MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2007
COMING TUESDAY
Marvel news -- and much more!!!
The campaign for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer began to heat up over the weekend and continued on Monday with 20th Century Fox's release of a new poster and television spot.
The TV spot aired during Monday's episode of NBC's Heroes.
Over the weekend at the New York Comic Con, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer had prominent standing in the exhibitor's hall.
2K Games had a large booth next to Marvel Comics' at the convention to promote the video game based on the film. Posters were handed out, as well as mini-comics. Buses traveling around the Javits Center also promoted the game.
Hasbro also spotlighted its upcoming toys based on the movie as part of Marvel's booth.
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FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER
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GHOST RIDER NO. 1 -- AGAIN
Ghost Rider accomplished what some of Marvel Studios' heavyweight films haven't done over the weekend -- finish first at the box office for a second consecutive week.
After a record-setting performance over President's Day weekend, Ghost Rider pulled in an estmated $19.7 mllion over the weekend, pushing its total to $78.6 million.
The Number 23, in which Jim Carrey reteamed with his Batman Forever director Joel Schumacher, placed second at $15.3 million.
Ghost Rider has also been a success internationally, pulling in $16.1 million for a worldwide total of $118, according to Variety. The film brought in $3 million in France and $2.2 million in Germany.
NEW YORK COMIC CON: THE SPIRIT PANEL
Mending from a broken hip, Frank Miller couldn't attend, but sent an e-mail message for fans attending The Spirit movie panel at New York Comic Con.
Then producers Michael Uslan and F.J. DeSanto took over, talking about the upcoming big-screen adapation of Will Eisner's classic character to be written and directed by Miller.
For highlights from the panel, CLICK HERE.
NEW YORK COMIC CON: HELLBOY ANIMATED PANEL
Tad Stones wasn't sure what part of Hellboy: Blood and Iron he should show at New York Comic Con -- so he showed the whole thing.
After the screening, Stones and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola answered questions from the crowd.
For more details from the panel, CLICK HERE.
NEW YORK COMIC CON: FOX ATOMIC COMICS PANEL
Fox Atomic Comics launches its line of graphic novels on April 3 with 28 Days Later: The Aftermath. The publisher's Eric Lieb and several creators staged a panel at New York Comic Con to unveil imagery and talk about the first three books.
For more details from the panel, CLICK HERE.
NEW YORK COMIC CON: BRIAN K. VAUGHAN PANEL
Featured in his own panel at New York Comic Con on Sunday, Brian K. Vaughan talked about writing -- for comics, for television and even for movies.
For more details from the panel, CLICK HERE.
NEW YORK COMIC CON: JHONEN VASQUEZ PANEL
Jhonen Vasquez -- the creator of Invader Zim, Squee! and Johnny the Homicidal Maniac -- said at his panel at New York Comic Con on Saturday that most of his current focus is on the script for a feature film.
For more details from the panel, CLICK HERE.
MAY SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP
For May solicitation listings, with images, click on the publishers' names below.
* Archie Comics.
* Aspen Comics.
* Avatar Press.
* BlueWater Productions.
* Dark Horse Comics.
* DC Comics.
* Devil's Due Publishing.
* Dynamite Entertainment.
* Heroic Publishing.
* IDW Publishing.
* Image Comics.
BRIEFLY
* Nightwing artist Jamal Igle told The Continuum he is co-plotting the next five-issue arc with writer Marv Wolfman.
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.
* Wednesday, February 21: Legion of Super Heroes, Image First Looks and Marvel solicitations update.
* Tuesday, February 20: The Batman, DC Comics' Countdown, Oni Press for May, Dynamite First Looks and Marvel First Looks.
* Monday, February 19: Painkiller Jane, Mark Steven Johnson talks Ghost Rider box office, Marvel First Looks, Dark Horse First Looks and Inkworks.
* Sunday, February 18: Ghost Rider box office, and Marvel and DC panels at MegaCon.
* Saturday, February 17: Ghost Rider box office, George Perez at MegaCon, First Looks and January sales.
* Friday, February 16: Ghost Rider, The Dark Knight, Dynamite Entertainment for May, The Batman and Family Guy.
* Thursday, February 15: Image Comics for May, 300, Smallville, Image Comics First Looks, Legion of Super Heroes, Archie Comics for May and Zero-G.
* Wednesday, February 14: Ghost Rider's Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes, Devil's Due Publishing for May, DC First Looks, Marvel First Looks and Red 5 Comics.
* Tuesday, February 13: Marvel Comics for May, Lynda Carter on Smallville, Battlestar Galactica renewed, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer toys, Fallen Angel, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks, Action Comics and Heroes.
* Monday, February 12: DC Comics for May, Smallville's Miles Millar and Al Gough, Zack Snyder talks Watchmen movie and Legion of Super Heroes.
* Sunday, February 11: DC Comics for May preview, The Simpsons Toys and Wanted movie.
* Saturday, February 10: Battlestar Galactica, Ocean movie?, Zen's 20th anniversary and First Looks.
* Friday, February 9: Ghost Rider, Heroes, The Batman, First Looks and Smallville.
* Thursday, February 8: New seasons for Legion of Super Heroes and The Batman, Marvel Comics First Looks and Whiteout movie.
* Wednesday, February 7: 300, The Boys at Dynamite Entertainment, First Looks and World of Warcraft action figures.
* Tuesday, February 6: Dark Horse Comics for May, Aspen Comics for May, Jeff Bridges joins Iron Man movie, DC Comics First Looks, Black Panther and 300's Gerard Butler.
* Monday, February 5: Painkiller Jane, Spider-Man 3, Shawn Levy to direct The Flash, Smallville, Image Comics First Looks and Battlestar Galactica.
* Sunday, February 4: IDW Publishing for May, The Amazing Screw-On Head and Heroes.
* Saturday, February 3: Stan Lee on Heroes, Legion of Super Heroes and The Batman renewed, Smallville, The Simpsons and First Looks.
* Friday, February 2: Joss Whedon off Wonder Woman and David Goyer off Flash, The Batman's Alan Burnett, WildStorm/Vertigo collections, BlueWater Productions for May, Heroic Publishing for May and Moonstone Books for May.
* Thursday, February 1: Smallville, Civil War #7 variant, DC Universe collections, TwoMorrows Publishing for May and Heroes.
* Wednesday, January 31: Marvel First Looks, Legion of Super Heroes, Image First Looks, Adam Beechen on Teen Titans, Firebreather and Family Guy.
* Tuesday, January 30: KISS, George Perez, Heroes, Marvel First Looks, DC roundup, Krypto the Superdog and BlueWater Productions graphic novels.
* Monday, January 29: From Phoenix Cactus Comicon -- Hellboy's Mike Mignola, Mighty Avengers' Angel Medina and Feedback; plus, DC Comics First Looks, The Simpsons and Stephen Colbert.
* Sunday, January 28: Smallville, Rob Liefeld, Heroes and Archie Comics First Looks.
* Saturday, January 27: Ghost Rider movie, Free Comic Book Day titles and Battlestar Galactica.
* 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.
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