WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2007
SMALLVILLE SEASON 6 DVD
Warner Home Video has released special feature details for Smallville: The Complete Sixth Season, due in stores on Sept. 18.
Here's a rundown, with descriptions from WHV:
* Green Arrow: The History of the Emerald Archer: Since the early 1940s Oliver Queen aka Green Arrow has grown in popularity and respect. Once seen as the poor man's Batman, he later evolved into a nuanced character which has rivaled some of the best superheroes in the industry. This retrospective will feature the interviews of those living legends that were fortunate enough to have written or inked this character through the years. Traced will be the lineage from his opulent roots, to the new story line featured in Smallville.
* Smallville: The Ultimate Fans: Superman can rival any franchise, and this documentary is set on showing just how powerful the forces are behind the almost epic fandom associated with this title. DVD feature shows the results of an online search, which was conducted recently to locate the "Ultimate Smallville Fan." Even more detailed will be the legacy which this show is building upon daily both at conventions, and websites being hosted around the world. A global phenomenon, this featurette will examine the craze and justify for the fans why they should be proud to be associated with Kal-El (aka Superman).
* The Oliver Queen Chronicles: These animated mobisodes made their debut on the extra small screen of a cell phone. For the first time they can now become a part of the Smallville fan's library. Tracing the origin story of Green Arrow through animation, the end user is treated to a refreshing take on how Oliver Queen made his transformation to the Emerald Archer.
* The Making of The Oliver Queen Chronicles: A retrospective glimpse into what was involved from concept to completion with the Green Arrow mobisodes.
* Smallville Content Wraps: In between the sixth season's episodes, the audience was treated to a continuation of the story line through an animated series of comic books. This featurette compiles these original works by DC Comics.
* Deleted Scenes.
THE FLASH TEASER IMAGE
DC Comics did not release the full cover fo The Flash: The Fatest Man Alive #13 with its solicitations for June, but on Wednesday released the image to the right.
The issue kicks off the "Full Throttle" story.
The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #13 is written by Mark Guggenheim, with art by Tony S. Daniel and Art Thibert. It will be in stores on June 6.
Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.
TOP COW PRODUCTIONS FIRST LOOKS
For covers and three- to five-page previews of upcoming Top Cow Productions titles, CLICK HERE .
Titles include First Born First Look and Witchblade/Punisher.
JORGE CORREA NEW ARTIST FOR FRESHMEN
Top Cow Productions announced on Wednesday that Jorge Correa will pencil Freshmen II #5 and #6. In addition, Phil Hester will provide a cover for #5 and Eric Basaldua a cover for #5.
Correa is a native of Sao Paulo, Brazil. He majored in art at ABRA (Academia Brasileira de Artes) and also at Fabrica de Quadrinhos (today known as Quanta Academia de Artes), studying under established industry artists such as Ivan Reis and Marc Campos. Correa's inking work has appeared in Lady Death, Chastity, Dungeons & Dragons and Superman. As a penciler, his credits include Pirates of the Caribbean and Stargate SG1.
"Being chosen for Freshmen II has been very rewarding! The scripts are really clever and very, very funny! And the characters are really charismatic," Correa said. "Bottom line -- I feel honored to be part of this series!"
Freshmen II #5 is targeted for mid-June, with #6 in mid-July.
"Freshmen II is getting really exciting as the series coalesces into a maelstrom of conflict both within the team and with their nemeses. I'd like to see you coalesce into a maelstrom!" said co-creator and writer Hugh Sterbakov.
Click on the thumbnails for larger images of the fifth's issues covers and interior pages
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MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and four- to five-page previews of upcoming Marvel Comics titles, CLICK HERE .
Titles include Captain America #27 and Hedge Knight II: Sworn Sword #1.
Look for more Marvel First Looks later on Thursday here in The Continuum.
TEEN TITANS FOR JUNE
Teen Titans returns to Cartoon Network's daily schedule next week and will remain there for half of June.
For a rundown of all the Teen Titans episodes scheduled from June 4-July 1, CLICK HERE .
Look for more animation news on Thursday here in The Continuum.
FANGORIA COMICS FOR AUGUST
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Fangoria Comics has released its solicitations for August.
For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.
For previously posted August solicitations, click on the publishers' names below:
* Archie Comics.
* Aspen Comics.
* Avatar Press.
* BlueWater Productions.
* Dark Horse Comics.
* DC Comics.
* Desperado Publishing.
* Devil's Due Publishing.
* Heroic Publishing.
* IDW Publishing.
* Image Comics.
* Marvel Comics.
* Mirage Studios.
* Moonstone Books.
* Oni Press.
DC COMICS COLLECTIONS FOR NOVEMBER
DC Comics has released a list of its collections scheduled for November.
For the rundown, CLICK HERE.
BRIEFLY
* According to a 20th Century Fox representative, the new trailer for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer will air exclusively on Fox on Wednesday's episode of So You Think You Can Dance?.
It will run two minutes.
COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES
* Friday, May 25: Marvel First Looks and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
* Thursday, May 24: Image Comics for June, Image First Looks, Sci Fi's Flash Gordon and DC Comics collections.
* Wednesday, May 23: Top Cow Productions for August, Legion of Super Heroes DVD, BlueWater Productions First Looks and Spider-Man 3.
* Tuesday, May 22: Marvel Comics for August, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Devil's Due Publishing for August.
* Monday, May 21: DC Comics for August, IDW Publishing for August, Archie Comics for August, Aspen Comics for August, First Looks and April sales.
* Sunday, May 20: DC Comics for August preview and Spider-Man 3.
* Saturday, May 19: Spider-Man 3 and DC First Looks.
* Friday, May 18: New Avengers #31, Digital Webbing for August and First Looks.
* Thursday, May 17: Smallville, Thor, Marvel First Looks, Image First Looks, Tomb Raider and The Dark Knight.
* Wednesday, May 16: Doctor Strange movie, The Spirit movie, 300 DVD, Dark Horse First Looks, Top Cow First Looks and Marvel First Looks.
* Tuesday, May 15: Smallville, Super Bad James Dynomite movie, Incredible Hulk and First Looks.
* Monday, May 14: Aspen Comics' Iron and the Maiden, Heroes: Origins, Painkiller Jane, First Looks and Image Comics' PX! Book One.
* Sunday, May 13: Heroes, Spider-Man 3, Cinemax for July, Avatar Press' 2001 Maniacs.
* Saturday, May 12: Spider-Man 3 box office, Devil's Due First Looks, Dark Horse First Looks.
* Friday, May 11: Witchblade, Marvel First Looks and HBO in July.
* Thursday, May 10: Image First Looks, Marvel First Looks, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Heroes and Family Guy.
* Wednesday, May 9: Dark Horse Comics for August, Spider-Man 3, DC First Looks and Top Cow First Looks.
* Tuesday, May 8: Marvel Movies, First Looks and Desperado Pubishing for August.
* Monday, May 7: Spider-Man 3, Painkiller Jane, First Looks, Mirage Studios for August and World War Hulk.
* Sunday, May 6: Spider-Man 3 and Heroes.
* Saturday, May 5: Spider-Man 3, The Batman, The Simpsons and Heroic Publishing for August.
* Friday, May 4: Spider-Man 3's James Franco, Liv Tyler cast in Incredible Hulk, Marvel First Looks and Archie First Looks.
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