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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2007

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Smallville news -- and much more!!!

LEGION OF SUPER HEROES: "BRAIN DRAIN"

After several weeks of reruns, Legion of Super Heroes returns to Kids' WB! this Saturday with a new episode, "Brain Drain."

Here's how the episode is described:

"A major malfunction sends Brainiac 5's genius IQ plummeting. To obtain the rare element needed to save him, Superman and Timber Wolf must travel to the most inhospitable planet in the galaxy -- and thanks to a transporter accident, they have only Brainy's head to guide them."

"Originally, it started out as a lighter episode starring Brainiac," producer James Tucker told The Continuum, "but somehow from the conception to the execution, it got pretty dark.

"It's an episode that deals with Superman's friendship with Brainiac -- and also the contradictions of that friendship because of their unknown history. Superman doesn't know what Brainiac means to him because he's too young to know. He hasn't met the original Brainiac yet. Brainiac 5 knows the history, but he doesn't want him to find out. So there's a schism there. It's an interesting show in that one character doesn't know anything and the other character knows too much."

Click on the thumbnails for larger images from "Brain Drain" and look for news on The Batman this week here in The Continuum.

For The Continuum's two-part interview with Legion of Super Heroes producer James Tucker, CLICK HERE and CLICK HERE

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MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and five- to six-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Feb. 7, CLICK HERE.

Titles include Bullet Points #4, Dark Tower: The Gunslinger #1, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #17, Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears #1, Incredible Hulk #103, Iron Man: Hypervelocity #2, Ms. Marvel #12, Newuniversal #3, Spider-Man and Power Pack #4, Squadron Supreme: Hyperion vs. Nighthawk #2, Uncanny X-Men #483, X-23: Target X #3 X-Men Annual #1 and X-Men: Phoenix -- Warsong #5.



IMAGE COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and five-page previews of Image Comics titles arriving in stores on Feb. 7, CLICK HERE.

Titles include Drink and Draw, Vol. 1 HC, Fell #7, The Pirates of Coney Island #2, Sam Noir: Ronin Holiday #1 and Witchblade Takeru Manga #1.

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ADAM BEECHEN NEW WRITER ON TEEN TITANS

Adam Beechen, current writer of Robin, will be taking over from Geoff Johns as writer of Teen Titans following the conclusion of the the Titans East" storyline that started in Teen Titans #43.

Johns announced on Wednesday that he and artist Tony Daniel will be leaving the book. Beechen's first issue will be Teen Titans #47, but before then he will be co-writing the "Titans East" arc with Johnson.

"There are going to be some shake-ups and, more importantly, you will see the beginnings of a second Titans team forming...though not necessarily what you're expecting," Johns said. "Adam's especially nailed the characters of Kid Devil and Miss Martian and he's delved head first into the vast Titans history to soak it all up.

"I've been a fan of Adam's work for a long time, starting with Hench and his stories on the JLU book, and I'm anxious to see what he does with the Teen Titans. I've already heard a few ideas on where he wants to take the team and I'm really looking forward to them."

About leaving Teen Titans, Johns said he "felt it was the right to go" and that the decision was made easier kowning that Daniel is moving on to another project.

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FIREBREATHER TO RETURN

Firebreather, the comic book by Phil Hester and Andy Kuhn, will be returning to Image Comics before the year is over, Hester told The Continuum.

Appearing with Kuhn at the Phoenix Cactus Comicon over the weekend, Hester said the next mini-series will probably be six issues.

"It's sort of Duncan coming into adulthood, both as a human being and potentially king of the monsters," Hester said.

No release date is set yet.

"We want to get a few issues in the can before we solicit it," Kuhn said.

Firebreather at one point was set up at Paramount through Big Blast Entertainment, but Hester said the media deal for the character recently expired. He added that he has been getting feelers for the property, though.

Both creators have been plenty busy. Hester continues to draw The Irredeemable Ant-Man for Marvel and said he has a big writing gig that will be announced soon. Kuhn is doing illustrations for children's books and an issue of Hulk/Power Pack.

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FAMILY GUY: "THE TAN AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU"

"The Tan Aquatic with Steve Zissou," a new episode of Family Guy, has been scheduled to air on Sunday, Feb. 18 on Fox.

Here's how Fox describes the episode:

"When a bully harasses Chris, Peter goes to his defense, but the kid is so annoying that Peter ends up beating him up.

"Meanwhile, Stewie goes out without sunscreen and becomes obsessed with getting a tan. After Brian accidentally leaves him in the tanning booth for six hours, Stewie gets sunburned and fears he has cancer. While waiting for the results of his cancer screening, Stewie begins to live his life as if he had only days to live and drives Brian crazy with his demands."

Look for more Family Guy news soon here in The Continuum.

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APRIL SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP

Click on the publishers' names below for solicitations, with images, for April comics.

* Archie Comics.

* Aspen Comics.

* Avatar Press.

* Boom! Studios.

* Dark Horse Comics.

* Devil's Due Publishing.

* DC Comics.

* Dynamite Entertainment.

* Heroic Publishing.

* IDW Publishing.

* Image Comics.

* Marvel Comics.

* Oni Press.

* TwoMorrows Publishing.

* Virgin Comics.



BRIEFLY

* After a sellout at DC Comics, Justice Society of America #2 is going back to press for a second printing. The new printing will be available on Feb. 21 and will feature a pencils-only version of the variant cover art by Dale Eaglesham.



COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES

In case you missed The Continuum's coverage over the past month, here are some links. Click on the date to get the day's full report.

* Friday, January 26: Marvel Comics First Looks, Smallville, Painkiller Jane, Hero Initiative's Ultimate Spider-Man covers and Fell trade paperback.

* Thursday, January 25: DC Comics teaser image, TMNT's Kevin Munroe and Tom Gray, 300 goes IMAX, DC's World War III, The Tick, Virgin Comics for April and Heroes.

* Wednesday, January 24: Smallville, Dynamite Entertainment for April, Marvel animation, Image First Looks, DC First Looks and Spider-Man 3.

* Tuesday, January 23: Marvel Animation, Marvel First Looks, 300, Transformers movie images, Kevin Spacey on Superman sequel, Oni Press for April, Avatar Press for April, Smallville and Heroes.

* Monday, January 22: Invincible Iron Man's Marc Worden, Markosia named editor-in-chief, Image Comics' Unravel, Dark Horse First Looks and Battlestar Galactics.

* Sunday, January 21: BlueWater Productions self-publishers, First Looks and HeroClix's Fin Fang Foom.

* Saturday, January 20: Spider-Man 3, Ghost Rider and Spawn.

* Friday, January 19: Smallville, Boom! Studios for April, Fathom: Kiani, 300 and Family Guy.

* Thursday, January 18: Smallville, Legion of Super Heroes, Devil's Due Publishing for April, Image First Looks and Marvel First Looks.

* Wednesday, January 17: Legion of Super Heroes' James Tucker, Image Comics for April, Iron Man's Gwyneth Paltrow, Heroes, Smallville and 300.

* Tuesday, January 16: Marvel Comics for April, Marvel First Looks, The Batman, Legion of Super Heroes, 2006 sales and Dynamite Entertainment First Looks.

* Monday, January 15: DC Comics for April, Archie Comics for April, Doctor Strange animated movie, December sales, Image Comics First Looks, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks and Painkiller Jane.

* Sunday, January 14: Legion of Super Heroes, DC Comics for April preview and Marvel First Looks.

* Saturday, January 13: Painkiller Jane, Smallville, Flash Gordon and Heroic Publishing roundup.

* Friday, January 12: Fantastic Four animated, The Amazing Screw-On Head and Archie Comics First Looks.

* Thursday, January 11: Painkiller Jane, Legion of Super Heroes, Battlestar Galactica, Image Comics First Looks and Marvel Comics First Looks.

* Wednesday, January 10: Halle Berry talks X-Men 4, Smallville, Marvel First Looks and Civil War collections.

* Tuesday, January 9: Dark Horse Comics for April, Civil War #7 delayed, Smallville, Marvel First Looks and IDW Publishing's Tank Girl.

* Monday, January 8: Smallville's Erica Durance, Painkiller Jane, Bloodrayne one-shot and DC First Looks.

* Sunday, January 7: Dark Horse First Looks, Image First Looks and Masterpiece Comics' Wild Boys.

* Saturday, January 6: Aspen Comics for April, Smallville and Battlestar Galactica.

* Friday, January 5: Smallville, TMNT, Devil's Due First Looks, Archie Comics First Looks and Bluesman movie.

* Thursday, January 4: Marvel Comics First Looks, Painkiller Jane, Justice League Unlimited and Heroes.

* Wednesday, January 3: Smallville, Spider-Man 3, IDW Publishing for April, Marvel First Looks and Zenescope's Return to Wonderland.

* Tuesday, January 2: Smallville's Allison Mack, IDW's Star Trek: Klingons, The All-New Atom, David Mack writes Se7en, Heroic Publishing for April, TwoMorrows Publishing for April and Trials of Shazam.

* Monday, January 1: Smallville's Allison Mack, DC First Looks, Dark Horse First Looks and IDW Publishing First Looks.

* Sunday, December 31: Batman Beyond and Image Comics First Looks.




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