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SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2007

COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA/FLASH GORDON

Sci Fi Channel on Saturday at Comic-Con International announced the return of Lucy Lawless to Battlestar Galactica and the casting of movie Flash Gordon Sam J. Jones as a guest-star on the new Flash Gordon series.

Lawless will return to Battlestar Galactica for a minimum of two episodes of the show's fourth and final season, currently in production in Vancouver. Lawless will reprise her role as D'Anna, the religious zealot who broke away from the collective voice of her fellow Cylons, thus sowing the first seeds of dissention among the robot race. As a result of her divisive behavior, her entire model was deemed defective and was "boxed."

Jones played the title character in Mike Hodges' 1980 film, Flash Gordon.

In the new television series, he will play Krebb, a seedy prisoner who reveals surprising information about the fate of Flash's long-lost father. Jones' episode, "Revelations," is targeted for October.

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COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: DC NATION PANEL

Writer Grant Morrison and artist J.G. Jones were announced as the creative team for Final Crisis on Friday at the DC Nation panel at Comic-Con International.

For a rundown, CLICK HERE.



COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: VERTIGO PANEL

Unknown Soldier, House of Mystery and Madame Xanadu were among the projects announced at DC Comics' Vertigo panel on Friday.

For a rundown, with 28 images, CLICK HERE.



COMIC-CON: MARK WAID NAMED BOOM!'S E-I-C

Boom! Studios on Friday announced that Mark Waid will become the publisher's editor-in-chief effective August 1.

Waid will fill a position in the company previously held informally by publisher and co-owner, Ross Richie.

"Boom! Studios is the next-generation comic-book company. They are doing innovative work of astounding quality," Waid said. "Co-owners Ross Richie and Andy Cosby have an incredible vision for the future of the industry and the company, and they approached me to partner with them to realize that vision. 'Here's a comic-book company,' says Ross. 'Go run it, and run it your way.' It's an unbelievable offer."

"Mark is as close to the Leonardo DaVinci of comics as you can get," Richie said There's nothing he hasn't done. The man can write. The man can edit. He designs characters, he can do production and layout, I've gotten files on his books back with the colors Photoshop-corrected by the man himself. He knows comics inside and out. And he is just an honest-to-goodness genuine human being who loves this medium and got taught all the right lessons by the heroes he grew up reading. His standing in the comics community speaks for itself.

"Mark is at the top of his game and we look forward to him taking Boom! into the stratosphere."

Waid had been involved with the company since its inception two years ago.

"Back when Boom! started as four guys in a barn, they corralled me into writing for their first comic, Zombie Tales, and the experience was terrific," Waid said. "They earned my trust, so I brought them my new creation, Potter's Field, with artist Paul Azaceta. That led to the E-I-C offer. Working with Ross and Andy and all their little office Boomlets has been a pleasure."

According to Boom!, Waid has no plans to abandon his outside commitments, but Boom! will serve as the home for his upcoming creator-owned projects.



COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: ADAPTING COMICS TO SCREEN PANEL

The Iron Man movie was the center of a lot of talk at the Adapting Comics to Screen panel at Comic-Con International, with writer Mark Fergus and Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige as panelists.

For highlights, CLICK HERE.

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COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: NIGHTWOLF TELEVISION SERIES

Devil's Due Publishing has announced that procuer Marty Adelstein and 20th Century Fox Television have struck a deal to develop the Devil's Due comic-book series by VLE Comics' Stephen L. Antczak, about a werewolf turned anti-hero, as a television series.

Nightwolf focuses on Davey Doyle, a man determined to find a way to redeem himself when his parent die by his own hand thanks to a curse that causes him to transform into a monstrous killer during every full moon. By stalking the streets of Quad City, Doyle tracks the most sinister individuals he can find for the perfect hunt when he is forced to unleash the demon within. In his eyes, if this creature must stalk human prey, at least he may hunt those who deserve it.

Adelstein is best known for his involvement with the Fox series Prison Break.

"Prison Break is a show you can really sink your teeth into, and doesn't pander to the lowest common denominator," Antczak said. "Like the world of Nightwolf, it doesn't conform to what comic book fans expect from the typical superhero tale."

Adelstein Productions is considering both broadcast and cable network potential for the series, and is currently searching for a writer for the pilot.

"This marks Devil's Due's first foray into television, following a string of film options." said DDP president Josh Blaylock. "The fact that we landed a project with someone of Marty's caliber is... well, I have to pinch myself to be sure it's all real."

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COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: IMAGE COMICS PANEL

Image Comics staged its panel at Comic-Con International on Friday with several announcements.

For highlights, CLICK HERE.

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OCTOBER SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP

For previously published solicitations for October, click on the publishers' names below:

* Archie Comics.

* Aspen Comics.

* Avatar Press.

* BlueWater Productions.

* Dark Horse Comics.

* DC Comics.

* Devil's Due Publishing.

* Digital Webbing.

* Dynamite Entertainment.

* Fangoria Comics.

* Heroic Publishing.

* IDW Publishing.

* Image Comics.

* Markosia Publishing.

* Marvel Comics.

* Moonstone Books.

* Oni Press.

* Red 5 Comics.

* TwoMorrows Publishing.

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BRIEFLY

* Warner Bros. has released this image of Heath Ledger as the Joker and Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes from The Dark Knight. Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.

* The Simpsons movie brought in $29.1 million in its opening day on Friday.

Transformers brought in $3.2 million, placing sixth and pushing its total to $276.2 million.

* Terry Moore will be the writer on Marvel Comics' Runaways, following Joss Whedon. He will be joined by Humberto Ramos.

* Phil Jimenez has signed an exclusive contract with Marvel Comics.

* Marvel has extended its deal with Top Cow Productions.

* Charlie Knauf and Daniel Knauf are the writers of a new monthly Eternals series.

* Warren Ellis and Simone Bianchi are the new creative team for Astonishing X-Men.





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.

* Monday, July 23: Dynamite Entertainment for October, Fangoria Comics for October, Dynamite First Looks and World of Warcraft from DC.

* Sunday, July 22: Avatar Press for October, Red 5 Comics for October, The Crow: Stairway to Heaven and Archie Comics First Looks.

* Saturday, July 21: Legion of Super Heroes and Devil's Due Publishing for October.

* Friday, July 20: Smallville's Supergirl, Marvel First Looks and Image First Looks.

* Thursday, July 19: Aspen Comics for October, Emmy Award nominations, Kids' WB! for August, Bluewater Productions' Jason and the Argonauts, Garth Ennis' Streets of Glory, Captain Action and Marvel First Looks.

* Wednesday, July 18: The Simpsons Movie, Flash Gordon, Bluewater Productions First Looks and Dynamite's Superpowers.

* Tuesday, July 17: Marvel Comics for October, Image Comics for October and Dynamite Entertainment First Looks.

* Monday, July 16: DC Comics for October, IDW Publishing for October, Archie Comics for October, Marvel First Looks and Watchmen movie.

* Sunday, July 15: The Spectacular Spider-Man and First Looks. Free Shipping from WBShop.com!

* Saturday, July 14: Image Comics' Lazarus and First Looks.

* Friday, July 13: Marvel First Looks and Image First Looks.

* Thursday, July 12: Activision's Spider-Man: Friend or Foe, Digital Webbing for October and First Looks.

* Wednesday, July 11: Smallville, Fantastic Four, First Looks, The Simpsons and Family Guy.

* Tuesday, July 10: Dark Horse Comics for October and First Looks.

* Monday, July 9: Painkiller Jane and Smallvlle.

* Sunday, July 8: Transformers and Who Wants To Be A Super Hero?.

* Saturday, July 7: TwoMorrows Publishing for October, First Looks and Transformers.

* Friday, July 6: Marvel First Looks, Image First Looks and DC First Looks.

* Thursday, July 5: Teen Choice nominations, Who Wants To Be A Superhero?, Dark Horse First Looks and Marvel's MAX.

* Wednesday, July 4: Markosia Publishing for October, Marvel First Looks, Archie First Looks and Painkiller Jane.

* Tuesday, July 3: First Looks, Teen Titans for July and Image Comics' Brawl.

* Monday, July 2: Transformers' Shia LeBeouf, First Looks, Second Printings and Moonstone Books for October.

* Sunday, July 1: Transformers' Megan Fox and First Looks.

* Saturday, June 30: The Darkness video game, Heroic Publishing for October, Jeph Loeb talks Wolverine #55 and First Looks.

* Friday, June 29: Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps, Image First Looks, Archie First Looks, Marvel First Looks, Superman animation, Mattel/DC Universe, Ultimate Spider-Man #100 Project and Painkiller Jane.

* Thursday, June 28: Cartoon Network's Fantastic Four, BlueWater Productions for October and First Looks.

* Wednesday, June 27: Superman animation, Marvel First Looks and Virgin Comics.

* Tuesday, June 26: Devil's Due Publishing for September, Mirage Studios for September and First Looks.

* Monday, June 25: Transformers animated, Dynamite Entertainment for September, IDW Publishing for September, Oni Press for September, Dynamite First Looks, Dark Horse First Looks, Marvel First Looks, Archie First Looks and Red 5's Atomic Robo.

* Sunday, June 24: Avatar Press for September and Fangoria Comics for September.

* Saturday, June 23: Aspen Comics for September and Marvel First Looks.

* Friday, June 22: Painkiller Jane, Fantastic Four and Kids' WB! for July.

* Thursday, June 21: Spectacular Spider-Man, Who Wants To Be A Super Hero?, Marvel First Looks and Image First Looks.




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