spider-Man movie, Heroes, Family Guy, Witchblade and First Looks.
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