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MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2007

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LEGION OF SUPER HEROES: SEASON 2

Chameleon Boy will be one of the new members of Legion of Super Heroes featured in the show's second season, starting Sept. 22 on Kids' WB!.

Story editor Michael Jelenic described the thought process he and producer James Tucker had in bringing Chameleon Boy into the show.

"The thing about Legion is there's like a ridiculous amount of characters, like hundreds and hundreds. And it's like, who are you going to choose?" Jelenic said. "James and I are were talking about who would be a great addition, and I think Chameleon Boy is pretty obvious, just because his super-powers, he can change and do all sorts of weird stuff. But then we also wanted to bring in the other thing of comic relief."

Tucker described the character as "Eddie Haskell as a shape-shifter."

Chameleon Boy is voiced by Alex Polinsky.

"He voices it in such a hilarious way, but he's still a serious super-hero and can still-kick ass," Jelenic said. "I think everyone's going to like him a lot."

Polinsky said he wasn't familiar with the character when he got the job, but did online research.

"He's kind of humanoid, but the way (the creators) drew him is much more insect-like, and he's much lower to the ground," Polinsky said. "He's much more impish; he kind of looked stuck-up in the original comic."

Polinsky said Chameleon Boy is a smack-talker. "He likes to get into trouble," he said.

Chameleon Boy will already be a member of the team when the second season starts. Tucker explained that the show picks up 18 months to two years after the end of Season 1.

"It will be easy for fans to catch on through the dialogue and stuff," Tucker said. "Chameleon Boy's been there a while. Everyone's kind of used to him. They may not all like him, but he's there and his dad kind of funds the Legion."

In other Legion news, Kids' WB! has begun promotion spots for Season 2. Click on the thumbnails for larger images.





HEROES' TIM KRING AND MASI OKA

As the push continues for the release of Heroes Season 1 on DVD on Aug. 28 and the second-season premiere on Sept. 24 on NBC, Heroes creator Tim Kring and Masi Oka, who plays Hiro, were subjects of a telephone press conference late last week.

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AVENGERS REBORN

The August 14 release of the Doctor Strange animated movie on DVD will include a preview of the fifth Lionsgate/Marvel animated film.

Avengers Reborn, previously titled Teen Avengers, will be released in the summer of 2008.

The film is written by Craig Yost, who co-writes Marvel Comics' New X-Men with Marvel Studios' Craig Kyle and is story editor of Cartoon Network's Fantastic Four animated series. It is directed by Gary Hartle, who storyboarded the big battle sequence in Ultimate Avengers.

Marvel's Eric Rollman told The Continuum the film will skew younger than the two Ultimate Avengers films with younger protagonists.

Avengers Reborn is set in the future, featuring an aged Tony Stark and Ultron as a villain.

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FLASH GORDON: "INFESTATION"

Sci Fi Channel has released five images from "Infestation," the Friday, August 24 episode of Flash Gordon.

The images show Eric Johnson as Flash Gordon, Karen Cliche as Baylin and Anna Van Hoof as Princess Aura.

Sci Fi has yet to release a description of the episode.

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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

* Aspen Comics has announced its exclusives for this weekend's Wizard World Chicago. They include convention editions of Iron and the Maiden #1, Aspen Slash 2007, Shrugged #6, Fathom: Kiani #3, Spider-Man/Red Sonja #1 and World War Hulk #1.

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* Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer's Jessica Alba will appear on Fox's Teen Choice Awards on Sunday, August 26.

* Fantastic Four returns to Cinemax in September. Air dates and times include Sunday, Sept. 2 at 4:15 p.m.; Thursday, Sept. 6 at 11:15 a.m. and 8 p.m.; Monday, Sept. 17 at 10 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 21 at 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 3 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 29 at 8:30 a.m.; and Sunday, Sept. 30 at 2:10 a.m.

* Spider-Man will have web-shooters and will use his Spider-Signal in Kids' WB!'s upcoming The Spectacular Spider-Man animated series.

* According to Variety, Helen Slater, who starred in the Supergirl movie, will appear in the sixth episode of the upcoming season of The CW's Smallville. She will play the aunt of the show's Supergirl, played by Laura Vandervoort.



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.

* Tuesday, July 31: Bluewater Productions for November, Heroic Publishing for November, Moonstone Books for November, First Looks, Aspen Comics roundup and Ed Burns at Virgin Comics.

* Monday, July 30: The Simpsons Movie, WildStorm, DC Big Guns, WildStorm and Fables.

* Sunday, July 29: The Incredible Hulk, Sam Raimi, Todd McFarlane, Spider-Man, MINX titles and Marvel's Ultimate Universe. Save $20 on any Simpsons Fathead!

* Saturday, July 28: Battlestar Galactica, Flash Gordon, DC Nation, Vertigo, Mark Waid at Boom! Studios, Nightwolf television series and Image Comics.

* Friday, July 27: Marvel Comics First Looks, Mark Verheiden, Matt Wagner, Heroes, Devil's Due's Halloween and Mondo Marvel panel.

* Thursday, July 26: From Comic-Con International -- Iron Man movie, DC Comics Countdown, Darwyn Cooke, Legion of Super Heroes, Heroes, Incredible Hulk movie, Boom! Studio's The Godfather, Dark Horse roundup and SciFi/Virgin's The Stranded.

* Wednesday, July 25: Heroes Season 2, Virgin Comics/Jenna Jameson, Marvel First Looks and Archie First Looks.

* Tuesday, July 24: Superman Doomsday, Flash Gordon, Oni Press for October and Marvel First Looks.

* 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.

* 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.




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