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SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2008
COMING SUNDAY
New York Comic Con coverage -- and more!..
The Spirit returned to New York City Comic Con on Saturday.
This time, director Frank Miller, unable to attend last year because of an injury, was on hand -- along with star Eva Mendes and producers Deborah Del Prete and Michael Uslan.
A first teaser for the film was shown, and Miller also talked about the second -- and third -- Sin City movies.
For highlights from the panel, CLICK HERE.
NEW YORK COMIC CON: THE SPIRIT
NEW YORK COMIC CON: THE DARK KNIGHT
The new trailer for The Dark Knight was shown at New York Comic Con on Saturday as part of Warner Bros' presentation.
DC Comics publisher Paul Levitz introduced the trailer. He said it will premiere in theaters in about two weeks.
"It's an incredible piece of work with an astounding cast and astounding performances," Levitz said of the movie. "Chris (Nolan, director) really set out to beat the performance of Batman Begins."
Levitz denied requests for a second view of the trailer and asked that details of the trailer not be repeated, but he hinted there might be a way of seeing it soon.
NEW YORK COMIC CON: THE INCREDIBLE HULK
Three scenes -- including the appearance of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark -- and the new trailer highlighted Universal Pictures' The Incredible Hulk panel.
For highlights from the panel, CLICK HERE.
Look for interviews with the Hulk talent soon here in The Continuum.
NEW YORK COMIC CON: HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
Writer/director Guillermo del Toro and cast members Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones and Luke Goss appeared at New York Comic Con on Saturday to promote Hellboy II: The Golden Army.
For highlights from the panel, including the reveal of the voice of Johann, CLICK HERE.
Look for one-on-one interviews with del Toro and the cast soon here in The Continuum.
NEW YORK COMIC CON: WANTED
Universal Pictures kicked off its trio of comic-based movie presentations at New York Comic Con on Saturday with Wanted.
For highlights from the panel, CLICK HERE.
NEW YORK COMIC CON: MAKE MINE MARVEL
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Marvel Comics took a new spin on its panels with its Make Mine Marvel presentation on Saturday at New York Comic Con.
Hosted by editor Nick Lowe, the panel featured interview with Omega: The Unknown writer Jonathan Lethem, Punisher and Immortal Iron Fist writer Duane Swierczynski, Fantastic Four artist Bryan Hitch and Ultimate Iron Man writer Orson Scott Card.
The creators talked about their current projects, with some new announcements as well.
For highlights, CLICK HERE.
IMAGE COMICS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and five- to six-page previews of upcoming Image Comics titles, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer, Vol. 1 Deluxe HC, Mice Templar #4, Dynamo 5 Annual #1 and Witchblade/Devi #1.
SMALLVILLE: "QUEST"
The CW has released a description from "Quest," the Thursday, May 8 episode of Smallville.
Here's how the network describes the episode:
"Clark (Tom Welling) meets the last memeber of Veritas. Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) is attacked by a cloaked stranger who carves kryptonian symbols into his chest -- a message for Clark. Chloe (Allison Mack) and Clark investigate and discover one member of the Veritas clan has survived and is hiding in a church. Clark and Lex race to be the first to find this mysterious Veritas member, who holds the key to Clark's survival."
Ken Biller directed the episode, which was written by Holly Harold.
DABEL BROTHERS PRODUCTIONS FOR JULY
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Dabel Brothers Productions has released its solicitations for July.
For a rundown, with images, CLICK HERE.
For previously posted July solicitations, click on the publishers' names below:
* Archie Comics.
* Bluewater Productions.
* Bongo Comics.
* Dark Horse Comics.
* DC Comics.
* IDW Publishing.
* Image Comics.
* Marvel Comics.
* Moonstone Books.
* Oni Press.
BRIEFLY
* Cartoon Network will air four new episodes of Ben 10: Alien Force in May.
COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES
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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, April 14: DC Comics for July, Archie Comics for July, Smallville, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks and Battlestar Galactica.
* Sunday, April 13: Family Guy, The Spectacular Spider-Man and First Looks.
* Saturday, April 12: Dark Horse Comics First Looks and DC Comics First Looks.
* Friday, April 11: The Spirit, Marvel Comics First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, The Spectacular Spider-Man and Kabillion's Spider-Man.
* Thursday, April 10: Smallville, Batman Gotham Knight, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Comic Book Tattoo and Archie Comics First Looks.
* Wednesday, April 9: The Batman: Brave and the Bold's Diedrich Bader, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Bluewater Productions for August and First Looks.
* Tuesday, April 8: Top Cow Productions for July, The Spectacular Spider-Man and Marvel Comics roundup.
* Monday, April 7: Dark Horse Comics for July, Smallville, Voltron, Battlestar Galactica, The Simpsons, Invincible Iron Man, Freshmen and First Looks.
* Sunday, April 6: Iron Man movie and First Looks.
* Saturday, April 5: IDW Publishing for July, DC First Looks and Dark Horse First Looks.
* Friday, April 4: The Dark Knight, Speed Racer, Marvel First Looks, Ben Templesmith exclusive to IDW Publishing and Digital Webbing for June.
* Thursday, April 3: Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Smallville, Marvel First Looks, Image First Looks, Red 5 First Looks and Archie First Looks.
* Wednesday, April 2: Birds of Prey, Knight Rider, XIII, First Looks and American Flagg.
* Tuesday, April 1: Battlestar Galactica's Katee Sackhoff, Witchblade DVD, The Simpsons and First Looks.
* Monday, March 31: The Spectacular Spider-Man, Jim Mooney dies, Battlestar Galactica, First Looks, Archie Comics' "Freshman Year" and Aspen Comics for June.
* Sunday, March 30: Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Archie First Looks.
* Saturday, March 29: Smallville, DC First Looks and Marvel First Looks.
* Friday, March 28: Marvel First Looks and Image First Looks.
* Thursday, March 27: The Batman, Teen Titans, Dark Horse First Looks, Radical Publishing for June and Arcana Studio for June.
* Wednesday, March 26: Dynamite Entertainment for June, Antarctic Press for June, Desperado Publishing for June, First Looks and Image Comics' Aletheia.
* Tuesday, March 25: The Spectacular Spider-Man, Legion of Super Heroes, Hugh Jackman at Virgin Comics, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks, Zenescope Entertainment for June and Battlestar Galactica.
* Monday, March 24: Battlestar Galactica: "Six of One," Avatar Press for June, Red 5 Comics for June, Dabel Brothers Productions for June, First Looks, Image Comics' War Heroes and
* Sunday, March 23: Boom! Studios for June, Big City Comics for June, Dark Horse Comics First Looks and Archie Comics First Looks.
* Saturday, March 22: Marvel First Looks, Viper Comics for June and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer on HBO.
* Friday, March 21: Devil's Due Publishing for June and Marvel First Looks.
* Thursday, March 20: The Spectacular Spider-Man, Y: The Last Man movie, Batman Gotham Knight voices, Oni Press for June, First Looks and The Incredible Hulk video game.
* Wednesday, March 19: Image Comics for June, Bongo Comics for June, IDW's Transformers: All Hail Megatron, SciFi Channel's new projects, First Looks and Transformers: Animated in April.
* Tuesday, March 18: Marvel Comics for June, Top Cow Productions for June, Marvel Comics First Looks, IDW Publishing's Angel plans, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Legion of Super Heroes and Battlestar Galactica.
* Monday, March 17: DC Comics for June, IDW Publishing for June, Archie Comics for June, Sgt. Rock movie and Marvel Studios/FX deal.
* Sunday, March 16: From Wizard World Los Angeles -- Mondo Marvel and Avatar Press panels; and DC First Looks.
* Saturday, March 15: From Wizard World Los Angeles -- Secret Invasion, X-Men, DC Universe, Lou Ferrigno and Aspen Comics panels.
* Friday, March 14: From Wizard World Los Angeles -- Cup O' Jeph, Spider-Man, DC Nation and Arthur Suydam panels; Universal/Dark Horse deal, Marvel First Looks and Image First Looks.
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