FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2007
COMING SATURDAY
Wizard World Los Angeles coverage -- and more!!!
WIZARD WORLD LOS ANGELES: MONDO MARVEL PANEL
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A new Avengers book, a Spider-Man/Red Sonja crossover and World War Hulk were among the topics at the Mondo Marvel panel at Wizard World Los Angeles on Friday.
Panelists included editors Tom Brevoort and Mark Paniccia, writers Chris Gage and Paul Jenkins, artist Brett Booth and Jim McCann of marketing.
For a rundown, CLICK HERE.
WIZARD WORLD LOS ANGELES: MONDO MARVEL SOLICITATIONS
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In conjunction with its Mondo Marvel panel at Wizard World Los Angeles on Friday, Marvel Comics has released solicitations for several titles.
For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.
WIZARD WORLD LOS ANGELES: DC NATION PANEL
With his third DC Nation panel in four weeks, Dan DiDio said he was a little out of gas for Friday night's get-together at Wizard World Los Angeles.
But it didn't take too long for DiDio to begin his mile-a-minute patter with fans and before the end of the panel, he revealed some new projects.
DiDio was joined on the panel by vice-president of sales Bob Wayne and writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Bill Willingham.
For the rundown, CLICK HERE.
WIZARD WORLD LOS ANGELES: TOP COW PANEL
Top Cow Productions staged the first panel of Wizard World Los Angeles on Friday, showcasing a big crossover with Marvel and plenty of trailers.
For a rundown, CLICK HERE.
SPIDER-MAN 3 UPDATE
Sony has released the international poster for Spider-Man 3.
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Sony has also released a new video, featuring George Stevens, the "web master" from the film.
Click below to view the video.
In other Spider-Man 3 news:
* The outdoor advertising campaign has begun. A massive building ad is just two blocks from the Los Angeles Convention Center, where Wizard World Los Angeles is being held.
* Look for more news on Spider-Man 3 soon here in The Continuum.
AVATAR PRESS FOR JUNE
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Avatar Press has provided The Continuum its solicitations for June.
For a rundown, with cover images, CLICK HERE.
For previously published June solicitations, click on the publishers' names below for the listings.
* Aspen Comics.
* BlueWater Productions.
* Devil's Due Publishing.
TOP COW FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and five- to six-page previews of upcoming Top Cow Productions titles, CLICK HERE.
Titles include City of Heroes #18, Hunter-Killer #12 and Witchblade Takeru Manga #2.
BUFFY GOES BACK TO PRESS
Dark Horse Comics on Thursday announced that the first issue of its new Buffy the Vampire Slayer series is going back to press after orders for the initial printing exceeded 100,000 copies.
"Admittedly, our expectations were already gigantic, but this has surpassed even those," said Dirk Wood, Dark Horse's director of marketing. "We couldn't be happier about how this has launched, and have high hopes for upcoming issues."
"We've done something unique here. We've taken something really popular from the most mainstream of media, television, and we've transplanted it with total authority into comics," said managing editor Scott Allie. "This is Buffy, by Joss (Whedon), as much as the show ever was. And the sales seem to suggest that people are getting the message."
The second printing will feature a full bleed version of the Jo Chen cover, with some of the design elements removed for a cleaner, and more stripped down look. This new version will be arriving in stores on March 28, a week before the release of issue #2.
X-MEN: THE LAST STAND ON CINEMAX
X-Men: The Last Stand will premiere on Cinemax on Saturday, May 5 at 10 p.m.
Other air dates and times include Sunday, May 6 at 5:10 a.m.; Monday, May 7 at 11:15 a.m. and 8 p.m.; Tuesday, May 8 at 1:15 a.m.; Wednesday, May 9 at 12:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.; Sunday, May 13 at 10 p.m.; Thursday, May 17 at 8:45 a.m. and 10 p.m.; Tuesday, May 22 at 9:45 a.m. and 8:15 p.m.; and Monday, May 28 at 10 p.m.
Batman Begins returns to Cinemax in June with four showings.
Air dates and times include Thursday, May 3 at 10 p.m.; Wednesday, May 9 at 8:30 a.m.; Friday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday, May 26 at 9 a.m.
MIGHTY AVENGERS SECOND PRINTING
Marvel Comics on Friday announced it is going back to press on Mighty Avengers #1, which has sold out.
The new printing will be in stores on April 18.
It will sport a new cover featuring one of artist Frank Cho's splash pages from the issue.
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BRIEFLY
* To the right is a new image from the "Toy Soldiers" episode of Sci Fi's upcoming Painkiller Jane series.
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*Dynamite Entertainment announced that Lone Ranger #6, the conclusion to the first story arc, will have 25 pages of story at no extra cost.
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.
* Sunday, March 11: 300 sets box office record and Archie First Looks.
* Saturday, March 10: Dark Horse Comics for June and 300.
* Friday, March 9: Smallville, Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Dark Knight and The Boys at Dynamite.
* Thursday, March 8: Fallen Son: Death of Captain America titles, Marvel First Looks, Family Guy and Ape Entertainment's new anthology.
* Wednesday, March 7: Mattel's Super Friends, Legion of Super Heroes, 300 and Image First Looks.
* Tuesday, March 6: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Marvel First Looks, Spider-Man 3 busts, DC First Looks, Dynamite First Looks, Avengers: The Initiative and Spider-Man: Back in Black.
* Monday, March 5: Wonder Con -- 300 panel, DC Universe panel and Boom! Studios panel.
* Sunday, March 4: Wonder Con -- Spider-Man 3 and Superman Doomsday.
* Saturday, March 3: Wonder Con -- DC Nation panel, Marvel First Looks and Smallville.
* Friday, March 2: Marvel First Looks, Devil's Due First Looks and Legion of Super Heroes.
* Thursday, March 1: Kyle McLauchlan in Justice League: The New Frontier, Spider-Man 3, Amazing Spider-Man on Kids' WB! and The Batman.
* Wednesday, February 28: Image Comics First Looks, TwoMorrows Publishing for June, Heroic Publishing for June, Legion of Super Heroes, Avengers/Transformers and Battlestar Galactica.
* Tuesday, February 27: Spider-Man: Black in Black, Marvel movies roundup, DC Comics roundup, 300's Queen Gorgo, Phil Hester talks The Darkness, The Batman, Cartoon Network's March movies, BlueWater Productions for June, Moonstone Books for June and Battlestar Galactica.
* Monday, February 26: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Ghost Rider box office, and New York Comic Con: The Spirit movie panel, Hellboy animated panel, Fox Atomic Comics panel, Brian K. Vaughan panel and Jhnonen Vasquez panel.
* Sunday, February 25: From New York Comic Con: Cup O' Joe panel, DC Universe panel, Virgin Comics teams with Sci Fi Channel.
* Saturday, February 24: Justice League: The New Frontier, Smallville and from New York Comic Con -- DC Nation, Vertigo, World War Hulk and Civil War: The Initiative panels.
* Friday, February 23: 300's Gerard Butler, Justice League movie, Avatar Press for May, Marvel First Looks and Top Cow First looks.
* Thursday, February 22: The Batman, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Marvel First Looks and Heroes.
* 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.
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