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MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2007

HEROES: "THE LINE"

NBC has released seven images from "The Line," the Monday, Oct. 29 episode of Heroes.

Here's how the network describes the episode:

"West (Nick D'Agosto) convinces Claire (Hayden Panettiere) to teach head cheerleader Debbie (guest-star Dianna Agron) a lesson after she deems Claire too ordinary to join the squad. While Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy) faces a serious moral dilemma with the Company, H.R.G. (Jack Coleman) pays his Russian mentor a visit in an effort to locate Isaac's last prophetic paintings.

"Meanwhile, nearing the U.S. border, Alejandro (Shalim Ortiz) becomes increasingly uneasy about Sylar's (Zachary Quinto) intentions, especially towards Maya (Dania Ramirez). Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) and Caitlin's (Katie Carr) search for a mysterious doorway he painted ultimately leads them to a surprising place. In feudal Japan, while attempting to repair history, Hiro (Masi Oka) struggles with his feelings for Kenseišs (David Anders) 'princess' Yaeko (guest-star Eriko Tamura)."

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PAPA JOHN'S SPIDER-MAN 3 PIZZA

Beginning Monday, Papa John's is offering a Super-Hero XL3 pizza in conjunction with the Oct. 30 release of Spider-Man 3 on DVD.

Papa John's customers can purchase the Super-Hero XL3 -- a three-topping, extra-large, 16-inch pizza (30 percent bigger than Papa John's large size) in a box featuring Spider-Man 3 on DVD -- for $12.99. And, while supplies last, all Papa John's orders include a $3-off instantly redeemable coupon for the Spider-Man 3 DVD.

Halloween is consistently one of the top three nights of the year in the pizza industry, ranking alongside the Super Bowl and the night before Thanksgiving.

"This year, while the kids are dressed up as their favorite super-heroes, families can treat themselves to the Super-Hero XL3 pizza and enjoy Spider-Man 3 on DVD as they wind down from a big night of trick-or-treating," said Jim Ensign, vice president, marketing communications for Papa John's International, Inc.

Papa John's will begin airing a new commercial spot on Monday highlighting the promotion. The ad features footage from Spider-Man 3.

In addition, for a limited time, Spider-Man-themed Papa Card gift cards will be available at all Papa John's restaurants and other retailers where Papa Cards are sold. Papa Card gift cards are available in $5 increments.

Prior to the Spider-Man 3 release on Oct. 30, Papa John's and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will collaborate on a DVD launch event next Monday in New York City's Times Square. Papa John's founder John Schnatter will play host to Spider-Man, Spider-Man 3 director Sam Raimi, along with others from the entertainment industry. The action-packed press event happening outside the NASDAQ MarketSite on 43rd and Broadway,will feature Spider-Man performing some of his acrobatic feats from the Spider-Man trilogy.

Papa John's and Spider-Man will then make a "special delivery" to honorary heroes that will kick off a campaign giving away more than $1 million worth of Super-Hero XL3 pizzas nationwide.

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AVATAR PRESS FOR JANUARY

Avatar Press has released its solicitations for January.

For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.

For previously published solicitations for January, click on the publishers' names below.

* Archie Comics.

* BlueWater Productions.

* Dark Horse Comics.

* DC Comics.

* Desperado Publishing.

* Heroic Publishing.

* IDW Publishing.

* Image Comics.

* Marvel Comics.

* Moonstone Books.

* Top Cow Productions.

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FIRST LOOKS

For covers and five- to six-page previews of upcoming titles, CLICK HERE.

Titles include Hack/Slash #5 from Devil's Due Publishing and Captain Marvel #2 from Marvel Comics.

Look for more First Looks soon here in The Continuum.

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TRANSFORMERS TOPS SPIKE TV SCREAM AWARDS

The Transformers movie was a big winner at the Spike TV Scream 2007 awards on Friday with five victories. Taped at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, the ceremony will be shown on Spike TV on Tuesday from 10-midnight (ET/PT).

For a rundown of all the winners, CLICK HERE.

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30 DAYS OF NIGHT TOPS WEEKEND BOX-OFFICE

30 Days of Night ruled the box office in its opening weekend, taking in an estimated $16.0 million.

Opening in 2,855 theaters, 30 Days -- based on the IDW Publishing comic book by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith -- bested the $12.1 million runner-up total of Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married.

The film is from Sony's Columbia Pictures.

30 Days of Night becomes the sixth comics-based move to top the domestic box office this year. Below are the other five, with release weekend dates and opening take, along with final box office.

Ghost Rider: Feb. 16-18, $45.4 million; total $115.8 million.

300: March 9-11, $70.8 million; total $210.6 million.

TMNT: March 23-25, $28.2 million; total $54.1 million.

Spider-Man 3: May 4-6, $151.1 million, total $336.5 million.

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer: June 15-17, $58.0 million; total $131.9 million.

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BEN 10: RACE AGAINST TIME

Cartoon Network will premiere Ben 10: Race Against Time, a live-action movie based on its animated series, on Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. (ET/PT).

Graham Phillips stars in the role of Ben Tennyson, a normal 10-year-old boy who is able to transform himself into a variety of super aliens like the powerful Heatblast or the beastly Wildmutt. Haley Ramm, who played the young Jean Grey in X-Men: The Last Stand, is Gwen, Ben's level-headed 10-year-old cousin and Lee Majors stars as Grandpa Max, who uses his past experiences with the paranormal to guide and protect his grandchildren, Ben and Gwen, through their many adventures in fighting evil.

Christien Anholt plays Eon of Chronia, Ben's nemesis in the movie. Eon was the first alien ever captured by Max's secret organization, The Plumbers. The now-escaped Eon is trying to locate the doomsday device that was taken and hidden when he was captured. The device is capable of opening a gateway to Earth, signaling the start of an alien invasion that would mark the end of humankind.

Alex Winter, best known from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, is the director.

Leading up to the movie, Cartoon Network will air a marathon of animated Ben 10 episodes on Nov. 21, beginning at 10 a.m. (ET/PT) and hosted by the stars of Race Against Time.

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BRIEFLY

* Screenwriters Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris, who teamed with director Bryan Singer on X2 and Superman Returns, will not be returning for the next Superman film, according to Variety.

The publication reports that Warner Bros. is now taking pitches for the next Superman film, with Brandon Routh likely to return as the Man of Steel.

* To the left are the Zombie Variant cover editions for She-Hulk #22 and Cable & Deadpool #46. Both issues will be in stores on Wednesday.

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And for previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on Wednesday, CLICK HERE.

* Ford Lytle Gilmore is writing Dynamite Entertainment's new Darkman series, which launches in December.

"I've long thought that Darkman was one of the greatest comic-book movies ever made, even if it wasn't actually based on a comic book." Gilmore said. "Peyton Westlake is a very real, very flawed, very human character living in this over-the-top world. When Nick (Barrucci) told me what Dynamite was doing with the Army of Darkness crossover and how they wanted to do an ongoing series building upon that, it was hard to pass up the opportunity to be a part of it."

Joining Gilmore on the series are artist Tommy Smith and cover artists Tomm Coker and Fabiano Neves. Gilmore was co-executive producer on Coker's Catacombs movie that is currently airing on FEARnet.

* The Friday, Nov. 9 episode of Sci Fi Channel's Flash Gordon is titled "Sorrow."



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.

* Wednesday, October 17: IDW Publishing for January, Marvel First Looks, Image First Looks and Bionic Woman.

* Tuesday, October 16: Marvel Comics for January, 30 Days of Night's Ben Foster, Batman and the Outsiders, Marvel's Secret Invasion and First Looks. Costumes for the whole family!

* Monday, October 15: DC Comics for January, Legion of Super Heroes, The Batman, Archie Comics for January, Bluewater Productions for January, Image Comics for January, Family Guy, The Simpsons and Dynamite First Looks.

* Sunday, October 14: Heroes' Dana Davis and First Looks.

* Saturday, October 13: Smallville, Heroes and Jack Staff.

* Friday, October 12: Marvel First Looks, Legion of Heroes and Smallville.

* Thursday, October 11: I Am Legend comics, Captain America, Legion of Super Heroes, Heroes, Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters and First Looks.

* Wednesday, October 10: Smallville, The Batman, First Looks and Devil's Due Publishing.

* Tuesday, October 9: Annihilation: Conquest press conference, Family Guy, Bionic Woman, Jack Kirby's Fourth World, Zenescope's big October and First Looks.

* Monday, October 8: Top Cow Productions for January, Smallville, Heroes, Angel and Scary Godmother.

* Sunday, October 7: Heroes' Hayden Panettiere and First Looks.

* Saturday, October 6: Battlestar Galactica, Devil's Due First Looks, Heroes and Smallville.

* Friday, October 5: Dark Horse Comics for January, Marvel First Looks and X-Men: Messiah Complex.

* Thursday, October 4: Transformers, The Batman, Wonder Woman and First Looks.

* Wednesday, October 3: 30 Days of Night, Kids' WB! to end, Legion of Super Heroes, Bionic Woman and First Looks.

* Tuesday, October 2: Bionic Woman, First Looks and DC Comics roundup.

* Monday, October 1: Heroes, Smallville, First Looks and Image's Captain Victory.

* Sunday, September 30: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Moonstone Books for January.

* Saturday, September 29: Heroes, First Looks, Flash Gordon and Ben 10 live-action movie.

* Friday, September 28: Smallville, Marvel First Looks, The Batman and Legion of Super Heroes.

* Thursday, September 27: Captain Marvel, Smallville, The Simpsons, Image First Looks, Marvel First Looks, Archie First Looks and Bionic Woman.

* Wednesday, September 26: Heroes, Bionic Woman's Katee Sackhoff, Marvel First Looks, Wolverine and the X-Men, Top Cop news and The Simpsons Movie DVD.

* Tuesday, September 25: Watchmen movie, Legion of Super Heroes, Boom! Studios for December, Marvel First Looks, Dynamite First Looks, Bionic Woman and Heroes.

* Monday, September 24: Justice League, X-Men: Messiah Complex, Wolverine and the X-Men, The Batman, Red 5 Comics and First Looks.

* Sunday, September 23: Justice League: The New Frontier and Wolverine and the X-Men.




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