WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2008
DARK HORSE COMICS FOR APRIL
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Dark Horse Comics has released its solicitations for April.
For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.
FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and four- to five-page previews of upcoming titles, CLICK HERE.
Titles include The 99 #4 from Teshkeel Comics; Revenant #1 from Image Comics; and Betty #171 and Jughead & Friends Digest #26 from Archie Comics.
MARCH SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP
For previously published solicitations for March, click on the publishers' names below.
* Antarctic Press.
* Ape Entertainment.
* Arcana Studio.
* Archie Comics.
* Aspen Comics.
* Archie Comics.
* Big City Comics.
* BlueWater Productions.
* Bongo Comics.
* Boom! Studios.
* Dark Horse Comics.
* DC Comics.
* Desperado Publishing.
* Devil's Due Publishing.
* Digital Webbing.
* Dynamite Entertainment.
* IDW Publishing .
* Image Comics.
* Markosia Publishing.
* Marvel Comics.
* Moonstone Books.
* Oni Press.
* Red 5 Comics.
BRIEFLY
* TNT's live-action Witchblade series is apparently headed for DVD. Top Cow publisher Filip Sablik confirmed for The Continuum that Top Cow has been contacted for interviews for a DVD package.
Witchblade, which starred Yancy Butler, aired two seasons on TNT.
* Top Cow Productions has announced that Mel Caylo has assumed the role of vice president of marketing and sales, where he will take over for Filip Sablik, who has been promoted to publisher.
Caylo, who served as served as the editorial director at Wizard Entertainment from 2004 to 2007, will develop and implement large-scale marketing, advertising and promotional efforts.
* Fox has released a new promotional image from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, which premieres on Sunday.
The image shows series stars Summer Glau, Lena Headey and Thomas Dekker. Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.
* Marvel Comics has announced that Ultimate Human #1 has sold out. The publisher currently has no plans to go back to press on the issue.
* The Hero Initiative has released Ed McGuinness' the Hero/AtomicComics.com variant Hulk #1, limited to only 5000 copies.
The variant edition of Hulk #1 will be available for $8 at the Phoenix Cactus Comicon Jan. 26-27, and at a special pre-con party at Atomic Comics on Jan. 25.
* The Mach 5, Speed Racer's race car featured in Warner Bros. Pictures' new live-action film Speed Racer, will be on display at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit from Jan. 13-Jan. 17.
* Burger King will stage a promotional tie-in to the Iron Man movie.
* The Simpsons was named Favorite Animated TV Show on Tuesday night during CBS' telecast of The People's Choice Awards.
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.
* Friday, January 4: Marvel First Looks and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
* Thursday, January 3: Whiteout, DC Comics second printings, Red 5 First Looks, Marvel First Looks, Image First Looks, Top Cow's First Born: Aftermath and NBM for 2008.
* Wednesday, January 2: IDW Publishing's Star Trek plans, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Dark Horse First Looks, Marvel First Looks and Archie First Looks.
* Tuesday, January 1: Incredible Hercules and First Looks.
* Monday, December 31: Sonic X and Iron Man movie.
* Sunday, December 30: Bluewater Productions for April and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
* Saturday, December 29: Image First Looks, Boom! Studios First Looks and DC First Looks.
* Friday, December 28: The Incredible Hulk, Marvel First Looks and Image First Looks.
* Thursday, December 27: Devil's Due Publishing for March, Antarctic Press for March, SLG Pubishing for March, Archie Comics First Looks and Devil's Due First Looks.
* Wednesday, December 26: Dynamite Entertainment for March, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chornicles, DC Comics roundup, Dynamite Entertaiment for March, IDW Publishing First Looks and Dark Horse Comics First Looks.
* Tuesday, December 25: Family Guy, Markosia Publishing for March and First Looks.
* Monday, December 24: Boom! Studios for March, Desperado Pubishing for March, Ape Entertaiment for March and Arcana Studio for March.
* Sunday, December 23: Red 5 Comics for March and Digital Webbing for March.
* Saturday, December 22: The Simpsons, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Oni Press for March, Aspen Comics for March and First Looks.
* Friday, December 21: Legion of Super Heroes, The Batman, Marvel First Looks and Bongo Comics for March.
* Thursday, December 20: Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Transformers: Animated, X-Men: Messiah Complex and First Looks.
* Wednesday, December 19: IDW Publishing for March, Avatar Press for March, Image Comics for March and Top Cow Productions for March.
* Tuesday, December 18: Marvel Comics for March and DC Comics roundup.
* Monday, December 17: DC Comics for March, Archie Comics for March and First Looks.
* Sunday, December 16: Chloe Sullivan in the DC Universe, Moonstone Books for April and Dark Horse First Looks.
* Saturday, December 15: First Looks.
* Friday, December 14: Marvel First Looks and Archie First Looks.
* Thursday, December 13: The Dark Knight, Whiteout, DC Comics trade paperbacks for July/August, Oni Press' Jumper Jumpscars and First Looks.
* Wednesday, December 12: Hellboy II: The Golden Army, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, DC Comics trade paperbacks for June/July, The Batman, Knight Rider, Aliens vs. Predator -- Requiem and First Looks.
* Tuesday, December 11: Dark Horse Comics for March, Viper Comics for March, DC Comics roundup, Bluewater expands Ray Harryhausen line, Transfuzion Publishing launches and First Looks.
* Monday, December 10: Whiteout, The Dark Knight, Smallville's Laura Vandervoort, Jughead's new look, Witchblade anime, Roger Stern talks JLA: Classified, I Am Legend's Will Smith, UDON's new Street Fighter titles and First Looks.
* Sunday, December 9: Dark Horse First Looks, Marvel/Del Rey manga and Boomerang episodes in January.
* Saturday, December 8: The Spectacular Spider-Man, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and First Looks.
* Friday, December 7: Marvel First Looks.
* Thursday, December 6: Punisher War Zone, The Batman, First Looks and The Darkness.
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