TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2006
COMING WEDNESDAY
Television news, Marvel First Looks -- and much more!!!
DARK HORSE COMICS FOR MARCH
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Dark Horse Comics has provided The Continuum its solicitations for March.
For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and five- to eight-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Dec. 27, CLICK HERE.
Titles include The Immortal Iron Fist #2, X-Men #194, Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane #13 and Heroes for Hire #5.
Look for more Marvel First Looks on Wednesday here in The Continuum.
DEVIL'S DUE TO PUBLISH SHEENA, QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE
Devil's Due Publishing announced on Tuesday that it will be publishing Sheena, Queen of the Jungle comics, under the creative direction of filmmakers Paul Aratow and Steven E. de Souza.
Devil's Due will kick off its latest property in March with The 99˘ Sheena Preview Special, followed by a limited series in June.
The special will be written by Robert Rodi with de Souza and Aratow, with pencils by Steven Cummings, as well as two covers by Tim Seeley -- one full-color image and a sketch cover.
"This is one of the coolest things we've ever worked on," said Josh Blaylock, president of Devil's Due. "Sheena is an icon, and de Souza and Aratow's re-envisioning is so well thought out, it's going to blow people away.˛
"Josh has pulled together the perfect team to restore this Golden Age heroine to her proper place in the comic pantheon." de Souza said. "I'm delighted to be part of the Sheena expedition."
"After many years of slashing through the Hollywood Jungle," Aratow said. "Sheena is finally ready to assume her queenly throne with the help of the brilliant team at Devil's Due."
Here's how Devil's Due describes the preview:
"Thought lost in a plane crash, the girl that would be known as Sheena, the powerful and beautiful Queen of the Jungle, defied logic and not only survived but thrived in the wilds of South America. Now an adult, Sheena is discovered and brought back to civilizationŠ where the war for supremacy of the urban jungle truly begins! Sheena is back, and ready for the 21st century!"
IMAGE COMICS DELAYS
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Image Comics has informed retailers that, due to a binding error, Image is re-printing the entire run of The Complete Invincible Library Volume 1. The corrected printing will ship on Jan. 17.
"When we decided to put this collection together, we envisioned a beautiful book that perfectly captures the spirit of Invincible," said Image executive director Eric Stephenson. "When we opened the package from the printer, everyone was extremely pleased. Once we began thumbing through the book, though, it was clear the binding was
sub-par."
"There is significant damage that occurred during the binding process. Many of the pages towards the beginning and end of the book are ripping out of the spine. On the signed edition, the tipped-in signature sheet has been inserted incorrectly. Simply: the binding of the book is totally unacceptable."
"Out of the 12 sample copies I got two of them were okay," said Invincible creator and writer Robert Kirkman. "The pages held together and there wasn't any damage that was noticeable -- but those other 10 copies... They were just horrible. I was devastated.
"I couldn't with good conscience allow those to reach our fans. As much as I hated the idea of these books missing the holiday selling period and what that would do to retailers, there just wasn't another option."
Stephenson said, "Given the unsavory choice between releasing a poor book on time and delaying the release of a perfect book, the best solution is clearly the latter. We will not ask our fans and retailers to accept faulty work. We apologize to our retailers and fans for this situation, but want everyone to know that we are taking
every step we can to make sure that the corrected version of this
book reaches them as quickly as possible. We can assure you that the
book will be worth the wait."
In related news, Top Cow Productions announced on Monday that, due to a computer-related complication, Freshmen II #2, by Seth Green, Hugh Sterbokov and Will Conrad, will be delayed until Dec. 20.
"Here at Top Cow, we've really been working hard to keep our books shipping in a timely manner," said Filip Sablik, vice-president of marketing and sales.
"Unfortunately, there's very little you can do to predict a last-minute computer crash. Thanks to cooperation from our printer and the hard work of our editorial staff, we'll only be delayed one week. We appreciate everyone's patience."
BRIEFLY
* According to Marvel Comics, The Immortal Iron Fist #1 has sold out. The publisher said it has no plans to go back to press for the issue.
* The next new episode of Heroes will air on NBC on Monday, Jan. 22.
* Battlestar Galactica's Lucy Lawless will be a guest on CBS' The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Wednesday, Dec. 13.
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.
* Thursday, November 30: Marvel First Looks, Justice League Unlimited/The Batman DVDs, The Guardian Line First Looks and Stan Lee.
* Wednesday, November 29: Mark Steven Johnson talks HBO's Preacher, Marvel First Looks, DC First Looks, Kyle Baker and Red Sonja.
* Tuesday, November 28: Image First Looks, Painkiller Jane TV series, Batmobile Hot Wheel and Battlestar Galactica.
* Monday, November 27: New Avengers, Mid-Ohio Marvel panel, Mid-Ohio The Guardian Line panel, Mid-Ohio Feedback panel and DC Comics First Looks.
* Sunday, November 26: From Mid-Ohio-Con -- Ultimate X-Men's Yanick Paquette and Spider-Man's Sean McKeever.
* Saturday, November 25: From Mid-Ohio-Con -- Michael Avon Oeming, Devil's Due's Family Guy and Adam Hughes.
* Friday, November 24: Ghost Rider's Mark Steven Johnson, Archie First Looks and Yancy Butler.
* Thursday, November 23: Spider-Man 3, Image Comics First Looks, Captain America: The End and Hellshock.
* Wednesday, November 22: Spider-Man 3, Marvel Comics First Looks and Battlestar Galactica.
* Tuesday, November 21: Heroes, First Looks, The Batman and Hunter-Killer.
* Monday, November 20: Image Comics for February, Marvel First Looks, Mike Allred's Madman at Image, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer's Chris Evans, Smallville, David Wohl to write Se7en: Pride, Dynamite First Looks and DC First Looks.
* Sunday, November 19: Sarah Douglas talks Donner's Superman II, First Looks and Battlestar Galactica.
* Saturday, November 18: Top Cow for February, Bluewater First Looks, Battlestar Galactica and Dynamite sell-outs.
* Friday, November 17: October sales, Steve Epting talks Captain America, The Batman, First Look, Marvel press conference: Monte Cook and Magician: Apprentice.
* 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.
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