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SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2008
THE INCREDIBLE HULK BOX OFFICE
The Incredible Hulk topped the box office on Friday, pulling in an estimated $21.3 million.
By comparison, the 2003 Hulk movie opened on June 20, 2003 with $24.8 million and set a June record with a $62.1 million.
The Incredible Hulk opened in 3,505 theaters, as opposed to 3,606 for Hulk. The first Hulk film quickly dropped after its big opening weekend, finishing with $132.1 million.
The Incredible Hulk on Friday bettered the weekend's other big opener, The Happening, which pulled in $12.8 million.
Iron Man placed seventh on Friday with $1.4 million, pushing its total to $293.7 million. Iron Man should join the three Spider-Man movies as Marvel films to top $300 million.
BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHT ON COMCAST
As part of its promotional tie-in with The Dark Knight, Comcast is offering a free segment of the animated Batman Gotham Knight movie through its OnDemand service.
The segment, one of six that comprise the film, is titled "Field Test." It is written by Jordan Goldberg, associate producer of The Dark Knight.
Here's how Comcast describes the segment:
"Writer Jordan Goldberg showcases the incredible arsenal Batman commands and reveals that there are some things even Batman won't do in the pursuit of justice."
The technology involves a electromagnetic pulse that would allow Batman to deflect incoming bullets.
In addition to Kevin Conroy, who provides the voice for Batman in all the segments, the cast of "Field Test" includes Corey Burton as The Russian, Will Friedle as Anton, George Newburn as Guido, Ron Paulsen as Maroni and Kevin Michael Richardson as Lucius Fox.
The film will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on July 8.
As part of its tie-in with The Dark Knight, Comcast is also offering featurettes and trailers from the movie. The campaign is similar to Comcast's Spider-Man 3 campaign from 2007.
IMAGE COMICS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and five-page previews of Image Comics titles arriving in stores on June 11, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Pilot Season: Genius #1, Gemini #2 and The Ride, Vol. II TP.
For previously posted previews of Image Comics titles arriving in stores on June 11, CLICK HERE.
MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and four- to five-page previews of upcoming Marvel Comics titles, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Moon Knight #20 and Eternals #2.
For previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on June 11, CLICK HERE.
AUGUST SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP
For previously posted August solicitations, click on the publishers' names below:
* Antarctic Press.
* Arcana Studio.
* Archie Comics.
* Aspen Comics.
* Avatar Press.
* Big City Comics.
* Bluewater Productions.
* Bongo Comics.
* Boom! Studios.
* Dabel Bros. Productions.
* Dark Horse Comics.
* DC Comics.
* Desperado Publishing.
* Devil's Due Publishing.
* Digital Webbing.
* Dynamite Entertainment.
* IDW Publishing.
* Image Comics.
* Marvel Comics.
* Moonstone Books.
* Oni Press.
* Platinum Studios.
* Radical Publishing.
BRIEFLY
* Marvel Comics has announced that Skaar: Son of Hulk #1 has sold out.
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, June 9: The Spirit's Eva Mendes, Viper Comics' horror imprint, The Incredible Hulk, Top Cow Productions First Looks, DC Comics First Looks and Dynamite Entertainment First Looks.
* Sunday, June 8: The Middleman and First Looks.
* Saturday, June 7: Wanted's Angelina Jolie, The Middleman, Spawn, Boom! Studios First Looks, Dark Horse Comics First Looks and Fear Itself.
* Friday, June 6: Marvel Comics First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, The Incredible Hulk and The Spectacular Spider-Man.
* Thursday, June 5: Dark Horse Comics for September, Batman Gotham Knight's Josh Olson and Top Cow's Starfall.
* Wednesday, June 4: Secret Invasion tie-ins, Wanted, Smallville, The Incredible Hulk, Image Comics First Looks, Archie Comics First Looks and IDW Publishing's Andy Schmidt.
* Tuesday, June 3: The Incredible Hulk's Liv Tyler, Marvel Comics First Looks, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks, Image Comics Firs Looks, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Fear Itself and World of Quest.
* Monday, June 2: Garth Ennis and First Looks.
* Sunday, June 1: Devil's Due Publishing for August and Desperado Publishing.
* Saturday, May 31: From Wizard World Philadelphia -- Marvel's Cup O' Joe, Aspen Comics, Secret Invasion and Dynamite Entertainment panels; Plus -- Antaractic Press for August, The Spectacular Spider-Man and First Looks.
* Friday, May 30: From Wizard World Philadelphia -- Spider-Man, Mondo Marvel and DC Nation panels; Also -- Batman Gotham Knight, The Incredible Hulk and Marvel Comics First Looks.
* Thursday, May 29: The Incredible Hulk's Edward Norton, G.I. Joe at IDW Publishing, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Digital Webbing for August and Archie Comics First Looks.
* Wednesday, May 28: American Gladiators/Hulk, Zenescope Entertainment for August, Radical Publishing for August, Dark Horse Comics First Looks, Fear Itself and World of Quest.
* Tuesday, May 27: The Spectacular Spider-Man, Avatar Press for August, Boom! Studios for August, Platinum Studios for August and Dynamite Entertainment First Looks.
* Monday, May 26: Dynamite Entertainment for August, Oni Press for August, Dabel Bros. Productions for August, Red 5 Comics for August and Transformers: Animated.
* Sunday, May 25: First Looks, The Incredible Hulk and Fear Itself.
* Saturday, May 24: The Middleman, Heroes, The Spectacular Spider-Man and Arcana Studio for September.
* Friday, May 23: Marvel Comics First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, Viper Comics for August and Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins.
* Thursday, May 22: Batman Gotham Knight, Battlestar Galactica, The Middleman, Big City Comics for August, Aspen Comics for August and Archie Comics First Looks.
* Wednesday, May 21: Bongo Comics for August, Bluewater Productions First Looks, Marvel Comics roundup, Iron Man box office and DC Direct's Watchmen.
* Tuesday, May 20: Marvel Comics for August and Dark Horse First Looks.
* Monday, May 19: DC Comics for August, IDW Publishing for August, Archie Comics for August, NBC's Fear Itself, Punisher: War Zone, Top Cow First Looks and Marvel Comics roundup.
* Sunday, May 18: Iron Man, The Cleveland Show and First Look.
* Saturday, May 17: Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Witchblade movie and DC Comics First Looks.
* Friday, May 16: Top Cow Productions for August, Image Comics for August, Marvel Comics First Looks and World of Quest.
* Thursday, May 15: The Spectacular Spider-Man, Fox's 2008-2009 lineup, The Middleman's Natalie Morales, Image Comics First Looks and Dark Horse Comics First Looks.
* Wednesday, May 14: Incredible Hulk's Tim Roth, Batman Gotham Knight's Kevin Conroy, Battlestar Galactica, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Smallville, Archie Comics First Looks and The Dark Tower.
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