THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2007
COMING FRIDAY
Painkiller Jane news -- and much more!
SPIDER-MAN 3 ROUNDUP
The Continuum has obtained eight new images from Spider-Man 3.
Above is an image of Bryce Dallas Howard's Gwen Stacy in danger stories above the New York streets after an accident.
The images below include two of director Sam Raimi, as well as Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson, Topher Grace as Eddie Brock and Rosemary Harris as Aunt May.
Click on the thumbnails for larger images and look for more on Spider-Man 3 later on Thursday here in The Continuum.
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IRON MAN MOVIE UPDATE
The Continuum has obtained an image of Iron Man in his first suit from the upcoming Iron Man movie.
Production continues on Iron Man in Los Angeles under the direction of Jon Favreau.
Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.
In other Iron Man news, according to Variety, Bill Smitrovich from Without a Trace has been cast in the film.
SMALLVILLE IN MAY
In previewing its May sweeps highlights, The CW has released details about upcoming episods of Smallville.
The Thursday, May 3 episode will be "Noir."
In a special episode shot partially in black and white, Jimmy Olsen (Aaron Ashmore) sees what life in Smallville would have been like in the 1940s.
The season finale, "Pahntom," will air Thursday, May 17.
In the episode, Lana (Kristin Kreuk) tell Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) their marriage is over, and Clark (Tom Welling) goes after Lionel (John Glover) when he discovers the real reason Lana agreed to marry Lex.
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and five- to six-page previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on April 18, CLICK HERE.
Titles include X-Men #198, X-Factor #18, X-23: Target X #5, Squadron Supreme: Hyperion vs. Nighthawk #4, Sensational Spider-Man #37, Moon Knight #9, Cable & Deadpool #39, Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures #6 and Mighty Avengers #2.
IMAGE COMICS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and four- to five-page previews of Image Comics titles arriving in stores on April 18, CLICK HERE.
Titles include After the Cape #2, Drain #3, Girls #24 and Invicible #40.
THE SIMPSONS: "STOP OR MY DOG WILL SHOOT"
Rudy Giuliani and Stephen Hawking make guest-voice appearances as themselves in "Stop or My Dog Will Shoot," the Sunday, April 29 episode of The Simpsons on Fox.
Here's how Fox describes the episode:
"Homer is upset when he realizes that Marge brought him and the family to a boring Harvest Fest instead of his much-anticipated day of debauchery at October Fest. Attempting to leave, Homer accidentally drags the family into a puzzling cornfield maze.
"When the whole family manages to escape except for Homer, they send out Santa's Little Helper, who sniffs out Homer and rescues him. Santa's Little Helper becomes a local hero and the Simpsons decide to enroll him in Police Dog Academy, where he's teamed with a grizzled veteran cop named Lou and they become a crime-busting duo.
"Bart's excitement quickly dissipates when a jaded Santa's Little Helper bites him, and the Simpsons send the dog away to live with Chief Wiggum. To appease Bart's depression after the loss of his dog, Marge agrees to buy him a huge pet snake. But when the snake causes a life-threatening situation at Bart and Lisa's school, Santa's Little Helper gets a chance to redeem himself."
Click on the thumbnail for a larger image of Guiliani.
BRIEFLY
* Warner Home Video has released the box art for The New Adventures of Superman. The two-disc set collects CBS' animated episodes from 1966 and will be in stores on June 26.
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* Michael Green, a writer/producer for NBC's Heroes, will be writing for DC Comics' Batman Confidential.
* Image Comics has announced that Spawn #166 has sold out and there will be a second printing with a new cover by new artist Brian Haberlin.
* Heroes' Masi Oka will be a guest on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien on Thursday, April 26.
* Gene Ha will be drawing Justice League of America #11.
* Devil's Due Publishing has announced sell-outs for Xombie #1, G.I. Joe: America's Elite #20-22, Dragonlance Chronicles Vol. 3 and Forgotten Realms: Streams of Silver #1. The publisher said it will be restocking Diamond Distributors within the next two weeks to meet demand.
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.
* Saturday, April 7: Teen Titans DVD and First Looks.
* Friday, April 6: Spider-Man 3, Digital Webbing for July, Devil's Due First Looks and Transformers: The Game.
* Thursday, April 5: Dark Horse Comics for July, Smallville and Marvel First Looks.
* Wednesday, April 4: Legion of Super Heroes, The Batman, Image First Looks and The Simpsons.
* Tuesday, April 3: Spider-Man 3, Painkiller Jane and Marvel First Looks.
* Monday, April 2: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Spider-Man 3, Heroes, The Batman and Dynamite First Looks.
* Sunday, April 1: Painkiller Jane, 300 and TMNT box office and DC Comics First Looks.
* Saturday, March 31: TwoMorrows Publishing for July, Fantastic Four Extended Edition and First Looks.
* Friday, March 30: Spider-Man 3, Smallville, World of Quest, Archie Comics First Looks and Dynamite Entertainment.
* Thursday, March 29: Smallville, Marvel First Looks and Image First Looks.
* Wednesday, March 28: Painkiller Jane, Marvel First Looks and Oni Press for June.
* Tuesday, March 27: Virgin Comics for June, Marshall Rogers dies and First Looks.
* Monday, March 26: BlueWater Productions for July, Heroic Publishing for July, Moonstone Books for July, First Looks, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man's Todd Nauck and Avatar Press' Black Summer.
* Sunday, March 25: BlueWater Productions' Isis, TMNT tops weekend box office, First Looks and AC Ccomics for June.
* Saturday, March 24: TMNT, Marvel First Looks and After Shock Comics for June.
* Friday, March 23: Dark Horse First Looks, Archie First Looks and The Simpsons.
* Thursday, March 22: Image Comics for June, Dynamite Entertainment for June, Marvel Comics First Looks, Spider-Man 3, Battlestar Galactica and Spider-Man: Back in Black.
* Wednesday, March 21: Wolverine and the X-Men, Image Comics First Looks, Fox's Them, Markosia Publishing for June, Dynamite's Zorro and The New Adventures of Superman on DVD.
* Tuesday, March 20: Marvel Comics for June, Marvel Comics First Looks, Marvel Comics second printings, Dynamite gets Terminator 2, Archie Comics for June, Wanted movie, The New Adventures of Batman on DVD, Witchblade anime, Green Hornet movie, Dynamite First Looks, Image's Armory Wars and V for Vendetta.
* 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.
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