SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2007
COMING MONDAY
Solicitations -- and much more...
BlueWater Productions announced on Saturday that it is relaunching its The Legend of Isis series beginning in July.
Originally published by Alias Comics in 2006, the series ended when the publisher and studio parted ways. The new series will be written by Derek Ruiz, with art by Dawid Strauss.
The first issue kicks off a story arc called "Rise of Darkness."
Here's how BlueWater describes the issue:
"Recovering from the events of the 'God War,' the last thing Isis needs is for more trouble to come her way. Her evil brother Set makes a play for Isis' life by awaking the God of Darkness Apophis. Can Isis survive this onslaught of evil?"
"We were sad to say goodbye to Isis last year. It always felt like a life unfinished to us," said BlueWater managing editor Darren Davis. "With the relaunch of BlueWater as an independent publisher, we're finally able to resurrect the legend and give her another chance to soar."
Click on the thumbnails for larger images and look for more BlueWater news on Monday here in The Continuum.
BLUEWATER'S THE LEGEND OF ISIS
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TMNT TOPS WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
TMNT, the computer-animated film based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book, ruled the box office over the weekend with an estimated $25.4 million.
300 gave comics films from Warner Bros. a 1-2 punch, placing second with $20.5 million to push its three-week total to $162.3 million.
Comic-book movies have topped the box office five times so far this year, with 300 and Ghost Rider both winning the weekend twice. And the genre figures to click again later this year with Spider-Man 3, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and 30 Days of Night.
Ghost Rider placed 13th over the weekend with $1.7 million, pushing its total to $113.2 million.
FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and four to nine-page previews of upcoming titles, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Vampirella Quarterly: Spring 2007 from Harris Comics, Ward of the State #1 and The Ride: Die, Valkyrie! #1 from Image Comics and Fireblast, Adventures in the 30th Century #4 from Masterpiece Comics.
AC COMICS FOR JUNE
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AC Comics has provided The Continuum its solicitations for June.
For the listings, CLICK HERE.
For previously published June solicitations, click on the publishers' names below for the listings.
* After Shock Comics.
* Archie Comics.
* Aspen Comics.
* Avatar Press.
* BlueWater Productions.
* Dark Horse Comics.
* DC Comics.
* Devil's Due Publishing.
* Dynamite Entertainment.
* Heroic Publishing.
BRIEFLY
* Michael Chiklis, who si returning as Ben Grimm/The Thing in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, will be featured in Fox Movie Channel's Life After Film School.
* Humberto Ramos will be one of the artists for Marvel Comics' X-Men event later this year.
* Uclick has announced an exclusive agreement with comic book publisher Active Images to distribute its Elephantmen line of comic books on mobile phones. The mobile product line will debut in early summer with comic books and wallpapers.
COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES
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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.
* Monday, March 19: DC Comics for June, 300 tops box office and from Wizard World Los Angeles -- Doug Jones, Heroes panel, KISS Comics panel and Man of Action panel.
* Sunday, March 18: IDW Publishing panel at Wizard World Los Angeles and Marvel First Looks.
* Saturday, March 17: From Wizard World Los Angeles -- X-Men panel, Aspen panel, DC Universe panel and IDW collects Terry and the Pirates.
* Friday, March 16: From Wizard World Los Angeles -- Mondo Marvel panel, DC Nation panel and Top Cow panel; Spider-Man 3, Avatar Press for June, Top Cow First Looks, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Mighty Avengers and X-Men: The Last Stand.
* Thursday, March 15: IDW Publishing for June Devil's Due Publishing for June, Aspen Comics for June and Marvel First Looks.
* Wednesday, March 14: Painkiller Jane's Kristanna Loken, Image Comics First Looks, IDW Publishing's Simmons Comics Group, Oni Press' First in Space and Image's Dynamo 5.
* Tuesday, March 13: Painkiller Jane episodes, Marvel First Looks, 300 sets IMAX records, WildStorm's horror titles, TMNT, Desperado to self-publish and Marvel second printings.
* Monday, March 12: Smallville,
Anita Blake and First Looks.
* 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.
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